“Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.”
Then he said, 'Do you know why I have come to you? Soon I will return to fight against the prince of Persia, and when I go, the prince of Greece will come.—revealing that the angelic messenger must return to heavenly warfare against demonic/angelic powers opposing Israel's interests while the Greek empire (Alexander) will replace Persia as world power. The acknowledgment of ongoing conflict indicates that history unfolds amid heavenly spiritual warfare. The transition from Persian to Greek dominion connects political succession to celestial opposition.
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