The Book of Daniel

1
The Vision Of The Time Of The End - 2
Daniel 121-13
2
The Identity Of The King (1136-45)
Roman Emperors
Yes!

• Roman history fits the details in these verses
  PERFECTLY!
• The change is signaled in 1135 by the phrase
  until the time of the end.

3
The King of the North Is Now The Romans

• The time of the end will come at the appointed
  time.
• It is the end Jesus spoke of in Matt. 2414
  when He referred to the abomination of desolation
  and the destruction of Jerusalem, which Daniel
  spoke of in 924-27 regarding the time of the
  Messiah.

4
The King of the North Is Now The Romans

• The time of the end will come at the appointed
  time.
• it is the days of the last empire (Rome), the
  iron legs of Dan. 2 and the 4th beast of Dan. 7.
• it is the end of the Jewish nation and the
  establishment of the eternal kingdom of Dan.
  244.

5
From the context, the time of the end refers to
. . .
The closing days of God's dealings with Israel
as His covenant nation
6
The Ultimate Deliverance Of Daniel's People -
Dan. 121

• To occur at that time
• To be assisted by Michael...the great prince who
  stands watch over the sons of your people - cf.
  Dan 1013-14,21
• In a time of trouble not seen before (the great
  tribulation spoken of by Jesus in Matt. 2421)

7
Many who sleep in the dust of the earth shall
awake - Dan 122

• Note that this is NOT the physical resurrection
  of the dead, for then ALL (not many) shall be
  raised - John 528-29
• This is figuratively describing the Jewish
  response to the Messiah. Some will awake to
  eternal life and some to eternal contempt.

8

• Ezekiel 3711-14
• Then He said to me, Son of man, these bones are
  the whole house of Israel. They indeed say, Our
  bones are dry, our hope is lost, and we ourselves
  are cut off! Therefore prophesy and say to them,
  Thus says the Lord God Behold, O My people, I
  will open your graves and cause you to come up
  from your graves, and bring you into the land of
  Israel.

9

• Ezekiel 3711-14
• Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I
  have opened your graves, O My people, and brought
  you up from your graves. I will put My Spirit in
  you, and you shall live, and I will place you in
  your own land. Then you shall know that I, the
  Lord, have spoken it and performed it, says the
  Lord.

10

• Isaiah 2619-21
• Your dead will live their corpses will rise.
  You who lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy,
  for your dew is as the dew of the dawn, And the
  earth will give birth to the departed spirits.
  Come, my people, enter into your rooms and close
  your doors behind you Hide for a little while
  until indignation runs its course. For behold,
  the LORD is about to come out from His place to
  punish the inhabitants of the earth for their
  iniquity.

11
Those who are wise will shine at this time - Dan
123

• The wise will shine like the brightness of the
  firmament
• Those who turn many to righteousness will shine
  like the stars forever

12
Shut up the words, and seal the book until the
time of the end - Dan 124

• Secure what is written so that others may read
  and recognize the fulfillment of them at the
  appointed time.
• Compare this with Dan 817,19,26
• Both visions (Dan 8, 10-12) were to be sealed up
• Both pertained to many days in the future
• Both visions were fulfilled within 200 to 400
  years

13
Contrast with

• Rev 2210 And he said to me, Do not seal the
  words of the prophecy of this book, for the time
  is at hand.
• The vision of the Revelation was NOT to be
  sealed, for the time was at hand
• How is it that many say the events of Revelation
  have yet to begin, nearly 2000 years later?

14
Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall
increase.

• A reference to spiritual knowledge the
  understanding of THESE things.
• Isaiah 119 They shall not hurt nor destroy in
  all my holy mountain for the earth shall be full
  of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover
  the sea.
• Habakkuk 214 For the earth shall be filled with
  the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the
  waters cover the sea.

15
Two final questions answered

• A question Daniel overhears (125-7)
• How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders
  be?
• The answer ...a time, times, and half a time
  and when the power of the holy people has been
  completely shattered, all these things shall be
  finished.

16
The "time, times, and half a time"

• 3 and a half years - 42 months - 1260 days is
  commonly used to describe a definite, marked,
  period of tribulation
• When the persecution has accomplished its
  purpose, then these things will take place
• . . . When the power of the holy people has
  been completely shattered, all these things shall
  be finished.

17
A question Daniel asks (128-13)

• ...what shall be the outcome of these things?
• Daniel is told
• Go, for the words are closed and sealed till the
  time of the end
• That many shall be purified, and the wise shall
  understand
• That the wicked shall do wickedly, and will not
  understand

18
There will be a period of 1290 days beginning
from

• The time the daily sacrifice is taken away
• The abomination of desolation is set up (Matt.
  2415)
• Those who wait and come to the 1335 days will
  be blessed

19
Daniel is then told

• To go his way till the Time of the end NOT
  THE END OF TIME!
• For he shall rest and arise to his inheritance at
  the end of the days

20
The Dating Issue

• All of the attacks on the book of Daniel are now
  easily defeated, especially in the light of the
  Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in 1947.
• Any continuing attacks are the efforts of biased
  people whose motivation to reject the book is so
  strong that it colors their scholarship.

21
The Dating Issue

• Greek and Persian loan words archaeolog.
  evidence supports early date
• Hebrew Aramaic language - Dead Sea Scrolls
  PROVE an early date.
• So-called historical errors - NOT SO

22
The Dating Issue

• Daniel held an undisputed place in the Jewish
  Cannon, which started being translated into the
  LXX (Septuagint) about 285 B.C. All of it had
  been translated by the time of Antiochus in 165
  B.C.
• The Dead Sea Scrolls contain many manuscripts of
  Daniel, some dated as early as 150-200 BC.

23
The Dating Issue

• For Daniel to have been written about 160 BC and
  by 150 BC accepted by the Jews as an inspired
  writing of God, especially one CLAIMING TO HAVE
  BEEN WRITTEN IN 535 BC, is completely contrary to
  everything we know about the Jews meticulous
  process of acceptance.

24
The Dating Issue

• A 160 BC date of writing doesnt explain how
  Daniel could have known about the coming of the
  Messiah in connection with the destruction of
  Jerusalem, as specified in Dan. 924-27.

25
The Dating Issue

• Matt. 2415 (Jesus referred to the
  abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel
  the prophet)
• Matt 2430 2664 (see Dan. 713 Son of Man
  coming in the clouds of heaven)
• Matt 2421 (see Dan. 121 a time of great
  tribulation)
• Luke 119-26 (the angel Gabriel is found only
  in Dan. 816 921)
• Book of Ezekiel mentions Daniel 3 times.

26

• Hopefully our study of the Book of Daniel has
  strengthened your faith in God and His Word
  through its many fulfilled prophecies.

27

• Describes the rise and fall of world empires -
  Dan 2,4-5
• Foretells the establishment of God's everlasting
  kingdom Dan 2,7,9
• Depicts events to befall the people of Israel -
  Dan 8,9, 10-12

28

• Inspired faithfulness to God through its examples
  of dedicated faith and service

Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego
29
Romans 154

• For whatever things were written before were
  written for our learning, that we through the
  patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have
  hope.

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Will You Become A Christian?
Hear the Gospel (Romans 1017) Believe that
Jesus is the Son of God (Mark 1616) Repent of
Your Sins (Acts 1730) Confess that Jesus is the
Son of God (Rom. 109) Be Baptized for
Forgiveness of Sins (Acts 238) Live Faithfully
until You Die (Rev. 210)