Now that being broken - By the death of Alexander.

Whereas four stood up for it - Stood up in its place.

Four k…

See Notes on Daniel 8:3-8.

Therefore, Luther, indulging his thoughts too freely, refers this passage to the masks of Antichrist, but we will trace this point later.

Now that being broken
That is, the great horn Alexander, the first king of the Grecian monarchy; whose death, either…

The eternal Son of God stood before the prophet in the appearance of a man, and directed the angel Gabriel to explain the vision. Daniel's fainting…