Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon had a vision from God to show him how great his Kingdom was, and more importantly, to reveal how many future Kingdoms would rise and fall before the Eternal Kingdom of Christ would be established. His Kingdom was the most powerful, represented by the head of gold. Another kingdom inferior to […]
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Studies in the book of Daniel
[Dan 7:1, 3-8 ESV] In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. … And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one […]
In the biblical study of Daniel, we understand that the 9th chapter is of prime importance as one of the four end-time views use this passage to put forth many yet to occur ideas. Therefore it is critical that we understand to whom this passage teaches. Does it reveal the hope of the coming Messiah […]
Questions to Ask Regarding Daniel 9: The Bible presents four possible decrees that might fulfill this description: Cyrus made a decree giving Ezra and the Babylonian captives the right to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple in 538 B.C. (Ezra in 1:1-4 and 5:13-17) Darius made a decree giving Ezra the right to rebuild […]
Previous: Daniel Questions to Ask 70 weeks (70 – 7 year periods or 490 years) until all this is completed : to finish the transgression to put an end to sin to atone for iniquity to bring in everlasting righteousness to seal both vision and prophet to anoint a most holy place (One) 457 BC […]
Reasons why the prophecy of Daniel 9 was a prophecy fulfilled in the Death of Christ It fits the context of the book of Daniel. It fits the theme of Messianic hope for the exiles in captivity The dates fit the event to the EXACT DAY and YEAR that Christ died on the cross (Passover […]
THE SEVENTY WEEKS All of these things are to take place within the scope of “seventy weeks” – literally, “seventy sevens.” Just as Daniel had been reading of 70 years of captivity, so now he is told that 70 weeks remain. This reckoning of time seems very foreign to us since we count time by […]