Daniel 11:1-2
(Dan 11:1-2 KJV) Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm and to strengthen him.
{2} And now will I show
thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth
shall be far
richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of
Grecia.
Camabyses
II: 530-522
Smerdis,
an usurper killed by Darius I: 522-521 Darius I, known as Darius I the
Hystaspes: 521-486
Then we are told that a fourth king
would rule who was "far richer than all the others. This king is Xerxes,
also known as
Ahasueras, the same Ahasueras that choses Esther as wife. "This king would
"stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece." "In 480 b.c. the Persians under King Xerxes again
attacked Greece. The
invasion of Greece that ended in defeat at the Battle of Salamis in 480.
Darius
the Great
Xerxes I
Darius Hyssops trampling (Smerdis)Gaumāta
underfoot
underfoot
Cambyses
Daniel & the Angel
The Angel informs Daniel that he had
stood with Darius
and gave him strength. There were those who would have treated the Jews badly
but God caused
Darius to allow the Jews to return home.
The angel will inform Daniel what his
people will face
from that time until the time of the Antichrist.