Daniel 11:13 Meaning and Explanation
“For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.”
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Read Full Chapter →After some years the king of the north will return with an army greater than before, well supplied with riches.
What Does Daniel 11:13 Mean?
The contest is far from over. The northern king regathers and comes back after several years with a host larger than his first, equipped with great wealth. The patient accumulation of forces over time shows how relentless these rival powers are, defeat only delays them; it never ends them.
Earthly enmity is tireless. What is beaten back returns stronger, and no single victory closes the account. This wearying endlessness is precisely the human condition that the gospel answers, for only the cross wins a victory that need never be fought again. Until that final triumph is fully revealed, the believer takes heart that the One who knows the end is not wearied by the long struggle.
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What does Daniel 11:13 mean?
After some years the king of the north will return with an army greater than before, well supplied with riches.