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C2
11:20.
In his estate.
D2
11:35.
Some shall fall.
E
11:21 -34.
a 21.
Flatteries.
The vile person.--
b 22 -32.
c1 Heart against
In his estate.
holy covenant.
d1 He shall do
(exploits).
c2 Indignation
against holy covenant.
d2 So shall he do.
c3 Forsake the
holy covenant.
d3 Place the
abomination.
c4 Against the
holy covenant.
d4 They shall do
(exploits).
a 33,34.
Flatteries.
A3
11:36.
A king.
He shall do according to his will.
B3
11:37.
The desire of women.
C3
11:38.
In his estate.
D3
12:1 -3.
Many shall awake.
We have only to look at this outline to perceive the unity of the
prophecy, despite its involved character. At the time of the end there shall
be a king who shall do according to his will. And not only is this king
foreshadowed by Alexander the Great (11:3) but the doings of Alexander's
successors also foreshadow yet future history leading up to the manifestation
of the man of sin. Moreover, the strange break in the structure, occasioned
by the introduction of the vile person and the setting up of the 'abomination
that maketh desolate', warns us to keep distinct the two important figures of
prophecy, 'the beast' and 'the false prophet'.
We must go back to ancient history to discover the kingdoms associated
with the rise of the man of sin. At Alexander's death, his kingdom was
divided among his four generals as follows:
(1)
Ptolemy took Egypt and Palestine.
(2)
Seleucus took Northern Syria.
(3)
Cassander took Macedonia and Thrace.
(4)
Lysimachus took Asia Minor.
It will be noticed that Daniel 11:5 assumes that we shall recognize the
identity of the king of the south, and verse 6 speaks familiarly of the king