Daniel 11:40-45 identifies a power that comes to his end just before the close of probation in 12:1. If we can identify who this power is, we can get a pretty good idea of how close we are to the time of trouble and the close of probation. I think you can see from this the vital importance of correctly identifying the players in this prophecy. The Bible simply calls them “the king of the north,” “the king of the south,” and “the king that shall do according to his will” (the willful king).