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Daniel 11:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" “Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle. "

Daniel 11:20

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18 After this he will turn his face to the islands, and will take many; but a prince will cause the reproach offered by him to cease. Yes, moreover, he will cause his reproach to turn on him.

19 Then he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land; but he will stumble and fall, and won’t be found.

20 “Then one who will cause a tax collector to pass through the kingdom to maintain its glory will stand up in his place; but within few days he shall be destroyed, not in anger, and not in battle.

21 “In his place, a contemptible person will stand up, to whom they had not given the honor of the kingdom; but he will come in time of security, and will obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

22 The overwhelming forces will be overwhelmed from before him, and will be broken. Yes, also the prince of the covenant.

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"“As for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him."

Daniel 11:2

"“Now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings will stand up in Persia. The fourth will be far richer than all of them. When he has grown strong through his riches, he will stir up all against the realm of Greece."

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"A mighty king will stand up who will rule with great dominion, and do according to his will."

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"When he stands up, his kingdom will be broken, and will be divided toward the four winds of the sky, but not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom will be plucked up, even for others besides these."

Daniel 11:5

"“The king of the south will be strong. One of his princes will become stronger than him and have dominion. His dominion will be a great dominion."

Daniel 11:6

"At the end of years they will join themselves together. The daughter of the king of the south will come to the king of the north to make an agreement, but she will not retain the strength of her arm. He will also not stand, nor will his arm; but she will be given up, with those who brought her and he who became her father, and he who strengthened her in those times."

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