If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecys authorship. Critics say the book of daniel is a historical rather than a prophetic book. Using interesting illustrations and thoughtful questions, author seth pierce will make the symbolism clear, clarify the unfamiliar terms, and explain what the prophecies meant for the prophet daniel and what they have to say to us today. Dec 02, 2015 the prophecies in the book of daniel were sealed by god so that they could not be understood until the time of the end. Charles spurgeon wrote about a book on daniel by the famed isaac newton and now james harman, who has written extensively on prophecy,has distilled its. Pastor explains the abcs of bible prophecy godupdates. During the final week of daniels prophecy, the gospel is preached only to the jews because of the strong covenant that jesus the anointed one or messiah made with the jewish people. As a young man in babylonian captivity, daniels faith and courage led him to famously interpret the kings dream and to survive being cast in a.
Prophecy for today from daniel, david, and haggai russell m. Galileo came to the conclusion of a sun centered universe in 1615 and was placed under house arrest by the vatican for heresy until his death 27 years later in 1642. Daniels overview begins with nebuchadnezzars dreamvision in daniel 2 nebuchadnezzar dreamed of a huge multimetallic man with a golden head, chest and arms of bronze, belly and thighs of brass, and feet and toes made out of iron mixed with clay. You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. Daniels dreams and visions in dreams and visions the prophet daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world. Prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. In dreams and visions the prophet daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world. Daniels prophecies were given to the jews while they were in captivity in babylon during the reign of nebuchadnezzar, his grandson belshazzar, and later under darius the mede and cyrus the persian, when the jews started filtering back into jerusalem. Examination of the books of daniel and revelation supports the theme of this article, the prophecy of the four great kingdoms and finally the emergence of a fifth eternal kingdom of our lord on.
The society is releasing at its 1999 gods prophetic word district conventions a new book that reinforces the label of false prophet that christians have. This paints a picture of a painful removal of the wings from the lion. It is the only book which jesus specifically urges his lastday people to study. Bible study tools booklets the middle east in bible prophecy the four empires of daniels prophecies. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniel s time right up to the return of jesus christ. The book of daniel is really two books in one as youll discover in the smart guide to the bible. Chapter 7 spoke of the coming kingdom of heaven, but daniel 1012 does. The stories reveal how to be ready for earths final days. Jan 31, 2005 a story from josephuss writings confirms that daniels prophecies were received centuries before alexander the great conquered the world.
Satan had tried to keep daniel from understanding the visions he had received and thus prevent gods truth from being revealed. The narrative portionsamong the most vivid in the bibleshow. Prophecies, prophets, bible, study and teaching, biblical teaching, jehovahs witnesses, criticism, interpretation. Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince.
A documentary about bible prophecy that investigates shocking predictions of current global events. The seventy weeks end with the ministry of jesus and the founding of the church. Daniels prophecies reveal the plans of god and unmask the plans of the enemy. As was shown in the previous issue of the watchman expositor, 1 the watchtower society has a long history of failed prophecies based on their uniquely flawed interpretation of the bible. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses. Rapture or second coming daniel revelation bible studies. If youve ever found bible prophecy difficult to understand, prophecies of daniel made simple is a perfect book for you. The most detailed prophecy in the bible by david treybig the prophecy of daniel 11 includes amazing details about great empires, political developments and endtime powers that would affect the jewish people. The daniel prophecies gods plan for the last days book. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. The parallels between this vision and daniel 7 indicate that it is the fulfillment of daniels prophecy. This book takes its name not from the author, who is actually unknown, but. Christs ascension in the first century fulfilled daniels prophecy and inaugurated the kingdom acts 2. Daniels prophecy of the kingdom barnes bible charts and in the days of these kings the god of heaven will set upa kingdom which shall not be left to other people.
Biblical literature daniel britannica encyclopedia britannica. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. The climax comes with the prophecy of the resurrection of the dead. The prophetic visions present a succession of worldmonarchies, the last of which will severely persecute the saints but will be brought to an end by the judgment. Prophecy for today, a bible study of daniel russell m. With extensive commentary on the three books of enoch, the fallen angels, the calendar of enoch, and daniels prophecy. Much of the book of daniel focuses on the theme of world rulership, a subject that is of paramount concern today. And at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone who shall be found written in the book. Nov 01, 2008 the span of time that daniels prophecy covers, includes the signs of the opening of the sixth seal and with it, of the third era, as explained by jesus the christ. Jul 02, 2016 pay attention to daniel s prophecy by watchtower bible and tract society of new york, 1999, watchtower bible and tract society of new york, international bible students association edition, in english. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. Two notable books have been published on daniels prophecy of 70 weeks and the death of the messiah predicted in daniel 9. In the first year of his darius reign i daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the lord came to jeremiah the prophet, that he would. This is one of the best books ive ever encountered.
Last, by layering the prophecies, god hid the meaning of these prophecies in the book of daniel until the time of the end would arrive. Daniel 12 modern english version mev the prophecy of the end times. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series. The book of daniel contains the crucial foundational passages concerning israel and the coming of the messiah. The prophecies in the book of daniel were sealed by god so that they could not be understood until the time of the end. Like most teenagers, i have a difficult time enjoying the study of ancient history. Charts include studies on the rapture and great tribulation. Conventioners were eager to obtain their copy of the newly released 320page book, pay attention to daniels prophecy.
I no longer feel that im reading about an account that happened thousands of years ago. 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. In the book of isaiah, the god of the bible points to the fulfillment of prophecies as. Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end. Daniels prophecy written by administrator wednesday, 07 july 2004 11. In the third year of the reign of king belshazzar a vision. Jesus fulfills this prophecy and he also takes the.
This final chapter of the book of daniel focuses on the end timethe time just before and after jesus christ returns to earth. Pay attention to daniels prophecy internet archive. Sir robert anderson concludes that daniels prophecy of 483 biblical years is 476 years and 24 days in the gregorian calendar. As a young man in babylonian captivity, daniels faith and courage led him to famously interpret the kings dream and to survive being cast in a furnace. 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. The mystery behind the sealing up of vision and prophecy. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. This is a comprehensive but rapid overview of the history from the time of the assyrian empire up until the return of christ. Daniels prophecy revealed four historical worldruling empires. It is now recognized, however, that the writers knowledge of the exilic times was.
The daniel prophecies gods plan for the last days book by ken raggio. The prophecy of the end times and at that time michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people. Since other prophecies found in the book of daniel, such as the 70year prophecy of jeremiah and the 70weeks prophecy indicating the year of the appearance of the messiah, were fulfilled exactly as predicted, we can have confidence that god also provided the details found in this prophecy in daniel 11 long before they took place. The span of time that daniels prophecy covers, includes the signs of the opening of the sixth seal and with it, of the third era, as explained by jesus the christ. In fact, the book was included among the prophetic books in the greek canon. The wings were part of the lion and in daniels dream, they are being torn off. World historys response to biblical prophecy youtube.
The book of daniel is unsealing focus on the middle east and prophecy. And there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation even to that time. This book of prophecy was meant to prove the time of the coming of the messiah. We are noting the six different manifestations of the prophecies given in dan 9. It means that if we understand how to approach the other prophetic books of the bible, we will have some idea how to approach and interpret this prophetic book. Daniels prophecies christian assemblies international. Tom stapleton has created several charts to accompany his daniel and revelation prophecy videos. 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. Daniel, book of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. 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. Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince series. Jesus blended the prophecy about the coming destruction of jerusalem with the end of time 2000 years later. Jesus said that his generation would see the abomination of desolation in daniels prophecy.
What is the correct calculation of daniels 69 weeks. Yet daniel 12 says that the abomination of desolation would occur at the very end of time when there is an increase in knowledge. The belly and thighs of bronze represented the greco. Daniel unsealed free book download the prophecy society. Daniel alexander the great fulfilled prophecy news and prophecy. Pay attention to daniels prophecy by watchtower bible and tract society of new york, 1999, watchtower bible and tract society of new york, international bible students association edition, in. I find the imagery regarding the lion quite interesting. I have read many books on the prophecies in scripture, some good and some bad. Nebuchadnezzars babylonian empire would be replaced by the medopersian empire 558330 bc, represented by the chest and arms of silver. Beast of revelationrevelation biblequick view biblebook of danieljesus. Previously, daniel had told king nebuchadnezzar that there is a god in heaven who reveals. 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.
Posted on jan 31, 2005 by good news estimated reading time. Prophecies of daniel prophecies fulfilled, and yet to be. Daniel forms the framework for the book of revelation and for the understanding of biblical prophecy. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Oct 25, 2017 prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. Daniel s book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. Since the first 69 weeks have been perfectly fulfilled according to daniels prophecy, i am confident he will work out in his own perfect way and time the one remaining week to his full satisfaction. Youll be inspired by daniels integrity in part one.
The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god. The watchtower bible and tract society puts out the best and most accurate books on biblical information and is highly informative. Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall. Daniels understanding of the book of jeremiah daniels faith in the word of god is seen in his acceptance of the prophecy of jeremiah, recorded in verse two of our chapter. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. Bible prophecy 11 prophecies of jesus and the end times. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. The prophetic portions of daniel build faith by showing that jehovah knows the course of history centurieseven millenniumsin advance.
They fail to grasp the awesome truth that we are still living in biblical days. Daniels prophecy shows that the son of man, jesus christ, will be given dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him. 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. Learn how accurately nebuchadnezzar s dream in daniel 2 represented. Johns vision depicts the reign of jesus christ, which, according to daniel, is inaugurated at the ascension of the son of man. Charts daniel and revelation downloadable end times. Please read the prophecies fulfilled for further information on this subject. What this means is that daniels prophecies would not be fully understandable until the end times prior to christs return. Pay attention to daniels prophecy watchman fellowship, inc. Pay attention to daniels prophecy by watchtower bible and tract society of new york. Strictly speaking, the book does not belong to the prophetic writings but rather to a. In either case, if he misstated the matter regarding daniel, his claim of being the son of god would be nullified.
This book an exact reproduction of the original book published before 1923. During the final week of daniel s prophecy, the gospel is preached only to the jews because of the strong covenant that jesus the anointed one or messiah made with the jewish people. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel united church of god. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel united. Jesus said that his generation would see the abomination of desolation in daniel s prophecy. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. The church never really admitted its error, but in 1822, pope pius vii began allowing books touting heliocentricity to be printed in rome. Examination of the books of daniel and revelation supports the theme of this article, the prophecy of the four great kingdoms and finally the emergence of a fifth eternal kingdom of our lord on earth. The book of daniel is an excellent prediction of the coming of the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom 2. A story from josephuss writings confirms that daniels prophecies were received centuries before alexander the great conquered the world.
The book of daniel provides an overview of world events from the days of king nebuchadnezzar of babylon all the way to christs crucifixion, resurrection and subsequent millennial reign. People today are of the mindset that the events of the old and new testaments all happened back in the biblical days of human history. Then the book presents several of daniels prophetic visions 712. It is one of the most controversial books of the old testament. Daniel s prophecy written by administrator wednesday, 07 july 2004 11. If you have never been a student of bible prophecy, prepare to be an adept to see and understand things about our prophetic destiny that you never knew before. With jesus the saints of the most high shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.