The Beast Daniel 7 Revelations 13 The Text

“The Beast” Daniel 7, Revelations 13

The Text - Daniel 7: 1 -18 n 7: 1 - 550 BC Belshazzar • Dating problems: Nabonidus or Belshazzar? n A Reiteration of Chapter 2 • Future History of Human Empires – Come out of “the sea”: ie, Peoples of the Earth • Differences: Impressive Statue vs. Grotesque Beasts – God’s viewpoint vs. Nebuchadnezzar’s

Dan. 2 Head: Gold Dan 7 Lion w/ Wings Dan. 8 Dan. 11 Means: Daniel 7: 5 Babylon Daniel "And 7: 7 behold, another a and “…a fourth beast--terrifying and beast, frightening very Chest: Bear + Medio Ram second one, and devoured its powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed Silver 3 Ribs Persians resembling a bear. was left…” victims and trampled underfoot whatever Leopard: And it was raised Daniel 8: 3 -4 Thighs: up on one side, Greeks 4 wings & Goat ABronze ram which had two horns was standing in front of the canal. and three ribs were heads Now the two horns were long, but one was longer than in its mouth between Daniel 8: 20 the other, with the longer one coming up last. Beast: Legs: teeth; andhorns thus Romans "The ram which you saw its with the two I saw the ram butting westward, northward, and they said to it, represents. Iron the Teeth kings of Media and Persia. Iron southward, and no other beasts could stand before him… 'Arise, devour Beast: much meat!' 10 Horns

The 10 Horns: Daniel 7: 19 -21 "Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws-the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. [20] I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell--the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully. [21] As I watched, this horn was waging war against the saints and defeating them,

The 10 Horns: Daniel 7: 22 “The Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom. ”

The 10 Horns: Daniel 7: 23 -24 “He gave me this explanation: 'The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it. [24] The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. ”

The 10 Horns: Daniel 7: 25 [25] “ ‘He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time. ’ ”

Double Reference Rome “Anti. Type” II “Type” Rome “Prophetic Gap” Iron & Clay

Dan. 2 Head: Gold Chest: Silver Thighs: Bronze Legs: Iron Feet: Iron & Clay Dan 7 Lion w/ Wings Dan. 8 Dan. 11 Means: Daniel 7: 20 Babylon Danielto 7: 24 “I also wanted know about 'Asother for the tenthat horns, outup, of …the horn came Bear + Medio this kingdom ten kings will before which three of them fell-Ram 3 Ribs Persians arise; andthat another will arise the horn looked more after them, and he will be imposing than the others and Leopard: different from the previous ones that had eyes and a mouth that Greeks 4 wings & Goat and will subdue three kings. spoke boastfully. ” heads (Literally: “Great Things”) Beast: Iron Teeth 3. 5 Yrs Beast: 10 Horns Romans Rome II

Revelations 13: “The Beast” [1] And he stood on the sand of the seashore. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns were ten diadems, and on his heads were blasphemous names.

Revelations 13: “The Beast” [2] The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion.

Revelations 13: “The Beast” [2 -3] The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. [3] One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was astonished and followed the beast. [4] Men worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, "Who is like the beast? Who can make war against him? "

Revelations 13: “The Beast” n [5] The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority forty-two months. Daniel 7: 25 The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time.

Revelations 13: “The Beast” [6] He opened his mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. [7] He was given power to make war against the saints and to conquer them. And he was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation.

Revelations 13: “The Beast” [8] All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast--all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to the Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.

Facts About “The Beast” n Leads the 10 -Nation Union. • “Uproots” 3 heads of state or governments on his rise to power; vestiges remain. n Ushers in a new World Religion. • Satanic in origin. • A type of Christ: “Anti-Type” (Dies / Resurrected) • Persecutes the Saints. n Holds absolute power for 3. 5 years. • As a World Ruler

How Does He Do It? Rev. 13: 16 -18 He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, [17] so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. [18] This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666.

Skepticism, Sensationalism: Extremism n Incorrect Interpretations: • The Reformation Era, Jehovah Witnesses, other cults. n Sensationalism: • Popular Fiction, TV Evangelists, Christian Talk Radio, Y 2 K n Liberal Theology: • the Bible is not inspired, and should not be taken literally.

Other Areas Subject to Extremism: Grace n Spiritual Realm (Satan, angels, etc) n Miracles n God’s Word (Inspired) n 1 st Advent: Divinity of Christ n Etc. , etc. n

Prophecy: It’s the Word of God! n • • • Over 20% of the Bible, 3 Major Themes: • The Judgment(s) of Israel and neighbors. • The 1 st Coming of the Messiah (Fulfilled) Christ’s Teachings on Prophecy: • The 10: 23: 24; 2 nd Coming of the 19: 28; Messiah (Unfulfilled) Matthew 11: 23; 21: 43 -44; 24; 25: 31 -46; 26: 17 -35, 46, Genesis, 64; n Fulfilled Prophecy: 1 Samuel, Mark 9: 1; 10: 30; 13; 11: 1 -6, 14; 14: 12 -31, 62; Psalms, Isaiah, * Jeremiah, * Ezekiel, *42, Daniel, * 16: 17 Micah, * Zechariah, * Joel, * Amos, * Obadiah, Luke 12: 36 -39; 19; 21; , * Haggai, * Malachi* Nahum, Zepheniah John(*14: 3; means also contains Unfulfilled Prophecy) Acts • 1: 11 New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, 1+ 2 Thessalonians, 1 + 2 Timothy, 1+2 John, Jude, Revelations

Prophecy: a Biblical Perspective n Jews were accountable to know and recognize prophetic fulfillment: • Mt. 23: 24 -37; Luke 19: 44; Acts 2: n Prophecy is always rejected and ridiculed • Neh. 9: 30; 1 Kings 18: 13; 19: 10; 2 Chron. 36: 16; Jer. 2: 30; Amos 2: 12; Mt. 13: 57; Lk. 4: 24 -27; John 4: 44; 23: 24 -37; 2 Peter 3: 4; James 5: 10 n We should pay close attention to it • 1 Thes. 5: 20; 2 Peter 1: 19; Rev. 1: 3

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Dan. 2 Head: Gold Dan 7 Lion w/ Wings Dan. 8 Chest: Silver Bear + 3 Ribs Thighs: Bronze Leopard: 4 wings & Goat heads Legs: Iron Feet: Iron & Clay Beast: Iron Teeth Beast: 10 Horns Dan. 11 Means: Babylon Ram Medio. Persians Greeks Romans Rome II

Greek Empire

Late Dating of Daniel “The Neoplatonic philosopher Porphyry back in the third century A. D. devoted a considerable portion of his polemic Against the Christians to a rationalist explanation of the Book of Daniel. He reasoned that the detailed and accurate predictions in the book point to its having been forged by some unknown author who lived in the days of the Maccabean patriots. Porphyry argued that ‘he who wrote the book under the name of Daniel lied for the sake of reviving their hope’. “ “Modern Rationalism and the Book of Daniel” Gleason L. Archer, Jr. Bibliotheca Sacra —V 136 #542—Apr 79— 129

Belshazzar vs. Nabonidus “Clear cuneiform evidence now demonstrates why the Book of Daniel names Belshazzar, rather than his father, Nabonidus, as king of Babylon. Nabonidus…became alienated from the people of Babylon. He took the unprecedented step of moving to the Arabian city of Tema, leaving ‘kingship’ in the hands of his son. ” “Archaeological Backgrounds of the Exilic and Postexilic Era, Part I: The Archaeological Background of Daniel” Edwin M. Yamauchi, Bibliotheca Sacra, Jun-Mar 1980, p. 545 [Edwin M. Yamauchi, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, History Department, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. ]

Daniel 7: 4 "The first was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind also was given to it. ”

Daniel 8: 5 -8 As I was thinking about this, suddenly a goat with a prominent horn between his eyes came from the west, crossing the whole earth without touching the ground…The goat became very great, but at the height of his power his large horn was broken off, and in its place four prominent horns grew up toward the four winds of heaven.

Daniel 8: 21 -22 The shaggy goat is the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. [22] The four horns that replaced the one that was broken off represent four kingdoms that will emerge from his nation but will not have the same power.