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:--

It will be noticed that Dan. 11: 5 assumes that we shall recognize the identity of the

king of the south, and verse 6 speaks familiarly of the king of the north. We have been

prepared for some such terms as these by Dan. 8: 8, where the fourfold division of

Alexander's kingdom is said to be towards the four winds of heaven. In agreement with

this, we find in Dan. 7: 2, 3:--

It is impossible for us at the present time to say which of the four successors of

Dan. 7: 4-8 is the lion with eagle's wings, or which is the bear or the leopard or the

monster. But that they speak of the future resuscitation of these four kingdoms is a

matter beyond doubt. Taking everything into account we learn from scriptural prophecy

to watch closely the "north" and the "south" kingdoms, the north, Syria, the south, Egypt.

The wars and the policies that have been connected with these two powers in the past but

foreshadow the "Eastern Question" of the time of the end. The endeavour to promote

alliances by marriages such as that of Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy II to Antiochus II;

or of Cleopatra to  Ptolemy V,  will again be attempted but prove futile.  In this

connection the structure proves of great value, for it reveals the fact that the final

antichristian king will be proof against such allurements. This may, at first, seem strange,

but it is in keeping with the doctrines of demons exposed in I Tim. 4:, which will

include "forbidding to marry".

It will be seen from the structure that the words, "in his estate" occurs four times. The

Hebrew word ken means a base (as in I Kings 7: 31), and in the first three references of

Dan. 11: in the LXX is translated by the word etoimasia, "a preparation". The latter is

used in the N.T. of the work of a forerunner. Does this not seem to indicate that Satan,

ignorant of the "times and seasons" which the Father has kept in His own power, is

perpetually "prepared" with his man. Here, in Dan. 11:, we have several kings in

readiness, should the end have come. To this principle may be ascribed the close likeness

which some outstanding characters in history have had to the prophetic picture. Quite a