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He had lied, murdered, and stolen
his way into the pages of history. He was the king of a nation
that deserved better. In fact, he should not have been king,
because the man who deserved to be king was in prison in Rome.
He had made alliances or agreements and then broken them in
order to defeat them and expand his empire. He was an extremely
wicked man as we see more in our next study. Antiochus IV Epiphanes
is a picture of the coming Antichrist. This is the future of
the world. It is not getting better. It is getting worse.
These evil men and women are a
reminder of our world’s future. But it is also a great
reminder of our future as Christians. It reminds us that some
day Jesus is coming back. We will either see Jesus when we die
or we will see Him in the sky when He returns. What a wonderful
future for those who believe in Jesus.
There
is also another wonderful truth in this chapter. Did you miss
all of the detail in the verses in this chapter? Details about
sins and events. We have seen one wicked man after another.
Each one seems to be worse. We have seen murder, war, lies,
intrigue, anger, hatred, sex and divorce. We have seen defeat,
victory, the murder of women, and money. Why did God put this
chapter here? Yes, it is true that God did put it here to answer
Daniel’s question, but why all the detail? The answer is
found in the following statement,
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And you may say in your heart, “How shall we know
the word which the LORD has not spoken?” When a prophet
speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not
come about or come true, that is the thing which the LORD
has not spoken. (NASB) Deut. 18:21-22 |
Daniel 11 is about God speaking to us. God has given us this
remarkable passage to let us know that He has spoken. The words
are His.
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The Bible is truth
because
He Has
Spoken!
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