The details of this prophecy, particularly from verse 2 to 35, are so accurate, they are

so remarkable, they are so verifiable that it is this section of scripture that has been the cause of all the attacks on the book of Daniel.

Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

With so much detail and symbolic language, the prophecies of Daniel can seem a bit daunting to interpret

at first glance.

But when you dig into the historical context and identify, for example, the nameless kings that are referred to in Daniel

chapter 11. Understanding the prophecies becomes easier. Today John

MacArthur takes you to Daniel 11 and reveals those kings in particular five of them who contribute vital pieces to the prophecy puzzle.

So follow along with John as he continues his compelling study called the future of Israel.

We are living in an age of rebellion.

In fact, the first 35 verses and even the whole chapter chronicles for us the reign of rebellion upon the earth.

The time that man kicks against the traces as it were.

Man defies God.

And the scripture establishes for us

that the time of man's rebellion will go on

only until the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now, within this larger picture of the world's rebellion against God,

something else is going on and that is the

is real

is real is real in the old testament clearly were called of God as a chosen people

and they disobeyed repeatedly they were idolatrous, they went after false gods, they lived

in immorality, they defied God, they spurned his love, they turned their backs upon his loving kindness and grace and as a result God

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