The king of the North Cannot be the Papacy!
Ellen White was in agreement with all the founding fathers who taught that Turkey (formerly known as the Ottoman Empire) was or is the King of the North, The teaching that the King of the North was the Papacy came about after both Ellen White and Uriah Smith (Author of Thoughts on Daniel and Revelation) had passed away. Nevertheless, the book of Daniel itself and Thessalonians 2:8 clearly affirm that the Papacy cannot be the King of the North. In addition there are several quotes by Ellen White which insist that she also supported the teaching that Turkey is the King of the North as “truth.” But if Daniel clearly establishes this “truth,” (as E.G. White referred to it) then why should we need look any further? Hence the following paragraphs will present why the King of the North cannot be the Papacey according to Daniel 11:45 – 12:1. Let’s take a look at Daniel 11: 44 & 45 Daniel 11:44-45 44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. 45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall … Continued