Daniel
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation Title: What Kind of People? Introduction And now we come to the last chapter and the last message on Daniel. Here we have a reiteration of prophecies previously given and some new information as well, but these are not the most important instruction in this chapter. What is really
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation Title: Endless Rebellion Introduction Daniel 8-12 contains prophecies which run from Daniel’s life up to the end of history. We saw in chapter 8 the prophecy of Antiochus Epiphanes which was an event occurring before the coming of Christ and approximately 4 centuries after Daniel. Then in chapter 9
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation Title: Prayer and Reality Introduction Daniel 8-12 looks at the consummation of history beginning with the abomination in the holiest from a time after Daniel but still in the Old Testament. So it commences with the story of Antiochus then brings us up to the Messiah and the anointing
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation Title: The Reason for It All Introduction Here is the most famous or most infamous passage of prophecy in the Old Testament depending on your perspective. The seventy weeks of Daniel. is one of the most remarkably precise, historically accurate and theologically significant passages in the Old Testament. It
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation Title: Prayer and Promise Introduction As we have seen, beginning with chapter 8, God is showing Daniel the future history of the world as it relates to His people. In chapter 8 we saw the prophecy of Antiochus and the abomination of desolation, that terrible persecution of the Jews
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation Title: Desecration of the Temple Introduction In the distinct Aramaic section of Daniel, chapters 2-7 we saw the triumph of the kingdom of God and of God’s rule and purpose over heathen empires. The section we now begin reviews some of the same material and adds new but has
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: The Handwriting on the Wall Introduction Chapters 4 and 5 of Daniel, as we have seen, have a common theme, the vanquishing of human pride at its zenith in the fall of the great kings of Babylon. However, in chapter 4 with the dignity of Nebuchadnezzar laid in
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Varnishing or Vanquishing Introduction This distinct Aramaic section of Daniel, chapters 2-7 is dealing with our faith in relation to the world. Overarching all in chaps. 2 and 7 is Daniel’s vision of the ages. Then in chapters 3 and 6 within that struggle we have the victory
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Pray or Prey? Introduction Remember in chapters 3 and 6 we are looking at the conflict of faith in Daniel’s time. These chapters are perhaps the best known stories from the book of Daniel and are mentioned in Hebrews 11 as exploits in which the heroes of the
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Potentate or Pyromaniac? Introduction Chapters 2 and 7, written in Aramaic are describing the conflict of faith. 2 and 7 as we have seen give us the course of this conflict down through the ages. Chapters 3 and 6 also have a common theme. they describe this conflict
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: The End of the War Introduction Chapters 2 and 7 present Daniel’s prophecies of the course of human history. Chapter 7 goes beyond chapter 2 in not only exposing the destiny of earthly kingdoms but by showing the outcome of that conflict which is clearly seen to be
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Behind the Scenes Introduction We are about to celebrate our independence as a nation as we do each July 4th. We ought all to be very much aware of the way in which history affects our lives. In chapter 2 Daniel saw the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’ s dream
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: It’s a Jungle out There Introduction You may wonder what happened to chapters 3 through 6. as i explained earlier chapters 2-7 are a unique section written in Aramaic in the original and outlining the future history of world empires. In this book there is a format: chapters
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: The Last Kingdom Introduction We come at last to that for which I am sure a number of you have been waiting, a genuine prophecy of something which was beyond Daniel’s time. In our study of chapter 2 we have prepared the way by looking at Nebudchadnezzar’ s
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict Title: Prayer in Demand Introduction Daniel and his friends are captives in Babylon who have become advisers to the king. Nebuchadnezzar, the king, has had a frightening dream. Last week we began our study of this section of Daniel, chapters 2-7 which are visions of the ages. We saw