Unleashing the Beast

48 / U NLEASHING THE B EAST

(nations) the Antichrist would overthrow are Egypt, Libya and Ethiopia. Daniel indicates the Antichrist will take over these three nations located in the northern horn of Africa, and control them for 42 months. Hippolytus wrote: In those times, then he (the Antichrist) shall arise and meet them. And when he has overmastered three horns out of the ten in the array of war, and has rooted out, viz., Egypt, and Libya, and Ethiopia, and got their spoils and trappings and has brought the remaining horns which suffer into subjection, he will begin to be God as master of the whole world. Daniel's prophecy was the foundation for this belief: But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps (Daniel 11:43). By seizing control of the northern horn of Africa, the sea lanes which are a conduit for hauling oil from the Persian Gulf region will be in the hands of the Antichrist. No ship can enter or exit the Suez Canal in Egypt without the permission of this dictator. Who controls this vital region of the world can dictate cargo shipments in the Middle East and along the Gulf of Aqaba, a lifeline to Israel's food and produce. The Gulf of Aqaba is shared by Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Much of the vegetable and fruit produce