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What is the Probable date for the vision of Daniel 7?
1 - 553 B.C.
2 - 1st year of Belshazzar king of Babylon
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The Probable date of the vision of Daniel 7 is 553 B.C.
Why is it not possible to be certain about this date?
- We can know that it comes between chapters 4 and 5 While Belshazzar is ruling.
- The genre of the chapter has influenced the arrangement of the book
this is why we can't be certain.
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What is Accronym for 9 Similarities/differences Between Dan.2 and Dan. 7
DENS LAE Double D (DD)
- Dream
- Encoded revelation
- Not immediately comprehensible
- Sequence of 4
- Last is exceptional
- Act of judgment
- Everlasting kingdom
- Disquieting to Daniel
- Divinely guided Interpreter
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What is the Similaritie between Daniel 2 and 7 in
Dream
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In Daniel 2:1- Nebuchadnezzar had a Dream and was troubled
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Daniel 7:1 - Daniel had a dream, visions passed through his mind, and he wrote down the dream
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What is the Similaritie between Daniel 2 and 7 in
D
Encoded revelation
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Daniel 2:31-35 - The King saw a great metal man with different metals and it had an encoded meaning.
Daniel 7:2 - Daniel saw four winds of heaven stirring up the sea. Plus four beast. Also and encoded meaning.
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What is the Similaritie between Daniel 2 and 7 in
D
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Not immediately comprehensible
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Daniel 2:5-6 - The King called his wise men because he wanted to know the Dream and the interpretation.
Daniel 7:15-16 - Daniel's spirit was distressed because he didn't know the interpretation of his vision and so he approached one of the ones standing next to him to ask for the interpretation.
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What is the Similaritie between Daniel 2 and 7 in
D
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Sequence of 4
Daniel 2 - You have a Metal man with four different metals
Daniel 7 - You have 4 different beast.
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What is the Similaritie between Daniel 2 and 7 in
D
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Last is exceptional
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D
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Daniel 2:40-43 - The last element - More time is dedicated to it. Iron crushes and shatters all things. 10 toes, Iron mixed with Clay - Divided Kingdom.
Daniel 7:7 - Last beast (fourth) terryfying and extrememly strong, no real description of animal, devoured and crushed and trampled with its feet. Different from the beast before it. It had 10 horns.
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What is the Similaritie between Daniel 2 and 7 in
D
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Act of judgment
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D
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Daniel 2:34,35,40 - There was a stone cut out w/out hands and it crushed the image. and the Rock filled the whole earth
- Daniel 7:9,10 -
- -The Ancient of Days took His seat,
- -His throne was ablaze with flames,
- -A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before Him,
- -Thousands upon throusands were attending Him
- -Books were opened.
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What is the Similaritie between Daniel 2 and 7 in D
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Everlasting kindgom
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Daniel 2:44,45 - In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed.
Daniel 7:13-14 - Daniel kept looking in the night vision and behold one like the Son of Man was coming - Came up to the Ancient of Days - and To Him was given domininon, Glory and a kingdom, which is everlasting and will not pass away.
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What is the Similaritie between Daniel 2 and 7 in
D
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L
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Disquieting to King/Daniel
D
Daniel 2:3 - The King's spirit was anxious to understand the dream
Daniel 7:15 - Daniel's spirit was distressed within me, and the vision in his mind kept alarming him.
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What is the Similaritie between Daniel 2 and 7 in
D
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N
S
L
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D
Divinely guided interpreter
Daniel 2:19, 27-28 - the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a night vision.
Daniel 7:16 - One of those standing next to Daniel made the interpretation known to Daniel after Daniel asked him.
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What 3 other comparisons are there between Daniel 2-7
- Daniel 2 points only to political Entities
- Daniel 7 brings out spiritual qualities
- We can use Daniel 2 and 7 to interpret each other.
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What is the Structure of Daniel 7 Regarding Vision?
- 4 Winds of heaven stirring up great sea
- 4 beast coming our from sea (Different from each other)
- First was like Lion and had eagles wings. - Plucked out - stading like man
- Second was bear - Raised up on one side - 3 ribs in mouth between teeth - they said - Arise, devour much meat-
-Third was leapord - with four wigns of a bird - four heads - dominion was given to it.
- Fourth Beast - dreadful, terrifying, and exceedingly strong, - Large Iron teeth -devoured crushed and trampled, it was different from all the other beast before, it had ten horns
- While beholding horn - another little horn came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by roots before it, --- Horn had eyes like man, mouth uttering great boasts.
- Kept looking until thrones were set up , Ancient of Days took His seat , His throne was with flames, Thousands upon thousands were attending Him, books were opened
- Daniel kept looking because of sound of boastful words which horn was speaking. Kept looking until beast was slain, body was destroyed and given to burning fire.
- Rest of the beast dominion was taken away - but extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.
- Kept looking and in clouds of heaven One like the Son of Man was coming, Came up to the Ancient of Days, and was presented before Him, - given Dominion, Glory, and a kingdom that people of every nation and language might serve him, His dominion is everlasting, will not pass away, will not be destroyed.
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Who was Justinian?
- In A.D. 533 in letter "Code of Justinian", Justinian declared Bishop of Rome head over all churches.
- Recognized Pope's influence in eliminating heretics.
- When his Jeneral Belisarius liberated rome in A.D. 538, bishop of Rome was freed from the Ostrogoths, whose Arianism resulted in restricting developing Catholic Church.
- Bishops could exercise the prerogatives Justinian's decree of A.D. 533 Granted him.
- He could increase authority of "Holy See"
- Thus began 1260 years of persecution as Bible Prophecy foretold.
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Who was Belisarius?
In about 530 Justinian became concerned so:
- He sent his army led by Belisarius to go and wipe out the Vendels in northern Africa.
- After this finished Belsarious was to move to Italy and take over Ostrogoths
- He was outnumbered but was able to take Rome and inhabit it
- Part of excuse for taking out these 3 groups was both because they were powerful politically but also rejected divinity of Christ.
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Who was Berthier?
538 + 1260 = 1798
- General Berthier opposed pope in 1798
- There had been debate over authority of pope for quarter century
- Change was gradual
- But definetly distinct big events that took place in 538 and 1798
- Pope is taken as judgment from God because they blasphemed Him and attempt change times / laws, and wear out saints
- It is system that is judged and not individuals.
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Who was Alexander Great?
- Conquered world very rapidly
- 4 Heads represented division into 4 regiouns divided among his four generals
- Alexander had a son, Alexander II, was born about 2 months after Alexander died
- He was assasinated by a general.
- After conflict between generals it was then divided up into four.
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What is the Central Issue of Daniel 7
- The little horn and its religious activity in relation to God.
The little horn was different
- Papal state is both religious and political
- They claim to be different
- They claim to have authority over all Christiandom
- 538 the Pope officially became a political ruler .
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What nations are represented by the four animals of Dan. 7?
- Lion - Babylon
- Wings - Speed of conquest
- They were plucked signifying no more seed
Bear - Media Persia
Leopard - Greece
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Why does Daniel pay so much attention to the nations represented by the four beast
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ignore other great nations of history?
1 - He pays attention because all these countries at one time controlled the land where God's people lived
2 - He ignored other nations because after Rome, the Jews were no longer exclusively God's people, thus this land was not any longer of significances
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What is represented by the horns of the fourth animal?
Other animals didn't have horns
Babylon ceased to be a nation when it fell
Persia ceased to be an empire
The hellenistic empires were swallowed up by Rome
Rome was not swallowed up but divided
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How do the horns in the fourth beast correspond to its historical fulfillment?
1 - Barbarians were absorbed into Roman empire
2 - Barbarians became emperors of Rome and were citizens
These emperors eventually broke off of Rome and
3 - Rome broke into pieces and these various pieces became nations
4 - Rome was eventually broken into several parts
5 - Charlemagne attempted to reunite western Rome but not the whole thing
6 - Key point is that Rome was separated into parts and not conquered by other nations.
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How many kingdoms were formed from the breakup of the Roman empire?
10 horns = 10 kings
another horn - new horn is different.
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What characteristics of the "extra horn" of the fourth animal in Dan. 7 enable us to identify it?
1 - little horn
2 - Different from others
3 - Persecutes saints
4 - Speaks great things agains the most high
5 - Time, times, 1/2 time
6 - Tries to Change times and Laws
7 - Began small but became large
8 - Uproots three horns
9 - Has eyes and mouth
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How does the little horn relate to God?
- This horn tries to take the Place of God here on earth
- Speaks against God,
- Attacks God's people
- Tries to Change times and laws
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What is represented by the 3 horns that were uprooted
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With what can these be identified Historically
1 - Vandals, Ostrogoths, Heruli
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- Herules took over Italy Basically
- Zino gave the Ostrogoths permission to move into Italy and to wipe out the Herules - That held things down for about 50 years
- about 530 Justinian became concerned
Sent his army led by Belisarius to go and wipe out Vandels in Northern Africa
- After this Belisarius was to move to Italy and take over Ostrogoths
was outnumbered but was able to take Rome and inhabit it
- - part of excuse for taking out these 3 groups was because
- they were politically powerful and rejected divinity of Christ
- 538 bc the Pope officially became the political Ruler
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What are the 1260 days?
This represents 1260 years
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What other Biblical indications help us to define and identify the 1260 days?
1 - Rev 12: 1260 days - Woman in Wilderness
2 - Rev 11: 1260 days
3 - Time, Times, half time = 3 1/2
4 - 42 Months = 3 1/2 = 1260 days
Jews considered a regular month to have 30 days and regular year to have 12 months.
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When does the period of the 1260 days begin and end?
Began In 538 - When Pope officially became political Ruler.
Has to do with Justinian naming Biship of Rome as Head of the Church - around 535 - 536 but 538 is when it became effective
Ended in 1798 - When General Berthier opposed the Pope in 1798
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