Daniel 11:36

36 »El rey hará lo que le venga en gana, se exaltará a sí mismo y afirmará ser más grande que todos los dioses, incluso blasfemará contra el Dios de dioses. El éxito lo acompañará, pero solo hasta que se cumpla el tiempo de la ira, pues lo que se ha establecido, sin lugar a dudas, ocurrirá.

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 Durante estas persecuciones, recibirán poca ayuda y muchos de los que se unan a ellos no serán sinceros.

35 Algunos de los sabios serán víctimas de la persecución. De esa manera ellos se perfeccionarán, se limpiarán y se refinarán hasta que llegue el tiempo del fin, porque la hora señalada todavía está por venir.

36 »El rey hará lo que le venga en gana, se exaltará a sí mismo y afirmará ser más grande que todos los dioses, incluso blasfemará contra el Dios de dioses. El éxito lo acompañará, pero solo hasta que se cumpla el tiempo de la ira, pues lo que se ha establecido, sin lugar a dudas, ocurrirá.

37 No tendrá ningún respeto por los dioses de sus antepasados, ni por el dios querido por las mujeres, ni por ningún otro dios, porque se jactará de ser más grande que todos ellos.

38 En su lugar, rendirá culto al dios de las fortalezas —un dios que sus antepasados jamás conocieron— y lo engrandecerá con oro, plata, piedras preciosas y regalos costosos.