STUDIES IN THE BOOK OF DANIEL

December 2, 2021

DANIEL’S VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. DAN. 7:1-28

“With all the outward pomp of the world-kingdoms, when they are regarded in their inner essence, they are seen to be, in a spiritual point of view, brutish; physically, indeed, they are, like the larger wild beasts, superior to man in strength; but really they are fallen from the true dignity of man, which consists in spiritual union and communion with God. Severed from God, the world-powers are degraded to the level of the beasts, the creatures of blind impulse and passion…The moment that man tries to be independent of God, he falls to the level of the beast, with eye and head turned down earthward.” CCEP

Text: Dan. 7:26. “But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end” ver. 10, 11, 22. 2 Th. 2:8. Re. 11:13; 19:19-21

  1. “The day of Jehovah (called also “that day”, and “the great day”) is that period of time beginning with the return of the Lord in glory, and ending with the purgation of the heavens and the earth by fire preparatory to the new heavens and the new earth (Is. 65:17-19; 66:22, 2Pet. 3:13, Rev. 21:1). The order of events appears to be: (1) The return of the Lord in glory (Matt. 24:29-30); (2) the destruction of the beast and the host, “the kings of the earth and their armies”, and the false prophet, which is the “great terrible” day aspect of the day Rev. 19:11-21; (3) the judgment of the nations (Zech. 14:1-9, Matt. 25:31-46); (4) the thousand years, i.e. the kingdom age (Rev. 20:4-6); (5) the Satanic revolt and its end (Rev. 20:7-10); (6) the second resurrection and the white throne judgment (Rev. 20:11- 15); and (7) the “day of God” earth purged by fire (2Pet. 3:9-13)”. – C. I. Scofield
  2. The return of the Lord in glory. Rev. 19:11-14, Ps. 50:3-6, Jude 1: 14-15, 2Thess. 1:6-9, Matt. 24:29-30, Dan. 2:44-45; 7:13-14. An angel came to comfort the Apostles when Jesus was taken to heaven Act. 1:9-11, saying this same Jesus you saw going to heaven will return in like manner. John said all eyes will see Him Rev. 1:7
  3. The gathering of the nations of the world. Joel. 3:2—3, 9-12, Ez. 38:10-13, 16, Zech. 14:2-6. All the nations of the earth will gather under their leader, the beast and the false prophet. They will gather for the battle under the influence of the spirit of the devil. Rev. 16:12-14, 16, Eph. 2:1-3.
  4. They will all gather at the Mount of Olives for battle. Zech. 14:4. He will tread the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of the Almighty God. Rev. 19:15; 14:14-21, Is. 63:1-6; 34:5-6, Joel. 3:13-17, Ez. 38:19-23,
  5. The Lord will fight the battle alone, even though all the host of heaven and the saints will accompany Him. The blood of those slain will be as high as a horse’s bridle and flow out in a stream 200 miles long. Rev. 14:20 (TLB)
  6. The supper of the Great God Rev. 19:17-21, Joel. 3:13-14, Is. 25:6, Ez. 39:4, 17-23, Matt. 24:28, Is. 34:1-3, 7-8, Zeph. 1:7-10. The Lord will give the flesh of men and beast to the fowls of the air to feed upon. Israel will be made to cleanse the land for seven months by burying the dead. Ez. 39:12-16.
  7. The doom of the Anti-Christ and the false prophet Rev. 19:20-21 they will both be cast into the lake of fire. “He is also to be “destroyed” suddenly by Christ at his coming, when he shall become the fully-developed man of sin, “the son of perdition” or “destruction,” whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of His mouth and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming” (2 Thess. 2:3–8).”  CCEP