Life-Study of Daniel

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I. The subject
II. The contents
A. The first seven weeks of forty-nine years
B. The sixty-two weeks of four hundred thirty-four years
C. The last week of seven years
D. The insertion of Israel's history between the first sixty-nine weeks and the last week
III. The central thought
IV. The sections
A. The issue of the degradation of God's elect
B. The victory, in their captivity, of the young descendants of God's degraded elect over Satan's further devices
C. The visions of the overcoming Daniel

The Victory of the Young Descendants of God's Degraded Elect Over Satan's Further Devices (1) _{msg. 2}

Over the Demonic Diet
I. The issue of the degradation of God's elect — the captivity to Babylon
A. Captured back to the place of the worship of idols
B. Back to the original place of the worship of idols by their forefather Abraham
C. The utter destruction of the testimony of God's elect in the worship of the unique God
II. The victory of the young descendants of God's degraded elect over Satan's further device in the demonic diet
A. Nebuchadnezzar's devilish temptation
1. Seducing Daniel and his companions to be defiled in partaking of his unclean food, food offered to his idols
2. Changing their names
B. Daniel fighting the battle by countering the devil's temptation with bold rejection
C. God honoring Daniel's fighting
D. God apparently being defeated but actually preserving His worship and testimony
E. God blessing daniel and his companions with knowledge and insight
F. God blessing Daniel with longevity

The Victory of the Young Descendants of God's Degraded Elect Over Satan's Further Devices (2) _{msg. 3}

Over the Devilish Blinding that Prevents People from Seeing God's Vision Concerning Human Government Throughout History
I. Nebuchadnezzar's marvelous dream
II. Daniel's vision from God concerning Nebuchadnezzar's dream
A. God's vision given to Daniel
B. Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream
1. Daniel's exalting of God
2. The contents of Nebuchadnezzar's dream
a. Signifying the aggregate of human government throughout human history
b. The head of gold
c. The breast and the arms of silver
d. The abdomen and thighs of bronze
e. The legs of iron and the feet partly of iron and partly of clay
f. The destiny of the great human image
1) To be crushed by a stone cut without hands, at its appearing
2) To be replaced with a great mountain which will fill the whole earth
III. Nebuchadnezzar's honoring of Daniel

The Vision of the Great Image—the Controlling Vision in the Book of Daniel _{msg. 4}

The entire image being Babylon
Babylon rebelling against God, exalting man, and worshipping idols
The stone cut out without hands appearing to crush the great human image
Today's world situation
The controlling vision in chapter two
Three types of Antichrist
The controlling vision keeping God's people from the world

The Victory of the Young Descendants of God's Degraded Elect Over Satan's Further Devices (3) _{msg. 5}

Over the Seduction of Idol Worship
I. Satan's strategy to seduce the young overcomers among God's defeated elect in the worship of idols through Nebuchadnezzar's blindness
II. Daniel's three companions standing against the devilish worship and being accused by the Chaldeans
III. Nebuchadnezzar tempting the young overcomers by giving them another chance to worship the golden image
IV. The answer of the three young overcomers
V. Nebuchadnezzar being filled with fury and commanding that the overcomers be bound and thrown into the blazing furnace of fire
VI. The young overcomers falling into the blazing furnace of fire bound up
VII. Nebuchadnezzar being astonished and speaking to his counselors
VIII. The young overcomers coming out of the fire
IX. Nebuchadnezzar blessing the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego

The Victory of the Young Descendants of God's Degraded Elect Over Satan's Further Devices (4) _{msg. 6}

Over the Covering that Hinders People from Seeing the Ruling of the Heavens by the God of the Heavens
I. Nebuchadnezzar's praise concerning God
II. Nebuchadnezzar's testimony
A. Seeing a dream, and the magicians and Chaldeans not being able to interpret it
B. Daniel coming in to interpret the dream
III. Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream
A. Daniel being appalled and alarmed
B. The great tree signifying Nebuchadnezzar
C. A watcher, a holy one, coming down from heaven and saying that the tree should be Cut down
IV. Daniel's counsel to Nebuchadnezzar
V. The fulfillment of the dream coming upon Nebuchadnezzar
A. Nebuchadnezzar's word as he walked upon the roof of the royal palace of Babylon
B. A voice from heaven telling Nebuchadnezzar that the kingdom had passed on from him
VI. Nebuchadnezzar's return to normality and his testimony
A. At the end of these days Nebuchadnezzar lifting up his eyes to heaven, and his reason returning to him
B. Nebuchadnezzar blessing the most high and praising and honoring the ever-living One

The Victory of the Young Descendants of God's Degraded Elect Over Satan's Further Devices (5) _{msg. 7}

Over the Ignorance Concerning the Result of the Debauchery Before God and the Insult to His Holiness
I. Belshazzar's debauchery before God and his insult to His holiness
A. Making a great feast for a thousand of his lords
B. Commanding men to bring the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his forefather had taken out of the temple in Jerusalem
II. The writing by the hand sent from God
A. The fingers of a man's hand coming forth and writing upon the plaster of the wall
B. King Belshazzar's countenance changing and his thoughts alarming him
C. The king crying loudly to bring the conjurers, the Chaldeans, and the diviners
D. All the king's wise men not being able to read the writing nor make its interpretation known to the king
III. Daniel's interpretation of the writing on the wall
A. Daniel being recommended, called, and brought before the king
B. Daniel's answer to the king
C. The interpretation
D. Belshazzar's response
IV. The destiny of Belshazzar
A. Belshazzar being slain that very night
B. Darius the mede receiving the kingdom of Babylon

The Victory of the Young Descendants of God's Degraded Elect Over Satan's Further Devices (6) _{msg. 8}

Over the Subtlety that Prohibited the Faithfulness of the Overcomers in the Worship of God
I. The exaltation of Daniel as one of the overcomers in the captivity of God's elect in Medo-Persia
II. The subtle attack of Satan on Daniel concerning the worship of God
A. The chief ministers and satraps, with the high officers of the kingdom, taking counsel together
B. King Darius signing the edict
III. Daniel's faithfulness in the worship of God
IV. The accusation of the opposers
V. Daniel's suffering of the persecution
VI. God's deliverance of Daniel
VII. God's victory over Satan in the worship of God on earth
A. Darius the king writing to all the peoples, nations, and languages concerning the God of Daniel
B. Daniel prospering in the reign of Darius and in the reign of Cyrus the Persian

The Visions of the Overcoming Daniel (1) _{msg. 9}

The Vision Concerning the Four Beasts Out of the Mediterranean Sea (1)
I. The year of this vision
II. The four beasts out of the Mediterranean Sea
A. The four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea and four great beasts coming up from the sea
B. The contrast between Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the great human image and Daniel's vision of the four beasts out of the sea
C. The first beast
1. Corresponding to the head of gold of the great human image
2. Like a lion
3. Having the wings of an eagle
4. Its wings being plucked
5. Lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man
D. The second beast
1. Corresponding to the breast and arms of silver of the great human image
2. Resembling a bear
3. Raising up on one side
4. Three ribs being in its mouth between its teeth
5. Being commanded to arise and devour much flesh
E. The third beast
1. Corresponding to the abdomen and thighs of bronze of the great human image
2. Like a leopard
3. Having four wings of a bird on its back
4. Having four heads
5. Given dominion
F. The fourth beast
1. Corresponding to the legs of iron and the feet partly of iron and partly of clay of the great human image
2. Being dreadful and frightful and exceedingly strong
3. Having large iron teeth and claws of bronze and devouring, crushing, and trampling the remainder with its feet
4. Having ten horns
5. A small horn coming up among the ten horns, and three of them being uprooted before it
a. In this horn there being eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth speaking great things
b. This horn waging war with the saints
c. This horn intending to change the times and the law
d. This horn being judged by God and his dominion being taken away
6. The kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven being given to the people of the saints of the Most High
G. Concerning the rest of the beasts

The Visions of the Overcoming Daniel (1) _{msg. 10}

The Vision Concerning the Four Beasts Out of the Mediterranean Sea (2)
III. God and His universal dominion
A. Thrones being set and the Ancient of Days sitting down
B. His throne being flames of fire
C. Thousands of thousands ministering to Him
D. The court of judgment sitting
IV. The coming of the Son of Man — Christ
A. Christ coming like a Son of Man with the clouds of heaven
B. Coming to the Ancient of Days and being brought near before Him
C. To Him being given dominion, glory, and a kingdom, that all the peoples, nations, and languages might serve Him
D. Coming as a stone cut out without hands to strike the great human image
E. Becoming a great mountain
F. Christ's coming terminating the entire human government and bringing in the eternal kingdom of God
G. The book of Daniel bearing a particular characteristic
1. The cutting off of Messiah
2. The upcoming appearing of Christ
3. The seventy weeks
V. The interpretation of the vision

The Visions of the Overcoming Daniel (2) _{msg. 11}

The Vision Concerning a Ram and a Male Goat with Its Successors
I. The year of this vision
II. The place of this vision
III. The vision concerning a ram and a male goat with its successors
A. A ram
1. Signifying Medo-Persia
2. Standing before the river
3. Two high horns, one higher than the other and the higher one coming up last
4. The ram pushing westward, northward, and southward
5. No beast being able to stand before him, and no one being able to deliver from his power
6. Doing as he pleased and becoming great
B. A male goat
1. Signifying greece with Alexander the Great
2. From the west
3. Over the face of the whole earth without touching the ground
4. Having a conspicuous horn between its eyes
5. The goat coming up to the ram, striking him, breaking his two horns, throwing him to the ground, and trampling him
6. The male goat becoming very great
7. The great horn being broken
C. The successors of the male goat
1. In the place of the great horn, four conspicuous ones coming up toward the four winds of heaven
2. A little horn coming forth out of one of the four horns
a. Growing very great toward the south, toward the east, and toward that which is beautiful
b. Growing great, causing some of the host and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and trampling them
c. Growing in greatness to that of the Prince of the host
d. A host given to him for war against the daily sacrifice
e. Arising, being of fierce countenance and skilled in ambiguities
f. His power being mighty
g. Through his craftiness causing deceit to prosper in his hand
h. Standing up against the Prince of princes
i. The days for him to do evil things in the holy land being two thousand three hundred days
IV. The interpretation of the vision

God's Economy in the Book of Daniel _{msg. 12}

Christ — the centrality and universality of God's economy
Christ's crucifixion
The second coming of Christ
Christ as the Son of Man receiving dominion and a kingdom
Christ as the companion of God's suffering people
Christ in His excellency
Christ becoming the centrality and universality of God's elect through their environment
Three crucial matters in the book of Daniel — God's heavenly rule, the preeminence of Christ, and the portion of God's people

Human Government Fighting Against God and Being Crushed by Christ in His Coming with His Bride _{msg. 13}

Antichrist and His ten kings fighting against God directly
In the new creation Christ preparing a bride for himself
The way Christ deals with the old creation and the human government
Christ producing His bride in the new creation by growth and transformation
Christ as the centrality and universality in God's economy
All kings and kingdoms being under God's administration
Christ preparing everything for His coming back to exercise His dominion on earth

The Visions of the Overcoming Daniel (3) _{msg. 14}

The Vision Concerning the Seventy Weeks
I. The year of the vision
II. The cause of the vision
III. The way to obtain the vision
A. Confessing his sins and the sins of the people
B. Supplicating for God's interests on earth
C. Asking the Lord to forgive them
D. God's answer to Daniel's prayer and supplication
IV. The contents of the vision
A. The destiny apportioned by God
B. The purpose
C. The seventy weeks
1. The seven weeks of forty-nine years
2. The sixty-two weeks of four hundred thirty-four years
3. The one week of seven years
a. Antichrist causing the sacrifice and oblation to cease
b. Antichrist replacing the sacrifice and the oblation with the abominations of the desolator
c. Complete destruction being poured out upon the desolator

The Visions of the Overcoming Daniel (4) _{msg. 15}

The Vision Concerning the Destiny of Israel (1)
I. The year of this vision
II. The main subject of the vision
III. The scene in the universe before the release of this vision
A. Daniel setting his heart to understand the future of Israel
B. The excellent Christ appearing to Daniel
1. In His priesthood
2. In His kingship
3. In His preciousness and dignity
4. In His brightness
5. In His enlightening sight
6. In His gleam in His work and moves
7. In His strong speaking
C. The evil prince of the kingdom of Persia withstanding the sent angelic messenger
D. The angelic messenger returning to fight with the evil prince of Persia
E. The angelic messenger standing up to support and strengthen Darius

The Visions of the Overcoming Daniel (4) _{msg. 16}

The Vision Concerning the Destiny of Israel (2)
IV. The contents of this vision
A. Related to the king of the south and the king of the north
1. The fighting of the last king of the kingdom of Persia against the kingdom of Greece
2. The kingdom of Greece under Alexander the Great being divided into four kingdoms under his four generals
3. The wars back and forth between the king of the south and the king of the north
a. The kings using their daughters to destroy the other side
b. The king of the north standing in the beautiful land of Israel
4. The kingdom and the evils of Antiochus Epiphanes as one of the kings of the north
a. A despicable person who seized the kingdom by smooth and cunning words and actions
b. Defeating the king of the south
c. Being enraged at the holy covenant
d. His armies profaning the sanctuary
e. Persecuting and slaying the devoted Jews
f. Being a type of Antichrist

The Visions of the Overcoming Daniel (4) _{msg. 17}

The Vision Concerning the Destiny of Israel (3)
B. Related to the archangel Michael's standing for Israel
1. Things in the consummation of the age
a. Michael standing for Israel
b. A time of distress
c. The shattering of the power of the holy people being completed
d. Everyone found written in the book being delivered
e. Many of those sleeping in the ground awaking to life eternal
2. Things in the kingdom age
a. The cleansing and recovering of the defiled and trampled temple for thirty days
b. The preparing and reestablishing of the priesthood for the offering of the daily sacrifice to God for forty-five days
c. The lot of the overcoming saints in the kingdom
1) The resurrected saints enjoying the eternal life
2) Those who have insight shining like the shining of the heavenly expanse
3) Many who will be purified, cleansed, and refined participating in the kingdom
4) The resurrected Daniel enjoying His lot in the kingdom
3. Things in eternity
a. Those who enjoy the eternal life in the kingdom continuing the enjoyment of the eternal life in eternity
b. Daniel continuing to enjoy His lot of the eternal life in eternity
c. Those who have perished being resurrected after the kingdom age and suffering eternal reproach and contempt in eternity
A concluding word

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