The book of daniel prophecy

The bible is a history book, it tells the pastbut like no other history bookit tells the present and future just as clearly. In the first year of belshazzar the king of babylon, daniel himself beheld a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. Movies about the book of daniel the bible prophecy. This period is called the great tribulation by jesus in matthew 24. The lord could call out the bride anytime even during a portion of. The aim of the book is to show that the god of israel, the one true god, is greater than the pagan gods. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. You can actually piece together an entire timeline to endtime events using the book of daniel alone. But foretelling the future is not difficult for god. This final chapter of the book of daniel focuses on the end timethe time just before and after jesus christ returns to earth. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his friends under kings nebuchadrezzar ii, belshazzar, darius i, and. The structure of revelation 116 old book previous attempts to write a book.

Daniel 11 was sealed until the time of the end dan 12. A proper understanding of the seventy weeks of daniel not only safeguards the. 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. 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. The most detailed prophecy in the bible life, hope.

Prophecy for today from daniel kindle edition by stendal, russell. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series. This final chapter of the book of daniel focuses on the end timethe time just. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. In the center of this discussion is the book of daniel. 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. It is, however, among the writings of the jews which were popularly read during certain feast days. For the serious student of prophecy, this book delves into jehovahs purposes as revealed to daniel the prophet. The old persian empire encompassed the areas of presentday iraq, iran, syria, kuwait, afghanistan and pakistan and also presentday turkey, palestine. In the third year of the babylonian king belshazzar, daniel, a hebrew prophet in captivity, received a remarkable vision from god. Modern protestant canons include isaiah, jeremiah, lamentations, e. This is proved by daniels 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 this famous prophecy, daniel tells us that all the prophecies concerning the jewish people will be fulfilled at the end of a period of 490 years.

See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Prophecies of daniel prophecies fulfilled, and yet to be. The second half of daniel consists in four visions. In dreams and visions the prophet daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world.

You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. For example, in the 70 weeks prophecy recorded in daniel 9. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet jews. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. It was the first prophecy giving a consecutive history of the world from that time to the end. I cannot physically see him nor can i audibly hear him. There is a timeline near the end of the chapter that allows the careful student to test the validity of the prophecies. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy.

Did jesus confirm his covenant of love and mercy with daniels people for 7 years. Danielan authentic book of prophecy watchtower online. This book is more like a commentary on the book of daniel and then some. I disagree, because the prophecy deals with the hebrew people and jerusalem, not the church. Gabriels prophecy to daniel began with the words, seventy sevens are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city many english. 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. If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecy s authorship. 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 serves as the major apocalyptic book of the old testament, as chapters 712 foretell the end times. 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. Charts include studies on the rapture and great tribulation.

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 beasts of prophecy written about by daniel in his book and john of the book of revelation. 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. 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. These were some of the things that interested me as a skeptical young man growing up in chicago while contemplating atheism or christianity. It is the best book i have read on the book of daniel. Why is the book of daniel considered major prophetic. An exciting and intriguing read that helps build faith. Probably no single prophetic utterance is more crucial in the fields of biblical interpretation, apologetics, and eschatology. 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. In either case, if he misstated the matter regarding daniel, his claim of being the son of god would be nullified. Ezekiel, who was contemporary with daniel, bears testimony, through the spirit of prophecy, to his.

The very brief but famous prophecy of the seventy weeks, recorded in daniel 9. The prophetic seal on the book of daniel is unsealing right before our very eyes. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. In the first chapter i learned something that i had never seen or paid attention to when i read daniel from the bible. The coming gulf wars bible prophecy joel richardson duration. The climax comes with the prophecy of the resurrection of the dead. End times signs rapture prophecy timelines explained. Some people would argue that daniel nine is the holy grail of prophecy. The book of the prophet daniel jesus christ our savior. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. All four end with an antichrist figure who blasphemes god, overthrows the jewish law. The days of the church age are rapidly drawing to a close and the shadows of the endtimes are approaching. Jesus himself also referred to this time in his olivet prophecy saying, for then. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of daniel.

Daniel s prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. Daniels prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. A wellnoted prophecy teacher, radio host, and writer on endtime issues is irvin baxter. The prophecy society of atlanta is pleased to make available at no charge its most popular expository books on prophecy and chronology.

Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. Satan had tried to keep daniel from understanding the visions he had received and thus prevent gods truth from being revealed. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. This episode explains daniels 70 weeks prophecy and more. 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. 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. I encourage everyone to read this book even nonchristians. 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. It located the most of its predictions within well defined prophetic periods, though reaching many centuries into the future. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. Daniel 7 gives us the prophets dream of four great beasts that rose up out of the sea. Chapter 7 spoke of the coming kingdom of heaven, but daniel 1012 does. He is the founder of end time ministries and he has a very interesting take on the four beasts of daniel 7. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god.

The revelation continues to be called by the same name, the words, as in daniel 10. Although prophecy is scattered all through the bible, two books focus almost entirely on symbolic representations. 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. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b.