Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
The wilful king here, though primarily Antiochus, is antitypically and mainly Antichrist, the seventh head of the seven-headed and ten-horned beast of Rev. 13:1-18, and the "beast" of Armageddon ( 0:0-1:1; Revelation 19:19). Some identify him with the revived French emperorship, the eighth head of the beast (Revelation 17:11), who is to usurp the kingly, as the Pope has the priestly, dignity of Christ}--the false Messiah of the Jews, who will "plant his tabernacle between the seas in the holy mountain," "exalting himself above every god" (2 Thessalonians 2:4; Revelation 13:5-6). This last clause only in part holds good of Antiochus; for though he assumed divine honors, identifying himself with Jupiter Olympius, yet it was for that god he claimed them; still it applies to him as the type.
speak marvellous things against . . . God of gods--so Daniel 7:25, as to the "little horn," which seemingly identifies the two (compare Daniel 8:25). Antiochus forbade the worship of Jehovah by a decree "marvellous" for its wickedness: thus he was a type of Antichrist. Compare Daniel 7:8, "a mouth speaking great things."
indignation . . . accomplished--God's visitation of wrath on the Jews for their sins (Daniel 8:19).
that . . . determined-- (Daniel 9:26-27; Daniel 10:21).
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Job 14:5
Isaiah 10:25
Isaiah 13:9
Isaiah 49:24
Ezekiel 28:2
Ezekiel 37:28
Daniel 7:25
Daniel 8:9
Daniel 8:11
Daniel 8:12
Daniel 8:17
Daniel 8:19
Daniel 8:25
Daniel 11:23
Daniel 12:1
Zechariah 11:15
Zechariah 11:17
Zechariah 11:17
2 Thessalonians 2:3
2 Thessalonians 2:4
2 Thessalonians 2:7
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