Jesus answered, “See to it that you are not deceived. For many will come in My name, claiming, ‘I am He,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them. When you hear of wars and rebellions, do not be alarmed. These things must happen first, but the end is not imminent.” Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.
As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days arrived and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for them to possess the kingdom.
Therefore this is what the LORD says about the prophets who prophesy in My name: I did not send them, yet they say, ‘No sword or famine will touch this land.’ By sword and famine these very prophets will meet their end!
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Do not be deceived by the prophets and diviners among you, and do not listen to the dreams you elicit from them.
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Significance
Daniel 7:21-22 shows the arrogant horn "waging war against the saints and prevailing against them," until the Ancient of Days gives judgment for them and the time comes "for them to possess the kingdom." Luke 21:8-11 does not quote Daniel; the tie is quiet, a shared pattern rather than shared words. Deceivers come, "wars and rebellions" and "kingdom against kingdom" follow, but "the end is not imminent" (21:9). Like Daniel, Jesus places a season of conflict and persecution (21:12-19) before the kingdom, and He tells His disciples not to be alarmed. The Christ line comes from the same chapter of Daniel: Jesus says "they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory" (21:27), the figure who in Daniel 7:13-14 receives the everlasting kingdom. The One who warns against men claiming "I am He" (21:8) is Himself the true Son of Man, and so His people can "stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near" (21:28).
