The four heads are kings, nations, or sections of the SAME Greek empire. Consider attending a Mass to witness their idolatrous and blasphemous heresy of transubstantiation. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. Coming to the Ancient of days and receiving the authority, the dominion, the glory, the kingdom, that all of the world should rule. And that he finally declares that he himself is God and demands to be worshipped as God. 2. Daniel, the world remains in the Roman era.The description of the Now the question is, Who is this enemy, whose rise, reign, and ruin, are foretold? And then our attention is diverted to the scroll that is in the right hand of God because an angel is proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to take this scroll and to loose the seals?" and, secondly, To what events the prophecy is actually to be applied - whether to what has already occurred, or what is yet to occur; whether we can find anything in what is now past which would be an accomplishment of this, or whether it is to be applied to events a part of which are yet future? This is made clear by passages such as Matt 24:15 and 2 Thessalonians 2:4. (3) The same remark may be made as to the symbolic application of the language - taking it for a much longer period than literally three years and a half; that is, regarding each day as standing for a year, and thus considering it as denoting twelve hundred and sixty years. You know, suing them before the courts of the land. Daniel was not content with this limited interpretation, as he wanted details explained. For they knew how many innocent persons everywhere perished in every city, a kind of diversion which delighted them; they were fully aware how easy it was to attract all the power of the whole world to themselves, when it was able to put forth neither strength, nor skill, nor power against them. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things., http://www.historicism.com The prophet sees four beasts ( Daniel 7:17) representing four kingdoms (verse 17). beast is increasingly uncommon. They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. Now after the 10 division stage [8] , we read above that 'another king' will arise. it would be before the final judgment at which time they would be avenged upon those who had slain them. WebDaniel 7. So don't drift off Don't think about lunch (well that's tempting but not yet!). WebVerse-. MOKAVE explained Daniel was disturbed as he considered what the vision foretold (28). Webthe book of Daniel, chapters 2 and 7 are on the same branch of the candelabra (See AThe Literary Structure of Daniel 1-7") Secondly, Daniel 2 and Daniel 7 have the same number of basic elements. WebDaniel 7:27-28 meaning After destroying the boastful horn, God will give rulership to the Son of Man and His people forever. Daniel did not see the church in his prophecies. From Szybki kontakt z administratorem: kontakt@mokave.pl. he was contemplating 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. Every major player is revealed right up until the time that the mystery of God is finally revealed and Jesus' kingdom is set up. horns. According to WebDaniel 7:12. (See also Editors Preface to volume on Revelation.). For God was not willing fully to explain what he had shown to his Prophet; he only wished to set before him this conclusion a kingdom shall arise completely different from all others. This period of three years and a half equals forty-two months, or twelve hundred and sixty days - the periods mentioned in Revelation 11:2; Revelation 12:6, and on which so much depends in the interpretation of that book. Here the dual identification of the beasts with kings and kingdoms becomes transparent. WebVerse 7 [7] After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. It is a whore resting on seven hills the famed seven hills of Rome (Rev 17:9). beast becomes even more bizarre. Very imperiously towards the people of God. It was told, 'Get up and eat your fill of flesh!' He shall think to change times and laws, to abolish all the ordinances and institutions of religion, and to bring every body to say and do just as he would have them. That the ten horns are ten kings, and the little horn is another king that shall subdue three kings, and shall be very abusive to God and his people, shall act, (1.) Daniel makes no effort to compare it 6. He adds that the fourth beast had nails of brass along with teeth of iron. We are not surprised then at the angel saying, the earth would be trodden down and trampled on by this fourth beast. The next beast was the Greek empire. At this point in the examination of the passage, the only object is to look at it exegetically; to examine it as language apart from the application, or unbiassed by any purpose of application; and though absolute certainty cannot perhaps be obtained, yet the following may be regarded as exegetically probable: (1) The word time may be viewed as denoting a year: I mean a year rather than a week, a month, or any other period - because a year is a more marked and important portion of time, and because a day, a week, a month, is so short that it cannot be reasonably supposed that it is intended. All that is needed according to some is just the right 'crisis' to bring it in! Not Nebuchadnezzar or any other single ruler fulfils any of these kings. We are rather dealing with four kingdoms, empires, dominions, or political entities. The army of the Medo-Persians moved like a great, lumbering, and rumbling bear - they even took their families along with them. And unfortunately, though man likes to pat himself on the back for what wonderful achievements he has made, God's view of these empires is the real truth! With NFL+, stay connected throughout the rest of the NFL offseason with special content from Training Camp, Hall of Fame, and more! The word used here rendered time, times, time - danyn dan - is a word which in itself would no more designate any definite and fixed period than our word time does. It methodically and systematically defeated and crushed the other beasts. swiftness of Greek conquest is replaced by the brutal force of the when they overthrew Jerusalem in the first of 3 steps (also 597 B.C., 586 B.C.). The state of mind here referred to would be that of one who would desire to produce changes in regard to the times and laws referred to, and who would hope that he would be able to effect it. The Ancient of days shall come,Daniel 7:22; Daniel 7:22. The manner in which these things were discovered to him quite overwhelmed him, and put his thoughts so much to the stretch that his spirits failed him, and the trance he was in tired him and made him faint. WebBook of Daniel Bible Study Commentary Chapter 7. We cannot violate this! And this he was most inquisitive about because it was this horn that made war with the saints, and prevailed against them,Daniel 7:21; Daniel 7:21. It likewise promises that the gospel kingdom shall be set up, a kingdom of grace, the privileges and comforts of which now, under the heavens, shall be the earnest and first-fruits of the kingdom of glory in the heavens. next chapter, Chapter 8, also discusses a defiant horn, or king, who Sign up now for the latest news and deals from Bible Gateway! The saints rule by the Spirit's ruling in them (and this is the victory overcoming the world, even their faith) and by making the kingdoms of this world to become Christ's kingdom. So you have the ten horns coming out of the fourth beast, the Roman Empire, even as you have the ten toes, part iron, part clay showing the relationship to the Roman Empire. roots. Start your free trial today! For judgment Christ comes into this world, to rule by his Spirit, and to make all his saints kings and priests to their God. He sees these kingdoms as something glorious. Daniel 1:1-2:4 a was written in Hebrew. And we watched them as they offered the golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of the saints, and we began to sing, "Worthy is the Lamb to take the scroll and to loose the seals thereof, for He was slain and He has redeemed us by His blood out of all the nations, tribes, tongues, and peoples and He has made us unto our God, kings and priests and we shall reign with Him upon the earth." Daniel Notes - these are fairly detailed and cover Daniel 1-12; FLOYD HITCHCOCK. and crushed It was not of the ten: it was the eleventh horn; and it was different. is a leopard with four heads and four wings (Greece). Daniel 5 Bible Study: Ichabod - The Writing is on the Wall! But now we're gonna receive some other interesting enlightenment that did not come in Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The leopard represents the size and rapidity with which Greece conquered. Daniel 7 Bible Study Commentary And Discussion Questions Roman empire. There is no room for splitting Media and Persia or Greece and its four sections. 'This is the end of the matter. horns in its rise to power). So it is quite possible that what you see today in the European community is actually the beginning of the fulfillment of these prophecies of Daniel. Arrogant in the Rome systematically crushed and humbled everything in its path with strength. beasts come out of a stormy sea. by-Verse Bible Commentary. So Daniel and John had corresponding visions of this throne of God and the glory of the throne of God and the impending judgment upon the kingdom of man. And I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them ( Daniel 7:19-21 ); Now we are told this also in Revelation 13:0 as he speaks of the rise of the beast out of the sea, the antichrist, that he makes war with the saints and overcomes them. Daniel 7 Bible Commentary One horn grows larger than the others and is boastful. down the remainder The word rendered laws here - dath - while it might refer to any law, would more properly designate laws pertaining to religion. These later chapters consist of four prophetic dreams/visions given to Daniel but it is this first one, here in chapter 7, that provides the foundation and basis of the subsequent revelation. (2.) By the age of 28 Alexander the Great had conquered the civilized world! This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule. So far as the word is concerned, it would denote a day, a week, a month, a year, or a larger or smaller division of time, and the period actually intended to be designated must be determined from the connection. The other beasts are spared, even though their power is taken away. of the first horns are During his reign, he subdued the Don't you know the saints are going to judge the world?" To the prosperous days of the Jewish church, after it had weathered the storm under Antiochus, and the power which the Maccabees obtained over their enemies. They; that is, either those laws, or the people, the powers referred to. It was, and still is, quite common to associate kingdoms and nations with animals. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. [5.] I believe that it is much more than coincidence that Western Europe is rising as a great financial and an industrial empire. Every time we have a baptism, we should rejoice; for immersion condemns both Whore and daughters. He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. There were four of them. It has ten horns and of course we are reminded of the ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar's dream. In connection with these studies, the Commentary on Revelation should be consulted. But in the latter reign of Nebuchadnezzars sons, it was weak and fearful, which is indicated by the heart of a man being given to it (Ps 9:20; Jer 51:30; Is 13:8). And after this I saw in the night visions, and behold there was a fourth beast, that was dreadful and awesome, it was exceedingly strong; it had great iron teeth: that devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was different from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns ( Daniel 7:1-7 ). The Times of the Gentiles - The Earthly Scene. (Ok, so having a flightless bird that has no means of defense may not have been the wisest choice to illustrate our nation's strength! And so he told me, and he made me know the interpretation of the things. The third beast was a leopard, inferior further, but exceedingly fast and harsh. 14And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. (Also see the Excursus on "The Man of Sin" in 2Thessalonians 2 in this series.). 10A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. It had three significant ribs in its teeth and was told to devour them. 26But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. Daniel, in the close, when he ends that matter, tells us what impressions this vision made upon him; it overwhelmed his spirits to such a degree that his countenance was changed, and it made him look pale; but he kept the matter in his heart. The angel explains the fourth kingdom and little horn Daniel wanted to know. It was not a great horn, but rather a little horn. It was characterized by dreadful and terrible strength exceedingly. Again, this is not something that is historical but it still to come. This kingdom would wear out the saints by extended persecution. It would find a fulfillment obviously in an open opposer of the claims and the authority of the true God; or in one the whole spirit and bearing of whose pretensions might be fairly construed as in fact an utterance of great words against him. Interpreters are not agreed. But especially he desired to know what the little horn was, that had eyes, and a mouth that spoke very great things, and whose countenance was more fearless and formidable than that of any of his fellows,Daniel 7:20; Daniel 7:20. The coming of the Lord for His bride before the tribulation, to rescue her from the wrath to come (1 Thes 1:10), is the most logical position when all evidence is examined I believe. Among these circumstances are the following: (a) the fact that, in the prophecies, it is unusual to designate the time literally. heads). Daniel notes that the beast was The interpreter does not say by whom this would be done, but he asserts the fact, and that the destruction of the dominion would be final. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.' At that time He will take His glorious power and reign visibly (Rev 11:15-18). You will probably know that the book of Daniel consists of both history and prophecy. And this also refers, (1.) Much additional material is available there. 15I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. The Because I live, you shall live also,John 14:19. For He shall be called the Son of the Highest. One of Gods heavenly servants explained to Daniel the meaning of the vision. At night it was gladiators verses animals or slaves or, unfortunately, sometimes Christians verses animals. The Bible describes a beast similar to the Roman beast in Revelation 13:1, Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names. The likely interpretation is that both beasts represent an earthly king or kings who will defy God, who will rule wickedly, empowered by Satan, who will directly oppose Gods people, and who declares himself god. Daniel 7 NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. To the second coming of Jesus Christ, when the saints shall judge the world, shall sit down with him on his throne and triumph in the complete downfall of the devil's kingdom. Here the whole Christian dispensation is called "a little time.". Not only does it have iron teeth, but this fourth beast also has ten Just as Antiochus Epiphanes, this latter king will ultimately be defeated by God. They are often called 'tribulation saints'. The judgment shall sit,Daniel 7:26; Daniel 7:26. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart. He has a joyful prospect given him of the prevalency of God's kingdom among men, and its victory over all opposition at last. is the little horn in the book relates thatwhile Ten of them together, equaling the ten toes or the ten horns. For such lust for dominion never existed before; wars were heaped upon wars, they were alike greedy of the blood of others, and by no means sparing of their own. This last 'horn' was one that waged war against the saints [5] and was winning until a judicial decree came from the Ancient of Days (God the Father) that stops the events of earth in its tracks! The same four kingdoms were presented to us in Nebuchadnezzar's dream in Daniel Chapter 2. WebMatthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) The six former chapters of this book were historical; we now enter with fear and trembling upon the six latter, which are prophetical, Thus he said - That is, in explanation of the fourth symbol which appeared - the fourth beast, and of the events connected with his appearing. Daniel 7. While Daniel sleeps, he is shown by God a bizarre sequence of events in a vision. 12As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. While no more is intimated than that the children of men make war with one another, and prevail against one another, the prophet does not show himself so much concerned (let the potsherds strive with the potsherds of the earth, and be dashed in pieces one against another); but when they make war with the saints, when the precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, are broken as earthen pitchers, it is time to ask, "What is the meaning of this?
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