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B R I E F 0 U T L I N E -- D A N I E L 11
The tenth chapter of Daniel provides the setting for
Daniel 11 -- the longest
continuous
prophecy in all the Bible.
V. 1-- The prophecy is given in the
approximate year of 538 B.C.
V. 2-- The four Persian Kings: Cambyses (7 1/2
yrs.) (529-522), Pseudo Smerdis
(7 mo.) (522-521 --
the Artaxerxes of Ezra), Darius I (36 yrs.)
(520-485),
and Xerxes (485-465)
who was far richer than all of the others--he
attacked
Greece.
* Gap of 123 years
V. 3-- Alexander the Great (Grecia) defeated the Persians at the battles of
Issus (333) and Arbella (331).
V. 4-- Alexander's empire divided to the four
generals (plus other unimportant
divisions): Ptolemy (Soter,
son of Lagus) took Egypt (including
Palestine); Antipater (his son, Cassander) took Macedonia and Greece;
Laomedon
took Syria; Seleucus Nicator
took Babylon; (Lysimachus --
Asia Minor,
second possessor).
V. 5 -- King of South is Ptolemy
I-Sorter; his prince (general), Seleucus
Nicator
who finally seizes Syria in 312 B.C. and made himself king.
V. 6-- Marriage between Antiochus II (Theos) of Syria, King of the North, and
Bernice, the daughter
of Ptolemy Philadelphus, the King of the South
(Egypt) in 260 B.C.
Antiochus' first wife (Lodice) takes
vengeance by
having Bernice slain
(252 B.C.), the Egyptians who attended her killed,
her son murdered (not
the father of Bernice as ituplied in KJ mis-
translation) and
Antiochus poisoned (Theos 245 B.C.) and secured
throne
for her son Seleucus II 246 B.C.
V. 7 -- Ptolemy (Euregetes) III, brother of Bernice, son of Philadelphus,
conquers
Syria (245 B.C.).
* In the reign of
Ptolemy III (Euregetes) (verse 7), B.C. 247-222.
Egypt annexed part of Ethiopia -- the two became one land. Ethiopia
independent
since 168 B.C.
V. 8-- Ptolemy (Euregetes)
III-- King of South carries 2,500 idols into Egypt
as
spoil (527 B.C.). Ptolemy, King of
South, outlives his rival,
Seleucus
Il-Callinicus, and peace
exists for a time.
V. 9-- This is a summary verse. King of the South (Ptolemy Euregetes) attacked
Syria (verses 7 and 8) and because of sedition in Egypt returns home.
V. 10-- Of two sons of Seleucus II (Callinicus III,
King of the North), ONE --
Antiochus III--the
Great (B.C. 223-187) -- King of South invaded Syria)
Palestine and concludes treaty
Antiochus the Great renews war in
217 B.C. takes Palestine) and attacks Raphia, near Gaza, a fortress on
the
border of Egypt.
V.11-- Ptolemy IV~Philopater (son of Euregetes,
King of Egypt) defeats the
King of the North,
Antiochus the Great, at Raphia.
V.12-- Egyptians annex Palestine to Egypt, but make rash treaty with Syria
which
dissipates victory. Philopater, King of South, persecutes
thousands of Jews in
the city of Alexandria because he was struck with
paralysis
when trying to enter the Temple at Jerusalem.
V.13-- King of North -- Antiochus
III (Antiochus the Great) -- after 12 years
assembles great army to
conquer Egypt which has a weak king -- Philopater
being
dead (205 B.C.) --Ptolemy Epiphanes (his infant
son) on throne.
V.14-- Syrians (Antiochus) North
make treaty with Philip of Macedon against
Egypt (Ptolemy) South.
Wealthy Jews who fled to Egypt to build a
temple there rebel
against Egypt (King of South) and ~oin
Antiochus
when
Syria commences invasion.
Jews suffer. Vision is found in
Isaiah 19:18-25.
V.15 -- King of North, Antiochus
111- the Great, momentarily occupied by the
attack from Pergamum, again attacks Egypt in 198 and defeats Egyptian
ally
Scopas at Paneas and
retakes Palestine. (Battle of Mt. Panium
B.C. 198)
V.16 --All of Palestine in power of Syrians under Antiochus the Great.
V.17-- Antiochus, King of North,
plans to conquer Egypt by trickery. His
daughter Cleopatra given
in marriage to Ptolemy Epiphanes, King of
South (198 B.C.). This "deal" had appearance of
uprightness or
equal
conditions, but it failed. Cleopatra
aids husband, King of
South, against her
father, King of North.
V.18-- Antiochus, King of North,
invades Asia Minor and takes Aegean
Islands.
The Roman general,Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus
(190) causes
Syrian reproach to Rome to return on his own head -- Antiochus over-
whelmingly
defeated at battle of Magnesia, B.C
190.
V.19-- Antiochus, King of North,
after returning to Antioch -- a fort -- is
murdered at Elymais by people for plundering temple to pay Roman
indemnity. Circumstances of death are controversial
(B.C. 187).
V. 20-- Heliodorus
sent by Seleucus IV (Philopater,
son of Antiochus the
Great) as tax collector
thru Palestine (187-176 B.C.).
King Seleucus
Philopater is
poisoned by Heliodorus. KJ has a mistranslation -- there
shall arise one who
shall send a tax collector (within a
few days after
tax
collector went out).
V. 21-- Vile person: Antiochus Epiphanes IV, younger brother of Seleucus,
son
of
Antiochus the Great drives out Heliodorus -- takes
throne.
V. 22-- Collects armies who quell
foes. Onias
(prince of covenant), high
priest,
replaced by Jason.
V. 23-- Antiochus Epiphanes deals deceitfully with Rome and with the high priest.
Jason now replaced with
Menelaus. *(This Antiochus is a type of the
final
"beast" dictator in Europe.)
V. 24-- Antiochus distributes wealth
to anybody and everybody; issues threats;
uses
propaganda.
V. 25-- Antiochus Epiphanes reduces Egypt in four campaigns beginning in 173.
Forcast
devices: a bribery and propaganda.
V. 26-- Ptolemy Philometor
of Egypt, King of South, nephew of Antiochus, King
of the North, is
betrayed to the Syrians and made a prisoner in guise
of friendship because conqueror and
prisoner are uncle and nephew
(174 B.C.). Egyptians
in Alexandria make Ptolemy's brother (Euregetes
or
Physcon) king.
V. 27-- Uncle (Antiochus) and nephew
(Ptolemy) at banquet table each try to
deceive
the other (174 B.C.).
V. 28-- Antiochus returns and
persecutes the Jews who rejoiced upon hearing
the
false report that Antiochus died (168 B.C.).
V. 29-- King of North returns to Egypt when (Ptolemy) brothers learn of uncle's
(Antiochus) treachery
(168 B.C.). Romans demand
withdrawal. Rome makes
Egypt a protectorate.
V.30 -- Ships of Kittim
from Cyprus: Roman fleet came
against Antiochus.
Renegade Jews join with
Gentile Syrians to destroy what remained of
true
religion in Palestine.
V. 31-- Climax of horror (168
B.C.). See Daniel 8:11-14 (abolished
the daily
sacrifice). *Idol of Jupiter Olympus set up (Chisel
15). This is the
abomination
that makes desolate. (To be repeated
in coming tribulation.)
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V.32-- Many Jews reject covenant of
God. Maccabean
revolt.
*
Changes over here to time of end.--beginning of instruction
V. 33 -- to V. 35. The Church
of God to time of end.
Jews do not know God,
nor
does persecution make them righteous.
(See Rev. 12:6,11,13,17.)
V. 36-- The king is ruler of the
North. It is not Syria because Rome occupied
Syria (65 B.C.). *Rome is King of the North. Verse describes Roman
emperors
and successive revivals to our day.'
Emperors exalt themselves.
Two thousand years of
Roman control and government.
V. 37 -- Proper translation: Neither shall he regard gods of his fathers
(Romans never knew
true God). (Don't worship pagan gods
but make
themselves god) Desire of women is Tames (Ezek. 8:14), who was false
Christ. Emperors rejected authority of false
Christ.
* Jupiter (Roman) is
Zeus (Greek), ruler of heaven, the most important
of
the 12 great Olympians, gods of the Greeks and Romans. Actually
"the Savior" false messiah Nimrod -- Satan.
V. 38-- Proper translation is
"god of fortresses " (munitions). Pagans
had
no
god of fortresses, only a goddess. She
was Summaries, a type of
fallen
church. Therefore male head of fallen
church is god of
fortresses. He claims to be God. See II Thess.
2:3-10. The Pope
is
the god whom his father's knew not.
V. 39-- KJ is obscure. It means that with help of popes, the
emperors gained
victories. Those who acknowledge him, he increased
with honor.
Feudalistic
system.
V. 40-- King of South: Ethiopia. Egypt swallowed up by Rome 31 B.C. King
Manlike defeats
Italians in 1896. Mussolini (40 yrs.
later), King of
North, defeats Ethiopia (1934), King of South.
V. 41--v. 45 NOT YET
FULFILLED. Palestine conquered (Zech.14:2), Transjordan
and
Turkey escapes. Russian
threat, Europe attacks first. Vatican
moved
to Zion. Egypt, Ethiopia and Libya captured. Russia wants
Palestine and attacks.
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