nterpretation of the vision is
given in Dan. 7:23-27: "Thus he said, the fourth beast shall be the
fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and
shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in
pieces. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall
arise: and another shall arise after them; and he shall be diverse from
the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great
words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most
High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into
His hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. But the
judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume
and destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and dominion, and the
greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the
people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom, and all dominion shall serve and obey Him."

In Dan. 11 the reign of the Man of Sin, the willful king, is prophesied
in detail; and the fact is stated that the reign and the blasphemous
attitude of this last great ruler are both in the purpose of God. A
portion of this remarkable passage is here given: "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 until the indignation be accomplished: for that
that is determined shall be done. 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. But in his estate shall he honor the God of
forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honor with gold,
and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. 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." This last verse is more
clearly translated "and he will practice in the strongholds of
fortresses with a strange god; whoso acknowledgeth him will be increased
with glory; and he shall cause them to rule over the many, and shall
divide the land to them for a reward" (Dan. 11:36-39).

Beside the collossal disregard for God, this passage presents several
important revelations. First: The expression "the God of his fathers"
would seem to