How far into the future does Daniel 11:21 leap?
Daniel 11:21 leaps approximately 2,500 years of history into the future, bringing the prophecy to an end-time individual. This vile person does not gain the honor of a king by popular vote; he rises through subterfuge, intrigue, political maneuvering, and flattery, and is identified as the Antichrist.
Les teaches that Daniel 11:21, without realizing it, leaps 2,500 years of history and brings us to the end-time individual. This vile person shall stand up, but they will not give him the honor of the king—there is no great landswell of voting for him. Instead, he comes in with subterfuge, intrigue, and political maneuvering. He comes in peaceably, not by violent overthrow, and obtains his rule by flattery. He says what people want to hear and gets away with it; he is a liar by makeup and says whatever is needed to attain his ends. In verse 22, the arms of a flood are overflown, and the prince of the covenant is broken. Les connects this to the Antichrist, who signs a treaty with Israel with flattery, promising peace and prosperity, but then turns on them and brings violent pressure. Verse 36 then describes the king doing according to his will.
And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.