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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith
~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~
Chapter 11 – A Literal Prophecy
Chapter 11 — A Literal Prophecy
VERSE 1. Also I in the first year of Darius the
Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to
strengthen him. 2. And now will I show thee
the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet
three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be
far richer than they all; and by his strength
through his riches he shall stir up all against
the realm of Grecia.
We now enter upon a prophecy of future
events, clothed not in figures and symbols, as
in the visions of chapters 2, 7, and 8, but given
mostly in plain language. Many of the signal
events of the world’s history, from the days of
Daniel to the end of the world, are here
brought to view. This prophecy, says Bishop
Newton, may not improperly be said to be a
comment and explanation of the vision of
