Daniel 8:10–12 uses prophetic imagery to describe Antiochus’ real assault on Jehovah’s worship, people, sanctuary, and truth.
DANIEL 8:10–12 — How Could the “Little Horn” Grow So Great as to Challenge Heaven Itself? Literal or Figurative?
Seleucid Oppression Under Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Antiochus IV Epiphanes turned Hellenistic pressure into coercion, attacking the Law and the temple and forcing Judea toward open resistance.
The Second Temple Period: From Zerubbabel to the Maccabees
From Zerubbabel’s altar to the Hasmonean state, Scripture and archaeology unite to show Jehovah preserving worship and people through Persian and Greek dominion.
