Daniel Lesson 36: Historical Warfare {Parade of Fighting Kings!}

The Babylonian Captivity of Israel in the days of the Prophet Daniel was only the beginning of Israel's chastening process. As a nation, even after 70 years in captivity, she had not genuinely repented of her continual disobedience of God. It would be a long time before her ultimate "Time of Restoration" in the Millennial Kingdom would occur. In Daniel chapter 11, Daniel receives a very long and detailed prophecy about a "parade of fighting kings" (Persian kings, Greek kings, Seleucid and ptolemaic kings, and a horribly vile king name Antiochus Epiphanes, who is a type of the final Antichrist). Daniel chapter 11 is one of the most extensive prophetic sections of the Bible. In just the first 35 verses of the chapter, there are over 135 prophecies given! Every single one of them we now know came to pass precisely as predicted! Fulfilled prophecy is one of the greatest proofs of the divine inspiration of Scripture, which is why Daniel chapter 11 is at the heart of the attacks against the entire book.