Other pages of interest:Daniel 11 Explained(condensed ‘one page’ commentary)‘Matthew 24’ Explained(must match Revelation)The ‘Seals’ Explained(Revelation’s timeline revealed)Seven Churches Explained(Past & Present Church Prophecy)See Sitemap for complete listing (by category).HomeDaniel 11:28The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country. Introduction To make a long story short, I think this verse was fulfilled during the 71stUN General Assembly, which took place in New York between September 13-30, 2016. It was the first general assembly since Iran completed the requirements of the P5+1 nuclear agreement, January 2016, paving the way for sanctions to be lifted. That was supposed toease banking restrictions so foreign countries could do business in Iran, but America wasn’t fulfilling their end of the nuclear agreement, such as letting Iran trade in dollars. Rouhani addressed the issue in his UN speech, as well as in a special sideline meeting of the P5+1 countries on Sept 22, 2016. In the end, all countries agreed that America wasn’t fulfilling their requirements of the JPCOA nuclear agreement and America agreed to rectify to problem. How much was at stake? In May 2015, before the nuclear agreement was signed, Obama speculated that Iran had $150 billion in frozen assets but he stressed that they wouldn’t become available all at once. In an interview with the Atlantic, Obama said that Iran would first have to deliver on their obligations under any agreement, which Iran completed in January 2016. Then, Obama pointed out that there are mechanics of unwinding the existing restraints, which takes a certain amount of time. That was the part in which America was dragging their feet on but it seems that they can’t get away with it any longer, especially after the recent UN General Assembly and World Bank summit (below). That means that Iran eventually got their $150 billion, which is a lot of wealth. Subsequent Events and Rouhani Returning Home On October 7, 2016, the US Treasury announced that Iran could legally gain access to dollarsthrough non-U.S. banks and institutions. Note: They still couldn’t have direct contact with the U.S. financial system but transactions and accounts in ‘foreign-incorporated subsidiaries’ of U.S. financial institutions were now legal. That was an important breakthrough, which was likely caused by the proceedings at the UN General Assembly in New York. Plus, on October 11, 2016, Iran’s Economy Minister, Ali Tayebnia, met with the President of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, for the first time in two decades, on the sidelines of the World Bank summit in Washington DC, where she promised to launch consultations with US authorities to remove barriers between international and Iranian banks. Also on October 11, 2016, Rouhani returned from a six-day tour of Vietnam, Malaysia, and Thailand, all members of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), where he spoke at the second Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) summit, which comprises 34 Asian states, where he stressed the opportunities that were emerging after the implementation of the JCPOA nuclear agreement and relaxation of banking restrictions, achieved at the UN General Assembly in New York. So, the activities of Rouhani in New York, as well as his tours of other nations, following the release of frozen assets and relaxation of banking restrictions gave Iran a significant influx of wealth. That was an important development because it gave Iran the cash to support their proxies in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, which greatly increased their power in the region as King of the North in Daniel 11. The implementation of the JCPOA was vital to that influx of wealth, but it wasn’t until his speech and various meetings at the 2016 UN General Assembly in New York that everything started to unfold in Iran’s favor. Action against the Holy Covenant Daniel 11:28 also mentions that the King of the North takes action against the “holy covenant,” which is Israel. It’s impossible to know exactly what that was, but Rouhani’s speech mentioned the suffering of the Palestinians and the need to resolve the problem, which was a clear reference to the two-state solution. On September 23, 2016, the international "quartet" of diplomatic Mideast peacemakers (the EU, UN, US, and Russia) met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and urged the parties to create conditions for restarting "meaningful" negotiations toward a two-state solution. According to the Associated Press, the meeting was also attended by the foreign ministers of Egypt and France, whose countries have each proposed ideas on restarting talks. At the end, all participants agreed on the importance of coordinating peace efforts, which can mean different things, but my point is: action was taken, possibly due to Rouhani’s speech. Salvation to Maturity(a simple guide)Previous page:Daniel 11:24-27(ISIS, Saudi Arabia, & Turkey) Abomination that causes DesolationDaniel 11:31 I now cover Daniel 11:29-31 as current events on the Rapture 2026 page. On the other hand, the Abomination page covers all of Daniel’s four prophecies concerning the abomination in the Book of Daniel.
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(Revelation’s timeline revealed)
Seven Churches Explained
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Daniel 11:28
The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth,
but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action
against it and then return to his own country.
Introduction
To make a long story short, I think this verse was fulfilled during the 71st UN General Assembly,
which took place in New York between September 13-30, 2016. It was the first general assembly
since Iran completed the requirements of the P5+1 nuclear agreement, January 2016, paving the
way for sanctions to be lifted. That was supposed to ease banking restrictions so foreign countries
could do business in Iran, but America wasn’t fulfilling their end of the nuclear agreement, such as
letting Iran trade in dollars. Rouhani addressed the issue in his UN speech, as well as in a special
sideline meeting of the P5+1 countries on Sept 22, 2016. In the end, all countries agreed that
America wasn’t fulfilling their requirements of the JPCOA nuclear agreement and America agreed
to rectify to problem.
How much was at stake?
In May 2015, before the nuclear agreement was signed, Obama speculated that Iran had
$150 billion in frozen assets but he stressed that they wouldn’t become available all at once.
In an interview with the Atlantic, Obama said that Iran would first have to deliver on their obligations
under any agreement, which Iran completed in January 2016. Then, Obama pointed out that there
are mechanics of unwinding the existing restraints, which takes a certain amount of time. That
was the part in which America was dragging their feet on but it seems that they can’t get away
with it any longer, especially after the recent UN General Assembly and World Bank summit (below).
That means that Iran eventually got their $150 billion, which is a lot of wealth.
Subsequent Events and Rouhani Returning Home
On October 7, 2016, the US Treasury announced that Iran could legally gain access to dollars
through non-U.S. banks and institutions. Note: They still couldn’t have direct contact with the
U.S. financial system but transactions and accounts in ‘foreign-incorporated subsidiaries’ of U.S.
financial institutions were now legal. That was an important breakthrough, which was likely caused
by the proceedings at the UN General Assembly in New York.
Plus, on October 11, 2016, Iran’s Economy Minister, Ali Tayebnia, met with the President of
the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, for the first time in two decades,
on the sidelines of the World Bank summit in Washington DC, where she promised to launch
consultations with US authorities to remove barriers between international and Iranian banks.
Also on October 11, 2016, Rouhani returned from a six-day tour of Vietnam, Malaysia, and
Thailand, all members of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), where he spoke at
the second Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) summit, which comprises 34 Asian states, where
he stressed the opportunities that were emerging after the implementation of the JCPOA nuclear
agreement and relaxation of banking restrictions, achieved at the UN General Assembly in New York.
So, the activities of Rouhani in New York, as well as his tours of other nations, following the release
of frozen assets and relaxation of banking restrictions gave Iran a significant influx of wealth.
That was an important development because it gave Iran the cash to support their proxies
in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen, which greatly increased their power in the region as
King of the North in Daniel 11. The implementation of the JCPOA was vital to that influx of wealth,
but it wasn’t until his speech and various meetings at the 2016 UN General Assembly in New York
that everything started to unfold in Iran’s favor.
Action against the Holy Covenant
Daniel 11:28 also mentions that the King of the North takes action against the “holy covenant,”
which is Israel. It’s impossible to know exactly what that was, but Rouhani’s speech mentioned the
suffering of the Palestinians and the need to resolve the problem, which was a clear reference to
the two-state solution. On September 23, 2016, the international "quartet" of diplomatic Mideast
peacemakers (the EU, UN, US, and Russia) met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly and
urged the parties to create conditions for restarting "meaningful" negotiations toward a two-state
solution. According to the Associated Press, the meeting was also attended by the foreign ministers
of Egypt and France, whose countries have each proposed ideas on restarting talks. At the end,
all participants agreed on the importance of coordinating peace efforts, which can mean different
things, but my point is: action was taken, possibly due to Rouhani’s speech.
Salvation to Maturity
(a simple guide)
Previous page:
Daniel 11:24-27
(ISIS, Saudi Arabia, & Turkey)
Abomination that causes Desolation
Daniel 11:31
I now cover Daniel 11:29-31 as current events on the Rapture 2026 page.
On the other hand, the Abomination page covers all of Daniel’s four prophecies
concerning the abomination in the Book of Daniel.
