These two verses are about two different people 1.) Antiochus the TYPE Anti-Christ in Dan. 11:32 and then about 2.) The Anti-Christ in Dan. 8:9-12, I can explain 8:9-12 a little clearer, God just gave me the understanding of the host in a fuller detail. But first I will give you my full Exegesis on Dan. 11:21-33-34 about Antiochus, and verse 35, what I call the 2200 year TRANSITION PERIOD. I did this a few years ago. Then I will tell you why Dan. 8:9-12 can only be the Anti-Christ. By the way Dan. 11:36-45 is also the Anti-Christ. The whole reason we are given every king is to show us his TYPE in Antiochus where we will know what to look for in these end times. At the time I did this Exegesis, I dd not even understand in full that I had discovered the False Prophet TYPE in Jason. (his brother was Onias III, a Pious High Priest and I was more focused on him).
Dan. 11 Exegesis
20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom:
but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
Antiochus III’s son Seleucus IV became king and had to raise taxes because Rome was forcing him to have to pay for all his fathers wars,
he was soon poisoned to death it seems.
Antiochus Epiphanes IV Comes to Power: BELOW
21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and
obtain the kingdom by flatteries.
Antiochus IV then became king, he is called a vile person. He became king via a series of maneuvers which included flattering the king of Pergamum to gain his allegiance and by the death of the heir to the throne.
(See verse 20)
22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea,
also the prince of the covenant.
(Onias III is killed)
The High Priest (prince of the covenant) was replaced via a conspiracy involving the high priests brother Jason and Antiochus Epiphanes but his brother was also double crossed when another priest bribed Antiochus Epiphanes with even more money, it seems he was for sale at all times for a price. Both Jason and the other high priest were in favor of Hellenization of the Jewish people.
23 And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.
Antiochus Epiphanes wanted to conquer Egypt in a bad way. He took a “small army” down to Egypt feigning to be their protector of Ptolemy VI who was his nephew. He was of course laying a trap to eventually deceive them so he could eventually conquer them. This was seemingly his master-plan.
24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
Antiochus Epiphanes gained Egypt’s trust and loyalty via spreading his bounty from his past wars amongst the public. He visited Egyptian strongholds to get a better understanding on how to conquer them, he was quite cunning.
25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. 26
Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
This is the Sixth Syrian War. (the last of the lot). This was Antiochus Epiphanes against Ptolemy VI. Antiochus Epiphanes attacked Egypt and prevailed over them and many of the Egyptians were loyal to him and actually betrayed Ptolemy VI. Antiochus was a corrupter of people no doubt, he knew how to divide and conquer.
27 And both of these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.
Watching Antiochus Epiphanes operate must have been enthralling back in the day. He pretended to support Ptolemy VI his blood kin, and he pretended to have his best interest in mind, but the truth is he was pitting him against his own brother Ptolemy VII the whole time. Ptolemy VII was of course made king of Egypt by the Alexandrians who did not trust Ptolemy VI any longer.
28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and
his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits,
and return to his own land.
Antiochus Epiphanes returned north it seems because of a rumor that he had died. That rumor seemingly caused a war to breakout in Jerusalem. Antiochus Epiphanes plundered the temple of God, killed many people, then journeyed north to Antioch. (his homeland)
29
At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but
it shall not be as the former, or as the latter(VERY IMPORTANT I know now). 30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return,
and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and
have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.
Antiochus Epiphanes soon returned to Egypt with the intention of conquering Alexandria. The Egyptians however sent a message to Rome asking for help. Three Roman senators were sent by ship to inform Antiochus Epiphanes that he was not to invade Egypt and to demand that he retreat immediately. This of course made him very angry and he seems to have taken it out on the Jewish believers. He killed many of them (60,000 Jews loyal to God) but allowed the Hellenistic Jews to live as long as they forsook the Holy Covenant !! He was indeed a vile man, seemingly a forerunner to the coming Anti-Christ/Beast in some of his mannerisms.
{{{ Let me add in this at this time, years later, the verse I cited as VERY IMPORTANT, show Antiochus will not be allowed to Conquer at this time (upon his return to Egypt) as he did the FORMER time, and as the Anti-Christ will be allowed to do at the latter time !! Thus he has ANGER against the holy covenant and God's people, AND he will have "INTELLIGENCE" amongst those who are Hellenized, in other words he used Jewish traitors to tell on those who were faithful unto God and thus killed 60,000 Jewish people. So, the people who forsook God, RATTED on the Faithful servants of God !! The more things change, the more they stay the same.
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31 And
arms shall stand on his part, and they shall
pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall
take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
Antiochus Epiphanes defiled the temple of God, stopped the daily sacrifices and even built a pagan alter unto Zeus and sacrificed pigs on it. This was an Abomination unto God, but its not the Abomination that Jesus and Daniel is speaking about of course. This desecrated the temple while it was there. This is what Hanukkah is about, its a rededication of the temple unto God after it was defiled by Antiochus and Jason the High Priest who was in league with Antiochus.
32 And
such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the
people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits(Maccabees led the way). 33 And they that understand among the people shall instruct many:
yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days.(60,000 died) 34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.
This of course created a schism so to speak amongst the Jewish peoples, which is what Antiochus was good at, divide and conquer tactics. So, at that time many Jews forsook their God and then again many refused to do so and paid the price with their lives. This of course is a likeness unto the coming end time events in many ways. The Maccabean Revolt of course won the day in the end.
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