In this Bible study, we’ll discover more details from the Daniel chapter 2 prophecy regarding the rise and fall of earthly kingdoms. We will learn how to let the Bible interpret the Bible to decipher the symbolic language of winds, seas, beasts, horns, and prophetic time periods. Timings for topics covered in this lesson: - 2:23 Daniel 2 Review - 6:23 Daniel's vision of Chapter 7 explained - 20:18 Judgment in Favor of the Saints For more on Daniel chapter 7 and to get the resources, visit: www.angelsintheglen.org/daniel7
1 thing i don't understand is, are the colors of the throne and it's wheels in Ezekiel still visible during judgment day or is the fire covering them? I saw 1 video where you said the throne burns blue but wouldn't that mean the wheels burn green? But it's supposed to be a single, connected image with the fire so wouldn't that mean the fire of the throne, wheels, and stream is 1 color not 2 or 3?
Praise God! I believe God had led me to these studies. It brought me deeper understanding of the scriptures and motivated me to search the scriptures more and had been sharing them to others too. . These studies had filled the missing puzzles that I have been searching for. These studies will benefit many who are lost following mixed confusing teachings without sufficient scriptural support in their beliefs. God is not the author of Confusion. And in this Last Days, God is Preparing those He has Chosen for His Coming. May God Bless You and Everyone involved in these Studies. And May the Lord touch More Souls to be added for the Harvest. God is Truly Great and Merciful and Desires No One to Perish but be Saved even at this Last Hour.
Thank you so much for your ministry. Your thorough preparation and the care you use to share the Scripture that supports the interpretation of Daniel really distinguishes your efforts. I am very thankful for your hard work. May God bless your ministry to shine like the stars of heaven and bring His people understanding 🙏
Beautiful work, may the Lord bless your gift, your passion and generosity to share all of this. The Word of God is so consistant so perfect and you are exposing that so well. God bless
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Hello. Was wondering if you have a statement of faith available. Just wanna know where you're coming from. But the study is incredible regardless. I've been cross-referencing a lot of my notes from Bible school and have found some agreements and challenges that causes me to go deeper and seek out answers in the word of God.
Thanks for you comment. You can learn more about us and why our ministry is called Angels in the Glen, at our about page and our FAQs. Links below. www.angelsintheglen.org/about www.angelsintheglen.org/faq One additional comment regarding a statement of faith. The Pharisees were the leading Jewish scholars of their day. They had the scriptures yet most of them missed the first coming of Christ. They misapplied scripture time and time again. The same is happening today in the Christian Church. Many pastors and theologians will miss the events that must take place before the second coming of Christ. They have the scriptures, yet they misapply and misinterpret the books of Daniel and Revelation regarding end-time events. This need not be so. We all must individually examine the scriptures, test the spirits, and be open to new truth. God is leading His people because He wants His Church (regardless of denomination) to be ready for Christ’s soon return. Thanks for watching our videos.
Your explanation of the identities of the 4 beasts genuinely sounds valid. And for many years I also held the same interpretation. However, when I studied the chapter closely, especially the interpretation given to Daniel by the angel sent from God, I realized that interpretation was only possible if the angel lied. The angel said of the beasts, "The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth." Notice the word "will". It means it hasn't yet happened at the time it was spoken. It was spoken in the 1st year of Belshazzar, the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, and the LAST king of Babylon. So, Babylon wasn't GOING to "rise from the earth" as the angel said but had already done so and was nearing its demise. I also note that you passed right over Daniel's description of the 1st 3 beasts being allowed to survive AFTER the 4th one is destroyed without comment. That verse tells us that all 4 beasts coexist, which regarding the 4 kingdoms you describe is impossible. I recognize that your interpretation is the one commonly taught in seminary, and it is derived from the old Scofield reference Bible. Well, Scofield was mistaken. Sadly, his misinterpretation long outlived him and is still prevalent. Scripture isn't always fully unveiled and clear. Often things are only inferred rather than explicitly spoken. But when that which IS explicitly said contradicts that which is inferred or makes the best sense, it's clear which MUST be discarded as error. I cannot fathom God allowing His angel to lie to Daniel, nor His Holy Spirit permitting that lie to be preserved in Scripture for us. So, I choose to believe the angel's interpretation rather than yours. And because of that I hold that the 1st 3 beasts are not the ones you spoke of, and in fact they exist today.
Before you lock yourself into that conclusion, we don't recommend that you hold the entire passage captive by a single word, i.e. "will". The passage is simply stating that God's prophetic timeline will begin with four successive world kingdoms. That is, there will be four world kingdoms in God's prophetic timeline. That fact that God provides it during the rule of the first kingdom should not be a reason to reject the sequence of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. God knows the beginning from the end (Isaiah 46:9-11). Put another way, must God provide the prophetic timeline prior to the existence of the first kingdom? Is that an inviolable principle? Or is that a restriction placed on God and His plan to unfold the prophetic timeline? Wouldn't it be better to begin the timeline during the time of the first kingdom so as to provide a trustworthy anchor point for proper exegesis? After all, King Nebuchadnezzar is declared to be the head of gold in Daniel 2:38 while he is reigning. Notice that Daniel 2 matches Daniel 7. In fact... Another reason should be to compare Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11. They all bear the same pattern. Your conclusion (whatever that may be) must fit the pattern of Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11. To address your question regarding verse 12. The major point in verse 12 is that their dominion was taken away. Dominion means power, sovereignty, authority, and control. Their power was removed, but the populace remained. Those beasts (kingdoms) had their power removed, but not the people who lived in their territories. When Babylon fell to Medo-Persia, its dominion was removed, but it acquired the territories Babylon once had dominion over. When Medo-Persia fell to Greece, its dominion was removed. When Greece fell to Rome, its dominion was removed. In modern times, there are obviously powers/nations/kingdoms. The point here is that while the dominion of the empires of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece were removed, their territories and people were allowed to continue to exist through the modern systems we see today. Please consider watching our entire series. Critically evaluate everything we say. Hold us to the highest Biblical standard. You be the judge.
@@AngelsintheGlenThe use of the word "will" to express future tense is peculiar to English. Most languages don't use that construction. The word "come" is in the future tense. And, in Scripture, a "beast" never represents people but a system. So, your explanation of verse 12 doesn't hold water. And lastly, there is absolutely no Scriptural basis for your explanations. They are simply born of human logic and understanding which is frail and desperately uses whatever it can grab to justify itself, even to prove a falsehood. The angel said what he said. You can believe him or ignore him.
@@StephanieSomer Thanks for your comment, however, we simply disagree with the approach you are taking to exegete Daniel 7. Also, we provide extensive scriptural basis and commentary addressing the patterns of Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11. They all hold to the same pattern. This is methodology that God uses to instruct us and provide additional details to obtain a comprehensive understanding of how they all fit together and build off one another. For example, Daniel 2 provides the framework for successive world kingdoms followed by God's eternal kingdom. The same pattern is found in Daniel 7, however, many more details are given about the prophetic timeline and the attack on God's people (the time, times, and half a time). Daniel 8 again repeats the pattern and provides even more detail to understand the controversy over "the daily" and gives us even more detail about a new prophetic timeline (2300) that are critical to the overall framework of Daniel 2 and enables one to fully exegete Daniel 9 (the 70 weeks). Daniel 8 also introduces two visions (the mareh and the chazown) that are essential to fully exegete Daniel 11 and 12 and go on to Revelation with confidence regarding all the prophetic timelines in Daniel. We have over 20+ hours covering the entire book of Daniel and we can only recommend that you watch the entire series. We understand that you may not take the time to watch our series, so our conversation may not be able to continue. But for your conclusion to become a plausible explanation, you would have to demonstrate how Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11 (at a minimum) fit into your interpretation. We recognize this probably won't be possible in the comments section and welcome any papers you might like to share with us. Thanks.
Sir, Thanks for your videos. Still, I'm not able to understand or interpret on that one horn which raises and removes 3 other horns. Could you please clarify on that.
Thanks for your question. Have you considered downloading our Daniel 7 study guide? That might help in explaining the video. You can also reach out to us directly on our website. That might be easier to interact with you if you have several questions. Thanks.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold *a fourth beast* [Pagan Rome] dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another *little horn* before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the *eyes of man* and a mouth speaking great things. {Daniel 7:7-8} ... And the ten horns *out of this kingdom* are ten kings that shall arise: and another [Papal Rome] shall rise *after* them; and he shall be diverse (claiming authority over church and state craft; the spiritual sword and the temporal sword) from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. (The Heruli 493 A.D.; The Vandals 534 A.D.; The Ostrogoths 538 A.D.) And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and *think to change times and laws* and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. (Same dispensation of the time of the Gentiles; and the time of the two witnesses.) But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away *his* dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. {Daniel 7:24-26}
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Let’s provide some background before providing some thoughts on verse 12. First, it’s important to note that the destruction of the fourth beast is more than just the Roman Empire. That is, the fourth beast includes the little horn which is the power that persecuted God’s people. Since the little horn is attached to the beast and cannot live apart from the beast, it is also slain. As you recall in the video, the fourth beast and little horn power were an integrated system. No longer does that system exist in the world today. And that is one of the major points of Daniel 7. That system was destroyed. However, the system does not mean that people will be destroyed. That’s an important distinction. The judgment was first about the removal of the system (i.e. the beast/little horn power that persecuted God’s people), and second, that judgment was in favor of the saints. God’s people are restored, elevated, and vindicated in the end. Second, what of the other beasts? The major point in verse 12 is that their dominion was taken away. Dominion means power, sovereignty, authority, and control. Their power was removed, but the populace remained. Those beasts (kingdoms) had their power removed, but not the people who lived in their territories. When Babylon fell to Medo-Persia, its dominion was removed, but it acquired the territories Babylon once had dominion over. When Medo-Persia fell to Greece, its dominion was removed. When Greece fell to Rome, its dominion was removed. In modern times, there are obviously powers/nations/kingdoms. The point here is that while the dominion of the empires of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece were removed, their territories and people were allowed to continue to exist through the modern systems we see today.
Hello. I'm learning a lot from your videos. I think they are very informative. One thing I was partially confused about is how the 3 ribs represented the 3 nations you mentioned since Persia conquered more than just those 3 right?
Thanks for the feedback! In regard to the three conquests of Persia, historians recognize only three major conquests that led to Medo-Persia becoming a major empire. The empire was engaged in other wars such as the Greco-Persian wars but never conquered other nations. Ultimately Greece overtook the Persian empire. The Persian empire did have a second conquest of Egypt, but this was the same region it had previously conquered. We saw that you also emailed us with more questions. We're filming today but will get back with you later this week. God bless!
I have a question. If the little horn plucked three of the horns, then who is the remaining seven of the ten horns? I know that the Anglo-Saxons is England or Great Britain. The franks are The french so who are the others and which country?
Many assume that there were exactly ten kings or ten Barbarian tribes; however, history does not support this. The actual number of tribes varied over the centuries and this included the geographic territories they ruled. That is, their territories shrank and expanded over the centuries. It is best to view the number "ten" as a symbolic number. Given that the wind, sea, beasts, horns, and time period are symbolic, we must not shift our prophetic interpretation to literal when it comes to the number ten. It is also important to note that the number "ten" is an encompassing number that represents the whole of something. The number ten is simply a way to say that there were many tribes that made up the whole. (Note, the whole of the law of God is made up of Ten Commandments. And it was the law of God that the little horn attacked when it intended to change times and law) This is true in Revelation 17:12. The ten horns which represent ten kings at the time of the end does not mean that there are only ten kings or nations at the time of the end. Again the number ten is used symbolically just like the numerous symbols used in Revelation. For example, we know that there are approximately 200 ish nation/states in the present. It is highly unlikely that there will only be exactly ten nation/states at the time of the end. However, we know that some will try force fit the answer and only allow for exactly "ten" tribes during the middle ages, but history simply can't support this conclusion. Thanks for your comment and question.
If the 4 animals are 4 kingdoms that SHALL ARISE out of the earth, how could be possible the lion with wings to represent Babylon that already was ruling. Daniel had the vision in the firt year of Belsazar king of Babylon..
Thanks for your question. Here are some thoughts to consider. To state the obvious, Daniel sees a vision of four successive kingdoms with temporary dominion, followed by a fifth kingdom with everlasting dominion. God knows the end from the beginning and is showing Daniel a colorful descriptive panoramic view of the future that leads to His everlasting kingdom. That fact that Daniel receives the vision in the first year of Belshazzar, when Daniel is living precisely within the time frame of the first kingdom (and one can argue towards the very latter part of its reign circa 551 B.C.), is not difficult to reconcile. For example, in Daniel 1, Daniel is taken captive at the precise time when King Nebuchadnezzar RISES to power. That is, the besiegement of Jerusalem in Daniel 1:1 begins in the summer of 605 B.C. and marks the beginning of the Neo-Babylonian empire when Daniel is taken captive. The timeline of Daniel 7 begins when HIS people were taken captive. And the vision progresses into the future when HIS people, the people of the saints of the Highest One (Daniel 7:27) will receive an everlasting kingdom. God sees the end from the beginning and even calls Nebuchadnezzar, My Servant (see Jeremiah 27:6) because God will raise him up to power and use him to discipline HIS disobedient people by taking them captive.
In addition, the Daniel 7 vision is building off the vision of Daniel 2 where the head of gold is declared to be King Nebuchadnezzar (verse 38). Daniel 2 begins with Babylon as an established superpower and ends with God's everlasting, supreme, and final power kingdom. As you know in this video, we demonstrate the pattern between the gold/lion, silver/bear, bronze/leopard, and iron/beast. Please continue to critically evaluate our videos, especially Daniel 8 (3 parts) and Daniel 9 (5 parts) to see how they continue to build off of Daniel 2 and 7. And Daniel 11 repeats the pattern seen in Daniel 2, 7, and 8.
@@AngelsintheGlen Thanks for your reply. But I insist..Consider Daniel 7:11-12 11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. 12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. The verse 11 is saying that the fourth beast and the horns are destroyed completely and the verse 12 says the first three beasts had their lives prolonged but without domain or power.. How could be possible Babylon still living after fourth beast until that time ?
@@arthurdomal5053 Good question. Here are some thoughts to consider. First, it’s important to note that the destruction of the fourth beast includes the little horn which is the power that persecuted God’s people. Since the little horn is attached to the beast, it cannot live apart from the beast. As such, the little horn is also destroyed. As described in the video, the fourth beast and little horn power constituted an integrated system. No longer does that system exist in the world today. That is, the church/state system of the middle ages was destroyed. However, the removal of the system does not mean that people will be removed (or destroyed.) That’s an important distinction. The judgment was first about the removal of the system (i.e. the beast/little horn power that persecuted God’s people), and second, that judgment was in favor of the saints. God’s people are restored, elevated, and vindicated in the end. Second, what of the other beasts? It is important to note that verse 12 does not describe their destruction, but only the removal of their dominion. The major point in verse 12 is that their dominion was taken away. What is “dominion”? Dominion means power, sovereignty, authority, and control. Their power was removed, but the populace, i.e, the people, remained (i.e. the peoples in those territories were allowed to continue). Those beasts (i.e. kingdoms) had their dominion and power removed, but not the people who lived in their territories. For example, when Babylon fell to Medo-Persia, the Babylonian power was removed, and Medo-Persia acquired the territories Babylon once had dominion over. When Medo-Persia fell to Greece, its dominion was removed. When Greece fell to Rome, its dominion was removed. (And as previously discussed, the fourth beast and little horn power were destroyed.) The removal of their dominions ushered us into modern times. The point here (in verse 12) is that while the dominions of the empires of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece were removed, their territories and people were allowed to continue to exist (an extension of life was granted to them) through the modern nation-state systems we see today. However, the extension of life will only be granted until the second coming of Christ. Please critically examine our Daniel 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 videos to see how the pattern of Daniel 2 and 7 repeat and enlarge.
@@arthurdomal5053 I'M STUDYING WHAT THE REFORMERS BELIEVED ABOUT DANIEL 7.... JOHN KNOX PREACHED DANIEL 7 IN SCOTLAND AND THE WHOLE COUNTRY CONVERTED FROM CATHOLICISM TO PROTESTANT... THE REFORMERS HAD MANY DISAGREEMENTS, BUT THEY WERE UNITED IN THEIR INTERPRETATION OF DANIEL 7.....ROME IS THE BEAST THAT RISES FROM THE SEA OF HUMANITY.....THE ANTICHRIST OR SON OF PERDITION IS THE PAPAL SEAT OF ROME.... CATHOLICISM IS AN AMALGAM OF PAGAN RELIGIONS THAT EMERGED IN BABYLON....BABYLON IS STILL THE HEART AND HEAD OF THIS BEASTLY SYSTEM, RULED SUBVERSIVELY ROME.... JUDAS PRETENDED TO BE A FOLLOWER OF CHRIST.....AND SO DOES ROME.... EXCITING TIMES FOR THE SEEKERS.... CHEERS....
In this Bible study, we’ll discover more details from the Daniel chapter 2 prophecy regarding the rise and fall of earthly kingdoms. We will learn how to let the Bible interpret the Bible to decipher the symbolic language of winds, seas, beasts, horns, and prophetic time periods. Timings for topics covered in this lesson:
- 2:23 Daniel 2 Review
- 6:23 Daniel's vision of Chapter 7 explained
- 20:18 Judgment in Favor of the Saints
For more on Daniel chapter 7 and to get the resources, visit: www.angelsintheglen.org/daniel7
1 thing i don't understand is, are the colors of the throne and it's wheels in Ezekiel still visible during judgment day or is the fire covering them? I saw 1 video where you said the throne burns blue but wouldn't that mean the wheels burn green? But it's supposed to be a single, connected image with the fire so wouldn't that mean the fire of the throne, wheels, and stream is 1 color not 2 or 3?
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Good studies- really enjoying this.
Thank you for sharing this.
Praise God! I believe God had led me to these studies. It brought me deeper understanding of the scriptures and motivated me to search the scriptures more and had been sharing them to others too. . These studies had filled the missing puzzles that I have been searching for. These studies will benefit many who are lost following mixed confusing teachings without sufficient scriptural support in their beliefs. God is not the author of Confusion. And in this Last Days, God is Preparing those He has Chosen for His Coming. May God Bless You and Everyone involved in these Studies. And May the Lord touch More Souls to be added for the Harvest. God is Truly Great and Merciful and Desires No One to Perish but be Saved even at this Last Hour.
Greater truth and greater discoveries... thank you for the lesson
You are most welcome! God bless.
Thank you for your very clear exposition . Praise the Lord for revealing the mystery to us.
I love this...with so much conspiracy theories flooding the internet..only the Bible can interpret the mystery that is in the Bible
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Thank you so much for your ministry. Your thorough preparation and the care you use to share the Scripture that supports the interpretation of Daniel really distinguishes your efforts. I am very thankful for your hard work. May God bless your ministry to shine like the stars of heaven and bring His people understanding 🙏
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Beautiful work, may the Lord bless your gift, your passion and generosity to share all of this. The Word of God is so consistant so perfect and you are exposing that so well. God bless
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I would of never been able to figure out the meaning of these scriptures on my own.
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Hello. Was wondering if you have a statement of faith available. Just wanna know where you're coming from. But the study is incredible regardless. I've been cross-referencing a lot of my notes from Bible school and have found some agreements and challenges that causes me to go deeper and seek out answers in the word of God.
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One additional comment regarding a statement of faith. The Pharisees were the leading Jewish scholars of their day. They had the scriptures yet most of them missed the first coming of Christ. They misapplied scripture time and time again.
The same is happening today in the Christian Church. Many pastors and theologians will miss the events that must take place before the second coming of Christ. They have the scriptures, yet they misapply and misinterpret the books of Daniel and Revelation regarding end-time events.
This need not be so. We all must individually examine the scriptures, test the spirits, and be open to new truth. God is leading His people because He wants His Church (regardless of denomination) to be ready for Christ’s soon return.
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Your explanation of the identities of the 4 beasts genuinely sounds valid. And for many years I also held the same interpretation. However, when I studied the chapter closely, especially the interpretation given to Daniel by the angel sent from God, I realized that interpretation was only possible if the angel lied. The angel said of the beasts, "The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth." Notice the word "will". It means it hasn't yet happened at the time it was spoken. It was spoken in the 1st year of Belshazzar, the grandson of Nebuchadnezzar, and the LAST king of Babylon. So, Babylon wasn't GOING to "rise from the earth" as the angel said but had already done so and was nearing its demise.
I also note that you passed right over Daniel's description of the 1st 3 beasts being allowed to survive AFTER the 4th one is destroyed without comment. That verse tells us that all 4 beasts coexist, which regarding the 4 kingdoms you describe is impossible.
I recognize that your interpretation is the one commonly taught in seminary, and it is derived from the old Scofield reference Bible. Well, Scofield was mistaken. Sadly, his misinterpretation long outlived him and is still prevalent.
Scripture isn't always fully unveiled and clear. Often things are only inferred rather than explicitly spoken. But when that which IS explicitly said contradicts that which is inferred or makes the best sense, it's clear which MUST be discarded as error. I cannot fathom God allowing His angel to lie to Daniel, nor His Holy Spirit permitting that lie to be preserved in Scripture for us. So, I choose to believe the angel's interpretation rather than yours. And because of that I hold that the 1st 3 beasts are not the ones you spoke of, and in fact they exist today.
Before you lock yourself into that conclusion, we don't recommend that you hold the entire passage captive by a single word, i.e. "will". The passage is simply stating that God's prophetic timeline will begin with four successive world kingdoms. That is, there will be four world kingdoms in God's prophetic timeline. That fact that God provides it during the rule of the first kingdom should not be a reason to reject the sequence of Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. God knows the beginning from the end (Isaiah 46:9-11).
Put another way, must God provide the prophetic timeline prior to the existence of the first kingdom? Is that an inviolable principle? Or is that a restriction placed on God and His plan to unfold the prophetic timeline? Wouldn't it be better to begin the timeline during the time of the first kingdom so as to provide a trustworthy anchor point for proper exegesis? After all, King Nebuchadnezzar is declared to be the head of gold in Daniel 2:38 while he is reigning. Notice that Daniel 2 matches Daniel 7. In fact...
Another reason should be to compare Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11. They all bear the same pattern. Your conclusion (whatever that may be) must fit the pattern of Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11.
To address your question regarding verse 12. The major point in verse 12 is that their dominion was taken away. Dominion means power, sovereignty, authority, and control. Their power was removed, but the populace remained. Those beasts (kingdoms) had their power removed, but not the people who lived in their territories. When Babylon fell to Medo-Persia, its dominion was removed, but it acquired the territories Babylon once had dominion over. When Medo-Persia fell to Greece, its dominion was removed. When Greece fell to Rome, its dominion was removed. In modern times, there are obviously powers/nations/kingdoms. The point here is that while the dominion of the empires of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece were removed, their territories and people were allowed to continue to exist through the modern systems we see today.
Please consider watching our entire series. Critically evaluate everything we say. Hold us to the highest Biblical standard. You be the judge.
@@AngelsintheGlenThe use of the word "will" to express future tense is peculiar to English. Most languages don't use that construction. The word "come" is in the future tense. And, in Scripture, a "beast" never represents people but a system. So, your explanation of verse 12 doesn't hold water. And lastly, there is absolutely no Scriptural basis for your explanations. They are simply born of human logic and understanding which is frail and desperately uses whatever it can grab to justify itself, even to prove a falsehood. The angel said what he said. You can believe him or ignore him.
@@StephanieSomer Thanks for your comment, however, we simply disagree with the approach you are taking to exegete Daniel 7.
Also, we provide extensive scriptural basis and commentary addressing the patterns of Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11. They all hold to the same pattern. This is methodology that God uses to instruct us and provide additional details to obtain a comprehensive understanding of how they all fit together and build off one another.
For example, Daniel 2 provides the framework for successive world kingdoms followed by God's eternal kingdom. The same pattern is found in Daniel 7, however, many more details are given about the prophetic timeline and the attack on God's people (the time, times, and half a time). Daniel 8 again repeats the pattern and provides even more detail to understand the controversy over "the daily" and gives us even more detail about a new prophetic timeline (2300) that are critical to the overall framework of Daniel 2 and enables one to fully exegete Daniel 9 (the 70 weeks). Daniel 8 also introduces two visions (the mareh and the chazown) that are essential to fully exegete Daniel 11 and 12 and go on to Revelation with confidence regarding all the prophetic timelines in Daniel.
We have over 20+ hours covering the entire book of Daniel and we can only recommend that you watch the entire series.
We understand that you may not take the time to watch our series, so our conversation may not be able to continue. But for your conclusion to become a plausible explanation, you would have to demonstrate how Daniel 2, 7, 8, and 11 (at a minimum) fit into your interpretation. We recognize this probably won't be possible in the comments section and welcome any papers you might like to share with us. Thanks.
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Thanks for your videos.
Still, I'm not able to understand or interpret on that one horn which raises and removes 3 other horns. Could you please clarify on that.
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After this I saw in the night visions, and behold *a fourth beast* [Pagan Rome] dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another *little horn* before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the *eyes of man* and a mouth speaking great things.
{Daniel 7:7-8}
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And the ten horns *out of this kingdom* are ten kings that shall arise: and another [Papal Rome] shall rise *after* them; and he shall be diverse (claiming authority over church and state craft; the spiritual sword and the temporal sword) from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
(The Heruli 493 A.D.; The Vandals 534 A.D.; The Ostrogoths 538 A.D.)
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and *think to change times and laws* and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
(Same dispensation of the time of the Gentiles; and the time of the two witnesses.)
But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away *his* dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
{Daniel 7:24-26}
Thank you for the explanation. Please help me with my confusion. So these dreams refer to the past how are related to our future?
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May you explain verse 12 as well?
Let’s provide some background before providing some thoughts on verse 12.
First, it’s important to note that the destruction of the fourth beast is more than just the Roman Empire. That is, the fourth beast includes the little horn which is the power that persecuted God’s people. Since the little horn is attached to the beast and cannot live apart from the beast, it is also slain. As you recall in the video, the fourth beast and little horn power were an integrated system. No longer does that system exist in the world today. And that is one of the major points of Daniel 7. That system was destroyed.
However, the system does not mean that people will be destroyed. That’s an important distinction. The judgment was first about the removal of the system (i.e. the beast/little horn power that persecuted God’s people), and second, that judgment was in favor of the saints. God’s people are restored, elevated, and vindicated in the end.
Second, what of the other beasts? The major point in verse 12 is that their dominion was taken away. Dominion means power, sovereignty, authority, and control. Their power was removed, but the populace remained. Those beasts (kingdoms) had their power removed, but not the people who lived in their territories. When Babylon fell to Medo-Persia, its dominion was removed, but it acquired the territories Babylon once had dominion over. When Medo-Persia fell to Greece, its dominion was removed. When Greece fell to Rome, its dominion was removed. In modern times, there are obviously powers/nations/kingdoms. The point here is that while the dominion of the empires of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece were removed, their territories and people were allowed to continue to exist through the modern systems we see today.
Hello. I'm learning a lot from your videos. I think they are very informative. One thing I was partially confused about is how the 3 ribs represented the 3 nations you mentioned since Persia conquered more than just those 3 right?
Thanks for the feedback! In regard to the three conquests of Persia, historians recognize only three major conquests that led to Medo-Persia becoming a major empire. The empire was engaged in other wars such as the Greco-Persian wars but never conquered other nations. Ultimately Greece overtook the Persian empire. The Persian empire did have a second conquest of Egypt, but this was the same region it had previously conquered. We saw that you also emailed us with more questions. We're filming today but will get back with you later this week. God bless!
@@AngelsintheGlen Ohh okay. Thanks for the clarity on that. Have fun filming!
I have a question. If the little horn plucked three of the horns, then who is the remaining seven of the ten horns? I know that the Anglo-Saxons is England or Great Britain. The franks are The french so who are the others and which country?
Many assume that there were exactly ten kings or ten Barbarian tribes; however, history does not support this. The actual number of tribes varied over the centuries and this included the geographic territories they ruled. That is, their territories shrank and expanded over the centuries. It is best to view the number "ten" as a symbolic number. Given that the wind, sea, beasts, horns, and time period are symbolic, we must not shift our prophetic interpretation to literal when it comes to the number ten. It is also important to note that the number "ten" is an encompassing number that represents the whole of something. The number ten is simply a way to say that there were many tribes that made up the whole. (Note, the whole of the law of God is made up of Ten Commandments. And it was the law of God that the little horn attacked when it intended to change times and law)
This is true in Revelation 17:12. The ten horns which represent ten kings at the time of the end does not mean that there are only ten kings or nations at the time of the end. Again the number ten is used symbolically just like the numerous symbols used in Revelation. For example, we know that there are approximately 200 ish nation/states in the present. It is highly unlikely that there will only be exactly ten nation/states at the time of the end.
However, we know that some will try force fit the answer and only allow for exactly "ten" tribes during the middle ages, but history simply can't support this conclusion.
Thanks for your comment and question.
Thank you so much for your reply. May Yashua bless you and happy Sabbath ✨️
@@AngelsintheGlenGreat explanation, the 10 Commandments were tampered with, thanks!
Can you send me your Powerpoint please?
All the slides are available at our website. Thanks.
@@AngelsintheGlen Wow amazing, thank you so much Pastor!
If the 4 animals are 4 kingdoms that SHALL ARISE out of the earth, how could be possible the lion with wings to represent Babylon that already was ruling. Daniel had the vision in the firt year of Belsazar king of Babylon..
Thanks for your question. Here are some thoughts to consider.
To state the obvious, Daniel sees a vision of four successive kingdoms with temporary dominion, followed by a fifth kingdom with everlasting dominion. God knows the end from the beginning and is showing Daniel a colorful descriptive panoramic view of the future that leads to His everlasting kingdom.
That fact that Daniel receives the vision in the first year of Belshazzar, when Daniel is living precisely within the time frame of the first kingdom (and one can argue towards the very latter part of its reign circa 551 B.C.), is not difficult to reconcile.
For example, in Daniel 1, Daniel is taken captive at the precise time when King Nebuchadnezzar RISES to power. That is, the besiegement of Jerusalem in Daniel 1:1 begins in the summer of 605 B.C. and marks the beginning of the Neo-Babylonian empire when Daniel is taken captive.
The timeline of Daniel 7 begins when HIS people were taken captive. And the vision progresses into the future when HIS people, the people of the saints of the Highest One (Daniel 7:27) will receive an everlasting kingdom.
God sees the end from the beginning and even calls Nebuchadnezzar, My Servant (see Jeremiah 27:6) because God will raise him up to power and use him to discipline HIS disobedient people by taking them captive.
In addition, the Daniel 7 vision is building off the vision of Daniel 2 where the head of gold is declared to be King Nebuchadnezzar (verse 38). Daniel 2 begins with Babylon as an established superpower and ends with God's everlasting, supreme, and final power kingdom.
As you know in this video, we demonstrate the pattern between the gold/lion, silver/bear, bronze/leopard, and iron/beast.
Please continue to critically evaluate our videos, especially Daniel 8 (3 parts) and Daniel 9 (5 parts) to see how they continue to build off of Daniel 2 and 7. And Daniel 11 repeats the pattern seen in Daniel 2, 7, and 8.
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Thanks for your reply.
But I insist..Consider Daniel 7:11-12
11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
The verse 11 is saying that the fourth beast and the horns are destroyed completely and the verse 12 says the first three beasts had their lives prolonged but without domain or power..
How could be possible Babylon still living after fourth beast until that time ?
@@arthurdomal5053 Good question. Here are some thoughts to consider.
First, it’s important to note that the destruction of the fourth beast includes the little horn which is the power that persecuted God’s people. Since the little horn is attached to the beast, it cannot live apart from the beast. As such, the little horn is also destroyed. As described in the video, the fourth beast and little horn power constituted an integrated system. No longer does that system exist in the world today. That is, the church/state system of the middle ages was destroyed. However, the removal of the system does not mean that people will be removed (or destroyed.) That’s an important distinction. The judgment was first about the removal of the system (i.e. the beast/little horn power that persecuted God’s people), and second, that judgment was in favor of the saints. God’s people are restored, elevated, and vindicated in the end.
Second, what of the other beasts? It is important to note that verse 12 does not describe their destruction, but only the removal of their dominion. The major point in verse 12 is that their dominion was taken away. What is “dominion”? Dominion means power, sovereignty, authority, and control.
Their power was removed, but the populace, i.e, the people, remained (i.e. the peoples in those territories were allowed to continue). Those beasts (i.e. kingdoms) had their dominion and power removed, but not the people who lived in their territories.
For example, when Babylon fell to Medo-Persia, the Babylonian power was removed, and Medo-Persia acquired the territories Babylon once had dominion over. When Medo-Persia fell to Greece, its dominion was removed. When Greece fell to Rome, its dominion was removed. (And as previously discussed, the fourth beast and little horn power were destroyed.)
The removal of their dominions ushered us into modern times. The point here (in verse 12) is that while the dominions of the empires of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece were removed, their territories and people were allowed to continue to exist (an extension of life was granted to them) through the modern nation-state systems we see today. However, the extension of life will only be granted until the second coming of Christ.
Please critically examine our Daniel 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 videos to see how the pattern of Daniel 2 and 7 repeat and enlarge.
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What kind of religion are you? #BeforeIStart Oh, crap: "eschatology" at 1:30 you're one of those calvin people? /Sorry
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