The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time. [1.] It blasphemed God and persecuted his people without restraint. Much additional material is available there. Consider that the prevailing power over the saints of God would be disturbing. Only God can declare the end from the beginning and that is what He has done in this wonderful book. On the judges throne sits the Ancient of Days: God. Mam prawo dostpu do treci swoich danych i ich sprostowania, usunicia, ograniczenia przetwarzania, oraz prawo do przenoszenia danych na zasadach zawartych w polityce prywatnoci sklepu internetowego. Alexander conquered the known world from Egypt to India in just a few years. The first six chapters of Daniel record events in his life, and the last six prophecies given to him. 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. miraculously intervened to deliver the Jewish people through a He adds that the little horn was successful and prevailed against them. It is interesting that the Bible sees a 10 division stage and that is precisely what man is heading to. Glory! This is made clear by passages such as Matt 24:15 and 2 Thessalonians 2:4. See the notes at Daniel 7:9-11. It came up among them, in that it came from the same area as the others. God kills the beast, destroys its body, and throws it into fire. We should not naturally look for the fulfillment of this in a succession of kings, for that would have been symbolized by the beast itself representing the entire dominion or dynasty, but rather to a number of contemporaneous powers that had somehow sprung out of the one power, or that now possessed and wielded the power of that one dominion. Rome broke the former empires into pieces and placed governors over them. Daniel was not content with this limited interpretation, as he wanted details explained. 21I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. Its beginning was small. Tworzymy klasyczne projekty zezota ioryginalne wzory zmateriaw alternatywnych. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth that spoke boastfully. This period of three years and a half equals forty-two months, or twelve hundred and sixty days - the periods mentioned in Revelation 11:2; Revelation 12:6, and on which so much depends in the interpretation of that book. (4) A fourth point in the explanation given by the interpreter to Daniel is, that there would be a solemn judgment in regard to this power, and that the dominion conceded to it over the saints for a time would be utterly taken away, and the power itself destroyed: but the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume, and to destroy it unto the end, Daniel 7:26. So Daniel and John had corresponding visions of this throne of God and the glory of the throne of God and the impending judgment upon the kingdom of man. His earnest desire to understand the meaning of them (Daniel 7:16; Daniel 7:16): I came near to one of those that stood by, to one of the angels that appeared attending the Son of man in his glory, and asked him the truth (the true intent and meaning) of all this. While no more is intimated than that the children of men make war with one another, and prevail against one another, the prophet does not show himself so much concerned (let the potsherds strive with the potsherds of the earth, and be dashed in pieces one against another); but when they make war with the saints, when the precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, are broken as earthen pitchers, it is time to ask, "What is the meaning of this? Now, Daniel focuses most of his attention on the fourth beast. The great sea represents multitudes of the earths nations (Rev 17:15). Daniel was not content with this limited interpretation, as he wanted details explained. ". WebDaniel was active as a prophet receiving and recording revelations from the Lord. He will show in His times He is the Blessed and Only Potentate (I Tim 6:13-16). 6After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. The angel summarized the whole vision quickly in two verses. A courtroom with many thrones appears. The word rendered think ( sebar) means, more properly, to hope; and the idea here is, that he hopes and trusts to be able to change times and laws. And as for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart ( Daniel 7:26-28 ). vision. 2. great boasts. The things themselves that were discovered amazed and astonished him, and put him into a confusion, till by degrees he recollected and conquered himself, and set the comforts of the vision over against the terrors of it. 27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. But the saints possessed the kingdom. This horn had eyes, to indicate intelligence, knowledge, and oversight. In it they divided the world into 10 regions which they referred to as kingdoms. Does God Really Work All Things Together for Good? Daniel 7 24And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. I approached one of those standing there and asked him the true meaning of all this. It was not a great horn, but rather a little horn. Does the Bible Condemn Using Tarot Cards? [2] J. Vernon McGee comments on the strength (like a bear) and eventual downfall of the Medo-Persian empire writing: 'There are no wings on this bear, but it was told, "Arise, devour much flesh." Surowe iorganiczne formy naszej biuterii kryj wsobie znaczenia, ktre pomog Cimanifestowa unikaln energi, si iniezaleno. WebDaniel sees this in vision, and comforts himself and his friends with the prospect of it. The authority of the little horn (identified with the fourth beast of Daniel) is stated in Revelation 13:5 to continue for FORTY AND TWO MONTHS. (3) The same remark may be made as to the symbolic application of the language - taking it for a much longer period than literally three years and a half; that is, regarding each day as standing for a year, and thus considering it as denoting twelve hundred and sixty years. whatever it chose to, and trampled Not Nebuchadnezzar or any other single ruler fulfils any of these kings. We are rather dealing with four kingdoms, empires, dominions, or political entities. notes on Daniel 7 When the dregs of the people were collected, Claudius made a law for the banishment of the king of Cyprus, and this he accomplished by his single voice, without the use of force at all. Turn off your lights and turn up your speakers to read this website: http://www.jesus-is-lord.com/anti1.htm, All should have Ralph Woodrows Babylon Mystery Religion and Great Prophecies of the Bible.. By these arts almost the whole of Greece perished. We cannot violate this! from one of Alexanders generals became dominant over the other The design of Satan has been to wear out the saints of the Most High, that they may be no more in remembrance; but the attempt is vain, for while the world stands God will have a church in it. (2.) So the Greek/Seleucid Empire that came likely represents Rome both in the statue vision and in the current II. COMMENTARY Daniel 7 The last beast, the Roman Empire, is pictured as a powerful beast with iron teeth. And four great beasts came up from the sea, that were different from each other. We will be judging the world one day. We see the twenty-four elders with their golden crowns there also before the throne of God and the cherubim surrounding Him and declaring, "Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty." In the finale episode, a heavily pregnant Beverly takes a call from her sister, before going to their fancy birthing centre to meet. 21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; 22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. III. It would only be part of that time. And we should not try to construct any other number. The key that was given him, to let him into the understanding of this vision. First was Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar and his sons, ranked highest in glory and splendor. 3. You could say it has history past and history future! Not that we should be surprised at this for the world leaders are already talking about a global or one world government [6] . You will remember that in Daniel chapter 2 Nebuchadnezzar had a dream and he saw these same coming kingdoms of the world as a great statue made up of precious metals (gold, silver bronze etc). And surely there are all the qualifications necessary to fulfill this vision of Daniel.But there is an eleventh horn that arises, which actually takes over three of the horns, plucks them up by their roots. Daniel said: 'In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. swiftness of Greek conquest is replaced by the brutal force of the For He shall be called the Son of the Highest. To the second coming of Jesus Christ, when the saints shall judge the world, shall sit down with him on his throne and triumph in the complete downfall of the devil's kingdom. (5) And, a fifth point in the explanation of the interpreter is, that the dominion under the whole heaven would be given to the saints of the Most High, and that all nations should serve him; that is, that there would be a universal prevalence of righteousness on the earth, and that God would reign in the hearts and lives of men, Daniel 7:27. the little horn grows, three Now in the European community we do see today ten nations that were related to the Roman Empire that have federated themselves together. So it is quite possible that what you see today in the European community is actually the beginning of the fulfillment of these prophecies of Daniel. The fourth beast has iron teeth and destroys whatever it wants. Daniel 7 Commentary - Matthew Henry Commentary on But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it and unto the end. For their nobles were constantly at variance; sometimes one faction and sometimes another was supreme, and thus the splendor of every city easily, and gradually diminished. The great sea agitated by the winds, represented the earth makes a powerful impression on Daniel: it is dreadful 4The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. Daniel, the world remains in the Roman era.The description of the And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he will subdue three kings. It had large iron teeth ; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. The bear raised itself by one side, for one was stronger than the other. Even today we might speak of the Russian bear, the American eagle, the British lion or the Chinese dragon. Very impiously towards God. Nor would the Antichrist have power for all that time as the return of Jesus would put an end to that. it would be before the final judgment at which time they would be avenged upon those who had slain them. By submitting your email address, you understand that you will receive email communications from Bible Gateway, a division of The Zondervan Corporation, 3900 Sparks Drive SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546 USA, including commercial communications and messages from partners of Bible Gateway. The first and main inquiry pertains, of course, to its literal and proper signification. God in them put honour upon him, and gave him satisfaction, yet not without a great allay of pain and perplexity (Daniel 7:15; Daniel 7:15): I Daniel was grieved in my spirit, in the midst of my body. And that is what we shall look at in the next study! As far as concerns the Roman Empire, we know it to have been more extensive and powerful than the other monarchies. down the remainder Rome was built of iron. WebThe vision recorded in the seventh chapter of Daniel is central to the book, and understanding it is crucial to grasping the meaning of a number of otherwise ob So will it be with all the beasts and all the little horns, till the Son of man returns in power and glory, and his people in the fullest sense inherit his everlasting kingdom (v. 13-14,27; cf. WebMatthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete) The six former chapters of this book were historical; we now enter with fear and trembling upon the six latter, which are prophetical, The diversity is seen in that (1) the little horn is a religious kingdom, as indicated by its two horns (of a lamb) (Revelation 13:11); (2) it shall prevail mightily, continuing, even to the end; (3) it will think to change times and law, especially as regards sacred things (changes were made in such things as baptism and the Lord's Supper, the two central ordinances in the Christian religion); (4) it became a terrible persecuting power of God's true people; it formed alliances with the kings of the earth, etc., etc. As, therefore, they ruled supremely so long and so widely, they fulfilled this prophecy by devouring the whole earth. Cruelty was added to pride, for all looked up to the Romans, and conciliated the favor of Rome by flattery, for the purpose of raging savagely against; their own people. when they overthrew Jerusalem in the first of 3 steps (also 597 B.C., 586 B.C.). 6. Presumably 11I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. Dont let your children be moved by the ridiculous science fiction of the last 150 years. ; 2) Egypt in the following years; and 3) Judah in 605 B.C. ), Daniel 7:23-28 'He gave me this explanation: 'The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. NASZYJNIKI ASTRA Z KAMIENIAMI URODZENIOWYMI - TERAZ -15% , Mokave totake rcznie robiona biuteria. 7 After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrifying and extremely strong; and it had large iron teeth. There are no known prophecies to fulfil. The next beast was the Greek empire. In order to make room for itself, it destroyed three of the other horns. It likewise promises that the gospel kingdom shall be set up, a kingdom of grace, the privileges and comforts of which now, under the heavens, shall be the earnest and first-fruits of the kingdom of glory in the heavens. WebDaniel 7:13-14 (ESV) 13 I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. And there was given to him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and that which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed ( Daniel 7:12-14 ). There were three ranks the senatorian, the equestrian, and the plebeian, and that mixture made the kingdom like a monster. And of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. While the Roman Empire officially ended in 476 AD, the Bible clearly shows that there will be a revival of the Roman Empire in the last days. The angel explains the fourth kingdom and little horn Daniel wanted to know. Egyptian Ptolemaic Empire. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Daniel Chapter 7 That the ten horns are ten kings, and the little horn is another king that shall subdue three kings, and shall be very abusive to God and his people, shall act, (1.) And so the dividing into the four heads.But finally this last beast, the Roman Empire, is just an awesome beast of which there is no correlation, there's no you can't say it's a lion or a bear. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Daniel 7 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) - Christianity Of course none of these would strike as much fear into an enemy's heart as the New Zealand kiwi! The judgment shall sit,Daniel 7:26; Daniel 7:26. And the saints of the most High would be given the everlasting kingdom. 2 Daniel spake And in these daring attempts he shall for a time prosper and have success; they shall be given into his hand until time, times, and half a time (that is, for three years and a half), that famous prophetical measure of time which we meet with in the Revelation, which is sometimes called forty-two months, sometimes 1260 days, which come all to one. But the judgment shall sit, &c. God, in the course of his providence, will sit (speaking after the manner of men) as explained by Daniel, he will be struck with their perfect agreement with each other, and find the one illustrative of the other. "They shall live and reign with Christ a THOUSAND YEARS" (Revelation 20:4-6). It has ten horns and of course we are reminded of the ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar's dream. According to So as this And again (Daniel 7:22; Daniel 7:22), The time came that the saints possessed the kingdom. (3) From the midst of these sovereignties or kingdoms there was to spring up another one of peculiar characteristics, Daniel 7:24-25. At length they penetrated to Asia, and Antiochus was banished beyond the Taurus; his kingdom afterwards became their prey, then they obtained possession of Syria. If you want more information or detail, there is much more available. [4.] The word times - zmnyn - would seem to refer properly to some stated or designated times - as times appointed for festivals, etc. This kingdom would wear out the saints by extended persecution. For such lust for dominion never existed before; wars were heaped upon wars, they were alike greedy of the blood of others, and by no means sparing of their own. And behold, you will conceive and bear a Son and thou shall Him Jesus and He shall be great. Webthe book of Daniel, chapters 2 and 7 are on the same branch of the candelabra (See AThe Literary Structure of Daniel 1-7") Secondly, Daniel 2 and Daniel 7 have the same number of basic elements. 13I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. You ought to be settling these things in the church. We are told in the book of Revelation that when Jesus comes again that He will destroy this instrument of Satan, this man of sin, and he will be cast into Gehenna, the lake that burneth with fire. It is fair to say that what Daniel saw was pretty full on! But he is given power to rule over these saints, the redeemed Israel, for three and half years. This is a picture of total destruction and annihilation. It is a whore in Revelation a church committing fornication with the world. But the full accomplishment of this will be in the everlasting happiness of the saints, the kingdom that cannot be moved, which we, according to his promise, look for (that is the greatness of the kingdom), the crown of glory that fades not away--that is the everlasting kingdom. But this beat had four heads. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Testament. And then he heard ten thousand times ten thousand and thousand of thousands--equivalent to Daniel here--angels, there before the throne of God, saying, "Worthy is the Lamb to receive glory and honor and dominion and might and authority and power," and all.So, again, the scene in heaven which will be followed immediately, the book is open and when the scroll is open, brings actually the judgment, not the great white throne judgment, but the judgment of God upon the Christ-rejecting world, which is then described in Revelation, chapters 6 through 18. And this strange and different kingdom would subdue three of the others. Daniel 7 Bible Study Commentary And Discussion Questions But at the end of that time the judgment shall sit and take away his dominion (Daniel 7:26; Daniel 7:26), which he expounds (Daniel 7:11; Daniel 7:11) of the beast being slain and his body destroyed. The founding 2; see note on 2:3645. And so judgment is given to the saints. Now I cannot prove either side to be wrong; and therefore, since prophecies sometimes have many fulfillings, and we ought to give scripture its full latitude (in this as in many other controversies), I am willing to allow that they are both in the right, and that this prophecy has primary reference to the Syrian empire, and was intended for the encouragement of the Jews who suffered under Antiochus, that they might see even these melancholy times foretold, but might foresee a glorious issue of them at last, and the final overthrow of their proud oppressors; and, which is best of all, might foresee, not long after, the setting up of the kingdom of the Messiah in the world, with the hopes of which it was usual with the former prophets to comfort the people of God in their distresses. Gesenius, time, specially an appointed time, season: Ecclesiastes 3:1; Nehemiah 2:6; Esther 9:27, Esther 9:31. Thanks for John W. Freces recent commentary, seeing it as a place where health care was available to all 24/7/365.