God has given us the information needed to understand who the antichrist is. The four beasts in the book of daniel, our main character, daniel himself, is having all these strange visions about four beasts. And nearly all bible expositors agree that the four beasts of daniel 7 symbolize those four universal empires that successively bore sway over all the earth. In many ways, the two books need to be read and studied together. Jun 27, 2014 book of daniel four beasts the beasts of daniel chapter 7 stay safe and healthy.
Its transformation into a man reverses nebuchadnezzars transformation into a beast in chapter 4, and the human mind may reflect hi. The four beasts the book of daniel, part 9 the book of. Daniels vision of the four beasts 2 daniel declared. First, an understanding of the four beasts of daniel 7. The four beasts or kingdoms from the book of daniel the.
Jun 03, 2009 the prophecy in daniel 7 is rich in biblical symbolism, which is the key to its unraveling. The four beasts of daniel 7 represent four kingdoms. Daniel and the four beasts daniel 7 episode 218 this is the episode is part 7 in a study on the book of daniel. Furthermore, the fourth beast in daniel 7 has ten horns when it rises from the sea and so does the leopardlike beast. The seventh chapter of the book of daniel records an unusual vision that he received in the first year of the babylonian king belshazzar 555556 b. The four beast in the book of daniel, typically read the book of daniel along with the new the church fathers interpreted the beast in.
A fresh perspective on the 4 beasts vision of daniel chapter 7. The first three kingdoms of babylon, medopersia, and greece followed each other, with each successive kingdom conquering the previous one. The 4 beasts vision of daniel chapter 7 are commonly explained as follows. Jan 02, 2020 as daniel watches, four great beasts, each different from the others, emerge from the dark waters verse 3. A wellnoted prophecy teacher, radio host, and writer on endtime issues is irvin baxter. The four beasts are chaos monsters which appeared as serpents in the ba. Daniels vision of the four beasts nebuchadnezzar was not the only one to have a vision of the future course of world history. The terrifying fourth beast with ten horns and iron teeth is the greek kingdom of syria. The prophecy about the fourth beast with ten horns and the little horn in daniel 7 was recorded by daniel in the first year of the babylonian coregentking belshazzar circa 550 b. Jun 07, 2014 in the center of this discussion is the book of daniel. Now as for these four youths, god gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom.
Now, if you know your prophecy and you know your types, then you will also know that the sea or waters are used prophetically in the bible to speak of the gentile nations see isa 17. The vision of the four beasts and the little horn found in daniel 7 reveals more information about the same four empires that are first described in nebuchadnezzars dream of a great image. Second, revealed in the four beasts of daniel 7 is the meaning of the 10 horns and the little horn, material that has confused so many bible students. Four beasts come out of the sea, the ancient of days sits in judgement over them, and one like a son of man is given eternal kingship. Daniel and the four beasts daniel 7 episode 218 the.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. What do the four beasts of the bible, in the book of. Daniel 7 describes four beasts who ruled the world. Two of the four beasts enter the picture before the seventy sevens calendar begins. The two horns of the ram represent the medes and the persians, while the one big horn of the male goatwho shows up to beat the tar out of the ramis none. Perhaps 2 or 3 more advanced pages have been incorporated within this activity book to expose the children to prophetic truths in the bible in relation to the four world empires as reflected in the image in king nebuchadnezzars dream daniel 2 and daniel s dream of the four beasts daniel 7 as well as daniel s vision of a twohorned. Daniels vision of the beasts, 1866 engraving by gustave dore rashis interpretation. Here, the four beasts arise out of the sea, symbolizing maybe chaos.
He is the founder of end time ministries and he has a very interesting take on the four beasts of daniel 7. The prophet daniel records several visions describing four beasts or kingdoms that would rise to power. These four beasts, from daniels apocalyptic vision in chapter 7, are the same as the four empires represented in the statue nebuchadnezzar sees in his dream, except that dream was actually a relatively staid and buttoneddown one, compared to this vision. The 4 beasts of daniel and the little horn youtube. Daniel chapter 7 visions of the four beasts amos37. In my vision at night i looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. Vision of the four beasts daniel 7 the redeemed mind.
A beast like a bear, raised up on one side, with three ribs between its teeth. All 4 beasts of daniel 7 are placed above a time line to show that time moves forward to the right as the kingdoms appear in history one by one. Daniel then goes on to describe each of the four beasts in his dream. Thank god for the visions and dreams given in the book of daniel.
This book is volume four of four books that cover four major prophecy topics. Daniel lived at an important time of ancient history and his story is critical to our understanding of what is happening today. The prophet daniel envisioned four beasts that came out of the sea in the first year of the reign of belshazzar, king of babylon, belshazzar was coruler with his father, nabonidus. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. Daniel 2 presents these kingdoms from a gentile perspective, while daniel 7 presents them from gods perspective, which explains why the kingdoms are characterized as beasts. The four wild beasts sermon by amy bickel, daniel 7. Daniel s account, here in daniel 7, is a thumbnail of that same judgment. Daniels four beasts nebuchadnezzar was not the only one to have a vision of the future course of world history. The last beast of the four beats of daniel is the same beasts talked of in the book of revelation. This fierce lion represents babylon, just as the head of gold did in daniel 2. These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. Daniel chapters 2 and 7 provide a panoramic overview of four gentile kingdoms that would play important roles in world history. As daniel watches, four great beasts, each different from the others, emerge from the dark waters verse 3. The four beasts of daniel are four kings or governments which shall arise out of the world.
In daniel 7, composed sometime before judas maccabeus purified the temple in 164 bc, they symbolise babylon, the medes, persia and greece. Daniel wants to know more about the fourth beast and the 11th horn specifically verse 19. Daniel 7 the seventh chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. Daniels dream of four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed.
Daniel 7 daniels dream of four beasts in bible gateway. The little horn will wage war against the holy ones of the most high, he will use the letter of the law to accomplish this, remember he wields the power of the dragon satan, and the devil is in the details. Rashi, a medieval rabbi, interpreted the four kingdoms as nebuchadnezzar you are the head of gold, belshazzar another kingdom lower than you, alexander of macedon a third kingdom of copper, and the roman empire and in the days of these kings. In fact it is so easily derived that anyone with a basic grasp of history could have easily reached this. This is an amazing prophecy that parallels daniel 2, but with more descriptive. The book of daniel is quoted often in the new testament book of revelation. All are coming out of the sea in a stormy background. The four beasts stand for the great eastern monarchies. Daniel spake and said, i saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. Book of daniel bible study commentary chapter 7 the times of the gentiles the earthly scene. As daniel watches, the wings are torn off the beast, and the creature stands erect like a man and a human mind is given to it. The four beasts and the seventy sevens prophecy are critical to understanding the timing of end time prophecy. And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other daniel 7. Daniels vision of the four beasts not only foretold the creation of the worlds modern nations, but also warns believers of the development of a single world government.
The four beasts or kingdoms from the book of daniel. Daniel 7 vision of four beasts sermon outline on daniel 7. Notice that the leopardlike beast has body parts that belong to a lion, a bear, and a leopard, and it just so happens that the first three beasts in daniel 7 are a lion, a bear, and a leopard. I want to say a special hello to those connecting through the internet. Home content index books of the bible daniel four beasts in daniel. Christian interpreters typically read the book of daniel along. Four beasts come out of the sea, the ancient of days sits in judgement over the prophetic chapters of the book of daniel date to bc, with.
An indepth look at the four great beasts of daniel 7. Jan 01, 2017 learn how god uses parallel prophecies in the four beasts that ruled the world from daniel chapter 7. This beast grows a talking horn, which represents antiochus iv, whose persecutions 167164 b. What kingdoms do each of the four beasts in daniel chapter 7. The book of daniel is sometimes called the apocalypse of the old testament because the prophecies it contains parallel the prophecies found in the new testament book of revelation and they deal with the. Daniel 7 gives us the prophets dream of four great beasts that rose up out of the sea. Daniel s dream of four beasts in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon, daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. Book of daniel chapter 7 bible study times of the gentiles. Daniel s dream of four beasts 1 in the first year of belshazzar king of babylon daniel had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. The widely held view that the book of daniel is largely fictional rests mainly on the modern philosophical assumption that longrange predictive prophecy is impossible.
I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two. In the seventh chapter, daniel describes future events, which are in fact events that took place when daniel was composed. Daniels four beasts bible symbols in the prophecy of daniel. Its almost as if god started grafting animals as one would graft plants. You now have an understanding of the four kingdoms which rule and the fourth which is ruling right now we can now look at the names of his kingdom from the vision that daniel had of these four kingdoms, which will hopefully bring the scriptures to life in your mind and relate them to todays world. So we see that daniel was given a prophetic dream that consisted of four beasts 1 arising out of the sea. Rabbi mendel dubov is the director of chabad in sussex county, nj, and a member of faculty at the rabbinical college of america in morristown, nj.
Vision of the four beasts daniel 7 john macarthur the. And at the end of the days which the king had appointed for bringing them in, the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before nebuchadnezzar. Mar 16, 2020 the coming kingdom of christ, part 2 daniel 7. In the seventh chapter of his book, daniel records how he had an unusual vision while he slept one night, many years after the kings original dream. Perhaps 2 or 3 more advanced pages have been incorporated within this activity book to expose the children to prophetic truths in the bible in relation to the four world empires as reflected in the image in king nebuchadnezzars dream daniel 2 and daniels dream of the four beasts daniel 7 as well as daniels vision of a twohorned. What did daniels vision represent, and what does it mean for us today. All students of history agree that babylon, medopersia, grecia, and rome ruled the world in the order named, beginning in the time of daniel. The lion, the bear, the leopard, and the terrible beast. The 4 beasts of daniel and revelation christian truth center. The first of daniels four beasts is like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle daniel 7. Daniel s vision here of the four beasts also display these four kingdoms in their last days form that will exist far down through time after the judgment of the nations that jesus revealed in matthew 25. Daniel 7 four beasts and the throne of god january 27, 2012.
This chapter is one of the oldest jewish apocalyptic texts. After daniel was given the interpretation for the kings dream, he went on to have several prophetic visions of his own. The four beasts in daniel 7 do represent four world empires because daniel 7. Book of daniel from the king james version of the bible. In chapter 7, daniel has a vision of four beasts coming up out of the sea, and is told that they represent four kingdoms. The four wild beasts this morning we have reached part three of our teaching series on the prophecies found in the book of daniel. Kindgoms do indeed arise out of the earth, as they are physically built from the foundations of walls up, and always with a king in charge of doing it. Who are the four beasts of daniel 7 bible prophecy. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. Lion babylonian empire bear medopersian empire leopard greek empire 4th beast roman empire this explanation of the four beasts prophecy is easily derived.
The 4th beast of the book of daniel is not the beast of revelation and i show you, why. The little horn is not the antichrist and i show you, why. If you didnt bring a bible, open a pew bible to page 744. Daniel four beasts and a little horn chapter 7 of daniel describes four beasts coming up from the mediterranean sea. They represent four successive kingdoms, from the last of which a king will emerge who will try to exterminate the people of god, but he will be destroyed, and the people of the saints of the most high will be given an everlasting kingdom 7. The imagery here seems to be twotiered as a dreadful storm on the mediterranean or great sea seems to be in view. These four beasts, from daniel s apocalyptic vision in chapter 7, are the same as the four empires represented in the statue nebuchadnezzar sees in his dream, except that dream was actually a relatively staid and buttoneddown one, compared to this vision. The four beasts of daniel 7 prophetic series matheny, marjorie b. May 17, 2019 the four beasts in daniel 7 refer to famous dynasties that affected israel and ruled nearby. Daniel 7 the seventh chapter of the book of daniel tells of daniel s vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god.
Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of. You mentioned all four beasts of daniel, clearly you are confused there could only been 3 thus far, the last one has yet to come or then this fourth beastreign with its false prophet and great falling away has already occurred making you an antichrist because the lord never came upon the destruction of the fourth beast roman empire. The first beast the first was like a lion, and had eagles wings. This second half of daniel is much less obvious than the first half as. In my vision in the night i looked, and suddenly the four winds of heaven were churning up the great sea. The bible tells us in chapter 7 of the book of daniel, that god gave daniel a vision of four beasts rising from the sea. Do you know how to interpret the four kingdoms of daniel.
Note that the bear of daniel 7 is also represented by the ram male sheep of daniel 8, so both are shown occupying the same time period. Only god can declare the end from the beginning and that is what he has done in this wonderful book. Four beasts of daniel including the lion with eagle wings, the bear with ribs, the fourheaded leopard with bird wings, and the irontoothed beast. The four beasts in daniel 7 refer to famous dynasties that affected israel and ruled nearby.
I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a mans heart was given to it daniel 7. The third and fourth enter at the beginning and end of the prophecy. Daniel 7 tells of daniels vision of four worldkingdoms replaced by the kingdom of god. Daniel notes that the four beasts came up from the sea 7. Book of daniel four beasts the beasts of daniel chapter 7. Here is jesus full description of it from the book of matthew.