Book of daniel in prophecy

I encourage everyone to read this book even nonchristians. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. Prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. All four end with an antichrist figure who blasphemes god, overthrows the jewish law. 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. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. Daniel nine is a critical part of the bible prophecy puzzle. Bible prophecy 11 prophecies of jesus and the end times. The book of daniel is a biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times which is both cosmic in scope and political in its focus. The prophetic book of daniel was written for our time. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. The second half of daniel consists in four visions.

There is a timeline near the end of the chapter that allows the careful student to test the validity of the prophecies. No book of the bible has been attacked more viciously than the book. In the prophecy of daniel 2 we read about how god gave king nebuchadnezzar a dream with a great image of a man, made out of different metals, and how god revealed the interpretation of the dream to the prophet daniel. Daniel 7 gives us the prophets dream of four great beasts that rose up out of the sea. The recent gamma ray burst took place right at the tip of the spear in the hand of bootes, the coming judge. The final prophecy of the book of daniel, contained in chapter 12, bound to a prophecy in the book of revelation, serves to identify who these people are, and who they are not. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of daniel. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. It is the best book i have read on the book of daniel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bible prophecy charts the bible was designed to be a guide to all who wish to become acquainted with the will of their maker.

That prophecy is found in the book of daniel, chapter 9. The book of daniel, since it is dealing with the issue of gods people, makes a clear distinction amongst those are among the remnant of daniels people. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniels time right up to the return of jesus christ. A wellnoted prophecy teacher, radio host, and writer on endtime issues is irvin baxter.

Some people would argue that daniel nine is the holy grail of prophecy. 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. Lives of integrity, words of prophecy bible study book by beth moore provides a personal study experience five days a week plus viewer guides for the group video sessions of this indepth womens bible study. 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. It thus is a convincing demonstration of the divine origin of the scriptures.

It is known to most of us as the prophecy of 70 weeks, and it is the only prophecy in the bible that gives us a secular date by which we can accurately calculate the first coming of the messiah. Verse 40 speaks of this time of the end when the king of the south will attack the king of the north. Again, the book of revelation fits into this framework. 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. Daniel, part 1 validity of the book lamb and lion ministries. Join beth in a faithbuilding study of prophecy and learn how to live with integrity in todays selfabsorbed society. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 1 prophetic symbols. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase. Daniel s 70 sevens prophecy encompasses the chronological framework for the history of the jews from now until eternity. Jan 31, 2005 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 greeks called him bootes, which is from the hebrew root bo to come, meaning the coming. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus.

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. 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. Jun 07, 2014 in the center of this discussion is the book of daniel. The climax comes with the prophecy of the resurrection of the dead. David reagan interviews a panel of bible prophecy experts on televisions christ in prophecy. The book of daniel stands as powerful evidence for the genuineness of bible prophecy. 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.

This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. Nigro the dream of king nebuchadnezzar the first kingdom is king nebuchadnezzars own kingdom of babylon for, daniel is told, the god of heaven has given nebuchadnezzar a kingdom, power, strength, and glory v. 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. Book of daniel bible study with verse by verse commentary and understanding daniel bible prophecy and the little horn antichrist power. This final chapter of the book of daniel focuses on the end timethe time just before and after jesus christ returns to earth. This is a comprehensive but rapid overview of the history from the time of the assyrian empire up until the return of christ. The angel gabriel specifically told daniel to seal up these prophecies until the time of the end. There is no clearcut dividing line between the end of the church age and the beginning of the daniels last prophetic week. Charts include studies on the rapture and great tribulation. The chapter stands apart from almost every other bible prophecy passage for one reason. Daniel is not included as a book of prophecy by the jews. God gave this dream to nebuchadnezzar and revealed the information to daniel around the year 603 b. Daniels book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans.

The king of the north versus the king of the south. 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. Therefore all fulfilled predictions in daniel, it is claimed, had to have been composed no earlier than the maccabean period second century b. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. It is, however, among the writings of the jews which were popularly read during certain feast days. Chapter 7 spoke of the coming kingdom of heaven, but daniel 1012 does. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniel s time right up to the return of jesus christ. Daniel s book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. Learn how accurately nebuchadnezzars dream in daniel 2 represented. The daniel prophecies gods plan for the last days book. But foretelling the future is not difficult for god.

But the prophecy of 70 weeks is so much more than a messianic prediction. The fourth and final end time theme of the book of daniel relates to the timing of the lords return. Why is the book of daniel considered major prophetic. 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.

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. English standard version but you, daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. A proper understanding of the seventy weeks of daniel not only safeguards the. In dreams and visions the prophet daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world. Even most liberal scholars who propose multiple authors for the book of daniel agree that the author of daniel chapter 9 also wrote chapter 12. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read. Its prophecies speak with increased meaning to this generation. The heavens metaphorically have declared that judgement day is here. Ezekiel, who was contemporary with daniel, bears testimony, through the spirit of prophecy, to his.

Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. The prophecy society of atlanta is pleased to make available at no charge its most popular expository books on prophecy and chronology. 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. 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. Four of those folks described how the prophecy of daniel 9. 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. 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. Oct 25, 2017 prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. The bible contains two kinds of information that which is checkable and that which is not. Probably no single prophetic utterance is more crucial in the fields of biblical interpretation, apologetics, and eschatology. In the center of this discussion is the book of daniel.

This book is more like a commentary on the book of daniel and then some. 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. He will confirm a covenant with many for one seven. Modern protestant canons include isaiah, jeremiah, lamentations, e. The prophet daniel in the hebrew scriptures confronts us with evidence of the time of messiahs coming. 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. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. 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. Christians are using flawed methodologies in ascribing daniels 70 weeks of years as a prophecy concerning christs appearance and mission.

How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. This brings us to daniels 70 th week, a key to understanding the last days and the return of christ. Prophecy for today from daniel kindle edition by russell stendal. Daniel and revelation by uriah smith 4 introduction that the book of daniel was written by the person whose name it bears, there is no reason to doubt. 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. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series. In the first chapter i learned something that i had never seen or paid attention to when i read daniel from the bible. Did jesus confirm his covenant of love and mercy with daniels people for 7 years. The prophecy of daniel 11 begins with the prediction that three more kings will arise in.

Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel united. 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. He is the founder of end time ministries and he has a very interesting take on the four beasts of daniel 7. Daniel, part 1 validity of the book daniel lamb and. You can actually piece together an entire timeline to endtime events using the book of daniel alone. Satan had tried to keep daniel from understanding the visions he had received and thus prevent gods truth from being revealed. Daniel unsealed world historys response to biblical prophecy. 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. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. Our books address errors in exposition of the chronospecific prophecies in book of daniel that permeate conservative christian teaching, and thus the points they raise need to be discussed and debated in religious circles. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet jews. It no doubt would be of interest to some that jews for jesus, also known as messianic jews, printed a book telling how a number of jews came to believe in jesus as the messiah. Prophecies of daniel prophecies fulfilled, and yet to be.

That is to say the jewish author of daniel is using flawed methodologies in calculating the reigns of the persian kings and antiochus ivs end was not as predicted. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. The book of daniel is one of the most thrilling books in the bible, and it is, of course, a book on prophecy. Conventioners were eager to obtain their copy of the newly released 320page book, pay attention to daniels prophecy. Biblical scholars are divided on when the book was written. 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. The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god. 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. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses. Daniel is included in the small group of major prophets in christian canons, and its inclusion is based partly on its length and partly on its importance for christian eschatology. There are prophecies that will be fulfilled at the time of the end. Prophecy for today from daniel, david, and haggai russell m. 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. The prophecy of daniel 2 2018 biblical end time prophecy.