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19 And he said, “Look, I am making known to you what shall happen in the latter time of the indignation; afor at the appointed time the end shall be.  
20 The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia.
21 And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes ais the first king.  
22 aAs for the broken horn and the four that stood up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power. 
23 “And in the latter time of their kingdom,
When the transgressors have reached their fullness,
A king shall arise,
aHaving fierce1 features,
Who understands sinister schemes. 
24 His power shall be mighty, abut not by his own power;
He shall destroy1 fearfully,
bAnd shall prosper and thrive;
cHe shall destroy the mighty, and also the holy people. 
25 “Througha his cunning
He shall cause deceit to prosper under his1 rule;
bAnd he shall exalt himself in his heart.
He shall destroy many in their prosperity.
cHe shall even rise against the Prince of princes;
But he shall be dbroken without human means. 
26 “And the vision of the evenings and mornings
Which was told is true;
aTherefore seal up the vision,
For it refers to many days in the future.”  
27 aAnd I, Daniel, fainted and was sick for days; afterward I arose and went about the king’s business. I was1 astonished by the vision, but no one understood it. 
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Daniel 8:21

Daniel 8 also contains a prophecy of Greece, highlighting two major eras of the Greek Empire: its rise under Alexander and the career of Antiochus IV Epiphanes. A goat with an unusually impressive horn between its eyes—later identified as Greece and its first king, Alexander—flies powerfully out of the west and smashes against a ram with two horns, Persia. The ram, with its two horns broken, cannot fight and is trampled by the goat.

The prophecy then accurately records that Alexander died at the height of his power. Some historians contend that his drunken debauch and subsequent pneumonia, which led to his death, came as a result of there being no more lands to conquer. Others opine that though he could conquer and rule the world, he could not rule himself. Notwithstanding, since he had named no clear successor, his generals ("four notable ones," Daniel 8:8; 11:3-4), after years of intrigue and war, parceled the world among themselves.

Richard T. Ritenbaugh
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Related Topics: Alexander the Great | Alexander the Great's Demise | Antiochus Epiphanes | Daniel's Prophecies | Demise of Alexander the Great | Four Notable Ones | Goat as Symbol | Goat with Impressive Horn between its Eyes | Greek Empire | Ram as Symbol | Ram with Sharp, Pointed Horns


 
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