Dan 11:40-45 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Dan 11:40-45: 11:40-45 Most commentators believe these verses describe the time of the end of history (cp. Mark 13:14 ; 2 Thes 2:3-12 ; Rev 19:19-21 ). These verses echo the career of Antiochus IV, but we have no historical record of the events described here. Antiochus was a paradigm for future rulers who set themselves against the God of gods. 11:40 No known king of the south or king of the north did these things.

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bMark 13:14►

c2 Thes 2:3-12►

dRev 19:19-21►

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‏ Daniel 11:40-45

Summary for Dan 11:40-45: 11:40-45 ^a Most commentators believe these verses describe the time of the end of history (cp. Mark 13:14 ^b; 2 Thes 2:3-12 ^c; Rev 19:19-21 ^d). These verses echo the career of Antiochus IV, but we have no historical record of the events described here. Antiochus was a paradigm for future rulers who set themselves against the God of gods. 11:40 ^e No known king of the south or king of the north did these things.
11:41 ^f the glorious land of Israel: Israel (cp. 8:9 ^g; 11:16 ^h) is again the center of attack by an evil king.

• Moab, Edom, and Ammon were nations surrounding ancient Israel and Judah.
11:45 ⁱ The glorious holy mountain includes Zion, Jerusalem, and the Temple—the place God chose for his name to dwell.

• The sea probably refers to the Mediterranean Sea.