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Paul's Devotion to His Converts. Ministerial Solicitude. Paul's Prayer for the Thessalonians. A Comprehensive Apostolic Prayer. Direction of the Way and Increase in Love. Da The identity of the first animal, derived from v. The latter part of v. The other animals have traditionally been understood to represent respectively Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome, although most of modern scholarship identifies them as Media, Persia, and Greece.

For a biblical parallel to the mention of lion, bear, and leopard together, see Hos —8. Possibly it is a reference to the Persian conquest of Lydia, Egypt, and Babylonia. Da If the third animal is Greece, the most likely identification of these four heads is the four-fold division of the empire of Alexander the Great following his death. See note on Dan Da The fourth animal differs from the others in that it is nondescript. Apparently it was so fearsome that Daniel could find nothing with which to compare it.

Attempts to identify this animal as an elephant or other known creature are conjectural Many modern scholars, however, understand the reference to have a corporate identity. Da Susa Heb. The language of v. However, the Hebrew is difficult, and some have concluded that the first four words of v. The Ulai was apparently a sizable artificial canal in Susa cf.

The ram stands for Media-Persia. Antiochus was extremely hostile toward the Jews and persecuted them mercilessly The expression the beautiful land Heb. See Judg ; Job ; Isa Da The prince of the army may refer to God cf. Here the sanctuary is a reference to the temple of God in Jerusalem. Da Truth here probably refers to the Torah. According to 1 Macc , Antiochus initiated destruction of the sacred books of the Jews. Da The language of evenings and mornings is reminiscent of the creation account in Genesis 1.

However, some interpreters understand the reference to be to the evening sacrifice and the morning sacrifice, in which case the reference would be to only 1, days. Either way, the event that marked the commencement of this period is unclear. The event that marked the conclusion of the period is the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem following the atrocious and sacrilegious acts that Antiochus implemented. This took place on December 25, B. The Jewish celebration of Hanukkah each year commemorates this victory.

Luke , 26 and Michael Dan , 21; ; cf. Jude 9; Rev While the MT is understandable cf. Gen and fits this context well. Da When lamenting, ancient Israelites would fast, wear sackcloth, and put ashes on their heads to show their sorrow and contrition. Num ; Neh referring to the fact that the covenant with its threatened judgments was ratified by solemn oath and made legally binding upon the covenant community.

This is best expressed in English by making one of the terms adjectival cf. See Ps ; ; , 7, This expression implies that God is the owner of his city, Jerusalem. Note the use of the idiom in 2 Sam ; Isa ; Amos Gabriel unfolds the future as if it were a calendar of successive weeks. The reference in v. During a period of sixty-two weeks it will again be built, with plaza and moat, but in distressful times.

Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time. This period of restoration, along with the subsequent sixty-two sevens after the city had been rebuilt, would be a time of trouble.

The messianic ruler would make his appearance at the end of these 69 sevens. Da The expression have nothing is difficult. Flood here is a metaphor for sudden destruction. Da Anointing oneself with oil usually olive oil was a common OT practice due to the severity of the Middle Eastern sun cf. Ps It was also associated with rejoicing e.

Da The identity of the messenger is not specifically disclosed. Presumably he is an unnamed angel. Some interpreters identify him as Gabriel, but there is no adequate reason for doing so. Antiochus II eventually divorced Berenice and remarried his former wife Laodice, who then poisoned her husband, had Berenice put to death, and installed her own son, Seleucus II Callinicus ca. Da The reference is to the king of Egypt Da This well-fortified city is apparently Sidon.

Its capture from the Ptolemies by Antiochus the Great was a strategic victory for the Seleucid kingdom. Da The daughter refers to Cleopatra, the daughter of Antiochus, who was given in marriage to Ptolemy V. Da This despicable person to whom the royal honor has not been rightfully conferred is Antiochus IV Epiphanes ca.

Da This is apparently a reference to the Roman forces, led by Gaius Popilius Laenas, which confronted Antiochus when he came to Egypt and demanded that he withdraw or face the wrath of Rome. Antiochus wisely withdrew from Egypt, albeit in a state of bitter frustration.

Da This is an allusion to the Maccabean revolt, which struggled to bring about Jewish independence in the second century B. Da The identity of this king is problematic. Most modern scholars take this view, concluding that this section was written just shortly before the death of Antiochus and that the writer erred on several key points as he tried to predict what would follow the events of his own day.

Conservative scholars, however, usually understand the reference to shift at this point to an eschatological figure, viz. Then the king of the north will storm against him with chariots, horsemen, and a large armada of ships.

He will invade lands, passing through them like an overflowing river" The referent of the pronoun is most likely the king of the south, in which case the text describes the king of the north countering the attack of the king of the south This most likely refers to the king of the north who, in response to the aggression of the king of the south, launches an invasion of the southern regions.

Da The deuterocanonical writings known as the Story of Susanna and Bel and the Dragon appear respectively as chapters 13 and 14 of the book of Daniel in the Greek version of this book. Walvoord weaves into the work an up-to-date understanding of archaeological and historical confirmations of Daniel that offset the critics and also gives a solid reasoning for a premillennial perspective of Messianic prophecy. He very capably answers the late-daters of Daniel, argues that the four kingdoms of Daniel 2 and 7 are Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome, and deals with most problem areas in adequate detail.

Still he manages to keep the great theme of the work before the reader. There is considerable disagreement on how the book of the Daniel should be interpreted. Therefore it is strongly recommended that you consider performing your own inductive study prior to consulting any commentaries.

The single best inductive study in my opinion is the Precept Ministries International study on Daniel, the understanding of which is crucial to an accurate interpretation of the prophecies in the book of the Revelation.

To state it another way, a full understanding of the book of the Revelation is impossible without an accurate understanding of the book of Daniel. The following is adapted from the introduction to the Revelation Resources because Daniel is replete with prophecies, some of which have been fulfilled assuming a literal approach and some of which are yet to be fulfilled.

The approach one takes to the interpretation of the future prophecies in the book of the Revelation will greatly influence how one interprets the future prophecies in the book of Daniel. The following chart summarizes the four main "schools" of interpretation regarding the prophecies in the Revelation. Even more important is to build a firm foundation from your own inductive study of Daniel before you consult even the most respected commentary, otherwise you may be confused by the diversity of interpretations!

The four views of interpretation of Revelation are summarized in the following chart. If you would like to see which "school" of interpretation your favorite commentator espouses, click here for a list of authors who are categorized by their main interpretative approach. Although there are probably some exceptions, the authors in this list undoubtedly take a similar interpretative approach to the unfulfilled prophecies in Daniel Click here to see Daniel Commentaries categorized by the approach to the important prophecy in Daniel John MacArthur any of his sermons or publications are highly recommended nicely summarizes the " interpretative challenges " in Daniel noting that.

The main challenges center on interpreting passages about future tribulation and kingdom promises. Though the use of Imperial Aramaic and archeology have confirmed the early date of writing, some skeptical interpreters, unwilling to acknowledge supernatural prophecies that came to pass there are over in Daniel 11 alone that were fulfilled , place these details in the intertestamental times.

They see these prophecies, not as miraculously foretelling the future, but as simply the observations of a later writer, who is recording events of his own day. According to this scheme, the expectation of the Stone and Son of Man Da 2, Da 7 turned out to be a mistaken notion that did not actually come to pass, or the writer was being intentionally deceptive.

MacArthur takes a literal approach to the interpretation of Daniel an approach also taken by this website noting that there will be a literal. Da ,22; ; and a literal 1, year kingdom cf. The literal interpretation of prophecy, including Daniel, leads to the premillennial perspective. MacArthur, J. The MacArthur Study Bible. Nashville: Word Pub. Preterist from Latin praeter meaning "past" holds that through use of symbols and allegory, the Revelation deals with events that were fulfilled in John's time and that it was written primarily to provide hope and comfort to the first century church persecuted by Rome.

For example, this view interprets the beasts of Rev 13 as imperial Rome and the imperial priesthood. The preterist view is held by many modern scholars, especially liberals and those who deny that the Revelation predicts specific future events.

Views the Revelation as a symbolic or allegorical prophetic survey of church history from the first century up to the Second Coming of Christ and was the view espoused by most of the "reformers". This view however has been largely discounted as it does not adequately address the prophesy in the Revelation.

The discerning reader needs to be aware that the historicist view is reflected in most of the "older" commentaries many of which are public domain works easily accessible on the internet including the works of John Knox, Martin Luther, John Calvin, John Wesley, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, C. Unless you understand their historicist approach to prophesy, you may become very confused when reading these older "classic" commentaries.

Note that with the exception of Spurgeon, these works are not included in the list of resources. It is also important to realize that many of these "classic" commentaries tend to treat many of the promises to Israel as now having their primary application to the church, and this view is firmly disavowed by this website. An example of a historicist interpretation is the belief that the strong angel of Rev 10 symbolizes the Reformation and that the harlot in Rev 17 represents the Roman Catholic church.

Maintains that Revelation is not predictive prophecy, but a symbolic portrait of the cosmic conflict between the forces of good and evil. In this view the Revelation becomes merely a collection of stories designed to teach spiritual truth. Some refer to this method of interpretation as " Spiritual ". Interprets Revelation as predictive of future end time historical events preceding, during and after the return of Jesus Christ, the establishment of His year, millennial kingdom on earth, followed by the creation of a new heaven and new earth.

Variations of this view were held by the earliest expositors, such as Justin Martyr d. This futurist approach has enjoyed a revival since the 19th century and is widely held among evangelicals today.

Note that as best I can discern, most of the resources listed below interpret the book of Daniel using a literal "futuristic" approach. The interpretative approach taken by this website regarding Revelation and the prophetic sections of the book of Daniel is that these passages describe literal people, places and events that will be fulfilled in the future.

As someone has well said "If the plain sense makes good sense seek no other sense lest it result in nonsense. Daniel is one of the great Old Testament prophets, and these prophecies have a great deal to say about things yet to come. Daniel is profitable for the Christian because it describes life in Babylon during the dark days of the captivity of the Jews, in fulfillment of the prophecies God had given this wayward people.

Finally, Daniel is a most profitable book because it describes the life of a very godly man, living in an ungodly world. The wide divergence of interpretative views in the realm of Scripture prophecy makes it imperative that the discerning reader be a "true blue" Berean Acts and perform his or her own inductive study prior to consulting any commentary, tape set, web site or sermon, lest he or she become mired down in confusing rhetoric and specious speculation.

The Prophecies in Daniel and the Revelation of Jesus Christ were written to edify, equip, encourage and bless the saints, not to hopelessly confuse or divide them. That said, there are 3 sites that usually come up on a Google search of "best commentaries" so let's briefly "review" the "review sites:".

You will note for example that the top two commentaries are both amilennial and as Rosscup's critique says both are somewhat "fuzzy" my words in regard to their interpretation of eschatological or prophetic passages, which would seem to me to be a serious deficiency in a commentary on a book in which 8 of the 12 chapters have some of the most incredible prophetic texts in all of Scripture! The take away is that the reader needs to be very discerning in any list of " best commentaries " lest he or she be misled as to the true interpretation.

The best defense against this trap as mentioned above is to first do your own inductive Bible study of the text under the tutelage of the Holy Spirit and then you will in fact be able to comment on the commentaries! See consulting conservative commentaries Remember, while the commentary is usually written by someone with several degrees after they name, if you are a born again believer in Jesus Christ, you have "the Spirit of truth" Jn indwelling you, and He is every ready and able to lead you into all truth independent of whether or not you have an academic degree!

Please do not misunderstand - I highly value the academic expertise of the commentaries written by those who are authorities in their field, but ultimately we must be like the ancient Berean followers of Christ " examining literally " sifted up and down "!

In summary, if you believe that the safest approach to interpretation of the Bible is literal, then suffice it to say you will likely be disappointed by the majority of the offerings of "best commentaries on Daniel. Hopefully, the list below will give some guidance. And as you have surely already surmised, the majority of the works listed on this page of Daniel Commentaries and Sermons are from sources that seek to interpret the text literally, and also interpret figurative language e.

Remember that although the language of a text may be figurative or metaphorical, in the final analysis God always intends it to have a literal meaning. For more discussion on the origin and spiritual danger of the allegorical method of interpretation especially as applied to prophetic books like Daniel click here for Anthony Garland's analysis. He also has an interesting discussion on. The first group of resources below accepts Daniel as a prophecy of the Messiah and allows for a " Gap " Between Daniel's 69 and 70th Week.

The works in this first group seek the normal, literal interpretation and would in general be classified as "futurists" and millennialists. Rosscup - A popular, brief premillennial exposition of Daniel by an expositor who is a master of synthesis. Campbell taught Bible exposition at Dallas Seminary for many years. He illustrates vividly and gears the work for lay people. Rosscup - In a very systematic and thorough way, the author delves into Daniel to compare the amillennial, premillennial and postmillennial interpretations.

He defends the premillennial view and presents several arguments to show that it is superior. It is a penetrating work and very valuable to have. In an appendix, he gives seven arguments in support of his view that the new heavens and new earth will come at the beginning of the millennium and not at the end.

Many will disagree that the Bible supports this idea.. James Rosscup : A light, cursory exposition is along popular and premillennial lines, using a lot of long quotes and doing little more than outline prophetical matters.

But it has some good principles for application. For the most part, one would derive more benefit from various works that offer so much more than the appeal of packaging. James Rosscup : Miller provides a careful premillennial, dispensational explanation on details, such as on Dan. His introduction upholds Daniel in the sixth century B. In the commentary, he offers competent light on many problems, and shows he is aware of views, often giving copious reasons for his own.

Rosscup - A dispensational survey, documenting his use of scholarly literature and mingling exegesis and devotional elements. His dispensational interpretations are fairly standard. Most of these works interpret Daniel's 70th week as literally following the 69th week and interpret the he in Daniel as the Messiah and not the Antichrist.

Basically most of these writers also do not accept the year reign of Messiah on earth i. Baldwin is also helpful in referring at times back and forth from liberal to conservative views cf. A dispensational survey, documenting his use of scholarly literature and mingling exegesis and devotional elements. Rosscup - This work appeared first in Latin in The reader will find much judicious comment with spiritual perception on the character of Daniel.

Everything in the Bible has been stolen and corrupted, with the spiritual knowledge removed. It has been stated that "In the end, the truth will come out and many will want to join on at the last minute, but it will be too late for them To fully understand and to prove Christianity is a hoax, one must have personal experience in the powers of the mind and soul and do years of intensive research.

This is all beyond the average person. The extent of the Christianity hoax is mind boggling. What is on this website is just the tip of the iceberg so to speak. We will be adding more articles soon. Concerning the Powers of the Mass Mind: "The power of the united thought of a number of people is always far more than the sum of their separate thoughts: it would be more nearly represented by their product" - The Astral Body and Other Phenomena by Lieut.

Colonel Arthur E. The following articles provide proof that everything in the Christian religion and in the bible has been STOLEN from other religions that predated it from all around the world: Hinduism, Shintoism, Buddhism, even Sikhism and many more of the Far East. Few People bother to do any research. Christianity has nothing of its own. To really understand the Bible and see the truth, one must be very well educated in the occult.

The mass mind is very powerful.