The "Ancient of Days" echoes Canaanite El, but his wheeled throne suggests Ezekiel's mobile throne of God. His, clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. It just so happens that they were up to WWII. (3:1–30) – Daniel's three friends in the fiery furnace, C. (4:1–37) – Daniel interprets a dream for Nebuchadnezzar, C'. [11] Chapters 2–7 are in Aramaic (after the first few lines of chapter 2 in Hebrew) and are in the form of a chiasmus, a poetic structure in which the main point or message of a passage is placed in the centre and framed by further repetitions on either side:[12], Chapter 7 is pivotal to the larger structure of the entire book, acting as a bridge between the tales of chapters 1–6 and the visions of 7–12. In chapter 2 we saw the image of four metals symbolizing the four great world empires from Daniel’s day to the end of time; in this chapter we have four beasts that represent the same kingdoms in more detail. Verses 5-7 Daniel saw two more *angels. The Roman Empire in turn eventually took control over those parts of the Middle East to the west of Mesopotamia. Of course, Iran and Russia are very different because Russia is a Christian nation. [23], The identity of the "one like a son of man" who approaches God on his throne has been much discussed. [6], In the late 7th and early 6th centuries BC the Neo-Babylonian empire dominated the Middle East. 17 # [ver. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts. It’s also conceivable, that the “wise men from the East” came from the Parthian Empire, who was obviously, better informed than the Jewish “chief priests and teachers of the law.” (Matthew 2:1-12), Therefore, Christians should not fear Iran, who is one of God’s instruments of choice, to. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and, devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. 20), Over the past seven years, since that discovery came to me, Iran and Russia has made, enormous strides in relations, and kept the Shiites in power in Syria, which is vitally important, to the “king of the north” (or final empire) in Daniel 11. The above developments just confirm that God’s various timelines and, prophecies are moving forward. In other words, there’s nothing Satan or the antichrist can do to. It’s doubly amazing because, not only did God give, the exact name, the prophecies were made long before Jerusalem and the Temple was ever, destroyed and needed rebuilding. https://www.amazingfacts.org The Gospel, 1844, and Judgment - 3rd Quarter 2006, Sabbath School, Central Study Hour. Daniel 7:21 also states, “this horn was waging war against the saints and defeating them”, which matches Revelation 13:7 saying, “he was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them.” One reason I think the antichrist will come from Iran is the riddle of seven kings, which says, “There are also seven kings. The word here used for the body properly signifies a sheath or scabbard, for the body is no more to the soul; that is the weapon; it is that which we are principally to take care of. 16 I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. Apocalypses are characterized by visions, symbolism, an other-worldly mediator, an emphasis on cosmic events, angels and demons, and pseudonymity (false authorship). Some people still believe that Europe or the pope have something to do with it because. that I had printed out concerning Russia’s vote on the sanctions. The Kingdom of Judah began the period as a Babylonian client state, but after a series of rebellions Babylon reduced it to the status of a province and carried off its élite (not all its population) into captivity. As Daniel watches, “four great beasts,” each different from the … [8] Modern scholarship agrees that Daniel is a legendary figure. The next sentence has two different elements because the first is destructive but the, second is restoring. [26] "Their kingly power is an everlasting power": the hasidim (the sect of "the pious ones") believed that the restoration of Jewish worship in the temple would usher in the final age. Daniel 7 (1) In the beast vision of Daniel 7. the fourth beast is declared to be "the fourth kingdom," i.e. on StudyLight.org In general, God has multiple, timelines, happening simultaneously, with different starting points and events. End Times -simple summary & complete timelines, Ottomans (rise and fall) / Daniel 11: 15-19, Final Empire begins: Iran, Iraq -Daniel 11:21-23, ISIS, Saudi Arabia, Turkey - Daniel 11:24-27, Final signs before the Abomination - Daniel 11:28-30, Abomination that causes Desolation - Daniel 11:31, Initial events after rapture (Daniel 11:32-35), The Beast in Revelation (Daniel 11:37-38), Bowl plagues to Armageddon (Daniel 11:44-45). 7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. Well, I won’t pretend to understand the whole riddle but Iran has had seven presidents, since they became a nation in 1979, and they seem to be Israel’s arch enemy. One reason I think the antichrist will come from Iran is the riddle of seven kings, which says, “There are also seven kings. In a nut shell, God is juggling, multiple timelines from the Bible, with different starting points and different events, but they. (left), Russia increased its presence in Syria, to help Assad, in Sept-2015. [17] Chapter 7 reintroduces the theme of the "four kingdoms", which is that Israel (or the world) would come under four successive world-empires, each worse than the last, until finally God and his hosts would end oppression and introduce the eternal kingdom. We identified five kingdoms from Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in my previous post on Daniel chapter 2, … Biblical Commentary Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 EXEGESIS: APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE: The book of Daniel belongs to a category of literature called apocalyptic. feared, before the rapture, because they are actually protecting Christians, in Syria and Iraq, from Sunni terrorists such as ISIS. Go To Daniel Index. Most scholars accept that the chapter was written as a unity, possibly based on an early anti-Hellenistic document from around 300 BC; verse 9 is usually printed as poetry, and may be a fragment of an ancient psalm. the Euphrates River, near the end of tribulation. The notion stayed on my mind so I checked the Middle Eastern news, that evening, as. 7:1 This concludes the narrative of Daniel’s life and begins the account of his visions and prophecies. Regarding the fourth beast, the ten horns are ten kings of this last and greatest earthly kingdom; the eleventh horn (king) will overthrow three kings and make war on the "holy ones of God", and attempt to change the sacred seasons and the law he will have power "for a time, two times and a half", but when his allotted time is done he will be destroyed, and the holy ones will possess the eternal kingdom. hasten the return of Jesus, which is going to happen one way or another, as the Bible says. 11 "Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. [15] The book is also an eschatology, meaning a divine revelation concerning the end of the present age, a moment in which God will intervene in history to usher in the final kingdom. dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will, The NIV study notes were totally different because they said that the forth kingdom was. The lion: Babylon. Compare Daniel 7:23, "the fourth kingdom" (Daniel 2:38, "Thou (Nebuchadnezzar) art this head of gold;" Daniel 8:20-22, where the four horns of the he-goat are explained as four kingdoms). Although no exact prototype for the imagery exists, there are a number of parallels with the extant myth. i. Daniel chapters 1 through 6 describe the life and times of Daniel. Daniel 7. The great sea agitated by the winds, represented the earth and the dwellers on it troubled by ambitious princes and conquerors. First, the “wings were torn off”, which represents the crippling sanctions. aspect of this verse is the fact that they are “given” authority to rule. Daniel is one of the maskilim, the wise, whose task is to teach righteousness. Therefore, Iran and Russia are not to be hated or. The closest representation that I’ve found is the. One of them asked the man, ‘How long will it be before these extraordinary things end?’ The *angel knew that God would only allow bad things to happen for a certain time. Daniel 7. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led. Daniel 7 (the seventh chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells of Daniel's vision of four world-kingdoms replaced by the kingdom of the saints or "holy ones" of the Most High, which will endure for ever. From that point on, it seemed like Russia was trying to figure out their end game, by, conducting peace talks with various parties. 13 "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. the EU briefly had 10 nations, from 1981-85, but they now have 28, soon to have 27. Apocalyptic literature usually comes out of difficult times. However, this is exactly what we find in Daniel chapter 7. I usually did, and Russia was in the headlines. International Bible Society. I don’t think it’s any accident that Daniel 7 starts with Iran because it. To make a long story short, the Cold War struggle between the. You will find many verses which establish that clearly, from many parts of the Scripture. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. (map left), The boundaries of the 10-nations resemble the ancient. (7:1–28) – A vision of four world kingdoms replaced by a fifth, Vision report: vision of the four beasts; vision of the "little horn"; throne vision; vision of judgement; vision of a figure on the clouds (2b-14), Additional clarification of the vision (19–27). all fit together and all the prophecies will come true. [16] Written to encourage Jews undergoing persecution at the hands of Antiochus Epiphanes, the Seleucid king of Syria, the visions of chapters 7–12 predict the end of the earthly Seleucid kingdom, its replacement by the eternal kingdom of God, the resurrection of the dead, and the final judgement. must happen before this verse, to correspond with the multitude in Revelation 7. “While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. the situation had reversed so that Assad was not losing territory but actually winning again. Daniel 7:21 also states, “this horn was waging war against the, saints and defeating them”, which matches Revelation 13:7 saying, “he was given power to, make war against the saints and to conquer them.”. [22], The next scene is the divine court. 'So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things: 'The four great beasts are … God in them put honour upon him, and gave him satisfaction, yet not without a great allay of pain and perplexity : I Daniel was grieved in my spirit, in the midst of my body. rapture will come as a surprise, but once that happens; the times are given in definite terms, such as 1260-days, 1290, 1335, and 2300-days. The "little horn" is Antiochus himself. 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were, where the beast and the false prophet are thrown into the lake of burning sulfur. In that article, one Russian expert defended Russia’s “yes” vote by saying that Russia had, never trusted Iran. For example, the book of Daniel comes from the era … “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up, a kingdom that will never be destroyed nor will it be left to another people. The US and Israel can still bomb away, but that can only get you so far, without a, The development of the four-headed beast is irrelevant of rapture timing because the, abomination is not mentioned in Daniel 7. also be talking about human interaction such as, allowed Turkey to move in and confront the Kurds. They explained how America developed the atomic bomb and how Russia stole the technology, a few years later. into his presence. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the Babylonian captivity from (605 to 536 B.C. He … © Copyright 2010 - 2019   All rights reserved. 1 En el primer año de Belsasar rey de Babilonia tuvo Daniel un sueño, y visiones de su cabeza mientras estaba en su lecho; luego escribió el sueño, y … (It seems that neither, Iran nor Russia was very happy about the United States being in Afghanistan.) (Rev. As Daniel watches, the Ancient of Days takes his seat on the throne of heaven and sits in judgment in the midst of the heavenly court, the fourth and worst beast is put to death, and a being like a human ("like a son of man") approaches the Ancient One in the clouds of heaven and is given everlasting kingship. This fits in well with the majesty and authority of Nebuchadnezzar in his reign over the empire of Babylon. ii. I approached one of those standing there and asked him the true meaning of all this. The prophet Daniel had a significant vision regarding the general course of history from his time to the ultimate victory of the Messiah and His kingdom. We see this is dated at the beginning of the reign of Belshazzar, but it is not the dream … They added 7 more countries, in 1992 (7-years later), and have remained a 10-nation group for 25-years. The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I mean, the. (left), The current regime came to power by the Islamic Revolution of 1979, which is, inadvertently helped Iran by eliminating Saddam Hussein in 2003, which was the. 19:20). Daniel said, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea." [13] The court was seated, and the books were opened. One distinguishing characteristic of the little horn is that it has a “mouth that spoke, boastfully”, which matches the “mouth that utters proud words and blasphemies”, which is the, antichrist in Revelation 13:5. and Russia (East and West), to increase cooperation in Syria, following the Paris attacks, November 13, 2015. This "Babylonian exile" ended in 538 BC when Medes and Persians led by Cyrus the Great conquered Babylon and ushered in the Persian or Achaemenid empire (with the Achaemenids as the ruling dynasty). the Romans but that doesn’t explain the clay, nor does it explain the last kingdom either. Daniel 7:1-3 “In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. Therefore, the abomination and rapture. The big loser, is the Kurds, who were hoping to rule autonomously in Syria, like the Kurds in Iraq. East, which is the primary factor that distinguishes the “king of the north” in Daniel 11. run parallel, even though Daniel 7 is less detailed. That was Turkey’s attempt to sabotage a meeting between France. That plan didn’t work, because the meeting went on as planned, but it. In his most infamous act he built an altar to Zeus over the altar of burnt offerings in the Temple (the "abomination of desolation"), sparking in 167 BC a massive popular uprising against Hellenic Greek rule which led to the retaking of Jerusalem by Judas Maccabeus and the purification of the Temple in 164 BC. 1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Trump’s move is allowing the ‘four headed beast’ the authority to take over and rule. They changed Iran’s persona to the West, Of course, the nuclear agreement was a big catalyst for change because it allowed Iran to, unfreeze their bank accounts and restore their oil trade. April 2, 2019 April 24, 2019 ~ cliffwellman. Don’t worry: God still has plans for the Kurds because, I think they are the ones who get their revenge on ‘Babylon’, when the. the rapture so it’s nothing to worry about. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by. 7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. It is the great sea that forms the western boundary of Israel. An angelic guide interprets the beasts as kingdoms and kings, the last of whom will make war on the "holy ones" of God, but he will be destroyed and the "holy ones" will be given eterna… (5:1–31) – Daniel interprets the handwriting on the wall for Belshazzar, A'. Some time ago, it became obvious that Daniel 7 was another timeline of end times, beginning with the final empire in Daniel 11:21, which is Iran. The name of Persia’s, founder, Cyrus the Great, was prophesied by Isaiah 3-times! Daniel 7 – explained. 15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me # 7:15 Aramaic within its sheath was anxious, and # See ver. [4][5] Chapter 7 reintroduces the theme of the "four kingdoms" of chapter 2, which is that Israel would come under four successive world-empires, each worse than the last, until finally God would end oppression and introduce the eternal kingdom. Each of the four kings represent a dynasty. Four beasts come out of the sea, the Ancient of Days sits in judgment over them, and "one like a son of man" is given eternal kingship. The "three horns" uprooted by the "little horn" reflect the fact that Antiochus was fourth in line to the throne, and became king after his brother and one of his brother's sons were murdered and the second son exiled to Rome. In Daniel 7, composed sometime before Judas Maccabeus purified the temple in 164 BC, they symbolise Babylon, the Medes, Persia and Greece:[19], The "ten horns" that appear on the beast is a round number standing for the Seleucid kings between Seleucus I, the founder of the kingdom, and Antiochus Epiphanes ,[20] comparable to the feet of iron and clay in chapter 2 and the succession of kings described in chapter 11. “The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. An angelic guide interprets the beasts as kingdoms and kings, the last of whom will make war on the "holy ones" of God, but he will be destroyed and the "holy ones" will be given eternal dominion and power. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all peoples, nations and men of every language worshiped him. All we can deduce is that the rapture happens, Thus, the abomination and rapture could happen at any time, either before or during the, 4-headed beast. the History Channel about the United States. Why didn\'t God destroy Satan in the beginning. (one of my first discoveries - basically matches the 1, In 2010, I was trying to lengthen my original book on Daniel 11 because I was told it was, too short to publish. Whether they know it or not, Iran and Russia are. Daniel’s Vision . [7], It is generally accepted that the Book of Daniel originated as a collection of folktales among the Jewish community in Babylon and Mesopotamia in the Persian and early Hellenistic periods (5th to 3rd centuries BC), expanded by the visions of chapters 7–12 in the Maccabean era (mid-2nd century BC). By far, the. Antiochus was responsible only for the murder of one of his nephews, but the author of Daniel 7 holds him responsible for all. Although set during the reign or regency of King Belshazzar (who probably died in 539 BCE), the prophetic chapters of the Book of Daniel date to 167–164 BCE, with Daniel 7 dated somewhat earlier than the rest. 1 the visions of my head alarmed me. 2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. Daniel 7:1 "In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters." Daniel 7:24 - As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings. I watched until its, wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet, like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it.”, The lion has always been the symbol of the Persian Empire, as displayed on its flags. Teeth - great teeth, are often used as the symbols of cruelty, or of a devouring enemy. 10 A river of fire was flowing, coming, out from before him. (2:4b-49) – A dream of four kingdoms replaced by a fifth, B. change God’s plan, even when it’s out in the open. It sounds like Jesus’ reward ceremony for defeating the beast, before, He begins His 1000-year reign on earth, where he will rule the nations with an iron scepter, I’ll skip the rest, except for verse 25 below, because Daniel’s questions are repetitive, and, “He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change, the set times and the laws. The above verse is just a description of the Father getting ready for judgement. United States and Russia, which lasted 40+ years, reminded me of Solomon’s struggles, the northern kingdom years later. The use of Aramaic and its place in the chiasm link it to the first half, while the use of Daniel as first-person narrator and its emphasis on visions link it to the second. (Rev. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times, The above verse speaks again of the little horn (or antichrist), where he is given power to, conquer the saints, which is Israel, after the two witnesses have finished prophesying. After this chapter, the book returns to the Hebrew language. Thus in Proverbs 30:14 : "There is a generation whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth are as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men." That made. [3], The overall theme of the Book of Daniel is God's sovereignty over history. "Sea"), symbolic of chaos. He sees the "great sea" stirred up by the "four winds of heaven," and from the waters emerge four beasts, the first a lion with the wings of an eagle, the second a bear, the third a winged leopard with four heads, and the fourth a beast with ten horns, and a further horn appeared which uprooted three of the ten. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. Daniel 7:19 "Then I desired to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet. I’m still not positive who the four heads are but I would guess Iran, Russia, and Turkey. Now, that’s not what most people imagine when they think about God’s throne. Book of Daniel Explained. From Daniel 2:4b to the end of chapter 7, the original text was written in Aramaic (the language of Babylon in that day). In chapter 8 of The Road to Revelation – The Beginning, I discussed the connections between Daniel 2 and Daniel 7. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man’s heart was given to it. The fourth beast: The Greeks and particularly the Seleucids of Syria. Notice below that Daniel 7 has ‘four distinct beasts’ but only the last one is “terrifying and. Daniel 7 (the seventh chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells of Daniel's vision of four world-kingdoms replaced by the kingdom of the saints or "holy ones" of the Most High, which will endure for ever. “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. [15] Daniel, the book's hero, is a representative apocalyptic seer, the recipient of the divine revelation: has learned the wisdom of the Babylonian magicians and surpassed them, because his God is the true source of knowledge. Looking into Daniel chapter 7 we read the following about the four beasts appearing: Daniel spoke, saying, “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. The other three visions go into greater detail within the general framework of this first vision. Daniel’s vision of the four beasts begins with a windy night and a troubled sea: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea” (Daniel 7:2). explained below.] 2 Daniel spoke, saying, "I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. Daniel’s Vision of the Four Beasts not only foretold the creation of the world’s modern nations, but also warns believers of the development of a single world government. (One big step in that process was, accomplished during the UN General Assembly, Sept-2016, which was, Sanctions relief, which actually began with the interim agreement, in Nov-2013, allowed them. Russia, has already said that they won’t allow Turkey and Assad to fight. Since the, 7th king “remains for a little while”, it would seem that the rapture takes place during, the 7th president and the beast becomes an 8. [Note: My discovery of the ‘iron and clay’ is. In the spirit of the holiday, I began watching a documentary on. These beasts will have great authority at the end of time and use their power to enforce the Beast's mark. It’s not so unusual for Persia (Iran) to have a central role in God’s plan for end times, because God has used them before on important events in the Bible. He is surrounded by fire and an entourage of "ten thousand times ten thousand", an allusion to the heavenly hosts attending Yahweh, the God of Israel, as he rides to battle against his people's enemies. (Daniel 7:2 RSV) The great sea is always, in Scripture, the Mediterranean Sea. Both dynasties were Greek and both promoted Greek culture, usually peacefully, but the Seleucid ruler Antiochus IV, also called Antiochus Epiphanes (reigned 175-164 BC) proved an exception. [25], Kingship is taken from the four beasts, whose rule is "succeeded by the kingdom of the saints of the Most High, which will endure for ever". It will, Obviously, that is speaking of Jesus’ kingdom but supporters of the Roman theory would, His own kingdom for a thousand years. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. (2) Chapters 7 and 8, while written in different languages, arewritten during the reign of Belshazzar and somehow linked by the author in D… [9] It is possible that the name was chosen for the hero of the book because of his reputation as a wise seer in Hebrew tradition. [27], Popular Israeli musician Meir Ariel's song "Chayat HaBarzel" (The Iron Beast) links the fourth beast of Daniel 7 to modern industrial society. The first beast of Revelation 13 has seven heads and ten horns—and the same attributes as the little horn of Daniel 7. The four heads may reflect the four Persian kings of. Note: Daniel’s reference to a, “son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven” sounds similar to the rapture but it has to, be something different. The beast who once was, and now is not, is an, eight king. 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. Five have fallen, one is, the other has yet to come; but when he, does come, he must remain for a little while. This beast had, The leopard with four heads is a mixture of countries, most likely “four.”  One interesting. It was different from, all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.”, The most distinguishing characteristic of the 4, matches the post-rapture beast in Revelation 13. Likewise, if the United States was going to lose influence, in the Middle East, as verse 22 implied, then. This, horn had eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that spoke boastfully.”, The antichrist will rise up to become leader of the forth beast, even replacing three other, leaders. It was. There has been much speculation about the countries that will comprise the 10-horns. Therefore, it looks like. It’s, interesting that he will “try to change the set times”, obviously failing, but it shows again that, the rapture has already happened because only then will the set times be known. frightening”, which is the ‘post-rapture beast’ because the ten-horns match Revelation 13. The leopard: Persia. One interesting characteristic above is the “large iron teeth”, which makes me think that, Russia is still active in this particular beast, at least for a little while. Chapters 7 through 12 describe visions Daniel had. 3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this, saw iron mixed with clay.