A Personal Study of
The Book of Daniel and The Book of Revelation
The Book of Daniel
can be understood as an extended allegory
describing the experience of the end-times saints
which is then explained within the pages of
The Book of Revelation.
Forgetfulness, the changing of times and laws, and the challenges of tribulation are all reoccuring themes throughout The Book of Daniel. Like the Book of Revelation it is a training manual for the saints at the time of the end. The Book of Revelation is a message to the Lord's people who are Kings and Priests unto their God, Revelation 1:6. Daniel is also a story about kings and priests, but of a darker kind. The two stories are in direct contrast to one another. In The Book of Daniel the Babylonian kings and priests are using Daniel and his friends for their own purposes. In the Book of Revelation the end-time saints, the kings and priests of the true God, following the servant example and teachings of the King of kings, challenge the oppression of Mystery Babylon and prevail. All of this can be seen as an extended parable describing the end of days struggle between Mystery Babylon and the Ambassadors of heaven.
Let us compare and contrast these two end-time books, by joining them together, and seeing them side by side. Perhaps in this way, we will see more clearly the hidden workings of God, and what is happening behind the scenes. Let's take courage and uncover our own place within the fuller picture.
Study prayerfully to discover the revelation of Christ, and perhaps even your own role within the plan of God.
URfriend,
Dean Johnson
Use this side by side
sequential comparison to interpret together both
The
Book of Revelation and The Book of Daniel
As an illustration of this Comparative Method of Bible Study, some of my own insights are given below. My own thoughts are provided not for teaching purposes, but rather as an illustration of how such side by side comparisons can be useful. Compare and contrast for yourselves, and you will find.
The reader
is encouraged
to open this link to
The Daniel and
Revelation Side By Side Comparison - With Key Word Connections
in order to follow the logic of this presentation.
And then to search for a message that will feed your own heart.
Again, for the purposes of illustration, below are some of the color coded key-word connections that provided food for my own soul.
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| "Children... skilful in all wisdom, such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans," Daniel 1:4. | "And hath made us kings and priests," Revelation 1:6. |
Daniel was captured and brought
into the
kings palace. So also we
have been made both kings
and priests, dwelling with royalty within
God's kingdom, and possessing all the responsibilities and
priviledges of such an
honor.
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| "Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee," Daniel 1:13. | "His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire... his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength," Revelation 1:14,16. |
Just as the countenance of Daniel and his three Hebrew companions were fairer than any of those in Babylon, so also it will be seen that the church of Jesus Christ in these last days will excel in "knowledge and skill, (and) in all learning and wisdom: (with) understanding in all visions and dreams... in all matters of wisdom and understanding... (we will be) found... ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers, Daniel 1:15, 20. As the body of Christ, our "head and... hairs (are) white like wool, as white as snow; and (our) eyes (are) as a flame of fire; And (our) feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and (our) voice (is) as the sound of many waters," Revelation 1:14,15.
In our brokenness, O Lord, "in
the hidden part thou shalt make (us) to know wisdom... Then will (we)
teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto
thee." Psalms 51:6,
13.
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| Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. Now at the end of the days, Daniel 1:17,18. | Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter, Revelation 1:19. |
Just
as Daniel had insight into visions
and dreams, so also John (and the
end time church), are shown the things that shall be hereafter.
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| "And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream... The thing is gone from me," Daniel 2:3,5. | "Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent... He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh," Revelation 2:5-7. |
Forgetfulness is a judgment upon those whose lives have become interwoven with the confusion of Mystery Babylon. This judgement must begin within the household of God, 1 Peter 4:17. It will be a time of great tribulation. Even the kings of the earth will forget, and be troubled, but the end-time saints who have fallen into confusion break free through brokenness and repentance, and will overcome. They will be shown the truth, and will know the answers. Come out of her my people. "Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings, Revelation 10:11.
| And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain, Daniel 2:13. | Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth, Revelation 2:16. |
This is a treacherous time, and threats with the sword are seen repeatedly at this point in the text. In contrast, the saints are in training, learning to use Another Type of Sword, which will eventually be used to utterly destroy Mystery Babylon, and defeat the enemy, 2 Thessalonians 2:8.
| The SWORD: Taken from The Joint Body Chiastic Structure of Thomas and Revelation | |||
| "Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth," Revelation 2:16. | "You will do harm to your spirits," Thomas 14. | "In his own house he drew his sword and stuck it into the wall in order to find out whether his hand could carry through. Then he slew thepowerful man," Thomas 98. | "And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth," Revelation 19:21. |
| "Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons," Daniel 2:19-21. | "And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not. Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they repent of their deeds," Revelation 2:21,22. |
For
those concerned about the
Mandela effect, this is "the" verse worth writing upon your
heart.:"Blessed
be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and
might are his: And
he changeth the
times and the seasons," Daniel
2:20,21. When these things begin to be seen, it is
time to get our
house in
order. Judgment must begin with the house of God. Great tribulation is
coming to those who will not repent. It is
the wake up call. It is the sound of the trumpet, "Jesus is coming."
"And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he
is pure, 1
John 3:3.
____________________| "He
revealeth
the deep and secret things, Daniel," Daniel 2:22. "Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation," Daniel 2:24. |
"He
which
searcheth the reins and hearts," Revelation 2:23. "And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers," Revelation 2:23,27. |
Knowing
the heart of God, and knowing that it is only He that knows the heart
of men, the elect saints at the time of the end, will be
compassionate, risking their own safety for the sake of their fellow
men. They are confident, able to rest in the assurance that
God
himself will reveal what is needed when it is needed, and will right
everything in the end.
____________________| "But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart," Daniel 2:30. | "He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches. And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, Revelation 3:6-7. |
What
is the secret that will make everything right? And to who is this
secret made known? It is not revealed because of any
wisdom... of any man, but
for their sakes that shall make
known the interpretation... He
that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the
churches. I give to you the
key of David,
Revelation 3:6-7.
Will you make it known? (C.f. The
Key of David.)
| "Thou
sawest
till that a stone was cut out without hands, which
smote the image
upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to
pieces," Daniel
2:34. "And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever," Daniel 2:44. |
"Behold,
I
will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and
are not, but do lie; behold,
I will make them
to come and worship before thy feet," Revelation
3:9. "To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne," Revelation 3:21. |
And when these things begin to
come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption
draweth nigh, Luke
21:28.
It is in the days of these kings that the God of Heaven is setting up a
kingdom, which shall never be destroyed, Daniel
2:44. This is happening
now. It is through Christ the
headstone, and his
primary teaching (Thomas
55, 51)
that God goes to war and is
subduing his enemies. This is the message the end-time elect will
embrace. Those of us who endure to the end, and overcome, will be
seated on a throne, and our enemies will be made to bow before
us.
____________________| "The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret," Daniel 2:47. | "Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne," Revelation 4:1-2. |
Even Kings will
acknowledge the true
God, when they see the insight given to the end-time elect, who
are caught up into the heavenly realms to behold the throne.
____________________| "Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof six cubits... the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king," Daniel 3:1-2. | "Four beasts... And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts ... saying Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty," Revelation 4:6-7. |
While the kings of the earth are
focused on a beast of their own
creation, reminiscent of the image of the beast with the number of 666,
the
end-time elect Sons see a vision of themselves worshipping
before the very throne of God. And they can do nothing else.
____________________| "The
image
which Nebuchadnezzar the king... they
stood before the image,"
Daniel
3:2-3. "Ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth," Daniel 3:5-6. |
"And
the four beasts... And when
those
beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the
throne," Revelation
4:8,9. "The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever," Revelation 4:10. |
When the princes of the earth
are standing before the image 60 cubits high, and 6 cubits across, (reminscent of the number of the beast), and even before
they fall in idolatrous worship, then the elders and the
elect who run and fly with the Gospel, in their heart of
hearts are already falling down before him that sat on the
"true" throne, worshipping him that liveth for ever and ever.
____________________| "O king, hast made a decree," Daniel 3:10. | "The
Lion of the tribe of Juda,
the Root of David, hath prevailed to
open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof,"
Revelation
5:5. And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne. Revelation 5:7. |
The decree of the Babylonian
king has no effect on the end-time elect, but The
Testimony of the Lion of the tribe of Judah, as he prevails,
will change
the entire earth.
____________________| "Is it true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which I have set up?" Daniel 3:14. | "Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing," Revelation 5:12. |
When the time of inquisition
arrives, the elect will answer with direct simplicity and
without guile, "Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain to receive power, and riches,
and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing." With
confidence they declare even to the King of Babylon, "We do
not need to defend ourselves
before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace,
the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us
from Your Majesty’s hand. But even if he does not, we want you to know,
Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of
gold you have set up,” Daniel
3:15-18.
____________________| "But if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace," Daniel 3:15. | "Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever," Revelation 5:13. |
Threats are made, but worship continues toward the lamb.
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| "Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God," Daniel 3:25. | "The lamb opened... the seals... Come and see. And I looked, and behold... I saw," Revelation 6:1,7,8,9. |
The
appearance of one like the son of man brings deliverance to the
faithful. The seals are opened and John (the end time elect) is told to
behold the righteous judgment of God.
____________________| "Blessed
be
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and
delivered his
servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's
word," Daniel
3:28. "Every people... their houses shall be made a dunghill," Daniel 3:29. |
"And
the stars of heaven fell
unto the earth, even as a fig tree
casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
And the heaven departed as a
scroll when it is rolled together; and
every
mountain and island were moved out of their places," Revelation
6:13,14. "Every free man... the dens... the mountains," Revelation 6:15. |
Through this deliverance and
righteous judgment even the King of
Babylon recognizes the power of God. He realizes his decree is
overridden by the God of heaven. Nevertheless, with characteristic
violence, the king then declares that those who speak against
the
God of these end-time elect shall be cut in pieces, and that their
houses would be made a dunghill. However, the God of
heaven chooses to deal with those who speak against
him in His
own way. The judgment continues and every enemy, from the kings to the
free men, tries to hide themselves from the presence and wrath of God.
Rather than, and worse than being cut in pieces and their
houses
being made a dunghill, the enemies of God chose to live in
hiding
in the dens, and in the rocks of the mountains, crying out even for
death, as if death might be a deliverance from the wrath of the lamb.
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| "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego," Daniel 3:30. | "For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?" Revelation 6:17. |
This is the day of
wrath. I saw men as trees. Who is able to stand? It is the
end-time elect who like Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego refused to bow to the image of the beast. This
day begins with the King of Babylon saying, "Peace be
multiplied unto you," Daniel
4:1. But it is the true God of
peace
who sends out his messengers saying, "Hurt not the earth, neither the
sea, nor the trees," Revelation
7:2.
____________________| The 144,000 | |
| "The signs... How great are his signs... and his dominion is from generation to generation," Daniel 4:3. | "There were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel," Revelation 7:4. |
This is both a great and a
terrible
day. Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego become
a picture of those who are signed, sealed, and delivered. There is a
sign and a seal from heaven, and a mark of protection for those
designated
for the work of God.
| Bind the hands of the
enemy: From The
Joint Revelation - Thomas Chiastic Structure
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| "I heard the number of them
which
were sealed... of all the tribes of the children of Israel," Revelation
7:4. |
"Enter the house of a strong man
and take it by force, unless he binds his hands ... (and) ransack his
house,"
Thomas 35." |
"Blessed are you when you are
hated and persecuted. Wherever you have been persecuted they will find
no place," Thomas 68. |
"Unclean spirits like frogs
come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast,
and out of the mouth of the false prophet," Revelation 16:13. |
Bind the hands of the
enemy. This is
a time to enter the house of the strong man and
ransack
it. Those who dare persecute these sealed children will find
no
place. These chosen ones will counter and defeat the lies of the enemy.
"And a great multitude, which no man could number (will) cry with a
loud
voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and
unto the Lamb," Revelation
7:9-10.
____________________| "Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw, and behold a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height thereof was great. The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth: The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all... Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves... and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth" Daniel 4:10-12,14-15. | "After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands; And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb," Revelation 7:9-10. |
This
next parallelism is a detailed explanation of the king of
Babylon losing his memory, his senses, and becoming as a beast of the
field. There is a picture of the kings and the respective inhabitants
of two very different kingdoms. One vision is of Babylon, and its king.
The other is of the Kingdom of God, and the lamb. As worship ascends to
the God of heaven, the king of Babylon is brought low. As a multitude
of saints stand worshipping the King of Heaven, waving palms
in
their hands, the King of Babylon is hewn down, the branches are cut
off, and the leaves fall to the ground.
____________________| "A watcher... cried aloud... Let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth: Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's heart be given unto him; and let seven times pass over him," Daniel 4:13,15,16. | "These
are they which came
out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them
white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore are they before the throne of
God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on
the throne shall dwell among them, They
shall hunger no more, neither
thirst any more... For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne
shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters:
and
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes," Revelation
7:14-16. |
| Hew the tree down, and destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field," Daniel 4:23. | "The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt up," Revelation 8:7. |
In Daniel the king's heart is
changed for a time from that of a man to that of a beast.
This change of heart may foreshadow the change to the evil beast
that the book of Revelation says will be given life, even if it is only for a short time.
This change of heart may foreshadow the change to the evil beast
that the book of Revelation says will be given life, even if it is only for a short time.
However, the stronger emphasis
in this side by side parallelism is pointing to the
saints, to those who have been changed, but in a wonderful way. They
are washed and made white, and set before the throne.
This is in direct contrast to changes to the heart
of the king
of
Babylon, who is brought low. As an animal, the King of
Babylon
is driven from amongst his subjects, and seven times pass over him in
this horrible state. In contrast to the segregation of the Babylonian
King, the
saints serve before the thone of God, and their king shall dwell
amongst them. Though the king of Babylon is made to eat grass as the
oxen of the field, the saints shall hunger no more, neither thirst any
more for their God shall wipe away all tears, Daniel
4:25.
____________________| "Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him," Daniel 4:19. | "And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour," Revelation 8:1. |
Daniel is asked to
interpret the dream of the king. He is astonished for one hour,
and he is troubled.
The revelation declares that when the lamb opened
the seventh seal there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. For
the sake of the elect the days shall be shortened.
____________________| "O king, and this is the decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king: That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field," Daniel 4:24-25. | "And there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters," Revelation 8:10. |
| "Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity," Daniel 4:27. | "And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!" Revelation 8:13. |
Here
we get the idea that what is happening to the King of Babylon
is a
picture, a mirror image of what is happening in heaven. Just as the
King Of
Babylon is cast out from among men, in a similar manner, we read of a
great star cast out, and falling from heaven, and falling upon a third
part. This is reminiscent of the war in heaven when
"the
great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and
Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth,
and his angels were cast out with him... his tail drew the third part
of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth" Revelation
12:4,9. This is a story that is told more than once, and from
more than
one perspective.
____________________| "Oxen... eagles... birds... And for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom," Daniel 4:36. | "A scorpion... the locusts... horses... lions... horses... scorpions... And they had a king over them," Revelation 9:5-11. |
The
King of Babylon, Nebuchadnesser, comes to his senses and recognizes the
God of heaven, and the kingdom is restored, and he is restored to
power. He no longer "looks"
like a beast, but only after he acknowledges that it is God
who
sets up and puts down. Perhaps there is a hidden, but contrasting
parallel in this story of the king's forgetfulness. Perhaps,
the
end-time saints will also be restored to power after a similar
forgetfulness, or a similar period of time, It is God himself that
"doeth according to his
will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth,"
Daniel
4:35. This is a parable about the kingdom. Then the
revelation declares that various beasts come up out
of
the pit "and they (also) had a king over them"
____________________| "Belshazzar (is) greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him," Daniel 5:9. | "I saw another mighty angel come
down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his
head, and his
face was as it were the sun," Revelation
10:1. |
Now
the story moves to another leader, to Belshazzar the king. He chooses
to
defile
"the golden and silver vessels... taken out of the temple which were in
Jerusalem," Daniel
5:2. He "repented not of the works of (his) hands,
that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver,
Revelation
9:20. Who are the gold and silver vessels taken from the
temple of God that the King of Mystery Babylon has defiled? 1
Corinthians 3:17.
The writing is on the wall. "If any man defile the temple of god, him shall God destroy." And yet the king declares, "Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. "Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof."
The weakness and inability of King Belshazzar in the Book of Daniel is now contrasted to the "mighty angel" in Revelation 10. The king was cast out from amongst men, like an angel that was cast out of heaven. The other angel (or messenger) comes clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was on his head, and his face was as the sun.
____________________The writing is on the wall. "If any man defile the temple of god, him shall God destroy." And yet the king declares, "Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. "Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof."
The weakness and inability of King Belshazzar in the Book of Daniel is now contrasted to the "mighty angel" in Revelation 10. The king was cast out from amongst men, like an angel that was cast out of heaven. The other angel (or messenger) comes clothed with a cloud, and a rainbow was on his head, and his face was as the sun.
| "In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.... PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians," Daniel 5:5, 28. | "And he (the mighty angel) had
in his
hand a
little book open... And the angel which I saw
stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted
up his hand to heaven, Revelation
10:2, 5. (c.f. And God
called the
firmament Heaven," Genesis
1:8.) |
Upon
the wall, the ominous hand had
written a mysterious message to King Belshazzar. There "came
forth fingers of a
man's hand,
and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of
the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote."
In contrast, to this indecipherable message,
in the Revelation, John sees an
open book in the
hand
of the mighty angel. In both cases it is a message of doom for the
enemies of God, and a proclamation of the victory of the way of God.
The kingdom of the enemies of God is divided and destroyed, Daniel
5:28, Luke
11:18. Piercing through the walls and
divisions, the kingdom of God will increase by speaking the same
thing, and with One
Voice, Genesis
11:5-7, Hebrews
4;12.
____________________| "The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof," Daniel 5:7. | "And (The angel) cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices," Revelation 10:3. |
In
agony and helplessness, King Belshazzar "cried
aloud," Daniel
5:7. In contrast, and
in victory, in The
Revelation the angel "cried
with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when
he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices," Revelation
10:3.
____________________| "The queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed... There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit," Daniel 5:10-11. | "And when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven," Revelation 10:4. |
This is the great culmination of
the message that silenced heaven for
half an hour, Revelation
8:1-2. Who can hear it? "The king's countenance was
changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the
joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one
against another," Daniel
5:6-7. Even John, in The Revelation,
discovered that this message though, "it shall be in thy mouth sweet as
honey... it shall make
thy belly bitter," Revelation
10:9.
The message of Victory through Oneness with God is sweet, but at times
it might seem a bitter responsibility when it must be carried
with
love, Colossians
3:19.
John and the end time elect, who have come out of great tribulation,
will discover, "Thou must prophesy again
before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings, Revelation
10:11, 14:1-6,
7:1-14.
Who is the bride? And what is the message of the Bride? The Queen of Babylon, "spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed." Like this bride, and like lightning in the heavens seven angels over seven churches utter seven messages, Revelation 1-22, Revelation 21:17. This Lightning comes before The Thunder, Genesis 1.
____________________Who is the bride? And what is the message of the Bride? The Queen of Babylon, "spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed." Like this bride, and like lightning in the heavens seven angels over seven churches utter seven messages, Revelation 1-22, Revelation 21:17. This Lightning comes before The Thunder, Genesis 1.
| "There is a man in thy kingdom... shewing... hard sentences, and he will shew the interpretation." Daniel 5:11-12. | "The angel... sware... that there should be time no longer, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets," Revelation 10:5-7. |
Mystery
Babylon is about to hear her final rebuke. God Himself is about to
speak. Even the lightning in the sky is veiled, overshadowed, and
surpassed
by the sound of these seven
thunders. Who can hear it?
____________________| "Now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation," Daniel 5:12. | "The mystery of God should be finished," Revelation 10:7. |
God himself has "made known unto
us the mystery of his will... that in
the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in
one all things in Christ, Ephesians
1:8-10." Now there is a man, an angel over the church, who
will declare these things, who will declare that "there
should be time no longer".
He will declare the interpretation, that the mystery of God should be
finished, as God has "declared to his servants the prophets," Daniel
12:4, Revelation
10:7. This is no private
interpretation, 2
Peter 1:20. Joining spiritual with
spiritual, scripture will interpret scripture.
____________________| "Daniel (was) brought in before the king. And the king spake and said unto Daniel," Daniel 5:13. | "He (God) hath declared (the mystery) to his servants the prophets," Revelation 10:7. |
And so Daniel was called.
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| "Read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof... read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof," Daniel 5:15-16. | "Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel... I... said... Give me the little book... Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings," Revelation 10:8-9,11. |
Go! Take the little book. Read the writing. Make known the interpretation.
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| "All people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down," Daniel 5:19. | "These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed," Revelation 11:4-5. |
Go prophesy! Have no fear. As
all people once trembled before the King of Babylon and his decree, in
like manner, you will be heard. In
the days of your prophecy, if any would even want to hurt
you, they themselves will suffer the consequences. For
1260 days, the
end-time elect saints will declare this message. Just as the
judgment of God was given to awaken this end-time remnant
church, so also these have "power to smite the earth with all plagues,
as often as they will," Revelation
11:6.
These are the days of Elijah who had power to shut up heaven for three years and six months, when great famine was in the land, Luke 4:25, Revelation 11:2-3,6. Though there was famine, God commanded the ravens to feed Elijah. Jesus said, "The Spirit of the lord is upon me to preach the gospel to the poor," Luke 4:18. Jesus took care of the poor. The ravens took care of the poor, 1 Kings 17:4. Even the gentile widow woman took care of the poor, 1 Kings 17:9.
(Here are some of the clues
pointing to the ministry of Moses and Elijah
as a type and figure for this end-time ministry:
Moses and Elijah as a type the end-time church:
James 5:17, Mark 9:5-7, Revelation 11:6, Romans 11:17, Two candlesticks,
Three and a half days or years: Revelation 11:9, James 5:17,
Troubles: 1 Kings 18:17-18 and Revelation 11:10,
Rain: Luke 4:25, Revelation 11:2-3,6, 1 Kings 18)
as a type and figure for this end-time ministry:
Moses and Elijah as a type the end-time church:
James 5:17, Mark 9:5-7, Revelation 11:6, Romans 11:17, Two candlesticks,
Three and a half days or years: Revelation 11:9, James 5:17,
Troubles: 1 Kings 18:17-18 and Revelation 11:10,
Rain: Luke 4:25, Revelation 11:2-3,6, 1 Kings 18)
These are the days of Elijah who had power to shut up heaven for three years and six months, when great famine was in the land, Luke 4:25, Revelation 11:2-3,6. Though there was famine, God commanded the ravens to feed Elijah. Jesus said, "The Spirit of the lord is upon me to preach the gospel to the poor," Luke 4:18. Jesus took care of the poor. The ravens took care of the poor, 1 Kings 17:4. Even the gentile widow woman took care of the poor, 1 Kings 17:9.
When these end-time
churches have completed the days of their
prophecy, the beast will rise to "make war... overcome them, and kill
them," Revelation
11:7. This is reminiscent of the war "against the
Lord of the heavens," and just as "Our lord was crucified" and rose and
ascended, so also in like manner, shall these faithful witnesses arise
and ascend, Revelation
11:11.
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The following verses
mark the turning point in the two texts. These sayings pinpoint the
climax of both books.
These verses are the head of a chiastic structure. Imagine each text folded at this point. The top of the scroll is joined to the bottom of the scroll, and the right is joined to the left. Each saying is interpreted by its corresponding saying at the opposite end of the text. Like a zipper slowly closing, joining the left to the right, saying by saying, a divided reality is about to be changed by the completed spiritual perspective, like the joining of the thoughts of one scroll written on the front and on the back, Revelation 5:1. |
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| "Thou... has lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven," Daniel 5:23. | "Lie in the street... where also our Lord was crucified," Revelation 11:8. |
Jesus set the example of how to
face opposition. Become a disciple. Take up the cross, Thomas
55. It is the cross that brings heaven and earth together,
the right hand and the left hand hold each other, and
the male and the female are joined in marriage.
And so, the perspective changes at this point. Here is the cross, the key to the proper interpretation of both texts.
It is at this point in the Biblical texts that kingdoms transition, and the kingdom of God is most prominently presented. The Chiasmic Zipper is coming together.
And so, the perspective changes at this point. Here is the cross, the key to the proper interpretation of both texts.
It is at this point in the Biblical texts that kingdoms transition, and the kingdom of God is most prominently presented. The Chiasmic Zipper is coming together.
His disciples said to
(Jesus), "When
will the kingdom come?" Jesus
said, "It will not come by waiting for it. It will not be a matter of
saying 'here it is' or 'there it is.' Rather, the kingdom of the father
is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it," Thomas
113. His disciples said to him,
"When
will the repose of the dead come about, and when
will the new
world come?" He said to them, "What you look forward to has already
come, but you do not recognize it, Thomas 51"
The church (the woman) gives birth to a Man-child who will rule all nations, Revelation 12:4. The enemies of God will seek to find fault with the administration of God. And so, the princes of Babylon seek to find fault with Daniel, Daniel 6:4-5. However, as was previously declared "The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ," Revelation 11:15. "If any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed," Revelation 11:4-5.
| "This is the interpretation of the thing: Mene; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it," Daniel 5:26. | "And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet... and they ascended," Revelation 11:11. |
The days of a kingdom set
against heaven are numbered. Going back even to the days of the tower
of
Babel, Mystery Babylon though characterized by confusion, has
down through the centuries apparently still been rising, but is now it
is beholding its demise, Revelation
11:12.
____________________| "And Darius the Median took
the kingdom... It pleased
Darius to set
over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which
should be over the whole kingdom; And over these three presidents;
of
whom Daniel was first," Daniel
5:31-6:2. |
"The
kingdoms of this world
are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ;
and he shall
reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat
before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,"
Revelation
11:15-16. |
From an earthly
perspective, the kingdom is taken from King Belshazzar and given to Darius
the Median. For those with eyes to see it, the kingdoms of the world
are transformed into mere tools in the hands of the Christ.
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| "O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions," Daniel 11:7. | "There appeared a great
wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her
feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars
(the constellation Leo -
the lion)," Revelation
12:1. |
And so we have the story of
Daniel in the Lion`s den, and the
woman in heaven with the lion, Revelation
12:1.
____________________| "O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions... O king, shall be cast into the den of lions?" Daniel 11:7,12. | "And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth... And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him," Revelation 12:3-4,9. |
Daniel is to be cast into the
Lions Den. And a great red dragon is cast
into the earth. When Satan schemes against
Daniel to cast him out, rather Satan himself is cast out of
heaven. Concerning the end -time elect, "If any man will hurt them, he
must in this
manner be killed," Revelation
11:4-5.
____________________| "Now,
O king, establish the
decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed,
according to the
law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not. Wherefore king
Darius signed the writing and the decree," Daniel
6:8-9. |
"And the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron," Revelation 12:4-5. |
Cast down from a place of power,
trickery is used. The princes of the
earth "come near"
to deceive the king, and Satan appears before the man-child,
who
is to rule all nations. They hope to pressure him, and try to trick him
into believing that good is evil, hoping he will use his power to make
a decree, and oppose the chosen and the elect. With no authority of his
own, Satan attempts to deceive.
He points to a powerful decree from the throne, twists it, and attempts to make it his own, hoping to implement it with violence, Matthew 10:16.
He wants it to be believed that he has the power to change times, or to make a law, and to enforce it. He does have the desire, but not the power. He has the will, but not the way. (c.f. Daniel 7:25. He will "think to change times and laws," but it only God who truly "changeth the times and the seasons, he (God) removeth kings and setteth up kings, he giveth wisdom unto the wise and knowledge to them that know understanding," Daniel 2:21.
He points to a powerful decree from the throne, twists it, and attempts to make it his own, hoping to implement it with violence, Matthew 10:16.
He wants it to be believed that he has the power to change times, or to make a law, and to enforce it. He does have the desire, but not the power. He has the will, but not the way. (c.f. Daniel 7:25. He will "think to change times and laws," but it only God who truly "changeth the times and the seasons, he (God) removeth kings and setteth up kings, he giveth wisdom unto the wise and knowledge to them that know understanding," Daniel 2:21.
And so his / their trickery begins.
____________________
But prayer is made, and the Man-child is caught up to God,
and the trickery is thwarted in the court of heaven.
| "He
kneeled upon his knees three
times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God," Daniel
6:10. |
"And her child (the man-child) was caught up unto God, and to his throne," Revelation 12:5. |
Daniel (the end-time saints) pray and there is a deliverance.
____________________
| "Then
answered they and said
before the king, That
Daniel, which is of the children of
the captivity
of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast
signed, but maketh his petition three
times a day,"
Daniel
6:13. |
"And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night," Revelation 12:10. |
The woman, gives birth
to the man-child, Revelation
12:5. To the dragon God declares, "thou
art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon
thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy
life: I
will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and
her seed; it (her seed: the man-child) shall bruise thy head, and thou
shalt bruise
his heel," Genesis
3:15.
Does this man-child have difficulty walking with a bruised heel?
And so, and yet, despite the inevitable failure of Satan and his followers, still he continues his accusations, for he is the accuser. However, countering any accusations, a voice from heaven comes with assurance, "Now is come salvation," Revelation 12:10.
____________________Does this man-child have difficulty walking with a bruised heel?
And so, and yet, despite the inevitable failure of Satan and his followers, still he continues his accusations, for he is the accuser. However, countering any accusations, a voice from heaven comes with assurance, "Now is come salvation," Revelation 12:10.
| "The king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him," Daniel 6:14. | "And they overcame him by
the blood of the Lamb, and by the
word of their testimony; and they
loved not their lives unto the death," Revelation
12:11. |
Persecuted
within,
the King is able to see through the deception. The end-time elect also
overcome
this violent deception through a love of the truth. They persevere by
looking to the selfless act seen in the blood of the lamb, by
considering their own personal and peaceful acquisition of the truth
which was only obtained through a submission to God, and by
proclaiming their own personal expression of the
Testimony
of Jesus. Ultimately for these end time elect, it is the
proper understanding and use of the words of The
Testimony of Jesus, which is the sword of the
spirit, that
destroys the deception and even the deceiver, 2
Thessalonians 2:8-9.
____________________| "Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went in haste unto the den of lions," Daniel 6:19. | "And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth," Revelation 12:16. |
And yet and still,
despite the kings efforts, Daniel was cast into "the
den of lions," and a stone (or teaching)
is "laid upon the
mouth of the den," Daniel
6:16-17.
This teaching is that just as Daniel was protected from the mouth of
the lions, so also the woman (the end time church who gives birth to
the man-child) is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time,
from the
face of the serpent" as "the
serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the
woman," Revelation
12:14-15.
Opposed to the violence of the enemy, there will be those even of the earth who will side with God's elect.
____________________Opposed to the violence of the enemy, there will be those even of the earth who will side with God's elect.
| "My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me," Daniel 6:22. | "The dragon was wroth with the woman... and the beast...was like a leopard... his mouth as the mouth of a lion," Revelation 13:2. |
However, ultimately it is God who will shut the mouth of the lion.
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| "No manner of hurt was found upon him (upon Daniel) because he believed in God," Daniel 6:23. | "I saw one of his (the beast's) heads as it were wounded to death, and his deadly wound was healed," Revelation 13:3. |
Though it is God's
people, the
believers, who are truly protected, the dragon will
deceptively
display the beast as the one who is untouchable.
____________________| "The king commanded, and they brought those men which had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions... and the lions had the mastery of them," Daniel 6:24. | "They worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast... saying... who is able to make war with him," Revelation 13:4. |
The world will ask, "Who is able
to make war with" the beast? Revelation
13:4.
The world will wonder after the beast, but the beast is not
untouchable. God will touch anyone he wants. The LORD is a man of war, Exodus
25:3.
God is the one who sets up kings and puts them down. He will use anyone
and anything He chooses to accomplish His purposes. "Whatsoever the
LORD
please(s), that (does) he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all
deep places," Psalms
135:6.
____________________| "Tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for He is the living God... who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions," Daniel 6:26-27. | "Another beast coming up out of the earth...The beast... was like... a leopard ... his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power and his seat, and great authority... the dragon which gave power unto the beast... who is able to make war with him?... and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months... it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations," Revelation 13:2-7. |
God does as he wills,
and yet and
still, when the King of the Medes or Mystery Babylon writes to all the
peoples of the earth saying, "Peace be multiplied unto
you," then
be sober and be vigilant,
Daniel
6:25, 1
Peter 1:2. When he writes "saying,
peace, peace; when there is no peace," then, at this point in the
revelation text, the beast will
"make war with the saints and overcome them," Revelation
13:7.
At this point, because of the seriousness of this passage, and the concern in the hearts of the saints, a deeper examination is warranted.
Take heed, the beast is given power, Revelation 13:7. To start with he speaks great things against the saints. He blasphemes the tabernacle of God, and accuses the church, and those who dwell in heaven, Revelation 13:5-6. He speaks evil and rails against the "whole family in heaven and earth," Ephesians 3:15. It is like the roar of a lion trapped in a den, 1 Peter 5:8. He is given this power for forty and two months, Revelation 13:5. Be ready.
It seems that after these accusations, he may then be able to take the saints into captivity, and even kill them, but here is the patience and the faith of the saints... "He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword," Revelation 13:10.
Remember, he may be given some power to kill the body, (but) after that he has no more that (he) can do, Luke12:4. And even that much, he could have no power at all to do, if it were not given to him of the Father, John 19:11.
It is our God who has the ultimate power over the dragon, the lion, and the beast. Instead of fearing the beast, "rather fear Him who has power to destroy both soul and body in hell," Matthew 10:28.
At this point, because of the seriousness of this passage, and the concern in the hearts of the saints, a deeper examination is warranted.
Take heed, the beast is given power, Revelation 13:7. To start with he speaks great things against the saints. He blasphemes the tabernacle of God, and accuses the church, and those who dwell in heaven, Revelation 13:5-6. He speaks evil and rails against the "whole family in heaven and earth," Ephesians 3:15. It is like the roar of a lion trapped in a den, 1 Peter 5:8. He is given this power for forty and two months, Revelation 13:5. Be ready.
It seems that after these accusations, he may then be able to take the saints into captivity, and even kill them, but here is the patience and the faith of the saints... "He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword," Revelation 13:10.
Remember, he may be given some power to kill the body, (but) after that he has no more that (he) can do, Luke12:4. And even that much, he could have no power at all to do, if it were not given to him of the Father, John 19:11.
It is our God who has the ultimate power over the dragon, the lion, and the beast. Instead of fearing the beast, "rather fear Him who has power to destroy both soul and body in hell," Matthew 10:28.
This is a time of terrible persecution.
This is a time to remember "the patience and the faith of the
saints," Revelation
13:10. And remember "the lamb slain from the
foundation of the world," Revelation
13:8.
This reference to "the lamb slain" is a
clue referencing back
to the previously mentioned center or the Chiasmic Climax of the Book of Revelation: "Our Lord was crucified," Revelation
11:7-8. As the chiastic climax, "Our
Lord... crucified" is the Key to a proper interpretation of this entire
book, and also of this difficult passage. Let us consider Jesus, "lest
(we) be wearied and faint in (our) minds," Hebrews
12:3.
When we remember back to this passage, then we see "the two olive trees and the two candlesticks (the two churches) standing before the God of the earth," Revelation 11:4.
When we remember back to this passage, then we see "the two olive trees and the two candlesticks (the two churches) standing before the God of the earth," Revelation 11:4.
Side by side, let us look at these two
passages in the Book of Revelation concerning
the persecution of the saints (or the two witnesses) to see what insight they might yield.
the persecution of the saints (or the two witnesses) to see what insight they might yield.
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Revelation
11:3-10
[11:3] And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. [11:4] These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth. [11:5] And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. [11:6] These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will. [11:7] And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them. [11:8] And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified, [11:9] And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves. [11:10] And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth. |
Revelation
13:1-10
[13:1] And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. [13:2] And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. [13:3] And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. [13:4] And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? [13:5] And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. [13:6] And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven. [13:7] And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. [13:8] And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. [13:9] If any man have an ear, let him hear. [13:10] He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints. |
| My two witnesses... the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks... these two prophets | Them that dwell in heaven... the saints... the saints |
| They shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days... the days of their prophecy... their testimony... three days and an half | Blasphemy... a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months |
| (The Church) before the God of the earth | Them that dwell in heaven |
| If any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies | Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him? |
| If any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed | He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword |
| These have power to shut heaven | Gave him his power... the dragon which gave power unto the beast... power was given him |
| The beast... shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them | (The beast shall) make war with the saints, and to overcome them |
| The great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified | The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world |
| The people and kindreds and tongues and nations | All kindreds, and tongues, and nations |
| They that dwell upon the earth... them that dwelt on the earth | All that dwell upon the earth |
| Send gifts one to another | There was given unto him... power was given him... it was given unto him... power was given unto him |
Consider
the possibility that the two witnesses, the saints that dwell in the
heavens prophesy
for a thousand two hundred and threescore days
tormenting them that dwell on (and remain attached to) the earth. These
witnesses have power to shut
heaven, and smite the earth with all plagues, as often as
they will. In
response to their testimony the beast blasphemes against God and these
saints. It seems he tries to imprison the saints. However, he that leadeth into
captivity shall go into captivity. Here is the patience of the saints.
Eventually, the dragon shall be "cast... into
the bottomless pit, and shut... up... set (with) a seal... that he
should deceive the nations no more." Revelation
20:3. It is these (saints that) have power (even) to shut
heaven.
____________________
| "Then king
Darius wrote unto
all
people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth;
Peace
be multiplied unto you. I make a decree, That in every
dominion of my
kingdom men
tremble and fear before the God of Daniel:
for he is the
living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not
be destroyed," Daniel
6:25-26. |
"And it was given unto him
to
make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power
was given
him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell
upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not
written in the
book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the
world,"
Revelation
13:7-8. |
"Who is able to make war with
this beast?" Concerning these saints, "if any man will hurt them, fire
proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies." Nevertheless, the beast shall
make war with the saints, and overcome them, Revelation
13:7. Again, the beast... shall
make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them, Revelation
11:7. Have patience. If any man will hurt these, he
must in this manner be killed. He that killeth with the sword
must be killed with the sword, Revelation
11:5, 13:10.
This is the disciples following their Lord. The Lamb was slain, Revelation 11:9, 13:8. And as our Lord was crucified, ( Revelation 11:8 ) so also the two prophets, lie in the street for three and a half days. They that dwell upon the earth send gifts one to another celebrating the end of these tormenting prophets. It is the ones who dwell upon the earth who celebrate the end of these two prophets, that the beast is given power over, Revelation 11:10, 13:8.
Perhaps this remembering of "the two olive trees and the two candlesticks (the two churches) standing before the God of the earth" will help us understand what is happening when this time comes, Revelation 11:4. It may not be far away.
Daniel was thrown into the den of the Lion, and the saints will be taken into captivity. But let us remember, God is able to shut the mouth of the Lion, even in the Lion's den. Because of this," the king was exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God," Daniel 6:23. So God is able to deliver. Consider the testimony of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up," Daniel 3:16-18.
God is able to save those who believe. His desire is to intervene and to save. He will do what is necessary to accomplish his purpose. "Except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened," Matthew 24:22.
Remember that "the gates of hell shall not (truly) prevail against" them, for they two are the One body, the church, Matthew 16:18-19. When you make the two one, you will rule over the all, Thomas 2, 22. The gates of hell shall not prevail, overcome or be superior in strength to the church possessing these keys, Matthew 16:18-19, Matthew / Thomas 51,55. "Through faith and patience (like Daniel and his friends) inherit the promises," Hebrews 6:7.
What is this key that the church possesses? What is the way out? It is seen in the example of Jesus. It is to carry the cross like Jesus, Matthew 16:19 / Thomas 55 (and 51.)
Jesus said, "Whoever does not hate his father and his mother cannot become a disciple to me. And whoever does not hate his brothers and sisters and take up his cross in my way will not be worthy of me," Thomas 55. "If any man have ears to hear let him hear," Revelation 13:9. (Taken from The Joint Revelation Chiastic Study ) Following the example of Jesus we renounce everything of this life.
____________________This is the disciples following their Lord. The Lamb was slain, Revelation 11:9, 13:8. And as our Lord was crucified, ( Revelation 11:8 ) so also the two prophets, lie in the street for three and a half days. They that dwell upon the earth send gifts one to another celebrating the end of these tormenting prophets. It is the ones who dwell upon the earth who celebrate the end of these two prophets, that the beast is given power over, Revelation 11:10, 13:8.
Perhaps this remembering of "the two olive trees and the two candlesticks (the two churches) standing before the God of the earth" will help us understand what is happening when this time comes, Revelation 11:4. It may not be far away.
Daniel was thrown into the den of the Lion, and the saints will be taken into captivity. But let us remember, God is able to shut the mouth of the Lion, even in the Lion's den. Because of this," the king was exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God," Daniel 6:23. So God is able to deliver. Consider the testimony of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. "Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter. If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up," Daniel 3:16-18.
God is able to save those who believe. His desire is to intervene and to save. He will do what is necessary to accomplish his purpose. "Except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened," Matthew 24:22.
Remember that "the gates of hell shall not (truly) prevail against" them, for they two are the One body, the church, Matthew 16:18-19. When you make the two one, you will rule over the all, Thomas 2, 22. The gates of hell shall not prevail, overcome or be superior in strength to the church possessing these keys, Matthew 16:18-19, Matthew / Thomas 51,55. "Through faith and patience (like Daniel and his friends) inherit the promises," Hebrews 6:7.
What is this key that the church possesses? What is the way out? It is seen in the example of Jesus. It is to carry the cross like Jesus, Matthew 16:19 / Thomas 55 (and 51.)
Jesus said, "Whoever does not hate his father and his mother cannot become a disciple to me. And whoever does not hate his brothers and sisters and take up his cross in my way will not be worthy of me," Thomas 55. "If any man have ears to hear let him hear," Revelation 13:9. (Taken from The Joint Revelation Chiastic Study ) Following the example of Jesus we renounce everything of this life.
| "Who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions... then he (Darius) wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters," Daniel 7:1. | "Whose names are not written in the book of life," Revelation 13:8. |
The reader is again reminded of
the contrast between the deliverance of
Daniel and the lack of deliverance for those who worship the beast,
those whose names are not
written in
the Lamb's book of life. King Darius has a dream that he
writes down. He appears to be writing
about a ruler over those who are not
written in
the lamb's book of life.
____________________| "And four great beasts came up from the sea," Daniel 7:3. | "And... another beast coming up out of the earth," Revelation 13:11. |
Coming up out of the confusion
amongst the peoples of the earth (and
the
sea) beasts arise. The beast arises out of the chaos which is Mystery
Babylon.
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These next verses describing the
beasts in Daniel's vision are sobering. "A man`s heart was given" to a beast, Daniel
7:4 just as the dragon had "power to give life unto the
image of the beast," Revelation
13:15. This could be a fearful time,
but I am reminded that the man-child is
caught up to
God, and the seed of "the woman" shall bruise the head of the
serpent.
| 1st Beast | |
| "The
first was like a lion, and had eagle's
wings: 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
man's heart was given to it,"
Daniel
7:4. |
"And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. The beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear (c.f. the 2nd beast), and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast," Revelation 13:1-3. |
The first (beast) was like a
lion, and had eagle's
wings: I
beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, Daniel
7:4. The third beast "had
upon the back of it four wings of a fowl," Daniel
7:6. A dragon reminds me of a serpent
with his wings restored, Revelation 12:15-16.
It is like a beast whose deadly wound is healed, Revelation
13:3, 13:12-13.
Wings are significant. The angels of God will fly with their message, Revelation 14:6. In a deceptive imitation, this dragon gives life to the image of the beast that it should speak, which had the deadly wound by the sword and did live, Revelation 13:14-15. The image of the beast has an evil and dictatorial message from the dragon to give to the peoples of the earth. In contrast, when the living creature of God runs with a message, then it flies and brings a message of freedom, Psalm 91:4,12,13, c.f. The Living Creature.
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| 2nd Beast | |
| "And behold another beast, a
second, like
to a bear,
and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth
of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise,
devour much flesh," Daniel
7:5. |
"The beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear," Revelation 13:2. |
This
second beast reminds me of "Smokey the Bear" becoming the "Smokey
Bear." ;) "I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body
destroyed, and given to the burning flame. As concerning the rest of
the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were
prolonged for a season and time," Daniel
7:11-12.
| 3rd Beast | |
| "After this I beheld, and lo another, (the third beast) like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it," Daniel 7:6. | "And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed. And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live," Revelation 13:11. |
Remember the woman, who gives
birth to the man-child, Revelation
12:5. In the beginning, God said to the serpent concerning
the coming Christ and the Man-child, "I
will put enmity between thee (the serpent), and between thy seed and
her seed (The
Christ and the Man-child); it shall
bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise
his heel," Genesis
3:15.
This deadly wound came with the curse, for the serpent had spoken in the garden, and had challenged the word of God, Genesis 3:4: "God said... thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life," Genesis 3:14.
In this chapter the serpent tries to reverse this prophecy by lifting up his heel against God's end-time chosen elect, just as he did with Jesus. "Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me," Psalm 41:9, John 13:18. Just as the serpent failed in his attempt to defeat God by attacking Jesus, so also these end-time saints will triumph through the resurrection.
Though the serpent tries to lift up his heel against God's end-time chosen elect, still I like to remember that a distance runner is able to run for long distances just on the balls of the feet.
This deadly wound came with the curse, for the serpent had spoken in the garden, and had challenged the word of God, Genesis 3:4: "God said... thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life," Genesis 3:14.
In this chapter the serpent tries to reverse this prophecy by lifting up his heel against God's end-time chosen elect, just as he did with Jesus. "Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me," Psalm 41:9, John 13:18. Just as the serpent failed in his attempt to defeat God by attacking Jesus, so also these end-time saints will triumph through the resurrection.
Though the serpent tries to lift up his heel against God's end-time chosen elect, still I like to remember that a distance runner is able to run for long distances just on the balls of the feet.
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| 4th Beast | |
| "And a man's heart was given to
it... and
dominion was given to it... a fourth beast... it
had
ten horns," Daniel
7:4,7. "After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things," Daniel 7-8. |
"And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed. And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name count the number of the beast," Revelation 13:15-18. |
The antichrist spirit is setting
up a world
kingdom where no one can buy or sell without the number of the
beast. There is only one
way out - renounce
the
system. Take up the cross and follow Jesus in his way.
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The reader is encouraged to open this link to
The Daniel and Revelation Side By Side Comparison - With Key Word Connections
in order to follow the logic of the above presentation.
This side by side
comparison can be used to interpret together both
The
Book of Revelation and The Book of Daniel
As an illustration of this Comparative Method of Bible Study, some of my own insights are given above. My own thoughts are provided not for teaching purposes, but rather as an illustration of how such side by side comparisons can be useful.
Seek and you will find a message that will feed your own heart.
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| "Another little horn," Daniel 7:8 | "Written in their foreheads," Revelation 14:1 |
| "thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him," Daniel 7:10. | "the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth," Revelation 14:2. |
The Revelation points to the
ministry of the 144,000. Daniel reminds me of the potential fruits of
this ministry.
____________________| "I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven," Daniel 7:13. | "And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel," Revelation 14:6 |
Daniel
speaks of the coming of one like the Son of man with the clouds of
heaven. The revelation speaks of the messenger in the midst of heaven
who has The
Everlasting Gospel.
____________________| "all people, nations, and languages," Daniel 7:14 | "every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Revelation 14:6 |
The Revelation says that the message of this everlasting gospel goes to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people. Daniel suggests the fruit of this ministry. There was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages should serve him.
| These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, Daniel 7:17 | If any man worship the beast, Revelation 14:9 |
| "But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever," Daniel 7:18. | "the presence of the Lamb: And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever, Revelation" 14:10-11. |
| "The fourth beast... the ten horns that were in his head," Daniel 7:19-20. | "The beast and his image... the mark," Revelation 14:11. |
| "I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom," Daniel 7:21. | "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus... another angel came... for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe," Revelation 14:12-15. |
| "And he shall
speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints
of the most High, and
think to change
times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and
times and the dividing of time. But the judgment
shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to
destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and
dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the
people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom, and
all dominions shall
serve and obey him," Daniel 7:25-27. |
"And the
angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the
earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God," Revelation 14:19 |
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| "Then I lifted
up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold," Daniel 8:3 |
"And I
saw another sign in heaven... And I saw as it were a sea of glass
mingled with fire, And them that had gotten
the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and
over the number of his name, stand on the sea of
glass, having the harps of God," Revelation 15:1. "And after that I looked, and, behold," Revelation 15:5. |
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| "He did according to his will," Daniel 8:4 | "The testimony in heaven was opened," Revelation 15:5 |
| "There was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand," Daniel 8:7. | "No man was able to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled," Revelation 15:8. |
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| "Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of the sanctuary was cast down," Daniel 8:11. | "For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy," Revelation 16:6. |
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| "I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision," Daniel 8:17 | "I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon," Revelation 16:13. |
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| "Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power," Daniel 8:19-22. | "which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon," Revelation 16:14,16. |
| "And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people," Daniel 8:24. | "I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters, Revelation 17:1. |
| "He shall be broken without hand. And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true," Daniel 8:25-26. | "I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters," Revelation 17:1. |
| "In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem," Daniel 9:2. | "And upon
her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER
OF HARLOTS
AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH," Revelation
17:5-6. |
| "We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments," Daniel 9:5. | "I will
tell thee the mystery of the woman," Revelation 17:7. |
| "but unto us confusion of faces... to us belongeth confusion of face," Daniel 9:7-8. | "And here is the mind which hath wisdom," Revelation 17:9. |
| "Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him," Daniel 9:11. | "These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful," Revelation 17:13. |
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| "Jerusalem," Daniel 9:12.
"Thy city Jerusalem," Daniel 9:16. |
"The
whore," Revelation 17:5. "Babylon the great is fallen," Revelation 18:2. |
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| "The law of Moses," Daniel 9:13. | "The words of God," Revelation 17:17. |
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| "Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us," Daniel 19:16. | "The kings of the earth have committed fornication with her," Revelation 18:3. |
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| "O Lord, forgive," Daniel 9:19. | "God hath remembered her iniquities," Revelation 18:5. |
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| "Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness," Daniel 9:24. | "For in one hour is thy judgment come," Revelation 18:10. |
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| "Even in troublous times," Daniel 9:25. | "The fear of her torment, weeping and wailing," Revelation 18:15. |
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| "The thing was true, but the time appointed was long," Daniel 10:1. | "For in one hour so great riches is come to nought," Revelation 18:17. |
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| "Daniel was mourning three full weeks," Daniel 10:2. | "And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city," Revelation 18:19. |
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| "And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves," Daniel 10:7. | "And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee," Revelation 18:23. |
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| "Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words," Daniel 10:9. | "And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God," Revelation 19:1. |
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| "An hand touched me," Daniel 10:10. | "At her hand," Revelation 19:2. |
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| "And stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent," Daniel 10:11. | "And the four beasts fell down and worshipped God," Revelation 19:4. |
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| "And I am come for thy words," Daniel 10:12. | "And a voice came out of the throne," Revelation 19:5 |
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| "I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days," Daniel 10:14. | "For the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready," Revelation 19:7 |
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| "Let my lord speak," Daniel 10:19. | "The Word of God," Revelation 19:12. |
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| "But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince," Daniel 10:21. | "And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron," Revelation 19:15. |
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| "And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven," Daniel 11:3-4. | "Saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; That ye may eat the flesh of kings," Revelation 19:17-18. |
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| "And shall also carry captives into Egypt," Daniel 11:8. | "And after that he must be loosed a little season," Revelation 20:3. |
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| "The king of the north shall return... and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches," Daniel 11:13. | "When the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed... to gather them together to battle," Revelation 20:7. |
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| "And he shall stand in the glorious land," Daniel 11:16. | "I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God," Revelation 20:12. |
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| "He shall turn... and not be found," Daniel 11:19. | "Whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire," Revelation 20:15. |
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| "And many shall fall down slain," Daniel 11:26. | "Which is the second death," Revelation 21:8. |
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|
"Then
shall he return into his
land with great riches; and his
heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do
exploits," Daniel
11:28.
|
"And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem," Revelation 21:10 |
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| "Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land," Daniel 11:28. | "And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem," Revelation 21:10. |
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| "They shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate," Daniel 11:31. | "The city had twelve foundations, and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb," Revelation 21:14. |
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| "Shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things. Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god," Daniel 11:38-39. | "And the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass. And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald; The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst. And the twelve gates were twelve pearls: every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass," Revelation 21:18. |
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| "And he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries," Daniel 11:40-41. | "And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it," Revelation 21:24. |
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| "But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him," Daniel 11:44. | "And there shall be no more curse," Revelation 22:3. |
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| "And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people," Daniel 12:1. | "And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants," Revelation 22:6. |
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| "Every one that shall be found written in the book," Daniel 12:1. | "Blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book," Revelation 22:7. |
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| "Shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end." Daniel 12:4, 8. | "Seal
not the sayings of the prophecy of this book,"
Revelation 22:10. "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book," Revelation 22:18-19. |
Daniel was told to shut up the
words of the book.
Then John was told not to seal up the sayings of The Book.
But now, this same "Little Scroll" is being re-opened for all to see.
Blessed are those who hear and read.
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Then John was told not to seal up the sayings of The Book.
But now, this same "Little Scroll" is being re-opened for all to see.
Blessed are those who hear and read.
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| "For the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end," Daniel 12:8. | "And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come," Revelation 22:17. |
When the time of the end arrives
the
Spirit and the bride
will say Come, and will continue to say Come.
And the Nations will Come.
And the increase of this government shall have no end.
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will say Come, and will continue to say Come.
And the Nations will Come.
And the increase of this government shall have no end.
____________________
View
THE BOOK OF DANIEL and THE BOOK OF REVELATION
See a similar side by side sequential comparison and contrast
between the Little Scroll and the New Testament Scriptures:
"The Testimony of Jesus - New Testament Cross Reference Study"
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