Unleashing the Beast

I DENTIFYING THE B EAST / 49

grown in Israel is presently being harvested in numerous farms in the Arabah, a strip of land about 120 miles long and 8 to 20 miles wide, extending from the Dead Sea to Aqaba. Closing the ports of Aqaba would cut off a lifeline to Israel from the south. 2) The 10 kings will give their kingdoms over to the Antichrist for 42 months. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast (Revelation 17:12). Both Daniel and John saw the rise of 10 end-time kingdoms ruled by 10 kings. These 10 kings submit to the will of the Antichrist, more than likely out of fear. Remember that this wicked leader will be invincible in war. The inhabitants on earth will ask, "Who can make war against the beast?" (Revelation 13:4). John informs us that these 10 kings will hand their kingdoms and their authority over to the beast (Antichrist) in one hour (Revelation 17:12). Imagine, in one hour the man who is the Beast will be given supreme authority over 10 major nations. I believe the submission of these 10 leaders will come about because of fear. Once the Islamic nations of Egypt, Libya and Ethiopia have fallen, other Muslim leaders will have no strength to resist this person. Fear of war or retaliation will motivate the leaders to simply agree with the Antichrist's principles of war and destruction. Today, one can observe how most of the Islamic nations