The Book Of
Daniel
Introduction Of Daniel
Specialty of Daniel
 All the prophets prophesized the events
 Daniel was the only prophet to set time lines on the events
 Daniel is the only book to carry the autobiography of a king
 Daniel also covers what usually called the “ silent years” – time
between last OT book and first NT book
Authenticity of the Book of Daniel
 Original Hebrew texts (vorlage)
assembled during the days of Ezra & Nehemiah 500 years before
Christ
 By 3rd BC Septuagint translation was done
Daniel is present this
 Septuagint version was Christians bible in 1st century
 The Hebrew text ( masoretic text) was done only on
90 AD.
Most of it we have today is from 9th century texts. So if OT bible texts
are quoted taken from Hebrew its mostly from this
Chapter 1 – Background on Daniels life &
faith
Background On Daniel
 Israel was destroyed Jeremiah 20:4, 25 : 11 , 2 King20: 14 - 18
 Daniel was taken as a slave & most probable made a Eunuch –
Isa 39: 6, 7/ 2 Kings 20: 18 / Dan 1: 3,7,8 ( Eunuchs were class
apart Isa 56:4,5 / Mat 19: 12)
Chapter 2 - Kings Dream, Daniels
Challenge & Daniels intersession
Chapter 3 - Kings Pride, Slaves Faith &
Where is Daniel ?
Chapter 4 - Kings witness & Praise to God (Jer
27:6)
Chapter 5 : Belshazzar’s Sin
Chapter 5 : Belshazzar‟s
Judgment
Dan 5 : 30 - 31
Chapter 6 : Daniel‟s Promotion &
God‟s Providence & King‟s
Reverence
Chapter 7 :Daniel‟s Vision of
Kingdoms
 The Vision Daniel saw during the days of
Belshazzar : the first year
 We will come back to this in detail
Chapter 8 : Vision Continues
 The Vision Daniel saw during the days of
Belshazzar : the 3rd year – year of its defeat to
the hands of Media Persians
 We will come back to this in detail
Chapter 9 : Daniel’s Interrupted
Prayer
 Daniel comes to know their time is coming to an
end Jeremiah 25 : 11
 Daniel‟s burden & cry of corporate repentance
 Daniel prays for the reconciliation of Israel
 Gabriel interrupts and gives the famous 70-
weeks prophecy
 We will come back in detail
Chapter 10 : Daniel‟s Sorrow
 Third year of Cyrus 534 B.C.
 The prophetic time of 70 years given was crossed
 Daniel mourns in God‟s presence for 3 weeks
 Appreciation form God 10 : 11 – 12
 The angelic conflict 10: 13
 Is it a message from future 10 : 14 / Rev 12: 7
 End Time Vision Given – troubles of future ( times
of great tribulation ? Rev 12: 6 – 8)
Chapter 10 : Continuation
 Gabriel returns to fight ( is it future)
 He says after he leaves, in Daniels present times
Greece shall conquer
Leaner Time – The one we use
Start ___________________________________________________ End
The linear view :
There was a past. We are in present. We will go to future.
We can look into past. We can move into future.
We cant move into past. And we cant look into the future.
Outside the Dimension of our
Time
Isa 44:10 “ Declaring the end from the beginning “ . God writes the History before
it happens. That is prophecy.
Eg : watching a parade from a helicopter .
Example
Normal View Helicopter View
Time Travel ?
 National Institute of Standards & Technology,
Boulder , Colorado, USA
Atomic Clock 2
 Royal Observatory, Greenwich, England
The Difference – 5 micro
seconds
Both are correct . The clocks are not inaccurate, but
the altitudes are different.
 Boulder = 5400 ft/ altitude above sea level
 Greenwich = 84 ft/ altitude above sea level
The higher the place the lesser the time. Time is not constant,
time varies.
Chapter 11 : Visions of Future
 Daniel is given vision of future starting from the silent
years on wards till antichrist coming to stage in a jumbled
manner
Chapter 12 : Vision Extends
Vision connects back with Rev 12: 6 -8 the great
tribulation
Vision of Judgment
Sealing of the Book
Revealing of times
Revealing of purification
Revealing of „ Abomination of Desolation” –
Referred by Jesus in Mathew 24 ; 15, 16

Book of daniel

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    Introduction Of Daniel Specialtyof Daniel  All the prophets prophesized the events  Daniel was the only prophet to set time lines on the events  Daniel is the only book to carry the autobiography of a king  Daniel also covers what usually called the “ silent years” – time between last OT book and first NT book
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    Authenticity of theBook of Daniel  Original Hebrew texts (vorlage) assembled during the days of Ezra & Nehemiah 500 years before Christ  By 3rd BC Septuagint translation was done Daniel is present this  Septuagint version was Christians bible in 1st century  The Hebrew text ( masoretic text) was done only on 90 AD. Most of it we have today is from 9th century texts. So if OT bible texts are quoted taken from Hebrew its mostly from this
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    Chapter 1 –Background on Daniels life & faith Background On Daniel  Israel was destroyed Jeremiah 20:4, 25 : 11 , 2 King20: 14 - 18  Daniel was taken as a slave & most probable made a Eunuch – Isa 39: 6, 7/ 2 Kings 20: 18 / Dan 1: 3,7,8 ( Eunuchs were class apart Isa 56:4,5 / Mat 19: 12)
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    Chapter 2 -Kings Dream, Daniels Challenge & Daniels intersession
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    Chapter 3 -Kings Pride, Slaves Faith & Where is Daniel ?
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    Chapter 4 -Kings witness & Praise to God (Jer 27:6)
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    Chapter 5 :Belshazzar’s Sin
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    Chapter 5 :Belshazzar‟s Judgment Dan 5 : 30 - 31
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    Chapter 6 :Daniel‟s Promotion & God‟s Providence & King‟s Reverence
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    Chapter 7 :Daniel‟sVision of Kingdoms  The Vision Daniel saw during the days of Belshazzar : the first year  We will come back to this in detail
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    Chapter 8 :Vision Continues  The Vision Daniel saw during the days of Belshazzar : the 3rd year – year of its defeat to the hands of Media Persians  We will come back to this in detail
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    Chapter 9 :Daniel’s Interrupted Prayer  Daniel comes to know their time is coming to an end Jeremiah 25 : 11  Daniel‟s burden & cry of corporate repentance  Daniel prays for the reconciliation of Israel  Gabriel interrupts and gives the famous 70- weeks prophecy  We will come back in detail
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    Chapter 10 :Daniel‟s Sorrow  Third year of Cyrus 534 B.C.  The prophetic time of 70 years given was crossed  Daniel mourns in God‟s presence for 3 weeks  Appreciation form God 10 : 11 – 12  The angelic conflict 10: 13  Is it a message from future 10 : 14 / Rev 12: 7  End Time Vision Given – troubles of future ( times of great tribulation ? Rev 12: 6 – 8)
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    Chapter 10 :Continuation  Gabriel returns to fight ( is it future)  He says after he leaves, in Daniels present times Greece shall conquer
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    Leaner Time –The one we use Start ___________________________________________________ End The linear view : There was a past. We are in present. We will go to future. We can look into past. We can move into future. We cant move into past. And we cant look into the future.
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    Outside the Dimensionof our Time Isa 44:10 “ Declaring the end from the beginning “ . God writes the History before it happens. That is prophecy. Eg : watching a parade from a helicopter .
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    Time Travel ? National Institute of Standards & Technology, Boulder , Colorado, USA
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    Atomic Clock 2 Royal Observatory, Greenwich, England
  • 22.
    The Difference –5 micro seconds Both are correct . The clocks are not inaccurate, but the altitudes are different.  Boulder = 5400 ft/ altitude above sea level  Greenwich = 84 ft/ altitude above sea level The higher the place the lesser the time. Time is not constant, time varies.
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    Chapter 11 :Visions of Future  Daniel is given vision of future starting from the silent years on wards till antichrist coming to stage in a jumbled manner
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    Chapter 12 :Vision Extends Vision connects back with Rev 12: 6 -8 the great tribulation Vision of Judgment Sealing of the Book Revealing of times Revealing of purification Revealing of „ Abomination of Desolation” – Referred by Jesus in Mathew 24 ; 15, 16