Most of the context is about the little horn of the time of the end. The first 8 verses are about Persia and Greece. Our future is Daniel's future, as well, btw.
Daniel 12:13.
Daniel 8:20-22 is the angel's explanation of the first 8 verses, Persia/Greece.
Daniel 8:22 ends the Persia/Greece vision explanation by the angel. Alexander and the four breakup kingdoms.
When it gets to verse 23, it is the kingdom of the trangessors -
kingdom singular. Differently, in verse 22 it is
kingdoms plural. Persia, Greece, the break ups, are kingdoms. Standing apart from those kingdoms - "Their" kingdom (singular in the text) is the kingdom of the transgressors, the host the little horn is given. There is no connection between verse 22 and 23.
20 The ram which thou sawest having
two horns
are the kings of Media and Persia.
21 And the rough goat
is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that
is between his eyes
is the first king.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four
kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
23 And in the latter time of
their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
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12 And
an host was given him against the daily
sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
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The host given him is the EU, final form, the kingdom of the ten kings in Revelation 17:17.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give
their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
The person starts as the little horn. At the end of his time, he will have become the beast. And at the end, convinces the kings of the earth to make war on Jesus....
25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify
himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many:
he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
The vision of the little horn is time of the end. It is the same person described at the little horn, as well, in Daniel 7.
23: "In the latter part of
their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. NIV
New American Standard Bible
"In the latter period of
their rule, When the transgressors have run their course, A king will arise, Insolent and skilled in intrigue.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Near the end of
their kingdoms, when the rebels have reached the full measure of their sin, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
International Standard Version
"Toward the end of
their rule, as the desecrations proceed, an insolent king will arise, proficient at deception.
As you can see, "kingdom" cannot be supported by the Hebrew word behind it as the only possible translation.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it,
four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
23 And in the latter time of their rule,
when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
Verse 22 is speaking of Cassander, Ptolemy, Antigonus, and Seleucus. So verse 23 is merely saying, in the later part of "their rule, or Cassander's, Ptolemy's, Antigonus', and Seleucus' rule.
As I said, this ENTIRE CHAPTER is about history, not about future.
Pulpit commentary: The Greek versions read, "their sins," as if it were the iniquities of the successors of Alexander that had become full, and thus afforded the occasion of the appearance of Epiphanes.
Gill's Commentary: And in the latter time of
their kingdom,....
Toward the close of the kingdom of the four kings that divided Alexander's kingdom; for though they were four distinct kings, and had four separate kingdoms, yet
these all belonged to one kingdom or monarchy, the Grecian empire; and when that was decreasing, and coming into the hands of the Romans, there rose up, stood, and flourished awhile, King Antiochus, afterwards described, who began to reign in the hundred and thirty seventh year of the Seleucidae,
And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks.'' (1 Maccabees 1:10)
a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up; meaning Antiochus; as is generally agreed, both by Jewish and Christian interpreters
Benson Commentary: And in the latter end of their kingdom — When their power was diminishing, and the Roman empire beginning to be established in Greece...
...transgressors were come to the full, and that it was in the latter time of the Macedonian empire, when what follows took place. A king of fierce countenance shall stand up — This is a very just character of Antiochus,...
Barnes Notes: And in the latter time of their kingdom - When it shall be drawing to an end. All these powers were ultimately absorbed in the Roman power; and the meaning here is, that taking the time from the period of their formation - the division of the empire after the battle of Ipsus (see the notes at
Daniel 8:8), until the time when all would be swallowed up in the Roman dominion, what is here stated - to wit, the rise of Antiochus - would be in the latter portion of that period.
Matthew Poole Commentary: In the latter time of their kingdom, i.e. when they were come to the height, and beginning to decline. It notes that time when the Romans began to seize part of the Grecian kingdom,
Geneva Study Bible: And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of {h} fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
(h) Noting that this Antiochus was impudent and cruel, and also crafty so that he could not be deceived.
Cambridge Bible notes: in the latter time of their kingdom] in the closing period of the rule of the Diadochi (which the author pictures as brought altogether to an end at the death of Antiochus).
Expositors Bible Commentary: With one only of the four kingdoms, and with one only of its kings, is the vision further concerned-with the kingdom of the Seleueidae, and with the eighth king of the Dynasty, Antiochus Epiphanes. In this chapter, however, a brief sketch only of him is furnished. Many details of the minutest kind are subsequently added.
Gaebelein's Annotated Bible: Then a little horn appeared out of one of these divisions; it sprung up out of Syria. This little horn is of course not the little horn mentioned in the previous chapter, for the little horn in
Daniel 7:1-28has its place in connection with the fourth beast (Rome), while this one comes from a division of the third beast, the Graeco-Macedonian monarchy.
History does not leave us in doubt of how and when this great prophetic vision was fulfilled. This little horn is the eighth king of the Seleucid dynasty. He is known by the name of Antiochus Epiphanes;
Haydock Catholic Bible Commentary : A little horn. Antiochus Epiphanes, a descendant of Seleucus.
Scofield Notes: Margin king of fierce countenance:i.e. Antiochus Epiphanes who arose out of Syria, one of the "four kingdoms," B.C. 170.
I did find ONE commentary that suggest this was for our future. It seems then that you are VASTLY outnumbered in your theory by he commentators.
The host given him was Antiochus's army.
This is a different little horn, but is a TYPE of the Antichrist.
If I were you I would READ these commentators and see why they wrote what they did. I would also camp out on Daniel 8 until you get it.
As I said in the beginning, you cannot pull verses out of their context: the entire context of chapter 8 is Persia vs Greece. There is not even one verse that refers to our future.
