THERE GOES THAT MAN

Texts: Daniel 11:36-45

36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done.
37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.
40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.
41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.
43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps.
44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

1. The Antichrist’s Characteristics (vv. 36-39)

• If someone one day will say, “Mama, there goes that man,” then what is it that they will see in him? What characteristics, behaviors, attributes, etc.? What will he do or be?

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  2) Self-exalting

  3) Speaks against God

  4) Prosper until the indignation (time of wrath)

  5) No regard for the God of his fathers

  6) No regard for the desire of

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  7) He’ll magnify himself above all gods

  8) He will honor the god of

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2. The Antichrist’s

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(vv. 40-45a)

• It’s possible that Dan 11 lines up with Ezek 38 and 39. Israel gets attacked in the Gog/Magog War, and the Antichrist defends Israel due to the signed treaty.
• The “He” is the Antichrist. He deals with the attack to the north successfully. He then moves to the south to deal with the southern front. While doing so, he hears disturbing news from north and east (possibly the 200,000,000 man army). He goes to deal with that.

3. The Antichrist’s Collapse

• V. 45 gives a very compressed timeline leading to
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• The Antichrist sets up his capital in Jerusalem. He breaks his treaty with Israel. He demands to be worshiped as God. But, the end will come suddenly and swiftly. (cf. Dan 2:35, 44; 7:25-26; 8:24-25; 9:26; Dan 7:11; 2 Thess 2:8; Rev 19:19-20)

• Question: How should the truth of a coming evil world leader affect us today?

  1] Be

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  2] Be encouraged
  3] Be ready – Readiness and faithfulness go hand in hand.
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  ready – If you are not a believer, if you don’t have a relationship with God through the finished work of Jesus, then trust Him today.

Bottom line – In the tribulation, some will say (regarding the Antichrist), “There goes that man.” But in the end of the tribulation, God will say, “Here goes that man into the Lake of Fire.”