Daniel 11:36-12:13 How Long Until…?
Tonight
we are going to finish our study in the book of Daniel.
A) We are continuing to look
at the final vision that Daniel was given by the Lord
B) Recall Daniel Ch.10 we
saw the intro to the vision
1) Ch.11:1-35 we looked at
the first part of the vision which was HISTORY IN
ADVANCE
C) God showed Daniel with
incredible accuracy what rulers would be in power from the time of Cyrus to
Antiochus Epiphanes – 350yr period of time
Tonight
we are going to pick up in v.36 where the focus shifts to the end times – We
move from looking at Antiochus to the Antichrist
Now because we recently
spent two whole weeks on Sunday morning discussing the person of the Antichrist
in great detail – I am not going to spend a lot of time here in the end of
Ch.11
Let’s read the verses and
make some observations before moving in Ch.12
V.36
: Titles for the Antichrist – The Beast – Son of perdition – Another one could
be BIG MOUTH
A) He is always running his
mouth speaking blasphemies against God.
B)
Now we noted that is not going to be his tune at first – He is a smooth talker
–
1) Knows how to make friends
and influence pp
Knows how to play the game.
C) At first many in
1)
Help rebuild temple – Messiah status
D) His rise to power will be
sudden a man with good communication skills –
Barak
Obama’s rise to the Presidency is a good example of how this could happen.
A) Most of the country had
not even heard of the guy 4 yrs ago!
B) How many really thought –
2yrs ago he even had a chance to become president
C) But it happened – Rock Star status – Now He is the most powerful leader
in the world!
D) Prelude to how the
Anti-Christ will come into Power-
But
the Anti-Christ is going to change his tune – at the 3/1/2 yr mark he will turn
on
A) Blaspheme God - -
B) V.37 is interesting RD V.37
He shall regard neither the God of his
fathers nor the desire of women:
A) Based on this, some Bible
scholars believe that the Antichrist will be of Jewish descent, and perhaps
will also be a homosexual.
B) I believe that the phrase He will not
regard the God of his fathers = Jewish Descent
1) Muslim? – Disregard the
god of his fathers – would mean – renounce Islam
C) He will be like many
European Jews – Not practicing –
I
believe the nor the desire of women – means something completely different.
A) The desire of every
Jewish woman was that they might have the honor of
bearing the Messiah.
B) SO the idea would be He doesn’t regard the
messiah – Doesn’t regard Jesus
Rd V.38-39
C) He shall honor a god of fortresses: The Antichrist will take and hold power
with military might and the shrewd use of great riches.
D) Daniel
7 takes out horns or world leaders –
1)
Does in those who stand in his way.
E) Rev 13 Enlist worship of
Now
it is hard to be dogmatic about what is happening here- but it seems like there
is an uprising of nations – Islamic nations that come against him while he is
in the
A) This could be describing
events that lead up to the battle in Ezekiel 38
B) If Ezekiel 38 doesn’t
happen before the rapture –
1) I think it is safe to say
that when the Antichrist makes his covenant with
C) Israel’s neighbors are
not going to be very happy about that-
D) We know that the Antichrist is going to help
1) Somehow finding a way for
the Arab’s and the Israeli’s to coexist on the temple mount
E) Possible that on the Arab
side it could be by force
1) Which is the cause of
this insurrection
Ezekiel 38 would be the
follow up to this – Pure speculation – but interesting to ponder
V.45
Tells us that Antichrist is going to take a special interest in
Ch.12:1a
The
angel Michael is often associated with spiritual battle (Daniel 10 {Came to
help messenger angel
A)
Jude 1:9 {Arguing with Satan over the body of Moses {The Lord rebuke you Satan
B)
Revelation 12:7{Conflict in Heaven – Cast Satan out!
C) Important thing to
remember: Satan is not the counterpart to Jesus –
1) Satan is really the
counterpart to Michael –
Both High ranking Angels
Now
Michael is called here the great prince who stands watch over the sons of your
people.
A) So it seems that Michael
has a special role especially in the last days of watching over
B) Which would make sense
that Michael and Satan are counterparts – Satan is always seeking to destroy
the people of
V.1 Continued –
And there shall
be a time of trouble,
Such as never
was since there was a nation,
Even to that
time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, every one who is found
written in the book.
There shall be
a time of trouble: This refers to the time of
persecution for
This
period is also called the time of Jacob’s trouble in
Such as never
was since there was a nation, even to that time:
A) The Jewish people have
known many a time of trouble through their
history.
B) From the horrors at the
fall of
C) To the destruction of
to the persecutions from the
church during the Dark Ages to the 20th Century Holocaust,
It often
seems that all
But this time of
trouble will be different. This will be a worse time
of trouble than
Jesus quoted this passage in
Say
with great sadness, we must say that the Bible teaches that the worst has yet
to come for
Now
Revelation Ch.7 describes a group of Jews who are going to be protected at that
time 144,000 from each of the 12 tribes of
A) They are going to be
sealed with a special seal from God on their foreheads
B) Their names are written
in the book – I believe this is speaking of the book of Life
1) After the rapture they
embrace Christ as messiah
C) God is an incredible
record keeper!
1)
Malachi 3:16 Book of remembrance – deeds – PTL ours covered in the blood
D) Psalm
56:8 puts our tears in a bottle – Rough times we think God is not there
–
1) He is there – taking note
of every tear
D) Jesus told his disciples
– Don’t rejoice – power over Demons – rejoice that your names are written in
heaven
Reservations:
Dinner / Airlines / Heaven
A) Inheritance reserved in
heaven for you that can’t be stolen- doesn’t rust – decay –
RD V.2-3
God’s stars context =
144,000
Who
are God’s stars?
The mother who patiently teaches her children
about Jesus.
The office worker who answers questions from her friends.
The son who witnesses to his parents.
The coach who shares Christ with his players.
The friend who tells his buddies about Christ.
The Sunday School teacher who prays for her children to be saved.
The young couple who goes to another country as missionaries.
The person who visits those in jail to share gospel
They are God’s heroes,
and they will one day shine like the stars.
Beautiful feet! Isaiah 52:7
Daniel 12:4
"But you,
Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end;
Daniel’s
prophecy certainly was of some value in his own day.
But
there would come a day, the time of the end,
when his prophecy would be of even more importance.
Daniel
will be a best seller during the tribulation
Many
shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase: Here, Daniel is describing
a characteristic of the time of the end.
A)
Many take this prediction as being fulfilled in the travel (run to and fro) and information explosions (knowledge shall increase) of our modern age.
B)
The idea is that people would run about trying to find answers to important
questions, especially in reference to future events.
C) Knowledge of the prophecy, the knowledge of this
book which was to be sealed until the last days and then knowledge would be
increased.
D) And our knowledge of the book of Daniel would be increased as we saw
the events about to transpire.
1) We see them being set up and
suddenly this book of Daniel becomes alive because we see now not only the
fulfillment but the potential for those things that have not yet transpired.
RD V5-12
Three dates: Times / times and half a times
Three and ½ yrs
This
three and one-half year period (here described as a
time, times, and half a time) is well known in other passages of
Biblical prophecy.
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i.
Taking all these together, we are obviously dealing with the last half of
Daniel’s seventieth week (the Great Tribulation); and we know very little about
the first half.
e. When the power of the holy people has been shattered, all
these things shall be finished: the people of
Now why are there
3 groups of numbers listed here?
Times, times….. ½ times – 360 day calendar would be
1260 days
Then 1,290days in mentioned in v.11 and then 1,335
days in v.12?
Possible explanation:
1,260 days marks the end of the tribulation – the 2nd
31/2 yr period – Jesus returns
1,290 days Jesus Government is set up and put in
place.
1,335 days – the nations are judged
Turn to
When He comes – unbelievers
left mixed with the believers -
The least of these –
Back to
The Lord’s final
word to Daniel contains four important messages that we can learn from
#1 Go your way.. Now stay the
course. {S&P not in Church for yrs
A) You’ve been
faithful; you’ve been through the lion’s den.
B) Keep standing
strong and you’ll be all right. Be faithful until God calls you home.
#2 You will rest.
A) Not in a
retirement home but in heaven!
B) You’re going
to die. Don’t worry about it. Your body will be in the earth, your soul will be
with God in heaven.
C) Daniel, you’ve
had a long life filled with many struggles. Hang on a little longer and your
day of rest will come.
#3 You will rise. This is a
promise of bodily resurrection. Though Daniel will die, he will eventually rise
again.
#4 You will receive
your inheritance
A) Daniel would hear the Lord say Well done
B) Body in
1) Us – Body in
C) Well done – Rewards crowns -