Chapter 16 – THE KING OF THE NORTH

Eight years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Watchtower published a commentary on the book of Daniel. Having previously identified the USSR as the king of the north, the Governing Body claimed they did not know who the king of the north was at that time, and they said it was unwise to speculate. However, in the May 2020 issue of the Watchtower Magazine, Jehovah’s Witnesses were informed that Russia was the new king of the north. No doubt the liquidation of the Watchtower throughout the Russian Federation in 2017 was the determining factor.

The same issue of the Watchtower published other “adjustments.” As mentioned in the Preface, the Watchtower moved the fulfillment of the clash between the two rival kings and “exceedingly large and mighty army” of the king of the south from the third century to 1914. That was quite an “adjustment.” It is also what had been presented to them in previous editions of this publication. For that reason, the discussion of Palmyra and Queen Zenobia has been deleted from this edition.

Astonishingly, the 2020 Watchtower also made the ludicrous claim that the king of the north did not exist at all during the Middle Ages and only reappeared when Charles Russell founded the Bible Students movement. This contradicts their own equally absurd interpretation of the little horn of the fierce beast in the seventh chapter of Daniel, supposedly rising to power by defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588. Surely, the little horn that plucks out three rivals and grows to prominence is the same as the king of the north, since they are both destroyed when the Kingdom comes to power.

To debunk the absurdity that there was no king of the north for 1600 years, this edition will retain material on the development of the king of the north from the time of Christ. 

In order to pick up the trail of the king of the north, a good place to start is with Daniel 11:20-22, which reads: “And there will stand up in his position one who causes an exactor to pass through the splendid kingdom, but in a few days he will be broken, though not in anger nor in warfare.”

The Watchtower’s interpretation of this part of the prophecy appears to be correct. The one standing up in the position of the king of the north at this juncture is Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome. Augustus decreed that a census be taken, apparently for purposes of taxation and conscription; hence, he caused “an exactor to pass through the splendid kingdom” of Judea. Shortly afterwards, Augustus died of natural causes.

After Augustus came Tiberius Caesar, who is mentioned by name in the book of Luke in connection with the baptism and anointing of Jesus. Daniel 11:21 says of Augustus’ successor: “And there must stand up in his position one who is to be despised, and they will certainly not set upon him the dignity of the kingdom; and he will actually come in during a freedom from care and take hold of the kingdom by means of smoothness.”

The Watchtower’s interpretation of the verse above also sounds plausible, but it is not really clear how “they will certainly not set upon him the dignity of the kingdom.” The Watchtower notes that the dignity of the kingdom was “unwillingly bestowed on him only after all other likely successors were dead.”

Perhaps, though, it was the dignity of the Judean kingdom that was not set upon Tiberius because the Jews despised their Roman occupiers, including Pontius Pilate, Tiberius’ appointed governor of Jerusalem. Jewish history records several incidents where Pilate greatly offended Jewish religious sensibilities. After all, the previous verse in context made reference to “the splendid kingdom” of David.

In this regard, consider how on one occasion Pilate nearly caused an insurrection when he placed Roman ensigns in Jerusalem —reminders of Rome’s loathed imperial presence. The Jews, however, defied Pilate’s authority, not conferring upon him the dignity of his position as Tiberius’ appointee, and demanded that the ensigns be removed from the holy city. Pilate ordered his soldiers to surround the Jews, but they stood their ground; even at the risk of execution, so that Pilate was forced to remove the ensigns.

On another occasion, Pilate hung some armory shields in Herod’s palace in honor of the emperor. The Jews, again, took offense and petitioned Tiberius, who ordered that the offending shields be removed. So, in this way, Tiberius may have ingratiated himself with the Jews, taking “hold of the kingdom by means of smoothness.”

By the time of Christ’s execution, the leaders of the Jewish kingdom expressed their complete allegiance to Tiberius with the following words: “We have no king but Caesar!” So not only was the Judean kingdom controlled by the smoothness of the Roman king of the north, but the birthplace and original field of operation for Christianity came under the authority and influence of the king of the north even more.

The 22nd verse goes on to say of the Roman king of the north: “And the arms of the flood will be swept away on account of him, and they will be broken; as will be the Leader of the covenant.” While “the Leader of the covenant” is undoubtedly Jesus Christ, what is it that “will be swept away on account of him”?

Would-be Bible interpreters do well to keep in mind that the Bible interprets itself. For example, the ninth chapter of Daniel refers to the Jewish holy place (the splendid kingdom) and “the people of a leader” being flooded over and made desolate by a disgusting thing after the Messiah is cut off. That is the exact same subject matter of the verse in question in connection with the king of the north.

It seems reasonable to conclude that “they” who are spoken of as being flooded over and “broken” at Daniel 11:22 are the residents of the “splendid kingdom” who tragically rejected the “Leader of the covenant.” The flood of desolation, of course, occurred in 70 CE when the Romans under General Titus utterly destroyed Jerusalem.

Evidently, though, the identity of the king of the north at each stage is not limited to just one individual, such as Tiberius. But, rather, the prophecy goes on to include developments that individual kings, like Tiberius, merely set into motion.

“BY MEANS OF A LITTLE NATION”

Since this aspect of the prophecy carries us beyond the reign of Augustus’ despised successor, Tiberius, the Watchtower’s commentary on the next span of verses bears revision as well: “And because of their alliance with him, he will carry on deception and rise up and become mighty by means of a little nation.” 

The Pay Attention commentary interprets the prophecy as applying to the internal affairs of the Roman political body. “Their allying themselves with him” is said to apply to the Roman Senate. But, again, there is nothing in the context that warrants arbitrarily ascribing the pronoun “their” to an entity like the Roman Senate. The context is regarding “they” being “flooded over on account of him.”

So, it seems the prophecy is saying that the Jews allied themselves with the Roman Empire. But how? Again, allowing for the Scriptures to interpret themselves, the 2nd Psalm is a messianic prophecy, which the apostles applied to the anti-Christ conspiracy that developed in the first century between the Jewish rulers and Roman ruler, Pontius Pilate. At Acts 4:26-28, the apostles prayed to God, quoting the second Psalm and offering these inspired words of interpretation, saying: “‘The kings of the earth took their stand and the rulers gathered together as one against Jehovah and against his anointed one.’ For truly both Herod and Pontius Pilate with men of the nations and with peoples of Israel were gathered together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, to do what your hand and counsel had determined beforehand to occur.”

Luke also reports that Herod, the nominally Jewish Edomite king, and Pontius Pilate became friends on the very day that Christ was executed. Luke 23:11-12 says: “Then Herod together with his soldiers treated him with contempt, and he mocked him by clothing him with a splendid garment and then sent him back to Pilate. Herod and Pilate became friends with each other on that very day, for before that they had been at enmity with each other.”

The unseemly political alliance between the Jews and their despised Roman masters might be considered one aspect of the fulfillment of Daniel’s prophecy. However, it is understood that the second Psalm has a more far-reaching application.

At this point, it is important to take note of some crucial details. “The land of the Decoration” at Daniel 11:16 and “the land of the Decoration” in the 41st verse are not the same. This is because the original decorated land was the literal “splendid kingdom” of Judah. But on Pentecost 33 CE, a Christian Israel was created, and that is the kingdom over which Christ became the King. So, the anointed congregation that came into existence then is the modern-day “land of the Decoration.” Jehovah’s Witnesses already understand this to be so.

Also, the “Leader of the covenant,” Christ, is not the leader of the Mosaic covenant that God covenanted with the nation of Israel. Jesus mediates a covenant with members of “the Israel of God,” as Paul called the Christian congregation. But tragically, just as the fleshly Israelite nation rejected Christ and became apostate, an apostasy developed shortly after the nation of spiritual Israel came into existence.

With these overlapping features of prophecy in mind, it is noteworthy that apostate Christian bishops also allied themselves with the Roman king of the north, just as the Jewish leaders had done. How did this come about?

After the death of the apostles, Christianity gradually became more and more corrupt. Eventually, although Christians constituted only about 10% of the total population living under Roman rule in the fourth century, Emperor Constantine made “Christianity” the state religion. Hence, Christendom was born.

By those means, the Roman Empire was poised to “become mighty by means of a little nation”—the “little nation” that sprang from the Israel of God. And by means of false Christians “allying themselves with him,” the king of the north was able to “carry on deception.”

Think of it—by Constantine making apostate Christianity the official religion of the sprawling realm, the emperor of Rome—the king of the north—became the titular head of what had been Christ’s congregation.

And what far-reaching effects that deceptive alliance has had! To this day,  Christendom is inseparably yoked with the political rulers. In Great Britain, for example, the monarch is also the head of the Church of England.  Because of this enduring unholy alliance, hundreds of millions of Catholics, Protestants, and members of Orthodox churches remain under the false doctrinal system of worship first instituted by Emperor Constantine’s Council of Nicaea.

Returning to Daniel 11:24, we read: “During a time of security he will come into the richest parts of the province and do what his fathers and their fathers have not done. Plunder and spoil and goods he will distribute among them; and against fortified places he will plot his schemes, but only for a time.”

Prior to Constantine, Christians were periodically banned and persecuted by the Roman emperors. By making Christianity the state-sponsored religion, Christians entered into a period appropriately described in the prophecy of Daniel as “a time of security.”

Through the Christianized Pontifex Maximus, the popes became successors to the Roman emperors. As such, the king of the north was able to do what the Caesars (“his fathers and the fathers of his fathers”) had not been able to accomplish. Through the Pontificate, the king of the north was able to control European civilization and Christianity more effectively. Through the time of the collapse of the Roman Empire in the 4th and 5th centuries, marking the beginning of the roughly 1,000-year period known as the Dark and Middle Ages, until the end of the Holy Roman Empire in the early 1800s, the system set in place by Constantine remained in power. Through the feudal system and the imperial crusades, the king of the north fulfilled the prophecy: “Plunder and spoil and goods he will distribute among them.”

However, the king of the north’s domination of Europe was not to continue unchallenged. As the prophecy stated: “And against fortified places he will plot his schemes, but only until a time.”

“PARTLY OF IRON PARTLY OF MOLDED CLAY”

It is reasonable that the centuries-long contest for dominance between the kings of the north and south is the primary phenomenon around which modern history revolves. However, the ongoing struggle between the two rival kings should not be thought of merely in terms of a military conflict between two opposing national armies on the field of battle. Outright warfare is only an outward expression of a deeply underlying philosophical conflict. To comprehend the ongoing enmity between the king of the north and the king of the south, it is vital to understand the two counterpoised ideologies that have, up to now, polarized the world.

Just as modern two-party political systems ostensibly stand on opposing platforms on various issues, the conflict between the king of the north and the king of the south is rooted in two mutually antagonistic systems.

Elsewhere in Daniel, the prophet alludes to the preeminent world kingdom being politically and ideologically divided: “And whereas you beheld the feet and the toes to be partly of molded clay of a potter and partly of iron, the kingdom itself will prove to be divided, but somewhat of the hardness of iron will prove to be in it, forasmuch as you beheld the iron mixed with moist clay. And as for the toes of the feet being partly of iron and partly of molded clay, the kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile. Whereas you beheld iron mixed with moist clay, they will come to be mixed with the offspring of mankind; but they will not prove to be sticking together, this one to that one, just as iron is not mixing with molded clay.” — Daniel 2:41-43

The king of the north and king of the south are also symbolized by the iron and the clay feet of Nebuchadnezzar’s metallic colossus. But what do those two incompatible materials symbolize in the real world? Simply put, the iron represents the empire, and the clay represents the republican, democratic form of government. Iron is a fitting symbol for iron-fisted imperial rule, whereas, since mankind was originally made from the dust of the earth, the properties of clay make it a fitting symbol for the common man. The very Preamble to the United States Constitution says it best—“We the people.”

Republicanism is the antithesis of oligarchism and monarchy. Ruling-class oligarchs and elitists typically view themselves as inherently superior to the lower classes. They generally regard mankind as nothing more than an educable form of beast. Yet monarchies and the oligarchic circles associated with them have “come to be mixed with the offspring of mankind” due to the emergence of parliamentary and democratic power-sharing structures.

But the metallic image of Daniel portrays the succession of individual world powers, not nondescript systems or ideologies. That being the case, the modern political expression of the iron and clay must be embodied in the present Anglo-American dual world power. Indeed, to this day, as the successor to the Roman Empire, London remains the seat of the most powerful oligarchy ever to rule this planet. Until recently, the United States has historically been the champion of human rights, liberty, and democracy. Together, Great Britain and the United States are allied in an unworkable fusion of two incongruous systems—forming the Anglo-American alliance.

To fully understand the ongoing war between the two systems, it should be appreciated that there was a time when the king of the north completely dominated. The prophecy in the second chapter of Daniel also makes it evident that the iron and clay making up the feet and toes of the political image is only a relatively recent phenomenon. The legs of iron indicate that a single empire ruled prior to the clay-and-iron mixture. History testifies that the Roman Empire, its offspring, Christendom, and, finally, the British Empire have each taken their turn. But while the Vatican and Constantinople vied for religious and political control over a vast portion of the planet during the so-called Dark Ages, Venice quietly became the financial capital of the world.

Under their appointed doge, the financier oligarchy established Venice as the most powerful city-state in all of feudal Europe. Then, in the 16th century, the Venetians exported their usurious financial system to London, so that, over the intervening centuries, the transplanted Venetian system has gradually transformed itself into the modern Wall Street-IMF global financial system.

It is considered an open secret that the London-centered oligarchy of today was modeled after the Venetian organization. By means of Venice’s transplanted financier system, the City of London became the inheritor and perpetuator of the Roman Empire; hence, the king of the north. What about the king of the south?

During the period when the Feudal system dominated Europe, 95% of the population lived as bestialized serfs. Ironically, though, the Black Death, which ravaged the continent for over a century, wrought beneficial political and social changes. Because the series of plagues decimated the working population to such an extent (estimates range from one-third to one-half), there was a shortage of able workers. Skilled craftsmen and artisans eventually commanded better wages, marking the beginnings of what would become a middle class.

At the same time, the Renaissance also began to have an enabling and technologically uplifting effect upon European civilization generally. Eventually, in the 15th and 16th centuries, beginning in France under King Louis XI, sovereign nation-states began to take shape as an alternative to feudalism and empire.

However, it was not until after Europeans colonized the Americas that the first truly independent nation-state republic, the United States, was formed. Up until then, empires fought each other for dominance, but for the first time in modern history, the oligarchic system itself was faced with a formidable challenger. Thus, the prophetic king of the north and south renewed their centuries-old enmity in the modern age. And there is an underlying story to that. The printing press made the Bible available to the common man in his own language, and people began reading God’s word for themselves. The Empire lost its chokehold on Christianity.

The struggle between the United States and Great Britain continued after the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, culminating in British soldiers burning down the president’s mansion. While textbook historians cite the issue of slavery as the sole reason for the American Civil War, the real underlying conflict had to do with the conflict between the American system of economy and the British system. The fundamental difference between the two is that, in the American system, the government is constitutionally bound to use its power for the general welfare of all its citizens. The British system merely seeks to extract interest and rent, while exploiting cheap labor through varied forms of slavery and free trade.

The American Civil War was really a manifestation of the developing conflict between the entities represented as the iron and the clay in prophecy. Leading up to the Civil War, the United States was determined to abolish the system of slavery it inherited from the original colonial powers. Even though Britain had already outlawed the slave trade in the early 1800s, or some might say they outsourced the odious merchandizing of humans to Spain, England’s cotton mills were the primary beneficiaries of slave-produced cotton from the South. As a little-known fact of history, the British monarchy supported the Confederacy in an attempt to divide and conquer the Union of the United States. Had it not been for Czar Alexander’s threat to use the Russian navy to prevent any British blockade of Union ports, the war might have had an entirely different outcome. It was during the American Civil War that Abraham Lincoln embarked on an accelerated program of railroad construction and nation-building that set the United States on track for further conflict with the London-centered oligarchy.

As human schemes go, the American system is vastly superior to the British-Venetian system; and so as other nations began to industrialize and aspire to the American economic model—namely Germany, Japan, Russia, and China—the British Empire was forced to take action to thwart the spread of the American system, or else it faced eventual extinction. The proposed Berlin-to-Baghdad railroad was the last straw. The British merchant navy possessed a near-monopoly over maritime commerce and was determined to establish a monopoly over the newly discovered oilfields in the Middle East. An overland rail route linking the Middle East with the heart of Europe was unacceptable to the lords of London. British geo-political machinations under King Edward VII finally succeeded in provoking the First World War, and, through that war, the United States was subverted from its historic mission of opposition to oligarchism and drawn into fighting to preserve the empire!

(YouTube –How the British Destroyed the World to Stop One Train)

With the historical foundation for the epic conflict between two inimical systems established, modern events may now be better situated within the prophecy of the king of the north and south.

Having already made the case for adjusting the interpretation of Daniel 11:23-24, it follows, then, that an adjustment is also in order for Daniel 11:25-26 as well. Again, those verses read: “And he will muster his power and his heart against the king of the south with a large army, and the king of the south will prepare himself for the war with an exceedingly large and mighty army. And he will not stand, because they will plot schemes against him. And those eating his delicacies will bring his downfall. As for his army, it will be swept away, and many will fall down slain.”

“An exceedingly large and mighty army” well describes the Great War of 1914. From a broad historical perspective, which is surely Jehovah’s view of earthly affairs, the First World War was an epic clash between the remnants of the Roman imperial power and the bourgeoning power of the republican form of government, which was born during the Renaissance and unleashed by the American Revolution.

As is well known, the First World War was the most intense episode of bloodletting in world history up to that point. Over 35 million men were killed or wounded in the slaughter—even as the prophecy of Daniel says: “And many will fall down slain.” Vast numbers of men were mobilized for the war. Some estimates put the total number of men under arms during WWI at 65,000,000! Certainly, that fits the angel’s description of “an exceedingly large and mighty army.”

But, since the United States and Great Britain were victorious allies in the First World War, if America represents the king of the south, then, in what way could it be said that the king of the south succumbed to the schemes of the king of the north?

The answer to that question may astound you.

“THEY WILL PLOT SCHEMES AGAINST HIM”

After the Civil War, the United States quickly emerged as the world’s greatest industrial power. It soon became clear to the leading oligarchic circles in London and Europe that the formal British Empire had reached its zenith under Queen Victoria and was surely doomed to fade into irrelevancy during the new 20th century, unless something was done.

In his book The Anglo-American Establishment, historian Carroll Quigley writes in considerable detail how numerous overlapping secret societies and roundtable discussion groups were formed in Britain during the decades immediately preceding World War I, primarily to subvert the United States and reacquire control of their breakaway colony..

One such group was the Fabian Society, established in the late 1800s and committed to the long-range goal of conditioning the world to accept socialism.

Later, the Royal Institute for International Affairs was established in 1919 (also known as Chatham House) for the purpose of promoting Anglo-American relations. The ultra-wealthy diamond magnate, Cecil Rhodes, after whom the African country of Rhodesia was named (now Zimbabwe), along with H.G. Wells, Bertrand Russell, and Lord Alfred Milner, Rothschild, among others, appear to have been the primary architects of the still-unfolding subversive plot to reinvent the British Empire as a world government.

Conspiring imperialists met in London in 1903 to determine how best to go about capturing the United States so that it might serve as the empire’s “dumb giant”— fighting their wars and paying their bills. As far as conspiracies go, it is the plot of all plots—intending to destroy the American system of economy throughout the planet and establish a new Anglo world empire—a “new world order,” as it is commonly referred to today. To accomplish their open conspiracy, as H.G. Wells called it, the conspirators recognized that they first had to throttle the American engine of production by controlling credit, which meant destroying the national banking system in the United States.

Edward Griffin documents in great detail in his book The Creature from Jekyll Island how, in 1913, through their American agents, such as Paul Warburg, J.P. Morgan, and others, the “old-money” banking syndicate centered in London succeeded in imposing the Federal Reserve Bank upon the United States. This resulted in placing America’s economic sovereignty in the hands of an exclusive clique of bankers — forming a banking cartel, a cartel whose own aims are opposed to those of the people. Such an act was blatantly unconstitutional and is exactly what the American Founders tried to prevent. But the scheme was so successful that, to this day, most Americans assume the United States government owns the Federal Reserve. It does not. While a board of federally appointed governors governs the Federal Reserve, Edward Griffin points out in his book that that is merely window dressing to give the appearance that the Federal Reserve is a government institution.

Jehovah’s matchless foresight certainly seems to have described the ongoing conspiracy, when centuries ago he inspired the prophet to write: “And they will plot schemes against him.”

The second aspect of the empire’s schemes involved fomenting a war on the continent of Europe. The original inventors of the United States of America recognized the importance of avoiding foreign entanglements and wars. To that end, in 1823, President James Monroe articulated the United States’ foreign policy in what has become known as the Monroe Doctrine. Essentially, the doctrine states that the United States will not become involved in European foreign affairs and that European colonial powers should not meddle in the affairs of the Americas.

In the run-up to the First World War, the United States maintained its neutrality toward the European powers. Even as war erupted in Europe — due mainly to the many entangled alliances among European nations — the United States remained neutral. For example, on August 19, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson addressed the U.S. Congress, saying: “Every man who really loves America will act and speak in the true spirit of neutrality, which is the spirit of impartiality and fairness and friendliness to all concerned.”

However, the sinking of the British-flagged Lusitania by German U-boats, which resulted in the deaths of some 120 Americans, eventually drew the United States into the First World War in 1917 on the side of the British and French. To this day, though, the controversy continues as to whether Sir Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, baited the Germans into torpedoing the Lusitania by letting it be known that the passenger vessel was “secretly” shipping munitions from New York to Great Britain. The Lusitania is said to have even slowed to linger in U-boat-infested waters off the coast of Ireland.

Whether that particular conspiracy theory is true or not doesn’t matter; what is historically significant is the fact that anti-German propaganda eventually swayed American opinion in favor of the British. That had been the intent of the plotters all along. (Churchill Sank the Lusitania to Get America in the War)

Woodrow Wilson’s closest confidant and advisor, Colonel Edwin Mandell House, often referred to as Wilson’s alter ego, was, in fact, an Anglophile (if not an outright British agent) and the person most responsible for steering the United States into the First World War. House was also apparently influential in the establishment of the Federal Reserve Bank, as well as being instrumental in the creation of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in 1919, which is the American counterpart of London’s Royal Institute for International Affairs. Both organizations are dedicated to the establishment of an Anglo-American-controlled empire and the destruction of the nation-state system. As Woodrow Wilson’s chief advisor, Edwin House is also credited as the American architect of the League of Nations.

Even though the entry of the United States into the Great War quickly tipped the balance of power in favor of the so-called Allies, America merely served as London’s “dumb giant” and afterward found itself saddled with a foreign-owned central bank and national policies increasingly under the influence of British imperialists.

After a century of struggle against the geo-political machinations of London, the events of the First World War successfully manipulated America into becoming the closest ally of its former colonial master. And London’s imperial interests were served by crushing its continental imperial rivals. So, in this way, the American king of the south was lured into a ruinous course by traitors loyal to the Crown, so that the scripture was fulfilled that foretold: “And the very ones eating his delicacies will bring his breakdown.”

On June 28, 1919, the victorious Allies sat together at the peace table and forced Germany to accept the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The signatories of the treaty pretended they were intent on peace. That was a lie. Historians are in agreement that the victors’ terms of the treaty were so egregious and punitive, particularly as regards the vengefully exorbitant war reparations imposed on Germany, that in reality, the “peace” Treaty of Versailles made the rise of Nazism and the Second World War virtually inevitable!

In this way, Daniel 11:27 was fulfilled: “As regards these two kings, their heart will be inclined to do what is bad, and they will sit at one table speaking lies to each other. But nothing will succeed, because the end is yet for the time appointed.”

While the empire succeeded in capturing its “dumb giant,” it was not immediately successful in creating an Anglo-controlled superstate, which some intended the League of Nations to become. In spite of being hailed as the “political expression of God’s kingdom on earth” by certain clergymen of that day, the United States Senate refused even to ratify the treaty, citing doing so as a violation of the Monroe Doctrine.

Prophetic destiny would not permit the king of the north to achieve his coveted goal of uncontested world government until the time appointed time.

In the meantime, 11 years after the end of the Great War, the king of the north used his newfound power over the financial affairs of the king of the south to further “bring his breakdown” by financial warfare. In his book Against Oligarchy, historian Webster Tarpley painstakingly documented how London created the Great Depression. And the scheme nearly succeeded. Had it not been for the decisive action taken by Franklin Roosevelt, America may have become a fascist state before the appointed time.

As an example of a plot against the king of the south that did not succeed, Franklin Roosevelt used his presidential powers to act against those he called “economic royalists” during the Great Depression; a plot was hatched within the financier oligarchy to overthrow the government of the United States. It was foiled when a high-ranking military officer, Smedley Butler, exposed the conspiracy before Congress. To make the London connection, virtually all the plotters were connected with Wall Street and the British-spawned Council on Foreign Relations.” (Wall Street’s Failed 1934 Coup)

“HIS HEART WILL BE AGAINST THE COVENANT”

But not only were the scheming imperialists determined to eradicate the American system of economy, but it has also been their intention to control, corrupt, and destroy Christianity too, because in their view, the republican system found its legitimacy in the foundational principle that man is in the image of God. And towards the close of the 19th century, it surely did not escape the notice of the demonic principalities—the real rulers of the world—that a small circle of anointed Christians began to form around Charles Taze Russell and the Watchtower.

As in the first century, the king of the north will have to deal with his satanic master’s earthly enemies. Hence, we read in Daniel 11:28: “And he will go back to his land with a great amount of goods, and his heart will be against the holy covenant. And he will act effectively and go back to his land.”

As history testifies, the Roman Empire originally viciously persecuted Christians, but as time went on, Rome took a more accommodating position toward Christianity, and eventually the Empire even adopted the corrupted form of Christianity as the state religion.

After King Henry VIII broke England’s ties to the Vatican, London established its own state religion, the Anglican Church of England. However, with the reemergence of a lively movement of anointed Christians in the later part of the 1800s—those in the “holy covenant” with Jehovah, through Christ — the king of the north goes “back to his land” in the sense of returning to Rome’s original policy of outright opposition.

Not coincidentally, just prior to the time that the International Bible Students began to promote the original Bible doctrines, the seat of the Empire also spawned various virulent forms of anti-Christianity. Among these were Darwinism, Communism, and the satanic view that mankind evolved from lower life forms. Through the oligarchy’s steadily increasing control over academic institutions and the media, evolution has nearly supplanted the biblical truth concerning the divine origin of mankind.

Also, about the same time as C.T. Russell first began publishing the Watchtower, Satanism was institutionalized in America by the Jehovah-hating spirit medium, Helena Blavatsky. Although Blavatsky was born in Russia, her world travels eventually brought her to London, where many members of the British aristocracy adopted her occult theosophy. Eventually, Blavatsky found her way to New York, where she helped establish the Theosophical Society. At the upper levels of Masonry, Blavatsky’s theosophy has become the foundation for today’s hugely popular, multi-faceted New Age religion. British-born Alice Bailey was a prolific occult writer and member of the Theosophical Society. In 1922, she founded a publishing company in New York City called Lucis Trust. (Originally called Lucifer Publishing.)Today, Lucis Trust is a prominent NGO with consultative status at the United Nations and a strong advocate of the United Nations. Conversely, the influence of Lucis Trust is undoubtedly why New Age pantheism has also been adopted as the United Nations’ unofficial religion.

But the king of the north also took more aggressive action against the “holy covenant.” As the influence of the International Bible Students began to sweep across North America and Europe—initially through such means as the incredibly successful Photo Drama of Creation and later through radio and the printed page—millions of persons were being exposed to long-hidden Bible truths. It was not long before the seeds of war planted at Versailles sprouted Fascism, the Holocaust, and the horrors of the Second World War, as a direct affront to the holy covenant.

Daniel 11:29-30 foretells of another clash between the king of the north and king of the south: “At the time appointed he will return and come against the south. But this time will not be as it was before, for the ships of Kittim will come against him, and he will be humbled. He will go back and hurl denunciations against the holy covenant and act effectively; and he will go back and will give attention to those leaving the holy covenant.”

Textbook versions of history portray Hitler and Nazism as a wholly German creation. In truth, Hitler was funded and supported by certain elements of the anti-American system financiers. Of particular interest at this present moment in history, Webster Tarpley documents in his Unauthorized Biography of George Bush, how the grandfather of the 43rd president was instrumental in securing loans from Brown Brothers Harriman for Adolph Hitler and his Nazi regime. It is also well known that the ultra-wealthy Rockefeller family had business dealings with the Nazis, even during the war. Executive Intelligence Review has researched recently declassified U.S. government documents from the period, which reveal that the Franklin Roosevelt administration was aware of the fact that European financial interests were behind a plot to pit Soviet Communism against Nazism, as a pincer, in order to frighten the nations of Europe into dissolving their national governments to form a feudalistic super-state. The United States intelligence termed the occult, fascist movement of that period Synarchism. (A synergy of fascism and communism)

In harmony with the way the prophecy of Daniel is written, we should not expect the identities of the king of the north and south to change so abruptly from one verse to the next—as is taught by the Watchtower. And in accord with the true facts of history, the Second World War again pitted the United States against the machinations of the British Empire.

With the once-mighty American economy mired in depression and the nation itself on the verge of toppling into bankers’ fascism, the king of the north was intent on delivering the mortal coup de grace to the king of the south by unleashing the combined forces of the Nazis and Japanese imperialists against the United States.

But things did not work out the way the scheming oligarchy intended. Their earlier successes against the king of the south were not to be repeated—at least not during the Second World War; even as the prophecy foretold: “But this time will not be as it was before.”

During and after the war, the American economy was once again unleashed, quickly pulling the nation out of the Great Depression. The result was that the United States became an economic and military superpower, and, through the Marshall Plan, the nations of Western Europe were also assisted in quickly recovering from the devastation wrought by the war.

After the Second World War, the imperialistic king of the north found himself facing a new wave of nationalistic pride and economic strength—and in the words of the angel, “and he will be humbled.”

“THOSE LEAVING THE HOLY COVENANT”

Daniel 11:30 says: “He will go back and hurl denunciations against the holy covenant and act effectively; and he will go back and will give attention to those leaving the holy covenant.”

But “act effectively” against what?

The Watchtower’s interpretation of this aspect of the prophecy attributes its fulfillment to post-World War I Germany and the rise of Nazism. Those “leaving the holy covenant” are said to be the clergy of Christendom who supported Adolph Hitler. That is certainly puzzling since the clergy of Christendom have never been in a covenant with God. According to the Watchtower’s view, merely claiming to be in the Christian covenant is what is implied by Daniel’s prophecy.

The Watchtower’s Nazi king of the north is also said to have hurled denunciations against the holy covenant by his persecutions of Jehovah’s Witnesses. But since Hitler’s Nazi scheme for world domination was a complete failure—as was his attempt to destroy Jehovah’s Witnesses—how can it be true that the Nazis “acted effectively”?

In accord with the evidence already presented, it does not appear that Germany was ever the prophetic king of the north. Furthermore, instead of symbolizing the clergy, more reasonably, those described as “leaving the holy covenant” are those who were at one time anointed Christians, but who became apostates.

Just as Judas had been an effective accomplice of the Roman king of the north, and the Roman Empire was once also effective in seducing some anointed Christians leading up to and during the time of Constantine—so that Christ’s congregation was effectively swallowed up by what became Christendom—with the emergence of Jehovah’s Witnesses in modern times, evidently the king of the north, in the guise of the London-centered empire, goes “back” to the technique of infiltrating Christ’s congregation from within in order to control it. In this, he may be said to “act effectively.”

It is worth noting that Jesus Christ referred to the earthly throne of Satan in connection with his congregation. In commending a few anointed Christians in the Pergamum congregation, Jesus stated: “I know where you are dwelling, that is, where the throne of Satan is.” Evidently, Jesus’ words are intended to acknowledge the influence upon the congregation due to its proximity to the throne of Satan.

Keeping in mind that the letters to the seven symbolic congregations in Revelation are really intended for those living during the Lord’s Day, it becomes apparent that there is a specific capital associated with the Devil’s government over the world in the present age. Of all the great cities in the world, London appears to serve in the capacity of Satan’s earthly throne. In order to appreciate the place London occupies today as a demonic control center and the impact London has had chiefly upon the United States, as well as the Watchtower and Jehovah’s Witnesses, consider, now, the development and origin of modern religious thought and culture in Great Britain.

Following England’s break with the Vatican, it was not long before various kinds of Protestant reformers—collectively known as Puritans—broke from the Crown’s anglicized version of Catholicism. This resulted in years of bitter persecution for the Puritans, which eventually led to their immigration to America as the original Pilgrims and ultimately to the establishment of the American Republic in opposition to the British Empire. It is also notable that the Puritans rejected liturgical worship and developed a sermon-based service familiar to Jehovah’s Witnesses today.

The availability of the King James Bible and the devoutness of the original settlers established fertile ground for the seeds of truth that would eventually be sown in later generations.

Understandably, the king’s Anglican Church had a difficult time establishing itself in early America, as its members were required to swear allegiance to the king of England. However, the Empire developed subtler means of influencing and controlling religious and political thought. After the Crown authorized the translation of the King James Version of the Bible in the early 1600s, London eventually became home to numerous Bible Societies and missionary groups. As the Vatican and Constantinople had, for centuries, established control over the Bible and religious thought, the newly ascendant Anglo empire sought to do the same. Perhaps inevitably, it was not long before the deepening interest in the Bible gave rise to the teaching of British Israelism and so-called Dispensationalism—or what is called today “end times” eschatology.

Anglican clergyman John Nelson Darby is credited with popularizing such. The most pernicious outgrowth of British Israelism is Zionism, which has been adopted by virtually all evangelical and Armageddonist sects and cults today as being an authentic Bible doctrine. Zionism has especially become the cornerstone of Anglo-American foreign policy—even providing biblical justification for endless geo-political intrigue in the Middle East. Perhaps it is fitting that Zionism may well serve as the detonator for nuclear war—the Zionists’ version of Armageddon.

Through the doctrine of British Israelism (or Anglo-Israelism) and the secretive apparatus of Masonry— apparently in some instances even channeled through networks of Anglo-American intelligence operatives—London has hatched and controlled numerous sects and cults, such as so-called “Low-church” Pentecostalism, Armstrong’s Worldwide Church of God, as well as the 1960s “Jesus people” movement. The Reverend Sun Myung Moon, who is considered to be a neo-Nazi, ran the so-called Moonie cult, otherwise known as the Unification Church. The UN-promoting Baha’i faith also appears to have ties to the British Victorian Empire; its founder was an advocate of a political superstate. The Baha’i organization has offices in the UN system, and its website declares that attaining “peace and security” requires unity. And it is worth noting that the Baha’i cult has been playing a leading role in the United Nations human rights programs. During its 10-year partnership with the United Nations, the Watchtower was also listed among associate NGOs with a particular interest in human rights.

Religion has always been used as a tool of the state, and like its imperial predecessors, London has also acted effectively in using religion to accomplish its geo-political goals of world domination. The common thread linking all sects and cults is the matrix of secret societies.

Jehovah’s Witnesses are rumored to have Masonic origins. So, the question is not inappropriate: Just where does the Watchtower stand in relation to London’s religio-imperial control?

There has been speculation for years about Charles Taze Russell’s connection to Masonry. Unfortunately, Pastor Russell was responsible for much of the controversy. The founder of the Bible Student movement delivered a sermon on April 6, 1913, in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in which he spoke favorably of Freemasonry. He acknowledged the “splendid moral lessons” taught by Masonic institutions and believed that their secret societies were preparing the world for “the unification of the world’s families” —precisely the message of the Baha’i cult.

Although he plainly stated that he was not a Mason, his sermon revealed that he was thoroughly familiar with the secret society’s teachings. He also spoke of the Christian priesthood in Masonic terminology. Russell even declared that Christ was the master Mason in the sense that he is the master temple builder. Although the stories of his supposedly being in the pedigreed bloodline of the mystical Illuminati have no basis in fact, Charles Russell and the early Bible Students were unquestionably heavily influenced by British Israelism and Zionism as it was expressed through the Darby-influenced Millerite-Adventist groups of the 1800s.

While some of Russell’s numerous enemies have endeavored to portray him as a Satanist, it is obvious to those who love the truth that C.T. Russell was a deeply devoted child of God.

Nevertheless, unfortunately, it is equally evident that he was also influenced to some extent by Masonic mysteries. As a few examples, the cross, inserted through a crown, which originally appeared on the cover of Russell’s Watchtower Magazine, is a prominent Masonic symbol.

The ancient Egyptian symbol of the winged sun also appeared on numerous Society books. And even though Russell justified its use by citing Malachi 4:2, the Watchtower eventually wisely discontinued the use of occult symbols in its literature. Russell’s fascination with the pyramids also smacks of Masonic influence. For example, his dispensational pyramidal Chart of the Ages borrows from the same occult symbolism that appears on the Great Seal of the Federal Reserve Note.

Russell was buried in a cemetery apparently owned by Masons, and although a massive pyramid was erected a few yards from his headstone a few years after his death, it was mysteriously removed quite recently.

In view of the undeniable facts at hand, it is apparent that the Watchtower’s use of those powerful occult symbols in the early days not only is evidence of their own influences, but the appearance of mystical typology must have also served to attract other Masons into the organization, and by those means the Watchtower Society has most assuredly been secretly infiltrated. No doubt subtly influenced by those who, as the prophecy says, are “leaving the holy covenant.”

“DENUNCIATIONS AGAINST THE HOLY COVENANT”

In view of past successes of the Roman king of the north in subverting Christianity, and the many available evidences of London’s efforts to control Christian sects in modern times, it is inconceivable that Satan the Devil would not make every effort to use his earthly apparatus to overreach Jehovah’s true servants.

But before examining further how the king of the north may have infiltrated Jehovah’s Witnesses, next is a brief consideration of other ways in which the imperial king of the north has “acted effectively.”

After the Second World War, the British Empire was again confronted with the challenge of a resurgent American king of the south, as well as a rapidly growing New World Society of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Thus, the Empire adopted new tactics. As already pointed out, it has been the strategy of the London oligarchy to not only doctrinally corrupt and control Christianity from within, but also to oppose it philosophically through atheism, hedonism, and paganism.

After the horrific destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ushered in the nuclear age, British Lord Bertrand Russell advocated a superpower Cold War standoff between the Anglo-American dyad and the Soviet Union. Bertrand Russell’s scheme was intended to terrorize the world into abandoning nationalism and accepting the United Nations as a world government.

At the same time as the “Red Menace” was being exploited and the Cold War was heating up, London’s Tavistock Institute set about on a decades-long campaign of mass brainwashing, for the purpose of corrupting Western Civilization. The newly-invented technology of television became a powerful tool in the hands of the social engineers, not only as a propaganda tool, but as a means to take their version of the Roman Empire’s demoralizing “bread and circuses” policy of population pacification to a whole new level — at least the “circuses” part.

The Empire was especially threatened by the wave of cultural optimism President Kennedy generated through uniquely American programs like the Peace Corps and by his commitment to scientific advancement, embodied in the Apollo moon mission. But after the mind-jolting trauma of the Cuban missile crisis and the assassinations of key American leaders during the 1960s, including President Kennedy himself, through its control over the CIA, the Empire promoted the use of LSD and the drug-sex-rock & roll counter-culture in order to mass-induce cultural pessimism and hedonism in its ongoing war against the Renaissance and Christianity. Later, the CIA would flood America with cocaine and fentanyl. It is no secret that many of the most famous rock stars from the original wave of the appropriately named “British Invasion” were hedonists, occultists, and even disciples of depraved British Satanist, Aleister Crowley, who is said to have been an agent of MI6.

Concurrent with that, the “God is dead” campaign also burst on the scene during the turbulent 60s. It was specifically directed against Christianity, not against pantheism and the gods of the then-emerging New Age cult. Tavistock spawned the Aquarian age of neo-paganism. The intended result was that much of the cultural and scientific advances by the king of the south, which culminated with men walking on the moon, were effectively reversed in one generation by a wave of Satanism, paganism, anti-nuclear power hysteria, and anti-science environmentalism in the name of saving goddess Earth—Gaia.

Society was deceived into believing the lie that Christian culture and scientific progress were responsible for ruining the world. So instead of producing a new generation of scientists, doctors, and Renaissance thinkers, the enemies of civilization effectively mass-induced a form of cultural genocide. By attacking the moral foundation of biblical Christianity, even indirectly, the imperial king of the north would “hurl denunciations against the holy covenant and act effectively.”

“HE WILL LEAD INTO APOSTASY”

The span of verses from Daniel 11:32-35 foretells how the king of the north will more directly influence God’s people. Daniel 11:32 indicates that the king poses a direct challenge to the faith and integrity of Jehovah’s people. It reads: “And those who act wickedly against the covenant, he will lead into apostasy by means of smooth words. But the people who know their God will prevail and act effectively.”

On the night when Jesus instituted the memorial of his death, he concluded a covenant with his apostles—and by extension, with all anointed Christians. At the Lord’s side at the Passover table was Judas Iscariot—one of the twelve. The traitorous Judas was certainly guilty of acting wickedly against the covenant. And as has already been discussed, as “the son of destruction,” Judas, has a modern counterpart in the man of lawlessness, who is instrumental in fomenting apostasy as an immediate prelude to the manifestation of Christ. Since the Kingdom of God is no part of this world, Christians must also be no part of the world. Those “acting wickedly against the covenant” are apostates who violate their covenant with Jehovah by becoming part of Satan’s world.

Fitting the pattern outlined in Daniel’s prophecy, the organization’s leadership, although serving as the spokesman for anointed Christians in a covenant relationship with God, has indeed violated Christ’s Kingdom covenant. How so?

While the Watchtower Magazine has carried the sub-caption “Announcing Jehovah’s Kingdom,” the organization also signed an NGO pact with the United Nations, which, as explained already, essentially required the Watchtower Society to use its resources and influence to disseminate information regarding the United Nations’ agenda for global government. By their treachery, certain men in high places within the organization have unquestionably acted wickedly against the Christian covenant.

But in what way might the king of the north have misled the leadership of Jehovah’s Witnesses into apostasy “by means of smooth words”?

Well, “smooth words” might indicate flattering speech or deceptive, counterfeit words. In that respect, it cannot be coincidental that the oligarchy’s new world order and the Watchtower’s message of a new world order are nearly indistinguishable. In fact, the terminology is exactly the same.

For several decades, Jehovah’s Witnesses referred to the coming new world as the “new order” also. However, about 35 years ago —approximately the same time the WT entered into its illicit partnership with the UN —at an annual convention, the Governing Body ordered Jehovah’s Witnesses to stop using the term “new order.”

Consider a few other similarities: Those who advocate a new world order cite the inability of national governments to cooperate in enacting effective environmental laws to prevent rampant pollution. So does the Watchtower.

Advocates of a new world order cite wars between nations as the rationale for doing away with competing national governments. So does the Watchtower.

Promoters of a new world order cite the ineffectiveness of national governments in dealing with international terrorism as the basis for global government. So does the Watchtower.

The oligarchy behind the new world order wants to discourage young people from pursuing a classical education. So does the Watchtower.

Virtually every social problem facing the nations today, be it overpopulation, pollution, drugs, crime, or poverty, climate change, is used by the imperialists as the rationale for doing away with national sovereignties in favor of global government. In this, the Watchtower appears to mimic the globalists. “Smooth words” indeed!

But the mimicry goes further than that, stretching back to the attachment Jehovah’s Witnesses have to the year 1914. How so?

Consider that Jehovah’s Witnesses have been led to believe that Satan initially set up the League of Nations as a counterfeit kingdom in direct response to God’s Kingdom supposedly coming to power in 1914. However, the opposite appears to be the case. Amazingly, the Watchtower seems to have imitated the nations; that is because the Watchtower did not even begin to point to 1914 as the date for the beginning of the parousia until some years later, well after London had already established their hoped-for world government in the form of the League of Nations. Prior to that, the Watchtower taught that Christ’s presence began in 1874 and that 1914 would see the overthrow of all the nations. When those expectations were dashed, the Watchtower only afterwards formulated the 1914 doctrine in its present form. (Although in 1920 the WT declared that Jesus had been given the Kingdom six years earlier in 1914, nine years later, in 1929, the book Prophecy (PDF) on pages 65-66, Rutherford reaffirmed 1874 as the start of the parousia. It was not until the December 1st Watchtower of 1933 that (PDF p.362) the date for the second coming of Christ was reset from 1874 to 1914 —almost two decades removed from 1914!)

But how reasonable is it that the nations supposedly banded together as one under the banner of the now-defunct League of Nations in order to oppose Jehovah and his anointed one before it was even announced to them that Jesus had invisibly returned in 1914? Put another way, is it sensible to suppose that men counterfeited God’s Kingdom before Jehovah’s “servants” even began to preach the message that the Kingdom began ruling in 1914?

Of course, Satan the Devil was aware of the emergence of the International Bible Students movement, and it would obviously suit his purpose to subvert Christ’s congregation and make it subservient to his own beastly kingdom—as he has done before.

“THE PEOPLE WHO ARE KNOWING THEIR GOD”

However, Jehovah’s true witnesses have also acted effectively against the Devil and against the king of the north. How so? The remainder of verse 32 and 33 says: “But the people who know their God will prevail and act effectively. And those having insight among the people will impart understanding to the many. And they will be made to stumble by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plundering, for some days.”

Jesus Christ once stated: “This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.”

No group on earth has championed the cause of the truth other than Jehovah’s Witnesses.

In spite of all of the misinterpretations, stumbling blocks of all kinds, disappointed expectations, and all of the organizational chicanery notwithstanding, the Watchtower has succeeded in imparting genuine faith into the hearts of a great many receptive persons. The truth about Jehovah and Christ and their true relationship with each other; the meaning of the ransom; the issues of Jehovah’s universal sovereignty and Christian integrity; Jehovah’s intention to destroy the Devil’s kingdom over the world and the loving purpose of the Creator to usher in a paradise for mankind under the rule of Jesus Christ—these are the core truths that have strengthened Jehovah’s Witnesses to “act effectively” against the enemy. The Watchtower has imparted vital spiritual insights to millions of people worldwide.

It should be pointed out that the prophecy does not specifically say that the king of the north directly devotes Jehovah’s servants to the sword and flame, captivity, and plundering. It merely states that in spite of the king of the north’s effective efforts, God’s people will prevail over the stumbling blocks before them. So it is that many nations of the world have persecuted Jehovah’s Witnesses, subjecting them to prison, banning, and even death. No doubt Jehovah’s Witnesses have been able to prevail because of “knowing their God.”

Daniel’s prophecy continues in the same vein, where we read: “But when they are made to stumble, they will be given a little help; and many will join with them by means of smooth speech. And some of those having insight will be made to stumble, in order to do a refining work because of them and to do a cleansing and a whitening until the time of the end; because it is yet for the time appointed.”

In keeping with their assertion that the Soviet Union was the king of the north, the Watchtower, in Pay Attention to Daniel’s Prophecy, assigns the fulfillment of the passage above to KGB infiltration of a few congregations in the former USSR. The Watchtower comments: “The infiltrators caused some faithful ones to fall into the hands of the authorities. Jehovah allowed such things to happen for a refining and a cleansing of his people.”

It is not clear, though, how Soviet infiltrators may have brought about a cleansing. Instead, it is more probable that “some of those having insight” who are made to stumble are some of the leading men of the Watchtower Society, who, by their erroneous teachings, stumble themselves and others and set the stage for a more thorough refining and “whitening” during the time of the end.

But after decades of running a war of persecution, propaganda, and subversion against Christianity, the king of the north finally commits himself to a full-scale invasion of the domain of Christ Jesus, as it is represented on the earth by his anointed followers. Hence, we read at Daniel 11:31: “And there will be arms that will stand up, proceeding from him; and they will actually profane the sanctuary, the fortress, and remove the constant feature. And they will certainly put in place the disgusting thing that is causing desolation.”

What are the “arms that will stand up, proceeding from” the king of the north? And when do the sanctuary, fortress, and constant feature come in line for profanation?

According to Daniel’s prophecy regarding the fierce-looking king, it is during the time of the end. (The eighth chapter of Daniel is considered in more detail in the chapter entitled Daniel.) Also, it should be recognized, that Jesus’ exhortation— “when you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, (let the reader use discernment)”—is directing the discerning reader primarily to Daniel 11:31. Apparently, though, the prophecy is not to be taken in strict chronological, sequential ordering from one verse to the next—as it is presently understood. The desolating “arms” that “will stand up, preceding from him”—that is, from the king of the north—is in reference to the already-established institution of the United Nations Organization, which will serve as the future desolator of the holy place.

Daniel foretells that both kings will set up the disgusting thing, as in— “They will put in place the disgusting thing.” This harmonizes with the prophecy of Revelation that calls for the two-horned Anglo-American entity (“they”) to breathe life into an inanimate idolatrous image of the beastly political system. But, while the United Nations appears to be an Anglo-American creation, it is in keeping with the financier oligarchy’s goal of world empire; hence, the scheme originates with the imperial king of the north.

Having presented the historical dimensions of the ongoing confrontation between two inimical systems that have fused into what is now the Anglo-American dual world power, it is time to consider what will occur in the time of the end.

“AND IN THE TIME OF THE END…A PUSHING”

The prophecy in the 11th chapter of Daniel is a timeline from the breakup of the Grecian empire to the second coming of Christ, whom Daniel referred to by his heavenly name—Michael, the great Prince of princes.

Whereas Jesus foretold that nations and kingdoms going to war would be the beginning pangs of distress, the Revealer of secrets has informed us that a certain action by the king of the south will initiate global war—symbolized as a great storm on the part of the king of the north. “In the time of the end the king of the south will engage with him in a pushing, and against him the king of the north will storm with chariots and horsemen and many ships; and he will enter into the lands and sweep through like a flood.” – Daniel 11:40

According to the Watchtower, the time of the end began in 1914, and the “pushing” has been ongoing by various entities for more than a century. There is no reason to debunk what is inarguably nonsensical.

Having already established the fact that the time of the end did not begin in 1914 and that Germany and the USSR were never the king of the north, nor is Russia now, and the Anglo-American, iron/clay mash up is not the king of the south—only America—we are at least in a better position to determine where we stand in relation to the foretold “pushing.”

Despite artfully contrived interpretations, we may confidently believe that Daniel 11:40 has not been fulfilled—at least the king of the north has not stormed and swept through like a flood. The metaphorical “flood” is what will wash away the falsehood and their covenant with Death. But has this prophesied “pushing” begun? As of this writing, in the first month of 2026, the answer is an equivocal “maybe.” Please consider the following.

Coincident with the last edition of Jehovah Has Become King in 2016, Donald Trump came out of nowhere and became the President of the United States. His coming to power immediately triggered a reaction that became known as Russia-gate. Although Trump’s political opponents and the media in the USA vigorously pushed the hoax, it originated in London with MI6. During his campaign, Trump posed the seemingly innocent question: “What’s wrong with being friends with Russia?” It turns out, there is a lot wrong with America and Russia enjoying peaceful relations. The British Empire has had a longstanding policy dating back to the Victorian era of sabotaging any alliance between Russia and the USA.

Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, London has embarked on a policy of encirclement of Russia and China and has pushed NATO to Russia’s doorstep. After 9-11, London handed their dumb giant war plans to systematically take out a number of nations in the Middle East, including Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Iran. So far, Iran defiantly remains on the hit list. After the coup in Kyiv brought the Banderaite Nazis to power, NATO trained and built up the Ukrainian military to be the largest in Europe. Then they provoked war with Russia.

After the 2020 election was rigged to prevent Trump’s re-election, the Empire undertook a stealth invasion of Western Europe and America with millions of migrants. Most of the invaders are Islamists. Many of them are single men with military training and are most probably gathered in so-called “sleeper cells” awaiting orders.

Incredibly, and clearly a violation of American election law, the British prime minister even put a team together and sent them to the States to campaign against Trump. Against all odds and a near-miss assassination attempt, Donald Trump returned to the presidency in January 2025. Now, the re-elected president is icing the UK out, and he is moving to undo the immigrant invasion, London’s ages-old dope business, and end the “forever wars” that the US has been involved in since 2001. The former businessman wants to do business with Putin’s Russia.

As of this writing, Trump’s team has taken over Venezuela and intends to choke off oil to China and shut down the narco-terrorists operation that has been a longstanding tool of the globalists to destroy targeted nations.

This Trump-driven dynamic, which is lurching toward rapprochement with Russia, is driving the globalists mad. The brash American president is taking down the London-centered empire. As of January 2026, Trump has signed executive orders withdrawing the United States from 66 International organizations, conventions, and treaties that are contrary to U.S. interests.  Trump is even going after the Federal Reserve, apparently knowing it is not a federal institution. Given the central bank’s importance as the private banking cartels’ means of hamstringing and bankrupting nations, it does not seem likely that the Rothschild dynasty will allow its bank to be nationalized. This really is a prelude to war.

Concurrent with his war against the globalists, Trump is on a mission to bring peace. This month, in January 2026, the president has established a Board of Peace to oversee Gaza. Trump has even invited Vladimir Putin to be on the board.

These developments must surely be the beginning of the foretold “pushing” against the globalists’ agenda. If true, that means the time is about to begin — or maybe already has—presumably whenever they say, “peace and security.” Is that not what Jesus was alluding to when he spoke of his coming as if a thief in the night?

How will the king of the north flood over and take down the king of the south? That remains to be seen. Certainly, the Empire’s interlocked intelligence agencies are capable of anything. Given that the nations are already on a knife-edge, a single false-flag event could trigger World War III. Keep in mind, a lone assassin sparked the First World War. And just as in the lead-up to that war, the nations have now been divided into two opposed camps. The Perfidious Albion has set it up that way. Let them kill and destroy each other has always been his policy. 

Contrary to the Watchtower’s fictional interpretation, the king of the north will most assuredly vanquish the rival king and his allies. We have God’s word on it: “The king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt himself and magnify himself above every god; and against the God of gods he will speak astonishing things. And he will prove successful until the denunciation comes to a finish; because what is determined must take place.” – Daniel 11:36

At this moment, the globalists are locked in an intensifying war to the finish off the nationalists. It is a winner-takes-all conflict. And prophecy reveals the outcome.