The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. 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. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniels time right up to the return of jesus christ.
Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. 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. The prophecy mentions 7 weeks, also 62 weeks a total of 69 weeks. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. The book of daniel stands as powerful evidence for the genuineness of bible prophecy. The bible was designed to be a guide to all who wish to become acquainted with the will of their maker. The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. The failure of his prediction refutes evangelical claims that the bible is inerrant and prophecy proves its divine inspiration. Satan had tried to keep daniel from understanding the visions he had received and thus prevent gods truth from being revealed. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The bible prophet, daniel, outlines in vivid detail world events now unfolding before our eyes. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing.
Daniel foretold the rise of empires such as greece and. Daniel is the most controversial book in the bible. The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Daniels book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet. The bible prophecy we ought to obey allah rather than men. The climax comes with the prophecy of the resurrection of the dead. No book of the bible has been attacked as viciously by theological liberals as the book of daniel. It all began in december of 167 bc, when the seleucid emperor antiochus epiphanes desecrated the. The following pages are a scripture by scripture bible commentary on each chapter of the book of daniel and many historical quotes are given to reinforce the truth.
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. 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 pastors attitude i experienced that evening is commonplace in christendom today. It cannot be overemphasized how relevant this book is to our current generation.
End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. The book of daniel is a study, a commentary of the book of daniel in the bible. Daniels book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. Prophecy for today, a bible study of daniel russell m. Unsealing daniels mysteries lesson 1 prophetic symbols. Follow along in this chapterbychapter, selfgrading bible study as you unravel complex prophecies and learn simple biblical principles for everyday life. What other books daniel may have been studying we cannot know with certainty. In dreams and visions the prophet daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. 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.
It would be worthwhile and advisable to read the page on bible prophecy symbols first to gain a comprehensive understanding of the many bible symbols before beginning. Prophecies of daniel prophecies fulfilled, and yet to be. Its prophecies speak with increased meaning to this generation. Several bible translations note that these are, not weeks of seven days, but weeks of years. This approaching point along the biblical time line is called the latter days and last days in old testament prophecy and specifically concerns gods endtimes.
Bible prophecy the book of daniel the book of daniel is a stunning example of bible prophecy. It no doubt would be of interest to some that jews for jesus, also known as messianic jews, printed a book telling how a number of jews came to believe in jesus as the messiah. 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 prophecies of daniel provide proof of the accuracy of the bible.
The prophet daniel faced unbelievable pressures to. But from what biblical and historical records we do have, there are. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase. It is daniels detailed accuracy in his prophecies that has caused many. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. Join beth in a faithbuilding study of prophecy and learn how to live with integrity in todays selfabsorbed society. Prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve.
The prophetic book of daniel was written for our time. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible. Daniel indicates how long the time period leading to the arrival of messiah the leader would last. In the first year of belshazzar the king of babylon, daniel himself beheld a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. The word translated grecia in the book of daniel is the name yavan javan, the name of a son of joktan, and of the race ionians, i. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series. You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. 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. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. This book takes its name not from the author, who is actually unknown, but from its hero, who was allegedly among the first jews deported to babylon, where he lived at least until 538 b.
Recommended books on bible prophecy prophecy lamb and. Angels antichrist apologetics apostasy in the church archaeology armageddon bible book of daniel book of revelation church and ecclesiology conferences creation versus evolution cults death end times eschatology eternity evangelism false prophets god gogmagog. This episode explains daniels 70 weeks prophecy and more. Liberals hate it because they do not believe in the divine inspiration of the scriptures, and daniels book is a great testimony to divine inspiration. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. Because prophecy bulks large in the bible, i would like to say a word about it before we look at the book of daniel specifically. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the.
Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. But foretelling the future is not difficult for god. Lives of integrity, words of prophecy audio sessions. It is designed to serve as a study guide for bible study groups. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his.
Lives of integrity, words of prophecy bible study book by beth moore provides a personal study experience five days a week plus viewer guides for the group video sessions of this indepth womens bible study. Prophecies in daniel 712 make a very challenging study. There is a strong enmity between the greeks christian orthodox and the turks muslims that goes back to the conquest of constantinople istanbul and the rise of the ottoman empire. The book 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. This final chapter of the book of daniel focuses on the end timethe time just before and after jesus christ returns to earth.
With a account you will be able to save items to read and study later. Daniel prophesied of a goat stubborn king of the west that will make his nation great in the end times then the unthinkable occurs over 150 end time prophecies warden, james on. 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. 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. Lives of integrity, words of prophecy audio sessions are 12 individual, downloadable sessions from the womens bible study by beth moore. Strictly speaking, the book does not belong to the prophetic writings but rather to a distinctive type of literature known as apocalyptic, of which it is an early specimen. The angel gabriel specifically told daniel to seal up these prophecies until the time of the end. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet jews. Daniel prophesied of a goat stubborn king of the west that will make his nation great in the. Danielan authentic book of prophecy watchtower online. The most detailed prophecy in the bible life, hope.
The book claims to have been written sometime in the 6th century bc, but because of the accuracy of its detailed predictions, daniels critics insist that it must have been written after the events described. The book is made up primarily of historical narrative found mainly in chs. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. It thus is a convincing demonstration of the divine origin of the.