Anderson hays cooper born june 3, 1967 is an american television journalist. All three of the bibles references to the ancient of days are found in daniel 7 verses 9, and 22. Nine of the 12 chapters relate revelation through dreams and visions. This refers to the second coming of our blessed lord, when the saints shall triumph. The explanation follows, and embraces the remainder of the chapter.
He especially desired to know respecting the little horn, which made war with the saints, and prevailed against. Other forerunner commentary entries containing daniel 7. In addition to his duties at cnn, cooper serves as a correspondent for 60 minutes on cbs news. Mar 03, 2019 daniel tells us that messiahs kingdom will advance in the whole world from generation to generation daniel 4. Daniel bridges the entire 70 years of the babylonian captivity from 605 to 536 b. The nasty bits goodreads meet your next favorite book. I approached one of those standing there and asked him the true meaning of all this. The prophet daniel had a significant vision regarding the general course of history from his time to the ultimate victory of the messiah and his. Paul wrote ii thessalonians to correct a false impression held by the members of the church in thessalonica. So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things. Revelation chapters 419, is a commentary on the events of daniel s seventieth week daniel 9. The first beast is a winged lion babylon, the second is a ravenous bear medopersia, and the third is a leopard with four heads and four wings greece. Daniel 7 bible study the times of the gentiles, the.
A congress bastion till 1984 ahmed patel representing the seat in 1980 and 1984 in 1989 chandubhai managed to wrest the seat for the bjp for the first time, securing a respectable 57. Keil and delitzsch biblical commentary on the old testament. Daniel is the only prophet who mentions the prince of persia and the prince of greece. Daniel 1 commentary verse by verse commentary bible study. Daniel asks the interpreter about the boastful horn who wages a war against gods people. The first kingdom is the babylonian empire, represented by a lion and an eagle. Whether those visions look as far forward as the end of time, or whether they were to have a speedy accomplishment, is hard to say, nor are the most judicious interpreters agreed concerning it.
The four great beasts are four kingdoms that will rise from the earth. Subsequent revelations in the book of daniel also evoked in the prophet some kind of agony or distress see dan 8. Daniel 7 bible study the times of the gentiles, the earthly scene. Daniel had a joyful prospect of the prevalence of gods kingdom among men.
Daniel was gods mouthpiece to the gentile and jewish world, declaring gods current and future plans. Book notes barnes book notes jamieson, fausset, and brown book notes robertsons book notes nt commentaries. Each beast represents a kingdom that will rise and fall. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. It is used for those who will be saved during the tribulation revelation. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts. Daniel 7 niv daniels dream of four beasts in bible. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. He belonged to the royal family of zedekiah and was taken, by order of nebuchadnezzar, in captivity along with other jewish children, to babylon in 605 b. Thus far the majority of the book has been historical. The revelation beast is like a combination of a leopard, bear and lion.
Daniel had interpreted nebuchadnezzars dream, and now he is himself. The third beast is the greek empire the third beast is a fourheaded leopard. Union minister thaawar chand gehlot on friday said the department of empowerment of persons with disabilities depwd has set its seventh guinness world record with 260 people in gujarats bharuch getting modern artificial limbs legs implanted. As the only fully developed apocalypse in the old testament, the book of daniel introduces elements common to later apocalyptic literature. This refers to the second coming of our blessed lord, when the saints shall triumph in the complete fall of satans kingdom. In the following preterist commentary on daniel 7, daniel sees a vision of four beasts representing four empires. Daniel s prayer, and the vision of the seventy weeks 9. The six former chapters of this book were historical. Study daniel 7 using matthew henry bible commentary complete to better. Only god can declare the end from the beginning and that is what he has done in this wonderful book. Commentary on daniel 7 by matthew henry blue letter bible. The interpretation of these visions, given him by an angel that stood by. This fits in well with the majesty and authority of nebuchadnezzar in his reign over the empire of babylon.
Commentary on daniel chapters 710 ministers of the. For example, the book of daniel comes from the era 165 b. Four beasts and the ancient of days daniel 7 youtube. Daniel 7 commentary commentary critical and explanatory on.
Daniel 7 bible commentary matthew henry complete christianity. Daniel 7 bible commentary wesleys explanatory notes. Study guide for daniel 7 by david guzik blue letter bible. Daniel 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the. Ancient of days camethe title applied to the father in da 7. He states that he personally received the divine order to preserve the book ch. He wrote down the substance of his dream2 daniel said.
Study the bible online using commentary on daniel and more. To throw a fortune, a dukedom, a kingdom away, will one day soon appear to be reason and sense compared with the throwing away the opportunity of obtaining a. We can still interpret it as i saw written in the name of rav saadia gaon, that they are the. Jephet ibn ali, a commentary on the book of daniel, ed. Until the ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most high.
Read more about 260 people provided artificial legs in 8 hrs a new guinness world record for disabilies dept. The book of daniel belongs to a category of literature called apocalyptic. It served as a book of encouragement to the babylonian exiles, whose hearts were no doubt lightened by daniel s predictions of the ultimate triumph of israel over her enemies. In the third year of the reign of jehoiakim king of judah, nebuchadnezzar king of babylon came to. Everything we know about daniel god is my judge comes from the book that bears his name. Chapters available daniel coffman commentaries on the. Apocalyptic literature usually comes out of difficult times. Daniel wants to know the meaning of the ten horns on the fourth beasts headthere was a special horn which grew among the ten, pushing three of them out of. Commentary on daniel chapters 710 ministers of the new. The fourth beast shall be a fourth kingdom on earth. Daniel 2 has four metals and daniel 7 has four beasts.
Twice in dan 7 daniel speaks of his distress here, and in v 28. No entry exists in forerunner commentary for daniel 7. Daniel 7 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Daniel, as many other authors of the antiquity and the bible, writes of himself in the third person throughout the first part of the book. Daniel commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole.
Daniel 7 the book of daniel in preterist perspective. The phrase son of man is retained here because of its use in the new testament as a title of jesus, probably based largely on this verse daniel 7. Interpreters of the book of daniel may be divided into two schools. Many scholars have felt the references in daniel apply to jewish saints only.
Daniel chapter 7 explained discover books of the bible. Daniel who through the book received revelations from god. Daniel 7 tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of the saints or. God is referred to in this book as above all gods, as he was for. The 4 th beast of daniel chapter 7 is given no likeness to any animal at all and in fact is said to be entirely different from the first 3. The prophet daniel speaks in the first person in many passages chs. This is a study guide commentary which means that you are responsible for your. Thank god for the visions and dreams given in the book of daniel. Daniel life application bible studies niv tyndale on. The saints of the most high seem here, as also in daniel 7. Read daniel commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Our purpose then is to see all people, nations, and languages serve and obey him daniel 7. Commentary on daniel chapters 7 10 matthew janzen the vision of the four beasts daniel pt. He did this by telling them what christ had revealed to him regarding the gathering together with christ of those dead in christ and those remaining alive when he returned.
They are the four rulers to whom alexander of macedon allotted his kingdom at his death, as is written in the book of joseph ben gurion book 3, ch. The nasty bits is an anthology of sorts, collecting articles bourdain has written since the release of his first book, kitchen confidential which i just grabbed. Daniel sees that god will judge the horn and give the earth to his. David guzik commentary on daniel 7 explains the vision king belshazzar has. And you, daniel, close up the words and seal, and the early commentators expounded on it, each one according to his view, and the ends have passed. Now, you may wish to debate this important point, but i would say that the story before us in daniel chapter 6 is possibly the most loved story in the old testament as voted by those under 9 years of age. As with all of scripture, the book of daniel is profitable for our study 2 ti 3. It is generally accepted that the book of daniel originated as a collection of folktales among the jewish. He is the primary anchor of the cnn news broadcast show anderson cooper 360. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his.
His vision of gods throne of government and judgment. Christs dominion is given to the people of the saints of the most high daniel 7. Notice how the enumeration of the basic elements is the same in both chapters. In the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. In the first year of bel shazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Chapter 6 concludes what we might call the narrative portion of the book of daniel inclusive of chapter 1 through 6 while this chapter begins what can be understood as the apocalyptic or prophetic section but, this chapter, as well as chapters 8 through 12, are all supplementary or complementary to nebuchadnezzars dream of the great metal image of chapter 2. For example, the book of daniel comes from the era. The fact that there are sections in which the author refers to himself in the third person. The leopard with its grace, speed and ferocity is the perfect metaphor for the small welltrained, wellequipped, and brilliantly led greek army that supplanted persia. Like certain other young men he was later chosen by the king to be brought up and educated at court, where he was given the name of belteshazzar.
The book is cleverly split into five sections sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami which reflect the tone of the short stories collected within. It is also interesting to note that this chapter is the only place in the old testament where the phrase son of man refers to the member of the godhead who would come to earth as jesus christ. Ancient of days refers to god the eternal one, who confers the messianic kingdom on the son to rule at his second coming and following. The persecution is to continue up to christs second coming daniel 7.
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