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Daniel 7 MMS Introduction
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2. Daniel, a godly prophet and a man of unshakable faith, has been steadfast in his daily walk of fellowship with God throughout the first six chapters of the Book of Daniel. Nothing has caused him to panic or depart from his faith and practice as a godly Jew. Peer opposition or the new law passed by the king fails to disturb Daniel. Danielās first upset occurs in chapter 7. A revelation from God in his sleep brings his first great distress, for the revelation discloses future events Daniel finds most troubling. Twice in chapter 7 Daniel speaks of his distress:
3. This vision came to Daniel after the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, but before the Babylonian Empire was conquered by the Medo-Persian Empire
10. Some see these winds as a description of the sovereign power of God striving with men Psalms 35:5; 48:7; 107:25; Isaiah 27:6; Isaiah 41:16. Jeremiah 25:31-33
11. In Jeremiah 25:31-33 we see that when a great whirlwind is raised up it wreaks death and destruction upon those it comes against. Also in Jeremiah 4:13 we find that the chariots that spoiled the people, (this being a prophecy concerning the destruction of Jerusalem by the hand of Babylon Vs 5, 6), were likened unto a whirlwind. So it is easily seen that winds are a symbol of war, strife, bloodshed, and trouble. Four being from the four quarters of the earth or the four points of the compass Jeremiah 49:36
12. And some see the winds as winds satanic forces, as mention in Revelation 7:1.
13. Some say the four winds describe in Revelation 7, where the four angels were holding back the four winds, unto they were giving authority to release them? Revelation 7:1-3
14. The four winds have been previously released when these beast in Daniel 7 are rising up out of the sea, because the sea is churning.
15. The SEA in prophecy represents āpeople, multitudes, nations, and languageā Revelation 17:15.
17. Some say these are the releasing of the four winds signal the onset of the Great Tribulation. (Jack Gent) (1)
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19. Already we are seeing a picture of what Daniel is being shown. Strife, war and bloodshed is upon the nations as kingdom conquers kingdom to rise to world supremacy. Notice how the beasts rose up out of the sea, thus showing that each kingdom rose out of a densely populated area. We are looking at world events as it comes from all directions, all encompassing.
21. The people in each controlling nation were different, the laws and customs were different, and even the administration of the kingdoms was different.
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23. Whereas all the other kingdoms were totally political nations, Rome became a 'Religio-Political' nation, when the Roman Catholic Church (The Papacy) received power to rule. Notice also that this beast had ten horns. When Rome fell in 476 AD, it split into ten kingdoms of Europe ... Daniel 7:23 ...'Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth.' ... This verse confirms that the fourth terrible beast is Rome, because Rome was the fourth kingdom to rule after Babylon.