They fail to grasp the awesome truth that we are still living in biblical days. Dec 22, 2019 the book is made up primarily of historical narrative found mainly in chs. Mar, 2016 in this series, im going through chapter by chapter to see what daniels history got right and if he got anything wrong. The daniel prophecies gods plan for the last days book. There was a 7 year period between the death of christ and the time the gospel was sent out to the gentiles at the calling of cornelius. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival. This book is more like a commentary on the book of daniel and then some. In either case, if he misstated the matter regarding daniel, his claim of being the son of god would be nullified. Daniel served in the royal court of nebuchadnezzar and several rulers who followed nebuchadnezzar. Bible prophecy 11 prophecies of jesus and the end times. In the first chapter i learned something that i had never seen or paid attention to when i read daniel from the bible. The prophecy in daniel 12 is not only about a future time of trouble daniel 12. This final chapter of the book of daniel focuses on the end timethe time just. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b.
It was the first prophecy giving a consecutive history of the world from that time to the end. Because of the many intricate components of the prophecy in daniel 11, some scholars have suggested that the book of daniel was written several hundred. Daniel prophecies a new translation of daniel from aramaic. Daniel could be called the prophet of the antichrist because he supplies us with more information about this tyrant than any other prophet, including john in the book of revelation. In these videos on the prophecies of daniel, ive tried to recreate visually what daniel saw and to explain it in a way which has been broadly accepted by students of bible prophecy for many centuries. It located the most of its predictions within well defined prophetic periods, though reaching many centuries into the future. It thus is a convincing demonstration of the divine origin of the scriptures. It is, however, among the writings of the jews which were popularly read during certain feast days. A few explanations of certain portions might be added, but i am not sure that these would be needed.
The prophetic book of daniel was written for our time. If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecy s authorship. The prophecies came in the form of dreams, both the kings dreams and daniels dreams. It is daniels detailed accuracy in his prophecies that has caused many critics to try to give a late date to the book of daniel, although no evidence has been. Each verse and each sentence is dissected to unveil great prophesies which are coming to fruition today. Learn how accurately nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2 represented. Some may wonder about how we can be so sure of that date. I encourage everyone to read this book even nonchristians. Daniel 11 was sealed until the time of the end dan 12. Charts include studies on the rapture and great tribulation. The dispersed jews became a people and city when they first returned to israel from captivity.
All four end with an antichrist figure who blasphemes god, overthrows the jewish law. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. Chapter 7 spoke of the coming kingdom of heaven, but daniel 1012 does. The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god. Almost everyone looks at the book of daniel with a. The book of daniel stands as a unique mix in the old testament, for while it begins with history, it makes a strong transition at chapter 7, where it contains visions of future events significant to the jews. The book of daniel stands as powerful evidence for the genuineness of bible prophecy. Because of the many intricate components of the prophecy in daniel 11, some scholars have suggested that the book of daniel was written several hundred years later, during the 160s b. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series. This is proved by daniel s personal experiences and by the prophecy, which runs through the book, of the establishment of the kingdom of god, a universal, eternal kingdom, a kingdom of peace and justice for all who prove faithful to him.
In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. The book of daniel opens with the backstory of his capture by the babylonians. Daniel is not included as a book of prophecy by the jews. The alleged reference to daniel s expressions in the septuagint version of deuteronomy they easily explain as a later gloss, and the actual acquaintance of the first book of the machabees with the prophecy of daniel they not unnaturally regard as compatible with the nondanielic authorship, and indeed with the composition of the book of. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. May 07, 2019 this is a video collection of sermons and bible studies on the prophecies found in the biblical book of daniel. The climax comes with the prophecy of the resurrection of the dead. While it may not agree with the conclusions reached by sir robert anderson, serious bible students will want to consider the authors analysis in chapter 4 and appendix 4, which outline the important prophecy on daniel s. The same prophet can at times experience different levels of prophecy, ruach hakodesh, or both.
Its prophecies speak with increased meaning to this generation. The story of daniel the prophet, and the story of the seer of patmos. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniel s time right up to the return of jesus christ. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 1 prophetic symbols. Daniel 7 gives us the prophets dream of four great beasts that rose up out of the sea. The fourth and final end time theme of the book of daniel relates to the timing of the lords return. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet jews. The second half of daniel consists in four visions. There is a strong enmity between the greeks christian orthodox and the turks muslims that goes back to the conquest of constantinople istanbul and the rise of the ottoman empire. Oct 25, 2017 prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. May 29, 2014 this is a comprehensive but rapid overview of the history from the time of the assyrian empire up until the return of christ. A prophetic book placed in the english bible among the major prophets, immediately after ezekiel.
You can actually piece together an entire timeline to endtime events using the book of daniel alone. Daniel unsealed world historys response to biblical prophecy. The aim of the book is to show that the god of israel, the one true god, is greater than the pagan gods. The book of daniel lays the basis for the book of revelation. English standard version but you, daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. It cannot be overemphasized how relevant this book is to our current generation. The book of daniel, also called the prophecy of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the third section of the jewish canon, but placed among the prophets in the christian canon. The prophet daniel is one of four major prophets in hebrew scripture, along with isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel. The validity of daniel s authorship and prophecies is at stake. He is the founder of end time ministries and he has a very interesting take on the four beasts of daniel 7.
Four of those folks described how the prophecy of daniel 9. Book of daniel bible study with verse by verse commentary and understanding daniel bible prophecy and the little horn antichrist power. One feature of this section is daniel s reliance on. However, even in the material is prophetic in nature, they are more interpretations of dreams than anything revealed as a message from god for his people. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Fortunately, we can look back with the benefit of history, and the clarification of later scriptures. Aug 15, 2017 the book of daniel provides a framework for understanding apocalyptic prophecy in the bible. In the hebrew canon, daniel is placed in the writings or hagiographa.
The validity of daniels authorship and prophecies is at stake. It thus is a convincing demonstration of the divine origin of the. A wellnoted prophecy teacher, radio host, and writer on endtime issues is irvin baxter. The book of daniel is unsealing focus on the middle east and prophecy. If you would like to know gods program for the future, it is essential that you understand this book of daniel. Prophecies of daniel prophecies fulfilled, and yet to be. Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks is the backbone of all bible end time prophecy. People today are of the mindset that the events of the old and new testaments all happened back in the biblical days of human history. That daniel was the writer is made evident by the book itself. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of daniel. It is also about people being deliveredwhich is the greatest news in the bible. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy.
Because prophecy bulks large in the bible, i would like to say a word about it before we look at the book of daniel specifically. They propose that daniel was written after the fact in the form of prophecy. The four visions of chapters seven to twelve are an early example of apocalyptic literature and, in contrast to the earlier chapters, are introduced in the first person. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. There is no clearcut dividing line between the end of the church age and the beginning of the daniels last prophetic week. This final chapter of the book of daniel focuses on the end timethe time just before and after jesus christ returns to earth.
Prophecy study requires rules that provide the foundation to provide the correct interpretation of the prophecy. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiah s arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. However, many theologians do not believe that it is not really a prophecy. But foretelling the future is not difficult for god. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. The angel gabriel specifically told daniel to seal up these prophecies until the time of the end. Jun 07, 2014 in the center of this discussion is the book of daniel. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase. Prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. It is the best book i have read on the book of daniel. The most detailed prophecy in the bible life, hope. Daniel s book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. End times signs rapture prophecy timelines explained.
In this series, im going through chapter by chapter to see what daniel s history got right and if he got anything wrong. This is the suggestion that i made to elder haskell which resulted in the book he published. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. In these videos on the prophecies of daniel, ive tried to recreate visually what daniel saw and to explain it in a way which has been broadly accepted by students of bible prophecy for. Daniel the prophet was the hero and traditional author of the book of daniel. But on this page you will see this great prophecy come to light. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible. There is a timeline near the end of the chapter that allows the careful student to test the validity of the prophecies. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ.
This prophecy, like all the rest of daniel s consists of two parts, an introductory prophecy and an explanation thereof. Satan had tried to keep daniel from understanding the visions he had received and thus prevent gods truth from being revealed. For most of the details, daniel was given the interpretation, but not all. The books of daniel and the revelation should be bound together and published. The book of daniel claims to been written in the 6 th century before christ as a prediction of future events.
The events are centered on the captivity of israel in 583 b. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. The 2300 day prophecy in daniel is the longest time prophecy in the bible and is of vital importance to understand, and yet the truth of this important prophecy is rarely heard today. The fall of rome confirms the book of daniel as true prophecy. The book of daniel records the actions, prophecies, and visions of the prophet daniel. Daniel was a young man of jewish nobility taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar in the third year of jehoiakim and renamed belteshazzar. This unparalleled display of predictive prophecy has caused the book of daniel to be carefully inspected by those hoping to find flaws in the prophecies, or clues that would justify their claim that daniel is actually a book of history, written by someone else after the events it describes took place, rather than prophecy. Daniel nine is a critical part of the bible prophecy puzzle. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. The word translated grecia in the book of daniel is the name yavan javan, the name of a son of joktan, and of the race ionians, i. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology cosmic in scope and political in focus.
The book of daniel opens with daniel as a young captive in babylon. A study guide to the prophecies of daniel and the revelation. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from their enemies, so. No prophecy in the entire bible is more critical to understanding the end times than the seventy weeks of daniel. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. If the rules are not understood, bible students will not agree on the meaning of the prophecies in daniel and revelation. Did jesus confirm his covenant of love and mercy with daniels people for 7 years. It is the foundation roots of all end time prophecy even the johns apocalypse the book of revelation.
Some people would argue that daniel nine is the holy grail of prophecy. The book of the prophet daniel is the major apocalyptic book of the old testament and contains the prophecy of the son of man, a messianic figure fulfilled in jesus christ. This is the order followed in the greek septuagint and in the latin vulgate. This prophecy of the messiah relates to both comings two returns from captivity, and assigns the times thereof. Jesus himself also referred to this time in his olivet prophecy saying, for then.
Daniel chapter 11 as a direct continuation of chapter 10, daniel is given the key points in the battles between the powers of earth and god, with a range of prophecies giving specific details in a timeline from the medopersian empire, the greek empire, the roman empire, the holy roman empire, islam and the ottoman empire, and then the antichrist. Prophecy for today from daniel kindle edition by stendal, russell. In dreams and visions the prophet daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. The book of daniel is a study, a commentary of the book of daniel in the bible. You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. Daniels prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. The book of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the third section of the jewish canon, but placed among the prophets in the christian canon. This book should be read by anyone interested in understanding how daniel s prophecies relate to the days we are living in.
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