Because the book of daniel contains so many detailed prophecies of things that happened centuries later, some skeptics have suggested that it is a fraud, written much later in history. Without a doubt, daniels book demonstrates the overarching sovereignty of god. In a similar way, a false prophet also may not be in the business of foretelling the future. Why is the book of daniel considered major prophetic writing. It located the most of its predictions within well defined prophetic periods, though reaching many centuries into the future. The book of daniel is unsealing focus on the middle east and prophecy. False prophets either speak for the wrong god, or they claim to have heard from the true god but do not accurately represent him or his words. He accurately predicted the rise and fall of five empires, four of which have occurred exactly as he first saw, corroborated by historical fact. Feb 06, 2017 islam is the false religion jesus warned john about in revelation. But daniel also foretold things that would occur centuries later. This brings us to daniels 70 th week, a key to understanding the last days and the return of christ. The four visions of chapters seven to twelve are an early example of apocalyptic literature and, in contrast to the earlier chapters, are introduced in the first person.
Daniels prophetic visions are seen as being played out and, in a sense, shown again with greater detail over 600 years later in the last book of the bible, the book of revelations. He used them so the evil powers he exposed wouldnt readily. Tradition calls for the book of daniel to have been written as a whole around 537530. Consider how clearly he determines the year of manifestation. How you can recognize todays false prophets charisma.
I was reading the book of daniel, which is filled with extraordinary and apocalyptic visions. One feature of this section is daniel s reliance on heavenly figures to interpret and explain his visions. Mar 19, 2010 daniel s failed prophecies are noted regarding antiochus iv of syria and a resurrection of the dead upon the ending of the syrian oppression of jerusalem. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. It all began in december of 167 bc, when the seleucid emperor antiochus epiphanes desecrated the. The book of daniel is the book of revelation in the old testament because it is an excellent prediction of the coming of jesus christ, the messiah and the triumph of his messianic kingdom. And even as these tragic sorrows intensify, this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations. But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction. Many of gods people will be hated, hunted and killed verse 9. The failure of his prediction refutes evangelical claims that the bible is inerrant and prophecy proves its divine inspiration. He didnt use symbols to prevent us from understanding his messages. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet. Dear rabbi, i was reading the book of daniel, which is filled with extraordinary and apocalyptic visions.
If i remember correctly,it was the major prophets first and then all the books after that are considered minor prophets. The book of daniel with its great prophecies, both fulfilled and unfulfilled, is one of the most interesting portions of god s holy word. The false prophet, the second beast of revelation, will be the religious leader who will point people toward the antichrist. Updated 2020 bible prophecy revealed book 2 kindle edition by fortner, michael d download it once and read it. And many will follow their sensuality, and because of them the way of truth will be blasphemed. Under this theory, the roman empire was to be the last world empire before jesus second coming, and all four were important to the author of daniel because they controlled judah and jerusalem. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. But foretelling the future is not difficult for god.
The beginners guide to the prophets in the bible overviewbible. Before christ returns the bible tells us in the books of daniel, revelation and ezekiel, two important events must first occur. Book of daniel prophecy explained daniel s vision of the 4 beasts in daniel chapter and the vision of the ram and hegoat in chapter a site dedicated to our lord and savior jesus christ and to those who want to know about gods holy word. More than any other book of the hebrew scriptures, the writings of the prophet daniel confront us with evidence of the time of messiahs comingevidence that many people would rather not see. Even though the old testament does not use the term false prophet, it is clear that such professional prophets existed throughout much of israels history and that they were diametrically opposed to the canonical prophets. He will confirm a covenant with many for one seven. You will be hated by all nations because of my name. That is to say, the fulfillment of the vision of daniel took place in the year a. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ. But if daniel was correct and his prophecy was fulfilled, then who was the messiah of whom he spoke. Actually, daniel would still be a false prophet even if the evangelical interpretation were correct.
People today are of the mindset that the events of the old and new testaments all happened back in the biblical days of human history. The false prophet in the book of revelation david jeremiah blog. The world is uneasy at the united states election of donald trump as its fortyfifth president. If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecys authorship. Critics claim that daniels book is like a historical novel. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy. Sep 19, 2012 this unit, titled concerning the prophets 23. Ezekiel condemns the false prophets reformed bible studies. A false prophet is simply someone who speaks for another but falsely. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. False prophecy leads to doom because it ignores the moral. Oct 03, 2019 when modern folks talk about prophets and prophecy, theyre often referring to someone foretelling future events.
Daniel wrote the book of daniel during the sixth century b. I was amazed to learn that it is not included in the section of the bible known as the prophets, and that the talmud does not even consider daniel to have been a prophet. Prophecy did not cease when gods old covenant people were absent from their land, as daniel and ezekiel demonstrate. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. The name daniel means either god is judge or god is my judge. In either case, if he misstated the matter regarding daniel, his claim of being the son of god would be nullified. However, in the bible, the prophets played a much larger role. The prophet daniel in the hebrew scriptures confronts us with evidence of the time of messiahs coming. That means, while the event itself happens in a moment of time, there are shadows of that event which touch those who live prior to the event. That makes the prophecies of the book very accurate up to 168164 that is. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival. And he will attract large crowdsfalse prophets usually do. Daniels failed prophecies are noted regarding antiochus iv of syria and a resurrection of the dead upon the ending of the syrian oppression of jerusalem. Before we follow this blessed book in a series of studies a few general remarks on prophecy and its importance may be in order.
It was the first prophecy giving a consecutive history of the world from that time to the end. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. If messiah was not on earth 483 years after a decree was issued to rebuild jerusalem, then daniel was a false prophet and his book has no business being in the hebrew scriptures. He will be like many false prophets of our own daydispensing what people want to hear instead of the truth they need to hear. Because of the many intricate components of the prophecy in daniel 11, some scholars have suggested that the book of daniel was written several hundred years later, during the 160s b. A principle of reading and interpreting the prophetic portions of the bible is that every prophetic event casts its shadow. False prophet bakers evangelical dictionary of biblical. The word translated grecia in the book of daniel is the name yavan javan, the name of a son of joktan, and of the race ionians, i. These true prophets of the lord ministered in babylon, having been taken there alongside other judahites.
Daniels name is a key to a full understanding of the book. In fact sir, daniel is in the prophets section of the bible, he is in the latter section, known as the minor prophets, due to the size of those books. The book of daniel is one of the most thrilling books in the bible, and it is, of course, a book on prophecy. Just as military planners send secret messages in code to keep the enemy from intercepting and understanding them, so god has cloaked prophecy in symbolic language. A documentary about bible prophecy that investigates shocking predictions of current global events.
Daniel 2, 7, 9, 12 the coming of messiah the prince. Jan, 2019 prophetic books of the bible prophets have existed throughout every era of gods relationship with mankind, but the old testament books of the prophets address the classical period of prophecy from the later years of the divided kingdoms of judah and israel, throughout the time of exile, and into the years of israels return from exile. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. Daniel on the last days last days mystery prophecy. Ezekiel new international version niv false prophets condemned. But endtimes prophecy is not just a christian thing. The book of daniel dvd in an age of false prophets, only. Danielan authentic book of prophecy watchtower online library. The book of daniel is a 2ndcentury bc biblical apocalypse combining a prophecy of history with an eschatology cosmic in scope and political in focus. A prophecy that definitely shows daniel to be an authentic prophet is known as the 70 prophetic weeks. Mostly because of their size, the latter prophets are subdivided into the major prophets isaiah, jeremiah, and ezekiel, and the twelve minor prophets, whose writings could all be included in one large scroll which came to be known in greek as the dodecapropheton, the twelveprophet book.
False prophets turn in your bibles to isaiah 30 and we will read verses 8. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet jews. Daniel is included in the small group of major prophets in christian canons, and its inclusion is based partly on its length and partly on its importance for christian eschatology. They fail to grasp the awesome truth that we are still living in biblical days. When jesus of nazareth was asked about the future, he answered with references specifically found only in the book of daniel.
The prophet ezekiel, who wrote his prophecy in babylon about the same time, mentioned three biblical figures in a row as men of righteousness, noah, daniel. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. Individuals who spoke on gods behalf the books of prophecy in the old testament if we understand both. That daniel was indeed a prophet is well substantiated. To experience the full impact of the book, we must understand its theme. I was amazed to learn that it is not included in the section of the bible. The book of daniel was written during the persecutions of israel by the syrian king antiochus epiphanes.
When the bible mentions prophets, its usually referencing the following. Historians have remarked on the roman catholic church being a mirror image of the roman empire. One could not help but take notice at his meteoric ascendency to. The original purpose of the book of daniel was to comfort and encourage persecuted jews during the maccabean revolt.
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