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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
Coming to a Head in 2024?
I cannot imagine that 2024 will be easy. This November we’ve got a presidential election and it seems clear enough that the powers that be cannot allow Trump to be part of that process. Whether or not their efforts backfire remains to be seen, but they’re certainly trying every fascist move they can try.
Daniel 4 Part 2
Pride is the worst of sins because it controls our thoughts, words and deeds. It gives rise to many other sins. God hates pride (Prov 8:13; 16:5; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5, etc), and if He is willing to do this to King Nebuchadnezzar, how much more does God want all pride rooted out of His children?
Continue Reading November 20, 2023 at 4:02 PM Leave a comment
Would It Really Matter?
But let’s say for a moment that if Israel was not in the Middle East, then all the world’s problems between Islam and Israel would be over. Would it? Not according to Islam beliefs, that they will take control of this world and dominate. Notice in that image, they not only say “Death to Israel” but issue a “Curse on the Jews.” They hate Jews. They hate Israel and it boggles my mind that some Christians cannot understand why this is the case. This stems completely from Satan’s hatred of Jews and Israel itself. That nation has literally derailed his plans to keep people from coming to God for salvation. Because a Messiah/Savior was born through the nation of Israel, a way was opened to humanity to gain fellowship with God through salvation.
