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The Intertestamental Period:
Daniel's Prophecies Come to Pass
by Mario Seiglie
This series has traced the history of the
Old Testament from Genesis through the captivity of the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah,
describing archaeological finds and historical accounts that have confirmed and illuminated
the biblical account. In this issue we show more evidence that confirms the accuracy
of the Bible accounts by picking up the story with the Intertestamental period: the
time between the testaments, when the events described in the books of the Old Testament
were completed but before the events that introduced the four Gospels.
During this 420 years several crucial prophecies were fulfilled, dramatizing the
authenticity of God's Word and setting the stage for another prophesied event: the
appearance of the Messiah.
The Old Testament comes to a close shortly after the events in the books of Daniel,
Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther. However, Daniel's prophecies continue to forecast events
within the Intertestamental period.
Alexander the Great in Prophecy
In a vision, God revealed to Daniel that the kingdom to rise after the Persians would
be the Greeks under Alexander the Great. Gabriel, the angelic messenger from God,
explained to Daniel: "The ram which you saw, having the two hornsñthey are the kings
of Media and Persia. And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that
is between its eyes is the first king. As for the broken horn and the four that stood
up in its place, four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, but not with its power"
(Daniel 8:20-21).
The Persian kingdom rapidly came to an end in 333 B.C. when Alexander the Great defeated
the armies of Darius III at Issus. Yet, 10 years later, true to the prophecy in Daniel 8, Alexander unexpectedly died and the Greek Empire divided into four parts, each
headed by one of his four generals.
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