"The little horn was to stand up against the Prince of princes. The Prince of princes here means, beyond controversy, Jesus Christ.
(Daniel 9:25; Acts 3:15; Revelation 1:5)
But Antiochus died one hundred and sixty-four years before our Lord was born. The prophecy cannot, therefore, apply to him; for he does not fulfill the specifications in one single particular.
The question may then be asked how any one has ever come to apply it to him.
We answer, Romanists take that view to avoid the application of the prophecy to themselves; and many Protestants follow them, in order to oppose the doctrine that the second advent of Christ is now at hand."
Daniel & Revelation chapter 8, Uriah Smith
But Antiochus died one hundred and sixty-four years before our Lord was born. The prophecy cannot, therefore, apply to him; for he does not fulfill the specifications in one single particular.
The question may then be asked how any one has ever come to apply it to him.
We answer, Romanists take that view to avoid the application of the prophecy to themselves; and many Protestants follow them, in order to oppose the doctrine that the second advent of Christ is now at hand."
Daniel & Revelation chapter 8, Uriah Smith