Daniel 11 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

and he.The preceding verses (from ver. 31) relate to the Romans, who not only destroyed the city and temple of Jerusalem, and crucified the Messiah, but during almost 300 years sought by every means to extirpate Christianity.

The conversion of Constantine, though it stopped the rage of persecution, gave but little help to true religion.

The power first exercised by the emperors, in calling and influencing ecclesiastical councils, gradually passed into the hands of the clergy; and the bishop and church of Rome at last carried it to an enormous length, magnifying themselves above every god.exalt.

Dan. 7:8,20,25• ⁸I considered the ten horns that were in its head, and behold there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and behold in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth that spake very great things,
²⁰{i}And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that{/i} had eyes{i},{/i} and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
²⁵{i}And he{/i} shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High , and think to change times and laws; and they shall be given into his hands, until a time and times and the dividing of time. (Dan. 7:8,20,25)

;

Isa. 14:13• ¹³And thou saidst in thine heart, I will ascend into the heavens, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God; and I will sit upon the mount of assembly, in the recesses of the north; (Isa. 14:13)

;

2 Thess. 2:4• ⁴he that opposeth and exalteth himself exceedingly against every one called god, or object of veneration; so that he sitteth down in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God. (2 Thess. 2:4)

;

Rev. 13:5• ⁵And there was given him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy; and there was given him authority to work forty-two months. (Rev. 13:5)

;

Rev. 17:3• ³And he carried me away in {i}the{/i} Spirit into a wilderness; and I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast full of [the] names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. (Rev. 17:3)

speak.

Dan. 8:11,24‑25• ¹¹Yea, he magnified himself even to the Prince of the host, and from him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
²⁴And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practice and destroy the mighty and the holy people.
²⁵And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many; he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. (Dan. 8:11,24‑25)

the God.

Dan. 2:47• ⁴⁷{i}The king answered Daniel and said{/i}, Of a truth it is that your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldst reveal this secret. (Dan. 2:47)

;

Deut. 10:17• ¹⁷{i}For Jehovah your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of lords, the great God, the mighty and the terrible, who regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward;{/i} (Deut. 10:17)

;

Josh. 22:22• ²²{i}The God of gods, Jehovah, the God of gods, Jehovah, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know it; if it is in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah, —save us not this day!{/i} (Josh. 22:22)

;

Psa. 136:2• ²Give thanks to the God of gods;{HR}For his mercy [is] forever. (Psa. 136:2)

till.

Dan. 7:20‑25• ²⁰{i}And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that{/i} had eyes{i},{/i} and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
²¹I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
²²until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
²³{i}He said thus: The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom upon the earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.{/i}
²⁴{i}And as to the ten horns, out of this kingdom shall arise ten kings; and another shall arise after them; and he shall be different from the former, and he shall subdue three kings.{/i}
²⁵{i}And he{/i} shall speak great words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High , and think to change times and laws; and they shall be given into his hands, until a time and times and the dividing of time. (Dan. 7:20‑25)

;

Dan. 8:19• ¹⁹{i}And{/i} he said, Behold I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation; for at the time appointed the end shall be. (Dan. 8:19)

;

Dan. 12:7,11‑13• ⁷{i}And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river; and he held up his right hand and his left hand unto the heavens, and swore by him that liveth forever that it is for a time, times, and a half; and when the scattering of the power of the holy people shall be accomplished, all these things shall be finished.{/i}
¹¹And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand, two hundred, and ninety days.
¹²Blessed is he that waiteth and cometh to the thousand, three hundred, and thirty-five days.
¹³{i}But do thou go thy way until the end; and thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.{/i} (Dan. 12:7,11‑13)

;

Rev. 11:2‑3• ²And the court that is without the temple cast out, and measure it not; for it was given to the nations: and the holy city shall they tread forty [and] two months.
³And I will give {i}efficacy{/i} to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred {i}and{/i} sixty days, clothed with sackcloth. (Rev. 11:2‑3)

;

Rev. 12:14• ¹⁴And there were given to the woman [the] two wings of the great eagle, that she should fly into the wilderness into her place, where she is nourished there a time and times and half a time from the serpent's face. (Rev. 12:14)

;

Rev. 13:5• ⁵And there was given him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy; and there was given him authority to work forty-two months. (Rev. 13:5)

for.

Dan. 4:35• ³⁵And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? (Dan. 4:35)

;

Dan. 9:26• ²⁶After the sixty-two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself, and shall have nothing; and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. (Dan. 9:26)

;

Job 23:13‑14• ¹³But he [is] in one thing, and who will turn him?{HR}And his soul desireth, and he will accomplish.
¹⁴For he performeth what is appointed me,{HR}And much of the like [is] with him. (Job 23:13‑14)

;

Psa. 33:10• ¹⁰Jehovah hath made void the counsel of the Gentiles;{HR}He hath frustrated the devices of the peoples . (Psa. 33:10)

;

Prov. 19:21• ²¹Many thoughts [are] in a man's heart,{HR}But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand. (Prov. 19:21)

;

Isa. 46:10• ¹⁰declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure, (Isa. 46:10)

;

Acts 4:28• ²⁸to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel foreordained to come to pass. (Acts 4:28)

;

Rev. 10:7• ⁷but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he announced the glad tidings to his servants the prophets. (Rev. 10:7)

;

Rev. 17:17• ¹⁷For God hath put into their hearts to accomplish his mind, and to accomplish one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, till the words of God shall be finished. (Rev. 17:17)

• Up to verse 35 we have, in prophetic form, a relation of what, though future in Daniel’s day, has now long since been accomplished; from verse 36 we have the account of what is entirely future. The proof of this, it may be at once said, lies in two sentences. In verse 36 we read that the king “shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished”; and in verse 40 we are told that the event there given is “at the time of the end.” It has already been observed, as to the former expression, that it is used in Isaiah of God’s last indignation, by means of the Assyrian, against His people in the land before the appearing of Christ. If the reader attentively considers Isaiah 10:20-25; 28:16-22, he cannot fail to be convinced of the truth of this interpretation. (“Daniel 11” by E. Dennett)

• Another thing will appear as we proceed, namely, the correspondence of the king here described with the “man of sin,” or the antichrist of the New Testament. (“Daniel 11” by E. Dennett)

• The appellation of the “willful king” is derived from this scripture, expressive of the fact here stated, that his own will is his only law. He will be the incarnation and manifestation of all that is evil in man....He will be consequently the perfect contrast, morally, to Christ, who, being in the form of God, did not think it robbery to be equal with God, but emptied Himself, and having taken upon Him the form of a servant, humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. (“Daniel 11” by E. Dennett)

• When the indignation is accomplished in His chastisement of the guilty nation for the rejection of Christ, at the end of the three years and a half so often spoken of in the Apocalypse, the Lord will appear from heaven and consume this wicked one with the spirit of His mouth, and destroy him with the brightness of His coming. (2 Thess. 2:8; Rev. 19:20). (“Daniel 11” by E. Dennett)

• The apostle John presents him to us in his relation to Christianity, when he writes, “He is the Antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son” (1 John 2:22). (“Daniel 11” by E. Dennett)

J. N. Darby Translation

And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every *god, and speak monstrous things against the *God of *godse; and he shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished: for that which is determined shall be done.

JND Translation Notes

Heb. El Elim.

W. Kelly Translation

And the king shall do according to his own will; and he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god; he shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods; he shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.

WK Verse Note

(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)