‘The Fourth King of Persia’: XERXES (Daniel 11:2b) – ‘A Mighty King’: ALEXANDER (Daniel 11:3a)
‘Behold: There shall stand up yet three kings of Persia The Fourth shall be far richer than they all and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia A Mighty King shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will…'(Daniel 11:2b & 3a) 565 B.C.E – 336 B.C.E: THE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE YEARS READERS OF ‘THE BOOK OF DANIEL’ ARE ASSUMED TO KNOW. Empires, according to Nebuchadnezzar’s image, rise and fall: After Artaxerxes I, (Co-Co, The Coconut-Throwing School-Master, Chimpanzee’s greatest Persian Ruler) The Persian Empire…