Why does Daniel 8:17 say the vision is for the “time of the end”?
A. The information provided by Daniel gives us insight into the role of Antiochus IV in corrupting the cosmology of scripture, and more. Antiochus presents a rather fascinating figure, unique because of his prominence in the prophecies of Daniel. Apparently, in the prophecies of Daniel, Antiochus IV is the type of the spiritual ruler of the world system, which destroys the saints at the end time. The history of the Jews of Jerusalem in the 2nd century BC provides a type of these end time saints. So I see events in those days as a metaphor for ours. We can notice many parallels between the influence of hellenism on the Jews of Jerusalem in those days, and the influence of modern materialistic society on Christians in our time. The Jews of the 2nd century BC who embraced hellenism or compromised their traditional beliefs compare to “modern” or “liberal” Christians, while the hasidim, the conservative party among the Jews, who opposed the hellenizers and the reforms of Antiochus, correspo
