Precept Upon Precept Lesson 4 Daniel, Pt 2 Daniel 8 2 Greeks Foreshadow Anti-Christ ALEXANDER THE GREAT: Power & Conquests GOAT Capricorn: zodiac symbol of Greek Empire Rushed at Ram, w/o Strength, Agility: smaller than MP military, conquered entire touching ground Near East, Egypt in 3 yrs. [Ram: zodiac symbol for Medes/ Persians. Generals wore heads of rams on head in battle] Struck, cast down, & 3 battles at Granicus, Issus, & Arbela (Darius lost 600,000 at trampled hands of Alex’s 30,000 man army) Enraged Greeks embittered by repeated attacks by M/Persians Large Horn First King of Greece, conquered many lands Magnified himself Considered other nations Barbaric, desired to spread Greek exceedingly culture (Hellenize) to all men. Build cities, intermarriage, religion (req. provinces to worship him as son of Zeus-Ammon in 324 BC) As soon as mighty, Died young (33, in 323 BC), very suddenly after a drinking binge the large horn was in Babylon. Having no heir, he left his empire merely to “the broken strongest” (His generals quarreled over land for 22 yrs) In its place there W (Macedonia, Greece) Cassander came up 4 horns (not E (Asia Minor) Lysimachus with his power) toward N (Syria, Babylon) Seleucus the 4 winds S (Egypt, Israel, Arabia) Ptolemy

ANTIOCHUS EPIPHANES: Character & Deeds From one, small horn From the Selucid Empire (Syria) Insolent, Intrigue (Deceit, ambiguous words, cunning) ascended throne by flattery, after assassins murdered his brother Magnify himself Pride, assumed the name “Epiphanes” (illustrious) Grew- SE & BL His father warred with Ptolemy (Egypt) and gained Israel Grew up to the host of Host: army (can mean angels, stars, or saints-shining lights). Some heaven, caused some unfaithful Jews were already “seduced” by Hellenistic culture, but of the stars to fall to AE tried to put END to Jewish religious community, rituals (ex. earth, trampled circumcision) Killed thousands of Jews who resisted P = Commdr of host Required worship of himself & Gk gods, forbid worship of YHWH Removed regular Forbid regular ceremonial observances. Sacrifices ceased. Later, sacrifice when priests cleansed the Temple, they tore down the altar & built a new one. When Sanctuary rebuilt, Jews piled “unclean” stones Place of His sanctuary near the Sanctuary. ~ 200 yrs later, when men picked up stones to thrown down kill Jesus, they used these stones from the “pile”. B/c of transgression, Temple prostitutes, eating pork, reverse circumcision: many upper the host- given over class Jews sinned against God. Below Temple Mt, built gym (naked athletics). “Sold” the priesthood to non-Levites Fling truth down Follow strange laws, profane the Sabbath, pollute Sanctuary 2,300 PM /AM -restored Aug 15, 171- Dec 25, 164BC (Maccabees restored it-1st Hanukkah!) Broken-not by man Died (worms) on the way to take vengeance on Maccabees