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I thought it is such an interesting thought too!
This morning I was reading a sermon about Daniel 11. I just have to share this pastor's wording here:
"We read concerning the little horn in Daniel chapter 7 that he magnified himself. That’s characteristic of the antichrist, supremely characteristic of him and characteristic of all little antichrists who go around also magnifying themselves and even occasionally some Christians fall into that pattern to because it belongs to human nature. In Daniel chapter 8, the little horn there is set to magnify himself, and here the king is set to magnify himself. So, they all magnify themselves.
The only person who doesn’t magnify himself is the Lord Jesus Christ and we read concerning him and Philippians that he emptied himself and took upon him the form of a servant was made in the likeness of men. So, in stark contrast to men, our Lord Jesus humbles himself, empties himself. And here the king and all of the other of the great men of the earth and many, I say, even among believers, fall into this pattern of magnifying ourselves. If there is one thing the Bible teaches it is that one of the greatest of the sins that we can possibly commit is to magnify ourselves. We are simply dust, we are sinners, we are depraved. And sin has touched all of our being, our minds, our wills, our emotions all of our attitudes. All of our thoughts are affected by a sin."
I am awe struck that Jesus will be magnified by all creation. He never magnified Himself.
