Daniel 11:18
After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
Daniel 11:18 stands within a line of prophecy that has advanced until it is nearly completely fulfilled. The approach of that completion is not distant or uncertain but imminent, marking the present as standing on the verge of its final accomplishment. That nearness carries a solemn warning that the scenes of trouble foretold in connection with the prophecy will soon take place.