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Daniel 1-7 – How to live…… resisting the pressure to conform
… honoring God and man
… faithfully in times of trials
… in proper humility before God
… in subjection to God
… in lifelong faithfulness to God
… looking to the glorious future
Timeline SolutionsBabylon (Dan 2:38)
Medo-Persia (Dan 8:20)
Greece (Dan 8:21)
Rome (Speculation)
Dan 2
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605 BC
2nd Coming of Christ
Daniel 8
Two significant changes in the book of Daniel
The language switches from Aramaic back to HebrewThe focus is on how the Gentile kingdoms relate to the Israelites
The focus of chapters 8-12
Daniel 8 – A ram and a goat
http://webecoist.momtastic.com/2010/09/21/honking-their-horn-10-amazing-real-unicorns/
https://forums.daybreakgames.com/dcuo/index.php?threads/hats-and-horns.201242/
Daniel 8:1-4
Third year of Belshazzar~551 BC12 years before the fall Daniel is ~69 years old
Chapter 7 and 8 come between 4 and 5 chronologicallyThis dream after that of chapter 7
Daniel 8:1-4
Citadel of Susa in ElamDaniel is by the Ulai canal
http://www.jesuswalk.com/isaiah/maps/persian-empire-1950x920x300.jpg
Daniel 8:1-4
The ram Butts west, north and southThe ram comes from the east
None could stand against the ram or be saved from the ram’s powerHe does as he pleasesHe magnifies himself
Daniel 8:5-8
The male goat Coming from the westOver the surface of the earthNot touching the groundA conspicuous horn Tramples the ram
Daniel 8:5-8
The male goat None are able to be rescued from his powerMagnifies himself exceedingly As soon as he was mighty, the large horn was brokenFour horns replace the one
Daniel 8:9-14
The little hornOut of one of the horns comes a small horn which grew to great sizeIt grows south, east and toward the Beautiful Land
Israel
Daniel 8:9-14
The little hornGrew to the host of heavenSome of the host and stars fallThe fallen are trampledThe horn magnifies itself to be equal with God
Daniel 8:9-14
Why this awful prophecy? On account of transgression the horn
Will be given the hostWill be given the sacrifice Will fling truth to the groundWill do its will and prosper
Daniel 8:9-14
The holy ones conversationHow long will the vision about the sacrifice apply?The transgression causes horrorThe holy place and host are being trampled
2300 evenings and mornings
Daniel 8:15-20
One who looked like a man (Jesus)Tells Gabriel to inform Daniel what the vision means
Gabriel approaches, Daniel falls downThe vision concerns the time of the end
Daniel 8:21-26
The shaggy goat is GreeceThe horn is brokenFour horns (kingdoms) take its place
Four are less powerful than the one previous kingdom
Daniel 8:21-26
A king will ariseInsolent and skilled in intriguePowerful, not by his own powerA destroyer extraordinaireProsperous, performs his willDestroys mighty menDestroys the holy people
Daniel 8:21-27
A king will ariseShrewdDeceit will succeedMagnifies HimselfDestroys while they are at easeOpposes the Prince of princesBroken w/o human agency
Daniel 8 Vision
The ram is Medo-PersiaDaniel lives through the fall of Babylon in 539 BCHe serves Darius of Medo-Persia
The shaggy goat is GreeceMedo-Persia falls in 334-331 BC
Daniel 8 Vision
The horn is Alexander the GreatThe Hellenistic culture is spread
Alexander dies in his prime at age 32
Alexander’s two sons are assassinatedFour kings rise up
Daniel 8 Vision
Four kingsCassander/Macedonia and GreeceLysimachus/Thrace, Bithnia and Asia MinorSeleucus/Syria and the eastPtolemy/Egypt, Israel and Arabia Petraea
Daniel 8 Vision
The little hornStarts small and grows largeAntiochus IV Epiphanes the 8th
king in the Syrian dynasty175 -164 BCHe persecutes the JewsHe stops the sacrifices
Daniel 8 Vision
The little hornAntiochus sets up a statue of Zeus at the TempleHe offers swine on the altar and forces the Jews to eat swine flesh
Death for those who refuse
Daniel 8 Vision
2300 Evening & Morning SacrificesThe ending date - 14 Dec 164 BC1150 days?
Temple desecration - 25 Dec 167 BC
2300 days?The high priest slain, Onias III
Daniel 8 Vision
Dual fulfillmentThe little horns of Dan 7&8Dan 8:1-22 (Antiochus)
Foreshadows the end timesDan 8:23-27 (Antichrist)
Rises up against the Prince of princes (Jesus Christ)
Daniel 8 Vision
Antiochus as a type of Antichrist1. Antiochus (8:9) and Antichrist
(7:8) as little horns who start out small at the beginning
2. Antiochus ‘stern-faced’ (8:23) and Antichrist ‘imposing look’ (7:20)
Daniel 8 Vision
Antiochus as a type of Antichrist3. Antiochus ‘master of intrigue’
(8:23) Antichrist ‘eyes’ (7:8,20)4. Antiochus ‘great power’ Antichrist
‘greater power’ (11:39, 2 Thes 2:9, Rev 13:7-8)
Daniel 8 Vision
Antiochus as a type of Antichrist5. Antiochus destroyed 1000’s
(8:24), Antichrist will destroy more (Rev 13:15, 16:13-16)
6. Antiochus prospered for a short time (8:24), Antichrist will prosper for a brief time (11:36; Rev 17:12)
Daniel 8 Vision
Antiochus as a type of Antichrist7. Antiochus persecuted the saints
(8:24), Antichrist ill oppress believers (7:21, 25; Rev 13:7)
8. Antiochus a ‘deceiver’ (8:25), Antichrist the ‘master deceiver’ (2 Thes 2:9; Rev 13:4, 14; 19:20)
Daniel 8 Vision
Antiochus as a type of Antichrist9. Antiochus was proud and arrogant
(8:25) Antichrist will be the most arrogant ever (7:8, 11, 20, 25; 2 Thes 2:4; Rev 13:5)
Daniel 8 Vision
Antiochus as a type of Antichrist10. Antiochus blasphemed God
(8:25), Antichrist will blaspheme God (7:25; 11:36; 2 Thes 2:4; Rev 13:5-6)
Daniel 8 Vision
Antiochus as a type of Antichrist11. Antiochus not killed by humans
(8:25) Antichrist will not be killed by human hands (2 Thes 2:8; Rev 19:19-20)