THE ASSYRIAN DANIEL 8: 23 - 27

THE ASSYRIAN    DANIEL 8: 23 - 27

23) "And in the latter time of their kingdom,

    When the transgressors have reached their fullness,

     A king shall arise,

     Having fierce features,

     Who understands sinister schemes.

24)  His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power;

     He shall destroy fearfully,

     And shall prosper and thrive;

     He shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people.

25)  "Through his cunning

     He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule;

     And he shall exalt himself in his heart.

     He shall destroy many in their prosperity

     He shall even rise against the Prince of princes;

     But he shall be broken without human means.

26)  "And the vision of the evenings and mornings

     Which was told is true;

     Therefore seal up the vision,

     For it refers to many days in the future."

27)  And I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for days; afterward I arose and went about the king's business.  I was astonished by the vision, but no one understood it.

H. A. IRONSIDE'S COMMENTARY

   Dr. Ironside writes that he believes in all likelihood that the "king of the North" will be the fierce leader of whatever power controls Turkey.  The Roman Little Horn will be an apostate Christian in league with the personal Antichrist who will take unbelieving Israel under his wing as long as it suits his purposes.  The Grecian Little Horn is likely an utter infidel, the successor to Mohammed.  The power that backs "The Assyrian" (the head of Turkey) is evidently Russia, the great dominion of the North, he writes.

   Stay with me if this seems as confusing to you as it does to me.  We will visit these powers again in Chapter 14.

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