Antiochus IV does not fit Daniel’s description of the Antichrist.

Critical scholars believe that the Antichrist in Daniel is Antiochus IV; a Greek king who ruled in the second century before Christ. While there are many similarities, this article outlines several significant differences between the Antichrist in Daniel and Antiochus IV. Antiochus does not fully fit the description. He was a type of a much later and greater Antichrist.