Have any of you tried to put a name by each reference (mostly in Daniel 11) for the events and peoples which took place after Daniel's lifetime but would be historical in nature to us, in our era? How far can we go?
I'll show you what I mean.
Dan 11:1 “And in the first year of Darius the Mede, I took my stand to support and protect him.
Dan 11:2 “Now I will declare the truth. Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia. Then a fourth will be far richer than all. When he becomes powerful through his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the realm of Greece.
Dan 11:3 Then a mighty king will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
Dan 11:1 “And in the first year of Darius the Mede, (apparently another name for Cyrus) I took my stand to support and protect him.
Dan 11:2 “Now I will declare the truth. Behold, (after Cyrus, the current king) three more kings will arise in Persia. (They were Cambyses, Pseudo-Smerdis, and Darius I.) Then a fourth will be far richer than all (Xerxes, also known in the Book of Esther as Ahasuerus). When he becomes powerful through his wealth, he will stir up everyone against the realm of Greece.
Dan 11:3 Then a mighty king (Alexander the Great) will arise, who will rule with great authority and do as he pleases.
Any thoughts?