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[Daniel 8: Antiochus or Antichrist?] As is often said, it really is impossible to understand the book of Revelation without understanding the book of Daniel. The opposite is also true: It is impossible to fully understand the book of Daniel without understanding the book of Revelation. This is why Daniel was told… “But thou, O […]
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In the last installment, I introduced you to my friend from ancient Babylon, the prophet Daniel. I commented on some of the overarching themes of his book in the attempt to demonstrate its significance and further provide some structure that might aid additional study. But I also tried to remind us of Daniel’s real, human […]
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According to what is known as the Maccabean Hypothesis, the Hebrew half of the book of Daniel, chapters 7-12, was written during the Maccabean Revolt around 165 BCE as a propaganda technique to encourage the Jewish population to remain fai…
I have found two different renderings of פְלַח (pelach) at Daniel 7:14 in the LXX. One is δουλεύω (douleuō) and the other is λατρεύω (latreuō)
Are Blueletterbible and Biblehub citing different source texts for the LXX?
Can anyone shed some…
Daniel and Jeremiah were two righteous prophets of God who were fatefully linked together regarding events that occurred before, during, and after the desolations of Jerusalem and the first temple. Jeremiah became a prophet in Jerusalem in 627 BC. Daniel was taken captive during the first invasion by Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians in 605 BC […]
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404 book reviews Daniel Castelo Pentecostalism as a Christian Mystical Tradition(Grand Rapids,mi: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2017). vii + 194 pp., $30.00 paperback….
What does the three ribs in the bears mouth symbolize?
Daniel 7:5 “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, …
In Daniel 9:25-27, which the angel (“man”) Gabriel states
25 “Know and understand this: From the time the word goes out to restore and rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One (or an anointed one), the ruler, comes, there will be seven…
What are the most significant arguments for an early date of authorship of Daniel (6th century BC)? What are the primary arguments for a late date (2nd century BC)?
Interestingly there is a supernatural rock that moves all by itself and attacks the fourth kingdom in Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream. What is this little rock that is so marvelous and when did (or when will it) attack the Roman Empire?
Note: I am…
Daniel 11 is one intense and action-packed chapter. The first section – verses 1-35 – is dedicated to the prophecy of Alexander’s Grecian empire up until Antiochus Epiphanes, who, as we saw in Revelation 13 – The Antichrist, is a picture of the Antichrist. What can be difficult for many students of the Bible is […]
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First, from the Book of Daniel we have:
Daniel 9:27: “And he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week, but in the middle of the week he will put a stop to sacrifice and grain offering; and on the wing of abominations will come…