Daniel 11:35-12:13: Persecution Will End

December 18, 2024

Whether the text continues to describe Antiochus, or perhaps the Roman empire, or a future Antichrist, the fundamental point is clear: the people of God will face persecution and evil will increase, but God will act to redeem the people of God and the times of evil will end. The cosmic battle between good and […]

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Daniel 10:1-11:35: Antiochus IV Epiphanies

December 11, 2024

There is a broad consensus among students of Daniel that the first half of Daniel’s last vision (Daniel 10:1-11:35) is about the emergence of the Greek empire and the ruling families of the Ptolemies in Egypt and the Seleucids in Syria during from 320s to 160s BCE. They battled over control of the Jewish homeland. […]

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