Ellis Skolfield's Teaching Outline 11 Beasts in Daniel

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WhenWeretheVisionsinDanielGiven?

/)))))))))) Neo-Babylonian Kingdom, 606BC - 536BC )))))))))1 * Jews in Captivity in BABYLON * 5.Daniels Daniel * Final Taken Captive * Vision * 562BC 555BC * 533BC * * * * * *(((((( NEBUCHADNEZZAR ((((((((((* *((((( NABONIDUS ((((((*( DARIUS (* * * * * Cyrus 1 * * * * * 606BC * Belshazzar * 605BC Made Regent 536BC Nebuchadnezzars 552BC * 1. Vision of 2. Daniels * The Great Image Vision of * The Four Beasts * Daniels Visions of 3. The 70 Weeks 4. The Ram & He Goat
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NebuchadnezzarsVision
In605B.C.,Nebuchadnezzarhasadream,butforgetswhatitwas. HisChaldeanmagicianscouldntinterpretit,butDanielcan.
Daniel2:3145,NAS(Danielspeaks)Thou,Oking,sawest,and

beholdagreatimage...Thisimage'sheadwasoffinegold, hisbreastandhisarmsofsilver,hisbellyandhisthighsof brass,Hislegsofiron,hisfeetpartofironandpartofclay, Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, whichsmotetheimageuponhisfeet...andbrakethemto pieces. Andinthedaysofthosekings(Plural)shalltheGodof heavensetupakingdom,whichshallneverbedestroyed: andthekingdomshallnotbelefttootherpeople,butitshall breakinpiecesandconsumeallthesekingdoms,anditshall standforever.

This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretationthereofbeforetheking.Thou,Oking,arta king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom,power,andstrength,andglory.Andwheresoever thechildrenofmendwell,thebeastsofthefieldandthe fowlsoftheheavenhathhegivenintothinehand,andhath made thee ruler over them all. (1) Thou art this head of gold. Andaftertheeshallarise(2)anotherkingdominferiorto thee,andanother(3)thirdkingdomofbrass,whichshall bearruleoveralltheearth. And the (4) fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things:andasironthatbreakethallthese,shallitbreakin piecesandbruise.
Daniel 2:3644

Daniel2:3644continued...

Andwhereasthousawest(5)thefeetandtoes,partof potters'clay,andpartofiron,thekingdomshallbedivided; butthereshallbeinitofthestrengthoftheiron,forasmuch asthousawesttheironmixedwithmiryclay.Andasthe toesofthefeetwerepartofiron,andpartofclay,sothe kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereasthousawestironmixedwithmiryclay,theyshall minglethemselveswiththeseedofmen:buttheyshallnot cleaveonetoanother,evenasironisnotmixedwithclay. AndinthedaysofthesekingsshalltheGodofheavenset up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdomshallnotbelefttootherpeople,butitshallbreak inpiecesandconsumeallthesekingdoms,anditshallstand forever.

(1)"Thouartthisheadofgold...." v.38,

(2) "And after thee shall arise another kingdominferiortothee..."v.39,

(3) "and another kingdom of brass shall ruleoveralltheearth..."v.39,

(4) "And the fourth kingdom shall be strongasiron:forasmuch...andas ironthatbreakethallthese,shallit breakinpieces..."v.40, (5) The 10 toes are the countries that cameoutoftheEasternandWestern RomanEmpires,v42.
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GraphofNebuchadnezzarsImage

1. T HEAD * (gold) * * Babylon * * 606BC 2. 3. 4. 4a.

T CHEST T THIGHS * (silver) * (brass) * * * Medo* Greece * Persia * * * 536BC 332BC

T LEGS T FEET & 10 TOES * (iron) * (mixed iron & clay) * * * Rome * Many Nations * * * * 65BC 476AD

TheGreatImagevisionwasgiventoaGentilekingatthebeginningofthe timeoftheGentilestoshowtheGentilestherewouldbeonlyfourmajor worldempires(andtheirdescendants)whowouldruleovertheHolyLand intothefarfuture.Soithasturnedouttobe.

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DanielsVisionoftheFourBeasts
Daniel7:324 (excerpts) Andfourgreatbeastscameupfrom

thesea,diverseonefromanother.Thefirstwaslikealion ...Andbeholdanotherbeast,asecond,liketoabear... AfterthisIbeheld,andloanother,likealeopard...After this . . . behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strongexceedingly;andithadgreatironteeth:itdevoured andbrakeinpieces...anditwasdiversefromallthebeasts thatwerebeforeit;andithadtenhorns...therecameup amongthemanotherlittlehorn,beforewhomtherewere threeofthefirsthornspluckedupbytheroots.Ibeheld thenbecauseofthevoiceofthegreatwordswhichthehorn spake:Ibeheldeventillthebeastwasslain,andhisbody destroyed...Asconcerningtherestofthebeasts,theyhad theirdominiontakenaway:yettheirliveswereprolonged foraseasonandtime.

Daniel7:324Continued...

Thesegreatbeasts,whicharefour,arefourkings,whichshall arise out of the earth . . . The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom**uponearth,whichshallbediversefromallkingdoms, andshalldevourthewholeearth,andshalltreaditdown,and breakitinpieces. Andthetenhornsoutofthiskingdomaretenkingsthatshall arise:andanothershallriseafterthem;andheshallbediverse fromthefirst,andheshallsubduethreekings.(KJV)

Sincethefourthbeastisidentifiedasafourthkingdom, theotherthreekingsarealsokingdoms.**
** Babylon,MedoPersiaandGreecewereeachruledbysovereignmonarchs.Romehada

differentformofgovernment,aCaesarwithaSenate.TheLordaddressesthisdifferenceby callingthefirstthreeworldempireskingsandtheRomeempireakingdom.

GraphofDanielsFourBeasts

1. 2. T T * LION * BEAR * Babylon * Medo* * Persia * * * * * * * * 606BC 536BC

3. T * LEOPARD * Greece * * * * * 332BC

4. 4a. T T * STRONG & * TEN HORNS * TERRIBLE * Many Nations * Rome * * * * * LITTLE HORN * * * Adolf Hitler * End Times * * * 65BC 476AD 1948AD

The10hornsoftheStrongandTerriblebeastcomeoutoftheRomanEmpire.After the Nazi regime was destroyed there has been NO dominant European or Middle Easternpower,justalooseallianceofthe10horns!Therestofthebeasts,theLion, Bear,Leopardhadtheirworlddominationtakenaway,buttheIslamicstatesofthe MiddleEasthavecontrolledtheholylandandinfluencedworldeventseversince.Their liveswereprolongedforaseasonandtime,Daniel7:12.
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SoPropheticBeastsAreEmpires!
Rememberit,youaregoingtorunintothemagain!

LionBearLeopard

BabylonMedoPersiaGreece
BeastStrong&Terrible=Rome

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ASeasonandaTime
TheseversesinDanielprovefromtheOldTestament thatprophetictimeis1000years.
Daniel7:1112(KJV)ThenIkeptlookingbecauseofthesoundof

theboastfulwordswhichthehornwasspeaking;Ikeptlooking untilthebeast(Rome)wasslain,anditsbodywasdestroyed and given to the burning fire. As concerning the rest of the beasts,(theLion,Bear,Leopard)theyhadtheirdominiontaken away:yettheirliveswereprolongedforaseason(Chaldee: !znz, zeman,aseason)andtime(Chaldee: !R[,iddawn,atime).**
**Someversionstranslateseasonandtimeasaperiodoftime,butthisprophecy cannotbecorrectlyinterpretedunlessseasonandtimeareaccuratelytranslated. Whenprophetictimeisunderstoodtobea1000years,thisprophecyfits(totheyear) eventsthatwilltakeplaceinDanielsfuture,intheHolyLand,overaprophetictime anda1/4ofatime.

Itwasaseasonandatime,i.e.,1260years,fromtheconstruction of the Dome of the Rock (688AD) to the new nation of Israel (1948AD)! Therestofthebeasts,(Lion,Bear,Leopard)hadnoworlddominion duringtheChristianEra,buttheycontinuedtohavedominionover theHolyLand...foraseasonandtime. Bibleprophecyisethnographic:ThevisionsinDanielforetellevents thatwouldtakeplaceforwardfromhistime...intheHolyLandand thesurroundingcountriesandhereishowyouproveit... isspokenofthroughoutthewholeworld.
Romans1:8First,IthankmyGodthroughJesusChristforyouall,thatyourfaith

InPaulstime,theChurchwasonlyintheRomanEmpire soBibleprophecyisnotaboutthewholeplanet! Itisonlyabouttheworldasknowntotheprophet.

*LION * BEAR *Babylon * Medo*

* LEOPARD * STRONG & * Greece * TERRIBLE * Rome,

Dome of the Rock New Israel * * * * * "A season and Time" * * * * * * * 1948AD

* Persia *

* * * * then 10 horns * ^ * * * * * ^ 606BC 536BC 332BC 65BC 688AD * * * * * * "The Rest of the Beasts" * .)))))))))))))))))))))))))))2))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))-

A Time A Season is approximately of a time or

1000 Years 260 Years ------1260 Years

Total =
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