But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many.
“Then the king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be defeated.
Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.
He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Cushites in submission.
He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.
The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East.
They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast.