If you want to understand these prophecies fully and in an easy to follow format then this is it. In order of events, the vision described in daniel 7 took place during the time between daniel chapters 4 and 5. What did daniels vision represent, and what does it mean for us today. Chapter 7 is pivotal to the larger structure of the entire book, acting as a. A careful study of the text helps reveal the identity of this supernatural being. He especially desired to know respecting the little horn, which made war with the saints, and prevailed against. Daniel 7 the gospel, 1844, and judgment amazing facts.
Click here for the audio of this presentation when you post, you agree to the terms and conditions or our comments policy. Thank god for the visions and dreams given in the book of daniel. The six former chapters of this book were historical. Daniel 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on the. Daniel 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory. God keeps a record in heaven and that is what is spoken of by the books were opened. Daniel 7 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. 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 the south leading to the time of the end, when israel will be vindicated and the dead raised to shame or glory current scholarship surmises that the book of daniel was written in reaction to the persecution of the jews by the. The book of daniel is no exception for it provides a wealth of information to those who would diligently consider it and its teachings.
Daniel chapter 9 records daniels seventy weeks prophecy. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 3 daniel chapter 3. In addition to very clearly depicting the modern nations of the world, daniels vision also foretells of the events leading up to the return of jesus christ. A study of the book of daniel gene taylor1preface the study of any of the old testament prophets is a worthwhile endeavor. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns. In chapter 7, god gave daniel a vision of four beasts. Gene getz brief videos discussing principles from the book of daniel. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. The prophet daniel has a vision of four future empires and the coming son of man. So this is an important chapter in understanding the rest of this book.
The four beasts represented the kingdoms of babylon, medopersia, greece, and rome. These later chapters consist of four prophetic dreamsvisions given to daniel but it is this first one, here in chapter 7, that provides the foundation and basis of the subsequent revelation. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. The bible tells us in chapter 7 of the book of daniel, that god gave daniel a vision of four beasts rising from the sea. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. What did daniels vision represent, and what does it mean for us.
Daniel 7 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. The remainder of the book focuses on god revealing prophetic future events to daniel. Daniel chapter 3 is a well known and well loved chapter in the bible. Book of daniel chapter 3 bible study when things get hot. Notice that in daniel 7 beginning with vs 9 and through the end of the chapter the thing that brings on the 2nd coming of christ is the completion of that judgment seat of christ when at last judgment is passed in favor of the saints according to the chapter. This is a video collection of sermons and bible studies on the prophecies found in the biblical book of daniel.
He wrote down the substance of his dream 2 daniel said. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. The prophecies found in the book of daniel are the key to unlocking all biblical prophecy. The seventh chapter of the book of daniel records an unusual vision that he received. Daniel 7 new american bible revised edition nabre ii. Commentary on the book of daniel from a literal,historical and contextual perspective. Daniel 7 parallels and expands upon chapter 2, revealing both the papal phase of the roman empire and the preadvent judgment in heaven. This chapter treats of the same subject as the second chapter. Daniel 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the.
The four empires are the same as nebuchadnezzar saw in his dream in daniel 2, although in that dream they are pictured as various metals in a statue. But there the four kingdoms, and messiahs final kingdom, were regarded according to their external political aspect, but here according to the mind of god concerning them, and their moral features. Bible universe blog keys to bible symbols keys to bible numbers. As daniel lived under the kingdom of the first beast, and therefore needed not to describe it, and as the second and third are described fully in the second part of the book, the chief emphasis falls on the fourth.
In his interpretation of the dream, daniel told nebuchadnezzar he was. The title of the book comes from the name of its chief character and author. Only god can declare the end from the beginning and that is what he has done in this wonderful book. The seventh chapter of the book of daniel records an unusual vision that he received in the first year of the babylonian king belshazzar 555556 b. End times signs rapture prophecy timelines explained. Daniel 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. The prophet daniel explained the past and the future of israel and all gentile nations according to the plan and purposes of god and his revelations do so with such incredible accuracy that he has silenced many a biblical skeptic throughout history. But there the four kingdoms, and messiahs final kingdom, were. The antichrist daniel 7 and revelation bible universe. Daniels prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. The kethiv unconditionally deserves the preference, although, as the apparently anomalous form, which appears with this suffix also in daniel 7. The outward political history had been shown in its general.
The phrase ancient of days is unique to the book of daniel. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. Conventioners were eager to obtain their copy of the newly released 320page book, pay attention to daniels prophecy. David guzik commentary on daniel 7 explains the vision king belshazzar has. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 7 the times of the gentiles the earthly scene.
We see this is dated at the beginning of the reign of belshazzar, but it is not the dream of belshazzar. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. Daniel 7 daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. The book of daniel no other book in the bible has been attacked like the book of daniel. We will examine the different views and understanding of the book. What kingdoms do each of the four beasts in daniel chapter 7 represent. Also prophecy most dwells on the end, which is the consummation of the preceding series of events. The details of the visions of the little horn of daniel 7 and the first beast of revelation reveal the antichrist of bible prophecy. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. In daniel 7 the prophet records a night vision that god gave him concerning four world empires, symbolized as four beasts daniel 7.
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