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Daniel 9A – 70 Weeks/Sevens
Daniel had obtained and been reading a copy of Jeremiah’s prediction concerning the length of the captivity of Israel/Judah once captured by Babylon’s Nebuchadnezzar. Because of his study, Daniel understood the 70 years to be a literal 70-year period. Since the end of that 70 years was approaching, Daniel began to pray.
All About the Great Upheaval
Interestingly, Bossche also notes that he “…learned that the virus had to slow down its spread and is now awaiting rising temperatures to be able to select a highly virulent lineage!” Originally, he thought that later in the fall new variants with severe virulence would visit society but now he believes it’ll happen much sooner, as temperatures begin to rise due to the coming months of summer.
Daniel 8B Antiochus and Antichrist
Most conservative Bible scholars believe verses 20-22 have been completely fulfilled in history. The sticking points of disagreement occur with verse 23 and following. In my opinion, verses 23-25 could represent a near/far view. The near fulfillment sees Antiochus IV as the historical persecutor as in vv 9-14 (MacArthur). Antiochus as king in 164 BC was “in the latter period of their rule.” Rome conquered Greece in 146 BC and Antiochus died “broken without human agency” from insanity and disease of the bowels.
Daniel 8A Ram and Goat
Antiochus IV was the 8th king of the Seleucid dynasty and he ruled as king from 175 to 164 BC (1 Macc 1:10; 6; 16). He conducted military campaigns in all those directions. Here in Daniel 8, the vision begins to focus on future Israel and the Jews. In fact, much of this vision is future to Daniel, but the second half of the chapter is still yet future from our perspective. Antiochus was especially vengeful against the Jews whom he persecuted brutally (Constable) and Whitcomb notes he was one of Israel’s worst persecutors ever.
Daniel 7 Part 1 – Four More Beasts
Regarding this fourth beast, note that there are the original ten horns. However, among them comes an eleventh horn. This eleventh horn “uproots” (kills?) three of the original ten horns and becomes the 8th. This simply means the ten horns will gain power as kings first and then Antichrist will rise up as 11th, deal with three and becomes the 8th. So it appears that the world will be divided into ten sections as one new world order still yet future.
The Lord Has Not Given…
It seems clear to me that God has abandoned America because we have abandoned God. We left Him first and that can be clearly seen by just how bad society has become. This is so much like what we read throughout the book of Deuteronomy, when Moses recounted Israeli’s history and prophesied about how Israel would in the future turn from God to idols. Even though America is not Israel, there are parallels highlighted showing what happens when a nation or a person deliberately turns from God (Romans 1).
Daniel 6: Daniel Faces Lions
Daniel’s colleagues had to see him “violating” the statute before they could report it to the king. The fact that Daniel prayed with his window open signified his prayers were unhindered. Those against Daniel knew he would not alter his behavior and would be “guilty” of disobedience to Darius. Consider the testimony of Daniel to these pagans, yet their hostility toward Daniel kept them blind to spiritual truth. We can expect the world to react to us like this if we are living faithfully before God.
Daniel 4 Part 3
The humbling of proud rulers is a recurrent theme throughout Scriptures. Interestingly, Nebuchadnezzar was not killed by his enemies as has happened many times throughout Scripture and history. God protected Nebuchadnezzar for His purposes and glory. God literally stepped in and kept the empire’s affairs under control.
This allowed Nebuchadnezzar to pick up at that point when he came to himself. One can only wonder if Daniel himself helped protect the king and encouraged others in government to prepare for the king’s return?
The Wise WILL Understand
As far as I’m concerned, the actual Daniel existed and lived during the time of Israel’s captivity in Babylon. During that time, both he and King Nebuchadnezzar received dreams and visions that were explained by Daniel prior to their happening. In fact, numerous chapters in Daniel have yet to be fulfilled. They remain in front of us.
Continue Reading January 19, 2024 at 12:37 PM Leave a comment
Early Church and Gnostic Error
Gnosticism goes all the way back to the Tower of Babel and the mystery religions propagated by Nimrod and his wife. The one major benefit they had going for them at the time was that everyone on the earth spoke only one language (and I’m guessing it was Hebrew, but have no proof of that). The other asset was that everyone on the earth then lived in one place, on the plain of Shinar, which is where Nimrod began to build his “stairway to heaven,” known as the Tower of Babel.
Continue Reading January 14, 2024 at 12:47 PM Leave a comment
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