Transcript Daniel 2 - The Dream Interpreted

Dan. 2:28
“…there is a God in heaven
who reveals mysteries, and He
has made known to King
Nebuchadnezzar what will
take place in the latter days.”
what will take place in the latter days...
GOLD
SILVER
BRONZE
IRON, w/ clay
what will take place in the latter days...
Babylon
Medo/Persia
539 B.C.
“…You,
GreeceO king, are the king of
331kings,
B.C. to
whom the God of heaven has given the
kingdom”
Rome
“...another kingdom”
“...another third kingdom”
“...a fourth kingdom”
NO FIFTH KINGDOM!
what will take place in the latter days...
Babylon
Medo/Persia
539 B.C.
Greece
331 B.C.
Rome
what will take place in the latter days...
Babylon
Medo/Persia
539 B.C.
Greece
331 B.C.
Rome
Daniel 8
The Ram & The Goat
Conspicuous horn GOAT
(Alexander)
• broken, replaced
by four horns
• one small horn
(Antiochus
Epiphanes)
RAM
2 horns
one longer
than the
other
Daniel 8
The Ram & The Goat
8:21ff “And the
shaggy goat
represents the
kingdom of
Greece, and the
large horn that
is between his
eyes is the first
king…”
GOAT
8:20 “The
ram which
you saw with
the two horns
represents the
kings of
Media and
Persia”
RAM
what will take place in the latter days...
Babylon
Lion
Medo/Persia
Bear
Greece
Leopard
Rome
“Different”
lion bear leopard 4th
Daniel
6th cent. B.C.
John
1st cent. A.D.
2:35 “Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the
silver and the gold were crushed all at the
same time.”
2:44 “God’s kingdom will not be left for
another people.”
7:12 “As for the rest of the beasts, their
dominion was taken away, but an extension
of life was granted to them for an appointed
period of time”
“…Italian art abandoned its native quality
and styles and, with one exception,
surrendered to Greek artists, themes, and
forms. Greek sculptors, painters, and
architects, following the line of greatest gold,
migrated to Rome and slowly Hellenized the
capital of their conquerors. Rich Romans
began to build their mansions in the Greek
manner around an open court, and to adorn
theme with Greek columns, statuary,
paintings, and furniture.” Will Durant, THE STORY OF
CIVILIZATION, Vol. III, CAESAR AND CHRIST, p. 92
Human Dominion exalting itself against God
• Gen. 10 and the tower of Babel
• Daniel 4:30
• Daniel 8:25
• Daniel 7:8, 11, 20, 25
• A lesson for us...
Revelation 12
12:1-6
12:7-17
12:5
child was caught up unto God
12:7-13
dragon saw that he was cast down
12:6a
woman fled into the wilderness
12:14a
she might fly into the wilderness
12:6b
that there they may nourish her
12:14b
where she is nourished
12:6c
1260 days
12:14c
time, and times, and a half a time
Daniel 7 & Revelation 13
Daniel 7
4th Beast/little horn
Revelation 13
Beast
From the sea
From the sea
10 horns
10 horns
Speaks "boastful words,"
"against the Most High"
(7:11,25; cf. 7:8,20)
Speaks blasphemies against
God (13:5-6)
Wears down the saints given
into his hand (7:25)
Makes war with the
saints (13:7)
"For a time, times, and half
a time" (7:25)
Continues 42 months
(13:5)
Why would the order of the beasts be reversed in Rev.
13:2?
Why would all four beasts of Dan. 7 be combined into one
in Rev. 13:2? (Cf. Dan. 7:12, 2:34-35)
Are the 4th beast of Daniel 7 and the beast of Revelation
13:1-10 to be understood as representing the same thing?
13:11-12 What is the appearance and function of the 2nd
beast in Rev. 13?
13:13-14 How did the second beast deceive men? (Cf. 2
Thess. 2:9-12, Ac. 8:9-10, 19:19)
13:15 What was the penalty for refusing to worship the
image of the first beast?
13:16-17 What was put on men's hands and foreheads?
Is this to be understood literally or figuratively? (Cf. Rev.
7:3, 14:1)
What could not be done without the mark?
Number the letters of the alphabet, 1 through 26, so that
"A" is number 1, "B" is number 2, etc. Then using the
number of each letter instead of the letter itself, spell
WEALTH. Find the sum of the six numbers you used. Now
do the same for TAXES. You'll see what all this is about in
class.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
W
E
A
L
T
H
23
5
1
12
20
8
69
T
A
X
E
S
20
1
24
5
19
69