Ellis Skolfield's Teaching Outline 11 Beasts in Daniel
Ellis Skolfield's Teaching Outline 11 Beasts in Daniel
Ellis Skolfield's Teaching Outline 11 Beasts in Daniel
/)))))))))) 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,
(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
T LEGS T FEET & 10 TOES * (iron) * (mixed iron & clay) * * * Rome * Many Nations * * * * 65BC 476AD
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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
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
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))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))-
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