2014 dreams and visions book of daniel

However, it must have been in the latter part of nebuchadnezzars reign. Therefore, the dating on the book of daniel is placed at the end of the sixth century bc. Westminster john knox press the book of daniel is a literary rich and complex story known for its apocalyptic style. The book of daniel is often compared to and read along with the book of revelation, since daniel s dreams contain extensive prophecy regarding the end times. As dreams and visions continue to unfold throughout daniel, we start to understand gods future predictions for us. Daniel 2 the second chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. I could not put it down and i believe that we are seeing the groundwork being laid today for these prophecies to come to fruition. This remarkable piece of scripture has encouraged the faithful for centuries. The book of daniel refers to various historical events during the neobabylonian period, but there is no evidence that the daniel character or his three friends actually existed. Outside of the scriptures, egyptian history records a significant amount of information about dreams and visions, many of which became determining factors in the overall direction of the nation. May 16, 2004 as dreams and visions continue to unfold throughout daniel, we start to understand gods future predictions for us. The following chart provides a list of these divinely inspired messages from god recorded in the book of daniel. With robert miano, andrew bongiorno, lance henriksen, kevin mccorkle. Book of daniel very dangerous for chinas communist leaders.

Sep, 2014 joel prophesied about dreams and visions in joel 2. In the dream i was reading or being shown the second chapter of the book of daniel. Daniels dream of four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. He shows parish leaders and ministers how to move in the direction of lifelong faith formation by offering adults in the parish powerful conversion experiences. Scholars claim that daniel could not have predicted the events. Daniel expounds the prophecies in four distinct visions. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. The first three verses of the chapter are very significant. This study begins to examine the visions daniel has about future kingdoms and relates them to actual historical facts. Pdf the theology theme of the book of daniel researchgate. Modern scholarship agrees that daniel is a legendary. A commentary on the book of daniel southside christian church.

But these were not everyday vague, illogical dreams. Dreams from god were vivid and coherent, and they had a definite message. The book of daniel and the book of revelation complement one another, but revelation brings more revelation and details and projects further into the future. Some scholars have argued that this dating cannot be correct based on the materials in the book of daniel. The bible introduces shaphan the son of azaliah the son of meshullam to us in connection with josiahs restoration of true worship in about 642 b. The book of daniel contains the accounts of what happened to daniel as well as the visions he saw being endowed with the divine gift of interpreting dreams. The great image and the four beasts 3 daniel and the empire of babylon in 607606 bc, nebuchadnezzar, king of babylon, conquered the empire of assyria, and became the ruler of the world. Here bill huebsch offers a blueprint for how to bring the dreams and visions for a great parish to fruition.

He can even interpret visions and dreamsaccurately. A preterist perspective by gerry watts march 2014 the purpose of this article is to give a basic summary of the visions of daniel from a preterist perspective. The book of daniel is a great revelation of future events, particularly those things that shall happen in the last days. Daniel was also given the ability to understand dreams and visions. Visions and dreams christian visions and dreams christian. This course of study was commended by the lord jesus himself when he said when you see the abomination that causes desolation spoken of by the prophet daniel let the reader understand, flee so in september 2010, a number of saints gathered together in ohio, and we went to the book of daniel and read all of the chapters containing visions having to do with these last days. In more mundane language, it is an account of the activities and visions of daniel, a noble jew exiled at babylon, its message being that just as the god of israel saved daniel and his friends from.

The prophet daniel s dreams and visions of the last days this is a short simple explanation of the dreams and visions recoded in the book of daniel concerning the last days. At the end of the three years, melzar brought the whole group of young men in before the king and daniel, shadrach, meshach, and abednego stood out in the group. The five visions of daniel daniel 2, 7, 8, 9, 1012. Daniel man of visions and dreams and this is the inscription that was written. I saw in the dream the statue that nebuchadnezzar saw but my attention was directed to the feet of the statue. The vision of the four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. Daniels prophecies beloved and chosen by god to foretell future events, daniel the prophet prophesied as moved by god through visions and dreams about what was going to happen throughout history, including what would happen to daniels people. You need to understand these before you try understanding the book of revelation and other prophetic writings that are about the events of the last days the time in. Jump to table of contents the bible book of daniel has long been a favourite of. The book of daniel is about how god shows his everlasting wisdom, power, and faithfulness through one of israels greatest prophets.

The balance of daniel s book contains four visions concerning world powers, but also other visions of future events and an appearance of gods angel. This is when the babylonian empire truly began its worldwide domination. Can there ever be faith again in the midst of darkness, rebellion, and gloom. He wrote down the substance of his dream 2 daniel said. The overall theme of the book of daniel is gods sovereignty over history.

The story of daniel motivates faithfulness despite exile in babylon. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology a portrayal of end times cosmic in scope and political in focus. Daniel 1 the first chapter of the book of daniel tells how daniel and his three companions were among captives taken by nebuchadnezzar ii from jerusalem to babylon to be trained in babylonian wisdom. Understanding the dreams and visions unlocks and explains the structure and mysteries of the prophecies in the book of daniel. The prophecy of daniel is a series of five visions occurring over a period of about 70 years. I do not intend to give any detailed exegesis here but only a simplified outline of what i presently believe concerning the visions of daniel, and. As usual, ray stedman provides this intimate teaching in on the way to the future.

These issues with dating are mainly in the apocalyptic prophecy sections of the book. The visions he has now will give more details concerning the events he foresaw in nebuchadnezzars original dream. A final connection between the book of daniel and the new testament is daniels apocalyptic visions that also are reflected in the book of revelation daniel 10. The first part tells of how daniel was captured and was instrumental in interpreting nebuchadnezzars dream of four. Daniel 2 tells how daniel interpreted a dream of nebuchadnezzar ii, king of babylon. Tom doyle is the president of uncharted ministries, an accomplished author, popular international speaker, pastor, missionary to the unreached, and a veteran tour guide to israel and the middle east. I had a dream last night where i saw sailing ships as they would have appeared back in the 1800s. Daniel chapter 7 timeline the second coming of christ. Daniels gifts are from the god of israel, and the young man becomes a living testimony to his god in a strange land. Correlation of dreams and visions in the book of daniel prophet charts images from chapter 2. Daniel is an extremely critical prophesy book for every christian to know intimately. Jerusalem was conquered by the babylonians and many of their best young men were taken into captivity, including daniel.

He is the author of dreams and visions, killing christians, and standing in the fire greg webster is cofounder of new vantage publishing partners, a book development and marketing. The king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its gold head to its feet of mingled iron and clay. Daniel 2 new international version niv nebuchadnezzars dream. Choon leong seow, the rule of god in the book of daniel, in david and zion. His visions offer hope that god will bring all nations under his rule. There they refused to take food and wine from the king and were given knowledge and insight into dreams and visions by god, and at the end of their training they. Wiseman, some historical problems in the book of daniel, in notes on some problems in the book of daniel, p. Written in both hebrew and aramaic, the book begins with stories of daniel and three jewish young men hananiah shadrach, mishael meshach, and azariah abednego. Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of. So in september 2010, a number of saints gathered together in ohio, and we went to the book of daniel and read all of the chapters containing visions having to do with these last days. It is generally accepted that the book of daniel originated as a collection of folktales among the jewish community in babylon and mesopotamia in the persian and early hellenistic periods 5th to 3rd centuries bc, expanded by the visions of chapters 712 in the maccabean era mid2nd century bc.

The five visions of daniel daniel 2, 7, 8, 9, 1012 the. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the. Daniel as an example of boldness and faithfulness to god in. Daniels dream of four beasts and the kingdom of god chapter 7.

Men of god in the old testament had dreams and visions. The timeline for this chapter is built upon the timeline that described and developed in daniel 2, on which will be built the timelines for each of the remaining chapters in the book of daniel. Dreams, visions and messages in the book of daniel. Sep 08, 2014 1 post published by amaic during september 2014 daniel man of visions and dreams and this is the inscription that was written. Taken into slavery after the fall of jerusalem in 605 b. Dreams and visions by tom doyle is an exciting set of stories from the middle east about how jesus is appearing to muslims. In the book, daniel interprets two types of dreams. The book tells of how daniel, a judean exile at the court of nebuchadnezzar ii 605 to 562 bc, the ruler of babylon, becomes a high government official and delivers various visions. For an overall summary, see appendix 1chart of daniels dreams and visions. Events which occurred before the coming of christ, from 400 to 150 b. At the end of the three years, melzar brought the whole group of young men in before the king.

Daniel does not date this dream as he did the earlier dream cf. Daniel also has vivid, symbolic visions about the future of israel, world kingdoms, and the kingdom of godexposing us to some of gods longterm plan for the world. Correlation of dreams and visions in the book of daniel images from chapter 2 beasts from chapter 7 beasts from chapter 8 world kingdoms head of gold like a lion with eagles wings babylon 606539bc chest and arms of silver like a bear ram with two horns medopersia 539331bc belly and thighs of bronze like a leopard with four wings. We will see explicit prophecies about nations and a prophecy that predicts the time of jesus death. It reveals the keys that the prophet daniel has presented to unlock the prophecies of the bible. The first remarkable feature of the book of daniel is that this book is composed in two.

Visions and dreams were given from the lord from many souls from abraham in the book of genesis to john in the book of revelation these dreams and visions were given to gods people obviously, but even enemies of god received these visions. Last month we examined the fourth chapter of daniel, which is the account of nebuchadnezzars other dream which became a reality. The feet in the kings dream were made partly of clay and partly of iron. They point to several key events in the future history of the jews. An appreciation of its literary features zdravko stefanovic walla walla college often viewed as a unique book in worlds history, the bible is a work that is much greater than a mere book. Daniel chapter 4, see the watch tower societys 2014 attempt to defend. The book cycles through the major counties in the middle east with stories of how real people have had their lives changed through jesus. What is the difference between dreams and visions in the. There they refused to take food and wine from the king and were given knowledge and insight into dreams and visions by god, and at the end of. Additional accounts of an angel coming to daniel are found in daniel 9. The book made me really think about dreams, visions, and all the ways that jesus can speak to us. Daniel 2 niv nebuchadnezzars dream in the bible gateway. Aside from the four main visions recorded in daniels book, he makes additional prophecies.

Some dreams or visions, if they are symbolic in nature, require an interpretation. Daniel 7 new international version niv daniels dream of four beasts. The first vision is a dream of the king that is interpreted by daniel. Joel prophesied about dreams and visions in joel 2. T i m e of the g e n t i l e s head of gold like a lion with eagles wings babylon 606539bc chest and arms of. Rather, the character is used as a narrative device for two reasons. Daniel 7 daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. Nov 17, 2014 a final connection between the book of daniel and the new testament is daniel s apocalyptic visions that also are reflected in the book of revelation daniel 10.

In the final part of his book daniel will describe dreams and visions that he had. The destiny of the jewish people chapters 812 in hebrew. For example, in a dream, the prophet daniel saw a series of beasts that symbolize political empires from babylon down to our time. Daniel 7 is the first of the remaining chapters in the book daniel is the subject of receiving dreams and visions and seeking understanding and interpretations of them. The balance of daniels book contains four visions concerning world powers, but also other visions of future events and an. When they came in and stood before the king, 3 he said to them, i have had a dream. Events which are said to be so far in the future that daniel was to seal up the vision dan 8.