The book of Daniel -A Tutorial

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Notes on the

prophetic book of Daniel

by

Greg Kawere

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"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation,

spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place (whoso readeth, let him understand),then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains."

Jesus in Matt.24:15-16

Table of Contents

1.A Captive in Babylon's Royal Court

2. The King Dreams of World Empire

3. Integrity Tested by Fire

4. The Most High Rules

5. The Handwriting on the Wall

6. Daniel in the Lion's Den

7. The Struggle for World Dominion

8. The World Arraigned Before the Court of Heaven

9. A Prophetic Yardstick Spans the Centuries

10.God Intervenes in World Affairs

11.Unrolling the Scroll of the Future

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IntroductionThat the book of Daniel was written by the prophet Daniel who was one of the royal captives of Judah at

the beginning of the 70 year captivity of the Jews in 606 BC. Daniel was a Prime Minister under theBabylonians (Chaldeans), Medes and the Persians.

Recognition of Daniel in the Bible

1. Ezekiel 14:19. 20 & Ezekiel 23:3 -proverbial wisdom of Daniel

2. Mathew 24:15, 16 -recognized as a prophet by Jesus
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Structure of the book

Prophetic part : Chapters 2, 7-11

Historical narrative : Chapters 1, 3-6

Daniel 1:A Captive in Babylon's Royal CourtAnd Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the Kings meat

and the drink which he drank. Daniel 1:8

1. The overthrow of Jerusalem (capital of Judah) was foretold in Jeremiah 25:8-11 and achieved by

Nebuchadnezzar (King of Babylon) who conquered Judah three times first under Jehoiakim thenunder Jehoiachin (son of Jehoiakim) and lastly under Zedekiah

2. The first war broke out at the end of the 2nd year of Jehoiakim but Babylon won the war in the 9th

month of the 4th year of Jehoiakim (BC 606) who became a tributary of Babylon

3. The 2nd war happened in BC 599 under Jehoiachin, this is when the vessels of the temple androyalty of Judah where taken to Babylon

4. The 3rd war happened in B 586 under Zedekiah resulting in the Babylonians utterly defeating Judah

via a siege of Jerusalem and the Kings son being killed before him, his eyes being removed and

dying in Babylon fulfilling the prophesy in Ezekiel 12:13

5. The treasury of Jerusalem and its people where taken captive to Babylon fulfilling the prophecy

made to King Hezekiah in 2 Kings 20:14-18.

6. Some of the young Judian royalty men (18-23 years) where made eunuchs and placed in a 3 year

university to be educated in the Babylonian sciences so as to help the King in ruling.

7. Among these was Daniel(God is my judge) changed to Belteshazzar (keeper of the hid treasures ofBel), Hananiah (gift of the Lord) to Shadrach (inspiration of the sun), Mishael (he that is a strong

God) to Meshach(of the goddess Shaca) and Azariah (help of the Lord) to Abednego (servant of the

shining fire).

8. The King wanted to give the trainees food from his table, but Daniel and his companions decided to

eat a vegetarian diet

Notes on Daniel 1

Shinar, the country of Babylon (Gen.10:10)

Ashpenaz -master of the eunuchs

Melzar set to look at the affairs of Daniel and his friends


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Daniel 2: The King Dreams of World Empire

. . . and there is none other that can show it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is notwith flesh. Daniel 2:11

1. Nebuchadnezzar reigned two years co-jointly with his father Nabopolassar who died in BC 604

from then which he reigned alone. The Jews referred to the time Nebuchadnezzar reigned co-jointly with his father as the beginning of his reign, whilst the Chaldean's referred to the time

after his fathers death as the beginning of Nebuchadnezzars reign.

2. The events in this chapter occurred in Nebuchadnezzar's 4th

year according to the Jews and his

2nd

year according to the Jews. That means this was a year after Daniel and his friends had justfinished their 3 year training.

3. Syriac was a dialect of the Chaldeans (Chaldaic language) that was used by the educated and

cultured classes4. Nebuchadnezzar has a dream which could not remember but wanted his wise men (Daniel & his

friends where now now part of the wise men) to reveal to him the dream and its interpretation,

failure on which he would kill them all.5. Arioch the captain of the Kings guard comes to get Daniel and friends inorder execute them since

the other wise men had failed to give the King his dream and interpretation.

6. Daniel asks for some time from the King so that he can tell him the dream, Daniel the goes topray with his 3 friends for Gods and God reveals the dream to Daniel in a night vision.

7. Nebuchadnezzar saw a great image as outline below

Head of Gold : Babylon

Babylon was founded by Nimrod (Genesis 10: 8-10.)

Nebuchadnezzar reigned 43 years (604 BC -562 BC)

Amel-Marduk also called Evil-Merodach (Nebuchadnezzar's son) reigned 2 years (562-560 BC)

Neriglissar (Nebuchadnezzar's son-in-law) reigned 4 years;

Laborosoarchod, Neriglissar's son 9 months, which, being less than on year, is not counted in thecanon of Ptolemy

Nabondius reigned cojointly with his son Belshazzar, grandson of Nebuchadnezzar from his 15th

year.

Breast and arms of Silver: Medes and Persians

2 years after the death of Nebuchadnezzar war broke out between the Babtlonians & the Medes

continued until the 18th

year of Nabonidus (3rd

year of his son Belshazzar)

Babylon was taken by the Persians, and Darius the Median became King in 583 BC, when Darius


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died two years later, Cyrus became King.

Cyaxares (Darius) king of the Medes called Cyrus his Persian nephew to help him with the war

against Babylon

Cyrus laid a siege but the Babylonians had suppliers that could last them years, Cyrus then made

an attack on Babylon when they where having a annual festival. He created an artificial lake to

divert water away from the river Euphrates which passed through Babylon. Cyrus army.

When the water was low enough, the soldiers entered Babylon under the city through gates underthe river Euphrates that had been left open and opened the gates of the city conquering Babylon,

fulfilling Isaiah prophecy in Isaiah 45:1

Cyrus removed the seat of the Empire from Babylon to Susa but the inhabitants of Babylon now a

tributary of the Medes & Persians rebelled in the 5th year of Darius Hystaspes (517 BC).

Cyrus then went to war against the city of Babylon, removing the gates and beating down the

walls from 150 cubits to 50 cubits, subsequent Kings plundered the city of Babylon until it was

desolate as prophesied in Isaiah 13: 19-22.

Medo/Persia conquered an area larger than the one conquered by Babylon but it was inferior to

Babylon in wealth, luxury and magnificence.

The principal event under the Babylonian Empire was the captivity of the children of Israel; underthe Medo-Persian kingdom it was the restoration of Israel to their own land

In 538 BC 2 years after conquering Babylon, Darius died, leaving Cyrus sole monarch of the

empire.

Cyrus (7 years )

Cambyses (Cyrus son) 7 years and 5 months (522 BC)

8 Kings ruled after Cambyses to 336 BC when Darius Codomannus the last King of the Persian

kings started ruling.

Belly and thighs of brass

20 Grecians headed by Alexander the Great conquered Persians in the battle of Arbela in 331 BCmaking Alexander the King of a very great empire.

Jun 13, 323 BC, Alexander died from drinking aged 32.

Legs of iron : Rome

With Rome fell the last of the world's universal empires.

The territory proper of the Roman kingdom, which was finally known as the Western Empire.

Rome conquered the world, but the kingdom of Rome proper lay west of Greece.

Feet of iron and clay : Diovided Rome

The image of Daniel 2 is exactly parallel with the four beasts in the vision of Daniel 7.

The ten horns of the beast correspond to the ten toes of the image which are the 10 horns that shall

rise after Rome.

In verse 44 he says that "in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom."

This shows that at the time the kingdom of God is set up, there will exist a plurality of kings.

The of Rome into 10 division happened between AD 351 and 476 (125 years)

Huns

Ostrogoths


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Visigoths ()

Franks

Vandals

Suevi

Burgundians

Heruli

Anglo-Saxons (England)

Lombards

A stone cut without hands struck the great image on the feet and the great image broke into

pieces and became a big mountain

The last act in the drama of world events will be the establishment of Christ's kingdom in the

earth.

Notes on Daniel 2

Matt.18:19,20.

The Chaldeans were a sect of philosophers who studied natural science and divinations

Daniel 3-Integrity Tested by Fire

If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will

deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thygods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up." Daniel 3:17-18

1. Nebuchadnezzar built a golden image to suppose that his kingdom would last forever, he then

made a dcree to have everyone bow down to the great golden image failure of which would result

in death in a fury furnace.2. The furnace was heated 7 times and Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego where thrown into the furnace for

refusing to bow down to the golden image. The 3 survived the fire and where made governors of the

provinces.

Daniel 4: The Most High Rules

1. The 4th

chapter of Daniel is in the form of a decree made by Nebuchadnezzar detailing the

workings of God in his life. He sent forth through all his realm a royal proclamation containing anacknowledgment of his pride, and a manifesto of praise and adoration to the King of heaven.

2. The prophecy and interpretation is in plain language, Evil-Merodach (Nebuchadnezzar's son) ruled in his

stead during the 7 years of his insanity.

Daniel 5- The Handwriting on the Wall


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1. This chapter describes the closing scenes of the Babylonian Empire, the transition from the gold to the

silver of the great image of Daniel 2, and from the lion to the bear of Daniel's vision in chapter 7.

2. The queen here is supposed to have been the queen mother, the daughter of Nebuchadnezzar.

3. MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN

MENE : God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 6-In the lions den

So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him,

because he believed in his God. -Daniel 6:23

1. Historical account of how Daniel survived being thrown into a den of lions

Daniel 7: The Struggle for World Dominion

But the saints of the Most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, and evenforever and ever. Daniel 7:18

1. Wind represents strife, political commotion, and war (Jeremiah 25: 32, 33.)

2. As the result of the blowing of the winds, kingdoms arise and fall through political strife.

3. Seas, or waters represent peoples, and nations, and tongues (Revelation 17: 15)

4. 4 beasts representing 4 kings/kingdoms arise consecutively, since they are enumerated from thefirst to the fourth.

5. In chapter 2, only the political aspects of world dominion are portrayed, in chapter 7 earthly

governments are introduced in their relationship to God's truth and God's people

Lion with 2 eagle's wings (Babylon the head of gold in Daniel 2)

the wings represent swiftness at war.

The heart of a man represent when Nebuchadnezzar became insane for 7 years

Bear raised on one side and three ribs in its mouth (Breast & arms of silver : Medo/Persia )

3 ribs represent the 3 provinces of Babylon, Lydia, and Egypt, which were especially oppressed

by Medo-Persia.

Like a bear, the Medes/Persians where cruel and and rapacious, robbers and spoilers of the people

This Medo-Persian kingdom continued from the overthrow of Babylon by Cyrus to the battle of

Arbela in 331 BC, a period of 207 years.


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Leopard with 4 wings and 4 heads (Greece)

The conquests of Greece under Alexander had no parallel in ancient times for suddenness and

rapidity

After the death of Alexander the Great his kingdom was divided among his 4 top generals

Cassander had Macedonia and Greece in the west;

Lysimachus had Thrace and the parts of Asia on the Hellespont and the Bosphorus in thenorth;

Ptolemy received Egypt, Lydia, Arabia, Palestine, and Coele-Syria in the south;

Seleucus had Syria and all the rest of Alexander's dominions in the east

9. Dreadful beast with iron teeth and 10 horns (Pagan Rome)

The little (Papal Rome) horn grew from the 10 horns and removed 3 horns

The three horns removed are the Heruli, the Ostrogoths, and the Vandals.reomved for

their opposition to the teachings and claims of the papal hierarchy

The horn had eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things representing

the shrewdness, penetration, and arrogant claims of an apostate religious organization

The rest of the beasts had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a

season and time, except the 4th

beast which was destroyed utterly. The territory andsubjects of the Babylonian kingdom still existed, though made subject to the Persians. So

with the Persian kingdom in respect to Greece, and Greece in respect to Rome

The Little Horn

The little horn was a small kingdom that was to rise but it was a different type of kingdom

differenet from the 10 political kingdoms

For the first few centuries of the Christian Era, Rome was the largest, richest, and most powerful

city in the world. It was the seat of empire, the capital of the nations. Consequently because of the riches of Rome, the bishops of Rome where held in higher esteem

than bishops from other cities.

The 3 horns plucked out by the little horn where Heruli in AD 493, the Vandals, in 534, and the

Ostrogoths finally in though effective opposition by the latter to the decree of Justinian ceased

when they were driven from Rome by Belisarius in 583,

Speak Great Words Against the Most High.

The Catholic church places the Pope to be the vicar of God, the same as God with the ability to

forgive sins, declare saint-hood, infabillity of the pope and the most holy.

The little horn wearing out the saints

The persecutions of Christians by the Catholic church during the dark ages, the inquisition,persecution of the Waldenses, Albigenses, protestants and heretics.

Little Horn to "Think to Change Times and Laws."

Rome has added the 2nd commandment of the Decalogue to the first, making them one,

dividing the 10th into two, making the ninth forbid the coveting of a neighbor's wife, and

the tenth that of a neighbor's property thus making up the full number ten.

Changed the sabbath day from Saturday to Sunday

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A time is one year, times -2 years & half a time is half a year (Daniel 4: 23)

3 and half times = 3 and half years (1 solar year = 360 days)

Symbolic prophecy 1 day = 1 year. (Ezekiel 4: 6; Numbers 14: 34.) = 1260 days =1260 years

The beginning of the 1260 years

The edict of the emperor Justinian, dated AD 533, made the bishop of Rome the head of

all the churches. But this edict could not go into effect until the Arian Ostrogoths, the last

of the three horns that were plucked up to make room for the papacy, were driven from

Rome; and this was accomplished in AD 538.

538 + 1260 = 1798

The mortal wound

in 1798, Berthier a French army general entered Rome, proclaimed it a republic and took the pope

prisoner inflicting a deadly wound upon the papacy.

17. The Judgment Shall Sit/The judgment was set. Verse 10

The opening of the investiventive judgmentscene is located by the prophecy at the close of thegreat prophetic period of 2300 years, which terminated in 1844. (See comments on Daniel 9: 25-

27.)

Healing of the deadly wound

The overthrow of the papacy in 1798 marked the conclusion of the prophetic period of 1260

years, and constituted the "deadly wound," prophesied in Revelation 13: 3 to come upon this

power; but this deadly wound was to be "healed."

Daniel 8 : VISION OF THE RAM, HE GOAT AND LITTLE HORN

1. The first year of Belshazzar was B.C.540, his 3rd year was 538, Daniel was about 20 years of age

in B.C.606 in the 3rd year of Belshazzar he was around 88 years old. This vision was given to

Daniel at Shushan was the capital of the province of Elam.

Ram with two horns (one horn higher than the other) -Kings of Media and Persia


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Persia being at first an ally of the Medes, but later came to be the leading division of the empire

He-goat with a notable horn between the eyes -Greece

the Grecian/Macedonian people where also known as the AEgeada or goats people, with the city

of Aegeae, or Aegae, being the usual burying-place of the Macedonian kings.

Greece was west of Persia and the notable horn was Greece's first King, Alexander the Great

Alexander first vanquished the generals of Darius at the River Granicus in Phrygia; he next

attacked and totally routed Darius at the passes of Issus in Cilicia, and afterward on the plains of

Arbela in Syria. This last battle occurred in B.C.331, and marked the conclusion of the Persianempire, for by this event Alexander became complete master of the whole country.

4. 4 horns came out of the he-goat

Alexander fell in the prime of life and after his death his brother Philip Aridaeus became King in

the place of Alexander's infant sons (Alexander AEgus and Hercules)

The new king and his nephews where soon murdered and later a civil war ensured between his

chief commanders of the army, resulting in 4 commanders dividing the Grecian empire among

themselves1. Cassander, who had Greece (western) -Macedonia including Asia Minor

2. Lysimachus, who had Asia Minor (north) -Thrace

3. Seleucus, who had Syria and Babylon (east) -Syria4. Ptolemy, son of Lagus, who had Egypt including Hellespont and Bosphorus (south) -Egypt

5. A little horn (Rome)

came out of the 4 horns-the little horn was a distinct and independent power from thee 4 horns

spread to the south, east and pleasant lands

little horn waxed exceeding great : the little horn must surpass Babylon, Medo-Persia and Greece

The little horn was to stand up against the Prince of princes (Jesus Christ -Dan.9:25; Acts.3:15;

Rev.1:5.)- so it was a power that was present during Jesus's time.

The power that succeeded Greece in Nebuchdnezzar's dream of Daniel 2 andDanielss vision of

Daniel 7 was Rome, meaning the little horn is Rome

The little horn comes forth from one of the horns of the goat

Rome became connected with the Jews, the people of God at that time, by the famous Jewish

League, B.C.161 . But seven years before this, in B.C.168, Rome had conquered Macedonia, and

made that country a part of its empire. Rome is therefore introduced into prophecy just as, from

the conquered Macedonian horn of the goat, it is going forth to new conquests in other directions.

It therefore appeared to the prophet, or may be properly spoken of in this prophecy, as comingforth from one of the horns of the goat.

The little horn waxed great toward the south. This was true of Rome. Egypt was made a province

of the Roman empire B.C.30, and continued such for some centuries.

The little horn waxed great toward the east. This also was true of Rome. Rome conquered Syria

B.C.65, and made it a province.

The little horn waxed great toward the pleasant land. So did Rome. Judea is called the pleasant


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land in many scriptures. The Romans made it a province of their empire, B.C.63, and eventually

destroyed the city and the temple, and scattered the Jews over the face of the whole earth.

The little horn waxed great even to the host of heaven, the great red dragon (Rev.12:4) is said to

have cast down a third part of the stars of heaven to the ground. The dragon is there interpreted tosymbolize pagan Rome, and the stars it cast to the ground were Jewish rulers.

The little horn magnified himself even to the Prince of the host. Rome alone did this. In the

interpretation (verse 25) this is called standing up against the Prince of princes. How clear anallusion to the crucifixion of our Lord under the jurisdiction of the Romans.

By the little horn the daily sacrifice was taken away. This little horn must be understood to

symbolize Rome in its entire history including its two phases, pagan and papal. These two phases

are elsewhere spoken of as the "daily" (sacrifice is a supplied word) and the "transgression of

desolation;" the daily (desolation) signifying the pagan form, and the transgression of desolation,the papal. In the actions ascribed to this power, sometimes one form is spoken of, sometimes the

other. "By him" (the papal form) "the daily" (the pagan form) "was taken away." Pagan Rome

was remodeled into papal Rome. And the place of his sanctuary, or worship, the city of Rome,

was cast down. The seat of government was removed by Constantine in A.D.330 to

Constantinople. This same transaction is brought to view in Rev.13:2, where it is said that thedragon, pagan Rome, gave to the beast, papal Rome, his seat, the city of Rome.

A host was given him (the little horn) against the daily. The barbarians that subverted the Roman

empire in the changes, attritions, and transformations of those times, became converts to theCatholic faith, and the instruments of the dethronement of their former religion. Though

conquering Rome politically, they were themselves vanquished religiously by the theology of

Rome, and became the perpetrators of the same empire in another phase. And this was broughtabout by reason of "transgression;" that is, by the working of the mystery of iniquity.

Verses 13-14

"How long the vision [concerning] the continuance and the transgression of desolation?"

"The continuance of desolation and the transgression of desolation."

"the transgression of desolation" is meant the papacy

Rome in its first phase was pagan; these all were embraced in the "daily." Then comes the papal

form, - the "transgression of desolation"

7. I will overturn, overturn, overturn it: and it shall be no more, until he come whose right it is; and

I will give it him." Eze.21:25- 27,31. Subjugation of Israek under Babylon, Medo-Persia,

Grecians and lastly under the Romans, corresponding to the three times the word is repeated bythe prophet.

8.Verse 23-25

King of fierce countenance (Deut.28:49,50 )

When the transgressors are come to the full.. At no time were the Jews more corrupt morally,

as a nation, than at the time they came under the jurisdiction of the Romans.

Mighty, but not by his own power : The success of the Romans was owing largely to the aid of

their allies, and divisions among their enemies, of which they were ever ready to take advantage.

"He shall destroy wonderfully." The slaughter of eleven hundred thousand Jews at the


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the law of God and the ancient customs of that people.

6. 69 weeks (483 years) to the Messiah that is B.C.457, they end in A.D.27

Luke3:21,22 and Mark1:14,15.-Jesus begins his public ministry- -Christs baptism aged 30

years. Christ was born between three and four years before the beginning of the Christian

era, marked as A.D.1.

7.The crucifixion of Jesus

Jesus attended 4 passover from the time of his public ministry (John 2:13; 5:1; 6:4; 13:1) the last

passover he attended was when he was crucified.

Autumn of A.D.27 (start of Jesus public ministry)

1st

passover spring A.D.28;

2nd

passover A.D.29;

3rd

passover A.D.30

4th

passover A.D.31.

That is 3 years of his public ministry corresponding with the time he would be cut off in themidst, or middle, of the seventieth week.

As that week of years commenced in the autumn of A.D.27, the middle of the week would occur

three and one half years later, in the spring of 31, where the crucifixion took place.

8. End of the 70 weeks

3 years forward, we are brought to the autumn of A.D.34, as the end of the 70 weeks

This date is marked by the martyrdom of Stephen, the formal rejection of the gospel of

Christ by the Jewish Sanhedrin in the persecution of his disciples, and the turning of theapostles to the Gentiles.

These are just the events which one would expect to take place when that specified period

which was cut off for the Jews, and allotted to them as a peculiar people, should fully

expire.

9. The seventy weeks are but the first 490 years of the 2300. Take 490 from 2300, and there remain

1810. The 490, as we have seen, ended in the autumn of A.D.34. If to this date we now add the

remaining 1810 years, we shall have the termination of the whole period. Thus, to A.D.34,

autumn, add 1810, and we have the autumn of A.D.1844.

10.The 2300 years started in 457 B.C. and ended in A.D.1844, whilst the first 49 years were

allotted to the building of the street and wall, we learn that the period is to be dated, not from the

starting of Ezra from Babylon, but from the actual commencement of the work at Jerusalem;which it is not probable could be earlier than the seventh month (autumn) of 457, as he did not

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Daniel 10 : DANIEL'S LAST VISION

1. 3rd

year of Cyrus was B.C.534, 6 years since Daniel's vision of the four beasts in the first year of

Belshazzar, B.C.540, 4 years since the vision of the ram, he-goat, little horn, and 2300 days of

chapter 8, in the 3rd

year of Belshazzar, B.C.538; 4 years since the instruction given to Danielrespecting the seventy weeks, in the first year of Darius, B.C.538, as recorded in chapter 9.

2. Daniel was trying to understand the vision of chapter 9 and as the result of his prayer, he now

receives more minute information respecting the events included in the great outlines of his

former visions.3. The prophet had this vision at the place where the River Hiddekel, Euphrates and the Tigris meet

4. The 3rd

year of Cyrus was Daniel's 73rd

year in captivity, since he was a youth when taken into

captivity being at least 19-20 years, he was now more than 90 years of age.5. Michael is "He who is like God;" and the Christ is the one who bears this name. Jude (verse 9)

declares that Michael is the archangel. Archangel.

6. In 1 Thess.4:16, when the Lord appears the second time to raise the dead, the voice of the

archangel is heard. Whose voice is heard when the dead are raised? - The voice of the Son ofGod. John 5:28. Putting these scriptures together, they prove,

the dead are called from their graves by the voice of the Son of God

the voice which is then heard is the voice of the archangel, proving that the archangel is

called Michael

from which it follows that Michael is the Son of God. In the last verse of Daniel 10, he is

called "your prince," and in the first chapter 12, "the great prince which standeth for the


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children of thy people," expressions which can appropriately be applied to Christ, but to

no other being.

Daniel 11 : A LITERAL PROPHECY

1. Successors to Cyrus

Cambyses (son of Cyrus)

Smerdis (an imposter)

Darius Hystaspes

Xerxes (4th

King after Cyrus) -famous for his riches, he had a very large army of over 5

million men. He invaded Greece but was defeated.

2. After Xerxex there where 9 more Persian Kings, the last being who was defeated by Alexanderthe Great the Grecian. He died abruptly from a fiver induced by a drinking spree, the Grecian

empire was divided among his 4 generals. Looking from the native land of the prophet Daniel

(Palestine) the 4 divisions of the Grecian empire where.

Greece under Cassander in the west

Thrace including Asion Minor, Hellenspont & Bosphorus under Lysimachus in the east

Syria & Babylon under Seleucus in the east

Egypt under Ptolemy in the south

3. The King of the South and the King of the North

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But hearing that a revolt was raised in Egypt (Kingdom of the South) he returned to

Egypt after plundering the Syria (Kingdom of the North), taking forty thousand talents ofsilver and precious vessels, and two thousand five hundred images of the gods.

Among the treasuries he took were the images which Cambyses had formerly taken fromEgypt and carried into Persia. If Ptolemy had not been recalled into Egypt by a domestic

sedition, he would have possessed the whole kingdom of Seleucus.

Ptolemy Euergetes (King of the South -Egypt) survived Seleucus Callinicus (King of theNorth -Syria) by 4/5 years; for Seleucus Callinicus died in exile, of a fall from his horse.

Verse 10

The sons of Seleucus Callinicus (King of the North -Syria) where Seleucus Ceraunus and

Antiochus Magnus.

The elder of these Seleucus Ceranus (King of the North-Syria) first took the throne and

assembled a great army to recover his father's territories lost Ptolemy Euergetes (King of the

South -Egypt) but lost, he was poisoned by two of his generals after an inglorious reign of two or

three years.

His more capable brother, Antiochus Magnus (King of the North-Syria) became king and retook

Seleucia and recovered Syria, making himself master of some places by treaty, and of others byforce of arms.

A truce followed, wherein after which Antiochus returned and overcame in battle Nicolas, the

Egyptian general.

Verse 11

Ptolemy Philopater succeeded his father Ptolemy Euergetes (King of the South -Egypt)

Antiochus Magnus (King of the North -Syria) raised up a great army against Ptolemy Philopater (

King of the South -Egypt) to revenge for the losses he had sustained against Egypt, he wasdefeated with the majority of his soldiers being either slain or taken captive.

Verse 12

Ptolemy Philopater(King of the South -Egypt) made peace started living a life of feasting, his

own subjects rebelled against him.

He went to Jerusalem wanted to enter the most holy place of the Jewish temple, he was

restrained and left Jerusalem burning with anger against the Jews, and immediately started

persecuting Jews in Alexandria he killed over 40 thousand Jews

The rebellion of the Egyptians, and the massacre of the Jews, certainly were not calculated

to strengthen him in his kingdom, but were sufficient rather almost totally to ruin it.

Verse 13

The peace between Ptolemy Philopater(King of the South -Egypt) and Antiochus Magnus(King of the North -Syria) lasted 14 years. Meanwhile Ptolemy died from intemperance and

debauchery, and was succeeded by his son, Ptolemy Epiphanes , a child then four or five

years old.

Antiochus Magnus (King of the North -Syria) raised a large army against Ptolemy Epiphanes(King of the South -Egypt) using the forces and riches he had collected in his eastern

expedition

Verse 14

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-Egypt), and some of the provinces subject to Egypt rebelled under him, Egypt itself was disturbed

by seditions; and the Alexandrians where rising up against Agathocles resulting in Ptolemy

Philopater(King of the South -Egypt), his sister, his mother, and their associates, to be put todeath.

At the same time, Philip, king of Macedon, entered into a league with Antiochus Magnus

(King of the North -Syria) to divide the dominions of Ptolemy Philopater(King of the South

-Egypt) between them. "the robbers of thy people;" or "the breakers of thy people." was is Rome

The Romans interfered in behalf of the young king of Egypt, determined that he should be

protected from the ruin devised by Antiochus and Philip in B.C.200, and was one of the first

important interferences of the Romans in the affairs of Syria and Egypt.

"To establish the vision." refers to the first interference of the Romans in the affairs of Syria

and Egypt as demonstration, of the truth of the vision which predicted the existence of such apower.

"But they shall fall."

Verse 15 "VERSE 15. So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced

cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall thereby any strength to withstand."

Ptolemy Philopater(King of the South -Egypt) was placed under the tutelage of M. Emilius

Lepidus by the Roman Senate who appointed Aristomenes, an old and experienced minister of

that court as his guardian.

Aristomenes (guardian of the King of the South -Egypt) dispatched Scopas a famous general of

Aetolia who marched into Palestine and Coele and placed all Judea into subjection to the

authority of Egypt.

Antiochus Magnus (King of the North -Syria) was at this time engaged in a war with Attalus in

Lesser Asia but had to stop from his war with Attalus so that he could recover Palestine and

Coele-Syria from the hands of the Egyptians.

The armies of Scopas (mercenary for the King of the South -Egypt) and Antiochus Magnus

(King of the North -Syria) met near the sources of the Jordan, resulting in Scopas being defeated

and besieged in Sidon and there closely besieged.

Although Sidon was both in its situation and its defenses, one of the strongest cities of those

times, Scopas and his 10 thousand men were forced to surrender. Here was the failure of the armsof the south to withstand, and the failure also of the people which the king of the south had

chosen; namely, Scopas and his AEtolian forces.Verse 16

Although Egypt could not stand before Antiochus Magnus (King of the North -Syria), Antiochus

could not stand before the Romans, who now came against him resulting in Syria beingconquered and added to the Roman empire in B.C.65 by when Pompey

Rome became connected with the people of God (the Jews) by alliance in B.C.162

In in B.C.63, Hyrcanus and Aristobulus who were struggling for the crown of Judea brought

their matter before Pompey, whilst he delayed deliberating on the matter, Aristobulus armed his

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Pompey then marched on Judea, resulting in the slaughter of 12 000 Jews, the demolition of the

walls of Jerusalem, transfer of several cities from the jurisdiction of Judea to that of Syria, andimposition of a tax on the Jews. Thus for the first time was Jerusalem placed by conquest in the

hands of that power which was to hold the "glorious land" in its iron grasp till it had utterly

consumed it.

Verse 17

Rome had conquered Syria, Judea and had previously conquered Macedon and Thrace. Egyptwas now all that remained of the "whole kingdom" of Alexander, not brought into subjection to

the Roman power, which power now set its face to enter by force into that country.

Ptolemy Auletes ( King of the South -Egypt) died B.C.51 and in his will he placed his eldest son

and daughter, Ptolemy and Cleopatra to reign together under the guardianship of the Roman

Senate. The two were placed under the guardianship Pompey by the Romans Senate.

A quarrel broken out between Pompey and Caesar, the famous battle of Pharsalia was fought

between the two generals. Pompey was defeated, he fled to Egypt where he was murdered by

Ptolemy, whose guardian he had been appointed. Caesar then took over the guardianship of thetwo siblings and landed in Alexandria with his small force, 800 horse and 3200 foot.

Ptolemy and Cleopatra began to fight against each other resulting in Pompey ordering the two

siblings to disband their armies, appear before him for a settlement of their differences, and abideby his decision angering Egypt which was an independent kingdom

Cleopatra seduced Caesar who gave her the throne after Pothinus (the chief minister of state)started a rebellion against Caesar resulting in Caesar sending in his soldiers.

The Egyptians under Pothinus tried to destroy Caesars fleet, but Caesar destroyed the Egyptianfleet, the resultant fire caught on to several buildings of the city took fire including the famous

Alexandrian library, containing nearly 400,000 volumes

Caesar brought in soldiers from Asia Minor and Antipater the Idumean joined him with 3,000Jews resulting in a decisive battle being fought near the Nile, resulting in a complete victory for

Caesar. Ptolemy, attempting to escape, was drowned in the river. Alexandria and all Egypt then

submitted to the victor. Rome had now entered into and absorbed the whole of the original

kingdom of Alexander.

By the "upright ones" of the text are doubtless meant the Jews, who gave him the assistancealready mentioned. With out this, he must have failed; with it, he completely subdued Egypt to

his power, B.C.47.

The reason why Caesar went into a dangerous war with Egypt was because of the daughter ofwomen, corrupting her, that is his love for Cleopatra

"But," said the prophet, "she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him." Cleopatra afterwardjoined herself to Antony, the enemy of Augustus Caesar, and exerted her whole power against

Rome.

Verse 18

War with Pharnaces (King of Cimmerian Bosphorus) drew Caesar away from Egypt, when he

came back to Egypt he defeated the Antony

Verse 19

After this conquest, Caesar defeated the last remaining fragments of Pompey's party, Cato and

Scipio in Africa and Labienus and Varus in Spain.

Returning to Rome, the "fort of his own land," he was made absolute sovereign of the whole

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Julius Caesar was murdered whilst seated on his throne in the senate chamber by Cassius, Brutus,

and other conspirators who pierced him with twenty-three wounds. Thus he suddenly stumbled

and fell, and was not found, B.C.44.

Verse 20

Augustus Octavianus Caesar succeeded his uncle Julius Caesar and formed an alliance with MarkAntony and Lepidus to avenge the death of Caesar forming a triumvirate form of government.

Subsequently Mark Antony and Lepidus died and Augustus Caesar became the sole ruler of theRoman empire.

Augustus Caesar was a raiser of taxes. Luke, in speaking of the events that transpired at the time

when Christ was born, says: "And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree fromCaesar Augustus, that all the world should be enrolled [for taxation]." Luke2:1. That taxing

which embraced all the world was an event worthy of notice; and the person who enforced it has

certainly a claim to the title of "a raiser of taxes" above every other competitor.

August Caesar was ruler of the Roman empire during its pinnacle of greatness and power. The

"Augustan Age" is an expression everywhere used to denote the golden age of Roman history.

Rome never saw a brighter hour.

During the reign of August Caesar Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, 18 years after the

taxing brought in Luke 2:1 Augustus died peacefully in his bed, at Nola, whither he had gone toseek repose and health in A.D. 14 aged 76.

Verse 21

Tiberius Caesar aged 28 years succeeded Augustus Caesar on the Roman throne, he was his step-

son with his wife Livia who campaigned vigorously to have her son nominated Augustus Caesarsreign, who preferred Agrippa but he died before his father who subsequently chose Tiberius

Tiberius Caesar was vile resulting in the Romans not giving him much honor, but whilst his

father was still alive he ingratiated himself using flattery to the people.

Tiberius was a tyrant and during his reign many of his enemies where poisoned or died in

mysterious circumstances including Germanicus and Drusus.

Tiberius retired in A.D.26 to the isle of Capreae, in the bay of Naples, never to return to Rome.

Verse 22

"And the arms of the overflower shall be overflown from before him, and shall be broken."

Tiberius (the overflower) was suffocated with pillows by Macro in Micenum on the 16th of

March, 37 aged 78 in the 23rd

year of his reign

The prince of the covenant" unquestionably refers to Jesus Christ, "the Messiah the Prince," who

was to "confirm the covenant" one week with his people. Dan.9:25-27. Jesus died during the

reign of Tiberius Caesar cutting off of the Prince of the covenant. Luke informs us (3:1-3) in the 15

thyear if Tiberius Caesar, John the Baptist commenced his

ministry.

The reign of Tiberius started when he reigned jointly with Augustus, his step-father, in August,

A.D.12. His fifteenth year would therefore be from August, A.D.26, to August, A.D.27.

Christ was six months younger than John, and started his ministry 6 months later, both, according

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John the baptist started his ministry in the spring, at the end of Tiberius's 15th

year, it would

bring the commencement of Christ's ministry in the autumn of A.D.27, this is also when he was

baptized, 483 years from B.C.457, the point at which Jesus started proclaiming that the time was

fulfilled.

3 years from AD 27, Jesus was crucified, since Jesus attended 4 passover, and was crucified at

the last one.

3 years from the autumn of A.D.27 bring us to the spring of A.D.31. The death of Tiberius is

placed but six years later, in A.D.37.

Verse 23

g The "him" is the Roman power mentioned from the 14th verse specifically the rulers Julius,

Augustus, and Tiberius Caesar.

Julius Caesar was a raiser of taxes; and he reigned in the glory of the kingdom, and died neither

in anger nor in battle, but peacefully in his own bed.

Tiberius Caesar was a dissembler, and one of the vilest of characters. He entered upon the

kingdom peaceably, but both his reign and life were ended by violence. And in his reign the

Prince of the covenant, Jesus of Nazareth, was put to death upon the cross.

Christ can never be broken or put to death again; hence in no other government, and at no other

time, can we find a fulfilment of these events.

The Jews being grievously oppressed by the Syrian kings joined themselves in with the Romans

through a Roman decree written by Eupolemus the son of John, and by Jason, the son of Eleazer,when Judas was high priest of the nation, and Simon, his brother, was general of the army. And

this was the first league that the Romans made with the Jews.

At this time the Romans were a small people, and began to work with cunning rising steadily tothe height of power which they afterward attained.

Verse 24

The usual manner in which nations conquered other nations was through war and conquest,

Rome conquered through peaceful means.

Kings left a legacy of their kingdoms to the Romans resulting in Rome coming into possession of

large provinces in this manner.

Those who came under the dominion of Rome derived no small advantage therefrom, they were

treated with kindness and leniency. It was like having the prey and spoil distributed among them.

They were protected from their enemies, and rested in peace and safety under the aegis of theRoman power.

The Romans forecasted devices from strongholds, instead of against them, this the Romans did

from the strong fortress of their seven-hilled city.

"Even for a time;" doubtless a prophetic time, 360 years. From what point are these years to bedated? Probably from the event brought to view in the following verse.

Verse 25

Verses 23 & 24 shows the history from the league between the Jews and the Romans in B.C 161

to the time when Rome had acquired universal dominion.

Mark Antony, Augustus Caesar, and Lepidus constituted the triumvirate which had sworn to

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Antony was sent into Egypt on government business, but was seduced by Cleopatra, Egypt's

dissolute queen causing him to reject his wife Octavia and give provinces to Egypt which where

under Rome

This resulted in a war between Egypt and Rome with Antony on the side of Egypt

Lepidus was deposed from the triumvirate, leaving Antony and Augustus to fight for control of

the Roman empire. Antony assembled 500 ships of war at Samos with 200 000 foot soldiers and 12 000 horses with

the help of the kings of Libya, Cilicia, Cappadocia, Paphlagonia, Comagena, Thrace, Pontus,

Judea, Lycaonia, Galatia, and Media

Caesar Augustus assembled his fleet at Brundusium with half as many ships as Antony, and only

eighty thousand foot, but all his troops were chosen men, and on board his fleet were none butexperienced seamen

The battle was fought Sept.2, B.C.31, at the mouth of the gulf of Ambracia, near the city of

Actium.

Cleopatra seeing the din of battle, fled with the whole of the Egyptian fleet, Antony, followedwith blind passion for Cleopatra and yielded a victory to Caesar.

This battle between Egypt and Rome denoted the start of the "time" mentioned in verse 24,

during this "time" Rome would no longer be considered the seat of government.

360 years from B.C.31 brings us to A.D.330 when the seat of empire was removed from Rome to

Constantinople by Constantine the Great.

23. Verse 26.

Antony lost the battle because he was deserted by his allies and friends (those that fed of the

portion of his meat)

First, Cleopatra withdrew from the battle, taking sixty ships of the line with her. Secondly, the land army, disgusted with the infatuation of Antony, went over to Caesar.

Thirdly, when Antony arrived at Libya, he found that the forces which he had there left under

Scarpus to guard the frontier, had declared for Caesar.

Fourthly, being followed by Caesar into Egypt, he was betrayed by Cleopatra, and his forces

surrendered to Caesar. Hereupon, in rage and despair, he took his own life.

Verse 27

Antony and Caesar were formerly in alliance, yet under the garb of friendship they were both

aspiring for universal dominion.

Octavia, the wife of Antony and sister of Caesar, declared to the people of Rome at the time

Antony divorced her, that she had consented to marry him solely with the hope that it wouldprove a pledge of union between Caesar and Antony. But that counsel did not prosper. The

rupture came; and in the conflict that ensued, Caesar came off entirely victorious.

25. Verse 28

Two returnings from foreign conquest are here brought to view; the first

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Thus was indignity heaped upon God's word. And the emperors of Rome, the eastern

division of which still continued, had intelligence, or connived with the Church of Rome,

which had forsaken the covenant, and constituted the great apostasy, for the purpose of

putting down "heresy."

The man of sin was raised to his presumptuous throne by the defeat of the Arian Goths, who

then held possession of Rome in A.D.538.

Verse 31

"And they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength," or Rome referring to

The barbarians ( Goths and Vandals) that plundered Rome and the removal of the seat of

empire from Rome to Constantinople

The daily, or paganism, taken away in AD 508 when Constantine became a Christian, as

preparatory to the setting up of the papacy.

In AD 533 Justinian declared the pope in Rome as the head of the universal church, the

decree was only put into place after the Arian Ostrogoths where rooted out of Italy and

Rome under Belisariu in 536. Next in line where the Goths which were rooted out in

537 and this must therefore be taken as the year when this abomination was placed, or setup, and as the point from which to date the predicted 1260 years of its supremacy.

VERSE 32

Those that respect the decrees of the pope more than the word of God shall be corrupted, but

there will be a group of people who will remain tru to their God, these are the Christians of thedark ages, prominent among them the Waldenses, Albigenses and the Huguenots.

Verse 33

The persecution of the Christains by the catholic church as outlined in Dan.7:25; 12:7;

Rev.12:6,14; 13:5.

The time period of persecution is referred to as "a time, times, and the dividing of time;" "a time,

times and a half;" "a thousand two hundred and three-score days;" and "forty and two months." Itis the 1260 years of papal supremacy.

Verse 35

When the time of the end should come, the power of the Church of Rome possessed to persecute

heretics would be taken away

The the time of the end commenced in 1798 this is when the papacy was overthrown by theFrench, and has never since been able to wield the power it before possessed.

Verse 36

And the king shall do according to his will should read "A certain king shall do according to his

will"

This introduces a new power with the following characteristics It must assume the character here delineated near the commencement of the time of the

end, to which we were brought down in the preceding verse

It must be a wilful power

It must be an atheistical power

This refers to the French and the French Revolution of 1793

France denied the existence of God and the Bible choosing to pay homage to Liberty,

Equality, Virtue and Morality.


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The closed churches and prohibited religios wosrhip

Verse 37

During the French revolution, France trivialized the marriage institution and changed the 7 day

week to a 10 day week .

Verse 38

The attempt to make France a godless nation caused so much anarchy that the rulers as a politicalnecessity introduced the worship of the Goddess of Reason in 1794.

VERSE 39

A form of worship soon followed in which the object of adoration was the "Supreme Being.

Before the Revolution the land in France consisted of large estates owned by a few landlords, the

estates were required by the law to remain undivided, so that no heirs or creditors could partition

them.

During the revolution the titles of the nobility were abolished, and their lands disposed of into

small parcels and auctioned by the government. To raise funds.

As the French saw the futility of the revolution under Napoleon Bonaparte the heathen ritual wasabolished resulting in the re-opening of churches and release of Christian ministers from prison.

VERSE 40

The king of the south at this time was Egypt, whilst the territory which at first constituted the

king of the north was now under the sultan of Turkey.

In 1798 the year that marked the beginning of the time of the end there was a war between

France, Turkey and Egypt

In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt on the pretext of striking at the the English Easterntrade routes.

The downfall of the papacy at the end of the 1260 years, and according to verse 35 showed thecommencement of the time of the end, occurred on the 10th of February, 1798, when Rome fell

into the hands of Berthier, the general of the French.

On the 5th of March 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte received the decree for the expedition against

Egypt. He left Paris May 3, and set sail from Toulon the 29th

and took Alexandra by July 5,

On the 23d the decisive battle of the pyramids was fought where the French defeated theMamelukes, the next day Bonaparte entered Cairo followed Murad Bey to Upper Egypt taking

the whole of Egypt.

The English under Nelson at Aboutkir destroyed the French fleet cutting out Napoleon's channelof communication with France

Egypt was by now a tributary of Turkey, on hearing of the victory of France over Egypt (King ofthe South) the sultan of Turkey (King of the North) declared war against France on September 2

1798.. Thus the king of the north (Turkey) came against him (France) in the same year that the

king of the south (Egypt) "pushed," and both "at the time of the end:"

Napoleon thought he could repel the Turkish (King of the North) army as he had done in

conquering Egypt (King of the South) so he set off to Syria starting Feb.27 1799 but the Turkish

vast army reinforced by 2 English and Russian ships defeated him and after 60 days, Napoleon

retreated on the 21st

of May 1799 to Egypt.

"shall overflow and pass over," refer to Turkey after it emerged in triumphant against France

VERSE 41


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France raised the siege against the Turks at St. Jean d'Acre in Syria and retreated to Cairo

abandoning the conquests they had made in Judea and Palestine (the glorious land) resulting in

Palestine falling back under the rule of the Turkish sultan.

Edom, Moab, and Ammon where out of the line of march of the Turks as they marched from

Syria to Egypt so escaped the ravages of that campaign.

VERSE 42

Whilst the French were retreating to Egypt a Turkish fleet landed at Aboukir, Napoleon attacked

the place routing the Turks and re-establishing his authority in Egypt.

Napoleon was then called back to France to help with the France wars in Europe, he left General

Kleber in charge of Egypt but he was murdered by a Turk in Cairo and the command was left

with Abdallah Manou.

After more reinforcement of the Turk troops by English troops the French surrendered Egypt to

the Turks. The Egyptians preferred to be under French rule than the Turks, even though they did

desire to escape from the hands of the Turks, they could not.

VERSE 43

When the French were driven out of Egypt, and the Turks took possession, the sultan permittedthe Egyptians to reorganize their government as it was before the French invasion but only

required a trinutary of gold and silverto be paid annually by the Egyptians.

The Lybians and the Ethiopians also paid tribute to the Turkish sultan.

40. VERSE 44

During the Crimean War of 1853-1856 the Turkish sultan (King of the North) declared war on

Russia (north of Turkey) and the Persians (east of Turkey) in 1853 they where later helped by

England and France.

VERSE 45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious

holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.

The prophecy in this verse refers to some action to be performed by Turkey to be fulfilled in thefuture.

Palestine is the country that contains the "glorious holy mountain

The mountain on which Jerusalem stands, "between the seas," the Dead Sea and theMediterranean, is a Turkish province

The Turks will occupy temporary headquarters in this area

The most notable point within the limit of Turkey in Asia, is Jerusalem.

"He shall come to his end, and none shall help him." This expression plainly implies that Turkeypreviously received help.

And what are the facts?

In the war against France in 1798-1801, England and Russia assisted the sultan. In the war between Turkey and Egypt in 1838-1840, England, Russia, Austria and Prussia

intervened in behalf of Turkey.

In the Crimean War in 1853-1856, England, France, and Sardinia supported the Turks.

In the last Russo-Turkish War, the great powers of Europe interfered to arrest the

progress of Russia.

And without the help received in all these instances, Turkey would probably have failed

to maintain her position.

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sufferance of the great powers of Europe.

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Daniel 12 : Unrolling the Scroll of the Future

VERSE 1

A definite time is introduced (not an exact date) that is made definite by the occurrence of a

certain event

The event is the one referred to by the last verse of Daniel 11, the time when the king of the

north (Turkey) shall plant the tabernacles of his palace in the glorious holy mountain (Jerusalem)

In other words, when the Turk, driven from Europe, shall hastily make Jerusalem his temporary

When this event takes place, the world comes to an end signified by the 2nd

coming of Jesus.

Who is Michael

Michael is called the archangel in Jude 9

The voice of the archangel is heard from heaven when the dead are raised according to 1

Thessalonians 4:16.

In John 5:28 this voice is identified as the voice of Jesus, so Michael is the Son of God.

What is the standing up of Michael?

As hinted in Daniel 11:2,3 to stand up is to take the kingdom or to reign, so Jesus shall

take up the kingdom to reign, ending his intercession on behalf of humanity in the most

Holy place, sealing the destiny of all

Jesus began his work (investigative judgment) in the most Holy place at the end of the

2300 days.

In Matt.24:21 we read of a period of tribulation such as never was before it, nor should be

after it. This tribulation, fulfilled in the oppression and slaughter of the church by the

papal power, is already past; while the time of trouble of Dan.12:1, is,To avoid difficulty

here, let this distinction be carefully noticed:

The tribulation spoken of in Matthew is tribulation upon the church (the early Apostolic

Christian church), they are the ones involved, and for their sake the days of tribulation

were to be shortened.

The time of tribulation/trouble Daniel 12:1 is a time of national calamity on the whole

world at the close of world history. Culminating in the 2nd

coming of Jesus

VERSE 2 "Some [or those] shall awake to shame and everlasting contempt."

The general resurrection of the whole race is comprised in two grand divisions, first, of the

righteous exclusively, at the coming of Christ; secondly, of the wicked exclusively, a thousand

years thereafter (Revelation.20:5)

This resurrection comprises of some of both righteous and wicked, and cannot be the general

resurrection at the last day. The resurrection here predicted takes place when God's people are

delivered from the great time of trouble with which the history of this world terminates; and it

seems from Rev.22:11 that this deliverance is given before the Lord appears.

Rev.1:7, Ephesians 4:8 and Matt.27:52,53 outlines a special resurrection of both righteous and

unrighteous people who where connected with his crucifixion and resurrection.

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Those who teach the truth, and lead others to a knowledge of it, just previous to the time when

the events recorded in the foregoing verses are to be fulfilled.

VERSE 4

The prophecy just given were to be sealed, that is not easily understood or studied until the time

of the end which began in 1798.

The plain inference after 1798 the prophecy of Daniel would be better understood and speciallystudied

Knowledge shall increase after 1798

The 19thm 20th

and 21st

centuries are the age of the increase of knowledge, resulting in

many discoveries and invention.

Read, in connection with descriptions of the automobile and the railway train, the

prophecy of Nahum 2:3,4.

The great discoveries are credited to the Christian reformations that brought about the

spirit of equality and individual liberty inculcated in the gospel of Christ.

There has also been an increase and better understanding about the Bible

The time of the end is also depicted in Revelation10:1-2 where a mighty angel is seen to come

down from heaven with a little book in his hand open.

VERSE 5

"How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? undoubtedly has reference to all that has

previously been mentioned including the standing up of Michael, the time of trouble, the

deliverance of God's people, and the special and antecedent resurrection of verse 2.

When the question was asked, "How long the vision . . . to give both the sanctuary and the host to

be trodden under foot?" the answer mentioned a definite period of 2300 days, and then an

indefinite period of the cleansing of the sanctuary.

So in the text before us, there is given the period of a time, times, and a half, or 1260 years, and

then an indefinite period for the continuance of the scattering of the power of the holy

people,before the consummation.

The 1260 years mark the period of papal supremacy. Why is this period here introduced? -

Probably because this power is the one which does more than any other in the world's history

toward scattering the power of the holy people, or oppressing the church of God.

"Shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people"

The little horn, or man of sin, having been introduced by the 1260 years shows that the

little horn is the power referred to by the pronoun he.

After his 1 260 years of supremacy his power is still felt to a certain extent, and he

continues his work of oppression just as far as he is able till the 2nd

coming of Jesus.

VERSE 8

At the time of the end, the Holy Spirit would break the seal from this book

The being made white and purified, describes a process through which those, who, during this

time, are being made ready for the coming and kingdom of the Lord until characters are


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developed which will stand the test of the great day, and a spiritual condition is reached which

needs no further trial.

VERSE 11

"And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away to set up [or in order to set up] the

abomination that maketh desolate, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days."

The daily has already been shown to be paganism (Pagan Rome) which was taken away for the

papacy (Papal Rome) to come.

Counting back 1290 years from 1798, we have the year 508, where it has been shown that

paganism was taken away, thirty years before the setting up of the papacy. This period is

doubtless given to show the date of the taking away of the daily, and it is the only one which

does this. The two periods, therefore, the 1290 and the 1260 days, terminate together in 1798, the

one beginning in 538, and the other in 508, thirty years previous.

VERSE 12

The 1335 years are spoken of in immediate connection with the 1290 years, which commenced,

in 508 extending to 1843; for 1335 added to 508

The only thing promised at the end of the 1335 days is a blessing unto those who wait and cometo that time; that is, those who are then living.

In 1843 there was a great proclamation of the 2nd

coming of Christ, 45 years before this in 1988

the time of the end started, the book was unsealed and light began to increase

About the year 1843, there was a grand culmination of all the light that had been shed on

prophetic subjects up to that time. The proclamation went forth in power. The new and stirring

doctrine of the setting up of the kingdom of God, shook the world. New life was imparted to thetrue disciples of Christ. The unbelieving were condemned, the churches were tested, and a spirit

of revival was awakened which has had no parallel since.

Was this the blessing? Listen to the Saviour's words: "Blessed are your eyes," said he to his

disciples, "for they see; and your ears, for they hear." Matt.13:16. And again he told his followersthat prophets and kings had desired to see the things which they saw, and had not seen them. But

"blessed," said he to them, "are the eyes which see the things that ye see." Luke10:23,24.

If a new and glorious truth was a blessing in the days of Christ to those who received it, why was

it not equally so in A.D.1843?

It may be objected that those who engaged in this movement were disappointed in their

expectations; so were the disciples of Christ at his first advent, in an equal degree. They shouted

before him as he rode into Jerusalem, expecting that he would then take the kingdom; but the

only throne to which he then went was the cross; and instead of being hailed as king in a royal

palace, he was laid a lifeless form in Joseph's new sepulcher.

Nevertheless, they were "blessed" in receiving the truths they had heard.

What days are referred to in verse 13?

What is meant by Daniel's standing in his lot?

There are four prophetic periods: namely, the 2300, 1260, 1290, and 1335 days.

The first is the principal and longest period; the others are but intermediate parts and subdivisions

of this.


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When the angel tells Daniel, at the conclusion of his instructions, that he shall stand in his lot at

the end of the days, without specifying which period was meant, would not Daniel's mind

naturally turn to the principal and longest period, the 2300 days, rather than to any of its

subdivisions?

The 2300 days, as has been already shown, terminated in 1844, and brought us to the cleansing

of the sanctuary.

How did Daniel at that time stand in his lot? Answer:

In the person of his Advocate, our Great High Priest, as he presents the cases of the righteous for

acceptance to his Father.

At the end of the days, Daniel's case was going to be looked at during the investigative

judgement that started in 1844

When Israel was about to enter into the promised land, the lot was cast, and the possession of

each tribe was assigned. The tribes thus stood in their respective "lots" long before they entered

upon the actual possession of the land.

The time of the cleansing of the sanctuary corresponds to this period of Israel's history.

We now stand upon the borders of the heavenly Canaan, and decisions are being made, assigning

to some a place in the eternal kingdom, and barring others forever therefrom.

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