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every member, or to account for every detail. All we can do is to point out the most
obvious features, leaving the reader the difficult but joyous task of seeking fuller details
for himself.
Daniel 11: 3 - 12: 3.
A1 | 11: 3. A king. He shall do according to his will.
B1 | 11: 6. The king's daughter.
C1 | 11: 7-10. In his estate.
D1 | 11: 14. They shall fall.
A2 | 11: 16. A king. He shall do according to his will.
B2 | 11: 17. The daughter of women.
C2 | 11: 20. In his estate.
D2 | 11: 35. Some shall fall.
E | 11: 21-34. The vile Person.--In his estate.
a | 21. Flattery.
b | 22-32. | c1 | Heart against 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 PLESTINE.
(2)
SELEUCUS took NORTHERN SYRIA.
(3)
CASSANDER took MACEDONIA and THRACE.
(4)
LYSIMACHUS took ASIA MINOR.