“That I may know HIM!” Primarily, my desire should be to know Him. As humans, we tend to want our identity at times linked with others of importance. We go to concerts and stand in line just to have our pictures taken next to some celebrity. As though, we can then walk away and say, “Oh yes—best buds with so and so.” As though our worth is linked in with theirs, as though they will remember my name. Most of the time, the ones we so want to be linked with are even a phony personification of who we think they are. Yet, what if I said you can be linked in a personal relationship with God—the creator of the universe. And there is proof indisputable as to who He is.
The Word of God is true. He is who He says He is.
There are many places we could point to demonstrating the infallibility of the Word of God. However, none more exacting or compelling than the Book of Daniel. Therein is laid out in detail prophecy to deal with what would happen concerning the Jewish Nation until the yet to come return of Messiah to be seated on His throne in Jerusalem. The detail so explicit in Daniel that there was no way for it to be fulfilled at random.
Only if the word of God is true and He is truly Sovereign over everything could these be have been fulfilled. Not only that. Part of the prophecy was shared with a pagan King whom God referred to as His servant long before King Nebuchadnezzar ever considered worshiping God. Although, before he died, this pagan King believed and professed that there is no other God like Yahweh. What an amazing God we serve, full of grace, wisdom, and justice!
Proof Indisputable the Word of God is True
The timing of Daniel’s Vision recorded in Daniel 7 was around 553 BC. It was a God view replica of the vision seen earlier by King Nebuchadnezzar. Although King Nebuchadnezzar saw it as a statue of man, in Daniel’s vision of the same empires were that of beasts. Both represent the same kingdoms.
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But at the end of the final Kingdom of man.
The Ancient of Days Reigns
9 “I kept looking
Until thrones were set up,
And the Ancient of Days took His seat;
His garment was white as snow,
And the hair of His head like pure wool.
His throne was ablaze with flames,
Its wheels were a burning fire.
10 A river of fire was flowing
And coming out from before Him;
Thousands upon thousands were serving Him,
And myriads upon myriads were standing before Him;
The court convened,
And the books were opened.
God the Father Appears
11 Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was killed, and its body was destroyed and given to the burning fire. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time. Daniel 7 (NASB)
And Gives to His Son the Kingdom
The Son of Man Presented
13 “I kept looking in the night visions,
And behold, with the clouds of heaven
One like a son of man was coming,
And He came up to the Ancient of Days
And was presented before Him.
14 And to Him was given dominion,
Honor, and a kingdom,
So that all the peoples, nations, and populations of all languages
Might serve Him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
Which will not pass away;
And His kingdom is one
Which will not be destroyed.
So, How Do We Know Proof Indisputable This Will Happen?
Well, remember the Kingdoms of Persia, Greece and Rome had not yet happened. This dream was in 553 B.C. The Persian empire took over the Babylonian around 550 BC.2 The Grecian Empire under Alexandar the Great began 323 BC 3 were 4 Roman/Grecian wars that ended in the Roman Empire overtaking the Grecian Empire in 133 BC. These all occurred as you note long after Daniel’s vision and even his death. That is not the only remarkable prophecy noted in Daniel.
Two years later, another vision appeared to Daniel which is recorded in Daniel 8. Now of note, Daniel 1 through 7 were written in Aramaic. Then in Daniel 8 to 12 was written in Hebrew. There was a shift in subject from the Gentile nations to focus on the Hebrew Nation. In this dream, was of a Ram and a goat. The ram again represented the Media and Persian Empire, then the shaggy goat represented the Grecian Empire.
The Grecian Empire did have two Kings, Alexander the Great and Antiochus Epiphanes who were foreshadowing of the Anti-Christ. The description of the Ram and Goat details the kings within the Grecian empire with extremely specific detail as to how they rose to power, which is a fascinating study on its own. Because the Kingdom under Alexander the Great was divided into 4 kingdoms just as Daniel foretold. This division occurred in 323 BC. 4
Daniel 9—Proof Indisputable of the Word of God
After the Persian Empire came to power, Daniel began praying earnestly for his people to humbly bow before God. He knew it was time for their return to Jerusalem, albeit under the rule of other kingdoms. Yet, as he prayed, he was told of the future of his people.
24 “Seventy weeks have been decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish the wrongdoing, to make an end of sin, to make atonement for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place. 25 So you are to know and understand that from the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem, until Messiah the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks; it will be built again, with streets and moat, even in times of distress. Daniel 9 (NASB)
Now we are ready to do some math to determine if Gabriel did in fact predict Jesus’s arrival. We will start by determining how many days are in 483 lunar years: 360 x 483 = 173,880 days. Next, we will convert those days back into solar years: 173,880 ÷ 365.2422 = 476.068 years. After converting the decimal part (0.068) to days (0.068 x 365.2422 = 24.8 days), the time prophesized for the Messiah to arrive comes out to be 476 years and 25 days. Adding this number to March 5, 444 BC—the date on which the decree to rebuild Jerusalem was issued—brings us to March 30, AD 33, the very day of the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Is this match not remarkable? The remarkable accuracy of the predictions in the prophecy in Daniel 5
Joshua Mark, Nov 2018
Now, the history of the Jewish Nation in a sense is set aside until the end times. Therefore, this is what happens during the tribulation. Although, there was a foreshadowing of this again in 70AD when the temple was destroyed.
26 Then after sixty-two weeks, the Messiah will be cut off and have nothing, and the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. And its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined. 27 And he will confirm a 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 the one who makes desolate, until a complete destruction, one that is decreed, gushes forth on the one who makes desolate.”
Daniel 11: More Proof Indisputable the Word of God is True
In Daniel 11, there are outlined many battles that occur over the time and history of the nation of Israel. These are so detailed as to suggest the alliances, marriages, divorces, and even murderous acts that would occur. All of these came true. Therefore, why would we not believe what is yet to come?
Many years before he became King we read of King Xerexes I (also known as King Ahasuerus). “Behold, 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 Greece.” Daniel 11:1 He stirred up enmity against the Greeks.
150 years later Alexander the Great lead an army to overtake Persia. The Greeks never forgot the Persian attempt to overthrow them. So they overthrew Persia. Also foretold by Daniel 11:3-4. 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. It’ll be divided toward the four winds of heaven. And it will not go to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled.
This also happened. His half-brother was mentally retarded. He had an illegitimate son and one born after he died. All three were murdered and he had no posterity left. A great battle ensued for who was going to rule. The battle was won by four generals, and the kingdom was divided into four parts: Cassander took Macedonia, Lysimachus took Thrace and Asia Minor, Ptolemy took Egypt, and Seleucus took Syria North, South, East, and West.
North Versus South Battles Ensue–Daniel 11: 5-35
There are then battles between the Seleucid dynasty (Syria) and the Ptolemaic dynasty (Egypt). These battles crisscrossed over Israel. In detail it describes treaties and marriages to gain power. Verse 6 describes the murder of one kings daughter by a jealous ex-wife of the king who married her as part of a peace treaty.
Then we are given a glimpse of Antiochus the Great, who is a picture of the Anti-Christ. He becomes very powerful, making treaties with Israel and then desecrating the temple. Now he decided to get Egypt on his side and gain power over them by marrying his daughter to the King of Egypt. He wanted a spy inside the court, but Cleopatra chose her husband over her father as foretold of in Daniel 11:17. “he will set his mind on coming with the power of his entire kingdom, bringing with him a proposal of peace which he will put into effect; he will also give him the daughter of women to ruin it. But she will not take a stand for him or be on his side.
After again describing the Anti-Christ
It is written in Daniel 12.
12 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: 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.2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
3 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.4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Daniel 12 (KJV)
Proof Indisputable God’s Word is True–Therefore Hope Reigns Supreme
There will be sorrow and times of great trouble yet to come. Indisputable proof has been laid out to trust the Word of God is true. We then can rest in this truth if we know Him as Lord and Savior. If not, I bid you come to Him today.
8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand….13 But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
Go therefore and rest until the end of the days. We know who wins; therefore, we have peace. So what are we to do? We are to tell the world around us: Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. All this chaos will end. The question is do you know Him as Lord and Savior.
Revelation 22: (NASB)
And he showed me a river of the water of life, clear as crystal, coming from the throne of God and of the Lamb, 2 in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
3 There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bondservants will serve Him; 4 they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. 5 And there will no longer be any night; and they [will not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God will illuminate them; and they will reign forever and ever.
6 And he said to me, “These words are faithful and true”; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent His angel to show His bondservants the things which must soon take place.
7 “And behold, I am coming quickly. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”
1 https://www.anapprovedworkman.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Lesson-09-Correlation-of-Daniel-2-and-Daniel-7.jpg
2 https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-middle-east/persian-empire
3 https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/hellenistic-greece
5 https://reasons.org/explore/publications/articles/was-jesus-s-arrival-accurately-predicted-in-the-bibleDO YOU KNOW CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR AND LORD? He is our only Hope in Life and Death! Our Joy is found in Him.
Therefore if you don’t know Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord: I urge you today. Go to my page titled How to Be Saved by clicking on this link. There is nothing more important than this; because He is the way, the truth and the life. Therefore, I urge you to seek Him today.
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