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S E V E N
Vision of the Four Beasts
First Beast
Babylon
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Fourth Beast
Rome
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T H E R O M A N E M P I R E
"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... "
Da 7:7
"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."
Da 7:23
Da 7:7
Western Empire Divided Into Ten 'Barbarian' Kingdoms
R I S E A N D R E I G N O F T H E P A P A C Y
'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.' Da 7:24
Papacy Subdues Three Arian Kingdoms
Heruli - Ostrogoths - Visigoths
R O M E U N D E R J U D G M E N T
'But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion,
to consume and to destroy it unto the end.' Da 7:26
Da 7:10
Mede - Persian
ABOMINATION
OF
DESOLATION
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Dan 8:13 Dan 9:27 Dan 11:31 Dan 12:11 Matt 24:15 Mark13:14 Luke 21:20 |
The 'Abomination of Desolation' is so important to the understanding of Bible prophecy that it is mentioned no less than seven times in scripture. The gospels admonish us to 'let the reader understand'. It is the KEY to prophetic interpretation, and failure to properly identify it has given rise to countless erroneous speculations. When Jesus warned his followers of 'The Abomination of Desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet' he also clearly defined what this abomination was to be:
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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 Judaea flee into the mountains:' Mt 24:15-16 |
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'And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains;...' Lk 21:20-21 |
Romans Destroy Jerusalem
R O M A N P R E S E N C E R E M A I N S I N J E R U S A L E M
In 70 AD the Jewish people revolted against Roman Rule. The Roman General Titus sacked the city, razed it to the ground and burned the temple thus fulfilling the words of Jesus - 'there shall not be left one stone upon another which shall not be thrown down' Matt 24:2. Approximately 1,000,000 Jews perished in the revolt. In 132 AD remaining Jews in Jerusalem once again rose up in revolt against Rome - 600,000 Jews perished in the revolt. A Temple to the god Jupiter was built in Jerusalem and Jews were banished from the city on pain of death. Judea was renamed 'Palestina' after the Philistines, the ancient enemy of Israel. After the Rome became a 'Christian' Empire numerous churches and shrines were built in the city. These Roman abominations remained in Jerusalem until Rome lost the city to Persian invaders in 614 AD.
614 AD + 1290 YEARS = 1904 AD
Approx 40,000 Jews Migrate back to their Homeland
614 AD + 1335 YEARS = 1949 AD
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D A N I E L
E I G H T
Vision of the Ram and the He-Goat
Da 8:3
Medo
Persian
Empire
Dan 8:21
Alexander the Great
Ptolemy - Egypt
Lysimachus - Asia
Seleucus - Syria
Cassander - Macedonia
'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.' Da 8:23-24
R O M E U N D E R J U D G M E N T
'But he shall be broken without hand. And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days.' Da 8:25-26
Dan 8:9
Rome conquers and grows from Macedonia
Dan 8:25
'Daily sacrifice taken away... sanctuary cast down'
Dan 8:11
'IT CAST DOWN TRUTH TO THE GROUND AND IT PRACTISED AND PROSPERED'
Da 8:12
'Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?' Da 8:13
334 BC
← 'And he said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.' Da 8:14 →
From the beginning of this vision - 334 BC when the Goat (Alexander
the Great) attacked the Persian Empire 'in the fury of his power (Da
8:6)
until the Jewish people recaptured the temple mount in 1967 is exactly
2300 years. This marked the first time that Israel had control
over the temple mount in over 2000 years.
1967AD
N I N E
Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks
Ezr 7:11-26
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'Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.' Da 9:24
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'The people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary'
Da 9:26
'For the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate'
Da 9:27
'Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.' Da 9:25
| 7 WEEKS | = | 49 YEARS |
| 62 WEEKS | = | 434 YEARS |
| 483 Years Until the opening of Jesus' Ministry | ||
'And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week' Dan 9:27
Gospel preached exclusively to the Jews for 7 years.
Da 9:27
Bowl Judgments Poured Out
'...AND THAT DETERMINED SHALL BE POURED OUT UPON THE DESOLATOR.'
Da 9:27
Da 9:27
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E L E V E N
Dan 11:1 - 12:13
The Kings of the North and South
HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF THE NORTH (SYRIA) AND SOUTH (EGYPT)
DANIEL 11:1-30
The prophecy shifts to the Roman power beginning with verse 31
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The Egyptian Ptolemies – or ‘Kings of the South’ |
The Syrian Seleucids – or
‘Kings of the North’ |
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Daniel 11:5 Ptolemy I
Soter
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Daniel 11:5 Seleucus I Nicator and Antiochus I Soter (281 - 262 BC) |
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Daniel 11:6 Ptolemy II
Philadelphus
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Daniel 11:6 Antiochus II
Theos |
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Daniel 11:7-8 Ptolemy
III Eurgetes |
Daniel 11:7-9 Seleucus
II Callinicus |
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Daniel 11:11-12 and
14-15 Ptolemy IV Philopater |
Daniel 11 :10 Seleucus
III Soter |
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Daniel 11:17 Ptolemy V
Epiphanes
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Daniel 11:10-11, 13, 15-19
Antiochus III the Great |
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Daniel 11:25 Ptolemy VI
Philometer |
Daniel 11:20 Seleucus IV
Philopater |
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Daniel 11:21-30 |
'Arms shall stand on his part...'
Da 11:31
'They shall pollute the sanctuary and place the abomination of desolation.' Da 11:31
Compare Luke 21:23-24
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'And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.' Da 11:32-34 |
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It is important to note that there is break in Daniel's last vision after chapter 11verse 39. After tracing history through the last form of Roman power (Papal), there is a retrogression beginning in verse 40 with the words 'At the time of the end'. Here the angel again begins with the rise of the Roman power and traces it to the consummation. Note how the words of Jesus make this clear.
| 'The abomination of desolation' Dan 11:31 |
←→ | 'Abomination of desolation' = 'Great time of trouble' Matt 24:15,21 |
←→ | 'Great Time of Trouble' Dan 12:1 |
Compare 2 Thess 2:4
'And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory: and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the land for gain.' Da 11:36-39
'Yet he shall come to his end and none shall help him...'
Da 11:45
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THE END - THE TIME OF THE LAST KINGDOM'S (ROME'S) POWER 'And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon. He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape. But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many. And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain....' Da 11:40-45 |
'Michael - the one who is like God'
'At that time Michael shall stand up, that great prince who standeth for the children of thy people'
Dan 12:1
''And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.' Da 12:1
'And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life... And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.' Da 12:2-3
Da 12:2
1260 YEARS
(Compare Rev 10:7)
'And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon
the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left
hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be
for a time, times, and an half;'... Da 12:7
'And when he shall have accomplished to scatter the
power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.' Da
12:7
NOTE - HISTORY OF THE KINGS OF THE NORTH (SYRIA) AND SOUTH (EGYPT)
Daniel 11 begins by foretelling the last of the Persian Kings, the rise and fall of Alexander the Great, and the division of his empire to his four generals. It then traces the history of the Syrian and Egyptian kingdoms down through the reign of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, after which it takes up the history of the Roman power. Having conquered Macedonia in 168 BC, the Romans grew into an empire - the fourth beast of Daniel 7 which severely persecuted the people of God.
'There shall stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity.' Da 11:1-4
'And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up... '
Da 12:11
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'And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.' Dan 12:11
614 AD + 1290 YEARS = 1904 AD
1904 - Approx 40,000 Jews Migrate back to their Homeland
'Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.' Da 12:12
614 AD + 1335 YEARS = 1949 AD
1949 - Israel Wins War of Independence
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