Then he said, “I am going to inform you about what will happen in the latter time of wrath, for the vision pertains to the appointed time of the end.

Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts are complete, a rash and deceitful king will arise.

Now I have come to help you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to future days.”

I heard, but I did not understand. So I said, “Sir, what will happen after these things?”

Shortly after his rise to power, his kingdom will be broken up and distributed toward the four winds of the sky – but not to his posterity or with the authority he exercised, for his kingdom will be uprooted and distributed to others besides these.