(11-10-19) Bro. Allan Barabat
*Daniel 7:1
"1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying on his bed. He wrote down the substance of his dream.
=Vision to Mission: The Prophecy of the Four Beasts=
*Daniel 7:2-3, 17
2 Daniel said: "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea.
3 Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea.
17 'The four great beasts are four kingdoms that will rise from the earth.
The Great Image in Nebuchadnezzar's Dream
-Each section represents a world-ruling super power. (Empire or an Era)
*Gold: Head
-Babylon Empire (625-539 B.C.)
*Silver: Chest and Arms
-Medo-Persian Empire (539-331 B.C)
*Bronze: Belly and Thighs
-Grecian Empire (331-168 B.C)
+Macedonian
*Iron: Legs
-Roman Empire (168 B.C-476 A.D.)
*Iron and Clay: Feet and Toes
-Divided Nations (476 A.D.-Present)
*Daniel 7:4
"4 "The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a man, and the heart of a man was given to it."
*Babylonian Empire (King Nebuchadnezzar)
*Daniel 7:5
"5 "And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, 'Get up and eat your fill of flesh!'"
*Medo-Persian Empire
*King Cyrus/King Cambyses II
*Daniel 7:6
"6 "After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule."
*Grecian Empire
*Alexander the Great (Swift Conqueror) (3 yrs)
*Daniel 7:7
"7 "After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast--terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns"
*Roman Empire
*Julius Caesar
"Prophecy is certain and accurate. It is an essential reminder to men of God's absolute plan in which He will surely fulfill."
"God is faithful."
*Daniel 7:19-20,7
"19 "Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and most terrifying, with its iron teeth and bronze claws--the beast that crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left.
20 I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell--the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully.
7 ...It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.
*Daniel 7:23
"23 "He gave me this explanation: 'The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it."
°Roman Empire was divided into two. The Western and Roman Empire.
*Revived European Union
-European Union can be analyzed and debated from a variety of different perspectives-- political, historical, cultural, economic. But it is only from a spiritual perspective that it can be truly understood.
prominent leader (Paul-Henri Spaak: 1899-1972)
Revived the Roman Empire
-European Union (EU)
+10 Kings (Leaders, Rulers)
*Daniel 7:24
24 The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings.
25 He will speak against the Most High and oppress his saints and try to change the set times and the laws. The saints will be handed over to him for a time, times and half a time.
*Anti-Christ
*Tribulation: 3 and 1/2 years
10 Horns
-The Other Horns
+Eyes
+Mouth
+Greater Appearance
*Revelation 13:5
"5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise his authority for forty-two months."
"We do not want another committee. We have too many already. What we want is a man of sufficient stature to hold the allegiance of all people, and to lift us out of the economic morass in which we are sinking. Send us such a man and be he God or devil, we will receive him." --Paul Henri-Spaak (1899-1972)
*Daniel 7:26
"26 " 'But the court will sit, and his power will be taken away and completely destroyed forever.
*Daniel 7:9-11,13
"9 "As I looked, "thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
10 ...court was seated, and the books were opened.
11 "Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.
13 "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.
"Prophecy is necessary so that men are reassured of divine deliverance and blessing, as well as divine judgement."
Take Away Today
Prophecy produces:
1. Praise.
2. Hope and endurance in our present tribulation.
3. Changes in life's perspective.
1 Corinthians 13:2
"2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing."
