Daniel Dedicated, Diligent, Devout An Overview Study of the Book of Daniel Friends and Fellowship (and Food) McLean Bible Church Fall 2016
Study Outline Session Study Description Primary Bible Chapters Part II: Worldly Kingdoms & the End of Ages Of Dreams, Visions, & Prophecies 6 Message of 70 Sevens Daniel 9:20-27 7 Message of 70 Sevens (Continued) Daniel 9:25-27 8 Dream of the Great Image Four Great Beasts and the Ancient of Days Daniel 2 Daniel 7 9 The Great Worldly Kingdom Daniel 8 10 From Persia to the End-of-Times Daniel 11 & 12 Revelation 13-20 11 From Persia to the End-of Times 12 The Prophecy of Daniel as a Whole Daniel & Revelation
Worldly Kingdoms & the End of Ages Section 1: Daniel 12 The Final Battle
Overcoming the Vile Person Is the bad guy winning? Daniel 11:40-45 The vile person [despised one] comes under attack King of the South attacks, then King of the North attacks Vile Person Overthrows many countries Invades Israel (Glorious Land) Attains great economic power Attacks North & East Rules from the glorious holy mountain Digression: What is the glorious holy mountain? (Hint:) Exodus 3:1-2 Moses meets God for 1 st time Exodus 19:1-3 Moses brings Israel to meet God 1 Kings 19:1-8 Elijah fled there See Appendix A
Nope, God Wins in the End Michael led God's army to victory. Daniel 12:1-3 Michael overcomes the vile person Time of distress for the Jews, like never before seen Worse than the Assyrians who conquered Israel Worse than the Babylonian conquest of Judea Worse than the Holocaust Deliverance for every Jew, whose name is written in the book
The Battles at the End of Time The Opposing Forces The Enemy of Yahweh Elohim (Jehovah God) Rev. 12:3-9 ~ great red dragon = Devil, Satan Rev. 13:1-8 ~ beast from the sea Anti-Christ Rules 42 months Rev. 13:11-17 ~ beast from the earth False Prophet The Army of the Most High Rev. 12:7 ~ Michael and his angel army Rev. 14:1-5 ~ The Lamb = Jesus Christ 144,000 Israelites with the Father's name on their forehead (Rev. 7:3-10) Rev. 19:11-16 The Word of God (John 1:1-4)
The Battles at the End of Time The First Engagement of the Final Battle Revelation 19:19-21 Beast [of the sea] + kings of the earth Faithful & True; The Word of God; King of Kings and Lord of Lords Outcome Beast [of the sea] and false prophet captured Both cast into the lake of fire (God's garbage incinerator) Followers slain with the sword (of the Spirit) the spoken Gospel of Christ
The Battles at the End of Time The Second Engagement of the Final Battle Revelation 20:1-3 Angel from heaven Captures and binds Satan for a thousand years Casts Satan into the bottomless pit Shuts him up Set a seal upon him The Final Engagement of the Final Battle Revelation 20:7-10 Satan set free Satan gathers his armies Final assault against the saints & Jerusalem God intervenes directly with fire Satan is cast into the lake of fire
The End of Time Judgment of God Daniel 12:1-3 Revelation 20:11-15 Those whose names are written in the Book of Life receive God's grace and mercy to everlasting life. Those whose names are not in the Book of Life are cast into the Lake of Fire. The dead are raised and join the living to face the Judgment of God. These people are NOT the born again children of God through the blood of Jesus Christ. 1b And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, <Converse of> 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. <Who enters the New Jerusalem> (Rev. 21:27) 27... only those who are written in the Lamb s Book of Life. 12a And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, 13 The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them.
The End of Time Judgment of God Daniel 12:1-3 Revelation 20:11-15 First the books recording every deed each person performed, every thought or imagination each person held mentally, whether acted out or not, is read back to them. (Ref. Matt. 5-7) Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt. 12 And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books. After the judgment comes the sentencing; is the person's name in the book (Book of Life) 15 And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.
Worldly Kingdoms & the End of Ages Section 2: Tribulation of the Jews The Book of Daniel and Revelation of John
Nope, God Wins in the End Michael led God's army to victory. Daniel 12:1-3 Michael overcomes the vile person Time of distress for the Jews, like never before seen Worse than the Assyrians who conquered Israel Worse than the Babylonian conquest of Judea Worse than the Holocaust Deliverance for every Jew, whose name is written in the book
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: Period of (at least) 3 1/2 years Daniel 7:25 Time and times and one-half time (1 + 2 + 1/2 ) years Daniel 9:27 Covenant broken midst of the 70 th seven Daniel 12:7, 11 Time times and a half or (1 + 2 + 1/2) years 1290 days from end of regular sacrifices and the setting up of the abomination Revelation 13:5 (Beast from the sea) Authority given to it to act 42 months
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: End of Jewish Religion the core of Jewish identity Daniel 8:11 Daily sacrifices taken away Sanctuary cast down Daniel 9:27 Sacrifices and offering ended Daniel 11:31 Profane the sanctuary End sacrifices Daniel 12:11 Regular sacrifices taken away
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: Abomination of Desolation Daniel 9:27 on the wing of abominations shall be one who makes desolate Daniel 11:31 Place the desolating abomination Daniel 12:11 Abomination that makes desolate Revelation 13:14 (false prophet) makes image of the beast
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: The evil one(s) Chapter 2:40-43 4 th kingdom of iron & iron mixed with miry clay (10 toes) Chapter 7:7-8, 19-21, 23-26 4 th beast (10 horns, subsequent small horn) 4 th kingdom Different from all kingdoms Chapter 9:26-27 Coming prince
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: The evil one(s) Chapter 11:21 Despised one or vile person Seizes kingdom Revelation 13 Beast from the sea with 7 heads, 10 horns & 10 crowns (Rev. 13:1-8) The anti-christ Beast from the earth with 2 horns and powers to perform miracles The false prophet
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: Target of the enemy Chapter 2:40 Iron crushes all Chapter 7:21 Small horn made war with the saints Chapter 8:9-10, 23-24 Small horn from one of the four horns Made fall some of the host and of the stars and trampled them Destroyed the mighty and the holy people Chapter 9:26 The city (Jerusalem) and the sanctuary shall be destroyed.
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: Target of the enemy Daniel 11:32-35 Those who know their God (Jews) Those who teach others Daniel 12:1 Sons of your (Daniel's) people Time of never before encountered distress Revelation 13:7 Beast of the sea will war against & overcome the saints Revelation 13:15 Beast of the earth will kill all who would not worship the image of the beast
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: In the end God wins Daniel 2:34-35, 44-45 Rock cut without hands from mountain Destroys all other (4) kingdoms Rock expands to fill the world Daniel 7:11-14 4 th beast killed Ancient of Days gives everlasting dominion to one like the son of man
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: In the end God wins Daniel 7:26-27 The judgment shall sit (over the little horn). His (little horn) will have his dominion taken away Everlasting kingdom given to the saints of the Most High Daniel 8:25 (Evil) king stands up against Ruler of Rulers He shall be broken without hands
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: In the end God wins Daniel 9:27 That which was decreed will be poured out on the desolator. Daniel 11:45 He (vile person) shall come to his end with no one to help him. Daniel 12:1 Michael shall stand up for the sons of your (Daniel's) people Jews shall be delivered.
Time of Distress, Never Before Occurred Summary of Daniel's Prophecy: In the end God wins Revelation 19:11-21 The One called Faithful and True (Jesus Christ) on a white horse Army of God Take and throw beast and false prophet into lake of fire. Revelation 20:9-10 Fire from God descends from heaven and devours the devil's army. Satan is thrown into the lake of fire
Study of Daniel Conclusion The Book of Daniel has 2 main themes throughout Dedicated, Diligent, Devout One consistent, multi-faceted prophecy The prophetic chapters in Daniel Reveal God's omnipotence, omnipresence, and omniscience Revelation of real kingdoms that would follow Babylon. Ultimately addresses a future rule of the anti-christ and false prophet Tribulation to be faced by the Jews God always wins in the end pick the winning side while you can
Epilogue: Christ Returns to Raise His Disciples 1 Thessalonians 4 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words. This is not the first resurrection of Rev. 20:4-6 Martyrs of the faith beheaded! (shades of ISIS) Refused to worship the beast or his image Refused to be marked of the beast.
References 1 What Do Mt. Horeb, The Mountain of God, Mt. Paran and Mt. Seir Have to Do with Mt. Sinai?, Bryant G. Wood, PhD, Associates for Biblical Research, http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2008/11/what-do-mt- Horeb2c-The-Mountain-of-God2c-Mt-Paran-and-Mt-Seir-Haveto-Do-with-Mt-Sinai.aspx 2 Sinai, Mount, Joseph Jacobs, M. Seligsohn, & Wilhelm Bacher, Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906, http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13766-sinai-mount 3 Mount Horeb, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mount_horeb 4 Midian and the Midianites, Isidore Singer, M. Seligsohn, Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906, http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/10804-midian-andmidianites
Appendix A The Glorious Mount
Possible Sites for Mount Horeb / Sinai Gebel Khashm et-tarif: 22 miles WNW of the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba/Elat [1] Mount Horeb, photo by Francis Frith, 1858, Orig. Getty Center, On-line: Wikimedia. The actual identity and location of Mount Horeb, aka Mount Sinai, is not known. Many believe the Mount of God is in the middle of the Sinai peninsula. A few, especially Arabs, believe the Mount of God is NE of the Gulf of Aqaba
Appendix B: The Hope of the New Creation without Sin
End of Creation God thoroughly cleans His house Revelation 20:11 Earth and heaven fled away End of the original creation (Gen 1:1) Why? Revelation 20:14 Even death and hell will be cast into the lake of fire! In other words going to hell is just a precursor. There is a place worse the lake of fire
A New Beginning for Our Future For the followers of Christ and the ones written in the Book of Life: Then He who sat on the throne said, 'Behold, I make all things new.' (Rev. 21:5a) New heaven and a new earth (Rev. 21:1a) No more tears (Rev. 21:4a) No more death (Rev. 21:4b) No more pain (Rev. 21:4c) If we overcome, we inherit all things (Rev. 21:7) New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:2, Rev. 21:10-21) The Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are our temple (Rev. 21:22)
A New Future for the Saints For the followers of Christ and the ones written in the Book of Life: No need for sun, moon and stars, for the glory of God and the Lamb are the light. (Rev. 21:23) River of live flows from the throne of God and the Lamb (Rev. 22:1) We may drink freely and never thirst (Rev. 21:6) Tree of life (Rev. 22:2) bearing 12 types of fruit Leaves for the healing of nations No more curse (Rev. 22:3a)