Daniel 11 – To Change or Not

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

Daniel 11:2-3

“Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them; by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.”

Daniel 8:8-9

“Out of one of them came a little horn which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the Beautiful Land.”

Daniel 8:23

“In the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors have run their course, a king shall arise, having fierce features, who understands sinister schemes.”

Daniel 9:26

“And after the sixty-two weeks, the Anointed One shall be cut off and shall have nothing.”

Daniel 11:22

“With the force of a flood they shall be swept away from before him and broken, and also the prince of the covenant.”

Isaiah 55:3-4

“Incline your ear, and come to me; hear, that your soul may live; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, my steadfast, sure love for David. Behold, I made him a witness to the peoples, a leader and commander for the peoples.”

Daniel 7:24

“The ten horns are ten kings who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the first ones, and shall subdue three kings.”

Daniel 11:31

“They shall take away the daily sacrifice and place there the abomination that makes desolate.”

Jeremiah 1:14

“Out of the north disaster shall be let loose upon all the inhabitants of the land.”

Daniel 11:14

“In those times many shall rise against the king of the South. The violent ones of your people shall lift themselves up in fulfillment of the vision, but they shall fall.”

Daniel 11:16

“He who comes against him shall do as he pleases and none shall stand before him; he shall stand in the Glorious Land, and in his hand shall be the country of the King of the South.”

Daniel 8:24-25

“He shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. Through his cunning he shall cause deceit to succeed by his influence; and he shall magnify himself in his heart and by peace shall destroy many.”

Memorable Quotes

“It is quite remarkable that this prophecy identifies a usurper king ahead of time, showing God’s infinite wisdom.”

“The skill of a great teacher, as Jesus was, is to make the most profound truths understandable to all hearers.”

“Context is king in interpretation. The meaning of words depends on where they are placed.”

“The little horn in Daniel 8 and Daniel 7 uses the same Hebrew phrase and should be understood consistently as representing the same power — the papacy.”

“When we read Daniel 11, we must remember that Daniel is focused on the conflict between the King of the North and the King of the South, and the aggression is always from the North against God’s people.”

“Daniel’s concern is for his people, the Messiah, and the holy things of God. The prophecy is Israel-centric.”

“Just because a word appears repeatedly does not mean it refers to the same event; context is essential.”

“History should not lead our interpretation; the text must lead us first, with history as a helpful but secondary guide.”

“In Daniel 11:31, the language used corresponds closely to the little horn of Daniel 8, confirming that this is about the papacy.”

“The phrase ‘sons of the violent ones of your people’ is a parenthetical note indicating a broader uprising in the times of Antiochus III, not the introduction of Rome.”

“The giving of the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom in Daniel 11:17 refers to the marriage alliance of Antiochus III, not Cleopatra VII of the Roman period.”

“Rome is introduced later in Daniel 11, not at verse 14 or 16, but as a commander who ends Antiochus III’s insolence.”

“The destruction spoken of in Daniel 11:22, using the word ‘broken’, aligns with death or end of a kingdom, including the death of Christ, the Prince of the Covenant.”

“The conflict in Daniel is about power struggling over the people of God, not arbitrary historical events.”

Other Quotations

Quoted from the Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (DCH)

“The Hebrew verb טָשַׁב (shabar) in the nifal stem, as used in Daniel 11:22, can mean to be broken, destroyed, or crushed, and is used in contexts such as the fall of Babylon.”