We are not interested, however, in what he did personally. The verses we consider explain what Antiochus Epiphanes did. The horn that waxed exceedingly great is one of the latter kings of this empire, a king named Antiochus Epiphanes. Suffice it to say that this goat refers to the Grecian empire.

It is not our intention, however, to explain the details of the symbolism of the goat with the horns growing from his head. The verses we consider today are an explanation of the meaning of that vision-an explanation given Daniel by the angel Gabriel in the vision itself. In the earlier verses of this chapter Daniel records for us his vision of the great goat out of which came a little horn that waxed exceedingly great. These verses that we consider are part of a vision that Daniel saw while in the palace of Shushan during the third year of the reign of Belshazzar, the last king of the Babylonian empire. And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes but he shall be broken without hand.” And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully and shall prosper, and practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

We read: “And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. This is what Daniel saw in his vision of chapter 8:23-25. In our broadcast today, we are going to consider how the antichristian world power will be so successful in persuading the world to unite, or the methods he will use to unite everyone. But his brand of Christianity will be false Christianity-Christianity that has made to itself an idol god and a false Christ. He will arise out of the Christianized West and make the claim that he is the true representative of Christianity. The Antichrist will be the religious head of the antichristian world power. We learned of the man of sin, the son of perdition, the wicked one, the false prophet-all biblical names that refer to the Antichrist himself. We have already also examined the biblical evidence as regards the religion of the antichristian kingdom. We have already examined the biblical evidence that leads us to believe that at the end of time a great world-power will develop and will rule over all the world. We are studying together God’s Word concerning the Antichrist.

And by peace shall destroy many