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  • From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
  • To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [b-hebrew] Re: b-hebrew Digest, Vol 19, Issue 2
  • Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 09:29:00 -0500

Dear Lira,

You are correct in pointing out that most
modern commentators would agree with Eduard's view, since Antiochus's
activities are considered the historical fulfillment of this prophecy. This
is based, I believe, mainly on the interpretation of Josephus and of the
book of Maccabees itself. In my opinion, however, commentators became so
fixed on this interpretation that they lost track of Jesus'own
interpretation to the prophecy (Matt. 24:15; Luke 21:20).

HH: It is possible that Matt 24:15 is referring to Dan 8:14, but it is it clearly referring to Dan 11-12.

Dan. 11:31 ¶ "His armed forces will rise up to desecrate the temple fortress and will abolish the daily sacrifice. Then they will set up the abomination that causes desolation.
Dan. 12:11 ¶ "From the time that the daily sacrifice is abolished and the abomination that causes desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days.

HH: Can this refer to Antiochus Epiphanes? The prophetic narrative in Daniel 11 suggests that Dan 11:31 does. But Dan 12:11 refers to the earlier events of Dan 12:1, which surpass what happened in the time of Antiochus. Keil wrote about the seeming change in subject at Dan 11:36ff.:

This is only so far right, that that which is said regarding this king, vers. 36-39, partly goes far beyond what Antiochus did, partly does not harmonize with what is known of Antiochus, and finally, partly is referred in the N.T. expressly to the Antichrist; cf. v. 36 with 2 Thess, 2:4, and ch. 12:1 with Matt 24:21. These circumstances are not satisfactorily explained by the remark that the prophecy regarding Antiochus glances forward to the Antichrist, or that the image of the type (Antiochus) hovers in the image of the antitype (Antichrist) ; they much rather show that in the prophetic contemplation there is comprehended in the image of ONE king what has been historically fulfilled in its beginnings by Antiochus Epiphanes, but shall only meet it complete fulfillment by the Antichrist in the time of the end.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard





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