JOEL RICHARDSON REVEALS A CHANGE
OF VIEWS ON DANIEL 11:21-35
By Bob L. Ross
by Joel Richardson
In his book, The Mid East Beast, Joel Richardson
followed the theory on Daniel 11:21-35 which is presented in several "study
Bibles," including Scofield's and those which follow the idea of two "Little
Horns" (Daniel chapters 7 & 8), one of them supposedly being Antiochus
Epiphanes of pre-Christian years.
This theory was evidently first imposed on Daniel and taught by the Jews in the book of
First Maccabees where it is alleged that Antiochus set up the "abomination of
desoltation" (1 Mac/
1:54), thus fulfilling the prophecy of Daniel on that matter. Christ refuted
this idea in Matthew
24:15, KJV.
Subsequent study on Daniel 11 has led Joel to adopt the view which
is presented on his website. This view (which I have held for years) is that
Daniel 11:21-35 is simply a part of the chapter from Daniel 11:21-45 which
details the Middle East career of the "vile person" who is the Antichrist.
Antiochus is not in the prohecy at all.
Daniel had been given a vision of this Antichrist in chapter ten
where he is identified as the "certain man." Although impressively adorned, all
of the symbols of that man are inferior to the symbols representing by Jesus
Christ in the vision in Revelation 1. The "certain man" in Daniel 10 a certain
imposter, and Gabriel explains the vision to Daniel in chapter 11 (Daniel
10:14-21, KJV)
Hopefully, Joel Richardson's change of views will inspire other
students of the book of Daniel to reconsider their thinking on this passage, if
they have followed the idea that Antioch us fulfills anything prophetic in this
book on the endtimes.
For my own views on Daniel 11, see this short article on the Internet:
http://calvinistflyswatter.blogspot.com/
Please forgive any typographical errors in this article, as I am writing it
with less than normal eyesight.
Bob L. Ross
(713-477-2329
posted by Bob L. Ross @ 11:09 PM
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