Daniel the Framework of Prophetic Revelation 1 Daniel

Daniel: the Framework of Prophetic Revelation 1

Daniel Chapter 7 part 6 2

The Vision of the Four Beasts & Little Horn Daniel 7 – part 6 3

The Literary Structure of Daniel 7 4

The Start of the Vision, 1 The Statement of the Vision , 2 -14 The Summary of the Vision of 4 Beasts & Little Horn, 2 -8 ===> The Series in the Vision, 9 -14 The Interpretation of the Vision, 15 -27 The Cessation of the Vision, 28 5

The Series in the Vision, 9 -14 The Vision of the Ancient of Days, 9 -10 The Vision of the Little Horn, 11 -12 ==>The Vision of the Son of Man, 13 -14 6

All 3 visions point to a future point in time • The Ancient of Days presiding over a future judgment • The Little Horn, the last ruler of the Gentiles, is destroyed along with his final Gentile empire • The Final Kingdom of the Son of Man commencing the Eternal Kingdom of 7

The Series in the Vision, 9 -14 The Vision of the Ancient of Days, 9 -10 8

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The Series in the Vision, 9 -14 The Vision of the Ancient of Days, 9 -10 The Vision of the Little Horn, 1112 10

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The Series in the Vision, 9 -14 The Vision of the Ancient of Days, 9 -10 The Vision of the Little Horn, 11 -12 The Vision of the Son of Man, 1314 12

Comparison Dan 2 ——————— Dan 7 The Stone Son of Man Messianic Kingdom 2: 44 13 7: 13 -14, 18,

13 I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, and He came up to the Ancient of Days and was 14

kingdom, that all the peoples, nations & men of every language might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion which will not pass away; and His Kingdom is one which will not be 15

These two verses are parallel to the Judgment of the Nations at the Second Coming of Christ just before He commences His Millennial Rule over the whole 16

These two verses are parallel to the Judgment at the Second Coming of Christ just before He commences His Millennial Rule over the whole earth (Rev. 19: 11 -21). 17

The Connection b/t Daniel 7 & the Judgment of the Nations at the Second Coming of Christ Matt. 25: 31 -46 18

31…when the Son of Man comes in His glory… He will sit on His glorious throne. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him; & He will separate them…as the shepherd separates the sheep from the goats 33…He will put the sheep on His right, & the goats on the left 19

34 Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. . . 20

41 Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil & his 46 angels… These will go away into eternal punishment, but the 21

What is the Basis/Criteria of Christ’s Future Judgment at the time of His Second Coming? 22

The Judgment of the Sheep vv 34 -40 23

34…the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you… blessed of My Father, inherit the 35 kingdom. . . For I was hungry & you gave Me something to eat…thirsty & you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger & you invited Me in; 36 naked & you clothed Me…sick & you visited Me…in prison & you came to Me. ' 24

37…the righteous will answer…'Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty, & give You something to drink? 38…when did we see You a stranger & invite You in, or naked & clothe You? 39 When You? ' did we see You sick or in prison & come to 40 The King will answer & say to them, '…I say to you…that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me. ’ 25

The Judgment of the Goats vv 41 -46 26

41 Then He will also say to those on His left, 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 27 42 for . .

42…I was hungry, & you gave Me nothing to eat…thirsty, & you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger & you did not invite Me in; naked & you did not clothe Me; sick & in prison & you did not visit 28

…they…will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison & did not take care of You? ' 45…He will answer them, ‘…I say to you…that you did not do it to…the least of these, you did not do it to Me. ' 46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal 29

Connection between Daniel 7 & Revelation 19: 11 -21 30

Daniel 7: 13 -14 31

13 I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him. 32

glory & a Kingdom, that all the peoples, nations & men of every language might serve Him. His Dominion is an everlasting dominion which will not pass away; & His Kingdom…will not be 33

Revelation 19: 11 -21 34

11…I saw heaven opened &…a white horse & He Who sat on it is called Faithful & True, & in righteousness He judges & wages war. 12 His eyes are a flame of fire & on His head are many diadems; & He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. 13 He clothed with a robe dipped in blood, & His name is called The Word of God. 35 is

. . . 15 From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations & He will rule them with a rod of iron & He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. 16…on His robe & on His thigh He has a name written, "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF 36

17…I saw an angel… & he cried out…saying to all the birds which fly…"Come, assemble for the great supper of God, 18 so that you may eat the flesh of kings & the flesh of commanders & the flesh of mighty men & the flesh of horses & of those who sit on them & the flesh of 37

19…I saw the beast & the kings of the earth & their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the 20 horse. . . …the beast was seized & with him the false prophet…& those who worshiped his image. . . 38

20…these two were thrown alive into the lake of 21 fire… …the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who 39

The Start of the Vision, 1 The Statement of the Vision , 2 -14 The Summary of the Vision of 4 Beasts & Little Horn, 2 -8 The Series in the Vision, 9 -14 ===>The Interpretation of the Vision, 15 -27 The Cessation of the Vision, 28 40

The Interpretation of the Vision, 15 -27 The General Interpretation of the Vision, 15 -18 41

Of the 28 vv in Daniel chapter 7, only 3 vv describe the first 3 beasts 21 vv describe various aspects of the beast th 4 As far as the beasts are concerned, the th focus of Daniel 7 is the 4 Beast & Little Horn 42

15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within me, & the visions in my mind kept alarming me. 16 I approached one of those who were standing by & began asking him the exact meaning of all this. So he told me & made known to me the 43

“my spirit was distressed within me”—literally, “distressed, [the]spirit of I, Daniel, inside[its/the]sheath” 44

"I…began asking him the exact meaning of all this. So he …made known to me the interpretation of these things” similar to Dan. 8, 10, & 12, & Jacob in Gen. 28, also Eze. 40 -48, Zech. 1 -6, & John in Revelation. In Dan. 2: 18 -19, 23, 28 -30, God makes known to Daniel the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s 45

17 These great beasts…four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth. 18 But the saints of the Highest One will receive the Kingdom & possess the Kingdom forever, for all ages 46

Verses 17 -18 are a General Interpretation. The verses that follow verse 18 give more details. 47

17 These great beasts…four in number are four kings who will arise from the earth. “four kings” — 4 kings over their kingdoms 48

17 These great beasts…four in number are four kings who will arise from the earth. • “arise from the earth”—“coming up from the sea”(7: 3) • “sea” = the symbolic source of each king (Gentile nations) 49

18 But the saints of the Highest One will receive the Kingdom & possess the Kingdom forever, for all ages to come. “saints”—who are the saints? Those set apart for the “Highest One” 50

18 But the saints…will receive the Kingdom & possess the Kingdom forever, for all ages to come. • “receive the Kingdom, possess the Kingdom“- repetition • “forever, for all ages to come”— 51

The Interpretation of the Vision, 15 -27 The General Interpretation of the Vision, 15 -18 The Detailed Interpretation of the Vision, 19 -27 52

The Vision of the Four Beasts and the Little Horn Daniel 7 — part 6 53