Daniel received many prophecies during his time in babylon relating to the antichrist who he called the beast daniel 7. Yet this account of alexanders visit to the jerusalem temple remains an amazing vignette that confirms the inspired prophecies of god recorded in the book of daniel. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. Daniel 12 modern english version mev the prophecy of the end times. But you, daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end. Now in this vision of the image composed of four metals, the foundation of all daniel s prophecies is laid. Each prophetic symbol is clearly explained in scripture. His insights vary in several respects from the standard modern christian interpretations, and his perspicacity might well be vindicated as the rest of these prophecies are yet fulfilled. The predictive prophecies in the book of daniel explained.
It was the first prophecy giving a consecutive history of the world from that time to the end. The project gutenberg ebook of observations upon the. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. The jehovahs witnesses beliefs and interpretations regarding the prophecies in the book of daniel and their application to the modern world. Its historical trustworthiness and prophetic character, the evangelical quarterly 2. The messianic prophecies in the book of daniel god sent his son, eternal and uncreated like a stone not cut by human hands, into the world, and all earthly kings and kingdoms were rattled by his birth. This is a video collection of sermons and bible studies on the prophecies found in the biblical book of daniel. 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.
Daniel s prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. If youve ever found bible prophecy difficult to understand, prophecies of daniel made simple is a perfect book for you. Current events, daniel videos and texts, insights, my past, the future and endtime w ith the way the world is in these times, more and more people have at least some curiosity about bible prophecy and the future it tells us of. Current events, daniel videos and texts, insights, my past, the future and endtime w ith the way the world is in these times, more and more people have at least some curiosity about bible prophecy and the future it. Anything they disagree with, they simply dismiss as inaccurate and untrue. The prophecies in the book of daniel were sealed by god so that they could not be understood until the time of the end. Were the prophecies in the book of daniel really prophecies. Daniel had prayed to god, confessing the sins of the people 9. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel united. The most detailed prophecy in the bible life, hope. Daniel prophecies a new translation of daniel from aramaic. Using interesting illustrations and thoughtful questions, author seth pierce will make the symbolism clear, clarify the unfamiliar terms, and explain what the prophecies meant for the prophet daniel and what they have to say to us today. The theme of daniel in the book of daniel god has been pleased to reveal, in a broad, sweeping outline, this prophecy.
And there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation even to that time. The setting is a visit to daniel by the angel gabriel. This book connects the dots between daniels prophecies and those of john the revelator. The book of daniel is a study, a commentary, of the book of daniel in the bible. 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. The parthenon in athens stands as a reminder of greeces power.
Old testament teacher, itinerent evangelist, and pastor lehman strauss has produced an indepth, thorough study of daniel his times, writings and prophecies. Evangelical christians believe that the prophet daniel, an official in the courts of neareastern emperors in the sixth century bc, foretold the future of the world from his own time to the end of the age. 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. Biblecast scholars missed that before and used the wrong date. If you want to understand these prophecies fully and in an easy to follow format then this is it.
Now in this vision of the image composed of four metals, the foundation of all daniels prophecies is laid. I do recommend it for anyone looking for an in depth study of daniel. In dreams and visions the prophet daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world. Prophet daniel was trained in the kings court and then elevated to a high rank in the babylonian and persian kingdoms. The book of daniel is one of the most thrilling books in the bible, and it is, of course, a book on prophecy. What this means is that daniels prophecies would not be fully understandable until the. Again, rife with historical and linguistic inaccuracies, but the pictures are vivid and it does a good job of laying out what the jehovahs witnesses believe. For this religion is founded upon his prophecy concerning the messiah. Prophecies of daniel prophecies fulfilled, and yet to be. Mar 11, 2015 the prophecies in the book of daniel were sealed by god so that they could not be understood until the time of the end. One feature of this section is daniels reliance on.
Named after its writer, daniels book is a product of his time in babylon as a jewish exile from israel. The messianic prophecies in the book of daniel the. One feature of this section is daniel s reliance on heavenly figures to interpret and explain his visions. Once you understand the meaning of the symbol, bible prophecy becomes plain.
Daniels prophecies provide insight into some of the political, military and religious conditions of the times as well as revealing various aspects to the character and nature of the antichrist. Old testament teacher, itinerent evangelist, and pastor lehman strauss has produced an in depth, thorough study of daniel his times, writings and prophecies. Daniel predicted when an anointed one would be rejected. Here i wish to point to the excellent remark of robert dick wilson, who has devoted a great deal of his time and. Among the jewish captives taken from judah and exiled to babylon was a young man whose hebrew name was daniel, renamed belteshazzar by the babylonians daniel 1. It cannot be overemphasized how relevant this book is to our current generation. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most high, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. Since other prophecies found in the book of daniel, such as the 70year prophecy of jeremiah and the 70weeks prophecy indicating the year of the appearance of the messiah, were fulfilled exactly as predicted, we can have confidence that god also provided the details found in this prophecy in daniel 11 long before they took place. Daniel prophecies a new translation of daniel from. The issues raised by those who arbitrarily assign the book to an unknown, unnamed author of the second century b. So the prophecies of daniel reveal that we are living in the last age.
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. An explanation of bible prophecy found in the book of daniel. 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 angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description. If daniel received visions as he said he did, and if he wrote these prophecies as he claimed to have done, then this book is unmistakably a product of divine inspiration. The commencement, the character, the course, and the consummation of the times of the gentiles. Daniel foretold the rise of empires such as greece and rome hundreds of years before these events took place. The passage states that from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall be one thousand two hundred and ninety days. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. 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. I ve been able to complete the turkish version of the video on the book of daniel chapter 7. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 1 prophetic symbols. Strictly speaking, all that is therefore necessary to do is to demonstrate that the materialcontent in the book of daniel was in existence by the time of antiochus iv epiphanes.
The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god. That is to say, the fulfillment of the vision of daniel took place in the year a. 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. Through divine intervention and revelation, god communicates a timeless message through the prophet daniel he is in charge and rules in the kingdoms of men. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his. 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. At the beginning of his prayer the angel gabriel had been sent to daniel. Martin collins, referring to the complex prophecies of daniel 11 and 12, suggests that much of the interpretation of many parts of this prophetic passage, except for the fulfilled prophecy in daniel 11. What this means is that daniels prophecies would not be fully understandable until the end times prior to christs return. The book of daniel its historical trustworthiness and.
Various prophecies lead us to modern israels establishment as a nation in may 1948. This commentary has been a welcome addition to daniel scholarship since its first publication four. The best part of the book is gaebeleins side by side analysis of daniel s prophecy. Due to the importance of the identity of the antichrist beast power and to see how this truth could not be quite so easily established without using the book of daniel, we are going to cover this topic with some more detail and charts. Daniel was in the greatest credit amongst the jews, till the reign of the roman emperor hadrian. Consider how clearly he determines the year of manifestation. 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. This implies that daniel was a contemporary of ezekiel and lived to see the fall of babylon dan. Daniel 7 is the old testament chapter that most thoroughly prepares us for the book of revelation. The prophecy of daniel 11 includes amazing details about great empires, political developments and endtime powers that would affect the jews and all people. You ask, were the prophecies in the book of daniel really prophecies, or were they history. The imagery, information, characters and timing found in daniel 7 are all seen more fully in revelation. The prophecies of the book of daniel have fascinated readers and created controversy for the past two thousand years. Nov 01, 2008 daniels prophecies explained book of daniel tags.
It located the most of its predictions within well defined prophetic periods, though reaching many centuries into the future. What counsel did jesus personally give in his sermon on endtime events, regarding the prophecies of daniel. Newton wrote an entire book interpreting the prophecies of the biblical books of daniel and the revelation of john also called the apocalypse. Each verse and each sentence is dissected to unveil great prophecies which are coming to fruition today. Daniel was a young man of jewish nobility taken into captivity by nebuchadnezzar in the third year of jehoiakim and renamed belteshazzar. He explains the vision of seventy weeks as a period of time in which several things must take place. Its amazing how modern scholars pick and choose what they deem as accurate from ancient texts. Charles spurgeon wrote about a book on daniel by the famed isaac newton and now james harman, who has written extensively on prophecy,has. Oct 25, 2017 prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation.
Combined with the books immense apologetic value, the study of daniel is faith building in many respects. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. Sir isaac newton interprets daniels prophecies john p pratt. It is the only book which jesus specifically urges his lastday people to study. The prophet ezekiel, who wrote his prophecy in babylon about the same time, mentioned three biblical figures in a row as men of righteousness, noah, daniel.
You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. Rapture or second coming daniel revelation bible studies. If the prophecies were uttered even ten years before the event, then they constitute prophecy proper. May 04, 2016 you ask, were the prophecies in the book of daniel really prophecies, or were they history. Prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. Noah hutchings has updated and expanded edition of daniel the prophet.
The daniel prophecies gods plan for the last days book. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. About 530 bc the prophet daniel was a jewish exile who lived during the time of the babylonian captivity, about 500 years before the birth of jesus. And at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who shall be found written in the book. Charts include studies on the rapture and great tribulation. Written by levi bakerink thursday, january 23, 2020.
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