Friday, November 4 He will show no regard for the God of his fathers. . . . But instead he will give glory to the god of fortresses.​—Dan. 11:37, 38.

[Áine]

Friday, November 4

He will show no regard for the God of his fathers. . . . But instead he will give glory to the god of fortresses.—Dan. 11:37, 38.

 

In fulfillment of that prophecy, the king of the north did not show any “regard for the God of his fathers.” How so? The Soviet Union, with the goal of eliminating religion, tried to break the power of the traditional religious organizations. To achieve that goal, the Soviet government had already back in 1918 issued an order that laid the foundation for atheism to be taught in schools. How did this king of the north “give glory to the god of fortresses”? The Soviet Union spent an enormous amount of money building its army and producing thousands of nuclear weapons to fortify its realm. Both the king of the north and the king of the south eventually gathered enough firepower to kill billions of people! The king of the north has supported the king of the south in one key endeavor; they “put in place the disgusting thing that causes desolation”—the United Nations.—Dan. 11:31. w20.05 6-7 ¶16-17

[Wayne]

They trust and glorify the god the of fortresses - "a protective wall in their imagination (Pro. 18:11)" . We give ours to Jehovah GOD of fulfilled prophecy (Rock solid promises). Coming soon! (Ps. 37:9-11) and what's more, "Thy Kingdom Come. (Matt. 24:14).