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Daniel (ch. 7-12)

by F. B. Hole

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ISAIAH PROPHESIED IN Judah both beore and al!o during the reign o the "od#

earing He$e%iah& when under hi! inluence thing! !ee'ed outwardl( to be better. )et the prophet had to re*eal the hidden corruption under the !urace. In our +ible! hi! boo% i!

ollowed b( that o Jere'iah& who wa! rai!ed up o "od to !pea% or Hi' in the la!t !ad

da(! o Judah,! hi!tor(& when thing! were hopele!!l( bad and be(ond reco*er(& and the blow ell on the' through Nebuchadne$$ar.

-he !e*en nation! o anaan had or'erl( inhabited the land and done horrible thing! in

it: !o 'uch !o that "od !ent I!rael again!t the' under Jo!hua with order! to eter'inate

the'. +ut now the 0ord ha! to !a( through Jere'iah. ,A wonderul and horrible thing i!co''itted in the land. -he prophet! prophe!( al!el(& and the prie!t! bear rule b( their

'ean!1 and 2( people lo*e to ha*e it !o1 and what will (e do in the end thereo3, 4Jer. 5:

67& 689. hat "od did through the +ab(lonian %ing ,in the end thereo&, Jere'iah had to

!ee and eperience to hi! deep !orrow. e 'a( get !o'e idea o the depth o hi! grie& iwe read the boo% o 0a'entation!& which ollow! hi! 'ain prophec(.

-hi! boo% i! ollowed b( E$e%iel who wa! carried a'ong!t 'an( other! into capti*it( in

the da(! o Jehoiachin !o'e (ear! beore the inal cra!h ell on ;ede%iah& which Jere'iahwitne!!ed. In the land o hi! capti*it( he !aw in *i!ion the glor(& which 'ar%ed the

pre!ence o "od& departing ro' te'ple and cit(& and i "od wa! gone& all wa! lo!t.

)et each o the!e three prophet! predicted "od,! uture inter*ention in a wa( that would

be altogether new. I!aiah oretold thing! that !hould be ab!olutel( new. e*en& ,newhea*en! and a new earth&, brought about b( the twoold ad*ent o the 2e!!iah1 ir!t a! the

hu'bled Ser*ant& to !uer or !in!& and then a! the 'ight( Ar' o Jeho*ah redee'ing in

power what He had ir!t redee'ed b( Hi! blood.

Jere'iah ollow!& predicting that the!e new thing! will be e!tabli!hed& not on the oldco*enant o law but on a new co*enant o grace. 0et Jere'iah 68: 68#6< be read and note

how again and again& ,I will&, appear!& rather than the& ,I (e will&, o Eodu! 8=: >. In thi!

New o*enant "od i! going to act according to Hi! own thought! and purpo!e! in grace&

ba!ed on the wor% o hri!t& a! unolded b( I!aiah.

E$e%iel co'plete! the prophetic outline& that i! gi*en to u! b( the!e three 'a?or prophet!.

In E$e%iel 6@ he oretell! the New +irth that will ta%e place with a re'nant o I!rael

beore the( enter on 'illennial ble!!edne!!& and hi! net chapter !pea%! o how the( will be !pirituall( uic%ened& and brought into a new order o lie.


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-hi! bring! u! to Daniel& who rai!ed up b( "od ?u!t a! the ,ti'e! o the "entile!, 40u%e

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*er!e < !ee'! to reer to "od,! di!ciplinar( dealing! with Nebuchadne$$ar. -hi! had been

nearl( ulilled when Daniel had the drea'.

-he !econd& de!cribed in *er!e 5& wa! the 2edo Per!ian& that o*erthrew the +ab(lonian!oon ater Daniel had the drea'. It i! repre!ented a! a bear& which i! worth( o note. -he

+ab(lonian wa! li%e a lion and an eagle& a! we !ee al!o in Jere'iah


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A! Daniel ga$ed at thi! re'ar%able !ight& ,throne! were !et& and the Ancient o da(! did

!it, 4New. -ran!.91 that i!& he !aw the hour o "od,! ?udg'ent arri*ed. How 'a?e!tic i! the

language o the!e *er!e!F One cannot read the' without being re'inded o the wa( the0ord Je!u! appeared to John& a! he record! in Re*elation 8. e re'e'ber al!o that ,the

Cather ?udgeth no 'an& but hath co''itted all ?udg'ent unto the Son, 4John 5: BB9. -o

Phari!ee! and other! John the +apti!t declared& ,He !hall bapti$e (ou with the Hol("ho!t& and with ire . . . He will burn up the cha with unuenchable ire, 42att. 6: 88&

8B91 and ,ire,& (ou notice& 'ar%! the !cene we ha*e beore u! here.

-he ,Ancient o da(!, then pre!ent! "od to u! in the eternit( o Hi! +eing& or we 'u!t

re'e'ber that the Per!on! o the "odhead were not clearl( di!tingui!hed& a! the( ha*e been !ince the co'ing o hri!t. In the pre!ence o Al'ight( "od the Ro'an e'pire in

it! la!t and wor!t pha!e& under the do'ination o the ,little horn,& who' we identi( with

the ir!t bea!t o Re*elation 86 will be de!tro(ed in ?udg'ent1 while up to that ti'e thethree earlier bea!t! will ha*e been per'itted to ei!t& though do'inion had been ta%en

ro' the'& a! !tated in *er!e 8B.

-hi! drea' clearl( di*ide! into three part!. -he ir!t& the *i!ion o the our bea!t!. -he

!econd& the *i!ion o ?udg'ent e!tabli!hed and the ourth bea!t with it! little hornde!tro(ed in the pre!ence o Al'ight( "od. -he third& the *i!ion o the ad*ent and glor(

and eternal do'inion o ,the Son o 2an,. -he allu!ion to the 0ord Je!u! here i! not a!

di!tinct a! it i! in P!al' >:


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Not all the !aint!& 'entioned in *er!e B8 o our chapter& are !lain& though war i! 'ade

again!t the'. -he!e o cour!e will pa!! into the earthl( ble!!edne!! o the Gingdo'. So&

in our chapter we ha*e ,the !aint!,& who will e!cape and be ble!!ed on earth: ,the !aint! othe high place!&, who!e portion i! in hea*en: and urther& in *er!e B& ,the people o the

!aint! o the high place!,& to who' the greatne!! o the %ingdo' ,under the whole

hea*en,& i! to be gi*en. -hat people will be the true I!rael& clean!ed and born again& a! predicted in E$e%iel 6@& and thu! 'ade !pirituall( to li*e& according to E$e%iel 6.

-hi! *i!ion wa! gi*en to Daniel !hortl( beore the ir!t o the our great e'pire! ell& and

!ince he wa! without the urther light !hed in the New -e!ta'ent& we can under!tand

what a di!turbing eect it had on hi! 'ind. hat di!turbed hi' 'a( well encourage u!.-he bea!t#li%e e'pire! o 'en will *ani!h in ?udg'ent& and all do'inion will be *e!ted in

the Son o 2an& while delegated authorit( will be eerci!ed b( !aint! both hea*enl( and

earthl(.

CHAPTER E!HT (Daniel ")

E NO 0EAE that portion o the prophec( that deal! !peciall( with the "entile

power!1 and !o& a! we begin chapter >& the language o the original re*ert! to Hebrew

ro' the haldee. -he *i!ion recorded in thi! chapter& i! dated about two (ear! ater the

one we ha*e ?u!t con!idered. -hough "entile power! are !till in *iew& the 'ain point!ee'! to be their action in regard to Jeru!ale' with it! !anctuar( and !acriice!. It ca'e

to Daniel not when he wa! in +ab(lon but rather in Shu!han1 that i!& in a palace o the

2edo#Per!ian e'pire& which o*erthrew the +ab(lonian& and it 'u!t ha*e been ?u!t beorethat o*erthrow too% place.

-hu! beore the 2edo#Per!ian e'pire triu'phed& it! own o*erthrow wa! pictured in the

'ind o Daniel& !ince the ra' with two horn! clearl( repre!ented that power. -he Per!ianhorn beca'e the do'inant one& but it ca'e up la!t. Cor a ti'e the ra' wa! irre!i!tible&doing it! own will and pu!hing in all direction!.

-he he goat o *er!e 5 i! clearl( the "recian power& and the ,notable horn, wa! a

prediction o Aleander the "reat& who& 'o*ing with great !witne!!& cru!hed the Per!ian

power. -hen *er!e > predicted the !udden end o Aleander and the di*i!ion o hi! newl(acuired do'inion into our le!!er one!.

-hu! ar& we ha*e been gi*en an enlarged *iew o what wa! co'pre!!ed into *er!e @ o

the pre*iou! chapter1 but in Daniel >: = we pa!! into prediction! that are new& and that

deal with happening! that would !pring out o the di!!olution o the "recian e'pirerather than the aair! o the la!t da(!& until we co'e to the interpretation o the *i!ion&

which i! gi*en to u! in *er!e! 8=#B@. A! i! reuentl( the ca!e& the interpretation tra*el!

be(ond the detail! gi*en in the *i!ion.

-he prediction!& a! to ,the little horn, and hi! doing!& are di!tinct ro' tho!e o the ,little

horn,& o Daniel . -hat wa! to !pring out o the ourth e'pire in it! la!t da(!: thi!& out o

one o the our part! o the di*ided third e'pire. -hi! !tri%ing indi*idual wa! to glori(


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hi'!el and reach toward! the !outh and ea!t and ,the plea!ant land,& which doubtle!! i!

Pale!tine. -he ,!tar!, he would ca!t down& we under!tand to be !hining !er*ant! o "od.

He would ta%e awa( the dail( !acriice and tread the !anctuar( down& di!honouring the,prince o the ho!t,. -hi! wa! all ulilled in the career o that e*il 'an& %nown to hi!tor(

a! Antiochu! Epiphane!. He deiled the te'ple and tried to orce heathen wor!hip on the

Jew!& which led to the re*olt under the 2accabee!& and a ti'e o 'uch tribulation& untilat la!t ater the B&677 e*ening! and 'orning! the !anctuar( wa! clean!ed. e belie*e that

'an( detail! gi*en in Hebrew! 88: 65#6>& 'a( reer to !aint! o tho!e da(!.

hen Daniel wa! 'ade to under!tand the *i!ion& hi! thought! were !oon carried on to

,what !hall be in the la!t end o the indignation,& a! *er!e 8= !a(!. er!e! B7#BB&!u''ari$e the hi!tor( we ha*e con!idered& and then *er!e B6 carrie! u! on to the latter

da(!& when two thing! will happen. Cir!t& tran!gre!!or! will ha*e ,co'e to the ull,.

Second& a %ing& 'ar%ed b( bold power and cle*er under!tanding& will ri!e up ro' the!a'e uarter. -hi! i! indicated b( the act that he ari!e! in the latter ti'e o ,their

%ingdo',1 that i!& ro' the north region o S(ria& whence ca'e Antiochu! o e*il

'e'or(& who !prang ro' Seleucu!& one o Aleander,! general!& who beca'e %ing othe north& while Ptole'( and hi! !ucce!!or! beca'e %ing! o the !outh& or Eg(pt.

-hi! co'ing %ing o the north& li%e Antiochu!& will atte'pt to ,de!tro( the 'ight( and the

hol(.people,1 that i!& the I!rael o the la!t da(!. Hi! doing! are de!cribed in *er!e! B< and

B5& but at the la!t he will ,!tand up again!t the Prince o prince!,& and a! a re!ult be bro%en,without hand,1 that i!& we under!tand& without hu'an in!tru'ent alit(. Here then& we

ha*e that ,%ing o the north,& or ,the A!!(rian,& that igure! !o largel( in other Old

-e!ta'ent prophecie!& who will be de!tro(ed b( the 0ord Je!u! Hi'!el when He appear!

in Hi! glor(& and Hi! eet !tand on the 2ount o Oli*e!& a! ;echariah ha! predicted in theopening o ;ech. 8


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!er*ice& or he had been a'ong!t the ir!t batch o capti*e!& deported b( Nebuchadne$$ar.

Jere'iah& an older 'an& had been let in Jeru!ale'& prophe!(ing there until it! de!truction

(ear! later.

-he all o +ab(lon wa! a tre'endou! uphea*al. hat eect had it upon Daniel3 It

'o*ed hi' to !tud( that portion o the ord o "od that wa! a*ailable under hi! hand. Air!t#rate ea'ple or u! toda(& !ince the uphea*al! a'ong the nation! during the pa!t

it( (ear! ha*e been 'ore ar#reaching than the all o +ab(lon. -he prophecie! oJere'iah had been co''itted to writing and were a*ailable to hi' a!& ,boo%!,. e ha*e

the co'pleted +ible& which reall( 'ean! ,-he +oo%,.

-o Daniel the!e ,boo%!, ca'e a! ,the word o the 0ord,1 that i!& he recei*ed Jere'iah,!writing! a! being in!pired o "od& and hence authoritati*e& and to be accepted without

ue!tion. Happ( are we i& ollowing hi! ea'ple& we treat our +ible in the !a'e wa(.

-he particular pa!!age that aected Daniel !o deepl( wa! Jere'iah B5: >#8


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according to Hi! word& i! urged& ,not ... or our righteou!ne!!e!& but or -h( great

'ercie!,. 0et u! culti*ate the!e ecellent eature! in our da(. e too can a!% or nothing

on the ground o 'erit& but onl( on the ground o 'erc(. A! we conte'plate the !tate ohri!tendo' toda(& and o our own !tate too& let u! culti*ate the !pirit o hu'ble

cone!!ion that 'ar%ed Daniel.

Such cone!!ion and pra(er 'eet! with an i''ediate an!wer& a! we !ee in *er!e! B7 and

B8. "abriel& the angelic 'e!!enger o "od& wa! !ent& ,to l( !witl(,& with an an!wer thatwould gi*e Daniel ,!%ill and under!tanding, a! to e*ent! that la( ahead& with the a!!urance

that he wa! in "od,! e!ti'ation a 'an ,greatl( belo*ed,. hat other !aint wa! per'itted to

hear hi'!el !o de!cribed3 Our 0ord,! word! were& ,he that !hall hu'ble hi'!el !hall beealted, 42att. B6: 8B9. Here we ha*e an illu!tration o thi!. Daniel had hu'bled hi'!el

in eceptional 'ea!ure& and !o he i! per'itted to %now that he i! greatl( belo*ed in

Hea*en. hat an ealtationF Had he not been trul( hu'bled !uch an a!!urance 'ightha*e pued hi' up to hi! undoing.

"abriel wa! co''i!!ioned to re*eal to Daniel the prophec( o the ,!e*ent( wee%!,1 theword wee% here indi cating a period o !e*en& it 'a( be o da(!& or a! here it clearl( i!& o

(ear!. e ha*e ?u!t !een Daniel !tirred to cone!!ion and pra(er b( the di!co*er( o theact that the !e*ent( (ear! o the de!olation! had nearl( run their cour!e1 he i! now to

learn that !e*ent( (ear!& 'ultiplied b( !e*en& were to pa!! when according to the Di*ine

rec%oning& ull relea!e and ble!!ing would be reached& a! indicated in *er!e B


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to accept the re!ult o an in*e!tigation 'ade (ear! ago b( the late Sir Robert Ander!on& a

co'petent and reliable per!on. He !howed that not onl( were the 6 (ear! to hri!t

correct& but that the( epired eactl( to the da( on which He 'ade Hi! or'al pre!entation o Hi'!el to Hi! people& riding on the oal o an a!!& a! ;echariah had

oretold.

And what wa! the re!ult o thi! pre!entation3 Ju!t what we ha*e in *er!e B@. 2e!!iah wa!

,cut o& but not or Hi'!el,& or better& a! the 'argin ha! it& ,and !hall ha*e nothing,. -hu!Hi! re?ection wa! oretold& and though He had the title to e*er(thing on the earth& He had

nothing: a borrowed !table or Hi! birth1 nowhere to la( Hi! head& while He !er*ed1 a

borrowed to'b at the ini!h. Here then we ind the Jew! co''itting the'!el*e! to a !inar wor!e than their brea%ing o the law and their per!i!tent idolatr(. -he con!euence!

lowing ro' thi! greate!t o all !in!& are !tated at the end o *er!e B@.

)ear! ago we heard o a hri!tian tal%ing to a Jewi!h Rabbi& and a!%ing hi' what in their

hi!tor( ?u!tiied "od in conde'ning the' to the di!a!ter! and 'i!erie! the( !uered in

+ab(lon. He ad'itted at once that it wa! their law#brea%ing and idolatr(. -hen& !aid thehri!tian& tell 'e& what ha*e (ou done that ?u!tiie! "od in conde'ning (ou to ar wor!e

di!a!ter! and 'i!erie!& la!ting ro' A. D. 7& to the pre!ent ti'e& with e*en wor!e thing!!till in pro!pect3 It wa! a de*a!tating ue!tion& and what could he !a(3 e %now what we

!hould at once !a(1 pointing to the 2e!!iah cruciied between two thie*e!.

In thi! prophec( the re!ult o the cutting o o the 2e!!iah i! briel( !u''ed up at the

end o *er!e B@. -he 'ore i''ediate re!ult wa! to be the de!truction o the cit( and the!anctuar( b( ,the people o the prince that !hall co'e., Now thi! prince i! the ,little horn,&

o who' we read in Daniel & the head o the Ro'an E'pire in it! re*i*ed and la!t !tage&

who' we identiied with the ir!t ,bea!t, o Re*elation 86. -hi! Ro'an de!pot i! !till to

co'e& but the Ro'an people were the do'inant power in the ti'e o our 0ord& and the(did de!tro( Jeru!ale' in *er( thorough a!hion.

-hat de!truction wa! but the beginning o "od,! di!ciplinar( ?udg'ent! upon the'. So

the prophec( 'o*e! on to ,the end thereo,& which i! to be ,with a lood,& or ,an o*erlow,&indicating& we ?udge& that the !orrow! and per!ecution! that ha*e ollowed the Jew!

through all the!e centurie! will ri!e to lood#tide height ?u!t beore the end. -he clo!ing

word! o thi! *er!e 'a( be read& ,unto the end& warthe de!olation! deter'ined,. Here i! a!tate 'eet& con*e(ing *olu'e! in a ew word!.

In the pa!t nineteen centurie! war ha! been the pro'inent eature. I all reerence to it

were cut out o our hi!tor( boo%!& there would be not 'uch hi!tor( let& and there are

war! predicted& that (et ha*e to co'e. +ut the Jew and hi! cit( are particularl( in *iew inthi! prophec(& and hence we again 'eet with the word& ,de!olation!,. Our chapter began

with a reerence to the 7 (ear!, de!olation! predicted b( Jere'iah1 now a! we reach it!

end we ind another prediction o de!olation!& which in length and inal !e*erit( will!urpa!! the or'er. So 2e!!iah,! death wa! to be ollowed al'o!t i''ediatel( b( the

de!truction o Jeru!ale'& and ulti'atel(& or a long period& but it! length not re*ealed& b(

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Ha*ing 'entioned the end in *er!e B@& we are carried on to the e*ent! o the end in *er!e

B. ho i! the ,he,& with who' the *er!e begin!3 learl( the ,prince that !hall co'e&,

do'inating the re*i*ed Ro'an E'pire o the la!t da(!. He i! going to conir'& not ,theco*enant, but& ,a co*enant with the 'an( or one wee%, 4New -ran!.9. And thi! i!

e*identl( the one wee% which co'plete! the 7 wee%! o thi! prophec(. -hi! co*enant&

we ?udge& will per'it the Jew! o that da( to re!u'e ,the !acriice and the oblation, inJeru!ale'& or in the 'id!t o the wee% he will brea% the co*enant& and the de!olation!

will reach their cli'a.

In the New -ran!lation the clo!e o the *er!e read!& ,becau!e o the protection o

abo'ination! 4there !hall be9 a de!olator& e*en until that the con!u'ption and what i!deter'ined !hall be poured out upon the de!olate,. -hi! will be the ti'e o the great

tribulation& and the ,de!olator, we !hould identi( a! being the ,%ing o ierce

countenance,& !po%en o in the clo!ing *er!e! o Daniel >. At the end o thi! !e*entiethwee% 2e!!iah will appear in power and great glor(& a! other !cripture! !how& and the

,e*erla!ting righteou!ne!!,& or ,the righteou!ne!! o the age!,& will be e!tabli!hed. Hi!

appearing will co'pletel( o*erthrow the de!olator and co'pletel( deli*er the de!olate.

-hu!& the da( o grace& in which we are li*ing& co'e! in between wee%! @= and 7. -helatter part o *er!e B@ !how! that there i! to be an undeined period at that point& 'ar%ed

b( war and de!olation! a! to world aair! and the Jew!& but 'ar%ed al!o b( the going

orth o the "o!pel& a! the New -e!ta'ent !how!. -he re?ection and the death o the2e!!iah wa! thu! plainl( predicted& with the !orrow! o the world in general and o the

Jew in particular& a! the re!ult o it.

CHAPTER TEN (Daniel 1$)

A! E O22ENE reading chapter 87& we again ind 'ention o ,wee%!,. -he( are&howe*er& to be di!tingui!hed ro' the ,wee%!, we ha*e ?u!t been con!idering& !ince a notein the 'argin o our +ible! indicate! that in the Hebrew the( are ,wee%! o da(!,. Cor

tho!e wee%! Daniel wa! 'ourning and a!ting& though the rea!on or thi! i! not !tated.

At the end o chapter 8& we were told that Daniel continued to the ir!t (ear o (ru!:

what we are about to con!ider occurred in the third (ear o (ru!& !o Daniel wa! now anold 'an and *er( near the end o hi! re'ar%able career. Our chapter urni!he! u! with

detail! preparator( to the prophetic re*elation! 'ade in Daniel 88 and Daniel 8B. -he(

are *er( in!tructi*e& a! !howing u! the wa( in which angelic being! 'a( act a!,'ini!tering !pirit!& !ent orth to 'ini!ter or the' who !hall be heir! o !al*ation, 4Heb.

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onlict in the angelic real' had !till to ta%e place with the prince! o Per!ia and "recia#

the e'pire that wa! pre!entl( to o*erthrow the Per!ian e'pire#but the in!truction o thi!

hu'ble and de*oted !er*ant o "od too% precedence& a! to ti'e& o*er e*en that.

He had co'e to !how Daniel& ,that which i! noted in the Scripture o -ruth,. He !po%e a!

i it had alread( been !o noted& but we 'a( indeed than% "od that it ha! been noted in the+ible#the Scripture o -ruth#which we hold in our hand and can read toda(. hat wa!

thu! con*e(ed to Daniel i! noted in the chapter! that ollow& and a! we read the' we !hall!ee that !o'e thing! re*ealed ha*e alread( ta%en place& and !o'e re'ain to be ulilled&

a! we ha*e ?u!t !een in the prophec( o the !e*ent( wee%!. hat ha! been !o accuratel(

ulilled a!!ure! u! that the i'portant thing!& that re'ain to be ullilled& will all ta%e place with eual accurac( in their !ea!on.

CHAPTER E%EVEN (Daniel 11)

E NO O2E to the la!t o the prophetic re*elation!& recei*ed and recorded b(

Daniel. -he opening *er!e! o chapter 88& indeed the larger part o the chapter& gi*e u! prediction! that *er( e*identl( ha*e long !ince been ulilled. I our reader! will glance at

the clo!e o *er!e 65& the( will !ee the word!& ,to the ti'e o the end& becau!e it i! (et or

a ti'e appointed,. -hen turning bac% to Daniel =: B@& the( will !ee the word!& ,unto the

end,1 and at that point ca'e the undi!clo!ed gap in the prophec( o the !e*ent( wee%!#a!we now %now& la!ting o*er nineteen centurie!#beore the !e*entieth wee% arri*e!. So it i!&

we belie*e& here& and onl( when we reach *er!e 6@ o our chapter doe! the prophec(

!uddenl( 'o*e on to the ti'e o the end& and to the la!t da(!.

-he three Per!ian %ing! who were to ,!tand up,& according to *er!e B& are e*identl( the

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er!e @ begin!& ,And in the end o (ear!,& and we at once tra*el on !o'e di!tance into

hi!tor(& or the prophec( doe! not concern it!el here with indi*idual %ing!. It i! ?u!t ,the

%ing o the north,& or ,o the !outh,& though dierent indi*idual! 'a( be indicated. hat i! plainl( oretold i! the !tate o riction and warare that continued or 'an( (ear! between

the!e two oppo!ing power!& to the trouble and di!co'ort o the Pale!tinian Jew!& who

were located between the'. e 'a( !a( thereore that *er!e! @#B7 oreca!t their e*il!che'ing! and ighting! up to a point when the power o Ro'e beca'e 'anie!t& beore

which the then %ing o the north !hould ,!tu'ble and all& and not be ound,. Hi!

!ucce!!or had to be a 'ere ,rai!er o tae!,& to 'eet the de'and! o Ro'e. Inidel! ha*ein!i!ted thi! chapter 'u!t ha*e been written ater the e*ent!& !o accuratel( doe! it oretell

what actuall( too% place.

Reaching *er!e B8& we read that ater thi! ,rai!er o tae!, there would ,!tand up a *ile

per!on,& 'ar%ed euall( b( cunning latter( and b( warli%e *iolence& and hi! doing! andthe thing! that !prang out o hi! doing! occup( u! until we co'e to the end o *er!e 6@.

e ha*e here again& we belie*e& the 'an pre!ented to u! in Daniel >: =& a! the ,little horn,

ri!ing out o one o the our %ingdo'! into which the "recian do'inion wa! di*ided#the'an %nown to hi!tor( a! Antiochu! Epiphane!. Hi! e*il doing! are dwelt upon at !o'e

length& we belie*e& becau!e he acted with !uch *iolence again!t the Jew! a! to 'a%e hi'

a t(pe or oreca!t o the %ing o the north& who in the la!t da(! will be their great

ad*er!ar(.

-hi! i! !een e!peciall( in *er!e! B>#6B. In the ir!t o the!e *er!e!& ,hi! heart !hall be

again!t the hol( co*enant,. -hen or a ti'e hi! plan! are !poiled b( ,the !hip! o hitti',1

that i!& an epedition ro' Ro'e. -hi! wa! the occa!ion that !o'e o u! 'a( re'e'ber

hearing about in our !chool da(!& when tired with hi! al!it( the Ro'an leader drew acircle about hi' where he !tood& and de'anded an an!wer beore he !tepped out o it.

-hi! it wa! that angered hi'& and a! he dared not attac% the Ro'an!& he *ented hi! !pleenon the Jew!& and had ,indignation again!t the hol( co*enant,.

A'ong!t the Jew! o hi! da(! were ound !o'e ,that or!a%e the hol( co*enant,& a! *er!e

67 indicate!& and e!tabli!hing contact with the!e& he proceeded to pollute the !anctuar( in

a *iolent wa(& a! *er!e 68 predict!. He o*erturned the whole order o thing! in the te'ple

at Jeru!ale'& !topping the !acriice! to Jeho*ah in the endea*our to 'a%e all *enerate aal!e i'age& which i! de!cribed here a! ,the abo'ination that 'a%eth de!olate,. -hen he

corrupted and gained to hi! !ide b( latterie! ,!uch a! do wic%edl( again!t the co*enant,.

0et u! notice that no le!! than our ti'e! the ,co*enant, i! 'entioned in the!e *er!e!& and

on three o the!e occa!ion! the word ,hol(, i! connected with it. hat "od ha! co*enantedand decreed i! alwa(! the ob?ect o the de*il,! attac%& and thi! 'an wa! without a doubt

an agent o Satan in hi! eort! to !ub*ert what re'ained o the wor!hip o the one true

"od at Jeru!ale'.

+ut in tho!e da(! there were to be ound not onl( tho!e who were wic%ed and who' he

could corrupt but al!o ,people that do %now their "od,& and& ,that under!tand a'ong the

people,. -hi! i! e*er "od,! wa(1 He doe! not lea*e Hi'!el without a witne!! o !o'e


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%ind& and here we ha*e a prediction o what actuall( happened in tho!e dar% da(!. -he

2accabee! were rai!ed up& $ealou! and "odearing 'en& and under their leader!hip there

wa! ulti'atel( a deli*erance& though not without 'uch lo!! and !uering& a! i! indicatedin *er!e 66.

In the clo!ing *er!e! o Hebrew! 88& particularl( in Hebrew! 88: 6@#6>& we ind allu!ion!to the !uering! o !aint! o a b(gone age which we can hardl( identi( ro' Old

-e!ta'ent hi!tor(& and it 'a( be that the reerence i! to !aint! who !uered in thi! periodo trial& ater the da(! o 2alachi. -heir te!ting! were inten!iied b( the ailure and

apo!ta!( o !o'e who were 'en o under!tanding& a! *er!e 65 o our chapter predicted1

but thi! would ha*e a purging eect upon tho!e who did reall( !tand ir'l( or "od.

-hi! 'ied !tate o thing! i! to per!i!t& ,to the ti'e o the end,. -hu! it i! !tated& and thu!

it ha! been#particularl( a! regard! the Jew& who i! beore u! in the prophec( here. -here i!

to be in thi! 'a!ter ,e ti'e appointed,& but no indication i! gi*en o how long the ti'e i!

to be. e turn to !uch New -e!ta'ent pa!!age! a! Ephe!ian! 6:


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"od. e are called to a lie o obedience& or we are to ha*e in u! the 'ind that wa! in

hri!t& which led Hi' e*en to death. Hi! wa! the lie o !el#hu'iliation& the eact

oppo!ite to the !el#ealting 'ind which wa! in Ada'& and which characteri$e! the le!hin each one o u!.

-wo epre!!ion! in *er!e 6 indicate that thi! %ing will be a Jew& or he di!regard! ,the"od o hi! ather!,& and al!o ,the de!ire o wo'en,& or e*er( t(pical Jewi!h wo'an

de!ired to be the 'other o the 2e!!iah. He will !pea% ,'ar*ellou! thing!, again!t the true"od& a!!u'ing a "od#li%e po!ition or hi'!el. )et he will honour ,the god o orce!,& or

,o ortre!!e!,1 an allu!ion we thin%& to what i! plainl( !een in Re*elation 86& where the

!econd bea!t i! the leader in religiou! apo!ta!( but i! dependent upon the ir!t bea!t orworldl( power and 'ilitar( 'ight.

Support he will need& or the %ing! o both !outh and north will be antagoni!tic& 'ore

particularl( the %ing o the north& a! we !ee in the clo!ing *er!e! o the chapter. In I!aiah

he i! !po%en o a! the A!!(rian& and ,the o*erlowing !courge, 4I!a. B>: 859& and ;echariah

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a! Re*elation 6: 87 indicate!& all the world will be aected b( it& !ince the "entile! a! a

!econdar( power had a hand in the death o hri!t. In that tribulation there will be not

onl( terrible e*il!& proceeding ro' both 'an and Satan& but the outpouring o the wratho "od& a! re*ealed in Re*elation 8@. A! hri!tian! we ha*e the a!!urance that& ,"od hath

not appointed u! to wrath& but to obtain !al*ation b( our 0ord Je!u! hri!t, 48 -he!!. 5:

=9.

Our !cripture tell! u! that an elect I!rael will be deli*ered out o the tribulation#,e*er( onethat !hall be ound written in the boo%,1 the boo% o lie& a! the New -e!ta'ent !pea%! o

it. -he awa%ening that i! predicted in *er!e B& i! e*identl( !i'ilar to that o which E$e%iel

6 !pea%!. 2an( a Jew will be a!leep a! regard! their "od& and buried in the du!t o thenation!. -he( will awa%e& !o'e 'ar%ed b( aith to enter into the lie e*erla!ting o the

'illennial age1 other! !till unbelie*ing to enter into ?udg'ent. It will be with the' a! it

will be with "entile people!& a! the 0ord 'ade %nown in 2atthew B5: 68#


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i!& the "od#earing re'nant in I!rael. -he( will be 'ar%ed b( an etre'it( o wea%ne!!&

and the ad*er!arie! will ha*e reached apparentl( the pea% o their power and !plendour.

-hen the !udden appearing o the 0ord in glor( and 'ight: Hi! poor !aint! deli*ered1 thead*er!arie! irretrie*abl( cru!hed.

-hu! it ha! e*er been& and thu! it will (et be: I!rael in Eg(pt& or in!tance. hen Jacobwent into Eg(pt in the da(! o Jo!eph he and hi! children were an honoured people. -he

(ear! pa!!ed and the( ell lower and lower& until the( were a crowd o !la*e! under theta!%#'a!ter,! la!h. -hen "od acted in ?udg'ent: Hi! powerle!! people deli*ered: the

powerul ene'( co'pletel( o*erthrown. -hu! it will be or I!rael at the opening o the

'illennial age1 and we do not anticipate it will be otherwi!e when the !aint! are rapturedto glor(& a! predicted in 8 -he!!alonian! & ind! an echo in all our heart!. It now concern! not the ti'e

o the end& but what i! to be the inal outco'e o all thi! hu'an wic%edne!! and o thedealing! o "od3 Daniel wa! a godl( Jew o a repre !entati*e !ort& and to !uch at that

ti'e the real !igniicance wa! ,clo!ed up and !ealed,. e are told in 8 Peter 8: 8B how Old-e!ta'ent prophet! !po%e o thing!& which the( the'!el*e! did not under!tand& a! in their

da( rede'ption had not been acco'pli!hed& nor had the Hol( Spirit been gi*en. hat

Daniel wa! to %now wa! that "od would !till 'aintain a people or Hi'!el& who would be puriied and 'ade white and ,tried,& or& ,reined,& b( all Hi! dealing!& while the wic%ed

would !till pur!ue their e*il wa( in dar%ne!!. Onl( the wi!e would ha*e the capacit( to

under!tand. -hi! !ole'n act i! !tated *er( clearl( in 8 orinthian! B: 8. Daniel 'ight not %now

an( detail! but he could be a!!ured that ble!!ing la( at the end or the people o "od. e

ha*e the !a'e a!!urance onl( we ha*e it in larger 'ea!ure and uller detail. Howe*er

!earching are "od,! ?udg'ent! upon 'an,! e*il& or the hu'ble and patient there i!alwa(! ble!!ing at the end. Another act lie! e'bedded in the!e word!. "od act!& whether

in ?udg'ent or in ble!!ing in !tage!. He did !o with I!rael in Eg(pt. He did !o again when

the church wa! inaugurated. -here wa! the ort( da(! o Hi! repeated 'anie!tation! inre!urrection& ollowed b( the ten da(! o waiting1 and then the or'ation o the church b(

the !hedding orth o the Hol( Spirit.


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So it will be in the la!t da(!& when the Gingdo' o "od arri*e! in 'anie!ted power& and

the la!t word to Daniel i! one o ull a!!urance. Lntil it co'e!& re!t i! to be hi! portion&

ater a lie o eceptional unre!t and !train1 and when it doe! co'e he ha! an appointed,lot,& in which he will !tand#and we *enture to thin% that hi! ,lot, will not be a !'all one.

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