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Bible Study – Daniel Chapter 7 – Part 2 of 2
The
Unholy Trinity
After his visions, Daniel’s spirit was troubled. The forth beast with Iron teeth and 10 horns
seemed to match the iron legs and ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s Image Dream, but
the little horn that came up from among the ten horns was a new
revelation. Daniel needed more
information to understand the little horn, so he kept the matter to himself.
In this lesson we will go to the Book of Revelation to find
out what happens to the little horn.
Because we have latter revelation, we do not let our cogitations much
trouble us.
I.
Daniel’s Troubled Spirit
Daniel 7:15 ¶ I
Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body,
and the visions of my head troubled me.
Daniel 7:16 I came
near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he
told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
A. The Effect Of The 3 Visions" On Daniel Was A Troubled Spirit
B. Daniel knew
from Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the image
1. There was to be 4 great world-wide empires
2. They would succeed each other before the Times of
the Gentiles ended
C. He Knew
That The 1st Empire Still Existed - No
Apparent Speedy Ending
1. If the 3
following empires lasted as long as Babylon
2. The end of the Times of the Gentiles was a long
way off
3. The Stone
or Messianic Kingdom was also a long way off
D. What Really
Troubled Him - 4 Wild Beasts And Meaning Of The Little
Horn
II. The
Interpretation
Daniel 7:17 These
great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the
earth.
Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the most High shall take
the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
A. The 4 Wild
Beasts Represented 4 Kings
1. They rise from the earth
2. This identifies them with the metals of the image
3. Their power taken from them by the saints of the
most high
4. This new Kingdom would last forever
B. Who are
these saints of the most High?
1. Not saints
of the Church - they are caught out before the war
a. The location of the war is on earth
b. The time is during the reign of the little horn
c. Is given 3 ½ years – verse 25
Daniel 7:25
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the
saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be
given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
2. The saints
of the most High are Daniel’s people the Jews
a. The most High is the Son of Man - the Messiah of
the Jews
b. They are His end time saints - With Him they take
the Kingdom
Daniel 7:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the
kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the
most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall
serve and obey him.
3. The people
of the saints of the most High are the Jews
a. They are to
be the head of the Nations during the Millennium
Deuteronomy 28:12 The LORD
shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy
land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine
hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou
shalt not borrow.
Deuteronomy 28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the
head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only,
and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken
unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to
observe and to do them:
b. They are
Tribulation God-fearing Jews - escape little horn destruction
C. The
Interpretation Was Not Complete Enough For Daniel
1. It did not explain the meaning of the 4th
wild beast
2. It did not explain the war on the Jews
3. It was the conduct of the little horn that
troubled Daniel
III.
A Little More Information About the 4th
Wild Beast
Daniel 7:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth
beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth
were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and
stamped the residue with his feet;
Daniel 7:20 And of the ten horns that were in his head,
and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn
that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great
things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Daniel 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and
prevailed against them;
Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to
the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the
kingdom.
IV.
Times and Laws
Daniel 7:23 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.
Daniel 7:24 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.
Daniel 7:25 And he
shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of
the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into
his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
A. The little
horn of Daniel 7 will change Times and Laws
1. Times and laws will be given into his hand
2. For a Time & Times & the dividing of time
– 3 ½ years - Daniel 7:25.
B. Times and
laws are understood by the Jews
1. As the
Sabbaths and Festivals – Levitical law
2. Times and
laws regulated Jewish life
C. The times
& laws will be put back in place
1. When the Jews rebuild the temple
2. Before the middle of the
Tribulation
D. Antichrist
makes a covenant with the Jews – Times & laws will be in force
1. For 1 week or 7 Years
2. In the middle of the week the Antichrist will
break the Covenant - Daniel 9:27
E. The
antichrist will put himself on the throne – Instead of God
1. He will want to annihilate all Jewish institutions
2. He will cause the Jewish sacrifices and oblations
to cease – times & laws
F. The
antichrist will be on the throne for the rest of the week 3 ½ years.
IV.
The Beast – Daniel Still Had Questions About The
Little Horn
Daniel 7:28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for
me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me:
but I kept the matter in my heart.
A. The 4th
Wild Beast Has Iron Teeth
1. Corresponds to iron legs of Nebuchadnezzar’s image
2. This is the Roman Empire in
its first stage.
B. The 10
Horns On The 4th Wild Beast
1. Correspond to the 10 toes" of
Nebuchadnezzar’s image
2. This is the Roman Empire in
its last stage
C. What
Happens Between the 2 Stages? - We Have To Go To Revelation
1. Contained in Revelation Chapters 6-9
2. The Details of Daniel’s 70th week
3. This is the time period of the 10 toes of
Nebuchadnezzar’s image
4. This is the time of Daniel’s 4th wild
beast with 10 horns
4. Both Beasts
Have 10 Horns
a. Both represent 10 kings
1. Beast in Daniel has 10 horns that represent 10
kings
2. Beast in Revelation has 10 horns that represent 10
kings - Revelation 17:12
b. Both has the Roman Empire
divided into 10 kingdoms
1. Daniel saw that the Roman Empire
would be divided into 10 kingdoms
2. John saw that the Roman Empire
would be divided into 10 kingdoms
5. Both Beasts
Had Heads
a. Daniel’s beast had only one head
b. John’s beast had 7 heads
6. Both Beasts
Show The Roman Empire In
Its Last Stage
a. Daniel’s with a little horn amid the 10 horns
1. Plucks up 3 of the horns and destroys them
2. Takes their kingdoms away
b. John’s whole beast is the Roman Empire in the last
stage
1. His beast with 10 heads are
one unit – Roman Empire in last stage
2. John omits the 3 horns loosing their kingdoms
7. Both Beasts
Make War With The Saints Of The Most High
8. Both Beasts
blaspheme The Most High’s Name
9. Both beasts
will be in existence at the same time
a. The time of the rule of the 10 toes
b. Just before the setting up of the Stone Kingdom
10. Both
Beasts Are In Power For 3 ½ Years – Do the math
a. Daniel says - Time, Times, & the dividing of
time – Daniel 7:25
b. John says – 42 months
VI.
The Little Horn
A. We
Emphasize The Second Coming Of Christ
B. There Is 2
Other Comings Of Persons That Play An Important Role
1. The Antichrist
2. Satan
C. Both
Testaments Teach A Last Day Evil, Mysterious Person
D. Isaiah
& Paul Talk About The Same Person – The Antichrist
1. Isaiah sees the "Antichrist" as the
Assyrian - Isaiah 10:5-6; 30: 27-33.
2. Isaiah tells what the Messiah will do to the
Assyrian - Isaiah 11:4
a. He small smite the earth with the rod of His mouth
b. With the breath of His lips shall He slay the wicked
1. The word translated ‘the wicked’ is in the
singular number
2. Does not mean wicked persons in general – One
wicked person
3. Paul says the same thingwill
happen to the wicked one
II Thessalonians 2:8 And
then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit
of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
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Names of the Last Day Evil, Mysterious Person
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In the Old Testament
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In the New Testament
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The Assyrian
Isaiah 10:5-6; 14:24-25; 30:27-33
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The Man of Sin
II Thessalonians 2:3-8
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The Wicked
Isaiah 11:4
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Son of Perdition
II Thessalonians 2: 3-8
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King of Babylon
Isaiah 14:4
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That Wicked
II Thessalonians 2: 3-8
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Lucifer
Isaiah 14:12
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Antichrist
I John 2:18
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King of Tyrus
Ezekiel 28:11-19
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The Beast
Revelation 13:1-8
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The Little Horn
Daniel 7:8; 8:9-12
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A King of Fierce Countenance
Daniel 8:23
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The Prince That Shall Come
Daniel 9:26
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The Wilful King
Daniel 11:36-12:13
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E. More On Paul’s Teaching About The Antichrist
II Thessalonians 2:3 ¶ Let
no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come
a falling away first, and that man of
sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
II Thessalonians 2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself
above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple
of God, shewing
himself that he is God.
II Thessalonians 2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I
was yet with you, I told you these things?
II Thessalonians 2:6 And now
ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in
his time.
II Thessalonians 2:7 For
the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth
will let, until he be taken out of the way.
II Thessalonians 2:8 And
then shall that Wicked be revealed,
whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy
with the brightness of his coming:
II Thessalonians 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after
the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
II Thessalonians 2:10
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them
that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might
be saved.
II Thessalonians 2:11
And for this cause God shall send them strong
delusion, that they should believe a lie:
II Thessalonians 2:12
That they all might be damned who believed not the
truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
1. The Man Of Sin
a. All sin will be in him
b. The mystery of Iniquity was working in Paul’s day
c. The apostasy will be more than just a corruption
of Christianity
1. The apostasy will be a complete denial of Christ
2. It will be the denial of Father, Son, & Holy
Ghost
3. It will be the personification of lawlessness
2. The Son Of Perdition
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her
seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise
his heel.
a. The woman’s seed was Christ
b. The serpent’s seed is antichrist
a. Christ was born miraculously – by a virgin and the
Holy Spirit – Luke 1:35
b. The Antichrist will undoubtedly be born of a woman
and Satan
c. This person will be called son of perdition or of
Satan
c. Who Is The Restrainer?
– In Daniel We See Gabriel Restraining A Prince
Daniel 10:12
Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the
first day that thou didst set thine heart to
understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am
come for thy words.
Daniel 10:13
But the prince of the kingdom
of Persia withstood me one and
twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I
remained there with the kings of Persia.
d. And We See
Him – At A Change Of Kingdoms
Daniel 10: 20
Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto
thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince
of Persia: and
when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall
come.
F. Isaiah
& Ezekiel Talk About The Same Person – The Antichrist
1. In Isaiah
14:4-17 there is a description of a King of Babylon
a. He will smite the people in his wrath
b. He will rule the nations in anger
c. He is called Lucifer - Son of the Morning –
Describes his fall.
d. There has never been a King of Babylon fitting
that description
1. It points to some future King of Babylon
2. When Babylon
shall be rebuilt, as we have seen it is to be
e. Verses 12 - 14 refer to Satan –
1. Lucifer
2. Describes him before his fall
f. He is to incarnate himself in the Antichrist
1. He will be a future king of Babylon
2. Pride will lead to his fall – Same with satan
Revelation 13:1 ¶ And I stood upon the sand of the
sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and
upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
Revelation 13:2 And the
beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a
bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power,
and his seat, and great authority.
2. Ezekiel has a similar view of the
Antichrist - Named King of Tyrus
Ezekiel 28:15 Thou wast
perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast
created, till iniquity was found in thee.
Ezekiel 28:16 By the
multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence,
and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain
of God: and I will destroy thee, O
covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
Ezekiel 28:17 Thine heart
was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason
of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I
will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
a. The last
stage of the Roman Empire will include Tyre & Babylon
b. Antichrist
will be king of both places
VII.
Daniel Had Two Visions Of Little Horn – Chapters 7,8
& 11
A. The little
horn rising amoung the 10 horns – Daniel 7:8
B. Ram &
He-goat - Daniel 8:3-12, 20-25
1. Daniel saw
a great horn between the eyes of the he-goat
a. Broken off
b. 4 notable horns came up in its place
c. On one appeared a little horn
Daniel 8:9 And out of one of
them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south,
and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
10 And it waxed great, even to
the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the
ground, and stamped upon them.
11 Yea, he magnified himself
even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and
the place of his sanctuary was cast down.
2. The angel Gabriel interpreted the little horn
Daniel 8:23 And in the latter
time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of
fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
Daniel 8:24 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.
Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also
he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in
his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the
Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
a. This little horn - same as
the little horn of the 4th wild beast
b. This little horn – Is not Antiochus Epiphanes
1. Antiochus did some similar things as Antichrist
a. BC 166 desecrated the Temple
Altar at Jerusalem
b. He built an idol altar on it
c.
offered swine flesh on it
2. The little horn’s conduct doesn’t jive with Antiochus’ behavior
a.
Antiochus Epiphanes never cast down any of the Host
of Heaven
b. He did not magnify himself
against the Prince of the Host
c. He did not stand up against
the Prince of Princes - Christ
d. He was not broken without hand
– died naturally at Tabae - BC 165
e. The
Angel Gabriel distinctly states
1. The Vision belongs not to
the time of Antiochus Epiphanes
2. The Vision belongs to the
Time Of The End - Daniel 8:17
a. That is, to the end of the
Times of the Gentiles
b.
which is still future.
f. Gabriel’s mission
1. Tell what happens in the
Last End of the Indignation - Daniel 8:19
2. This is the Great
Tribulation
3. Little horn of Daniel 8:9-12, 23-25 & of the 4th wild
beast Daniel 7:7-8
a. Appear at the same time
b. This time is called the Time
of the End
c. They both describe the same
person - The Antichrist
IX.
Comparison of John’s 2 Beast Visions
A. Beast Has A
Dual Meaning – Last Stage Of The Roman Empire &
Antichrist
1. Last Stage of Roman Empire
– Comes out of the sea of nations – Revelation 13:1
2. Antichrist comes up out of the bottomless pit –
Revelation 11:7; 17:8
B. Body of the
beast – Includes characteristics of the First 3 Wild Beasts
1. The body is like a leopard – Largest Part – Grecian
characteristic predominant
2. Bear paws – Persian characteristic
3. Mouth of a lion – Babylonian characteristic
C. The Beast
That Comes Out Of The Sea – Beast At The Height of
Power
1. Has 7 Heads
2. Has 10 Horns
3. All Horns are crowned
4. Shows Empire at height of power
a. It has all its heads
b. The ten kings are all crowned
D. The Beast That Comes Out Of The Bottomless Pit – Revelation 17
1. Has 7 Heads
2. Has 10 Horns
3. No Crowns
4. Shows Empire at the beginning of the week – before
kings crowned
E. The Scarlet
Clothed Woman Is Seen Riding The Beast
1. She
represents apostate church after the rapture
2. Wars will
precede the rise of Antichrist
a. 10 nations will align together for protection
b. The woman will play a part in the alliance – Union
of church & state
c. The woman will dominate in the alliance
d. In the middle of the week the kings will receive
their crowns
1. The kings will receive their crowns
2. They will hate the whore
a. The kings will make her ddesolate
and naked
b. The kings will eat her flesh – confiscate her
wealth
c. The kings will burn her – Burn down her cathedrals
– Revelation 17:16
Revelation 17:9 And here is
the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the
woman sitteth.
Revelation 17:10
And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one
is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short
space.
3. The 7 heads
are 7 mountains – tie the beast with the Roman Empire
4. The 7 heads
also represent 7 kings
a. 5 are fallen – don’t know who they are
b. 1 is the king in power at this time
c. The one to come - Antichrist
Revelation 17:11
And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the
eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into
perdition.
Revelation 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as
yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
5. The 8th
king that is of the seven
Revelation 13:2 And the
beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a
bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power,
and his seat, and great authority.
Revelation 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were
wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered
after the beast.
a. The Antichrist receives a deadly wound
1. Probably at the hand of an assassin
2. He actually dies or simulates death - His body is
lying in state
3. He rises from the dead
a. Becomes the 8th
though he is of the 7 revived
b. Imitates Christ’s resurrection
b. The world wonders at the beast
c. This could be the change in the antichrist –
breaks the Jewish covenant
d. Abomination of Desolation – Daniel 9:27; Matthew
24:15
F. Daniel’s
Little Horn, Paul’s Man Of Sin, John’s Beast – All The
Same Person
1. Begin at the same time
2. Occupy the same territory
3. Have the same characteristics
4. Do the same work
5. Meet with the same fate
G. The
Antichrist
1. The last Gentile Emperor
2. Will be composite in character – combined
abilities
a. Will have combined abilities of 3 Wild Beasts
b. The Dragon will give him power
3. He will have a supernatural gift of attracting
unregenerate men
4. He will have superhuman wisdom
5. He will be a flatterer
6. A Good Politician
H. After The Antichrist’s Resurrection
1. His success will be intoxicating
2. He will be the personification of wickedness &
Blasphemy
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Comparison Of Revelation’s Two Beast
Visions
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Beast Out Of The Sea
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Scarlet Colored Beast
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Revelation 13:1 ¶ And I stood upon the
sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads
and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of
blasphemy.
Revelation 13:2 And the beast which I saw
was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his
mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his
seat, and great authority.
Revelation 13:3 And I saw one of his heads
as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the
world wondered after the beast.
Revelation 13:4 And they worshipped the
dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast,
saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to
make war with him?
Revelation 13:5 And there was given unto
him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto
him to continue forty and two months.
Revelation 13:6 And he opened his mouth
in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them
that dwell in heaven.
Revelation 13:7 And it was given unto him
to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him
over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
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Revelation 17:3 So he carried me away in
the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven
heads and ten horns….
Revelation 17:7 ….. I will tell thee the mystery of the woman,
and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the
seven heads and ten horns.
Revelation 17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the
bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall
wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation
of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.
Revelation 17:9 And here is the mind
which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.
Revelation 17:10 And there are seven
kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when
he cometh, he must continue a short space.
Revelation 17:11 And the beast that was,
and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and |
