Dan 11:20-21
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.  KJV

What do you need to be a “raiser of taxes”?  You need an area of land with inhabitants to tax, a government structure to collect the taxes and administer the wealth . And all this needs to be done in the name of the “kingdom”.

Sure sounds like ISIL & Abu Bakar al Bagdadhi to me.  In fact ISIL has made boasting statements how they are collecting taxes from the people they have conquered in the name of Islam.(the kingdom, the calaphat)

Luckily he will  be destroyed (die of natural causes,  neither in anger or in battle) in a “few days”

I believe ISIL will be stopped, not with air power alone, but with ground troops, supplied by IRAN which will partner with the US after this Nov,  election when we negotiate an agreement with IRAN (Nov. 14 deadline) allowing them to retain their nuclear program.  It won’t be sold that way, but that’s what will most likely happen.

This will allow Iran to in essence take over Iraq and Syria, putting them directly at the border of Israel (Juda from the Bible), with the influence of a nuclear state.

Rev 16:12
2 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
KJ V  And who were the kings of the East?  Persia – todays Iran

And In Revelation GOD tells us Waters  are “peoples”

Rev 17:15
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
KJV

So there we are.  Iran sitting on Israel’s (Juda’s) border with a nuclear bomb a mere month or two away.   What will Israel do?  Do nothing and wait for their inilhation, or potentially start WWIII by taking out Iran’s nuclear capabilities?  Probably the latter choice.

Note:  this is the sixth vial.   As for the sixth seal and trumpet,  I will discuss them in the future.  Just know we are very near.

Thanks for your interest in GOD’s word I look forward to your thoughts.

God Bless

PS:  Keep an eye on oil prices.  They should continue to fall, maybe even as low as $61.00 but below $80.00 per barrel.  This will put Russia’s economy into a free fall.  Necessary ground work for the battle of Hamon-Gog.  more later