The Greek Empire of Alexander, the Great; Named 220 Years Before It Existed. “And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.” (Daniel 8:21) Approximately 2600 years ago, God, through His Holy Spirit, inspired Daniel to write about Alexander, the Great, some 220 years before he came on the scene. (Daniel 2:32; 7:6; 8:21-22) 3. Roman Empire Predicted In Advance (Daniel 2:33;7:7). He gave many details about the Roman Empire, which did not come on the world scene until about 27-30 B.C. (2:33;7:7). And so, we see that Daniel was a true prophet by the test of Deuteronomy 18:22, “When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.” (Deuteronomy 18:22) Many of the prophecies in the Book of Daniel have “come to pass,” already, and many are for the future; or “the time of the end.” When the bewildered prophet did not understand them, God told him, “And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? (V.8) And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.” (Daniel 12:8,9) Daniel spent the entire 70-year captivity in Babylon. (Daniel 1:21; Ezra 1:1-2,11) “And Daniel continued even unto THE FIRST YEAR OF KING CYRUS.” (Daniel 1:21) “NOW IN THE FIRST YEAR OF CYRUS KING OF PERSIA, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, (1) Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. (V.2) All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with them of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem.” (Ezra 1:1-2, 11
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