BREAKING NEWS: The latest on Libya

I have been glued to the television for the last couple of hours watching as the Libyan rebels have moved into Tripoli and word has come out that Qaddafi has fled to Algeria.  This is obviously one of those times where through the medium of television we are able to watch history unfold before our eyes.  As I have been watching these events take place, I have been pondering the question: how does this fit into the spectrum of end-time prophecy and end-time events?  I don't know that I have all of the answers, but there are a couple of interesting points to take note of. 

First, Ezekiel 38:5 lists Libya as one of the nations that will be part of the coalition to come against Israel in the War of Gog and Magog.  It was never a stretch of the imagination to see this taking place with Qaddafi in power.  I do not think this changes now, it may even seem more likely. 

I am amazed as I sit here and listen to the talking heads discuss on television what kind of government will arise to take Qaddafi's place.  They throw around the word democracy in hopeful, reverential tones.  If recent history (e.g. Egypt) is any guide, we can expect to see an even more radical Islamic government seize power.  Don't be surprised to hear more and more in the coming days about the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Libya. 

This article from March will address that issue further:

 http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-25/world/libya.islamists_1_moammar-gadhafi-libyan-regime-benghazi?_s=PM:WORLD

Here is a link that provides a good overview of the Muslim Brotherhood:

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/muslimbrotherhood.html

Second, Daniel 11:43 states that Libya will follow after the Antichrist.  Some have interpreted this verse to mean that Libya will be overtaken and controlled by the Antichrist.  Either way what is happening today could play into both scenarios.  If it means simply that Libya follows the Antichrist, then that fits with a radical Islamic government following an Islamic leaders.  If it means Libya comes under the Antichrist's control, a nation mired in turmoil, which is what Libya is right now, would be easy pickings. 

I believe what we are witnessing today is not only historic, but also a significant milestone in the setting of the table for end-time prophetic events to be fulfilled.