“And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.”
The two kings will desire to do mischief; they will sit at one table and speak lies; but it will not succeed, for the end is yet to be at the appointed time—prophesying the diplomatic deception between Antiochus and Ptolemy during their conflict, with both rulers manipulating each other falsely while pretending alliance, yet neither achieving permanent advantage due to divine appointment of history's course. The table sharing evokes the Prince of the Covenant's broken covenant authority. The affirmation that nothing succeeds against divine appointment maintains theological perspective on human scheming.
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