Daniel 11:27 Meaning and Explanation
“And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.”
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Read Full Chapter →Both kings, bent on mischief, will sit at one table speaking lies to each other, but their schemes will not prosper, for the end awaits its appointed time.
What Does Daniel 11:27 Mean?
Two kings sit at a single table, each plotting the other's harm, each speaking lies while feigning friendship. Their diplomacy is a mask over mutual treachery, and the prophecy declares it will come to nothing, 'for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.' Human scheming cannot hurry or thwart the timetable of God.
The picture of two liars sharing a meal is a portrait of the world's politics without God: smiles above the table, daggers beneath. Yet over all their plotting stands a fixed appointment, an end that no deceit can reach. This is the chapter's anchor: history has a 'time appointed,' set by God and immune to human manipulation. The schemers may speak their lies, but they cannot move the hour He has ordained.
Daniel 11:27 in the Original Language
moed (מוֹעֵד), 'appointed' -- a fixed time set by God, an unalterable appointment.
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What does Daniel 11:27 mean?
Both kings, bent on mischief, will sit at one table speaking lies to each other, but their schemes will not prosper, for the end awaits its appointed time.