2300 Days Prophecy. Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. Dan. 8:14

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1 2300 Days Prophecy Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. Dan. 8:14

2 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 2 Peter 1:19 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light {prophecy}, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness. Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober. 1 Thess. 5:2-5 -watch: to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens; to look or wait attentively and expectantly; to watch for a signal; to watch for an opportunity; to be careful or cautious. -sober: not intoxicated or drunk; habitually temperate, especially in the use of liquor.

3 The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do [his commandments]: his praise endureth for ever. Ps. 111:10 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? [them that are] weaned from the milk, [and] drawn from the breasts. For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little: Isa. 28:9 & 10 The word of God is like a puzzle and we need the Holy Spirit to put it together for us. Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Tim. 2:15

4 God has given us His word that we may become acquainted with its teachings and know for ourselves what He requires of us Start Here Dan. 8:14 Medo-Persia Greece We have a chart pointing out every waymark on the heavenward journey, and we ought not to guess at anything. {The Great Controversy, p. 598} Where am I? Papal- Rome Christ s Coming Do You know where we are???

5 Before it takes place PROPHECY EVENT After it takes place HISTORY Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them. Isaiah 42:9 Present Purpose of Prophecy 1.Where we are 2.Where we are going 3. What we should do 4. How to do it And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. John 14:29 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets. Amos 3:7

6 Just like building a house we must lay a foundation. The same principle goes for study Bible Prophecy. Our foundation begins with the Holy Spirit and the KJV Bible. From there we begin to build with Daniel chapter 2 and then add Daniel chapter 7. FOUNDATION Daniel Daniel 2 7 The Holy Spirit & The Word of God

7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. Dan. 7:1 Belshazzar a worshiper of the gods of the Chaldean religion, was an idolater. An image was an object which would at once command his attention and respect. But not so with Daniel.

8 The history of world empires is passed over again and again in order that additional characteristics may be brought out, and additional facts and features may be presented. It is thus that we have "line upon line" according to the Scriptures. In chapter 2, only the political aspects of world dominion are portrayed. Here, in chapter 7, earthly governments are introduced in their relationship to God's truth and God's people. Their true character is shown by symbols of wild and ravenous beasts. Babylon was still on the Scene. King Nebuchadnezzar King Belshazzar

9 When used in Bible Prophecy Winds Seas or waters Symbol Represents Scripture Strife, political commotion, and war. People, nations, and tongues Jeremiah 25: 32, 33 Revelation 17: 15

10 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. Dan. 7:6 The third kingdom, Grecia, is here represented by the symbol of a leopard. If wings upon the lion signified rapidity of conquest, they would signify the same here. The leopard itself is a swift-footed beast, but this was not sufficient to represent the career of the nation here symbolized. It must have wings in addition. Two wings, the number the lion had, were not sufficient; the leopard must have four. This would denote unprecedented celerity of movement, which we find to be a historical fact in the Grecian kingdom. The conquests of Grecia under Alexander had no parallel in ancient times for suddenness and rapidity.

11 "The beast had also four heads" The Grecian Empire maintained its unity but little longer than the lifetime of Alexander. After his brilliant career ended in a fever induced by a drunken debauch, the empire was divided among his four leading generals. Cassander had Macedonia and Greece in the west; Lysimachus had Thrace and the parts of Asia on the Hellespont and the Bosphorus in the north; Ptolemy received Egypt, Lydia, Arabia, Palestine, and Coele-Syria in the south; and Seleucus had Syria and all the rest of Alexander's dominions in the east. By the year 301 B.C., with the death of Antigonus, the division of the kingdom of Alexander into four parts was completed by his general. These division were denoted by the four heads of the leopard. Thus accurately were the words of the prophet fulfilled. As Alexander left no available successor, why did not the huge empire break up into countless petty fragments? Why into just four parts, and no more?--for reasons that the prophecy foresaw and foretold. The leopard had four heads, the kingdom was to have four divisions; and thus it was.

12 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. Dan. 7:6 And after Babylon shall Medo-Persia arise inferior to Babylon, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. Daniel 2:39

13 Daniel chapter 7 Kingdoms Dates Dan. 2 Dan. 7 Famous For: Babylon 605BC 539 BC IDOLATROUS WORSHIP Dan. 3:1-5 Medo Persia Greece 539BC 331BC 331 BC 163 BC INFALLIBILITY Dan. 6:8; Esther 1:19 EDUCATION Theory Supported by History

14 In the Revelation all the books of the Bible meet and end. Here is the complement of the book of Daniel. One is a prophecy; the other a revelation. {The Acts of the Apostles, p. 585} The book that was sealed was not the book of Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel which related to the last days. The Scripture says, "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased" (Dan. 12:4). When the book was opened, the proclamation was made, "Time shall be no longer." (See Revelation 10:6.) The book of Daniel is now unsealed, and the revelation made by Christ to John is to come to all the inhabitants of the earth. By the increase of knowledge a people is to be prepared to stand in the latter days. {Selected Messages Book 2, p. 105}

15 Five are fallen, One is, and One is yet to come. (Rev. 13:1) 331 BC 163 BC Medo Persia BC EDUCATION INFALLIBILITY Babylon BC Idol Worship