This 7 years will be divided into two parts consisting of 3. Daniel 1 new international version niv daniels training in babylon. The good news is that the reign of the antichrist is limited. The phrase son of man is retained here because of its use in the new testament as a title of jesus, probably based largely on this verse. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. Daniel marston was born and raised in boston, massachusetts. Add 69 weeks of prophetic years of 360 days or 69 x 7 x 360 173,880 days. Nov 01, 2004 the book of daniel is actually one of the most authenticated books of the old testament, historically and archaeologically, but this is a convenient shortcut for our purposes here. The prophecy goes on to divide the 490 years into three smaller units. The vision of the four beasts and the little horn found in daniel 7 reveals more information about the same four empires that are first described in nebuchadnezzars dream of a great image. Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts bible gateway. The two sets of dreams and visions were about 50 years apart. Using the jewish custom of a 360day year, 483 years after 445 b.
The subject of his ma thesis was the performance of the british army in north america during the seven years war. Daniel with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our lord and of his christ i. The 42 months of revelation, also described as 3 12 years, and 1260 days, is the duration of the great tribulation, the last half of daniel s 70th week. The book of daniel serves as the major apocalyptic book of the old testament, as chapters 7 12 foretell the end times. This is a great book to have as a reference book as a student reads other books on the seven years war. It seems improbable that a second century writer would fabricate such a story or allow it to pass without comment in a situation where the preservation of the purity of the jewish faith was considered. Daniel 7 kjv in the first year of belshazzar king of bible gateway. Everything we know about daniel god is my judge comes from the book that bears his name. Jan 02, 2020 like daniels fourth beast, johns beast speaks proudly and oppresses gods people for three and a half years revelation. This period is called the great tribulation by jesus in matthew 24. Porphyry claimed that instead of being written by daniel about b. Does days in prophecy equal years daniel 9 seventy weeks. Daniel reads in the books that the desolation of jerusalem must last for seventy.
This rebuilding is chronicled in the book of nehemiah. It is critical to realize that the book of daniel existed in documented form almost three centuries before christ was born. Watch the official music video for lukas grahams latest single love someone here. It is critical to realize that the book of daniel existed in documented form. Daniel 4 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on. He wrote down the substance of his dream2 daniel said. As we learned at the start of this study, the 2300 days has to be prophetic days, which in fact are 2300 literal years, because this vision spans the time of medopersia, greece, pagan and.
Daniel 7 niv bible in the first year of belshazzar. Like certain other young men he was later chosen by the king to be brought up and educated at court, where he was given the name of belteshazzar. 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. Many people say that there is a sevenyear tribulation but theres not one scripture to prove that. 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. 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 their enemies, so. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the f.
In chapter 9 daniel tells of 70 weeks that were about the future. Many things that daniel saw are later mentioned in the new testament book of revelation. Daniel 7 the seventh chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniel s vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. Timeline of the book of daniel welcome to threemacs. The 42 months of revelation, also described as 3 12 years, and 1260 days, is the duration of the great tribulation, the last half of daniels 70th week. The book of daniel presents a collection of popular stories about daniel, a loyal jew, and the record of visions granted the language of the bookpart of which is aramaic 2. The book of daniel is actually one of the most authenticated books of the old testament, historically and archaeologically, but this is a convenient shortcut for our purposes here. The hebrew word for week, shabuwa, literally means seven. Daniels 70 weeks of years tribulation lamb and lion. The 7 year tribulation period will be the fulfillment of the 70th. The last 7 years before the return of jesus christ is perhaps best encapsulated in daniel 9.
He belonged to the royal family of zedekiah and was taken, by order of nebuchadnezzar, in captivity along with other jewish children, to babylon in 605 b. Jesus was crucified 3 april ad 33 abomination of desolation. Although the entire book is traditionally ascribed to daniel the seer, chapters 16 are in the voice of an anonymous narrator, except for chapter 4 which is in the form of a letter from king nebuchadnezzar. The contents of the first verse in daniel have been challenged on two counts. In the sixth century bc, god was giving daniel a timeline for what was going to come and the amount of time that it would take. 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. This was fulfilled in john and the period inbetween were we call the silent years. Dec 15, 2015 7 years by lukas graham, official music video. The prophecy in daniel 9 specifies that after the completion of the 483 years, the anointed one will be cut off verse 26. The prophecy of seventy weeks of years verses 2427. In the septuagint, the vulgate, and many other ancient and modern translations of the bible, it comprises both its proto and its deuterocanonical parts, both of which have an equal right to be considered as inspired, and to be included in a treatment of the book of daniel. Jan 02, 2020 the prophecy goes on to divide the 490 years into three smaller units. What other books daniel may have been studying we cannot know with certainty.
The book of daniel, also called the prophecy of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the third section of the jewish canon, but placed among the prophets in the christian canon. Reckoning the 70 years from the year 605 when the jews went into. Daniel says that after that time messiah would be cut off. A chart of the 70th week of daniel endtime pilgrim. Jan 01, 20 the prophecy contained in daniel chapter 9 has been a much discussed chapter of the bible. Fall of jerusalem to nebuchadnezzar danielcompanions taken captive sep 7. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet jews. The book of daniel no other book in the bible has been attacked like the book of daniel. Book of daniel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
The time it takes to rebuild jerusalem since the time the babylonians had destroyed it daniel 9. Babylonian victory over egypt at carchemish junaug. Does days in prophecy equal years daniel 9 seventy. Daniels prophecy of the 70 prophetic weeks of years. Its a seven year period set aside for israel to bring the 6000 years of human history to a close. The theological theme of the book is summarized in 4. In daniel, the aramaic word iddan appears several times. The most high god is sovereign over the kingdoms of men.
He states that at the end of the first two periods 69 weeks or 483 years, the messiah will be cut off, a seemingly clear reference to the crucifixion. If one assumes that it is always the same period of 3. Did jesus confirm his covenant of love and mercy with daniels people for 7 years. Like daniels fourth beast, johns beast speaks proudly and oppresses gods people for three and a half years revelation. Daniels prophecy next states that the 490 years will be divided into three periods as follows.
The final week of 7 years is further divided in half. Jesus was baptized by john july ad 29 abolish sacrifice. A lot of theologians take daniel s seventy weeks and interpret the seventy weeks to be 490 years, a year for each day. Daniel s prophecy next states that the 490 years will be divided into three periods as follows. The climax of his sovereign rule is described in revelation. He completed both his ba and ma in history at mcgill university, montreal, canada. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. The prophetic chapters of the book of daniel date to 167164 bc, with daniel 7 dated somewhat earlier than the rest. There was a 7 year period between the death of christ and the time the gospel was sent out to the gentiles at the calling of cornelius. The chronology appears to be a standard feature of every osprey publishing company book especially those within the essential histories series by osprey. Four beasts come out of the sea, the ancient of days sits in judgement over them, and one like a son of man is given eternal kingship.
The 7 weeks and 62 weeks of daniels 70 weeks bibleforums. A lot of theologians take daniels seventy weeks and interpret the seventy weeks to be 490 years, a year for each day. Returning to daniel s prophecy, this means that there now remains just one week 7 years, that is yet to be fulfilled. Although it does not actually claim to have been written in the sixth century bce, the book of daniel gives clear internal dates such as the third year of the reign of king jehoiakim, that is, 606 bce. In the hebrew bible, and in most recent protestant versions, the book of daniel is limited to its protocanonical portions. The prophecy contained in daniel chapter 9 has been a much discussed chapter of the bible. Daniel 7 tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. The only other place in scripture where i can find days equaling years is in ezekiel 4. Daniel 1 niv daniels training in babylon in the bible.
This verse is really the keystone around which unfulfilled prophecies in the bible connect. It is often claimed that the date given by daniel for the first year of nebuchadnezzars reign contradicts that given by jeremiah so pfeiffer, 1948. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king. The context determines whether it means weeks of a month or it could mean seven of years. From a hermeneutic standpoint, i seek to know if this type of calculation is good hermeneutics. Questions and answers for daniel chapters 112 new king james.
Now in verse, daniel asks for what length of time will the vision be, and the answer in vs. The 7 weeks and 62 weeks of daniels 70 weeks add a year when crossing from bc to ad bro. Cyrus arrives in babylon 605 bc 515 bc 556 bc 560 bc 562 bc 586 bc 604 bc 603 bc 602 bc 553 bc 551 bc 539 bc 538 bc 53 6 bc 3rd year of the rule of jehoiakim mayjun. The context of daniel 9 determines it meant seven of years or 70x7 weeks of years which would equal 490 years.
What we should take as a beginning to the correct analysis is to understand, that in daniels view, those weeks represented years, so the 70 weeks of daniel represent 490 years 70 times 7 years that ended with the death of jesus the christ. An angelic guide interprets the beasts as kingdoms and kings, the last of whom will make war on the holy ones of god, but he. The covenant that the antichrist makes with israel is called the 70th week of daniel. Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible. The closest thing to total war before the first world war, the seven years war was fought in north america, europe, the caribbean and india with major consequences for all parties involved. The 7 weeks and 62 weeks of daniel s 70 weeks add a year when crossing from bc to ad bro.
In leviticus 25 a multiplication of seven weeks of years v. The seventh chapter of the book of daniel records an unusual vision that he received in the first year of the babylonian king belshazzar 555556 b. The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his friends under kings nebuchadrezzar ii, belshazzar, darius i, and. The word means time or a year, depending on the context. Returning to daniels prophecy, this means that there now remains just one week 7 years, that is yet to be fulfilled. The passage has confused many biblical readers for years. Bible scholars believe that each week represents 7 years and so it refers to 490 years, 70 times 7 years.
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