Verse 20
The angel asked if Daniel knew why he had come to him. He apparently did this to focus the prophet’s attention on the vision to follow, and since Daniel was quite weak.
The angel informed Daniel that he had to return to resume fighting against the demon who was influencing Persia (Daniel 10:13), and then battle the one that would be influencing Greece. The prince of Greece may be a reference to Alexander the Great. [Note: Feinberg, p. 145.] Persia and Greece, of course, are two of the kingdoms that have been the focus of prophecy in this book (chs. 2; 7; 8; 9; Daniel 11:2-35).
"From this we can learn that, behind the many details of prophecy relating to the history of this period, there is the unseen struggle between angelic forces that the will of God may be accomplished." [Note: Walvoord, Daniel . . ., p. 250.]
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