Download this lessonDownload While 2 years elapsed between the visions of Daniel 9 and Daniel 10-12, it seems that the visions were connected. Recall that Daniel concluded his prayer by petitioning the Lord to hear and forgive, “because Your city and Your people are called by Your name” (Daniel 9.19). The Lord responded by sending Gabriel to communicate... Continue Reading →

Click Here To Download This LessonDownload In previous visions it had been revealed to Daniel that future rulers and kingdoms would continue to oppress his people. In chapter 7 he was told that rulers of the 4th kingdom would wage “war with the saints and overpower them” (7.21). In chapter 8 Daniel was told that... Continue Reading →

Download this lessonDownload In our study of Daniel 10 we saw that a divine messenger was sent to Daniel so that he would have “an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter days...” (Daniel 10.14) and that Daniel would be told “what is inscribed in the writing of truth” (Daniel 10.21). God, the... Continue Reading →

Download this lessonDownload In our study of the 70 weeks (Daniel 9.24-27) we proposed that the vision encompassed the time from when Daniel received the message (in the first year of Cyrus, 539 BC) until the time when God would bring His vengeance on the “one who makes desolate”. It seems that Rome is intended,... Continue Reading →

Download this lesson hereDownload The 70 “weeks” prophecy is one of the more challenging passages in Daniel. Various interpretations have been given to the prophecy, and we simply do not have the time to discuss them all. However, when kept in context, the meaning of the prophecy becomes more clear and I hope and pray... Continue Reading →

Click here to download this lessonDownload The year 539 BC was a momentous one. Daniel had served in the court of the Babylonian king ever since the first captives were taken (605 B.C.) and had witnessed Babylon’s fall to the Persians (Daniel 5.30-31). But to Daniel that year wasn’t important merely because one empire had... Continue Reading →

Download this lesson hereDownload As we’ve noted already, both Daniel 7 and Daniel 2 contain dreams where 4 world empires are described, but God’s eternal Kingdom is established, bringing to an end the dominion of man. However, there are some significant differences between the two chapters. First, the dream of chapter 7 was given to God’s prophet, Daniel, whereas... Continue Reading →

Download this lessonDownload We noted earlier in our study that Daniel 2.4-7.28 were written in Aramaic, which may be significant as this entire section focuses on the Lord’s rule over the nations. As we put forth before, there’s a scheme to the material in this section: 4 kingdoms and God’s sovereignty (Daniel 2)God delivers those who trust... Continue Reading →

Click here to download this lessonDownload Our study of Daniel began with Jehovah giving His people into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (Daniel 1.1-2). However, God continued to rule over the realm of mankind and brought the Babylonian empire to an end, giving Babylon into the hand of “Darius the Mede” (Daniel 5.30-31).... Continue Reading →