Prophecies Already Fulfilled
11: 2-35
In its introduction to Dani’el 11, a rabbinic commentary states that the unnamed angel of Chapter 10 (to see link click Dt – The Arrival of an Angel), summarized “the historical period covered by the four Persian kings and the intervening years between it and the final triumph of the Jews. Although the commentary doesn’t define “the final triumph,” it refers to the victory of the Maccabees. The commentary also asserts that “the united efforts of the unnamed angel and Micha’el” transformed the hostility of the Medes and the Persians towards the Jews into “friendliness.” 369
The prophecy given in Chapter 11 is long and complex. The thirty-five verses of Dani’el 11 were prophecies in Dani’el’s time but are now history. They deal with important but, for the most part, forgotten historical characters with difficult names and complicated relationships. Fulfilled prophecy is one of the proofs of the inspiration of the Bible, for only an omniscient God can know future events accurately and direct His servants to write it down. He reveals deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him (2:22). It is no surprise, then, that the radical critics have attacked the book, and especially these chapters. Their “scientific conclusion” is that the book of Dani’el is a fraud; it was written centuries after these events, and therefore, is not a book of prophecy at all. But these critics can’t deny the historicity of these events, because the records are in the annals of ancient history for all to read and cannot be denied. Therefore, to maintain their “scientific theories,” they must deny the reality of prophecy. Those of us who believe in ADONAI have no problem accepting the word of prophecy (Second Peter 1:19-21).370
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