DANIEL 11
Daniel 11 is a difficult chapter. Here are my thoughts:
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia…
(Dan 11:2)
We first need to keep in mind that this is the starting point of this prophecy… it started in Daniel’s time. It is my opinion that the prophecy would detail events down to the second coming and resurrection.
But many of these events except for those at the very end have had very specific fulfillments. The verses up to and including verse 30 detail the wars of the Syrians and the Egyptians. Because Israel dwelt between these two warring countries they were directly affected by these wars. There is a principle here – God is interested in informing his people of world events that directly affect them.
Starting at verse 31 - ‘arms shall stand on his part’, I believe that the Romans are introduced. It is they who took away the daily sacrifice and destroyed the temple.
Verses 32-35 document the growing apostasy within the ‘Christianized’ Roman Empire, then beginning at verse 36 the Papal antichrist is introduced with such an explicit description that I do no know how anyone could miss the application.
Note how the positions of ‘king of the north and south’ change roles. There is, I believe, another change beginning at verse 40 - ‘And at the TIME OF THE END’…
It is only from this verse to the end that I feel may have some application to our day; and if not to our day, then some time future.
Whoever, or whatever this ‘king of the north’ is, it will make a rampage through the Middle East, overthrowing many countries, and finally planting itself within Jerusalem. I have found it EXTREMLY INTERESTING that the USA as the ‘new Rome’ has now strategically positioned itself north of Israel, and with all the talk of invading Iran, Syria, etc, all in the name of ‘fighting terror’. At the present we seem to be the only world power capable of carrying out such an extensive military campaign.
Vs 45’… and he shall come to his end, and none shall help him’. Given the present world opinion of our military endeavors, why do these words seem particularly poignant to me?
For you consideration…
--David
Daniel 11 is a difficult chapter. Here are my thoughts:
And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia…
(Dan 11:2)
We first need to keep in mind that this is the starting point of this prophecy… it started in Daniel’s time. It is my opinion that the prophecy would detail events down to the second coming and resurrection.
But many of these events except for those at the very end have had very specific fulfillments. The verses up to and including verse 30 detail the wars of the Syrians and the Egyptians. Because Israel dwelt between these two warring countries they were directly affected by these wars. There is a principle here – God is interested in informing his people of world events that directly affect them.
Starting at verse 31 - ‘arms shall stand on his part’, I believe that the Romans are introduced. It is they who took away the daily sacrifice and destroyed the temple.
Verses 32-35 document the growing apostasy within the ‘Christianized’ Roman Empire, then beginning at verse 36 the Papal antichrist is introduced with such an explicit description that I do no know how anyone could miss the application.
Note how the positions of ‘king of the north and south’ change roles. There is, I believe, another change beginning at verse 40 - ‘And at the TIME OF THE END’…
It is only from this verse to the end that I feel may have some application to our day; and if not to our day, then some time future.
Whoever, or whatever this ‘king of the north’ is, it will make a rampage through the Middle East, overthrowing many countries, and finally planting itself within Jerusalem. I have found it EXTREMLY INTERESTING that the USA as the ‘new Rome’ has now strategically positioned itself north of Israel, and with all the talk of invading Iran, Syria, etc, all in the name of ‘fighting terror’. At the present we seem to be the only world power capable of carrying out such an extensive military campaign.
Vs 45’… and he shall come to his end, and none shall help him’. Given the present world opinion of our military endeavors, why do these words seem particularly poignant to me?
For you consideration…
--David
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home