Daniel Chapter 10 Questions Answers Daniel 10 Questions

Daniel Chapter 10 Questions & Answers

Daniel 10 Questions and Answers 1. What is the context of chapter 10? • Two years after the 70 weeks vision. • Daniel about 90 years old. • 3 rd year of Cyrus • Daniel the first of three presidents in the kingdom of Persia.

Daniel 10 Q&A 2. Why was this additional vision given to Daniel? – Daniel's attitude and desire for knowledge was blessed. – It would seem that Daniel wrestled with the visions as compared to the visions in Daniel 7 & 8. The reason may have been the 70 week prophecy in Daniel 9 showing his people again would be destroyed and go into captivity. • Daniel 9: 27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation … – v. 1 - "the appointed time also was long“ • Daniel 10: 1 In the third year of Cyrus king …was revealed unto Daniel, … but the time appointed was long: • The time was so long it greatly affected him. This is borne out by the detailed content of this vision in Daniel chapters 11 & 12.

Daniel 10 Questions and Answers 3. Who was the "certain man" in verses 5 and in verse 18 "the appearance of a man” and in verse 16 "like the similitude of the sons of men"? – ANSWER: This "man" represents Christ and his saints who are further described in verse 6 as having the "voice of a multitude". This representative "man" is also seen in Rev. 1: 11 -15 and also a picture of the “multitudeness Christ”. • Daniel 10: 6 His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

Daniel 10 Questions and Answers 4. Re: verse 9, what is the "deep sleep" symbolic of? – ANSWER: Death – This shows Daniel would die before the vision came to pass, for the vision was long.

Daniel 10 Q&A 5. What insight do we have in verses 10, 17 -19, on how those raised from the dead when Christ returns and how they will feel? • Daniel 10: 10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. – • v. 10, Types the resurrection when the responsible will be raised. Daniel 10: 17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. – • v. 18, Describes without strength upon being resurrected. 18 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, 19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. – vs. 18 -19 Shows how Daniel feels the peace that comes with the words “fear not peace be unto thee”. Daniel then is given immortality - "be strong, be strong".

Daniel 10 Q&A 5 B. Does your answer fit well with Matt. 26: 64 regarding Caiaphas and 1 Cor. 15: 52? – Matthew 26: 64 Jesus saith unto him (Caiaphas), Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. – 1 Corinthians 15: 52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. – Caiaphas will be raised and feel what an incorruptible body is like, but he will not experience the peace and strength of verse 19. Nor will he be made immortal but rather weep and gnash his teeth seeing others enter the kingdom but himself thrust out.

Daniel 10 Questions and Answers 6. What historical event could have caused the angel to be delayed by the king? • It could have been the command to go forth and build the temple. We see in Ezra 4: 5 that this command was interrupted even unto the reign of Darius. – Ezra 4: 5 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia.

Daniel 10 Questions and Answers 7. What is the significance of the 21 day time period in verse 13? – Daniel 10: 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; … • It could be the time period of the interruption of building the temple, between Cyrus' command in Ezra 1: 1 and Darius, when it was finally finished in the sixth year of Darius. (Ezra 6: 15) – Ezra 1: 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, … the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus … – Ezra 6: 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king.

Daniel 10 Questions and Answers 8. What do verses 13 & 20 show us about angels? – Daniel 10: 13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; … – Daniel 10: 20 … and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. • They have limited power, but they work together, helping each other.