Daniel 11:36

36 e o rei fará conforme lhe aprouver; exaltar-se-á, e se engrandecerá sobre todo deus, e contra o Deus dos deuses falará coisas espantosas; e será próspero, até que se cumpra a indignação: pois aquilo que está determinado será feito.

Daniel 11:36 Meaning and Commentary

Daniel 11:36

And the king shall do according to his will
Not Antiochus, for he could not do as he would, being curbed by the Romans, as has been observed; and there are many things which follow that cannot be applied to him; rather the Roman people, under the name of a king or kingdom, rising up to universal monarchy, upon the decline of the Grecian empire, are meant; and who did what they would, subdued kingdoms at pleasure, and gave laws to the whole world; and particularly in the little horn, or Rome Papal, antichrist, ( Daniel 7:8 Daniel 7:20 Daniel 7:24 Daniel 7:25 ) , of which Antiochus was a type, and is called by the same name, ( Daniel 8:9 ) and the transition is easy from the type to the antitype, with whom everything said agrees: for the pope of Rome, claiming infallibility, does, or has done, whatsoever he pleases; regarding neither the laws of God nor man, but dispensing with both at his pleasure; coining new doctrines; appointing new ordinances; setting himself up above councils and princes; taking upon him a power to depose kings and set them up as he pleases; with many other things done by him in an arbitrary and despotic way, both civil and religious; and with none does the character agree as with him, as well as what follows: and magnify himself above every god;
that is so called, whether angels whom he commands, or the kings of the earth he claims an authority over, those gods in heaven, and gods on earth; which is the exact description of antichrist, as given by the apostle, who has manifestly a reference to this passage, (See Gill on 2 Thessalonians 2:4), and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods;
the true God, to whom angels and civil magistrates are subject, being his creatures, and acting under him; but such is the arrogance of the man of sin, that he takes upon him to speak against God, and such things as are astonishing; and it may be extremely wondered at that he should dare to speak them, as to call himself God on earth; to take such things to himself, which only belong to God, as by claiming all power in heaven, earth, and hell; power to bind the consciences of men, and impose what he pleases on them; to make new articles of faith; to pardon the sins of men; to open and shut the gates of heaven when he pleases; with other blasphemies against God, his mouth, given him to speak, utters; see ( Revelation 13:5 Revelation 13:6 ) : and shall prosper until the indignation be accomplished;
the wrath of God upon the Jewish nation for their rejection of the Messiah; until the time of their conversion is come; and then antichrist shall be destroyed, to make way for it; till that time he shall prosper and flourish, more or less, until the 1260 days or years are ended, the date of his reign, ( Revelation 11:2 Revelation 11:3 ) ( 13:5 ) : for that that is determined shall be done;
all the decrees and purposes of God shall be accomplished; all respecting the state and condition of the people of God under antichrist, particularly the people of the Jews, and concerning the reign and ruin of antichrist.

Daniel 11:36 In-Context

34 Mas, caindo eles, serão ajudados com pequeno socorro; muitos, porém, se ajuntarão a eles com lisonjas.

35 Alguns dos entendidos cairão para serem acrisolados, purificados e embranquecidos, até o fim do tempo; pois isso ainda será para o tempo determinado.

36 e o rei fará conforme lhe aprouver; exaltar-se-á, e se engrandecerá sobre todo deus, e contra o Deus dos deuses falará coisas espantosas; e será próspero, até que se cumpra a indignação: pois aquilo que está determinado será feito.

37 E não terá respeito aos deuses de seus pais, nem ao amado das mulheres, nem a qualquer outro deus; pois sobre tudo se engrandecerá.

38 Mas em seu lugar honrará ao deus das fortalezas; e a um deus a quem seus pais não conheceram, ele o honrará com ouro e com prata, com pedras preciosas e com coisas agradáveis.