Daniel 11:1. ALSO I, IN THE FIRST YEAR OF DARIUS, THE MEDE, EVEN I, STOOD TO CONFIRM AND TO STRENGTHEN HIM, or, "even as I stood by to strengthen him," the inference being that the various angelic spirits come to the support of one another when special efforts in behalf of the people or nations in t... [ Continue Reading ]
And now I will show thee the truth. Cf. Daniel 10:21. BEHOLD, THERE SHALL STAND UP YET, namely, after Cyrus, who was then king, THREE KINGS IN PERSIA, whose names are commonly given as Cambyses, Pseudo-Smerdis, and Darius Hystaspes; AND THE FOURTH SHALL BE FAR RICHER THAN THEY ALL, literally, "shall... [ Continue Reading ]
And a mighty king shall stand up, a heroic, warlike king, namely, Alexander of Macedonia and Greece, THAT SHALL RULE WITH GREAT DOMINION AND DO ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, with tyrannical authority.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he shall stand up, just as soon as his power is fairly established, HIS KINGDOM SHALL BE BROKEN, the brief duration of Alexander's rule being here indicated, AND SHALL BE DIVIDED TOWARD THE FOUR WINDS OF HEAVEN, in a fourfold division of his kingdom after the battle of Ipsus, 301 B. C.; AND... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king of the South shall be strong, the ruler of Egypt, AND ONE OF HIS PRINCES; AND HE SHALL BE STRONG ABOVE HIM, the reference most likely being to Seleucus Nicator, AND HAVE DOMINION; HIS DOMINION SHALL BE A GREAT DOMINION, which, as a matter of fact, extended from Phrygia on the west to th... [ Continue Reading ]
And in the end of years, that is, after several years have elapsed, THEY SHALL JOIN THEMSELVES TOGETHER, the king of the South and the king of the North forming a confederacy, when Antiochus II Theos, the second successor of Seleucus Nicator, married Berenice, the daughter of Ptolemeus Philadelphus;... [ Continue Reading ]
But out of a branch of her roots, a shoot out of the apparently dead stock, SHALL ONE STAND UP IN HIS ESTATE, to take her place in this controversy, her own brother, Ptolemy III Euergetes, WHICH SHALL COME WITH AN ARMY AND SHALL ENTER INTO THE FORTRESS OF THE KING OF THE NORTH, against all the stron... [ Continue Reading ]
and shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods with their princes, their molten or cast images, AND WITH THEIR PRECIOUS VESSELS OF SILVER AND OF GOLD, all this being welcome booty; AND HE SHALL CONTINUE MORE YEARS THAN THE KING OF THE NORTH, holding out against him with his superior strength.... [ Continue Reading ]
So the king of the South shall come into his kingdom, rather, "and he," the last-named king of the North, "shall come into the kingdom of the king of the South," AND SHALL RETURN INTO HIS OWN LAND, to Syria. This was fulfilled in the expedition of Seleucus Callinicus, in which he sent a fleet agains... [ Continue Reading ]
But his sons, again those of the Northern king, SHALL BE STIRRED UP, preparing for war, AND SHALL ASSEMBLE A MULTITUDE OF GREAT FORCES, in waging war upon the Southern kingdom; AND ONE SHALL CERTAINLY COME AND OVERFLOW AND PASS THROUGH, the activities of Antiochus the Great in his victorious advance... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king of the South shall be moved with choler, with a fierce and sudden anger, AND SHALL COME FORTH AND FIGHT WITH HIM, EVEN WITH THE KING OF THE NORTH; AND HE SHALL SET FORTH A GREAT MULTITUDE; BUT THE MULTITUDE SHALL BE GIVEN INTO HIS HAND. This undoubtedly describes the attack made by Ptol... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up, literally, "and shall rise up the multitude and shall lift up his heart," as he took up the campaign with great courage; AND HE SHALL CAST DOWN MANY TEN THOUSANDS, killing myriads in the battle of Raphia, near Gaza; BUT HE SHAL... [ Continue Reading ]
For the king of the North shall return and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. This was approximately thirteen years later when Antiochus the Great had strengthened himself by successful campaigns ag... [ Continue Reading ]
And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the South, particularly in insurrections which were caused by bad administration of affairs at home; ALSO THE ROBBERS OF THY PEOPLE SHALL EXALT THEMSELVES TO ESTABLISH THE VISION, literally, "violent persons of thy [Daniel's] people wi... [ Continue Reading ]
So the king of the North shall come, advancing to the attack once more, AND CAST UP A MOUNT AND TAKE THE MOST FENCED CITIES, literally, "city of fortifications," a term used of the fortresses of the South in general; AND THE ARMS OF THE SOUTH SHALL NOT WITHSTAND, NEITHER HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE, their arm... [ Continue Reading ]
But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, for Antiochus, the victor of Paneas, near the sources of the Jordan, now overran the entire country, AND NONE SHALL STAND BEFORE HIM; AND HE SHALL STAND IN THE GLORIOUS LAND, literally, "in the land of ornament," the Holy Land, espec... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, intending to follow up his successes with a further attack on the country now almost subjugated, AND UPRIGHT ONES WITH HIM, rather, with the purpose of restoring a proper political relationship, the agreement consisting in t... [ Continue Reading ]
After this shall he, the king of the North, TURN HIS FACE UNTO THE ISLES, including the coast-lands of the Mediterranean, AND SHALL TAKE MANY; BUT A PRINCE FOR HIS OWN BEHALF SHALL CAUSE THE REPROACH OFFERED BY HIM TO CEASE, or, "yet his scorn which he heaped upon the generals they will revenge upon... [ Continue Reading ]
Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land, withdrawing to them on account of the force of the attack against him; BUT HE SHALL STUMBLE AND FALL AND NOT BE FOUND, for this reversal was the beginning of his end, for history records that he was slain in an insurrection of the inhabita... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom, literally, "then shall arise in his stead one who causes exactors (or oppressors) to pass through the ornament of the kingdom," so that his subjects were oppressed with various afflictions and burdens; BUT WITHIN FEW DA... [ Continue Reading ]
And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, a despicable and morally contemptible character, TO WHOM THEY SHALL NOT GIVE THE HONOR OF THE KINGDOM, who seized the royal power and authority against the will of the nation; BUT HE SHALL COME IN PEACEABLY AND OBTAIN THE KINGDOM BY FLATTERIES, that is... [ Continue Reading ]
FURTHER REVELATIONS CONCERNING THE FUTURE... [ Continue Reading ]
And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant, literally, "and the overflowing armies will be submerged from before him and broken, and princes of the covenant as well"; that is, even if men would come against him with... [ Continue Reading ]
And after the league made with him, after he had caused a conquered enemy to accept his terms, HE SHALL WORK DECEITFULLY, make use of further clever ruses; FOR HE SHALL COME UP AND SHALL BECOME STRONG WITH A SMALL PEOPLE, his smaller force being sufficient for his purposes, because he used it so cle... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall enter peaceably, while no one was expecting him to act with such quick decision, EVEN UPON THE FATTEST PLACES OF THE PROVINCE, where the greatest wealth was to be found; AND HE SHALL DO THAT WHICH HIS FATHERS HAVE NOT DONE NOR HIS FATHERS' FATHERS, deviating from the more humane practices o... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the South with a great army, summoning all his energy and making use of his great wealth in staging a successful campaign; AND THE KING OF THE SOUTH SHALL BE STIRRED UP TO BATTLE WITH A VERY GREAT AND MIGHTY ARMY, in trying to repel... [ Continue Reading ]
Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, the very members of the Egyptian royal household, the king's ministers, becoming guilty of such treachery, AND HIS ARMY SHALL OVERFLOW, but without accomplishing anything for him, AND MANY SHALL FALL DOWN SLAIN.... [ Continue Reading ]
And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, in feigning friendship and thus trying to harm one another, AND THEY SHALL SPEAK LIES AT ONE TABLE, all their protestations of high regard to each other being invented for the sake of playing politics; BUT IT SHALL NOT PROSPER, neither one succee... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shall he, the king of the North, RETURN INTO HIS LAND WITH GREAT RICHES, with much booty, chiefly secured in Egypt; AND HIS HEART SHALL BE AGAINST THE HOLY COVENANT, against the divine institution of the Jewish theocracy, the Jewish people in their country, as representing the visible Church of... [ Continue Reading ]
At the time appointed he shall return and come toward the South, in another campaign against Egypt and the countries tributary to it; BUT IT SHALL NOT BE AS THE FORMER OR AS THE LATTER, that is, the triumphs of the other expeditions were not repeated.... [ Continue Reading ]
For the ships of Chittim shall come against him, a fleet coming from the direction of Cyprus, that is, from the west, in this case a Roman embassy with a number of ships, the Roman emissaries landing in Alexandria in order to prevent the Syrian king from conquering Egypt; THEREFORE HE SHALL BE GRIEV... [ Continue Reading ]
And arms shall stand on his part, armed forces sent by him, AND THEY SHALL POLLUTE THE SANCTUARY OF STRENGTH, the Temple, as the fortress of Jehovah, AND SHALL TAKE AWAY THE DAILY SACRIFICE, AND THEY SHALL PLACE THE ABOMINATION THAT MAKETH DESOLATE, the reference being to an altar of idolatry erecte... [ Continue Reading ]
And such as do wickedly against the covenant, namely, the apostate Jews, SHALL HE CORRUPT BY FLATTERIES, inducing them to return to heathenism by flattering promises of earthly gain, of worldly advantages; BUT THE PEOPLE THAT DO KNOW THEIR GOD SHALL BE STRONG AND DO EXPLOITS, that is, they would res... [ Continue Reading ]
And they that understand among the people, those who know the Lord and walk in His fear, SHALL INSTRUCT MANY, making every effort to keep them in the right way; YET THEY SHALL FALL BY THE SWORD AND BY FLAME, BY CAPTIVITY AND BY SPOIL, MANY DAYS, these words evidently prophesying the uprising which t... [ Continue Reading ]
Now, when they shall fall, in sacrificing themselves for the sake of their religious principles, THEY SHALL BE HOLPEN WITH A LITTLE HELP, for the theocratic kingdom was retained as a result of their efforts; BUT MANY SHALL CLEAVE TO THEM WITH FLATTERIES, hypocritically casting their lot with the vic... [ Continue Reading ]
And some of them of understanding shall fall, death and various attendant tribulations taking their toll, TO TRY THEM AND TO PURGE AND TO MAKE THEM WHITE, EVEN TO THE TIME OF THE END, for all these afflictions would serve as trials in separating the dress from the pure metal, BECAUSE IT IS YET FOR A... [ Continue Reading ]
And the king, the Roman Antichrist as foreshadowed by Antiochus Epiphanes, SHALL DO ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, arbitrarily asserting his power and authority; AND HE SHALL EXALT HIMSELF, in the pride of his heart, AND MAGNIFY HIMSELF ABOVE EVERY GOD, arrogantly and blasphemously setting aside gods of eve... [ Continue Reading ]
Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, thereby breaking with the true worship of his nation, the proper service of God as it had existed in the Christian Church, NOR THE DESIRE OF WOMEN, denying and rejecting the natural inclination of man toward woman, as implanted in the sexes by the Crea... [ Continue Reading ]
But in his estate shall he honor the god of forces, literally, "and the god of fortresses in his place shall he honor," that is, he would make war, the application of force, his god, would extend his power by means of force; AND A GOD WHOM HIS FATHERS KNEW NOT SHALL HE HONOR WITH GOLD, AND SILVER, A... [ Continue Reading ]
Thus shall he do in the most strongholds with a strange god, literally, "he will do toward the fortified places with the aid of the strange god," that is, he will pursue a definite course against them; WHOM HE SHALL ACKNOWLEDGE AND INCREASE WITH GLORY, rather: "to them who will acknowledge him, he s... [ Continue Reading ]
And at the time of the end, namely, that of the present age of the world, during the Messianic era, SHALL THE KING OF THE SOUTH PUSH AT HIM, AND THE KING OF THE NORTH SHALL COME AGAINST HIM LIKE A WHIRLWIND WITH CHARIOTS AND WITH HORSEMEN AND WITH MANY SHIPS, with the aid of powerful forces; AND HE... [ Continue Reading ]
He, namely, Antichrist, SHALL ENTER ALSO INTO THE GLORIOUS LAND, the land of Palestine, AND MANY COUNTRIES SHALL BE OVERTHROWN; BUT THESE SHALL ESCAPE OUT OF HIS HAND, EVEN EDOM AND MOAB AND THE CHIEF OF THE CHILDREN OF AMMON, these ancient enemies of the people of God being representative of all th... [ Continue Reading ]
He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries, namely, in order to take possession of them; AND THE LAND OF EGYPT SHALL NOT ESCAPE.... [ Continue Reading ]
But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, the possession of which was ever one of the chief objects of Antichrist, and OVER ALL THE PRECIOUS THINGS OF EGYPT; AND THE LIBYANS AND THE ETHIOPIANS, representative of the southernmost people of the world, SHALL BE AT HIS STEPS. We... [ Continue Reading ]
But tidings out of the East, setting forth the extent of the Oriental secession, AND OUT OF THE NORTH, when the era of the Reformation began, SHALL TROUBLE HIM, for what he had at first considered an empty quarrel of idle monks soon assumed alarming proportions; THEREFORE HE SHALL GO FORTH WITH GREA... [ Continue Reading ]
And he shall plant the tabernacle of his palace between the seas, in the glorious holy mountain, literally, "between seas, over against the mountain of the glory [or ornament] of holiness," so that his palace was intended to be a rival of the ancient seat of Jehovah's power in the midst of His holy... [ Continue Reading ]