Lesson 12 (Mar 14-20), From North and South to the

Prophecies About Persia and Greece

1. What could be God's purpose in giving such detailed prophecies about kings of one part of the world? What does it matter to us what those kings did?
2. How do these prophecies relate to the freedom of choice of these kings?
3. What evidence is there that God is in control of the affairs of the earth these days?

Prophecies of Syria and Egypt

1. Are the King of the North and King of the South literal kings or symbolic?
2. How successful are marriages for political benefit?
3. What would we lose if Dan 11 were not in the Bible?

Rome and the Prince of the Covenant

1. Why is it so difficult to understand Dan 11? Why does no angel appear to help interpret this prophecy?
2. Can there be more than one fulfilment of these prophecies?
3. What are the clues that connect this prophecy with the Roman empire and what takes us beyond that?

The Next Power

1. What are clues connect the next power with religion which is absent from the prophecy thus far?
2.  Can the Pope sue the Adventist church for defamation of character?
3. Can there be more than one antichrist?

Final Events

1. When does/did the time of the end begin?
2. What does "north" and "south" stand for in the Bible and how might that be significant here?
3. What assurance do we have that God and His people will be victorious at the end?