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Chapter | Lessons | History | Revelation | The Statue
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1 | Introduction. Daniel is captured | Maps | - |
2 | The dream of Nebuchadnezzar | European unity | -
3 | Idol worship is legislated | Babylon | The mark of the beast
4 | Nebuchadnezzar falls | - | -
5 | The fall of Babylon | Babylon falls | Babylon the Great falls
6 | Daniel in the Lion's Den | - | -
7 | The Four beasts from the sea | Medo-Persia | The beast from the sea
8 | The struggle of the ram and the goat | Greece | -
The little horn | Persecution | The great harlot
9 | The 2300 years | Advent awakening | Times of the gentiles
The Messiah | Roman empire | The Child and the Dragon
10 | The Cosmic forces | - | -
11 | Roman history in detail | French Revolution | The Beast from the Abyss
The king of the north | Greek divisions | Babylon the Great
12 | Prophecy sealed until the end of time | Inventions | Prophecy unsealed
Places | Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, Europe
People | Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus, Alexander the Great, Napoleon
Views | Study Plan View | History View | Symbol View | Revelation Commentary | Comparisons
Prophecies | Messianic | New Testament | Old Testament | Fulfilled | Unfulfilled

The lesson studies have been separated into individual units.

Comparison Of The Visions Of Daniel
Kingdom | Daniel 2 | Daniel 4 | Daniel 7 | Daniel 8-9 | Daniel 11-12
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Metal Man | Tree | Unclean Animals | Sanctuary Animals | 2300 day Details
Babylon | Head of gold | Tree | Lion | .: | .:
Medes and Persia | Chest of silver | Stump | Bear | Ram | Verse 2
Greece | Belly and thighs of brass | Bronze band | Leopard | Goat | Mighty king, Verses 3-4
Four heads | Four Horns | Four directions
Rome (pagan) | Legs of iron | Iron band | Terrible beast | Little horn grows horizontally | Verses 5-29
Rome (papal) | Little horn | Little horn grows vertically | Verses 30- 45
Europe | Ten toes (iron, clay) | Roots | Ten horns | .:
Messiah | Rock | Holy Ones Watchers | Son of Man | Daniel 9 | Verses 20-22
Kingdom of God | Mountain | Judgment | Sanctuary cleansed | Michael stands up (Daniel 12)
Year Given | 603/602 B.C. | - | 553 B.C. | 551, 542 B.C. | 536 B.C.
Symbolism | Pagan cycle of time | Pagan tree of life | The Curses | Yom Kippur | -
Dreamer | Nebuchadnezzar | Daniel
Introduction
The Book of Daniel is divided into two sections: Chapter 1 - 6: (History). This section is comprised of real stories of perseverance and faith that Daniel and his friends faced in captivity. They are prophetic because they provide vital lessons for God's people at the end of time. In these chapters Daniel and his three friends experience tests that are a foretaste of the kind of issues that will face God's people at the end of time. Chapter 2, 7 - 12: (Prophecy). These chapters are principally prophetic. They outline the rise and fall of great empires from Daniel's time all the way down to the end of human history. Each set of prophecies serves as a repetition and enlargement of the themes and history of the previous section.

As you study, you will see the concept of repetition and enlargement operating in each prophecy. Below, we will demonstrate the variety of symbols used. As you will notice, once a kingdom is about to fall, it is no longer mentioned in prophecy or a change in detail is given. It is especially true of Daniel.

Comparison Of The Types of Symbols
You will notice that the type of symbolism used is related to the one who received the vision, and the detail introduced.

- Daniel 2 (Metal man ) - This vision was given to King Nebuchadnezzar. In the transition from precious to common metals, God probably wanted to impress up the king the relative greatness of his kingdom as compared to the kingdoms that will follow. Although the vision does not give any detail, the rock might have been a precious gem stone - more valuable than all the metals.
- Daniel 7 (Wild, Unclean Animals ) - This vision was given to Daniel. As a Hebrew, he was familiar with the concept of clean and unclean animals. This vision adds detail of a judgment in which God's kingdom finally conquers the kingdoms of the world.
  God wanted to illustrate that the earthly kingdoms are inferior and corrupt and unclean and that His kingdom will one day prevail over them.
- Daniel 8 (Sanctuary Animals ) - This vision was given to Daniel. This was different in that it used clean animals. The reason might be tied to the detail given. For the first time, we see the Roman kingdom operating on two levels. At first it grew horizontally - in the direction of the 4 winds (Verse 8). Then in verse 10 it grows up to heaven and does destructive damage to heavenly systems.
  The use of sanctuary animals would immediately signal a religious view of prophecy. And that is what happened. The religious role of Rome and the other powers are introduced. They all trampled on the sanctuary and people of God.
- Daniel 9 (God Keeps the Covenant) - This vision was given to Daniel. The vision about the Messiah was not to be shrouded in great symbolism and mystery. It must be clear. God keeps the covenant by sending the Messiah. The Messiah dies as He is consumed by the curse, the wrath of God.
- Daniel 11-12 (Detail) - This vision was given to Daniel. This was given in great detail that is largely non-symbolic. It expands on other aspects of the 2300 days of Daniel 9 and ties it into the kingdoms of the previous visions. Over the years, the previous visions had introduced all the relevant themes. Now, this vision can be more direct about the principal individuals and players. It was also meant to supplement the vision of Daniel 9 which introduced the prophecy of the Messiah. Here, the concern of the vision was to give great detail about the rulers during the time of the Messiah.

Summary Of Daniel

1 | In Daniel 1 we saw how Nebuchadnezzar assaulted the Holy City of Jerusalem and the Temple of God. As the prototype of the Antichrist, he took God's people into captivity along with the sacred vessels of the sanctuary. He put these sacred vessels in the temple of his god in an effort to use them for pagan purposes. In addition, Nebuchadnezzar tried to brainwash Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah to forget their beliefs. He wanted them to become paganized and Babylonian. As a result, he changed their God given titles to names encouraging loyalty to the God's of Babylon.. Nevertheless, Daniel and his friends determined to not defile the sanctuary of their souls. They did not give in to the "customs and peer pressures" of Babylon. They remained true through a time of testing, and as a reward, God blessed them with wisdom, knowledge, and prophetic understanding. Daniel and his friends provide a "Type" or "model" of God's people at the end of time who will unlock the truths of prophecy.
2 | In Daniel 2, we learned that Nebuchadnezzar had a dream of a giant metallic Man. He could not remember the dream. He called his "wise men" to tell him the dream and the interpretation, but they could not. They said "only the gods whose dwelling is not with flesh" can interpret such mysteries. They pictured the gods as distant and uncaring. Nebuchadnezzar determined to kill all these "false" wise men. Daniel interceded for their lives, and he asked for time to pray. At the end of the time, God revealed the dream and its interpretation. Daniel told the king the vision. He saw a great metal man and a rock "cut out without hands" that struck and destroyed the image. The rock then grew into a mountain that filled the whole earth. Finally, at the end of Chapter 2, Daniel and his friends are rewarded for interpreting the dream for Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar makes Daniel his direct advisor, and he sets Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in charge of the affairs of Babylon. In Daniel Chapter 2, God was revealed as the true prophet. He is the only one who really knows the future. |
Metal | Kingdom | Period
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Head of Gold | Babylon | 606 - 539 B.C.
Chest and arms of silver | Medo-Persia | 539 - 331 B.C.
Belly and thighs of brass | Greece | 331 - 168 B.C.
Legs of iron | Rome | 168 B.C. - 476 A.D.
Feet mixed with iron and clay | Divided Roman Empire | 476 A.D. - The End
Rock cut out without hands | Christ's Kingdom | Future
3 | In Chapter 3, God is revealed as the true deliverer. He is the mighty savior of his people who stands with us in the time of trouble. | Jesus Christ the Messiah Prince
Three separate prophecies show the time of the arrival of the Messiah Daniel 9: 24 - shows that he will be anointed and then cut off 490 years after the decree to return from Babylonian exile. Daniel 11: 21 - Says the Prince of the Covenant would be broken under the fourth kingdom. This is Rome. Daniel 11: 22 - Shows that he will be alive during the fourth kingdom when a 'vile person' was on the throne. Tiberius Caesar (a pedophile) was the leader during his adult life. The Passover feast shows the day and time of His death. Daniel 12: 2 - Michael the Great Prince arises as the conquering Messiah. He raises the dead.
4 | Nebuchadnezzar finally learns that God is revealed as the true conqueror. For he is the only true king for the nations of the earth who sets up and destroys other kings.
5 | Babylon falls to the Persian empire on a night when they are drunk and disrespectful to God. The details of that historical event are repeated in many prophecies as a prototype of the fall of the last world empire.
6 | Religious persecution raises its ugly head as members of the government plot to make laws to kill the faithful Daniel in the lion's den.
7 | The history of the world is repeated in symbols that demonstrate that Israel is being conquered by wild animals because of the curse of the covenant.
8 | The history of the world is repeated in symbols that demonstrate the trampling of the sanctuary by the Gentile nations. Christ comes at the end of time to restore this sanctuary.
9 | The great prophecy of the coming Messiah and His fulfillment of the covenant.
10-12 | A detailed history of the world until the end of time. We see the fall of Babylon and the triumph of the church as Christ raises the dead.

God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God. Romans 8: 28 | Time: 10 minutes Print: 3 pages
Copyright Updated :- January 25, 2004 Credits: Author: Laverna Patterson Editor: Patterson