The rest of the Medo-Persian kings are ignored. We will see later that scripture will describe each of the kings of Greece and then stop at Antiochus IV Epiphanes. All of the other kings are not important to this prophecy. Xerxes was important because he motivated Greece to come after the Medo-Persian empire. They were a threat.      Prophecy About Greece. It was Alexander the Great who came after Medo-Persia and defeated it. In our study of Daniel 8, we saw that the kingdom was divided among four generals after Alexander died. That is the message of the next two verses.     And a mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority and do as he pleases. But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled out toward the four points of the compass, though not to his own descendants, nor according to his authority which he wielded; for his sovereignty will be uprooted and given to others besides them. (NASB) Dan. 11:3-4   These generals did not have the power and the skill of Alexander, but they divided the empire into four parts and began to rule as kings. These two verses are a brief summary of Daniel 8.      The events that now follow in Daniel 11 provide us with information which has not been previously given. The information is detailed but very exciting prophecy because it is so accurate. Are you ready? Here we go!       Ptolemies and Seleucids. Daniel 11 now focuses on two generals, Ptolemy I Soter and Seleucus I Nicator, and the kings who will come after them. These two new empires will wage war against one another for the next 200 years or more.         < Back   Next >
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