Daniel 11:1-3

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Conflicts to Come

11 “Also I, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I (Gabriel) arose to be an encouragement and a protection for him. ²And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, ^[a]three more kings are going to arise in Persia. Then a ^[b]fourth will become far richer than all of them. When he becomes strong through his riches he will stir up the whole empire against the realm of Greece. ³Then a ^[c]mighty [warlike, threatening] king will arise who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.

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Footnotes

Daniel 11:2 Cambyses the son of Cyrus, Psuedo-Smerdis, and Darius I Hystaspes.
Daniel 11:2 Xerxes I who is also known as Ahasuerus in the Book of Esther.
Daniel 11:3 There are many reasons for identifying this king as Alexander the Great, as well as identifying the other rulers according to their relationship to the events of those times. There is nothing in the context which makes it necessary to limit the passage to Alexander. Some ruler may arise in the end times to whom the prophecy will also apply.