Off topic, seems that since Napoleon it's been downhill for French politicians?! But then again, you know how some are termed legally blind but can still see. I guess I could be called legally brain dead! TR OK, 17th check! Haircut, check! Clean shaven, check! Brush teeth, check! Clean underwear, oh oh. Buy clean underwear, check! TR This subject bothers me because people begin to search for imagined future prophecies and ignore the accuracy of what has already been fulfilled. There is a simple explanation for why the numbers in Daniel 8 and other chapters in Daniel do not correspond: They refer to the histories of two similar, yet different individuals. As for "the time of the end," in context it refers to the end of that kingdom, and not necessarily to the end of the age when Christ returns. https://herealittletherealittle.net/index.cfm?page_name=Daniel11 The 11th and 12th chapters of Daniel are difficult to interpret. Chapter 12 inescapably speaks of the resurrection of the dead, which has not yet occurred. Chapter 11 covers a lot of ancient history, but where does the jump in time occur? Many put the gap at 11:36. Others want to put it even earlier than that. I find it unlikely that the Antichrist will want to invade Egypt for its "treasures." That doesn't fit very well with the modern era, and there is a historical pattern that answers these verses already. What do we do with the opening of chapter 12? We understand that the Church age puts the 70th week on hold, and it has remained there for almost 2,000 years. Any way you slice it, the text jumps in time from ancient history to the future between the 11th and 12 chapters. Good point ... the tomb raiders pretty much cleared out all the valuable treasures in those Egyptian tombs ... like The Grinch in Wholville. The Vatican though ... is a horse of a different color ... it would be worthwhile for the AC to wanna tour that basement ... just have to get past the skeletons in the closets ... B-) It's a puzzle, and one of the most difficult parts of Daniel to comprehend.
