Each verse and each sentence is dissected to unveil great prophesies which are coming to fruition today. And at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who shall be found written in the book. The book of daniel was written 500 years before the birth of jesus. Prophecy for today from daniel, david, and haggai russell m. End times prophecy and the book of daniel tim mcdonald. We will be adding a study page for the prophecy of daniel 7 soon. Posted on jan 31, 2005 by good news estimated reading time. Jan 31, 2005 alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. This book contains so much that is large with immortality and full of glory that all who read and search it earnestly receive the blessing to those that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein. This is understanding of the meaning of prophecy from the book of daniel.
Christs ascension in the first century fulfilled daniels prophecy and inaugurated the kingdom acts 2. 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. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. One of the purposes of the 70 weeks prophecy was to seal up the vision and prophecy. The parallels between this vision and daniel 7 indicate that it is the fulfillment of daniels prophecy. 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. Each verse and each sentence is dissected to unveil great prophesies which are. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series. This takes us on to the prophecy of daniel in chapter 7. Based on daniel, after the messiahs death, jerusalem and the temple were to be destroyed. 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.
And there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation even to that time. 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. You can actually piece together an entire timeline to endtime events using the book of daniel alone. In the story of daniel the prophet, a few of the interesting facts in regard to gods dealings with his people have been gathered into a simple narrative.
Prophecy for today, a bible study of daniel stendal, russell m. It thus is a convincing demonstration of the divine origin of the. It all began in december of 167 bc, when the seleucid emperor antiochus epiphanes desecrated the. 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. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel united. It is apparent that jesus knew and understood the book of daniel. This book is more like a commentary on the book of daniel and then some. Daniels prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. A study guide to the prophecies of daniel and the revelation. Jesus life meets daniels prophecy about a messiah that would be killed. The prophecy states that 69 weeks of years 69 x 7 483 years would pass from the decree to rebuild jerusalem until the coming of the messiah. He will confirm a covenant with many for one seven.
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. 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. Did jesus confirm his covenant of love and mercy with daniels people for 7 years. In either case, if he misstated the matter regarding daniel, his claim of being the son of god would be nullified. The book of daniel is the book of revelation in the old testament because it is an excellent prediction of the coming of jesus christ, the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom. In the hebrew canon, daniel is placed in the writings or hagiographa. Daniel on the last days last days mystery prophecy. This brings us to daniels 70 th week, a key to understanding the last days and the return of christ. 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. Prophecies of daniel prophecies fulfilled, and yet to be. Although prophecy is scattered all through the bible, two books focus almost entirely on symbolic representations. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an.
Daniel foretold the rise of empires such as greece and. What will yet happen on the face of this earth in the years to come has already been prophesied and penned in the bible. The book of daniel is a study, a commentary of the book of daniel in the bible. He used them so the evil powers he exposed wouldnt readily. The prophecy of the end times and at that time michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The remainder of the prophecythe seventieth weekwill be fulfilled in the end times. 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. How daniel s prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Daniel s prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. Hence the importance of first mastering the great themes above indicated, which, in this edition of the scriptures, may. The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt.
In dreams and visions the prophet daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world. Joshua bowen, phd in assyriology from the johns hopkins university. If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecys authorship. The book of daniel stands as powerful evidence for the genuineness of bible prophecy. 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. I encourage everyone to read this book even nonchristians. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Johns vision depicts the reign of jesus christ, which, according to daniel, is inaugurated at the ascension of the son of man. Daniels prophecies were written in such a way that only the wise would understand them. Daniels seventy weeks prophecy spoke of a messiah who would be killed daniel 9. The story of daniel the prophet stephen nelson haskell.
Consider how clearly he determines the year of manifestation. If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecy s authorship. And in the days of these kings the god of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed. The book of daniel is a prophecy given by god to daniel 600 years before christ that reaches clear down to the end of earths history. The two prophecies of ezekiel and daniel are found back to back in our english bibles, and the men who wrote these prophecies were contemporaries during the days of the exile of judah and israel. 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.
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. 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. Aug 05, 2011 one of the purposes of the 70 weeks prophecy was to seal up the vision and prophecy. He didnt use symbols to prevent us from understanding his messages. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of daniel. The pivotal chapters, taking prophecy as a whole, are, deuteronomy 28, 29, 30. That daniel was the writer is made evident by the book itself. In the first chapter i learned something that i had never seen or paid attention to when i read daniel from the bible. The changing watchtower interpretation of bible prophecy. He used them so the evil powers he exposed wouldnt readily see themselves in the messages and attempt to tamper with them, change them, or destroy them. Daniels book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. But foretelling the future is not difficult for god. Jesus fulfilled daniels prophecy by being crucified supported by numerous sources.
It is especially applicable to our day, pointing out the immediate future. Prophecy for today from daniel kindle edition by stendal, russell. The climax comes with the prophecy of the resurrection of the dead. 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. The failure of his prediction refutes evangelical claims that the bible is inerrant and prophecy proves its divine inspiration. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. 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 is the order followed in the greek septuagint and in the latin vulgate. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. The most detailed prophecy in the bible life, hope. 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 final events of daniel and revelation are happening now. If youve ever found bible prophecy difficult to understand, prophecies of daniel made simple is a perfect book for you. It located the most of its predictions within well defined prophetic periods, though reaching many centuries into the future. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in. It is the best book i have read on the book of daniel. This book will give you solid evidence of that fact, so simple that a child can understand. In daniel 7, we have a parallel prophecy with four beasts and a little horn, which god gave to daniel to strengthen the prophecy of daniel 2 and give us even further detail concerning the coming kingdoms of the world. Just as military planners send secret messages in code to keep the enemy from intercepting and understanding them, so god has cloaked prophecy in symbolic language. Like most teenagers, i have a difficult time enjoying the study of ancient history. The bible is a history book, it tells the pastbut like no other history bookit tells the present and future just as clearly.
Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince. It was the first prophecy giving a consecutive history of the world from that time to the end. Conventioners were eager to obtain their copy of the newly released 320page book, pay attention to daniels prophecy. The angel commanded, but thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Ezekiel, the older of the two, was carried to babylon by nebuchadnezzar after his first invasion of the land of judah, when king jehoiachin was taken captive. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall. Daniel had other apocalyptic visions as well, and understanding his prophecies is important to eschatology. This is a parallel prophecy of daniel 2, where we saw the different parts of nebuchadnezzars image representing the four main kingdoms of the world, plus the divided kingdom which is the time we live in now the feet. The prophecy of daniel 2 2018 biblical end time prophecy.
The whole scope of prophecy must be taken into account in determining the meaning of any particular passage 2 peter 1. Because jesus christ suffered and died as a final sacrifice for sins once. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniels time right up to the return of jesus christ. The book that was sealed is not the revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of daniel relating to the last days. A prophetic book placed in the english bible among the major prophets, immediately after ezekiel. Chapter 7 spoke of the coming kingdom of heaven, but daniel 1012 does.
The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. In chapter 9, daniel predicts the very day that the messiah would enter jerusalem and present himself as king for the first time. That is to say, the fulfillment of the vision of daniel took place in the year a. 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 daniel prophecies gods plan for the last days book. Jun 27, 2016 end times prophecy and the book of daniel tim mcdonald. It cannot be overemphasized how relevant this book is to our current generation. And when the book of daniel was shewed him, wherein daniel declared that one of the greeks should destroy the empire of the persians, he supposed that himself was the person intended. The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god.
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