Daniel Lesson 23

Daniel Lesson 23

Text: Daniel 11:36-45

Intro: tonight we will briefly look at the rise and fall of the Antichrist

1. The Great Tribulation,

   1. The Rise of Antichrist,

      1. Background.

         1. First, we need to remember there is no new doctrine in the New Testament that is not referenced in the Old,

            • the tribulation and the Antichrist are just a couple of them.

         2. In the book of Daniel we first started to get a gimps of these events,

            • with the dream of Nebuchadnezzar, the feet with ten toes mixed with iron and clay

            • in ch.7 vs.7-28 we see the rise of the Antichrist with the 10 nation league

            • in ch.9 vs.24-27 we see the 70 week prophecies, giving us that last week for the tribulation (7 years, 1 day per year)

         3. The tribulation period will begin with a treaty signed by the Antichrist,

         4. and it will end with the coming of Christ and the confinement of Satan to the bottomless pit.

         5. But before all that, there must be a rise of the Antichrist,

      2. Small Beginnings,

         1. Evan a man of short statue cast a long shadow at the end of the day,

            • we must not think that the Antichrist will come in with a bang, kick open the door and announce his presence,

         2. Daniel 7:24 “And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.”

            • he comes out of the 10 league nation,

            • he begins as a “little horn”

            • he comes as a man of peace, a solver of problems,

            • Ch.8 Vs.9 says he “….waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.”

         3. This all comes to a head at the middle of the tribulation period when:

            • he breaks the covenant with Israel,

            • Claims control,

            • Sets himself up as god,

              • See Daniel 9:27, II Thess. 2 & Revelation 13

      3. He will Exalt himself,

         1. Notice in vs.36 it says “he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god ”

            • this is one indication we know we have switched form Antiochus to the Antichrist,

              • remember who Antiochus set up an altar for? Zeus,

            • vs.36 goes on to say how he will speak evil of God… that is until the time that has been appointed, then it will abruptly end. Just a peep, look at vs.45,

         2. No regard for the God of his father,