AN EXPOSITION OF CHAPTER 11 OF THE BOOK OF DANIEL – BLOG 2
May 18, 2011
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God’s prophecies He has fulfilled in the past are assurance to each new generation He will perform those yet to be fulfilled.
Isaiah 41:18-23 – I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will m ake the wilderness
a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water. [19] I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert the fir tree, and the pine, and the box tree together: [20] That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand toge
ther, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it. [21] Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob.
[22] Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.
[23] Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or
do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.
DANIEL 11:1 TO 35 WAS COVERED IN BLOG 1
DANIEL 11:35 ENDS THE HISTORICAL TIME OF ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES AND THE JEWISH MACCABEES
DANIEL 11:35 – And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed.
Verse 35 says the time of the end is yet for a time appointed, and verse 36 begins to describe the principle figure who will institute it, the last king of the north who we identify as the Antichrist, NOT Antiochus Epiphanes
Daniel’s Prophecies of the Persian kings, Alexander, his four generals who split his kingdom into four divisions, the times of the kings of the north and south through the end of the reign of king of the north Antiochus Epiphanes and the Maccabees, were fulfilled to the letter, as will be the last king of Chapter 11, who is still in our future. He will be Antichrist, the king of the north, ruling over the same general area as the Persian Kings and Alexander.
DANIEL 11:36 TO 12:2 BEGINS AN EXPOSITION OF THE OLD TESTIMENT CHARACTEREISTICS AND ACTIONS OF ANTICHRIST UP TO MESSIAH’S SECOND EVENT AT ARMAGEDDON. I WILL BEGIN THIS DISCOURSE ON BLOG 3.
DANIEL 11:36 – And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
This king of the north Antichrist is classified by his self-centered “will.” There are 11 Old Testament words translated as “will.” This one, in context, is the strongest form of self-will.
This cannot be referring to Antiochus because he worshipped the Greek god Jupiter Olymplus. This man is so filled with himself he thinks himself to be the Mahdi of Islam, filled with the fullness of the spirit of the one god Allah and, as such, would magnify himself above every god.
The “God of gods” is the God of Abraham
for both Jews and Christians.
Galatians 3:6-9 – Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. [7] Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
[8] And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. [9] So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Galatians 3:28,29 – There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. [29] And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
The descendents of Ishmael were also the descendants of Abraham, but they forsook the “God of gods” when they swallowed the spirit of Antichrist by the false teaching of the false Prophet Muhammad, who introduced them to the false god Allah.
The things spoken against the “God of gods” are “marvelous” only in his amazing audacity to dare to speak such blaspheme against the true God. But God will allow Antichrist to do it, and to prosper, “till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.”
This “indignation” determined is the consummation of the tribulation period which is described in Daniel 9:27d. It represents the vials of wrath that follow the seventh trumpet in Revelation while the saved are judged in heaven by Christ for rewards.
Daniel 9:27d – Even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Revelation11:15,18 – And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. [18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
Revelation 16:1 – And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.
Luke 21:26-28 – Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.
[27] And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. [28] And when these things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.
THIS IS THE FINISH OF THE INDIGNATION
Revelation 19:19-21 – And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army. [20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. [21] And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
BLOG 3 EXPOSITION WILL BEGIN WITH DANIEL 11:37
Daniel 11:37 – Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.