“Daniel’s pages are slowly turning.”
May I preamble just for a moment to wet your appetite?
However I will use the Bible, for verification in detail and when we get to Daniel 7 and 8 things will start to fire up a bit. I will use news articles that will show where we are heading.
Daniel, was a very young when Israel was led into captivity and he grew old to see the fulfilment of the seventy years span of captivity mentioned by the Prophet Jeremiah, come to fulfilment whereupon his people were set free to return home.
Right on time Cyrus, tuned up. to eventually start the process of freeing Israel enabling them to return to their homeland. Darius, Xerxes, Artaxerxes, were powerful kings during this historic event.
As we study through Daniel’s visions we are going to slide down the TIME statue of empires depicted by various metals from the head to our time.
The time marker, will eventually slide down to reach the ‘feet of iron and clay’ where God, will set up His kingdom.
So with that in mind I will have to start at the beginning of Daniel.
As we progress, various Prophets as well as Daniel, will be called upon to enlighten us upon the motives of those involved with’ the time of the end’ events from the Old and New Testaments.
When dealing with prophecy what should be expected?
"About the time of the end, a body of men will be raised up who will turn their attention to the prophecies of the Bible, and insist on their literal interpretation in the midst of much clamour and opposition."
Sir Isaac Newton 1643-1727
Concerning the vision of Daniel, there are clear geographical locations as to where certain prophetic events, at the “time of the end” are to take place and where the intensity of these events will increase within the near future within limited SET TIMES.
Daniel, and Revelation, pinpoint the time limitations placed by God, on certain prophetic events and upon the characters involved in carrying out those tasks.
Periods of ‘42 months,’ ‘time times and a half time,’ ‘five months,’ ‘three and a half years,’ ‘1260 days,’ ‘1290 days,’ ‘1335 days’ and ‘2300 ereb boqer’ and the ‘seventy weeks’ the ‘62 weeks,’ ‘seven weeks,’ ‘one week,’ the ‘midst of the week,’ and ‘3 ½ days.’
Then a ‘season and time,’ at the end of which the ‘millennium,’ ‘thousand years,’ starts until the second resurrection of damnation for Satan, and his followers, finally their destruction by fire then the destruction of earth ushering in a new Earth and eternity.
As I said earlier, these periods are also mentioned by John recorded and known to us as ‘The book of Revelation,’ whilst he was in the island prison of Patmos,
Jesus, gave John the vision which included the time of the millennium.
John, like Daniel, were elderly gentlemen at the times of their own visions, and both now sleep.
For those that have studied Daniel, these TIME durations and LOCATIONS and the characters will seem familiar but for those bewildered by them, I say don’t worry, we will sort them out.
Daniel’s prophetic visions were not to be understood until ‘the time of the end’ period.
These mentioned periods fit into the six and a bit years concerning the 2300 evening/ereb, morning/boqer.
The visions were upsetting for Daniel, because the angel Gabriel, unintentionally frightened Daniel, just by advancing towards him and standing really closely to make the point of the TIME concerning the vision’s fulfilment.
In Revelation, the same events and characters are mentioned also in Math 24: Mark 13: and Luke 21 and using other Prophets we can span out the times, locations, and powers involved.
I would like to explain the Judgment of the Lamb, who is ‘found worthy’ by the very creatures He created, and I have Bible to prove that point absolutely.
We will examine the plagues and how miracles performed by evil angels and their false religious teachings will delude many into a lethargic sense of security when they shall say ‘peace,’ sudden destruction will occur.
There are some that think that ‘if it is a miracle performed then it must be from God.’
I wonder how they will get on when Satan, turns up ‘as an angel of light performing miracles’
Jesus said watch and pray.
Luke 21:36. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man.
However severe, God’s people think the tribulation period will be for them.
The plagues of God, are going to be worse for the wicked from the 7 bowls of the wrath of God and the seven trumpets and three woes period and then they will face Armageddon and so on.
There are a few that can’t face the eschatological end time study of prophecy.
I understand that position, because it is frightening for them and for me too, but to frighten people is not my aim, of that I can assure you and is certainly not my purpose or intention.
This soon to arrive period will lead us to Jesus and we will be in the same position as Israel was in the dessert, we may have to rely on angels with manner and water.
Be glad brothers and sisters, the end of the 2300 evening and morning period will usher in the Kingdom of God and all sin will fade into history never ever to occur again.
The question is when does the 2300 evening and morning period start?
We must know the enemy and his plans. Jesus, tells us exactly what he will do and from where he comes and for how long he does certain things before his end where nobody will help him.
We will have to rely on Jesus, to lift us up at that seventh trumpet to join in the wedding supper after those last 1335 days for our blessing Dan 12: 12.Rev 19: 1-9.
The apostasy, counterfeit always comes first and that is what Satan will do.
2 Corinthians 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light. 15. Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.
I would like to explain how, using the Bible I identify the two witnesses and how the seven trumpet time scale works, along with the three woes and the two witnesses 1260 days period.
We will also look at the bowls of the wrath of God and again join up with Math 24, Mark 13 Luke 21.
Identify the countries represented in Daniel 7 and NOT changing a word in the Bible, this is not difficult to achieve.
I want to identify the geographical location of the vision of Daniel 8, and explain how Daniel 8 is the explanation or enlargement of Daniel 7, they are like in kind. The Bible’s words speak for themselves on these matters and you will figure it out for yourselves.
I would like to use the writings of Joel and finally right through to the Armageddon, “end of time” for Satan’s realm.
The imprisonment of Satan for the Millennium.
Finally explain Gog and Magog, identify them and their geographical locations, then heaven and the fulfilment of the promise of eternal life, keeping to the intent of the Bible and NOT changing a single word of the great Bible writers.
We like Satan, have a big problem, we can’t handle praise, it goes straight to our heads. The only person that can is GOD.
Also let me just say this.
The Bible is not a Gentile book, it is a Jewish book for Jews by Jews and Nebuchadezzar a non Jew had a hand in writing a small portion of Daniel.
The Jewish traditions are all there and in those Jewish holidays/holy days there are secrets revealed.
As Gentiles we are invited in to the same promise of salvation but we are not the 144000. Some Gentiles like to think they are the ‘remnant’ or ‘chosen’ but that won’t stand up to biblical scrutiny. When they, Israelites read the book it is about them and the countries that are involved with Israel for good or evil, check it out. When we read it is about them Jesus, was Jewish through and through.
Now for some study.
Are the pages of Daniel’s prophecies starting to be turned?
I will use each Bible verse and make comments as we go through and use capitals for emphasis only.