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Daniel 10:21

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But I will tell you that which is inscribed in the writing of truth: and there is none who holds with me against these, but Michael your prince."

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Persia was the vast empire ruling Judah in Daniel’s day, while Greece was the rising power that would later succeed it; both appear as realms opposed by spiritual “princes” in Daniel’s vision. The Tigris, a major Mesopotamian river east of Babylon, was where Daniel received this revelation.

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Daniel 10:21 mentions Greece, Persia and Tigris.

Greece · George E. Koronaios
Persia · Hadis Faghiri
Tigris · Dûrzan cîrano

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