The Book of Daniel, Part 2 of 2

The Book of

Daniel © Dr. Kenneth Boa & Bill Ibsen 2006. All Rights Reserved.

Section I:
Personal History
of the Prophet, 1
Daniel’s life

Book of Daniel Overview

Section I: Section II:
Personal History Prophetic History
of the Prophet, 1 of the Gentiles, 2-7
Daniel’s life Dreams, images, feasts, and visions


Section I: Section II: Section III:
Personal History Prophetic History Prophetic History
of the Prophet, 1 of the Gentiles, 2-7 of Israel, 8-12
Daniel’s life Dreams, images, feasts, and visions Daniel’s visions


Section III:
Prophetic History of Israel
Chapters 8-12

Chapter 8
The Vision of the Ram and He-Goat

Israel under Medo-Persia and Greece

Daniel Visual Outline
Intro Neb. Neb. Neb. Belshazzar Darius
Dream 1 Image Dream 2 Feast Edict
The Gentiles

1 2 3 4 5 6
Dates
Unknown

4 Beasts
Daniel’s Visions

7
Ram & Goat

8
The Prophet Jeremiah
The Prophet Ezekiel
The Prophet Daniel

Nebuchadnezzar Nabonidus/Belshazzar Darius/Cyrus
605 B.C. 585 B.C. 565 B.C. 545 B.C. 525 B.C.

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Parallels
Chapters 2-3 Chapters 7-8
Survey of the whole course of Gentile imperial Survey of the whole course of Gentile imperial
power power

4 empires in the form of a man 4 empires in the form of beasts

The fatal weakness: an incoherent mixture of The hideous strength: a frightening mixture of
iron and clay in the feet animal destructiveness with human intelligence

Statue destroyed by divine stone. Universal The final beast destroyed and universal
Messianic kingdom set up dominion given to the Son of Man

Nebuchadnezzar thinks that “no god can deliver The little horn: “none can deliver out of his
(the Jews) out of his hand” hand”

He stops the Jews’ worship of their God, and
He commands them to worship his god
defies God

God’s ability to deliver is thereby vindicated God’s sanctuary and truth are finally vindicated

Parallels
Chapters 2-3 Chapters 7-8
Survey of the whole course of Gentile imperial Survey of the whole course of Gentile imperial
power power

4 empires in the form of a man 4 empires in the form of beasts

The fatal weakness: an incoherent mixture of The hideous strength: a frightening mixture of
iron and clay in the feet animal destructiveness with human intelligence

Statue destroyed by divine stone. Universal The final beast destroyed and universal
Messianic kingdom set up dominion given to the Son of Man

Nebuchadnezzar thinks that “no god can deliver The little horn: “none can deliver out of his
(the Jews) out of his hand” hand”

He stops the Jews’ worship of their God, and
He commands them to worship his god
defies God

God’s ability to deliver is thereby vindicated God’s sanctuary and truth are finally vindicated

Common Theme: An Overview of Human History and the
Establishment of God’s Kingdom

Second Vision Under Belshazzar
1 In the third year of the reign of
Belshazzar the king a vision appeared to
me, Daniel, subsequent to the one which
appeared to me previously.

Vision in Susa, Persia

2I looked in the vision, and while I was looking I was in the citadel
of Susa, which is in the province of Elam; and I looked in the vision
and I myself was beside the Ulai Canal.

Identity of the Ram
3 Then I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a ram which
had two horns was standing in front of the canal. Now the two
horns were long, but one was longer than the other, with the
longer one coming up last.

Identity of the Ram
3 Then I lifted my eyes and looked, and behold, a ram which
had two horns was standing in front of the canal. Now the two
horns were long, but one was longer than the other, with the
longer one coming up last.

20 ...The ram which you saw with the two horns represents the kings
of Media and Persia.

Persepolis, Palace of the Persians

The Ram’s Supremacy
4 I saw the ram butting westward, northward, and southward,
and no other beasts could stand before him
nor was there anyone to rescue from his power,
but he did as he pleased and magniﬁed himself.

Identity of the Goat
5“While I was observing, behold, a male goat was coming from the
west over the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground;
and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

Identity of the Goat
5“While I was observing, behold, a male goat was coming from the
west over the surface of the whole earth without touching the ground;
and the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

21“The shaggy goat represents the kingdom of Greece,
and the large horn that is between his eyes is the ﬁrst king.

6 He came up to the ram that had the two
horns, which I had seen standing in front of
the canal, and rushed at him in his mighty
wrath.

6 He came up to the ram that had the two
horns, which I had seen standing in front of
the canal, and rushed at him in his mighty
wrath.

7 I saw him come beside the ram, and he
was enraged at him; and he struck the ram
and shattered his two horns, and the ram
had no strength to withstand him. So he
hurled him to the ground and trampled on
him, and there was none to rescue the ram
from his power.

Repetition and Enlargement
Daniel 2 Vision
2
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Medo-
Persia
539-331 B.C.

Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Daniel 2 Vision Daniel 7 Vision
2 7
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Medo-
Persia
539-331 B.C.

Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Daniel 2 Vision Daniel 7 Vision Daniel 8 Vision
2 7
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

8
Medo-
Persia
539-331 B.C.
8
Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Text Interpretation Keys - Bear & Ram

Daniel 7 Daniel 8 Key

Medo-Persia

Medo-Persia

Two sides Two horns Media & Persia

Medo-Persia


Persia more
One horn higher prominent than Media
One side raised
Higher horn came Persia younger
up last than Media
Countries

Medo-Persia


Persia more
One horn higher prominent than Media
One side raised
Higher horn came Persia younger
up last than Media
Three ribs Pushed west, Countries
between teeth north, south conquered

Text Interpretation Keys - Leopard & Goat

Greece

Greece

Dominion given to it Over whole earth Extent of conquest

Greece


Did not touch the
Rapidity of progress
ground
Four wings of a bird
Notable horn between
Alexander the Great
eyes
Alexander’s

Greece


Did not touch the
Rapidity of progress
ground
Four wings of a bird
Notable horn between
Alexander the Great
eyes
Alexander’s
Four notable horns
successors
Four heads
Little horn out of one Antiochus Epiphanes
of them IV

Conquests of Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great

Mosaic of Alexander Attacking Darius, Alexander Bust and Gold Stater
Pompeii, Italy ca. A.D. 1 ca. 330 B.C.

Alexander’s Greatness,
Death, and Successors
8Then the male goat magniﬁed himself exceedingly.
But as soon as he was mighty,
the large horn was broken;
and in its place there came up four conspicuous horns
toward the four winds of heaven.

Alexander’s Greatness,
Death, and Successors
8Then the male goat magniﬁed himself exceedingly.
But as soon as he was mighty,
the large horn was broken;
and in its place there came up four conspicuous horns
toward the four winds of heaven.

22“The broken horn and the four horns that arose in its place
represent four kingdoms which will arise from his nation, although not
with his power.

Alexander’s Four Successors

Seleucus I (East) - Babylon, Persia and Syria


Cassander (West) - Macedonia and Greece



Ptolemy (South) - Egypt and Israel




Lysimachus (North) - Asia Minor and Thrace

Ptolemy (South) - Egypt and Israel



Little Horn Emerges from the
Four Horns

9 Out of one of them came forth a
rather small horn which grew
exceedingly great toward the south,
toward the east, and toward the
Beautiful Land.

Seleucid Empire
Seleucus Nicator I 321-281 B.C.

Antiochus I Soter 281-261 B.C.

Antiochus II Theos 261-246 B.C

Seleucus II Callinicus 246-225 B.C.

Seleucus III Ceranus 225-223 B.C.

Antiochus III the Great 223-187 B.C.

Seleucus IV Philopator 187-175 B.C

Antiochus IV Epiphanes 175-164 B.C.

Little Horn, Ch. 7 vs. Ch.8
Daniel 7 Daniel 8

Daniel 7 Daniel 8

Revived Roman Empire

Daniel 7 Daniel 8

Revived Roman Empire Ancient Grecian Empire

Antiochus Epiphanes IV

Antiochus IV,
the Greek king of Syria,
175-164 B.C


Intertestamental period

Antiochus IV,
175-164 B.C



Enemy of the Jews

Antiochus IV,
175-164 B.C



Enemy of the Jews

Foreshadowed the Antichrist

Antiochus IV,
175-164 B.C

Superpowers in Conﬂict
Daniel 8

Daniel 8

Macedonia
Greece

Syria
Medo-
Greece
Persia Thrace &
Asia Minor
Egypt &
Israel

Daniel 8

Macedonia
Greece

Syria Antiochus Epiphanes IV
Medo-
Greece
Persia Thrace &
Asia Minor
Egypt &
Israel

Daniel 8

Macedonia
Greece

Medo-
Greece 171
Persia Thrace & B.C.
Asia Minor
Egypt &
Israel

Persecution
of Jews

Daniel 8

Macedonia
Greece

Medo-
Greece 171 167
Asia Minor
Egypt &
Israel

Cessation
of sacriﬁce
Persecution
of Jews

Daniel 8

Macedonia
Greece

Medo-
Greece 171 167
165
Asia Minor
Egypt &
Israel Temple
puriﬁed
Cessation
of sacriﬁce
Persecution
of Jews

Daniel 8

Macedonia
Greece

Medo-
Greece 171 167
165 164
Asia Minor
Antiochus
Egypt & IV death
Israel Temple
puriﬁed
Cessation
of sacriﬁce
Persecution
of Jews

Daniel 8
Indefinite
Church
Age
Macedonia
Greece

Medo-
Greece 171 167
165 164
Asia Minor
Antiochus
Egypt & IV death
Israel Temple
purified
Cessation
of sacrifice
Persecution
of Jews

Daniel 8
Indefinite
Church
Age
Macedonia
Greece
Anti-
Medo- Christ
Greece 171 167
165 164
Asia Minor
Antiochus
Egypt & IV death
Israel Temple A.D.?
purified
Cessation
of sacrifice
Persecution
of Jews

10It grew up to the host of heaven and caused some of the host and
some of the stars to fall to the earth, and it trampled them down.

11It even magniﬁed itself to be equal with the Commander of the host;
and it removed the regular sacriﬁce from Him, and the place of His
sanctuary was thrown down.

11It even magnified itself to be equal with the Commander of the host;
and it removed the regular sacrifice from Him, and the place of His
sanctuary was thrown down.

12And on account of transgression the host will be given over to the horn
along with the regular sacrifice; and it will fling truth to the ground and
perform its will and prosper.

13Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that
particular one who was speaking, “How long will the vision about the
regular sacriﬁce apply, while the transgression causes horror, so as to allow
both the holy place and the host to be trampled?”

13Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to that
particular one who was speaking, “How long will the vision about the
regular sacriﬁce apply, while the transgression causes horror, so as to allow
both the holy place and the host to be trampled?”
14He said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings; then the holy place
will be properly restored.”

Calculating the 2300 Days

3 0 0


0
1150 days with a morning/evening offering?

3 0


0

0
Lacks 110 days (1260 days of 3.5 years)

3


0

0
Lacks 110 days (1260 days of 3.5 years)

3
Dec. 25, 165 - 2300 days = Sept. 6, 171

Antiochus’ Desire to Remove
the Priesthood

the Priesthood
171 B.C. Jason took the high priesthood

the Priesthood

171-165 B.C. a non-Aaronic priesthood

the Priesthood

171-165 B.C. a non-Aaronic priesthood

2300 days refers to this period

Unifying Hellenistic Force
against the Jews

against the Jews
Sacriﬁces to cease

against the Jews

Temple to be dedicated to Zeus

against the Jews


Observance of Sabbath forbidden

against the Jews



Monthly searches for the Torah and
circumcised infants

against the Jews



Monthly searches for the Torah and
circumcised infants

Greek soldiers and women performed
licentious rites in the temple courts

Feast of Hannukah (Dedication)


Marks the 165 B.C. temple cleansing



Festival of Lights



Festival of Lights

Oppressor Action Result

Pharoah Passover
Tried to destroy
Haman Feast of Purim
the Jews
Antiochus IV Feast of
Epiphanes Dedication

Gabriel
15 When I, Daniel, had seen the
vision, I sought to understand it;
and behold, standing before me was
one who looked like a man.

Gabriel from the Annunciation, 1484,
Fillippino Lippi, San Gimignano, Italy

Gabriel
15 When I, Daniel, had seen the
vision, I sought to understand it;
and behold, standing before me was
one who looked like a man.

16 And I heard the voice of a man
between the banks of Ulai, and he
called out and said, “Gabriel, give
this man an understanding of the
vision.”
Gabriel from the Annunciation, 1484,
Fillippino Lippi, San Gimignano, Italy

Daniel’s Vision of
the End of the World
17So he came near to where I was standing,
and when he came I was frightened and fell on my face;
but he said to me,
“Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

Daniel’s Vision of
the End of the World
17So he came near to where I was standing,
and when he came I was frightened and fell on my face;
but he said to me,
“Son of man, understand that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”

18 Now while he was talking with me,
I sank into a deep sleep with my face to the ground;
but he touched me and made me stand upright.
19 He said,

“Behold, I am going to let you know what will occur at the ﬁnal period of
the indignation,
for it pertains to the appointed time of the end.

Four Views of Daniel 8:9-26
17 So he came near to where I was standing, and when he came I was
frightened and fell on my face; but he said to me, “Son of man, understand
that the vision pertains to the time of the end.”


Historical


Historical

Futuristic


Historical

Futuristic

Double fulﬁllment


Historical

Futuristic

Double fulﬁllment

Historical but illustrates the future

8:23-25 Fulﬁlled in Antiochus
and Antichrist
23 “In the latter period of their rule,
When the transgressors have run their course,
A king will arise,
Insolent and skilled in intrigue.

and Antichrist
23 “In the latter period of their rule,
When the transgressors have run their course,
A king will arise,
Insolent and skilled in intrigue.

Antiochus IV Epiphanes

and Antichrist
24 “His power will be mighty,
but not by his own power,
And he will destroy to an extraordinary degree
And prosper and perform his will;
He will destroy mighty men and the holy people.

8:23-25 Fulﬁlled in
Antiochus and Antichrist
25 “And through his shrewdness
He will cause deceit to succeed by his inﬂuence;
And he will magnify himself in his heart,
And he will destroy many while they are at ease.
He will even oppose the Prince of princes,

But he will be broken without human agency.”

8:23-25 Fulﬁlled in
25 “And through his shrewdness
And he will magnify himself in his heart,
And he will destroy many while they are at ease.
He will even oppose the Prince of princes,

But he will be broken without human agency.”

8:24 Parallels between
Dan. 8:24 “His power will be
mighty, but not by his own
power...

The Seven-Headed Dragon, Albrecht Durer, 1498

Dan. 8:24 “His power will be
mighty, but not by his own
power...

Rev. 13: 2 “And the beast which I
saw was like a leopard, and his
feet were like those of a bear, and
his mouth like the mouth of a lion.
And the dragon gave him his
power and his throne and great
authority.”
The Seven-Headed Dragon, Albrecht Durer, 1498

Dan. 8:24 He will destroy mighty men and the holy people.

The Battle of the Angels,
Albrecht Durer, 1498

Dan. 8:24 He will destroy mighty men and the holy people.

Mt. 24:22 “And unless those days had been cut
short, no life would have been saved; but for
the sake of the elect those days will be cut
short.”

The Battle of the Angels,
Albrecht Durer, 1498


Dan. 8:25 “And through his shrewdness



2 Thess. 2:9-10 “that is, the one whose coming is in accord with the
activity of Satan, with all power and signs and false wonders,
and with all the deception of wickedness for those who perish...”




Rev. 13:12-14 “And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in
his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to
worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
And he performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down
out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.”

Dan. 8:25 And he will magnify himself in his heart...

2 Thess. 2:4 “who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called
god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of
God, displaying himself as being God.”

Dan. 8:25 And he will destroy many while they are at ease....


1 Maccabees 1:29-30 “ Two years later the king sent to the cities of
Judah a chief collector of tribute, and he came to Jerusalem with a
large force.
Deceitfully he spoke peaceable words to them, and they believed
him; but he suddenly fell upon the city, dealt it a severe blow, and
destroyed many people of Israel..”


1 Maccabees 1:29-30 “ Two years later the king sent to the cities of
Judah a chief collector of tribute, and he came to Jerusalem with a
large force.
Deceitfully he spoke peaceable words to them, and they believed
him; but he suddenly fell upon the city, dealt it a severe blow, and
destroyed many people of Israel..”

1 Thess. 5:3 “While they are saying, ‘Peace and safety!’ then
destruction will come upon them suddenly like birth pangs upon a
woman with child; and they shall not escape.”


Dan. 8:25 He will even oppose the
Prince of princes...

Dan. 8:25 But he will be broken without human agency.

Dan. 8:25 But he will be broken without human agency.

Rev. 19:20-21 “And the beast was seized, and with him the false
prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he
deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those
who worshipped his image; these two were thrown alive into the
lake of ﬁre which burns with brimstone.”

The Effect of the Vision Upon Daniel

27 Then I, Daniel, was exhausted and sick for days.

Then I got up again and carried on the king’s business;

but I was astounded at the vision,
and there was none to explain it.

Hippolytus of Rome (A.D. 170-236)
“Speak with me, O blessed Daniel.
Give me full assurance, I beseech thee.
Thou dost prophesy concerning the lioness in Babylon; for thou wast
a captive there.
Thou hast unfolded the future regarding the bear; for thou wast still
in the world, and didst see the things come to pass.

Then thou speakest to me of the leopard; and whence canst thou
know this, for thou art already gone to thy rest?
Who instructed thee to announce these things, but He who formed
thee in (from) thy mother's womb? That is God, thou sayest. Thou
hast spoken indeed, and that not falsely.


The leopard has arisen; the he-goat is come; he hath smitten the ram;
he hath broken his horns in pieces; he hath stamped upon him with
his feet. He has been exalted by his fall; (the) four horns have come
up from under that one.


The leopard has arisen; the he-goat is come; he hath smitten the ram;
he hath broken his horns in pieces; he hath stamped upon him with
his feet. He has been exalted by his fall; (the) four horns have come
up from under that one.
Rejoice, blessed Daniel! thou hast not been in error:
all these things have come to pass.”

Ch. 8 Applications
Depend upon God’s promises and sovereignty

Ch. 8 Applications

Be aware of spiritual warfare

Ch. 8 Applications


Supernatural credentials are not proof of divine
backing

Ch. 8 Applications


backing

The “time of the end” may be very near

Ch. 8 Applications


backing

The “time of the end” may be very near

All biblical truth is intended to lead us into maturity

Chapter 9
The Vision of the Seventy Weeks

The Chronology of Israel’s Prophetic Program

Speciﬁc Numbers in Daniel
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
third year of the reign of Jehoiakim, second year of the reign of
height of which was sixty cubits v. 1
v.1 Nebuchadnezzar v. 1

educated three years, v,5 answered a second time v. 7 its width six cubits v. 1

heat the furnace seven times more v.
test your servants for ten days v.12 only one decree for you v. 9
19

three men, Shadrach, Meshach and
tested them for ten days v.14 single great statue v. 31
Abed-nego v. 26

At the end of ten days v.15 third kingdom of bronze v. 39 not three men we cast bound v. 24

I see four men loosed and walking v.
these four youths v.17 fourth kingdom as strong as iron v. 40
25

ten times better than all the
fourth is like a son of the gods v25
magicians v. 20

ﬁrst year of Cyrus the king v. 21

great feast for a thousand of his appoint 120 satraps over the kingdom
let seven periods of time pass v.16
nobles v.1 v.1

drinking wine in the presence of the three commissioners (of whom
until seven periods of time pass v.23
thousand v.1 Daniel was one) v.2

Twelve months later he was walking authority as third ruler in the besides you, O king, for thirty days v.
on the roof v. 29 kingdom v. 7 7

seven periods of time will pass over authority as the third ruler in the kneeling on his knees three times a
you v. 32 kingdom v.16 day, praying v. 10

had authority as the third ruler in the thirty days, is to be cast into the lions’
kingdom v.29 den v.12

keeps making his petition three times
at about the age of sixty-two v.31
a day v.13

which had on its back four wings of a are four kings who will arise from the
In the first year of Belshazzar v.1
bird v.6 earth. v.17

the exact meaning of the fourth beast
the four winds of heaven v.2 the beast also had four heads v.6
v.19

And four great beasts were coming v. a fourth beast, dreadful and terrifying the meaning of the ten horns that
3 v.7 were on its head v.20

horn which came up, and before
The first was like a lion v.4 and it had ten horns. v.7
which three of them fell v.20

made to stand on two feet like a man ‘The fourth beast will be a fourth
another horn, a little one v.8
v.4 kingdom on the earth v.23

another beast, a second one, three of the first horns were pulled As for the ten horns, out of this
resembling a bear v.5 out by the roots v.8 kingdom ten kings will arise v.24

Thousands upon thousands were
And it was raised up on one side v.5
attending Him v.10

And myriads upon myriads were
and three ribs were in its mouth v.5
standing before Him v.10

These great beasts, which are four in
another one, like a leopard v.6
number v.17

In the third year of the reign of For 2,300 evenings and mornings v. In the first year of Darius the son of
Belshazzar v.1 14 Ahasuerus, v.1

subsequent to the one which the two horns represents the kings of
in the first year of his reign v.2
appeared to me previously. v.1 Media and Persia. v.20

a ram which had two horns was large horn that is between his eyes is desolations of Jerusalem, namely,
standing v.3 the first king. v.21 seventy years v.2

Now the two horns were long, but four horns that arose in its place Seventy weeks have been decreed for
one was longer than the other v.3 represent four kingdoms v.22 your people v.24

with the longer one coming up last. v. Prince there will be seven weeks and
3 sixty-two weeks v.25

He came up to the ram that had the after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah
two horns v.6 will be cut off v.26

struck the ram and shattered his two make a firm covenant with the many
horns v.7 for one week v.27

came up four conspicuous horns a complete destruction, one that is
toward the four winds of heaven. v.8 decreed v.27

Out of one of them came forth a
rather small horn v.9

In the first year of Darius the Mede v.
In the third year of Cyrus v.1 behold, two others were standing, v.5
1

the message was true and one of three more kings are going to arise in one on this bank of the river and the
great conflict v.1 Persia v.2 other on that bank v.5

Then a fourth will gain far more And one said to the man dressed in
mourning for three entire weeks v.2
riches than all of them v.2 linen v.6

until the entire three weeks were abomination of desolation is set up,
the four points of the compass, v.4
completed v.3 there will be 1,290 days v.11

On the twenty-fourth day of the first one of his princes who will gain waiting and attains to the 1,335 days!
month v.4 ascendancy over him v.5 v.12

Persia was withstanding me for
the one who sired her v.6
twenty-one days; v.13

Then this one with human one of the descendants of her line
appearance touched me v.18 will arise v.7

one of them will keep on coming and
overflow and pass v.10

The Gentiles

1 2 3 4 5 6
Dates
Unknown

4 Beasts 70 Weeks
Daniel’s Visions

7 9
Ram & Goat

8
The Prophet Ezekiel
The Prophet Daniel

605 B.C. 585 B.C. 565 B.C. 545 B.C. 525 B.C.

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How to Destroy the Jews

Arnold Fruchtenbaum’s Message

Jeremiah 31:35-37
35 “Thus says the LORD,
Who gives the sun for light by day;
And the ﬁxed order of the moon and the stars by night,
Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar;
The LORD of hosts is His name;

Jeremiah 31:35-37
36“If this ﬁxed order departs
From before Me,” declares the LORD,
Then the offspring of Israel also shall cease
From being a nation before Me forever”

Jeremiah 31:35-37
36“If this ﬁxed order departs
From before Me,” declares the LORD,
Then the offspring of Israel also shall cease
From being a nation before Me forever”
37 Thus says the LORD,
“If the heavens above can be measured,
and the foundations of the earth searched out below,
Then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel
For all that they have done,”
declares the LORD.”

Parallels

Common Theme: God’s Discipline and Human Pride

Parallels
Part 1 (Ch. 1-5) Part 2 (Ch. 6-12)

Chapter 4 Chapter 9
The desolations of Jerusalem due to
The glory of Babylon
Israel’s sins
Nebuchadnezar is warned that he
They were warned by their prophets
deserves discipline

Their persistence in sin brings on
He persists in pride, is chastised,
further desolations lasting to the end
which lasts for 7 times
of 70 X 7 years

He is then restored Jerusalem will be restored

Common Theme: God’s Discipline and Human Pride

The Occasion of Daniel’s Prayer
1 In the ﬁrst year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent,
who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
2 in the ﬁrst year of his reign,

The Occasion of Daniel’s Prayer
1 In the ﬁrst year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of Median descent,
who was made king over the kingdom of the Chaldeans—
2 in the ﬁrst year of his reign,

I, Daniel, observed in the books the number of the years which was
revealed as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet for the
completion of the desolations of Jerusalem,
namely, seventy years.

Daniel Studies Jeremiah
2in the ﬁrst year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the number
of the years which was revealed as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the
prophet for the completion of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy
years.

years.
Jer. 25:11-12 “And the whole land shall be a desolation and a horror,
and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Then it will
be when seventy years are completed I will punish the king of Babylon and
that nation, declares the LORD...”

years.
Jer. 25:11-12 “And the whole land shall be a desolation and a horror,
and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. Then it will
be when seventy years are completed I will punish the king of Babylon and
that nation, declares the LORD...”
Jer. 29:10
“For thus says the LORD,
‘When seventy years have been completed for Babylon, I will visit
you and fulﬁll My good word to you, to bring you back to this place”

70 Years of Babylonian Captivity

600 B.C. 550 B.C. 525 B.C.

5B 70 Years of Babylonian Captivity
.C
.
60
C.

600 B.C. 550 B.C. 525 B.C.

Deportation
1

.C
.

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.C
5B

7B
60

59
C.

600 B.C. 550 B.C. 525 B.C.

Deportation Deportation
1 2

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.

.
.C

.
.C
5B

7B

6B
60

59

58
C.

600 B.C. 550 B.C. 525 B.C.

Deportation Deportation Deportation
1 2 3

.C
.

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.C

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.C
5B

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.C
7B

6B

8B
60

59

58

53
C.

600 B.C. 550 B.C. 525 B.C.

Deportation Deportation Deportation
1 2 3
67 Years (605-538)

From “Yahweh” to “Adonai”
LORD = Yahweh; vv. 2-14
13“As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us;
yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from
our iniquity and giving attention to Your truth. 14 “Therefore the LORD
has kept the calamity in store and brought it on us; for the LORD our
God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but
we have not obeyed His voice.

From “Yahweh” to “Adonai”
LORD = Yahweh; vv. 2-14
13“As it is written in the law of Moses, all this calamity has come on us;
our iniquity and giving attention to Your truth. 14 “Therefore the LORD
has kept the calamity in store and brought it on us; for the LORD our
God is righteous with respect to all His deeds which He has done, but
we have not obeyed His voice.

Lord = Adonai vv. 15-19
15¶ “And now, O Lord our God, who have brought Your people out of
the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and have made a name for
Yourself, as it is this day—we have sinned, we have been wicked. 16
“O Lord, in accordance with all Your righteous acts, let now Your
anger and Your wrath turn away from Your city Jerusalem,

God’s Command of the Sabbath Year
Lev. 25:1-4 “The LORD then spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai, saying,
‘Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them,
“When you come into the land which I shall give you,
then the land shall have a sabbath to the LORD.

God’s Command of the Sabbath Year
Lev. 25:1-4 “The LORD then spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai, saying,
‘Speak to the sons of Israel, and say to them,
“When you come into the land which I shall give you,
then the land shall have a sabbath to the LORD.

Six years you shall sow your ﬁeld,
and six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its crop,
but during the seventh year the land shall have a sabbath rest,
a sabbath to the LORD;
you shall not sow your ﬁeld nor prune your vineyard.”’”

Prophecy of the Land Resting
and Enjoying its Sabbaths
Lev. 26:33-35 “You, however,
I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you,
as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste
Then the land will enjoy its sabbaths all the days of the desolation,
while you are in your enemies land;
then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.

Prophecy of the Land Resting
and Enjoying its Sabbaths
Lev. 26:33-35 “You, however,
I will scatter among the nations and will draw out a sword after you,
as your land becomes desolate and your cities become waste
Then the land will enjoy its sabbaths all the days of the desolation,
while you are in your enemies land;
then the land will rest and enjoy its sabbaths.

70 Years of Captivity = 70 Years of Violated Sabbatical Years

70 Weeks of Years
2 in the ﬁrst year of his reign, I, Daniel, observed in the books the
number of the years which was revealed as the word of the LORD to
Jeremiah the prophet for the completion of the desolations of
Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

70 Weeks of Years

24 “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy
city, to ﬁnish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make
atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up
vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place.

70 Weeks of Years

24 “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy
city, to ﬁnish the transgression, to make an end of sin, to make
atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up
vision and prophecy and to anoint the most holy place.

70 Weeks of Years in the Past :: 70 Weeks of Years in the Future
490 years past :: 490 years future

Prophecy of Restoration
Following Captivity
Jer. 29:10

Prophecy of Restoration
Following Captivity
Jer. 29:10

Jer. 29:11-14
“For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare
and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call
upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will
seek Me and ﬁnd Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. And I
will be found by you,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will restore your fortunes
and will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I
have driven you,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will bring you back to the
place from where I sent you into exile.’ ”

9:3-19 Daniel’s Great
Intercessory Prayer

Intercessory Prayer
Elements of Daniel’s prayer :

Intercessory Prayer

Humility, v. 3

Intercessory Prayer

Humility, v. 3

Worship, v. 4

Intercessory Prayer

Humility, v. 3

Worship, v. 4

Confession, vv. 5-14

Intercessory Prayer

Humility, v. 3

Worship, v. 4

Confession, vv. 5-14

Petition, vv. 15-19

Daniel’s Prayer

3So I gave my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and
supplications, with fasting, sackcloth and ashes.

Daniel Expresses Key Aspects of
God’s Character
4 I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed and said,
“Alas, O Lord,
the great and awesome God,
who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and
keep His commandments,

Contrast #1 God’s Holiness
and the Israelites’ Sinfulness

5we have sinned,
committed iniquity,
acted wickedly
and rebelled,
even turning aside
from Your commandments and ordinances.

None are Exempt

6“Moreover,
we have not listened to Your servants the prophets,
who spoke in Your name to
our kings,
our princes,
our fathers and
all the people of the land.

Eight Reasons Why We Suffer

Being disciplined by God (Heb. 12:4-13)



Refusal to listen to God (Dan. 9:6-8)




Refusal to listen to God’s prophets (Dan. 9:6-8)




Refusal to listen to God’s prophets (Dan. 9:6-8)

The sins of our nation, previous generations,
and parents (Dan. 9:6-8)


Living in a fallen world (Acts 28:1-6)



For spiritual growth (2 Cor. 12:8-10; Ja. 1:2-3)




To know that He is the LORD (Ezek. 30:8)




To know that He is the LORD (Ezek. 30:8)

To glorify God (Jn. 11:4)

Bitterest of All
by F.B. Meyer
This is the bitterest of all- to know that suffering need
not have been;
that it has resulted from indiscretion and inconsistency;
that it is the harvest of one’s own sowing;

Bitterest of All
by F.B. Meyer
This is the bitterest of all- to know that suffering need
not have been;
that it has resulted from indiscretion and inconsistency;
that it is the harvest of one’s own sowing;
that the vulture which feeds on the vitals is a nestling of
one’s own rearing.
Ah, me! this is pain!

F.B. Meyer, Christ in Isaiah

Contrast #2 God’s Character
and His People’s Character
7 “Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord,
but to us open shame, as it is this day
—to the men of Judah,
the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel,
those who are nearby and those who are far away
in all the countries to which You have driven them,
because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed
against You.

Contrast #2 God’s Character
and His People’s Character
7 “Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord,
but to us open shame, as it is this day
—to the men of Judah,
the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel,
those who are nearby and those who are far away
in all the countries to which You have driven them,
because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed
against You.
8 “Open shame belongs to us, O Lord,
to our kings,
our princes and our fathers,
because we have sinned against You.

Contrast #3: God’s Faithfulness
and Israel’s Rebellion
9 “To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness,
for we have rebelled against Him;
10 nor have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God,

to walk in His teachings
which He set before us through His servants the
prophets.

9:11-14 Inciting God’s Curse

11 “Indeed all Israel has transgressed Your law and turned aside, not
obeying Your voice; so the curse has been poured out on us, along with
the oath which is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, for we
have sinned against Him.
12 “Thus He has conﬁrmed His words which He had spoken against us

and against our rulers who ruled us, to bring on us great calamity; for
under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what was
done to Jerusalem.

9:11-14 Inciting God’s Curse

13 “As it is written in the law of Moses,
all this calamity has come on us;
our iniquity and giving attention to Your truth.

14Therefore, the LORD has kept the calamity in store
and brought it on us;
for the LORD our God is righteous with respect to all His deeds
which He has done,
but we have not obeyed His voice.

9:15-19 Daniel’s Earnest Petition


The basis for Daniel’s petition:



God’s past deliverance, v. 15




God’s people, city, and sanctuary, vv. 16-17





God’s compassion, v. 18





God’s compassion, v. 18

God’s reputation, v. 19

9:20-23 God Answers Daniel’s
Prayer
20“Now while I was speaking and praying, and confessing my sin
and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication
before the LORD my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my
God, 21 while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man, Gabriel,
whom I had seen in the vision previously, came to me in my
extreme weariness, about the time of the evening offering.

9:20-23 God Answers Daniel’s
Prayer
20“Now while I was speaking and praying, and confessing my sin
and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication
before the LORD my God in behalf of the holy mountain of my
God, 21 while I was still speaking in prayer, then the man, Gabriel,
whom I had seen in the vision previously, came to me in my
extreme weariness, about the time of the evening offering.

22 And he gave me instruction and talked with me and said, ‘O
Daniel, I have now come forth to give you insight with understanding.
23 At the beginning of your supplications the command was issued,

and I have come to tell you, for you are highly esteemed; so give
heed to the message and gain understanding of the vision.”

9:24-27 Three Deliverances

Lion of Ishtar Gate, Babylon
ca 600 B.C., Oriental Museum, Chicago


From bondage to Babylon




From bondage to sin (ﬁrst coming)




From bondage to sin (ﬁrst coming)

From oppression (second coming)


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9:24 Seventy Sevens (Heptads)
24

7
“Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city...

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24

7

= “seventy sevens” of years = 70 x 7= 490 years

0
24

7


“Seventy sevens” are years because:

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24



1. 9:24-27 could not have occurred in 490 days or
7

weeks

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24



1. 9:24-27 could not have occurred in 490 days or
7

weeks

2. Context refers to years; parallel with Sabbath rest

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24


7

3. 10:2-3 Daniel says he fasted “three sevens of days”

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24


7

3. 10:2-3 Daniel says he fasted “three sevens of days”

4. 9:27 speaks of a half-week (heptad) = 3½ years =
1260 days = 42 months (based upon 360-day
years)

Flood Dated Upon a 360-day Year
Gen. 7:11 “In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second
month, on he seventeenth day of the month, on the same day all
the fountains of the great deep burst open, and the ﬂood gates of
the sky were opened.” (Flood started February 17)


Gen. 8:4 “And in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of
the month, the ark rested upon the mountains of Ararat.”
(Flood ended July 17)



Gen. 7:24 (cf. Gen. 8:3) “And the water prevailed upon the earth
one hundred and ﬁfty days.” (Flood duration: 150 days)




2/17-7/17= 5 months




2/17-7/17= 5 months
5 months x 30 days = 150 days

Six Events of 9:24
24 “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city,
to ﬁnish the transgression, 1
to make an end of sin, 2
to make atonement for iniquity, 3
to bring in everlasting righteousness, 4
to seal up vision and prophecy and 5
to anoint the most holy place. 6

Seventy Weeks Interpretation #1

1st Advent 2nd Advent



1. “Finish the transgression”




2. “Make an end of sin”





3. “Make atonement for iniquity”



1. “Finish the transgression” 4. “Bring in everlasting
righteousness”





righteousness”

2. “Make an end of sin” 5. “Seal up vision and
prophecy”




righteousness”

prophecy”

3. “Make atonement for iniquity” 6. “Anoint the most
holy place”


Israel’s Sin 2nd Advent

righteousness”

prophecy”

holy place”



Zech. 1:12-17 righteousness”

prophecy”

holy place”




Messiah comes, Satan bound prophecy”

holy place”





Provision made at ﬁrst advent, holy place”
fulﬁllment at the second advent



Jer. 23:5-6; Is. 11:2-9




Jer. 23:5-6; Is. 11:2-9
Prophecies all fulﬁlled



Jer. 23:5-6; Is. 11:2-9
Prophecies all fulﬁlled
fulﬁllment at the second advent The millennial temple

Start Date of the 70 Weeks
25 “So you are to know and discern that
from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem
until Messiah the Prince
there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks;
it will be built again,
with plaza and moat,
even in times of distress.

Model of Rebuilt Temple, Jerusalem

Daniel’s 70th Week
69 weeks
Ends Here

King &
Kingdom
Rejected

69 weeks
Ends Here

Our Times

King & Church
Kingdom Age
Rejected

69 weeks
Ends Here

Israel
Our Times

King & Church Tribulation
Kingdom Age 70th Week
Rejected

69 weeks 2nd Coming
Ends Here of Christ
Rev. 19

Israel
Our Times

King & Church Tribulation
Kingdom Age 70th Week
Rejected

69 weeks 2nd Coming
Ends Here of Christ
Rev. 19

Israel
Our Times

King & Church Tribulation Millennial Kingdom
Kingdom Age 70th Week (1000 Years)
Rejected

69 weeks 2nd Coming Judgment
Ends Here of Christ Rev. 20
Rev. 19

Israel
Our Times

King & Church Tribulation Millennial Kingdom
Kingdom Age 70th Week (1000 Years)
Rejected

69 weeks 2nd Coming Judgment
Ends Here of Christ Rev. 20
Rev. 19

Heaven
Israel Rev. 21
Our Times

King & Church Tribulation Millennial Kingdom Eternal
Kingdom Age 70th Week (1000 Years) Heaven
Rejected

Start of the Seventy Weeks

550 B.C. 500 B.C. 450 B.C.


.
.C
8B
53

550 B.C. 500 B.C. 450 B.C.

End of the
Babylonian Captivity


.
.C
.
.C

4B
8B

44
53

550 B.C. 500 B.C. 450 B.C.

End of the Decree of Artaxerxes,
Babylonian Captivity King of Persia


.
.C
.
.C

4B
8B

44
53

550 B.C. 500 B.C. 450 B.C.

End of the Decree of Artaxerxes,
Babylonian Captivity King of Persia

94-Year Delay (538-444 B.C)

Incorrect Start Dates of 70 Weeks
Based Upon the Book of Ezra

Decree of Cyrus, 536 B.C., (Ezra 1:1-3)


Decree of Darius, (Ezra 6:3-8)


Decree of Darius, (Ezra 6:3-8)

Decree of Artaxeres, 458 B.C., (Ezra 7)

Correct Start Dates of 70 Weeks
Based Upon the Book of Nehemiah

Nehemiah 2:1-8

Nehemiah 2:1-8

Nehemiah’s prayer, 1:4-11

Nehemiah 2:1-8


7 weeks (49 years) are from 444-395 B.C.

Nehemiah 2:1-8



Walls quickly rebuilt, Neh. 6:15

Nehemiah 2:1-8




62 weeks (434 years) until triumphal entry

Nehemiah 2:1-8




62 weeks (434 years) until triumphal entry

69th week described: Matt. 21:1-11; Zech. 9:9

Failing to Recognize the Time
of Their Visitation

Lk. 19:42-44 ”...if you had known in this day, even you, the things
which make for peace! But now they have been hidden from your
eyes.

For the days shall come upon you when your enemies will throw up a
bank before you, and surround you, and hem you in on every side, and
will level you to the ground and your children within you, and they will
not leave in you one stone upon another, because you did not
recognize the time of your visitation.”

Messiah Will Be Cut Off
26 “Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have
nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the
city and the sanctuary...”

Destruction of the Temple, A.D. 70

Destruction of Second Temple by Romans Depiction in the Arch of Titus, Rome, 70 A.D.

Jesus’ Prophecy of the
Temple Destruction
Matt. 24:2 “Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one
stone here shall be left upon another, which will not be torn down.”

R
“Desolations Are Determined”

26

W A
“Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have
city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a ﬂood; even to the

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end there will be war; desolations are determined.

6 9 -7

Roman Antichrist
26 “Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and have
city and the sanctuary...”

The Antichrist Prince
27“And he will make a ﬁrm covenant with the many for one week, but in
the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacriﬁce and grain offering;
and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate,
even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured out on
the one who makes desolate.”



Rev. 13:12-14 “And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in
his presence. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to
worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
And he performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down
out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men.”

Rebuilding a Future Third Temple

Wish of Many Jews


Solomon’s temple destroyed by
Nebuchadnezzar, 586 B.C.

Wish of Many Jews


Solomon’s temple destroyed by
Nebuchadnezzar, 586 B.C.

Herod’s temple destroyed by
Titus, 70 A.D.

Wish of Many Jews

Protector of the Jews to Become
the Persecutor of the Jews


Protector of the Jews to Become
the Persecutor of the Jews


Rev. 13:14 “And he deceives those who dwell on the earth because
of the signs which it was given him to perform in the presence of the
beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the
beast...”

Jesus Warns of This Abomination

Matt. 24:15-16 “Therefore when you see the ABOMINATION OF
DESOLATION which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet,
standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those
who are in Judea ﬂee to the mountains...”

The Final Destruction


Fulﬁlled in:


Fulﬁlled in:

Zech. 14:1-4


Fulﬁlled in:

Zech. 14:1-4

Rev. 19:11, 20-21

Daniel’s Seventy Weeks Overview
Daniel 9:24-27

Daniel 9:24-27

1st week

DAN. 9:25

7 weeks
49 years

Daniel 9:24-27

1st week

DAN. 9:25

7 weeks
49 years

* Jerusalem
restoration
decree
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

1st week 69th week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

* Jerusalem
restoration
decree
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

1st week 69th week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

* Jerusalem * Messiah presented
restoration
decree
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

1st week 69th week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

restoration * Messiah cut off
decree
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

1st week 69th week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

decree
* Jerusalem destroyed
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

1st week 69th week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks Church Age
49 years 434 years Gap

decree
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

Rapture

1st week 69th week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26


decree
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

Rapture

1st week 69th week 70th week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26 DAN. 9:27

7 weeks 62 weeks Church Age 1 week
49 years 434 years Gap 7 years

decree
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

Rapture


DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26 DAN. 9:27


* Jerusalem * Messiah presented * Covenant established
decree
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

Rapture


DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26 DAN. 9:27


restoration * Messiah cut off * Covenant broken
decree
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

Rapture


DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26 DAN. 9:27


decree
* Jerusalem destroyed * Temple desecrated
issued

Daniel 9:24-27

Rapture


DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26 DAN. 9:27


decree
issued
* Antichrist destroyed

Daniel 9:24-27
Messiah
Rapture Returns


DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26 DAN. 9:27


decree
issued
* Antichrist destroyed

Daniel’s Seventy Weeks Calculated

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

Decree to Messiah
Restore Jerusalem the Prince

69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

Decree to Messiah

69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

March 5,
444 B.C
Artaxerxes’
Decree
Neh. 2:1-8

Decree to Messiah

69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

March 5, March 30,
444 B.C A.D. 33
Artaxerxes’ Triumphal Entry
Decree Lk. 19:28-40
Neh. 2:1-8

Decree to
Messiah
Restore
the Prince
Jerusalem

69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

March 5, 444 B.C March 30, A.D. 33
Decree Luke 19:28-40
Nehemiah 2:1-8

Decree to
Messiah
Restore
the Prince
Jerusalem

69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

69 x 7 x 360 = 173,880 days

Nehemiah 2:1-8

Decree to
Messiah
Restore
the Prince
Jerusalem

69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

69 x 7 x 360 = 173,880 days
March 5, 444 B.C. +173,880 days = March 30, A.D. 33*
Nehemiah 2:1-8

* Proof: 444 B.C. to A.D. 33 = 476 years
Decree to
Messiah
Restore
the Prince
Jerusalem

69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

69 x 7 x 360 = 173,880 days
Nehemiah 2:1-8

Decree to 476 x 365.242 days = 173,855 days Messiah
Restore
the Prince
Jerusalem

69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

69 x 7 x 360 = 173,880 days
Nehemiah 2:1-8

Restore
Jerusalem From March 5 to March 30 = +25 days the Prince

69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

69 x 7 x 360 = 173,880 days
Nehemiah 2:1-8

Restore
Jerusalem From March 5 to March 30 = +25 days the Prince
173,880 days
69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

69 x 7 x 360 = 173,880 days
Nehemiah 2:1-8

Messiah
Decree to Messiah “Cut off”
Restore Jerusalem the Prince Apr. 3,
A.D. 33
69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

March 5, March 30,
444 B.C A.D. 33
Decree Lk. 19:28-40
Neh. 2:1-8

Messiah
A.D. 33
69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26

7 weeks 62 weeks
49 years 434 years

March 5, March 30, City and
444 B.C A.D. 33 Sanctuary
Artaxerxes’ Destroyed
Triumphal Entry
Decree Aug. 6,
Lk. 19:28-40
Neh. 2:1-8 A.D. 70

Messiah
A.D. 33
69 weeks

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26


Triumphal Entry
Decree Aug. 6,
Lk. 19:28-40
Neh. 2:1-8 A.D. 70

Messiah
A.D. 33
69 weeks 1 week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26 DAN. 9:27


Triumphal Entry
Decree Aug. 6,
Lk. 19:28-40
Neh. 2:1-8 A.D. 70

Messiah
Decree to Messiah “Cut off” The Coming
Restore Jerusalem the Prince Apr. 3, Prince
A.D. 33
69 weeks 1 week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26 DAN. 9:27


Triumphal Entry
Decree Aug. 6,
Lk. 19:28-40
Neh. 2:1-8 A.D. 70

Messiah
Decree to Messiah “Cut off” The Coming Messiah
Restore Jerusalem the Prince Apr. 3, Prince Returns
A.D. 33
69 weeks 1 week

DAN. 9:25 DAN. 9:25-26 DAN. 9:27


Triumphal Entry
Decree Aug. 6,
Lk. 19:28-40
Neh. 2:1-8 A.D. 70

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns

1 week

DAN. 9:27

1 week
7 years

1/2 week 1/2 week

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns

Prophetic Year = 360 days 1 week

DAN. 9:27

1 week
7 years

1/2 week 1/2 week

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns

½ week (Dan. 9:27) DAN. 9:27

1 week
7 years

1/2 week 1/2 week

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns

½ week (Dan. 9:27) DAN. 9:27

1 week
7 years

1/2 week 1/2 week

Dan. 9:27 “And he will make a ﬁrm covenant with the many for one week,
but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacriﬁce and grain
offering;

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns

½ week (Dan. 9:27) = Time, times, ½ time (Dan. 7:25; Rev. 12:14) DAN. 9:27

1 week
7 years

1/2 week 1/2 week

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns


Dan. 7:25 ‘He will speak out against the Most High
1 week
7 years
and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and
he will intend to make alterations in times and in
law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, 1/2 week 1/2 week
times, and half a time.

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns


Dan. 7:25 ‘He will speak out against the Most High
1 week
7 years
and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and
he will intend to make alterations in times and in
law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, 1/2 week 1/2 week
times, and half a time.
Rev. 12:14 But the two wings of the great eagle were given to the woman,
so that she could ﬂy into the wilderness to her place, where she was
nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the
serpent.

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns


= 1,260 days (Rev. 12:6) 1 week
7 years

1/2 week 1/2 week

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns


= 1,260 days (Rev. 12:6) 1 week
7 years

1/2 week 1/2 week

Rev. 12:6 Then the woman ﬂed into the wilderness where she had a place
prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished for one thousand
two hundred and sixty days.

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns


= 1,260 days (Rev. 12:6) 1 week
= 42 months (Rev. 13:5) 7 years

1/2 week 1/2 week

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns


= 1,260 days (Rev. 12:6) 1 week

1/2 week 1/2 week

Rev. 13:5 There was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and
blasphemies, and authority to act for forty-two months was given to him.

The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns


= 1,260 days (Rev. 12:6) 1 week

= 3½ years (42 x 12)
1/2 week 1/2 week


The
Coming Messiah
Prince Returns


= 1,260 days (Rev. 12:6) 1 week

= 3½ years (42 x 12)

1260 ÷ 42 = 30 day months = 360 day year 1/2 week 1/2 week


Kingdom Overview
70 Weeks (490 Years)

Kingdom Overview

Second
Temple
(Zerubbabel
516 B.C.)

Kingdom Overview

Decree to
Rebuild Jerusalem

Second
Temple
(Zerubbabel
516 B.C.)

444 B.C.

Kingdom Overview

Decree to
Rebuild Jerusalem

Second Rebuilt
Temple 2nd Temple
(Zerubbabel (Herod)
516 B.C.)

444 B.C.

Kingdom Overview

Decree to Messiah’s
Rebuild Jerusalem 1st Coming

Second Rebuilt
Temple 2nd Temple
(Zerubbabel (Herod)
516 B.C.)

444 B.C.

Kingdom Overview


69 Weeks
(483 Years)

Second Rebuilt
Temple 2nd Temple
(Zerubbabel (Herod)
516 B.C.)

444 B.C.

Kingdom Overview


69 Weeks
(483 Years)

Second Rebuilt
Temple 2nd Temple
(Zerubbabel (Herod)
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33

Kingdom Overview

Decree to Messiah’s Messiah’s
Rebuild Jerusalem 1st Coming Ascension

69 Weeks
(483 Years)

Second Rebuilt
Temple 2nd Temple
(Zerubbabel (Herod)
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33

Kingdom Overview

Decree to Messiah’s Messiah’s
Rebuild Jerusalem 1st Coming Ascension

69 Weeks
(483 Years) Church Age
Time Clock
Stopped
Second Rebuilt
Temple 2nd Temple
(Zerubbabel (Herod)
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33

Kingdom Overview

Decree to Messiah’s Messiah’s Saints Raptured &
Rebuild Jerusalem 1st Coming Ascension Antichrist Covenant

69 Weeks
Time Clock
Stopped
Second Rebuilt
Temple 2nd Temple
(Zerubbabel (Herod)
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33 A.D. ?

Kingdom Overview

Decree to Messiah’s Messiah’s Saints Raptured &
Rebuild Jerusalem 1st Coming Ascension Antichrist Covenant

69 Weeks
Time Clock
Stopped
Second Rebuilt Third
Temple 2nd Temple Temple
(Zerubbabel (Herod) (Antichrist’s)
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33 A.D. ?

Kingdom Overview

Decree to Messiah’s Messiah’s Saints Raptured & Messiah’s
Rebuild Jerusalem 1st Coming Ascension Antichrist Covenant 2nd Coming

69 Weeks
Time Clock
Stopped
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33 A.D. ?

Kingdom Overview


69 Weeks 1 Week (7 Years)
Time Clock
Stopped
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33 A.D. ?

Kingdom Overview


Time Clock
Stopped
Second Rebuilt Third Fourth
Temple 2nd Temple Temple Temple
(Zerubbabel (Herod) (Antichrist’s) (Messiah’s)
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33 A.D. ?

Kingdom Overview


KINGDOM OF ISRAEL

Time Clock
Stopped
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33 A.D. ?

Kingdom Overview


KINGDOM OF ISRAEL SPIRITUAL
KINGDOM
OF CHRIST
Time Clock
Stopped
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33 A.D. ?

Kingdom Overview


KINGDOM OF ISRAEL SPIRITUAL
KINGDOM KINGDOM OF ANTICHRIST
OF CHRIST
Time Clock
Stopped
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33 A.D. ?

Kingdom Overview


KINGDOM OF ISRAEL SPIRITUAL PHYSICAL
KINGDOM KINGDOM OF ANTICHRIST KINGDOM
OF CHRIST OF CHRIST
Time Clock
Stopped
516 B.C.)

444 B.C. A.D. 33 A.D. ?

Ch. 9 Applications
Daniel’s great responsibilities did not prevent
him from engaging in the disciplines of prayer
(6:10) and Scripture study (9:2)

Ch. 9 Applications

Study of prophecy is not escapism from the
present, but a motivation for the present

Ch. 9 Applications

Study of prophecy is not escapism from the
present, but a motivation for the present

Put your hope only in the promises and
character of God

Ch. 9 Applications

Spiritual growth is characterized by an increasing
awareness of the holiness of God and the
destructiveness of sin (9:4-5)

Ch. 9 Applications


Fear of the Lord involves awe, love, and hatred
of evil (Prov. 8:13)

Ch. 9 Applications


Fear of the Lord involves awe, love, and hatred
of evil (Prov. 8:13)

Sin inevitably brings divine judgment (9:11-14)

“When I look away,
I forget.

I forget.
When I forget, I sin.

I forget.
When I sin, I suffer.

I forget.
When I suffer, I seek Him again.

I forget.
When I seek Him again, I confess.

I forget.
When I confess,
He lovingly forgives.

I forget.
When I confess,
He lovingly forgives.
And our friendship is restored.”
Author Unknown

Chapter 10
The Visit & Final Vision

The History of Israel in the 70 Weeks

The Gentiles

1 2 3 4 5 6
Dates
Unknown

4 Beasts 70 Weeks The Visit
Daniel’s Visions

7 9 10
Ram & Goat

8
The Prophet Ezekiel
The Prophet Daniel

605 B.C. 585 B.C. 565 B.C. 545 B.C. 525 B.C.

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292 Years of Peace since 3300 B.C.

The Destruction of the Temple at Jerusalem, Nicolas Poussin, 1637,
Kunsthistorisches Museum,Vienna

Daniel’s Last Vision, Age 85
1 “In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia
a message was revealed to Daniel,
who was named Belteshazzar;

Grifﬁn, Persepolis, Iran, ca. 500 B.C.

Daniel’s Last Vision, Age 85
1 “In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia
a message was revealed to Daniel,
who was named Belteshazzar;

Grifﬁn, Persepolis, Iran, ca. 500 B.C.

and the message was true and one of great conﬂict,
but he understood the message
and had an understanding of the vision.”

Daniel Remains in Persia
Despite the Decree of Cyrus

2“In those days I, Daniel, had been
mourning for three entire weeks.
3 I did not eat any tasty food,

nor did meat or wine enter my mouth,
nor did I use any ointment at all,
until the entire three weeks were
completed.”

Grifﬁn-lion, Palace of Susa, Iran, ca. 500 B.C.

Daniel Remains in Persia
Despite the Decree of Cyrus
4“And on the twenty-fourth day of the ﬁrst month, while I was by the
bank of the great river, that is, the Tigris,”

Tigris River

Daniel’s Vision
10:5-9

5 I lifted my eyes and
looked, and behold, there
was a certain man dressed
in linen, whose waist was
girded with a belt of pure
gold of Uphaz.

Daniel’s Vision
10:5-9

6 His body also was like
5 I lifted my eyes and
looked, and behold, there beryl, his face had the
was a certain man dressed appearance of lightning, his
in linen, whose waist was eyes were like ﬂaming
girded with a belt of pure torches, his arms and feet
gold of Uphaz. like the gleam of polished
bronze, and the sound of
his words like the sound of
a tumult.

Daniel’s Vision
7 Now I, Daniel, alone
saw the vision, while the
10:5-9
men who were with me
did not see the vision;
nevertheless, a great
dread fell on them, and
they ran away to hide
themselves.
8 So I was left alone and

saw this great vision; yet
no strength was left in
me, for my natural color
turned to a deathly pallor,
and I retained no
strength.

Daniel’s Vision
7 Now I, Daniel, alone
saw the vision, while the
10:5-9
men who were with me
did not see the vision;
nevertheless, a great
dread fell on them, and
they ran away to hide
themselves.
8 So I was left alone and

saw this great vision; yet
no strength was left in
me, for my natural color 9 But I heard the sound of his
turned to a deathly pallor,
words; and as soon as I heard
and I retained no
the sound of his words, I fell
strength.
into a deep sleep on my face,
with my face to the ground.

Human Frailty in God’s Presence


Dan. 8:18 “Now while he was talking with me,
but he touched me and made me stand upright.”


Dan. 8:18 “Now while he was talking with me,
but he touched me and made me stand upright.”

Rev. 1:17 “And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as a dead man...”

Angelic Ministry to Daniel
10Then behold, a hand touched
me and set me trembling on my
hands and knees.

PIETRO DA CORTONA
The Guardian Angel, 1656
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

Angelic Ministry to Daniel
10Then behold, a hand touched
me and set me trembling on my
hands and knees.

11 And he said to me, ‘O Daniel, man
of high esteem, understand the words
I am about to tell you and stand
upright, for I have now been sent to
you.”

And when he had spoken this word to
me, I stood up trembling.”
PIETRO DA CORTONA
The Guardian Angel, 1656
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome

An Angelic Explanation

12Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the ﬁrst day that
you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before
your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your
words.

An Angelic Explanation

12Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the ﬁrst day that
you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before
your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your
words.
13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-
one days; then behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me,
for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

14Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to
your people in the latter days, for the vision pertains to the days yet future.”

Holy Angelic Organization
Eph. 6:12, Col.1:16

Eph. 6:12, Col.1:16

Archangels
Dan. 10:13; Jude 9
Rev. 12:7-8

Eph. 6:12, Col.1:16

Archangels
Dan. 10:13; Jude 9
Rev. 12:7-8 Cherubim
Ezek. 10:1-20; 28:14

Eph. 6:12, Col.1:16

Archangels
Dan. 10:13; Jude 9
Ezek. 10:1-20; 28:14

Angels
Rev. 12:7

Eph. 6:12, Col.1:16

Archangels
Dan. 10:13; Jude 9
Ezek. 10:1-20; 28:14

Angels
Rev. 12:7
Seraphim
Is. 6:1-7

10:15-19 More Angelic
Ministry to Daniel
15When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face
toward the ground and became speechless.

16 And behold, one who resembled a human being was touching my lips;
then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before
me, “O my lord, as a result of the vision anguish has come upon me, and I
have retained no strength.

Ministry to Daniel
15When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face
toward the ground and became speechless.

16 And behold, one who resembled a human being was touching my lips;
then I opened my mouth and spoke and said to him who was standing before
me, “O my lord, as a result of the vision anguish has come upon me, and I
have retained no strength.

17 For how can such a servant of my lord talk with such as my lord? As for
me, there remains just now no strength in me, nor has any breath been left
in me.”

Ministry to Daniel

18
Then this one with human appearance touched me again and strengthened
me.

19 He said, “O man of high esteem, do not be afraid. Peace be with you; take
courage and be courageous!” Now as soon as he spoke to me, I received
strength and said, “May my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

Additional Explanation
20Then he said, “Do you understand why I came to you?
But I shall now return to ﬁght against the prince of Persia;
so I am going forth, and behold,
the prince of Greece is about to come.

A “Prince of Persia”

The “Prince of Greece”

Additional Explanation
20Then he said, “Do you understand why I came to you?
But I shall now return to ﬁght against the prince of Persia;
so I am going forth, and behold,
the prince of Greece is about to come.

A “Prince of Persia”

21 However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the writing
of truth. Yet there is no one who stands ﬁrmly with me
against these forces except Michael your prince.”

The “Prince of Greece”

Daniel’s Postures, Chapter 10


v.9 Prostrate with face to the ground



v.10 Trembling on hands and knees




v.11 Stood up trembling




v.11 Stood up trembling

v.15 Turned face to the ground, speechless

Ch. 10 Applications

Daniel remained faithful to the end

Ch. 10 Applications


Daniel carried a burden for his people

Ch. 10 Applications



Be aware of spiritual warfare and the weapons
of spiritual warfare

Ch. 10 Applications



Be aware of spiritual warfare and the weapons
of spiritual warfare

Broaden your perspective of human history to
include the unseen forces behind the nations

Chapter 11
The Final Vision


The Gentiles

1 2 3 4 5 6
Dates
Unknown

Daniel’s Visions

7 9 10
Ram & Goat The Future
11-
8 12

The Prophet Ezekiel
The Prophet Daniel

605 B.C. 585 B.C. 565 B.C. 545 B.C. 525 B.C.

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Daniel: Accurate Predictive Prophecy

135+ prophecies literally
fulﬁlled in 11:1-35

The speciﬁcity/accuracy of these
prophecies caused Porphyry to
claim Daniel was historical
ﬁction written in 165 B.C.

Porphyry
ca. A.D. 233–ca. 309

The specificity/accuracy of these
prophecies caused Porphyry to
claim Daniel was historical
fiction written in 165 B.C.
Fulfillment of each of these 135+
prophecies confirms the veracity
of the eschatological prophecy
Porphyry
ca. A.D. 233–ca. 309

Repetition and Enlargement: Major Empires

Daniel 2 Vision
2

Daniel 2 Vision
2
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Medo-
Persia
539-331 B.C.

Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome
A.D. Future

Daniel 2 Vision Daniel 7 Vision
2 7
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Medo-
Persia
539-331 B.C.

Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome
A.D. Future

2 7 11
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Medo-
Persia
539-331 B.C.

Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome
A.D. Future

2 7 11
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Medo- 559 B.C. Darius the Mede

Persia
539-331 B.C.

Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome
A.D. Future

2 7 11
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Persian Rulers
Persia
539-331 B.C.

Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome
A.D. Future

2 7 11
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Persian Rulers
Persia
539-331 B.C.
330 B.C. Alexander the Great

Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome
A.D. Future

2 7 11
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Persian Rulers
Persia
539-331 B.C.
323 B.C. Ptolemaic Rulers
Greece
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome
A.D. Future

2 7 11
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Persian Rulers
Persia
539-331 B.C.
Greece 198 B.C. Seluecid Rulers
331-146 B.C.

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome
A.D. Future

2 7 11
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Persian Rulers
Persia
539-331 B.C.
331-146 B.C.
176 B.C. Antiochus Epiphanes IV

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome
A.D. Future

2 7 11
Babylon
605-539 B.C.

Persian Rulers
Persia
539-331 B.C.
331-146 B.C.
176 B.C. Antiochus Epiphanes IV

Rome
146 B.C.- A.D. 476

Revived
Rome Future Antichrist
A.D. Future

Daniel 11 Outline

vv. 1-35

6 9
* Israel’s history in the 69 weeks

Daniel 11 Outline

vv. 1-35

6 9
* Climax with Antiochus Epiphanes IV

Daniel 11 Outline

vv. 1-35

6 9
* Climax with Antiochus Epiphanes IV

vv. 36-45

7 0
* Israel’s sufferings under Antichrist in
the 70th week

Angelic Encouragement to
the Ruler of Persia
1“In the ﬁrst year of Darius the Mede, I arose to be an encouragement and a
protection for him.

The Annunciation, Fra Angelica, c.1430

Prophecies About Persia

2“And now I will tell you the truth. Behold, three more kings are going to
arise in Persia. Then a fourth will gain far more riches than all of them;
as soon as he becomes strong through his riches, he will arouse the whole
empire against the realm of Greece.

Cambyses
Smerdis
Darius I

Cambyses
Smerdis
Darius I
Xerxes

Persian King Reign
Cyrus II (The Great) 559-530 B.C.

Persian King Reign

Cambyses II 530-522 B.C.

Persian King Reign

Smerdis 522 B.C.

Persian King Reign

Smerdis 522 B.C.
Darius I 521-486 B.C.

Persian King Reign

Smerdis 522 B.C.
Ahasuerus (Xerxes) 486-464 B.C.

Persian King Reign

Smerdis 522 B.C.
Artaxerxes 464-423 B.C.

Persian King Reign

Smerdis 522 B.C.
Artaxerxes 464-423 B.C.

Darius II 423-404 B.C.

Prophecies About Greece
3 ”Anda mighty king will arise, and he will rule with great authority
and do as he pleases.

Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.)
Mosaic, Pompeii, Italy ca. AD 1

4 “But as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom will be broken up and parceled
out toward the four points of the compass, though not to his own descendants,
nor according to his authority which he wielded, for his sovereignty will be
uprooted and given to others besides them.


Seleucus I
(Selecuid
Empire)


Seleucus I
(Selecuid
Empire)

Ptolemy (Ptolemaic Dynasty)


Seleucus I
Cassander (Selecuid
Empire)


Lysimachus

Seleucus I
Cassander (Selecuid
Empire)


11:5-35 Antiochus Epiphanes IV

vv. 5-20 * Background

11:5-35 Antiochus Epiphanes IV

vv. 5-20 * Background

vv. 21-35 * Description

Silver Tetradrachms of Antiochus
Epiphanes IV (175-164 B.C.) Inscription
reads “King Antiochus, God Manifest”

11:5-35 Prophecies About
Egypt and Syria

Seleucid Dynasty

Ptolemaic Dynasty

Egypt and Syria

Seleucid Dynasty

Ptolemaic Dynasty

Dominated Israel
323-198 B.C.

Egypt and Syria

Dominated Israel
Seleucid Dynasty 198-161 B.C.

Ptolemaic Dynasty

Dominated Israel
323-198 B.C.

Egypt and Syria

Dominated Israel
Seleucid Dynasty 198-161 B.C.

Israel

Ptolemaic Dynasty

Dominated Israel
323-198 B.C.

Greek Dynasties Ruling Israel
Seleucids

Ptolemies

Ptolemies (Egypt) Seleucids
“Kings of the South”
Ptolemies

Ptolemies (Egypt) Seleucids
“Kings of the South”
Ptolemies
Ptolemy I Lagi Soter
(323-285 B.C.) v. 5

Ptolemy II Philadelphus
(285-246 B.C.) v. 6

Ptolemy III Euergetes I Berenice [m.]
(246-221 B.C.) vv. 8-9 v. 6

Ptolemy IV Philopater
(221-203 B.C.) vv. 10, 11, 13

Ptolemy V Epiphanes
(203-181 B.C.) vv. 15-17

Ptolemy VI Philometer
(181-146 B.C.) vv. 25-27

Ptolemies (Egypt) Seleucids (Syria) Seleucids
“Kings of the South” “Kings of the North”
Ptolemies
Ptolemy I Lagi Soter
(323-285 B.C.) v. 5

Ptolemy II Philadelphus
(285-246 B.C.) v. 6

Ptolemy III Euergetes I Berenice [m.]
(246-221 B.C.) vv. 8-9 v. 6

Ptolemy IV Philopater
(221-203 B.C.) vv. 10, 11, 13

Ptolemy V Epiphanes
(203-181 B.C.) vv. 15-17

(181-146 B.C.) vv. 25-27

Ptolemies
Ptolemy I Lagi Soter Seleucus I Nicator
(323-285 B.C.) v. 5 (311-280 B.C.) v. 5

Ptolemy II Philadelphus Antiochus I Soter
(285-246 B.C.) v. 6 (280-261 B.C.) N/A

Ptolemy III Euergetes I Berenice [m.] Antiochus II Theos [m.] Laodice
(246-221 B.C.) vv. 8-9 v. 6 (261-246 B.C.) v. 6 N/A

Ptolemy IV Philopater Seleucus II Callinicus
(221-203 B.C.) vv. 10, 11, 13 (246-226 B.C.)
vv. 7-9

Antiochus III (the great) Seleucus III Ceraunus
(223-187 B.C.) v. 10-11, 13, 15-19) (226-223 B.C.) v. 10

Ptolemy V Epiphanes [m.] Cleopatra I Antiochus IV Epiphanes Seleucus IV Philopater
(203-181 B.C.) vv. 15-17 (175-164 B.C.) vv. 21-32 (185-175 B.C.) v. 20

Ptolemy VI Philometer Antiochus V Eupator Demetrius I
(181-146 B.C.) vv. 25-27 (163-162 B.C.) N/A (162-150 B.C.) N/A

11:5 Ptolemy I & Seleucus I
Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

5“Then the king of the South will grow strong, along with one of his
princes who will gain ascendancy over him and obtain dominion;
his domain will be a great dominion indeed.

11:6a Ptolemy II & Antiochus II
Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

Antiochus I Soter
(280-261 B.C.)

6a “After some years they will form an alliance, and the daughter
of the king of the South will come to the king of the North to
carry out a peaceful arrangement.

Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

Antiochus II Theos
(261-246 B.C.)


Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

Berenice [m.] Antiochus II Theos
(261-246 B.C.)


Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

Berenice [m.] Antiochus II Theos [m.] Laodice
(261-246 B.C.)


11:6b Berenice and Antiochus II
Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

Antiochus II Theos [m.] Laodice
(261-246 B.C.)

6b “Butshe will not retain her position of power, nor will he remain
with his power, but she will be given up, along with those who
brought her in and the one who sired her as well as he who
supported her in those times.

11:6b Berenice and Antiochus II
Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(261-246 B.C.)

6b “Butshe will not retain her position of power, nor will he remain
with his power, but she will be given up, along with those who
brought her in and the one who sired her as well as he who
supported her in those times.

11:7 Ptolemy III and Seleucus II
Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(261-246 B.C.)

7 “But one of the descendants of her line will arise in his place,
and he will come against their army and enter the fortress of the king of
the North, and he will deal with them and display great strength.

Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)


Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

Seleucus II Callinicus
(246-226 B.C.)


11:8-9 Ptolemy III and Seleucus II
Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(246-226 B.C.)

8 “Also their gods with their metal images and their precious vessels of
silver and gold he will take into captivity to Egypt,
and he on his part will refrain from attacking the king of the North for
some years.
9 “Then the latter will enter the realm of the king of the South,

but will return to his own land.

11:10 Antiochus III vs. Ptolemy IV
6 Ptolemies (Egypt) Seleucids (Syria) Seleucids
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(246-226 B.C.)

10“His sons will mobilize and assemble a multitude of great forces;
and one of them will keep on coming and overﬂow and pass through,
that he may again wage war up to his very fortress.

6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)


6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)


6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

11 “The king of the South will be enraged and go forth and ﬁght with the king
of the North. Then the latter will raise a great multitude, but that multitude
will be given into the hand of the former.

6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

12“When the multitude is carried away, his heart will be lifted up,
and he will cause tens of thousands to fall; yet he will not prevail.

11:13 Antiochus III vs. the Boy King
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

Ptolemy V Epiphanes
(203-181 B.C.)

13 For
the king of the North will again raise a greater multitude than the
former, and after an interval of some years he will press on with a great army
and much equipment.”

11:14 Antiochus III vs. the Boy King
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

Ptolemy V Epiphanes
(203-181 B.C.)

14 “Now in those times many will rise up against the king of the South;
the violent ones among your people will also lift themselves up in order
to fulﬁll the vision, but they will fall down.

11:15 Antiochus III Attacks
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

Ptolemy V Epiphanes
(203-181 B.C.)

15“Then the king of the North will come, cast up a siege ramp and capture a
well-fortiﬁed city; and the forces of the South will not stand their ground, not
even their choicest troops, for there will be no strength to make a stand.

11:16-17a Antiochus III vs. Ptolemy V
16“But he who comes against him will do as he pleases, and no one will be
able to withstand him; he will also stay for a time in the Beautiful Land, with
destruction in his hand.


Jews

Antiochus III the Great of Syria,
221-205 B.C.


Jews

221-205 B.C.
Defeated

Ptolemy V Epihanes of Egypt,
205-180 B.C.


Jews

221-205 B.C.
Defeated

205-180 B.C.

Philip V of Macedonia,
220-179 B.C.


Jews

221-205 B.C.
Defeated

205-180 B.C.

Philip V of Macedonia,
220-179 B.C.
17a“He will set his face to come with the power of his whole kingdom,
bringing with him a proposal of peace which he will put into effect;

11:17b Cleopatra I of Syria
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

Ptolemy V Epiphanes
(203-181 B.C.)

17b “...he
will also give him the daughter of women to ruin it.
But she will not take a stand for him or be on his side.

11:17b Cleopatra I of Syria
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

Ptolemy V Epiphanes [m.] Cleopatra I
(203-181 B.C.)

17b “...he
will also give him the daughter of women to ruin it.
But she will not take a stand for him or be on his side.

Not The Famous Cleopatra VII

Cleopatra VII (69-30 B.C.),
British Museum

1963 Film Cleopatra with Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra,
Richard Burton as Marc Antony, and
Rex Harrison as Julius Caesar

11:18 Antiochus III Repelled
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.)

18“Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many. But a
commander will put a stop to his scorn against him; moreover, he will repay
him for his scorn.

11:18 Antiochus III Repelled
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

Scipio Asiaticus Antiochus III (the great) Seleucus III Ceraunus
(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)
Rome

(203-181 B.C.)

18“Then he will turn his face to the coastlands and capture many. But a
commander will put a stop to his scorn against him; moreover, he will repay
him for his scorn.

11:19 Antiochus III Dies
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.)

19 “So he will turn his face toward the fortresses of his own land, but he will
stumble and fall and be found no more.

11:20 Seleucus IV Philopater
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.)

20 “Then in his place one will arise who will send an oppressor through the
Jewel of his kingdom; yet within a few days he will be shattered, though not
in anger nor in battle.

11:20 Seleucus IV Philopater
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

Ptolemy V Epiphanes [m.] Cleopatra I Seleucus IV Philopater
(203-181 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

20 “Then in his place one will arise who will send an oppressor through the
Jewel of his kingdom; yet within a few days he will be shattered, though not
in anger nor in battle.

11:21 Antiochus IV Epiphanes
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

Ptolemy V Epiphanes [m.] Cleopatra I Seleucus IV Philopater
(203-181 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

21 “In his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship
has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the
kingdom by intrigue.

11:21 Antiochus IV Epiphanes
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)


vv. 21-35 Antiochus IV Epiphanes
(175-164 B.C.)

Daniel 8

(175-164 B.C.)

Daniel 8 Daniel 11a

(175-164 B.C.)

Daniel 8 Daniel 11a Daniel 11b

1 Maccabees on Antiochus IV
1 Maccabees 1:20-26 After subduing Egypt, Antiochus returned in the one
hundred and forty-third year. He went up against Israel and came to Jerusalem
with a strong force.

He arrogantly entered the sanctuary and took the golden altar, the lampstand
for the light, and all its utensils.
He took also the table for the bread of the Presence, the cups for drink
offerings, the bowls, the golden censers, the curtain, the crowns, and the gold
decoration on the front of the temple; he stripped it all off.

He arrogantly entered the sanctuary and took the golden altar, the lampstand
for the light, and all its utensils.
He took also the table for the bread of the Presence, the cups for drink
offerings, the bowls, the golden censers, the curtain, the crowns, and the gold
decoration on the front of the temple; he stripped it all off.
He took the silver and the gold, and the costly vessels; he took also the hidden
treasures which he found.
Taking them all, he departed to his own land. He committed deeds of murder,
and spoke with great arrogance.
Israel mourned deeply in every community, rulers and elders groaned, maidens
and young men became faint, the beauty of women faded.

11:22-23 Antiochus IV and the Prince
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

22 The overﬂowing forces will be ﬂooded away before him and shattered,
and also the prince of the covenant.
23 After an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he

will go up and gain power with a small force of people.

6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

High Priest Antiochus III (the great)
(223-187 B.C.)
Seleucus III Ceraunus
(226-223 B.C.)
Onias III

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)



6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

High Priest Antiochus III (the great)
(223-187 B.C.)
Seleucus III Ceraunus
(226-223 B.C.)
Onias III

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

(181-146 B.C.)



11:24 Antiochus IV’s Success
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

24In a time of tranquility he will enter the richest parts of the realm, and
(181-146 B.C.)
he will accomplish what his fathers never did, nor his ancestors; he will
distribute plunder, booty and possessions among them, and he will
devise his schemes against strongholds, but only for a time.

11:25a Antiochus IV Battles Ptolemy VI
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

(181-146 B.C.)

25a“He will stir up his strength and courage against
the king of the South with a large army;

11:25b Antiochus IV Battles Ptolemy VI
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

Ptolemy VI Philometer 25b“...so the king of the South will mobilize an
(181-146 B.C.)

extremely large and mighty army for war; but he will
not stand, for schemes will be devised against him.

11:26 Ptolemy VI and His Courtiers
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

(181-146 B.C.)
26 “Those who eat his choice food will destroy him, and
his army will overﬂow, but many will fall down slain.

11:27 Antiochus IV and Ptolemy VI
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

(181-146 B.C.)
27 “As for both kings, their hearts will be intent on evil, and they
will speak lies to each other at the same table; but it will not
succeed, for the end is still to come at the appointed time.

11:28 Antiochus IV Returns to His Land
6 Ptolemies
(323-285 B.C.) (311-280 B.C.)

(285-246 B.C.) (280-261 B.C.)

(246-221 B.C.) (261-246 B.C.)

(221-203 B.C.) (246-226 B.C.)

(223-187 B.C.) (226-223 B.C.)

(203-181 B.C.) (175-164 B.C.) (185-175 B.C.)

Ptolemy VI Philometer 28
(181-146 B.C.) “Then he will return to his land with much plunder;
but his heart will be set against the holy covenant, and
he will take action and then return to his own land.

11:29-30a Antiochus Epiphanes:
Second Invasion and Defeat in Egypt
29 “At the appointed time he will return and
come into the South, but this last time it will not
turn out the way it did before.

2nd Invasion, 168 B.C.

11:29-30a Antiochus Epiphanes:
Second Invasion and Defeat in Egypt
29 “At the appointed time he will return and
come into the South, but this last time it will not
turn out the way it did before.

30a“For ships of Kittim will come against him;
therefore he will be disheartened and will
return...

2nd Invasion, 168 B.C.

11:30b-32 Antiochus Epiphanes:
Persecution of the Jews, 168-165 B.C.
30b
“... and become enraged at the holy covenant and take action; so he will
come back and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant.

Brazen
Altar

Illustration of the Temple with the Brazen Altar Statue of Zeus, Engraving by Maarten
and Laver van Heemskerrck 16th C

30b

31“Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away
with the regular sacriﬁce. And they will set up the abomination of desolation.

Brazen
Altar


30b

31“Forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away
with the regular sacriﬁce. And they will set up the abomination of desolation.
32“By smooth words he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward
the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take
action.

Brazen
Altar


11:33-35 Antiochus Epiphanes:
33 “Those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the
many; yet they will fall by sword and by ﬂame, by captivity and by plunder
for many days.

for many days.

34“Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join
with them in hypocrisy.

for many days.

34“Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join
with them in hypocrisy.

35“Some of those who have insight will fall, in order to reﬁne, purge and make
them pure until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.

Antiochus Epiphanes:
B.
4
C.
Hostility Against the Jews
17

175 B.C. 170 B.C. 160 B.C.

B.
4
C.
17

Attempted to
Secularize Israel
175 B.C. 170 B.C. 160 B.C.

4
B. Hostility Against the Jews
C.
17

Attempted to
Secularize Israel
175 B.C. 170 B.C. 160 B.C.

Changed their government:
- Eliminated the temple-state form
- Established a citizen-city-state form

4
B. Hostility Against the Jews
C.
17

Attempted to
Secularize Israel
175 B.C. 170 B.C. 160 B.C.


Encouraged:
- Greek dress
- Greek form of exercise (in the nude)
- Greek culture

C.

C.

.
C
B.

B.

B.
4

8

5
17

16

16
Attempted to Prohibited Jewish
Secularize Israel Worship
175 B.C. 170 B.C. 160 B.C.


Encouraged:
- Greek dress
- Greek culture

C.

C.

C.
B.

B.

B.
4

8

5
17

16

16
175 B.C. 170 B.C. 160 B.C.

Changed their government: Destroyed:
- Eliminated the temple-state form - Walls of Jerusalem were damaged
- Established a citizen-city-state form - Sacred scriptures were burned

Encouraged:
- Greek dress
- Greek culture

C.

C.

C.
B.

B.

B.
4

8

5
17

16

16
175 B.C. 170 B.C. 160 B.C.

Prohibited:
Encouraged: - Sabbath worship
- Greek dress - Daily sacriﬁces
- Greek form of exercise (in the nude) - Kosher observance
- Greek culture - Circumcision

C.

C.

.
C
B.

B.

B.
4

8

5
17

16

16
175 B.C. 170 B.C. 160 B.C.

Prohibited:
Encouraged: - Sabbath worship
- Greek dress - Daily sacriﬁces
- Greek form of exercise (in the nude) - Kosher observance
- Greek culture - Circumcision
Desecrated the temple:
- Sacriﬁced a pig on the altar
- Placed an idol of Zeus in the temple

11:33-35 Maccabean Revolt
33“Those who have insight among the
people will give understanding to the many;
yet they will fall by sword and by ﬂame, by
captivity and by plunder for many days.

Judas Maccabeus, (unknown artist)

34 “Now when they fall they will be granted
a little help, and many will join with them in
hypocrisy.


34 “Now when they fall they will be granted
a little help, and many will join with them in
hypocrisy.
35 “Some of those who have insight will fall,
in order to reﬁne, purge and
make them pure
until the end time; because it is still to
come at the appointed time.

11:36-45 Prophecies
Concerning Antichrist

Medieval Depiction of Antichrist,
(unknown artist)

11:36-45 Prophecies

Chapter climax

(unknown artist)

11:36-45 Prophecies

Chapter climax

Suffering under
Antichus Epiphanes IV
foreshadowed deeper
afﬂictions under
Antichrist

(unknown artist)

Flow of Daniel 11
Evil People
vv. 5-20

Flow of Daniel 11
Evil People
vv. 5-20

Vile Person
vv. 32-35

Flow of Daniel 11
Evil People
vv. 5-20

Vile Person
vv. 32-35

Antichrist
vv. 36-45

Daniel’s Seventieth Week
Daniel 9:27

Daniel 9:27

Tribulation

Daniel 9:27

Tribulation

Beginning of
70th week

Daniel 9:27

Tribulation

Beginning of Great
70th week Tribulation

Daniel 9:27

Tribulation

Beginning of Great End of
70th week Tribulation 70th week

Daniel 9:27

Tribulation

1 & 2 Thessalonians

Daniel 9:27

Tribulation

1 & 2 Thessalonians

Antichrist Makes
A Peace Treaty for
Israel

Daniel 9:27

Tribulation

1 & 2 Thessalonians

Peace & Safety
1 Thess. 5:3
Antichrist Makes
A Peace Treaty for
Israel

Daniel 9:27

Tribulation

1 & 2 Thessalonians

Peace & Safety
1 Thess. 5:3
Antichrist Makes Antichrist Becomes
A Peace Treaty for Obvious to Everyone
Israel 2 Thess. 2:3-4

Daniel 9:27

Tribulation

1 & 2 Thessalonians

Peace & Safety
1 Thess. 5:3
Antichrist Makes Antichrist Becomes 2nd Coming
A Peace Treaty for Obvious to Everyone of Jesus
Israel 2 Thess. 2:3-4 1 Thess 5:2
2 Thess. 2:2-3, 8

Time Leap:
164 B.C. to the End Time

Evidences that this Refers to the
Antichrist

Antichrist
Scope includes latter days (10:14)

Antichrist

No historical correspondence after v. 35

Antichrist


This king is distinguished from the king of
the north (v. 40)

Antichrist


This king is distinguished from the king of
the north (v. 40)

Verses correspond well with other Antichrist
verses (7:24-27; 8:23-25; 9:26-27; 2 Th.
2:4ff; Rev. 13,17)

Antichrist

Detail of the damned in The Last
Judgement, Michelangelo, 1545

Antichrist
Great tribulation will
occur in connection
with this person’s rule
(12:1)


Antichrist
Great tribulation will
occur in connection
with this person’s rule
(12:1)

Compare indignation
in v. 36 with Isaiah
26:20 used for the
tribulation


11:36 Antichrist’s Arrogance
36“Then the king will do as he pleases, and he will exalt and magnify himself
above every god and will speak monstrous things against the God of gods;
and he will prosper until the indignation is ﬁnished, for that which is decreed
will be done.

will be done.

Is. 14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself
like the Most High.

will be done.

like the Most High.

2Th. 2:4 ...who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or
object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God,
displaying himself as being God.

will be done.

like the Most High.

2Th. 2:4 ...who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or
object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God,
displaying himself as being God.

Rev. 13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to
blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in
heaven.

11:37 Antichrist’s Rejection of Deities

37 “He will show no regard for the gods of his
fathers or for the desire of women,

Goddess Venus de Milo,
The Louvre

11:37 Antichrist’s Rejection of Deities

37 “He will show no regard for the gods of his
fathers or for the desire of women,
nor will he show regard for any other god;
for he will magnify himself above them all.

Goddess Venus de Milo,
The Louvre

11:38-39 Antichrist Trusts in
the God of Power

38 “Butinstead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did
not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures.

11:38-39 Antichrist Trusts in
the God of Power

38 “But instead he will honor a god of fortresses, a god whom his fathers did
not know; he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures.
39 “He will take action against the strongest of fortresses with the help of a

foreign god; he will give great honor to those who acknowledge him and will
cause them to rule over the many, and will parcel out land for a price.

11:40-41 Antichrist Enters Israel
40“At the end time the king of the South will collide with him,
and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots,
with horsemen and with many ships;
and he will enter countries, overﬂow them and pass through.

11:40-41 Antichrist Enters Israel
40“At the end time the king of the South will collide with him,
and the king of the North will storm against him with chariots,
with horsemen and with many ships;
and he will enter countries, overﬂow them and pass through.

41“He will also enter the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall;
but these will be rescued out of his hand:
Edom, Moab and the foremost of the sons of Ammon.

11:42-43 Antichrist
Plunders the Nations
42 “Then he will stretch out his hand
against other countries, and the land
of Egypt will not escape.

11:42-43 Antichrist
Plunders the Nations
42 “Then he will stretch out his hand
against other countries, and the land
of Egypt will not escape.
43“But he will gain control over the
hidden treasures of gold and silver
and over all the precious things of
Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians
will follow at his heels.

11:44 Antichrist Faces
Renewed Conﬂict
44 “But rumors from the East and from the North will disturb him, and he will
go forth with great wrath to destroy and annihilate many.

11:44 Antichrist Faces
Renewed Conﬂict
44 “But rumors from the East and from the North will disturb him, and he will
go forth with great wrath to destroy and annihilate many.

Rev. 16:12 The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river, the
Euphrates; and its water was dried up, so that the way would be prepared for
the kings from the east.

Rev. 9:13-16 Then the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four
horns of the golden altar which is before God, one saying to the sixth angel who
had the trumpet, “Release the four angels who are bound at the great river
Euphrates.”

Euphrates.”

And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month
and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.

Euphrates.”

And the four angels, who had been prepared for the hour and day and month
and year, were released, so that they would kill a third of mankind.

The number of the armies of the horsemen was two hundred million; I heard
the number of them.

Rev. 9:17-19 And this is how I saw in
the vision the horses and those who sat
on them: the riders had breastplates the
color of ﬁre and of hyacinth and of
brimstone; and the heads of the horses
are like the heads of lions; and out of
their mouths proceed ﬁre and smoke
and brimstone.

Rev. 9:17-19 And this is how I saw in
the vision the horses and those who sat
on them: the riders had breastplates the
color of fire and of hyacinth and of
brimstone; and the heads of the horses
are like the heads of lions; and out of
their mouths proceed fire and smoke
and brimstone.

A third of mankind was killed by these
three plagues, by the fire and the smoke
and the brimstone which proceeded out
of their mouths.

For the power of the horses is in their
mouths and in their tails; for their tails
are like serpents and have heads, and
with them they do harm.

Rev. 9:20-21 The rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues,
did not repent of the works of their hands, so as not to worship demons,
and the idols of gold and of silver and of brass and of stone and of wood,
which can neither see nor hear nor walk; and they did not repent of their
murders nor of their sorceries nor of their immorality nor of their thefts.

11:45 The End of the
Antichrist

45“He will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the
beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help
him.

Rev. 19:19-20 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies
assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His
army.

Rev. 19:19-20 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies
assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His
army.
And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the
signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark
of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown
alive into the lake of ﬁre which burns with brimstone.

Zech. 14:1-4 Behold, a day is coming for the LORD when the spoil taken from
you will be divided among you.
For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be
captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled,
but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city.

Zech. 14:1-4 Behold, a day is coming for the LORD when the spoil taken from
you will be divided among you.
For I will gather all the nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be
captured, the houses plundered, the women ravished and half of the city exiled,
but the rest of the people will not be cut off from the city.

Then the LORD will go forth and ﬁght against those nations, as when He
ﬁghts on a day of battle.
In that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which is in front of
Jerusalem on the east; and the Mount of Olives will be split in its middle
from east to west by a very large valley, so that half of the mountain will
move toward the north and the other half toward the south.

BECCAFUMI, Domenico
Fall of the Rebel Angels
c. 1528
San Niccolo al Carmine, Siena, Italy

FLORIS, Frans
The Fall of the Rebellious
Angels
1554
Koninklijk Museum voor
Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

GIOTTO di
Bondone,
Last Judgment
1306
Fresco, Cappella
Scrovegni, Padua,
Italy

Ch. 11 Applications
The accuracy of 135 speciﬁc prophecies
underscores God’s sovereignty

Ch. 11 Applications

Despite man’s action/intention to the contrary, he
will play out God’s prophetic plan

Ch. 11 Applications


We do not look for Antichrist, but for Jesus Christ

Ch. 11 Applications


We do not look for Antichrist, but for Jesus Christ

Purpose of tribulation: reﬁne/purge (Romans 5)

Chapter 12
The Final Vision


Parallels
Part 1 (Ch. 1-5) Part 2 (Ch. 6-12)

Chapter 5 Chapter 10-12
Belshazzar makes a god of his
The king exalts himself above every
pleasures, but still recognizes the god
god, and regards no god
of stone, etc.
Belshazzar sacrilegiously drinks from Antiochus sets up the abomination of
the temple vessels desolation in the sanctuary (11:31)

The writing on the wall The writing of Truth

The series of apparent “ends” leading
The end of Belshazzar and the end of
up to “the time of the end” and
the Babylonian empire
eventually to The End itself

Parallels
Part 1 (Ch. 1-5) Part 2 (Ch. 6-12)

Chapter 5 Chapter 10-12
Belshazzar makes a god of his
The king exalts himself above every
pleasures, but still recognizes the god
god, and regards no god
of stone, etc.
Belshazzar sacrilegiously drinks from Antiochus sets up the abomination of
the temple vessels desolation in the sanctuary (11:31)

The writing on the wall The writing of Truth

The series of apparent “ends” leading
The end of Belshazzar and the end of
up to “the time of the end” and
the Babylonian empire
eventually to The End itself
Common Theme: The Last and Most Evil King of the Human
Kingdoms

Comparison of Millennial Teachings
First coming of Jesus Christ

Eternity


tribulation

Eternity

second last
coming judgment

tribulation millennium

Eternity

second last
coming judgment


1. Post-tribulational Premillennialism

Eternity

second last
coming judgment


second coming
for Church (rapture)

Eternity

second last
coming judgment


second coming
for Church (rapture)

Eternity
tribulation

second last
coming judgment


second coming second coming last
for Church (rapture) with Church judgment

Eternity

second last
coming judgment



Eternity

2. Pre-tribulational Premillennialism

second last
coming judgment



Eternity

second coming
last judgment

millennium

second last
coming judgment



Eternity

second coming
last judgment

millennium

3. Postmillennialism

second last
coming judgment



Eternity

second coming
last judgment

millennium


second coming
last judgment

symbolic millennium

second last
coming judgment



Eternity

second coming
last judgment

millennium


second coming
last judgment

symbolic millennium

4. Amillennialism

12:8-12 End of the 70th Week

70th
Week


70th
Week

3.5 Years


Abomination of
70th Desolation
Week (Dan. 9:27; 12:11)

3.5 Years


Abomination of
70th Desolation
Week (Dan. 9:27; 12:11)

3.5 Years 3.5 Years
1,260 Days

Armageddon

Abomination of
70th Desolation
Week (Dan. 9:27; 12:11)

3.5 Years 3.5 Years
1,260 Days

Armageddon

Messiah’s
2nd Coming

Abomination of
70th Desolation
Week (Dan. 9:27; 12:11)

3.5 Years 3.5 Years
1,260 Days

Armageddon

Messiah’s
2nd Coming

Abomination of
70th Desolation
Week (Dan. 9:27; 12:11)

3.5 Years 3.5 Years Preparation
1,260 Days for Judgment

Armageddon

Messiah’s
2nd Coming

Abomination of
70th Desolation 70th Week
Week (Dan. 9:27; 12:11) Ends

3.5 Years 3.5 Years Preparation
1,260 Days for Judgment

Armageddon

Messiah’s
2nd Coming

Abomination of
Week (Dan. 9:27; 12:11) Ends

3.5 Years 3.5 Years Preparation Judgment of
1,260 Days for Judgment Israel/Nations

Armageddon

Messiah’s
2nd Coming

Abomination of
Week (Dan. 9:27; 12:11) Ends Kingdom


Armageddon

Messiah’s
2nd Coming

Abomination of


1,290 Days
(Dan. 12:1-3, 11)

Armageddon

Messiah’s
2nd Coming

Abomination of


1,290 Days
(Dan. 12:1-3, 11)

1,335 Days
(Dan. 12:12)

12:1 The Nation Is Kept by
Angelic Preservation

1 Now at that time Michael, the great
prince who stands guard over the sons
of your people, will arise. And there
will be a time of distress such as never
occurred since there was a nation until
that time; and at that time your people,
everyone who is found written in the
book, will be rescued.

Warfare in Heaven

Rev. 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven,
Michael and his angels waging war with the
dragon. The dragon and his angels waged
war, and they were not strong enough, and
there was no longer a place found for them
in heaven.

Albrect Dürer's woodcut “The Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” 1498

Warfare in Heaven

Rev. 12:7-9 And there was war in heaven,
Michael and his angels waging war with the
dragon. The dragon and his angels waged
war, and they were not strong enough, and
there was no longer a place found for them
in heaven.

And the great dragon was thrown down,
the serpent of old who is called the devil
and Satan, who deceives the whole world;
he was thrown down to the earth, and his
angels were thrown down with him.

Albrect Dürer's woodcut “The Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” 1498

The Remnant Finds Refuge
Rev. 12:12-14 For this reason, rejoice, O
heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to
the earth and the sea, because the devil has
come down to you, having great wrath,
knowing that he has only a short time.”

The Remnant Finds Refuge
Rev. 12:12-14 For this reason, rejoice, O
heavens and you who dwell in them. Woe to
the earth and the sea, because the devil has
come down to you, having great wrath,
knowing that he has only a short time.”

And when the dragon saw that he was thrown
down to the earth, he persecuted the woman
who gave birth to the male child.
But the two wings of the great eagle were
given to the woman, so that she could ﬂy into
the wilderness to her place, where she was
nourished for a time and times and half a
time, from the presence of the serpent.
Bamberg Apocalypse “The Woman and
the Dragon,” ca 1020

The Great Tribulation
Deut. 4:30 When you are in distress and all these things have come
upon you, in the latter days you will return to the LORD your God and
listen to His voice.


Jer. 30:7 Alas! for that day is great,
There is none like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s distress,
But he will be saved from it.


Jer. 30:7 Alas! for that day is great,
There is none like it;
And it is the time of Jacob’s distress,
But he will be saved from it.

Joel 2:2 A day of darkness and gloom,
A day of clouds and thick darkness.
As the dawn is spread over the mountains,
So there is a great and mighty people;
There has never been anything like it,
Nor will there be again after it
To the years of many generations.


Matt. 24:21-22 For then there
will be a great tribulation, such
as has not occurred since the
beginning of the world until
now, nor ever will.

Unless those days had been cut
short, no life would have been
saved; but for the sake of the
elect those days will be cut
short.

Silos Apocalypse “The Woman Clothed in
the Sun, The 7 Headed Dragon,” ca 1109

Jews Long for Jesus’ Return

Is. 64:1 Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down...


Is. 64:1 Oh, that You would rend the heavens and come down...

Zech. 12:10 I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of
Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me
whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an
only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a
ﬁrstborn.


Matt. 23:37-39 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones
those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children
together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were
unwilling.


Matt. 23:37-39 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones
those who are sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your children
together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were
unwilling.

Behold, your house is being left to you desolate!

For I say to you, from now on you will not see Me until you say,
‘BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD!’

12:2 The First Resurrection:
OT and Tribulation Saints
2 Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake,
these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting
contempt.

The Resurrection of the Flesh,
Detail from the Last Judgement,
1499-1504,
Luca Signorelli

The First Resurrection
Rev. 20:4-6 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and
judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had
been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of
the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or
his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on
their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a
thousand years.

The First Resurrection
Rev. 20:4-6 Then I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and
judgment was given to them. And I saw the souls of those who had
been beheaded because of their testimony of Jesus and because of
the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or
his image, and had not received the mark on their forehead and on
their hand; and they came to life and reigned with Christ for a
thousand years.

The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were
completed. This is the ﬁrst resurrection.
Blessed and holy is the one who has a part in the ﬁrst resurrection; over
these the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of
Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.

The Second Resurrection:
The Just and Unjust
John 5:28-29 Do not marvel at this; for an hour is coming,
in which all who are in the tombs will hear His voice,
and will come forth;
those who did the good deeds to a resurrection of life,
those who committed the evil deeds to a resurrection of judgment.

The Just and Unjust

Dan.12:2
Resurrection 1

The Just and Unjust

Dan.12:2 John 5:28-29
Resurrection 1 Resurrection 2

The Just and Unjust

Dan.12:2 John 5:28-29
Resurrection 1 Resurrection 2

Saints/
Unjust

First Resurrection
Jesus Christ

First Resurrection
Jesus Christ

The Church (The Rapture)

First Resurrection
Jesus Christ


Martyred Tribulation Saints

First Resurrection
Jesus Christ



Old Testament Saints

First Resurrection
Jesus Christ




Millennial Saints

First Resurrection
Jesus Christ




Millennial Saints

Second Resurrection

First Resurrection
Jesus Christ




Millennial Saints

Second Resurrection
Great White Throne Judgment of All
Who are Not in the Book of Life

12:3 Believers Manifesting
God’s Glory
3 Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse
of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars
forever and ever.

12:3 Believers Manifesting
God’s Glory
3 Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse
of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars
forever and ever.

Psalm 19:1 The heavens are telling of the glory of God;
And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands

12:4 Sealed Revelation

4 But as for you, Daniel,
conceal these words and
seal up the book
until the end of time;

many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.

12:4 Sealed Revelation

4 But as for you, Daniel,
conceal these words and
seal up the book
until the end of time;

many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.

Amos 8:12 People will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north even to the east;
They will go to and fro to seek the word of the LORD,
But they will not ﬁnd it.

“Knowledge Will Increase”
Daniel to Christ (600 years)
Sundial (700), coins (650), cast iron (512) catapult (400), Archimedes screw (210), glass
blowing (100)

blowing (100)

100 A.D. to 1399 (1300 years)
Paper, stirrups (300), horse collar (475), plow (600), horse shoes (770), saddle (365).
Arabic numerals (810), gunpowder (1000), water-powered mills (1060), wind mill (1180),
compass, eyeglasses (1286), mirror (1291), mechanical clock (1335)

blowing (100)

100 A.D. to 1399 (1300 years)

1400-1799 (400 years)
Guns, movable type (1450) Gutenberg Bible (1456), pencil (1565), toilet (1500s), adding
machine (1642), microscope (1674), telescope (1608), sewing machine (1755), bifocal
glasses (1760), vaccination (1796)

blowing (100)

100 A.D. to 1399 (1300 years)

1400-1799 (400 years)
Guns, movable type (1450) Gutenberg Bible (1456), pencil (1565), toilet (1500s), adding
machine (1642), microscope (1674), telescope (1608), sewing machine (1755), bifocal
glasses (1760), vaccination (1796)

1800-1843 (40 years)
Battery (1800), clothes dryer (1800), ice box (1805), Morse code (1840)

1844-1899 (50 years)
First telegraph message (1844), anesthesia (1846), safety pin (1849), dishwasher (1850),
lawnmower, elevator (1852), steel (1856), can opener (1858), machine gun (1861),
typewriter (1864), dynamite (1867), keyboard (1868)

1844-1899 (50 years)

In 1875 the director of the patent ofﬁce resigned,
saying "there is nothing else to invent."

1844-1899 (50 years)

In 1875 the director of the patent office resigned,
saying "there is nothing else to invent."

Discoveries:
Electric light (1878), radio waves, AC electricity (1888)
telephone (1876), recorded sound (1877), aspirin (1877), first telephone switchboard
(1877), light bulb (1879), film (1884), motion pictures (1893), internal combustion engine
(1885), camera (1888), automobile (1889), matches (1889), zipper (1893), corn flakes
(1894), wireless telegraph (1895)

After 1900 (100 years)


Medicine: Insulin (1921), penicillin (1929)



Consumer Products: Plastic (1907), credit
cards (1920's), crayons (1903), ball-point pen
(1935), sliced bread (1928), ﬂashlight (1910),
hair dryer, refrigerator (1911), vacuum cleaner,
washing machine, velcro, trafﬁc light,
television, silly putty (1946), smoke alarm,
nylon stockings (1938), microwave oven
(1945), disposable diapers (1946)



Consumer Products: Plastic (1907), credit
cards (1920's), crayons (1903), ball-point pen
(1935), sliced bread (1928), ﬂashlight (1910),
hair dryer, refrigerator (1911), vacuum cleaner,
washing machine, velcro, trafﬁc light,
television, silly putty (1946), smoke alarm,
nylon stockings (1938), microwave oven
(1945), disposable diapers (1946)

Communication: Radio transmission
(1901), broadcast radio (1920), television
broadcast (1936), color television (1950),
communication satellites (1958)


Computers: ENIAC computer (1945), mouse (1964), Arpanet (1969), Internet (1973),
Personal Computer (1976), modem (1977), world wide web (1991) DVD (1995)



Transportation: Zeppelin (1900), airplane (1903), space shuttle (1981), jet engine (1937),
radar (1938), skylab (1973)



Transportation: Zeppelin (1900), airplane (1903), space shuttle (1981), jet engine (1937),
radar (1938), skylab (1973)

Other: Genetic engineering (1974), laser (1960), solar battery (1954), CAT Scan (1975),
ﬁber optics, nuclear technology (1942), atom bomb (1945), Hubble telescope, space station,
moon landing, mars landing, ICBM, wireless technology

5 Then I, Daniel, looked and behold, two others were standing, one on this
bank of the river and the other on that bank of the river.
6 And one said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the

river, “How long will it be until the end of these wonders?”

7I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, as
he raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who
lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon
as they ﬁnish shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be
completed.

3½ Years from the Breaking of
the Covenant to Consummation
Dan. 7:25 He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the
saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times
and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a
time.

time.

Dan. 9:27 And he will make a ﬁrm covenant with the many for one week,
offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes
desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured
out on the one who makes desolate.

time.

Dan. 9:27 And he will make a ﬁrm covenant with the many for one week,
offering; and on the wing of abominations will come one who makes
desolate, even until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, is poured
out on the one who makes desolate.

Dan. 12:11-12 From the time that the regular sacriﬁce is abolished and the
abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. “How blessed is
he who keeps waiting and attains to the 1,335 days!

Rev. 11:2 Leave out the court which is outside the temple and do not
measure it, for it has been given to the nations; and they will tread under foot
the holy city for forty-two months.


prepared by God, so that there she would be nourished for one thousand two
hundred and sixty days.



serpent.

12:8 Daniel’s Question
8 As for me,
I heard but could not understand;
so I said,
“My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?”

12:9-13 The Man’s Reply to
Daniel’s Question

9He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these
words are concealed and sealed up until the
end time.

Daniel’s Question

9He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these
words are concealed and sealed up until the
end time.

10 Many will be purged, puriﬁed and reﬁned,
but the wicked will act wickedly; and none
of the wicked will understand, but those who
have insight will understand.

Daniel’s Question

Daniel’s Question
11From the time that the regular sacriﬁce is
abolished and the abomination of desolation is
set up, there will be 1,290 days.

Daniel’s Question
11From the time that the regular sacriﬁce is
abolished and the abomination of desolation is
set up, there will be 1,290 days.

v. 11 may relate to preparation
for judgment

Daniel’s Question
12 How blessed is he
who keeps waiting and
attains to the 1,335 days!

Daniel’s Question

v. 12 may relate to:

Daniel’s Question


Regathering/Judgment of Israel
(Ezek. 20:34-38; Matt. 25:1-20)

Daniel’s Question


Regathering/Judgment of Israel
(Ezek. 20:34-38; Matt. 25:1-20)

Gathering/Judgment of Nations
(Joel 3:1-2; Matt. 25:31-46)

Daniel’s Question

13 But as for you, go your way to the end;
then you will enter into rest and rise again
for your allotted portion at the end of the age.

Alleged Location of Daniel’s Tomb,
Susa, Iran

The Gentiles

1 2 3 4 5 6
Dates
Unknown

Daniel’s Visions

7 9 10
11-
Daniel Begins with: 8 12

The Gentiles

1 2 3 4 5 6
Dates
Unknown

Daniel’s Visions

7 9 10
11-

Captivity Resurrection

The Gentiles

1 2 3 4 5 6
Dates
Unknown

Daniel’s Visions

7 9 10
11-


Nebuchadnezzar ruling Messiah ruling

The Gentiles

1 2 3 4 5 6
Dates
Unknown

Daniel’s Visions

7 9 10
11-



Times of the Gentiles Time of the Messiah

The Gentiles

1 2 3 4 5 6
Dates
Unknown

Daniel’s Visions

7 9 10
11-



Times of the Gentiles Time of the Messiah

Daniel captive Daniel resurrected

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18

The kingdom is still future
1 Jn. 2:28
Revelation written about A.D. 90

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18

1 Jn. 2:28

The wicked are more wicked
Dan. 12:10

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18

Destruction of Jerusalem
Because Jews rejected Jesus
Lk. 19:43-44

1 Jn. 2:28

Dan. 12:10

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18

Lk. 19:43-44

Apostasy must come
1 Jn. 2:28
(Early church was exploding)
Revelation written about A.D. 90 2 Th. 2:3

Dan. 12:10

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18

Lk. 19:43-44

Apostasy must come
1 Jn. 2:28
God’s pattern is often long delays
The wicked are more wicked Gen. 15:13 with Ex. 12:41
Dan. 12:10 2 Pe. 3:3-8

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18

Israel will be shattered
Dan. 12:7
Lk. 19:43-44

Apostasy must come
1 Jn. 2:28
Dan. 12:10 2 Pe. 3:3-8

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18

Knowledge will increase
Dan. 12:4

Dan. 12:7
Lk. 19:43-44

Apostasy must come
1 Jn. 2:28
Dan. 12:10 2 Pe. 3:3-8

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18

Knowledge will increase
Dan. 12:4

Dan. 12:7
Because Jews rejected Jesus The gospel must be preached
Lk. 19:43-44 around the world
Mt. 24:14; Mk. 13:10

Apostasy must come
1 Jn. 2:28
Dan. 12:10 2 Pe. 3:3-8

Signs of the Future
2 Tim. 2:17-18
The temple must exist
in Jerusalem
Knowledge will increase Dan. 9:25-27;
Dan. 12:4 Mt. 24:15;
2 Th. 2:3-4

Dan. 12:7
Because Jews rejected Jesus The gospel must be preached
Lk. 19:43-44 around the world
Mt. 24:14; Mk. 13:10

Apostasy must come
1 Jn. 2:28
Dan. 12:10 2 Pe. 3:3-8

Evidence of the Last Days

Babylonian Demon-god, Pazuzu

The gospel has now reached every nation



A united Europe for the ﬁrst time since the Roman
Empire



Empire

The rebirth of a united Israel and taking of Jerusalem



Empire


Unprecedented numbers of Jews coming to Messiah



Empire


Unprecedented numbers of Jews coming to Messiah

Centrality of Israel/Middle East in the world today

A worldwide Islamic terrorist movement



The capacity to destroy the world for the ﬁrst time
in human history



in human history

Unprecedented and accelerating global
environmental damage



in human history

Unprecedented and accelerating global
environmental damage

Exponential growth of information and technology

A global computer network



An interconnected one-world economy




The technology of distraction





Loss of moral absolutes





Loss of moral absolutes

Bioengineering, nanotechnology, and robotics

Radical redeﬁnition of sexuality, marriage, and
the family


the family

Dramatic rise of intolerance and criticism of
Christianity


the family

Christianity

Unprecedented degree of apostasy in the church


the family

Christianity

Unprecedented degree of apostasy in the church

An unprecedented number of false Christs

Ch. 12 Applications

12:3 A challenge to be faithful ambassadors to
the lost...a task worthy of great eternal reward

Ch. 12 Applications


The God of nations also has a plan for individuals

Ch. 12 Applications



The reward is not here (Heb. 11:13,39)

Ch. 12 Applications



The reward is not here (Heb. 11:13,39)

The hope of resurrection (1 Cor. 15:12-19; 50-58)

Daniel was truly great among
the heroes of old who
"...administered justice,
and gained what was promised;
who shut the mouths of lions..."
(Hebrews 11:33)

Daniel, Michelangelo, 1511,
Sistine Chapel, Rome, Italy

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