Category Archives: Daniel

go your way

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 12 Much of the language of this chapter prefigures NT prophecies, but it is important to realize the context of its message.  Daniel still wants to know what is going to happen to his people.  He basically learns that … Continue reading →

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God sees all

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 11:2-45 The details in this prophecy relate to the origin and result of the rule of Antiochus IV, who called himself Epiphanes – an appearance of God.  He was the Old Testament Anti-Messiah. Part of this prophecy is (mistakenly) … Continue reading →

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21 days

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 10-11:1 This is one of those passages that reveal a battle going on in the spirit realm that is unseen in the physical realm, but explains what is seen.  Daniel had been fasting and praying for three weeks.  This … Continue reading →

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your city and your people

Posted on September 8, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 9 Daniel prays for understanding.  He thinks it is time for the desolations to end.  The understanding that this answer gives him is that there will be a rebuilding of the temple, but in troubled times, and it will … Continue reading →

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sealed up

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 8 Just as Cyrus was conquering the Medes, and absorbing their mighty empire into his own, Daniel receives a vision from the LORD.  It tells of the outcome of that combined empire, and what it will mean for the … Continue reading →

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the saints of the Most High

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 7 Daniel’s vision looked far into the future and saw a change coming.  He saw the kingdoms of this world being given over to the saints of the Most High.  He saw the powers of this earth struggling to … Continue reading →

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nice kitty

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 6 Daniel served for over 70 years as a loyal official in a foreign government, yet he never lost his loyalty to God.  His loyalty was tested even in his old age.  What could possibly have gone through his … Continue reading →

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last party

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 5 Belshazzar is drinking from the sacred vessels as he parties with his lords, wives and concubines. Suddenly a disembodied hand appears and writes some strange words on the wall.  The king is terrified, but nobody is able to … Continue reading →

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the King of heaven

Posted on September 3, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 4 This letter, preserved in the Bible in its original Aramaic, is from one of the most powerful men who ever lived.  It is a testimony of king Nebuchadnezzar of a God more powerful than his goddess.  The Chaldeans … Continue reading →

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able to rescue

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Daniel 3 For three stories in a row, a pattern is developing.  God’s people are put in danger because of their commitment to him, and he rescues them out of that danger.  One moral that can be deduced from this … Continue reading →

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