Many pastors teach that an endtimes antichrist is going to desecrate a 3 rd temple. In support of this conclusion by analogy, naturalists believe it is okay to place the initial six chapters of the book of daniel as being written at an earlier time than 165 bce. Fragments of daniel have been found among those of the other canonical books in the dead sea scrolls, some of which date from the first half of the first century b. I suspect modern scholars are correct, daniel was written in the 2nd century bce by a jew who was unaware of the real chronology of. Daniel explains many critical events of the end times not addressed by any other book of the bible. Charts include studies on the rapture and great tribulation. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel united. Daniel s dream became particularly useful in this context because it had the same message. Nostradamus prophecies debunked in book, video set for oct. Daniel lesson 1 verse by verse ministry international. Daniel 12 prophecy deception in the 70 weeks of daniel prophecy daniel 9.
The book claims to have been written sometime in the 6th century bc, but because of the accuracy of its detailed predictions, daniel s critics insist that it must have been written after the events described. Daniel served as part of the royal court of king nebuchadnezzar, who reigned in babylon from 605 562 b. Just like the 483 years prophecy, these verses contain highly detailed and specific prophecies concerning the life and times of the messiah. If it was actually written in the sixth century, as it claims, it does a remarkable. The angel gabriel specifically told daniel to seal up these prophecies until the time of the end. This means that many of the prophecies in daniels mouth are history from the point of view of the books authors andor compilers.
Sep 20, 2001 nostradamus prophecies debunked in book, video set for oct. As noted by first the seder olam rabbahs chronology appears to support the book of daniel s notions that only four kings reigned over persia before the greek dominion was established under alexander the great. Alexander reads about himself in the book of daniel united church of god. Joshua bowen, phd in assyriology from the johns hopkins university. Jan 31, 2005 a story from josephuss writings confirms that daniels prophecies were received centuries before alexander the great conquered the world. It is one of conflict and warfare but not exactly the type you are likely to see on the 6 oclock news. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. Since other prophecies found in the book of daniel, such as the 70year prophecy of jeremiah and the 70weeks prophecy indicating the year of the appearance of the messiah, were fulfilled exactly as predicted, we can have confidence that god also provided the details found in this prophecy in daniel 11 long before they took place. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of daniel.
The 70th week of daniel is one of the most important prophecies in the bible, because of the precise fulfillment by jesus christ, and because of the deceptions about an end times 7year tribulation period and oneman antichrist that are based on it. Daniel chapter 10 is an interesting unique chapter in the bible. Daniel 1 the book of daniel is the foremost book of prophecy in the old testament o what the book of revelation is to the new testament canon, the book of daniel is to the old testament canon the prophecies of daniel reveal more future events, in exceptional detail and in greater concentration, than any other book of the bible. The 70 weeks of daniel prophecy describes the rebuilding of the 2 nd temple, but it doesnt mention the building of a 3 rd temple. It combines six chapters about the court of nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon, with a further six chapters of vague prophecy. Even so, the dramatic failure of the prophecies in the book of daniel demonstrates that whatever else it is, it is not.
The book of daniel is a study, a commentary, of the book of daniel in the bible. The book daniel, written before or after prophecies. Question im trying to study the bible with help of the internet, to find out if i can consider it truly inspired by a god, or to be solely the work of humans. Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince. Daniel himself would have been a sixthcentury bce person. Christians like to make a lot out of biblical prophecy, but the truth is that if you look at prophecies closely and in the light of facts and reason, its really not that hard to debunk. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading satans hoax. The prophecies came in the form of dreams, both the kings dreams and daniels dreams. The book of daniel is the book of revelation in the old testament because it is an excellent prediction of the coming of jesus christ, the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom. Jews for judaism daniel 9 a true biblical interpretation. It combines six chapters about the court of nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon, with a further six chapters of. May, 2015 seventy weeks are determined for your people and for your holy city, to finish the transgression, to make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness. This verse, in the form of a prediction, states that the persian period would span the reigns of only a few persian kings. Jan 14, 20 in the same way, the aramaic found in the book of daniel does not fit the era of 165 bce.
Daniels failed prophecies were reinterpreted by some christians to be talking. These holy men of god were moved upon by the holy ghost to reveal with shocking accuracy epic headline events that define the last days before jesus returns. More on prophecy and the book of daniel atheist, intermarried. Four of those folks described how the prophecy of daniel 9. In fact the vast majority of our questions in regards to the book of daniel can be found by referencing the book of revelation as well as other books of the bible. If you want to understand these prophecies fully and in an easy to follow format then this is it. What this means is that daniels prophecies would not be fully understandable until the end times prior to christs return. Critics say the book of daniel is a historical rather than a prophetic book. The story of daniel the prophet, and the story of the seer of patmos. The book of daniel was written during the persecutions of israel by the syrian king antiochus epiphanes. Watch our overview video on the book of daniel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The book of daniel has always been included in the jewish catalog of inspired scriptures. It supposedly contains detailed prophecies of the persian and greek periods of jewish history given by a jewish exile in the 6th century bc. These verses and the entire book of revelation is all just mythological nonsense dreamed up by someone obviously on.
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. In either case, if he misstated the matter regarding daniel, his claim of being the son of god would be nullified. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival. If one were to number the ten best known chapters, daniel seven is likely to be among them. Naturalists views for dating the book of daniel are based on false assumptions about prophecy. The books of daniel and the revelation should be bound together and published. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i.
This is a video collection of sermons and bible studies on the prophecies found in the biblical book of daniel. This is the suggestion that i made to elder haskell which resulted in the book he published. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. For most of the details, daniel was given the interpretation. Finally, daniel contains more fulfilled prophecies than any other book of the bible. I encourage everyone to read this book even nonchristians. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniels prayer for god to act on behalf of his. The daniel prophecies gods plan for the last days book. The book of daniel is filled with messianic illusions and calculations that even left daniel pondering their meanings. Daniel seven is one the greatest chapters of the bible. In dreams and visions the prophet daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world.
Virtually all students of the bible are familiar with its imagery. Using interesting illustrations and thoughtful questions, author seth pierce will make the symbolism clear, clarify the unfamiliar terms, and explain what the prophecies meant for the prophet daniel and what they have to say to us today. It cannot be overemphasized how relevant this book is to our current generation. Which explains why daniel is the mostquoted ot book of prophecy by the nt authors. Review of john evans prophecies of daniel two the seventy weeks and the great tribulation, philip mauro the rise of the antichrist fw farrar. The second half of daniel consists in four visions. Spirituality, the second coming of the lord, the return of the messiah, proclamation of the state of israel. An end times 70th week of daniel is illogical antichrist.
The book of daniel can be divided into two partsstories and prophecies. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. Each verse and each sentence is dissected to unveil great prophecies which are coming to fruition today. An interesting point regarding this prophecy is that it appears to have been delivered orally. Daniel can also be classified into twos, divided in several ways. Before examining specific claims of fulfilled messianic prophecy, some remarks should be made about its significance. Unlike the preceding dreams and visions in the book of daniel, which contained images that needed to be interpreted, this vision simply gave daniel the words regarding what would happen to the jewish people from this time forward daniel 10.
All four end with an antichrist figure who blasphemes god, overthrows the jewish law, and persecutes righteous jews for three and a half years. Daniel is a favorite target of misuse by fundamentalists. Based on the prophecies, which run up to around 167 bce, the books composition is conventionally dated to between 167 and 164 bce. In these videos on the prophecies of daniel, ive tried to recreate visually what daniel saw and to explain it in a way which has been broadly accepted by students of bible prophecy for many centuries. But you, daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end. Daniel is an old testament book about and supposedly by daniel an advisor to the king who foretold the future.
These claimed fulfilled prophesises are supposedly undeniable proof that the bible is the word of god. Since we can verify daniel s prophetic ideas came true, then daniel s words appear to come from outside timespace. Book of daniel chapter 10 bible study commentary lifting. The stories reveal how to be ready for earths final days. This book is more like a commentary on the book of daniel and then some. How daniel s prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Daniel 9 the truth of daniel 9s 70 weeks prophecy rabbi michael skobac duration. Therefore, these discoveries seem to have provided archeological evidence confirming that the prophecies of daniel predated christs first coming. The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. Jan 15, 2014 most of the prophecies in the bible are contained within the books of isaiah and daniel so i will address each one in turn.
The angel informs him that seventy weeks have been decreed for them, and then gives a detailed but cryptic description of those weeks. What this means is that daniel s prophecies would not be fully understandable until the. In the hebrew bible, and in most recent protestant versions, the book of daniel is limited to its protocanonical portions. A few explanations of certain portions might be added, but i am not sure that these would be needed. It no doubt would be of interest to some that jews for jesus, also known as messianic jews, printed a book telling how a number of jews came to believe in jesus as the messiah. Revelation was not written by john, but by an anonymous author writing in his name. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Prophecies of daniel prophecies fulfilled, and yet to be. May 07, 2019 this is a video collection of sermons and bible studies on the prophecies found in the biblical book of daniel. However, there is no evidence at all that the book existed prior to 164 bc, and most biblical scholars are highly skeptical of the 6th century date.
Oct 25, 2017 prophecy charts showing timebased bible prophecies from the books of daniel and revelation. Nov 01, 2008 book of daniel s prophecies of the end explained. It is the only book which jesus specifically urges his lastday people to study. The seder olam chronology, or something close to it, is also implicit in verse 11. There are prophecies that will be fulfilled at the time of the end. The book of daniel is the story of a judean nobleman taken into captivity in babylon in the sixth century bce. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 10 daniel chapter 10. You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. But he was also told that his people the jews and jerusalem would be desolated, because they. Endtimes prophecies through the eyes of a modernday paul. The prophetic book of daniel was written for our time.
That makes the prophecies of the book very accurate up to 168164 that is. After all, how could any man have accurately predicted the rise of successive world. Additionally, a large proportion of the book is written in aramaic rather than the traditional hebrew adding to the complexity of these biblical texts. In the first chapter i learned something that i had never seen or paid attention to when i read daniel from the bible. Daniel 12 bible prophecy deception not about end times.
This glorious thread was magically inspired by this related thread. If youve ever found bible prophecy difficult to understand, prophecies of daniel made simple is a perfect book for you. The 70th week of daniel prophecy doesnt mention the building of a 3 rd temple. Home apologetics, religion a skeptics guide to bible prophecy a skeptics guide to bible prophecy. This book connects the dots between daniel s prophecies and those of john the revelator and dozens of other bible prophets. November 21, 2010 xenlogic leave a comment go to comments. I was in a serious debate with an sda, and when he brought this to the table, it threw me for a loop. A common argument made by christians is that the bible contains prophecies that it would be impossible for any ordinary human to know and must have come from god. A skeptics guide to bible prophecy the world according. Its prophecies speak with increased meaning to this generation.
This verse, in the form of a prediction, states that the persian period. William shakespeare was particularly adept at making men into prophets. Prophecy for today from daniel kindle edition by stendal, russell. This means that many of the prophecies in daniel s mouth are history from the point of view of the book s authors andor compilers.
These prophecies were written centuries in advance of their fulfillment, and all of them were fulfilled in the life of one man jesus of nazareth. A study guide to the prophecies of daniel and the revelation. However, revelation is typically understood by studying the prophecies of daniel and not the other way round. The dead sea scrolls discoveries included the book of daniel, and it has been determined that these predated christ by at least two hundred years. Tradition calls for the book of daniel to have been written as a whole around 537530. Can anyone provide a catholic response to the seventhday adventists interpretation of the book of daniel s 2300 day prophecy. Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology cosmic in scope and political in focus. Bible prophecy the book of daniel the book of daniel is a stunning example of bible prophecy. Mar 19, 2014 the book of daniel is the story of a judean nobleman taken into captivity in babylon in the sixth century bce. Daniels prophecies reveal the plans of god and unmask the plans of the enemy. If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecys authorship. It is the best book i have read on the book of daniel. Feb 16, 20 daniel himself would have been a sixthcentury bce person.
The prophecy of the future kingdoms in daniel 2 is found in verses 3141. May 18, 20 the book of daniel has always been included in the jewish catalog of inspired scriptures. End times deceptions study list daniel, revelation, antichrist. The claim in the book is that the author daniel made the prophecies contained therein and therefore must be taken in their plain sense.