5.2- Discussion of Daniel 8, verses 5-9
>>> Verse 5:
The goat (Leopard in Daniel 7 verse 6), is the symbol of Greece (Aegea is the
metaphorical use of "goat”, from there the name “Aegean sea”). It was
moving so fast that his feet didn't touch the ground…. This is how Alexander
the Great conquered the world: Very
fast, in13 years.
>>> Verses 6
and 7: In 332 BC, Alexander the Great defeats the Medes and the Persians.
>>> Verse 8:
Alexander the Great died in 323 BC, when he was 33 years old and his kingdom
was divided among his 4 generals as follows:
To the north: Turkey
and Asia Minor, under Lysimachus/Antigonus.
To the east: with
Syria under Seleucus.
To the south: Egypt
and Palestine, under Ptolomy, until 198 BC.
>>> Verse 9:
From one of these four parts of the Greek empire (Syria?) will come the “little
horn”, the coming antichrist, who will become powerful in Egypt, Iraq, Iran and
the Promised land.
See also Daniel 11
verses 16 and 41: “The Syrian invader
will do with them as he pleases, without opposition. He will stand in the Promised
Land and have it completely in his power……
He will even invade the Promised Land and kill tens of
thousands…..”
