Daniel
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation E. Achieving Heaven. Text: Daniel 12 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…
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation D. Antiochus and Antichrist in Homogeneity, Text: Daniel 11 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…
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation C. Apocalypse of History, Text: Daniel 10-11:1 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…
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation B. Anointing of the Holiest 2. The Prophecy, Text: 9:20-27 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…
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation B. Anointing of the Holiest 1. The Prayer, Text: 9: 1-23 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…
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Series on Daniel III. The Consummation A Abomination in the Holiest, Text: Daniel 8 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…
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict C. Vanquishing of the Proud 2. The Finger of God, Text: Daniel 5 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…
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict C. Vanquishing of the Proud 1. The Folly of Pride, Text: Daniel 4 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.…
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict B. Victory of the Faithful 2. Pray or Prey? Text: Daniel 6 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…
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict B. Victory of the Faithful 1. Potentate or Pyromaniac? Text: Daniel 3 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…
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict A. Visions of the Ages 2. The Saints c. The Judgment, Text: 7:15-28 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…
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict 2. The Saints b. The Judge, Text: 7:9-14 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…
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict A. Visions of the Ages 2. The Saints a. The Jungle, Text: 7:1-8 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…
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict A. Visions of the Ages 1. The Stone c. Immovability, Text: 2:31-49 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…
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Series on Daniel II. The Conflict A. Visions of the Ages 1. The Stone b. Importunity. Text: 2:14-30 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…
