You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. 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. Purchase of this book includes free trial access to. Posted on jan 31, 2005 by good news estimated reading time. Its prophetic character and spiritual meaning pdf 4. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to jerusalem and besieged it. Charts include studies on the rapture and great tribulation. Its historical trustworthiness and prophetic character, the evangelical quarterly 2. The march of empiresthe following study of an overview of the book of daniel was written around 1944 by floyd hitchcock, founder of the faith of our fathers radio ministry.
Book of the prophet daniel synonyms, book of the prophet daniel pronunciation, book of the prophet daniel translation, english dictionary definition of book of the prophet daniel. In these chapters you will find one of the most dominant prophecies. I encourage everyone to read this book even nonchristians. Prophecy for today from daniel kindle edition by stendal, russell.
Named after its writer, daniels book is a product of his time in babylon as a jewish exile from israel. Although prophecy is scattered all through the bible, two books focus almost entirely on symbolic representations. 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 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. The book of daniel, though its likely derived from some oral traditions and legends that had been floating around for a long time, was put together in its final form sometime around 165 bce, when the israelites were squabbling with the evil antiochus iv epiphanes, a leftover greek general jockeying for influence in the postalexanderthegreat era. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. Hutchings is such an easy book to read and to understand, even for a new christian. Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince. The prophecies reveal when these lastday events will occur. The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt. Conventioners were eager to obtain their copy of the newly released 320page book, pay attention to daniels prophecy. This book is more like a commentary on the book of daniel and then some. 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 english. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Know also and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to cause to return and to build jerusalem, unto the messiah, the prince, shall be seven weeks. The book of daniel can be divided into two partsstories and prophecies. Daniels amazing prophecies about our day questions and answers. The jehovahs witnesses beliefs and interpretations regarding the prophecies in the book of daniel and their application to the modern world. The book of daniel its historical trustworthiness and. The olivet course as recorded in matthew 24, mark, and luke 21. The book called daniel is one of the inspired books of the word. Old testament teacher, itinerent evangelist, and pastor lehman strauss has produced an indepth, thorough study of daniel his times, writings and prophecies. This power to excite a generality of interest between the poles of age and youth is in itself a great art, one of the greatest in literature, and for this reason if for none other mr. Johns allusions to antichrist in his epistles, and the entire book of revelation all draw their primary materials from the book of daniel. Many simply cannot accept that the book of daniel, which foretold alexanders conquest of the persian empire several centuries before the macedonian king was born, could have been divinely inspired. The book of daniel is an fascinating combination of historical book and collection of prophecies, and can sometimes be a confusing mix. In high school in 1976, i had signed up for a course in eschatology because the name sounded like it would be neat. Here i wish to point to the excellent remark of robert dick wilson, who has devoted a great deal of his time and.
But he also provides wonderful hope for those who submit their lives to god. Because jesus christ suffered and died as a final sacrifice for sins once. This commentary has been a welcome addition to daniel scholarship since its first. He will confirm a covenant with many for one seven daniel 9.
Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Although doubts have been cast upon its divine origin and authenticity, owing to some difficulties in. This final chapter of the book of daniel focuses on the end timethe time just before and after jesus christ returns to earth. The book of daniel contains the crucial foundational passages concerning israel and the coming of the messiah, jesus christ. And the lord delivered jehoiakim king of judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of god. It is an uned, and outofprint work that is now being provided to gods family that gathers together here at the 3bmb web site, and is typed with the prayer that it will truly be a blessing. When the priest told us that this meant that the world was going to come to an end, a bunch of the girliemen told their moms, who told the office and had the course cancelled. Daniel the prophet warns us of a terrible time ahead for the entire world. These he carried off to the temple of his god in babylonia. The undeniable fact is that the entire eschatology of the new testament is based on daniel. Democracy in america is summoned not only to interpret the past and daniel choi currently works at notati, an internet startup based in cambridge, massachusetts. In the first chapter i learned something that i had never seen or paid attention to when i read daniel from the bible.
Chapter ii nebuchadnezzars dream the second chapter introduces us to the first great prophetic unfolding. This is understanding of the meaning of prophecy from the book of daniel. I have the feeling after reading this book that i just had a history lesson on bible prophecy. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon.
The stories reveal how to be ready for earths final days. Book of the prophet daniel definition of book of the. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel. Unfolding the mysteries of daniel the prophet ministry. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Because of the importance of this prophecy, we will break it down into its components to see the key elements of what is going to take place as the world moves through the last days toward the return of christ. The book of daniel is the apocalyptic book of the hebrew bible. And in fact the book of revelation is largely a christian interpretation of the. It located the most of its predictions within well defined prophetic periods, though reaching many centuries into the future. Discussions on the old testament the book of daniel. Book of daniel overview insight for living ministries. Prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. It is the best book i have read on the book of daniel.
This book will give you solid evidence of that fact, so simple that a child can understand. Chapters 10, 11 and 12 in the book of daniel make up daniels final vision, describing a series of conflicts between the unnamed king of the north and king of. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. The failure of his prediction refutes evangelical claims that the bible is inerrant and prophecy proves its divine inspiration. The final events of daniel and revelation are happening now. The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. Daniel 1 niv bible in the third year of the reign of. Again, rife with historical and linguistic inaccuracies, but the pictures are vivid and it does a good job of laying out what the jehovahs witnesses believe.
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. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the. 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. Kipling will be regarded by his admirers as a writer of genius. It all began in december of 167 bc, when the seleucid emperor antiochus epiphanes desecrated the. It is written as though the reader is having a one on one conversation with dr hutchings. The bible is a history book, it tells the pastbut like no other history bookit tells the present and future just as clearly.
Daniels prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. What is the prophetic outline to the book of daniel. Nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon, has conquered judah and deported its people to his empire. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of daniel. While in babylon, daniels prophetic gift is noticed by the kingand an adventure of faith, tyranny, miracles, and the relationship between a slave and his master is born. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. The book of daniel opens with a major conflict in the middle east. The book of daniel is an excellent prediction of the coming of the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom 2.
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