Daniel 11:1-45

And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him.)

2 "Now then, I tell you the truth: Three more kings will appear in Persia, and then a fourth, who will be far richer than all the others. When he has gained power by his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece. 3 Then a mighty king will appear, who will rule with great power and do as he pleases. 4 After he has appeared, his empire will be broken up and parceled out toward the four winds of heaven. It will not go to his descendants, nor will it have the power he exercised, because his empire will be uprooted and given to others.

5 "The king of the South will become strong, but one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power. 6 After some years, they will become allies. The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be handed over, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her.

7 "One from her family line will arise to take her place. He will attack the forces of the king of the North and enter his fortress; he will fight against them and be victorious. 8 He will also seize their gods, their metal images and their valuable articles of silver and gold and carry them off to Egypt. For some years he will leave the king of the North alone. 9 Then the king of the North will invade the realm of the king of the South but will retreat to his own country. 10 His sons will prepare for war and assemble a great army, which will sweep on like an irresistible flood and carry the battle as far as his fortress.

11 "Then the king of the South will march out in a rage and fight against the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be defeated. 12 When the army is carried off, the king of the South will be filled with pride and will slaughter many thousands, yet he will not remain triumphant. 13 For the king of the North will muster another army, larger than the first; and after several years, he will advance with a huge army fully equipped.

14 "In those times many will rise against the king of the South. The violent men among your own people will rebel in fulfillment of the vision, but without success. 15 Then the king of the North will come and build up siege ramps and will capture a fortified city. The forces of the South will be powerless to resist; even their best troops will not have the strength to stand. 16 The invader will do as he pleases; no one will be able to stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land and will have the power to destroy it. 17 He will determine to come with the might of his entire kingdom and will make an alliance with the king of the South. And he will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plans will not succeed or help him. 18 Then he will turn his attention to the coastlands and will take many of them, but a commander will put an end to his insolence and will turn his insolence back upon him. 19 After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall, to be seen no more.

20 "His successor will send out a tax collector to maintain the royal splendor. In a few years, however, he will be destroyed, yet not in anger or in battle.

21 "He will be succeeded by a contemptible person who has not been given the honor of royalty. He will invade the kingdom when its people feel secure, and he will seize it through intrigue. 22 Then an overwhelming army will be swept away before him; both it and a prince of the covenant will be destroyed. 23 After coming to an agreement with him, he will act deceitfully, and with only a few people he will rise to power. 24 When the richest provinces feel secure, he will invade them and will achieve what neither his fathers nor his forefathers did. He will distribute plunder, loot and wealth among his followers. He will plot the overthrow of fortresses--but only for a time.

25 "With a large army he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South. The king of the South will wage war with a large and very powerful army, but he will not be able to stand because of the plots devised against him. 26 Those who eat from the king's provisions will try to destroy him; his army will be swept away, and many will fall in battle. 27 The two kings, with their hearts bent on evil, will sit at the same table and lie to each other, but to no avail, because an end will still come at the appointed time. 28 The king of the North will return to his own country with great wealth, but his heart will be set against the holy covenant. He will take action against it and then return to his own country.

29 "At the appointed time he will invade the South again, but this time the outcome will be different from what it was before. 30 Ships of the western coastlands will oppose him, and he will lose heart. Then he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant. He will return and show favor to those who forsake the holy covenant.

31 "His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation. 32 With flattery he will corrupt those who have violated the covenant, but the people who know their God will firmly resist him.

33 "Those who are wise will instruct many, though for a time they will fall by the sword or be burned or captured or plundered. 34 When they fall, they will receive a little help, and many who are not sincere will join them. 35 Some of the wise will stumble, so that they may be refined, purified and made spotless until the time of the end, for it will still come at the appointed time.

36 "The king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things against the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been determined must take place. 37 He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the one desired by women, nor will he regard any god, but will exalt himself above them all. 38 Instead of them, he will honor a god of fortresses; a god unknown to his fathers he will honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts. 39 He will attack the mightiest fortresses with the help of a foreign god and will greatly honor those who acknowledge him. He will make them rulers over many people and will distribute the land at a price.

40 "At the time of the end the king of the South will engage him in battle, and the king of the North will storm out against him with chariots and cavalry and a great fleet of ships. He will invade many countries and sweep through them like a flood. 41 He will also invade the Beautiful Land. Many countries will fall, but Edom, Moab and the leaders of Ammon will be delivered from his hand. 42 He will extend his power over many countries; Egypt will not escape. 43 He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and all the riches of Egypt, with the Libyans and Nubians in submission. 44 But reports from the east and the north will alarm him, and he will set out in a great rage to destroy and annihilate many. 45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at the beautiful holy mountain. Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him. (NIV)

 

  1. Did you notice that the event in Daniel 11:31 is the same event described in Daniel 8:13 and Daniel 9:27, and in 2 Thessalonians 2:3-10, and in Matthew 24:15, and in Mark 13:14?
    • SAME EVENT=SAME PERSON

      NOTE: If you follow that person, verse by verse, back toward the beginning of the chapter you will find that he is first described in Daniel 11:21. From Daniel 11:21 through to Daniel 11:45 is the same ruler.

      We learned in previous studies that the abomination that caused desolation sign marks the time of the return of the Lord. It marks the time of the catching-up of the church, so everything from Daniel 11:21 through Daniel 11:30 happens in the church age, and everything from Daniel 11:32 to the end happens during the Day of the Lord.

     

  2. Who is the "mighty king" found in Daniel 11:3?
    • HINT: Daniel 8:5-8

     

  3. Which kingdom does the king of the south in Daniel 11:5 descend from?
    • The kings of the south and north from Daniel 11:5-20 do they all descend from the third kingdom?
    • Yes, it was sometime after the king in verse 20 that the Romans came and took control of the region.

     

  4. Read very carefully Daniel 11:19. What happened to him?
    • HINT: "seen no more"

      2 Kings 2:9-12

      When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?"

      "Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit," Elisha replied.

      10 "You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah said, "yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours--otherwise not."

      11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, "My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!" And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them apart. (NIV)

    • HINT: "saw him no more"

      Genesis 5:21-24

      When Enoch had lived 65 years, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 And after he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters. 23 Altogether, Enoch lived 365 years. 24 Enoch walked with God; then he was no more, because God took him away. (NIV)

       

     

  5. If he come up from the Abyss, or Hell, how and when did he go there?
    "Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,..." Hebrews 9:27
  6. Speaking of John the Baptist Jesus said:

    "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"

    11 Jesus replied, "To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands." 13 Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist. (NIV) Matthew 17:10-13

     

  7. How was it possible for Elijah to live twice?
    • HINT: How many times did he die?

     

  8. Is the man who stumbled and fell and was seen no more in Daniel 11:19, the same as the Beast who comes up out of the Abyss?
    • If not him, then who?

      Revelation 17:7-11

      Then the angel said to me: "Why are you astonished? I will explain to you the mystery of the woman and of the beast she rides, which has the seven heads and ten horns. 8 The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and will come up out of the Abyss and go to his destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because he once was, now is not, and yet will come. 9 "This calls for a mind with wisdom. The seven heads are seven hills on which the woman sits. 10 They are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet come; but when he does come, he must remain for a little while. 11 The beast who once was, and now is not, is an eighth king. He belongs to the seven and is going to his destruction. (NIV)

       

    • Look very carefully at Revelation 17:8, the Beast once was on the earth, but now is not, but he will come up out of the Abyss to live on the earth again until he is cast into the lake of fire in Revelation 19:20.

     

  9. What astonishes the inhabitants of the earth concerning the Beast in Revelation 17:8?
    • HINT: Revelation 13:3, 12
    • Remember that this man claims to be God. He is apparently killed, and then God allows the spirit of the man in the Abyss to enter him and he appears to come back to life, astonishing all the people who are not familiar with how this is all recorded in Scripture.
    • The Beast referred to in Revelation 17:9-10 is a symbolic representation of the fourth kingdom. See Daniel 7:7.
    • The Beast referred to in Revelation 17:11 is the man who comes up out of the Abyss. Is he physically part of the seven headed beast?

     

  10. What kingdom does the Abyss-man-Beast come from?
    • HINT: Daniel 8:9 Third Kingdom.
    • He doesn't physically descend from the fourth kingdom, but his vileness is that of the terrible beast, so he is found to be with it.

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