WEDNESDAY’S IN THE WORD: April 1, 2026, Daniel 8:8-14, 23-25 “The Little Horn Kingdom”

The Goat kingdom (the Greek Empire established by Alexander, the “Great Horm”) broke into 4 Kingdoms following Alexander’s death. These four Kingdoms (the 4 horns) each impacted upon the Jewish people in different ways. But one of the 4 Kingdoms, the Seleucid Kingdom, had the most impact on the Jewish homeland and its capital of Jerusalem. A ruler of the Seleucid’s, Antiochus Epiphanes (the little horn), would brutalize the Jews, destroy Jerusalem, and profane the Temple. Yet his defeat was also predicted and celebrated even to this day by the Jews in the Feast Of Hanukkah. While not the Chapter 7 “Little Horn” (the Anti-Christ), the Chapter 8 “Little Horn” reflects some of the characteristics of the eventual Anti-Christ.