10/31/101Daniel 8 Superpowers in Conflict Daniel and the End of HistoryThe GBC Inheritance Class Fall 2010 Dr. Gene Pond Our Story So FarDaniel, a Hebrewstatesman and prophet advising the leaders ofBabylon under two great empires, has revealed future events including a coming world leader who will persecute the Jews, God’ people. —Daniel 1–7
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Daniel, a Hebrew statesman and prophetadvising the leaders of Babylon under two greatempires, has revealedfuture events including acoming world leader who will persecute theJews, God’ people.
The Vision Experienced 1–14 The Vision Explained 15–27
• The Background of the Ram1–4
• The He-Goat from the West5–8
• The Little Horn
9–14
• The Angel Gabriel15–18
• The Interpretation19-27
Daniel 8:1-4
The Backgroundof the RamTime: Belshazzar’s third year (551 B.C.)
A subsequent vision: Vision #2
His location in the vision: Susa, later to be one the palace cities of the Persiankings (Neh 1:1; Esth 1:2)
History records that the Persiansconsidered a ram with sharp, pointedhorns to be their guardian spirit, and theking bore the head of a ram instead of a
crown when he led his armies into battle.
Ram = Media and Persia (8:20)
Pushing without opposition in severaldirections: for 200 years, Persia would
be unstoppable in controlling the world.
Try to learn as much as you canabout the Bible. History supportsthe Scriptures.
We are involved in history andGod’s plan personally. He choseDaniel and Cyrus to work ineveryday history.
The Little Hornof the He-GoatHomesickness (“the Beautiful land”, 9)
Seleucus’ horn, evidently, gave rise to aman named Antiochus IV Epiphanes.
Made himself a god, equal to the prince
Israel was God’s “host” (Exod 7:4; 12:41)
• He comes from a different beast8-9
• He opposed Israel(the host of heaven) 10a
• He tried to subvert Israel(through Hellenism) 10b
• He tried to replace the high priest(the Commander) 11
The 2,300 Evenings and Mornings
• Then I heard a holy onespeaking; and another holy onesaid to the one that spoke, “Forhow long is the vision concerningthe continual burnt offering, thetransgression that makesdesolate, and the giving over ofthe sanctuary and host to be
trampled under foot?”• And he said to him, “For two
thousand and three hundredevenings and mornings; then thesanctuary shall be restored toits rightful state.”
• 2,300 years, ending in 1844 when the temple in heaven would be cleansed
(Seventh Day Adventism)
• 3½ years of Great Tribulation—but this is not that tribulation
• The 2,300 days between 171 and164 BC during which Antiochus
would hold sway • The 1,150 days (3 ½ years)
between when statue set up untiltemple cleansed, fromdesecration until restoration