Daniel 1-7 How to live resisting the pressure to conform honoring God and man faithfully in times of trials in proper humility before God in

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1 Daniel Week 8

2 Daniel 1-7 How to live resisting the pressure to conform honoring God and man faithfully in times of trials in proper humility before God in subjection to God in lifelong faithfulness to God looking to the glorious future

3 2 nd Coming of Christ Dan BC Timeline Solutions Babylon (Dan 2:38) Medo-Persia (Dan 8:20) Greece (Dan 8:21) Rome (Speculation)?

4 2 nd Coming of Christ Accepted Solution Dan 2 Dan BC Babylon Medo-Persia Greece Rome

5 Dan 2 An Alternate Solution Babylon Medo-Persia Greece? Dan 7:12; Rev 17

6 Daniel 8 Two significant changes in the book of Daniel The language switches from Aramaic back to Hebrew The focus is on how the Gentile kingdoms relate to the Israelites The focus of chapters 8-12

7 Daniel 8 A ram and a goat

8 Daniel 8:1-4 Third year of Belshazzar ~551 BC 12 years before the fall Daniel is ~69 years old Chapter 7 and 8 come between 4 and 5 chronologically This dream after that of chapter 7

9 Daniel 8:1-4 Citadel of Susa in Elam Daniel is by the Ulai canal

10 Daniel 8:1-4 A ram with two horns One horn longer than the other Longer horn comes up last

11 Daniel 8:1-4 The ram Butts west, north and south The ram comes from the east None could stand against the ram or be saved from the ram s power He does as he pleases He magnifies himself

12 Daniel 8:5-8 The male goat Coming from the west Over the surface of the earth Not touching the ground A conspicuous horn Tramples the ram

13 Daniel 8:5-8 The male goat None are able to be rescued from his power Magnifies himself exceedingly As soon as he was mighty, the large horn was broken Four horns replace the one

14 Daniel 8:9-14 The little horn Out of one of the horns comes a small horn which grew to great size It grows south, east and toward the Beautiful Land Israel

15 Daniel 8:9-14 The little horn Grew to the host of heaven Some of the host and stars fall The fallen are trampled The horn magnifies itself to be equal with God

16 Daniel 8:9-14 The little horn Removes the regular sacrifice from God God s sanctuary is thrown down

17 Daniel 8:9-14 Why this awful prophecy? On account of transgression the horn Will be given the host Will be given the sacrifice Will fling truth to the ground Will do its will and prosper

18 Daniel 8:9-14 The holy ones conversation How long will the vision about the sacrifice apply? The transgression causes horror The holy place and host are being trampled 2300 evenings and mornings

19 Daniel 8:15-20 One who looked like a man (Jesus) Tells Gabriel to inform Daniel what the vision means Gabriel approaches, Daniel falls down The vision concerns the time of the end

20 Daniel 8:21-26 The shaggy goat is Greece The horn is broken Four horns (kingdoms) take its place Four are less powerful than the one previous kingdom

21 Daniel 8:21-26 A king will arise Insolent and skilled in intrigue Powerful, not by his own power A destroyer extraordinaire Prosperous, performs his will Destroys mighty men Destroys the holy people

22 Daniel 8:21-27 A king will arise Shrewd Deceit will succeed Magnifies Himself Destroys while they are at ease Opposes the Prince of princes Broken w/o human agency

23 Daniel 8 Vision The ram is Medo-Persia Daniel lives through the fall of Babylon in 539 BC He serves Darius of Medo-Persia The shaggy goat is Greece Medo-Persia falls in BC

24 Daniel 8 Vision The horn is Alexander the Great The Hellenistic culture is spread Alexander dies in his prime at age 32 Alexander s two sons are assassinated Four kings rise up

25 Daniel 8 Vision Four kings Cassander/Macedonia and Greece Lysimachus/Thrace, Bithnia and Asia Minor Seleucus/Syria and the east Ptolemy/Egypt, Israel and Arabia Petraea

26 Daniel 8 Vision

27 Daniel 8 Vision The little horn Starts small and grows large Antiochus IV Epiphanes the 8 th king in the Syrian dynasty BC He persecutes the Jews He stops the sacrifices

28 Daniel 8 Vision The little horn Antiochus sets up a statue of Zeus at the Temple He offers swine on the altar and forces the Jews to eat swine flesh Death for those who refuse

29 Daniel 8 Vision 2300 Evening & Morning Sacrifices The ending date - 14 Dec 164 BC 1150 days? Temple desecration - 25 Dec 167 BC 2300 days? The high priest slain, Onias III

30 Daniel 8 Vision Dual fulfillment The little horns of Dan 7&8 Dan 8:1-22 (Antiochus) Foreshadows the end times Dan 8:23-27 (Antichrist) Rises up against the Prince of princes (Jesus Christ)

31 Daniel 8 Vision Antiochus as a type of Antichrist 1. Antiochus (8:9) and Antichrist (7:8) as little horns who start out small at the beginning 2. Antiochus stern-faced (8:23) and Antichrist imposing look (7:20)

32 Daniel 8 Vision Antiochus as a type of Antichrist 3. Antiochus master of intrigue (8:23) Antichrist eyes (7:8,20) 4. Antiochus great power Antichrist greater power (11:39, 2 Thes 2:9, Rev 13:7-8)

33 Daniel 8 Vision Antiochus as a type of Antichrist 5. Antiochus destroyed 1000 s (8:24), Antichrist will destroy more (Rev 13:15, 16:13-16) 6. Antiochus prospered for a short time (8:24), Antichrist will prosper for a brief time (11:36; Rev 17:12)

34 Daniel 8 Vision Antiochus as a type of Antichrist 7. Antiochus persecuted the saints (8:24), Antichrist ill oppress believers (7:21, 25; Rev 13:7) 8. Antiochus a deceiver (8:25), Antichrist the master deceiver (2 Thes 2:9; Rev 13:4, 14; 19:20)

35 Daniel 8 Vision Antiochus as a type of Antichrist 9. Antiochus was proud and arrogant (8:25) Antichrist will be the most arrogant ever (7:8, 11, 20, 25; 2 Thes 2:4; Rev 13:5)

36 Daniel 8 Vision Antiochus as a type of Antichrist 10. Antiochus blasphemed God (8:25), Antichrist will blaspheme God (7:25; 11:36; 2 Thes 2:4; Rev 13:5-6)

37 Daniel 8 Vision Antiochus as a type of Antichrist 11. Antiochus not killed by humans (8:25) Antichrist will not be killed by human hands (2 Thes 2:8; Rev 19:19-20)

38 Daniel 8 What is the message for the Jews? 1. God takes sin and disobedience very seriously 2. God raises up nations to discipline Israel for her disobedience 3. God controls the duration of discipline and more is coming 4. At the end, Christ reigns eternally