In about 600-700 bc when babylon has risen up to power over the regions of the ancient world including Jerusalem . daniel sees a series of vision of what’s began to happen and going to happen later to Jerusalem according to thier covenant breaking he’s speaking to nebucadnezzar king of Babylon who’s the most powerful king on earth at this time.
“Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. ( first kingdom to rule )
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, ( Persia began to rule afterwards )
and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. ( Greece and Alexander the Great )
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
…..And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: ( the preaching of the kingdom of God ) and the kingdom shall not be left to other people,
but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.”( the kingdom of God ) Daniel 2:37-40, 44 KJV
So the dream was about four kingdoms that would rise up to world power beginning with Babylon and nebucadnezzar.
later daniel sees a vision that is giving him more details and understanding of these four kingdoms the fourth which would be dreadful and terrible and destroy , this isn’t a seperate narrative but is offering variance of the same for added understanding
“And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings:
…And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear,
….. After 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.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots:
and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.”
Daniel 7:3-8 KJV
So Daniel now saw four beasts and one had four heads ( 7 heads total ) thier appearance was of a lion , bear and a leopard which had four heads and is given dominion and then another great and powerful beast with ten horns rising up after that having the seventh head. But he doesn’t understand the vision so he asks
“I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, ( one has four heads ) which shall arise out of the earth.
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
and of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
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 shall subdue three kings.
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”
Daniel 7:16-17, 19-21, 23-25
So he’s told more details about these four kingdoms he’s seeing and interpreting . He then sees another vision of more details regarding some of those kingdoms that are coming after Babylon like media Persia and Greece and Alexander the Great and his four generals who’s ruled four regions of his empire after his death and led into the Roman Empire the powerful nation that destroyed Jerusalem and it’s sanctuary in 70 ad
“The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. ( Alexander the Great ) Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, ( his four generals ) four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, ( the four heads of the leopard )but not in his power.
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.”
Daniel 8:20-24
later he hears more about those times
“And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. ( Jerusalem trodden down until the times are fulfilled )
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: ( 7 figurative days ) and in the midst of the week ( 3 and a half figurative days ) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.”
Daniel 9:26-27 KJV
about appx seven hundred years after that Jesus speaking about the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple by rome
“But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”
Luke 21:12-13, 20-22, 24 KJV
remember what Daniel had heard seven hundred years before that when Babylon the first kingdom of the four began to rule
“shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”
daniels prophetic visions lead from Babylon to media Persia to Greece and its dividing into four then leading up to Romes dominion in the days of the gospel and the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple in 70 ad corresponding to Christs first coming and the gospel when the law and prophets were fulfilled
“The law and the prophets were until John:
since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.”
Luke 16:16 KJV
The prophecies foretold for the future in the New Testament corresponding to Christs second coming is what we’re looking forward to Christs return and establishing his kingdom on the renewed earth
“Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. ( first kingdom to rule )
And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, ( Persia began to rule afterwards )
and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. ( Greece and Alexander the Great )
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
…..And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: ( the preaching of the kingdom of God ) and the kingdom shall not be left to other people,
but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.”( the kingdom of God ) Daniel 2:37-40, 44 KJV
So the dream was about four kingdoms that would rise up to world power beginning with Babylon and nebucadnezzar.
later daniel sees a vision that is giving him more details and understanding of these four kingdoms the fourth which would be dreadful and terrible and destroy , this isn’t a seperate narrative but is offering variance of the same for added understanding
“And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings:
…And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear,
….. After 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.
After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots:
and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.”
Daniel 7:3-8 KJV
So Daniel now saw four beasts and one had four heads ( 7 heads total ) thier appearance was of a lion , bear and a leopard which had four heads and is given dominion and then another great and powerful beast with ten horns rising up after that having the seventh head. But he doesn’t understand the vision so he asks
“I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, ( one has four heads ) which shall arise out of the earth.
Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
and of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
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 shall subdue three kings.
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.”
Daniel 7:16-17, 19-21, 23-25
So he’s told more details about these four kingdoms he’s seeing and interpreting . He then sees another vision of more details regarding some of those kingdoms that are coming after Babylon like media Persia and Greece and Alexander the Great and his four generals who’s ruled four regions of his empire after his death and led into the Roman Empire the powerful nation that destroyed Jerusalem and it’s sanctuary in 70 ad
“The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. ( Alexander the Great ) Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, ( his four generals ) four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, ( the four heads of the leopard )but not in his power.
And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.”
Daniel 8:20-24
later he hears more about those times
“And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. ( Jerusalem trodden down until the times are fulfilled )
And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: ( 7 figurative days ) and in the midst of the week ( 3 and a half figurative days ) he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.”
Daniel 9:26-27 KJV
about appx seven hundred years after that Jesus speaking about the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple by rome
“But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.
Then let them which are in Judæa flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.
And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.”
Luke 21:12-13, 20-22, 24 KJV
remember what Daniel had heard seven hundred years before that when Babylon the first kingdom of the four began to rule
“shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.”
daniels prophetic visions lead from Babylon to media Persia to Greece and its dividing into four then leading up to Romes dominion in the days of the gospel and the destruction of Jerusalem and its temple in 70 ad corresponding to Christs first coming and the gospel when the law and prophets were fulfilled
“The law and the prophets were until John:
since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.”
Luke 16:16 KJV
The prophecies foretold for the future in the New Testament corresponding to Christs second coming is what we’re looking forward to Christs return and establishing his kingdom on the renewed earth
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