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OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7

I study the Little Horn Dan 7 his character, The Apostasy, 3½ Times, The 70 Weeks and other allusion to Antichrist in Dan 11 like Antiochus
Part 3
The One World Government – The Futurist View
OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7
Original Commenced 20201122 -:- Published 20210829 -:- Revised 20250923
This Paper Published 20260715 -:- Revised 20260715
Caution! Possible spelling mistakes - Scriptures from Modern King James (MKJV) unless noted otherwise.
Overview
I published ‘The One World Government’ study in Nov 2020 some 90 plus pages. Not conducive for a quick 10-minute read on the Internet. So I’ve divide it into a few manageable ‘Short Papers’, also revising some of my earlier work. Below I’ve given you the links to ALL the related ‘Short Papers’ on the “OWG”.. The One World Government Study. This basically gives you an index. The first four from the Futurist View (FV). The rest are from the Historical View (HV)!


List of ‘Short Papers on the OWG’: -
OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government
OWG2 FV - The Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings
OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7
OWG4 FV - The Time of the End
OWG5 HV - The Historical View Reasoning
OWG6 HV - The “Ten, Toes, Horns, Kings”
OWG7 HV - [9] Characteristics of The Little Horn Daniel 7
OWG8 HV - Who Are The Saints Who Topple The Antichrist?
OWG9 HV - The Revelation, Heads, Horns and Crowns
OWG10 HV - The Ten Horned Beast of Rev 13
OWG11 HV - The Harlot Astride The Beast Rev 17
OWG12 HV - The Fall of Babylon Rev 18
 
Revision
In the talks entitled; OWG1 FV - The Origin Of The One World Government, I used the Futurist View to look at where the idea of a future One World Government came from, along with other important building blocks needed to formulate this study. In OWG2 FV - The Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings I explained the meanings of the Ten Toes, Horns Or Kings.
 
Aim
In this talk OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7 I hope to examine the prophecies regarding the Little Horn who will appear as the future antichrist.
                                                 
OWG3 FV - The Little Horn Dan 7
We now get to that long awaited subject and Dan 7 is the first time we hear of ‘The Little Horn’. In this chapter Daniel virtually explains the vision three times over, so each time we gain a bit more information. Let’s now pick out the key verses about ‘The Little Horn’. Dan 7:8 “I was thinking about the horns, and behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom three of the first horns were uprooted. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.” Throughout the bible this evil character has had numerous names or titles. Now out of the 32 commentaries I could find in e-Sword, Bullinger has the most concise list of these other names.
 
[Ref CN by E.W. Bullinger on Dan 7:8] “little horn = a horn of small beginnings. This identifies this vision with those of Ch. Dan 8:9, Dan 8:11, Dan 8:12. See App-90. The first of twelve titles given to the power commonly known as "the Antichrist": it is used again in Dan 8:9. Compare Dan 11:21-30. Note the other titles: "the king of Babylon" (Isa 14:4); "the Assyrian" (Isa 14:25); "Lucifer, son of the morning", in opposition to "the bright and morning star" (Isa 14:12); "the Prince that shall come" (Dan 9:26); "the king of fierce countenance" (Dan 8:23); "the vile person" (Dan 11:21); "the wilful king" (Dan 11:36); "the man of sin" (2Th 2:3); "the son of perdition" (2Th 2:3); "that wicked (or lawless) one" (2Th 2:8. Rev 13:18); "the beast with ten horns" (Rev 13:1).”
 
No doubt there must be a few other names you can recall. I can think of a few, “the King of Tyre” in Ezekiel. God says of him, in Ezek 28:13 “You have been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, etc. 14 You were the anointed cherub that covers,…15..until iniquity was found in you.” This is no mere human this is ‘Lucifer, son of the morning’ from Isaiah 14:12. also in Genesis 3:1 there is “the serpent”, that was also Lucifer in disguise. And Lucifer has been working for thousands of years through these many characters and titles to disrupt and frustrate God’s plans if possible. And ‘The Little Horn’ is one of the last characters he uses in history. So let’s backtrack through Daniel and Revelation to see what we can find out about him in the last days. We can also draw more information from the writings of Paul, Peter and others. We can skip Daniel chapter 2 because we know it only speaks of the ‘Ten toes’, which are the ten post Rapture kings and in Dan 2 there is no mention of ‘The Little Horn’ in any form. We can look for each characteristic as we continue.
 
Daniels’ Vision of the Four Beasts Dan 7
We know from above this fourth beast is Rome but in Daniel 7:20 you will find that this beast has only one head. But let’s start at Dan 7:7 ‘..it had ten horns.’ Then after them in verse: 8 “..there came up among them another little horn, before whom three of the first horns were uprooted”. This is interesting because this is the only passage that says three horns will be uprooted. In Revelation there is always ten horns, but none of the futurist commentaries shed any light on any reason why that is so. I would love to hear from you if you can answer that for me, that is on the bases of the futurist interpretation. But it is obvious that the antichrist rises up after the ‘Ten’! He would then destroy three kings, and then perhaps raise three new kings who will obey him, so that the total is again ‘Ten’. Maybe!
 
Continuing in verse: 8 “And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man”. Numerous commentaries speak of this as indicating that the antichrist will have the following attributes. [Ref CN by Keil & Delitzsch on Dan 7:8] ‘insight, circumspection, prudence, wisdom’. [Ref CN by Joseph Benson on Dan 7:8] ‘perspicacity, foresight, and cunning of this power’. [Ref CN by Albert Barnes on Dan 7:8] ‘The wheel rims full of eyes Eze 1:18, as symbolic of intelligence’. But nearly all these traits can be attributed to any human king. But consider these. [Ref CN by Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Dan 7:8] “Eyes…So, (Gen 3:5) the serpent’s promise was, man’s “eyes should be opened,” if he would but rebel against God.” Antichrist shall consummate the self-apotheosis, begun at the fall, high intellectual culture, independent of God.’  And then we have this about the Lamb of God in Rev 5:6 “a Lamb ..slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven Spirits of God.” Is ‘the little horn’ with eyes likely to signify some kind of evil spiritual insight? Perhaps Satanic possession?
 
Continuing in verse: 8, then we have, ‘a mouth speaking great things’. ‘Great things’, means what? God gave Paul a marvellous insight in to this. 2Th 2: “Now we beseech you, my brothers, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him …3 Let not anyone deceive you by any means. For that Day shall not come unless there first comes a falling away, and the man of sin shall be revealed, the son of perdition, :4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God, or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself forth, that he is God.” This clearly is blasphemy. [Ref CN by Albert Barnes on Dan 7:8] “The mouth: “and a mouth speaking great things.” A mouth indicating pride and arrogance. This is explained in Dan 7:25, as meaning that he to whom it refers would “speak great words against the Most High;” that is, would be guilty of blasphemy. There would be such arrogance, and such claims set up, and such a spirit evinced, that it would be in fact a speaking against God. We naturally look for the fulfilment of this to some haughty and blaspheming power; some power that would really blaspheme religion, and that would be opposed to its progress and prosperity in the world.” Numerous other commentaries speak the same regarding the antichrist’s blasphemous mouth.
 
Paul gives us quite a lot of information here, “For that Day shall not come”. What day? He is speaking of, “the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him”. He is telling us that before the Lord comes, in verse 3 “there first comes a falling away, and the man of sin shall be revealed, the son of perdition”. So here we have our first ‘heads up’ glimpse of information, something to look for that happens before the Rapture. There ‘first comes a falling away’. What is “a falling awayG646”? From Strong’s we get: - G646 “apostasia ap-os-tas-ee'-ah. Feminine of the same as G647; defection from truth (properly the state), (“apostasy”): - falling away, forsake.”
 
Apostasy?
So what is an apostasy these days you might ask? Well the falling away is not a drifting away from the church as most people think. It means the truth is not preached in the pulpit! It could mean that the church numbers are growing astronomically, simple because the people love the “happy feel good preaching”, the great band, the black stage and the disco-tech lights. And the worship is so good; you can’t even hear the person next to you “praising the Lord”. Anyway they don’t sing, (worship), cause they just come to listen to the band! Also the sound desk team will gladly handout earplugs, so that you won’t get an earache or headache. And if you ask the pastor for a list of what s/he preaches, you might get this answer: “We don’t talk about repentance, forgiveness or sin, people leave the church if we preach on those topics!” Do you know a church like that? So is Paul correct, have we, the church, already “fallen away” into the Apostasy? So the next thing to look for would have to be The Rapture, which is on the lips of every Christian these days. When that happens, then there is the coming of “the man of sin”! And when he comes what do the scriptures say he will do?
 
Now back to Daniel 7:20…‘that horn ..whose appearance was greater than his fellows’. [Ref CN by Albert Barnes on Dan 7:20] ‘Whose look was more stout than his fellows - …This would clearly denote that the kingdom or the authority referred to by this eleventh horn would be more distinct and prominent than either of the others - would become so conspicuous and important as in fact to concentrate and embody all the power of the beast.’ So he will appear as the most famous person throughout the whole world! Dan 7:21 ‘that horn made war with the saints and overcame them’. So when the antichrist comes to his full power, in the ‘midst of the week’, he will declare “open season” on the saints of God. We find in Revelation these persecuted people are the ones who refuse to take ‘The Mark Of The Beast’. Dan 7:25 “And he shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High”, as above it will be war against the saints.
 
Change Times And Laws
Continuing with verse 25, the antichrist will, ‘plot to change times and laws’. [Ref CN by David Guzik on Dan 7, par 4, e] ‘Shall intend to change times and law: This “little horn” will intend to change times and law perhaps as at the French Revolution, where radicals wanted to institute a ten-day work week, and declared 1792 (the year of the Revolution) as “year 1.” ‘Seventh-Day Adventists have historically taught that it was the Papacy which “changed the times and law” by moving the Lord’s Day from Saturday to Sunday. Many Seventh-Day Adventists therefore regard Sunday worship as the sign of the Antichrist.’ Years ago my dad told me about the ten-day working week. He used to read a lot of biblical history, and he had a great memory for dates. He recalled the French dropped the ten-day week because everyone was getting sick? Was it an act of God maybe? Or [Ref CN by Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Daniel 7:25] ‘change times — the prerogative of God alone (Dan 2:21); blasphemously assumed by Antichrist. The “times and laws” here meant are those of religious ordinance; stated times of feasts [Maurer]. Perhaps there are included the times assigned by God to the duration of kingdoms. He shall set Himself above all that is called God (2Th 2:4), putting his own “will” above God’s times and laws (Dan 11:36, Dan 11:37). But the “times” of His willfulness are limited for the elect’s sake (Mat 24:22)’.
 
Time, Times And One-Half Time
Continuing with verse 25, ‘And they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and one-half time’. I have covered this in another talk entitled, The Day For A Year Conundrum, under the heading, “Hours, Days, Weeks, Months, Seasons, Time And Times” you will find in my work: - “TIME and TIMES. The phrase ‘Times’ in Hebrew plural means twice Time. Also [Ref CN John Gill on Dan 7:25 para 5]. “by "a time" is meant a year, the longest part of time; by "times", two years; and "the dividing of time", half a year; in all three years and a half, which is the same with 1260 days, or forty two months”. Then comes the best part, its like going to the end of the book to see ‘who dun it’! Dan 7:9 “I watched until the thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days sat ..:10 ..The judgment was set, and the books were opened. :11 because of ..the great words which the horn spoke. I watched ..the beast was slain, ..his body was destroyed and given to the burning flame.” The Ancient of Days, which is God, passes judgement on the antichrist, who is also the beast; refer to E.W. Bullinger above, also called "the beast with ten horns" of (Rev 13:1). He was then, as in Revelation 20:10 “And the Devil who deceived them was cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet were. And he will be tormented day and night forever and ever.” Praise The LORD, the beast, the antichrist, man of sin or what ever you want to call him; he is finally dune away with.
 
The King Of Fierce Countenance Daniel 8
I know earlier I said that ‘the little horn’ of Dan 8 represented a king that rose up from the Grecian Empire, namely Antiochus Epiphanes. And most scholars agree on that. But there are aspects of ‘this little horn’ of Dan 8, that are as we could say a ‘type and shadow’ of the other “little horn” of Dan 7 who we recognise as the antichrist. Just to show there are some differences of opinion amongst the Futurist scholars, you can look at commentaries from David Guzik, John Darby, E.W. Bullinger and Cambridge Bible. But I will leave you with these two commentaries to ponder over.
 
[Ref CN by Chuck Smith on Daniel 8:1-27] “And the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressions are come to a full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. And his power shall be mighty (Dan 8:23-24),’ And this, of course, is referring now to the antichrist. but not by his own power (Dan 8:24): We read in Rev 13:1-18 that this beast that rises out of the sea that Satan gives unto him his authority and his power. …All of the power of Satan will be given unto man, this man. "His power will be mighty, but not by his own power.”
 
[Ref CN by C.I. Scofield on Daniel 8:9] “The "little horn" here is a prophecy fulfilled in Antiochus Epiphanes, B.C. 175, who profaned the temple and terribly persecuted the Jews. He is not to be confounded with the "little horn" of Daniel 7… concerning "The Beast" .. But Antiochus is a remarkable type of the Beast, the terrible "little horn" of the last days. Dan 8:24-25 go beyond Antiochus and evidently refer to the "little horn" of Daniel 7.”
 
There is also in Dan 8:13 two angels speaking about, “Until when shall the vision last, concerning the daily sacrifice”. And the answer was in Dan 8:14, “And he said to me, For two thousand, three hundred evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be vindicated.” So these 2300 days must have some significance, and there are numerous scholars to which you can refer, try these commentaries for a start, they all speak on Dan 8:13-14. Joseph Benson, John Darby, David Guzik and Jamieson-Fausset-Brown. They all have slightly different ideas and they are all quite interesting.
 
Seventy Weeks Daniel 9
In Dan 9: 1-3 we find out why Daniel has come before the Lord, “with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes”. He ‘understood’ from Jeremiah’s writings that God would “accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem”. So Daniel wants to know what is God’s next big plan? And this is where we get the ‘Seventy WeeksH7620’ prophecy, and the info about the last week, the ‘Seventieth Week’ of Daniel chapter 9. Remember above in my talk entitled, The Day For A Year Conundrum. In that talk I also mentioned ‘a Week’ in prophecy. Lets look at Strong’s and Brown-Driver-Briggs for the word H7620.
Strong’s H7620 “shâbûa‛/ shâbûa‛/ shebû‛âh. shaw-boo'-ah, shaw-boo'-ah, sheb-oo-aw'. Properly passive participle of H7650 as a denominative of H7651; literally sevened, that is, a week (specifically of years): - seven, week.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Definition: 1) seven, period of seven (days or years), heptad, week ..1a) period of seven days, a week ..1a1) Feast of Weeks ..1b) heptad, seven (of years).”
 
Therefore using the definition of ‘a week’ is ‘seven years’ you can basically apply the rule of, “a-day-for-a-year”. Therefore ‘a Week’ in prophecy is ‘7 prophetic days’, at ‘a-day-for-a-year’, that equals, 7 literal years. So the ‘Seventy Weeks’ prophecy equals 70 x 7 prophetic days = 490 prophetic days, which = 490 literal years. And using the same method, the 69 weeks = 69 x 7 prophetic days, which equals 483 prophetic days, which is therefore 483 literal years. I have tried to spell it out for you step by step so that you can see that’s how the scholars work out the time span from Daniel to Christ. And when you think about it, it probably wasn’t meant to be too hard to work out because at the time of the birth of Christ many people seem to be expecting the Messiah to appear.
 
Verses 20 to 27 Gabriel arrives and tells Daniel, Dan 9:24 “Seventy weeks are decreed as to your people and as to your holy city…” Gabriel continues with all the glorious things Messiah will do and the restoration planed for Jerusalem. Dan 9:25 “Know ..that from ..the command to restore ..Jerusalem, to Messiah the Prince, shall be seven weeks, and sixty-two weeks”. Gabriel means a total of 69 weeks, (it’s a Gabriel thing). Dan 9:26 “And after sixty-two weeks, (in other words the total of 69 weeks is finished, 483 literal years), Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself.” That brings us to the crucifixion of Christ, the ‘Messiah shall be cut off’! That ends the 69 weeks, (483 years), of Daniels’ prophecy in chapter 9.
 
With the 69 weeks finished that means the Futurist believes the Seventieth Week, (a period of 7 literal years), is still all in the future! Now Gabriel continues with the Seventieth Week, and the additional bits of info for our day regarding, “the Prince that shall come” (Dan 9:26). Now the rest of verse 26, “And the people of the ruler who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary…” The KJV says “the prince that shall come” The Futurist interprets this ‘prince’ as referring to the antichrist, ‘who shall come’. The next verse tells you what he will do. Dan 9:27 “And he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week. And in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the offering to cease, and on a corner of the altar desolating abominations, even until the end. And that which was decreed shall be poured on the desolator.”
 
·     [Ref CN by E.W. Bullinger on Daniel 9:27] “he shall confirm the covenant = make a firm covenant: i.e. the little horn will do this at the beginning of the last seven years. See note below on "one week". It may even be the beginning of the 2,300 days of Dan 8:14. Compare Dan 11:21-24”.
·     [Ref CN by John Darby on Daniel 9:1-27] “The prince that shall come confirms a covenant with the mass of the Jews. This is the first thing that characterises the week; the Jews form an alliance with the head, at that day, of the people who had formerly overthrown their city and their sanctuary. They form an alliance with the head of the Roman Empire”.
·     [Ref CN by C.I. Scofield on Daniel 9:27] “abominations (Cf) Mat 24:15. The expression occurs three times in Daniel. In; Dan 9:27; Dan 12:11 the reference is to the "Beast," "man of sin"; 2Th 2:3; 2Th 2:4 and is identical with Mat 24:15”.
·     [Ref CN by David Guzik on Daniel 9:1-27] “Yet the events promised in the first 69 weeks are fulfilled, indicated that there is a lengthy “pause” in the 70 Weeks, between the 69th week and the 70th week. The 70th week will begin when the coming prince shall confirm a covenant with the Jewish people”.
 
The Vile Person Dan 11:21
Daniel chapters 10, 11 and 12 are one long confusing read. It starts with a time mark. “In the third year of Cyrus”. Then in mid chapter 10 this massive angel arrived, many presume it was Gabriel. Bullinger tells us Daniel is 89 years young! So it’s quite a shock for the old boy. After introductions the angel says in Dan 10:14 “Now I have come to make you understand what shall happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is yet for many days”. Daniel is still ‘shaken but not stirred’. The angel then leads into chapter 11 then continues into chapter 12, and very briefly covers the rise and fall of various kingdoms. It’s a great story, kings of North and south, skulduggery, intrigue etc. You can look at numerous commentaries; they all generally see them as past history, but not necessarily agreeing on who's who. The two characters that are of interest to us are, "the vile person" (Dan 11:21 KJV) and "the wilful king" (Dan 11:36 KJV).
 
Many tend to agree that the ‘vile person’ was Antiochus who is a ‘type and shadow’ of the antichrist. The various things that he did in relation to the Jews and Jerusalem are believed to be a foreshadowing of the future coming antichrist. But here is an example of the differences of opinion between the scholars?
                                                                              
[Ref CN by E.W. Bullinger on Daniel 11:21] “a vile person. One of the twelve titles given to the antichrist. See note on Dan 7:8. The prophecy concerning him is continuous to the end of the chapter. It is parallel with Dan 7:8, &c.; Dan 8:9, &c.; and Dan 9:26, Dan 9:27. He is not another successional king of the north, but a totally different and unique personage, still future. He comes in by "flatteries", and in Dan 11:40 he is attacked by both a "king of the south" and a "king of the north".” Bullinger said, ‘He Continuous to the end of the chapter’! So Bullinger sees "the vile person" and "the wilful king", as the same physical person in the future and he will be the antichrist.
 
Where as David Guzik interprets the, “the vile person”, simply as Antiochus. [Ref CN by David Guzik on (Dan 11:21) “The vile person comes to power. And in his place shall arise a vile person, to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; but he shall come in peaceably, and seize the kingdom by intrigue. b. This was fulfilled in the successor of Seleucis III, who was named Antiochus IV.”
 
Then on the other hand you have others who see “the vile person” fulfilling both the historical character and the forerunner of the future antichrist. [Ref CN in Preacher's Homiletical on Daniel 11:21-35] “HOMILETICS, SECTION XXXIX.—ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES; OR, THE VILE PERSON. (Chaps. Dan 11:21-35.) The next part of the prophecy is occupied with a person who has been already the subject of divine revelation as the Little Horn of the Third or Grecian Empire (chap. Dan 8:9-12; Dan 8:23-25). This is Antiochus, surnamed Epiphanes, or the Illustrious. The present prediction concerning him is a considerable enlargement of the former one. The prominence given to this Syrian king arises in the first instance from his being the great enemy and persecutor of the Jewish people; and secondly, from his being made the type of another persecuting power to arise under the New Testament dispensation, and to continue in one form or other to the time of the end. [309] The prophecy regarding him would seem to make way for and to melt into predictions concerning that other power or powers of which he was to be the forerunner and type.”
 
Antichrist or Antiochus?
To work through this could seem quite daunting! If we take Bullinger’s point of view, ‘the vile person and the wilful king’, are one and the same person, a “unique personage, still future”, then the rest of Daniel chapter 11 is theoretically talking about the antichrist. So let’s look at the prophecy starting from Dan 11:21 to see what those verses could possibly suggest the antichrist could feasibly get up to in the future? I am going to ‘skim’ through the verses and just pick the ‘main points’. I will add short ‘hints’ at times, shown like this à [Hints in square bracket bold], to give some clear reference as to what the verse is possibly indicating regarding the antichrist’s future activity. I will base my hints mainly on Bullinger’s commentary notes. So can you please get your own bible out and ready to go. Then first read the verse that I have reduced in size. Then read ‘[the hints that I suggest the verse could mean in the future]’
 
Dan 11:21 “ ..a despised one, (the vile person in KJV), shall stand up  ..and seize the kingdom  .. :22  ..Also, the ruler of a covenant”. [he will seize the Jewish leader?] :23 “ ..after they join him, he will practice deceit ..” [the Jews will join him, possibly refers to Dan 9:27 ‘And he shall confirm a covenant with many for one week.’] :24 “ ..He shall plunder,  ..and scatter goods among them. :25  ..he shall stir  ..his heart against the king of the south” [a major world Conflict?] :26 “ ..many shall fall  ..:27  ..both  ..kings'  ..shall  ..speak lies at one table. :28  ..his  ..shall be against the holy covenant.” [he will turn against the Jews] :29 “ ..he shall return  ..against the south. :30  ..ships of Kittim shall come against him.” [Bullinger says ‘Chittim = Cyprus, or some European power.’] “ ..he shall  ..have fury against the holy covenant.  ..he shall  ..give heed to those who forsake the holy covenant.” [he will break the covenant and support those who hate the Jews]  :31 “ ..forces  ..stand from him, and they will profane the sanctuary,  ..and shall remove the daily sacrifice,  ..place the desolating abomination.” [a reference to 2Thes 2:3-4, he will stop Jewish worship and set himself up as God in the temple].  :32 “ ..he will ruin by flattery those who do evil against the covenant.” [promote those who hat the Jews]. But “ ..people who know their God will be strong :33  ..those who understand  ..shall teach many;” [true believers will survive] “yet  ..shall fall by  ..sword,  ..flame  ..exile,  ..spoil,” [many true believers will be persecution] :34 “..many will join them, with hypocrisy. :35  ..many  ..shall stumble, to refine  ..purge  ..make white, to  ..the end …” [many will pretend to join the true believers, this could refer to the start of the Tribulation, the last 3 ½ years of the seventieth week].
 
Dan 11:36 “ (the wilful king KJV)  ..shall do according to his will  ..he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvelous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper” [a clear reference 2 Thes 2:4]  ..:37 “ ..He will not regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god. For he shall magnify himself above all.” ……Have a break here; this is too big to be called a ‘hint’! The two phrases above, ‘not regard the God of his fathers’ and ‘nor the desire of women’, [Ref CN by David Guzik on Dan 11] “2. (Dan 11:37-39) The character and authority of the “willful king.” a. Based on this, some Bible scholars believe that the Antichrist will be of Jewish descent, and perhaps will also be a homosexual”.
 
Dan 11:38 “ ..he shall honour the god of forces;  ..a god  ..his fathers did not know, he shall honour with gold  ..silver,  ..precious stones  ..desirable things.” [he is superstitious, though in public he exalts himself above all gods.]  ..:39 “ ..he shall act  ..with a strange god,  ..He shall multiply in glory,  ..rule over many  ..divide the land for a price.” [he will reward those who worship him] :40 “ ..at the end-time,” [then Conflict with kings of North and south again]
 
Dan 11:41 “ ..He shall  ..enter  ..the glorious land,  ..many shall  ..stumbled”, [a battle to take Jerusalem] “ ..these shall escape   ..Edom  ..Moab  ..Ammon. :42  ..Egypt shall not escape. :43  ..he shall have power over  ..the treasures  ..gold  ..silver  ..precious things of Egypt…Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.”, [he will control and tax those countries] :44 “But news out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him.” [There was no word for northeast in Hebrew, so this could mean northeast of Jerusalem which is from Russia; shall trouble him]. “Then he will go out  ..to destroy, and  ..many to destruction.”, [a major battle] :45 “ ..he shall plant his palace tents between the seas.”,  [between Mediterranean and Dead Sea], “in the glorious holy mountain.”, [Jerusalem] “Yet he shall come to his end,” (Continues with the start of Chapter 12).
 
I did say it was one long confusing read! And because of that not many people would bother to try to ‘plough’ through all that. Thanks very much for your perseverance. You can see that it actual gives more in depth detail than many other passages. And I hope it has shown you where some of the other characteristics of the antichrist can be found.
 
The Willful King Dan 11:36
We now come to ‘the wilful king’, which is interpreted by many as the antichrist. In the passage above from verse 36 onward we have already covered the self-exaltations and skulduggery of the antichrist according to E.W. Bullinger. Here below is David Guzik’s commentary about him. We can then continue with Daniel chapter 12 for the conclusion of the prophecy, in which we find there are some interesting periods of days!
 
[Ref CN by David Guzik on Daniel 11] “The Antichrist: the “last days Antiochus Epiphanes.” (Dan 11:36) “The willful king”: a shift to a future fulfillment. ‘Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done’…Here we shift from what was fulfilled in the Ptolemies and the Selucids to what will be fulfilled in the Antichrist, the final world dictator. Daniel was told that this revelation pertained to the latter days (Dan 10:14), and Dan 11:36 begins to look more towards this final world dictator, who is sort of a “last days Antiochus Epiphanes.”…We know that everything about this prophecy was not fulfilled during the career of Antiochus Epiphanes. Jesus specifically said the real abomination of desolation was still in the future (Mat 24:15). The Apostle Paul paraphrased Dan 11:36 in reference to the coming Antichrist: Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God, (2Th 2:3-4)”.
 
 
Hope you found that interesting and that I have explained everything well enough. If you have any comments by all means let me know your thoughts in the comments!


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