![]() ![]() The fact is, once you understand the basic principles for understanding Bible prophecy, it becomes a lot less complicated than one could ever imagine. Anytime one has to add or take from what the Word of God says, then one already has it wrong. The following verse makes this point very clear which we need to always observe.Ģ Peter 1:20 “ Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.”Īdhering closely to the above warning should help greatly in preventing us from going too far wrong, as this verse informs us that everything we need to know about end time events can be found in the Bible and that we should not and must not add extra doctrine or our own interpretations to fill in the gaps.Īs soon as you read or hear statements such as, “this must be that country because or…”, then stop right there. The Holy Bible informs us of all we need to know without the need of any speculation. There are literally hundreds of different interpretations on Daniel Bible prophecy and especially on the issue of the little horn power and antichrist, the key word being “interpretations.” This is the most common mistake the majority make despite being told that we are not to hold private interpretations of prophecy and nor do we need to. This shift however, is not now available for every succeeding century has born additional evidence to the truthfulness of the prophecy and we are just now in our own day approaching the climax of its fulfilment. 250, that he declared (the only loophole he could devise for this hard pressed scepticism) that the predictions were not written in the age of Babylon, but after the events themselves had transpired. It marked the time of this event so definitely that the Jews forbid any attempt to interpret its numbers since that prophecy shows them to be without excuse in rejecting Christ and so accurately had its minute and literal predictions been fulfilled down to the time of Porphyry, A.D. It gave the first definite chronological prophecy of the coming of the Messiah. It located the most of its predictions within well defined prophetic periods, though reaching many centuries into the future. It was the first prophecy giving a consecutive history of the world from that time to the end. While beloved and honoured by the princes and potentates of Babylon, he enjoyed an infinitely higher exaltation in being beloved and honoured by God and His holy angels and admitted to a knowledge of the counsels of the Most High.ĭaniel's prophecies are in many respects the most remarkable of any in the sacred record and is the most comprehensive. ![]() But Daniel was entrusted with the more enduring honours. ![]() So brief was its supremacy, so transient its glory. Its period of greatness and prosperity was embraced within the limits of the lifetime of one man. From the height of its glory he saw that kingdom decline and pass into other hands. His life affords a most impressive lesson of the importance and advantage of maintaining from earliest youth strict integrity toward God.īut Daniel is not alone with his connection with the Chaldean monarchy that perpetuates the memory of Daniel and covers his name with honour. 606-536, predicted by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:11), Daniel resided at the court of Babylon most of the time as prime minister of that brilliant monarchy. But both these finished their work years before the close of the long and brilliant career of Daniel.ĭuring the seventy years of the captivity of the Jews, B.C. Ezekiel commenced soon after and a little later, Obadiah. Jeremiah and Habakkuk were yet uttering their prophecies. He first appears as one of the noble captives of Judah in the first year of Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, at the commencement of the seventy years captivity, B.C. His birth and linage are left in complete obscurity except that he was of the royal line, probably of the house of David, which had at this time become very numerous. After a thorough study of the Word we find we have a more minute account of Daniel's early life than is recorded of that of any other prophet. ![]()
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