The Strand Study Bible

DANIEL

DANIEL

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3. He knew to refuse the food that, at times, might be meat from which the blood had not been drawn (Lev 17:10-14) 4. He knew to refuse the food that, at times, might have been meat that had first been offered to idols (I Cor 8:1-13) 5. He knew to refuse the drink that, at times, would have been fermented, and he might have lost his testimony NOTE – Daniel and his three companions were men of great faith, always favoring God’s Word over their own. Clarence Larkin in The Book Of Daniel notes:

There is a beautiful lesson for us in all this. Daniel and his companions had no hope of returning to their native land, at least not for seventy years, and they had every reason for falling in with the customs of the land. They did not act as they did because they foresaw that the end would be prosperity, they had every reason to expect the reverse, yet the outcome was that Daniel was made the “Chief of the Governors” over all the wise men of Babylon (Dan. 2:48), and the counselor of Belshazzar, and “Prime Minister” under Darius. Let us like Daniel live the separated life. As Christians we find ourselves captives in the Babylonian life of worldliness and pleasure that surrounds us, and many of us instead of being transformed are conformed to this world. We have fallen in with the spirit of this “Present Evil Age,” and are living a life of “Compromise,” the outcome of which is a life of powerlessness and spiritual barrenness, the result of which is we have no “dreams” or “visions” of the things that God is waiting to reveal to us out of His Holy Word. Let us dare to be a Daniel in these days of Babylonian worldliness. 1

1:17 There is a difference between visions and dreams . Whereas visions occur in our wakeful moments when our mind is absorbed on some thought (Ezk 1:1), dreams occur in the transition stage between loss of “waking consciousness” and “sound sleep.” 1:21 King Cyrus ruled Medo-Persia from 559 - 529 BC. In 539 BC. Cyrus defeated the Babylonians and Medo-Persia emerged as the new world power (Dan 5:30-31 & 10:1, Ezra 1:1 and Isa 44:28 - 45:13). 1 Larkin, Clarence. The Book Of Daniel , Glenside, PA, Rev. Clarence Larkin Estate, 1929. Print. Why Daniel and Revelation should be read together 1. Both books focus on a place called Babylon ( Gen 10:8 & 11:1-8) (Dan 1:1/Rev 14:8 & 16:19 & 17:5 & 18:2,10,21) 2. Both books focus on world history (Dan 7/Rev 17) 3. Both books focus on the spiritual essence of God’s being (the Triune nature of God): FATHER (Dan 7:9,13,22/Rev 1:4-6 & 4:8 & 5:6-7 & 22:4) SON (Dan 3:24-28 & 6:22/Rev 1:4-6 & 4:8 & 5:6-7 & 22:4) HOLY SPIRIT (Dan 4:8-9,18 & 5:11-12,14 & 6:3/Rev 1:4-6 & 4:8 & 5:6-7 & 22:4) 4. Both books focus on CHRIST : His First Coming (Dan 11:37) and His Second Coming, beginning with the Rapture (Rev 2:25 & 3:11 & 22:7,12,20) His earthly life and ministry (Dan 9:25) and His millennial life and ministry (Rev 2:27 & 3:21 & 7:17 & 11:15 & 12:5,10 & 15:4 & 19:15) His suffering (Dan 9:26) and His Triumph (Rev 1:17-18) His redemptive work (Dan 9:26) and His reign (Rev 20:4) 5. Both books focus on the “End Time” events (in chronological order): *Antichrist (revealed) (Dan 7:8,20,24,25 & 8:24,25 & 9:26,27 & 11:36-45 & 12:7,11/Rev 6:1-2 & 11:3-7 & 13:1-4) *Rapture/ Resurrection/ Rewards for NT saints (Rev 2:10 & 3:5,11 & 22:12) * JUDGMENT SEAT OF CHRIST for NT saints (Rev 4:1) *Daniel’s 70th Week (Dan 7:7-8,20-21,24-25 & 9:24-27 & 12:7/Rev 12:13-17 & 13:7) *Antichrist (peace maker) (Dan 8:23-25/Rev 6:1-2 & 13:1-4) *Antichrist sets himself up as God (Dan 7:8,20,25 & 8:25 & 9:27 & 11:36-45 & 12:11/Rev 13:5-6) * DAY OF THE LORD (Dan 7:25 & 12:1,7,11/Rev 3:3,10 & 6:5 & 11:2 & 12:6,12,14 & 16:15) * SECOND COMING OF CHRIST & ARMAGEDDON (Dan 2:34-35/Rev 1:7-8 & 16:14,16,19 & 17:14 & 19:11-19) *Antichrist (destruction) (Dan 7:11,26 & 8:25 & 11:45/Rev 17:8,11 & 19:20 & 20:10) *Resurrection/ Rewards for OT saints (Dan 12:2-3,13/Rev 11:18 & 20:4) *Saints to rule and reign with Christ (Dan 7:18,22,27/Rev 2:26 & 3:21 & 5:10 & 20:4) *Israel’s Restoration (Dan 9:24/Rev 20:4) *1,000-year Millennial Reign of Christ (Dan 2:35,44 & 4:3, 34 & 6:26 & 7:14, 27 & 9:24/Rev 2:27 & 3:21 & 7:17 & 11:15 & 12:5,10 & 15:4 & 19:15 & 20:4-6) *2nd Armageddon (Rev 20:7-8) *Satan and his demons destruction (Dan 7:9/Rev 20:10) * GREAT WHITE THRONE JUDGMENT OF CHRIST (Dan 2:35 & 7:10/Rev 11:18 & 20:11-15) *Eternity Future (Rev 21)