Introduction:
1. The Unchangeable Truth (10:21 and 11:2a)
2. The Emerging Spirit of Antichrist in History (11:2-35)
• 536-323BC: Persia vs Greece (v2-4)
• 322-176BC: Egypt (Ptolemy) vs Syria (Seleucids) (v5-20)
• 175-164BC: Antiochus IV Epiphanes (v21-35)
3. The King Who Does as he Pleases (11:36-45)
4. The Time of the End (12:1-13)
5. Lessons for Today
• God is Lord of history
• The Antichrist is real
• The Church must suffer
• This calls for patient endurance on the part of the saints.
Conclusion: