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Transition in the genre, from historical to prophetic visions in nature, starting with visions of the rise and fall of kingdoms then the last chapter dealing with end time/apocalyptic prophecy. Biblical apocalyptic should be understood as an actual account of what the writer saw and heard rather than…

The dragon stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads. On its horns were ten crowns, and on its heads were blasphemous names. The beast I saw was like a leopard, its feet were like a bear’s, and its mouth was like a lion’s mouth. The dragon…

Review Tanakh Brit Hadoshah Eber (ebur) I AM (grafted) Brit Chadasha will have life Brit Chadashah: Introduction 18 Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon; and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty. A New Moon 36 His seed shall endure forever, And his throne as the sun before…

Interpretation of Vision 15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me. 16 I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. 17 ‘These four great beasts…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Well Good Morning. If you have your Bibles turn with me to Galatians chapter 4. As you are heading that way I want to share a story with you. This Summer our family traveled North to Iowa to visit my parents. They decided to down size and move into a smaller house now that they are somewhat retired.…

Scripture Reading: Daniel 6:20-23 . Title of Message: God is Faithful “God is faithful!” Silas’s Accident Praying for your spiritual refreshment this week Pastor and for satan to be subdued. It must be important if all of these distractions have occurred already. - Jon Griffeth “God is faithful!” Deuteronomy…

Exodus 30:11-34:35 Review TORAH GPS I Do Mishpatim 10 Words Cornerstone Prism Ephod 144000 Introduction While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields, Or the primal dust of the world. When He prepared the heavens, I was there, When He drew a circle on the face of the deep, When He established…

Prepare to Die The close of the Old Testament period was a dark, desperate time. By the end, the vestige of God’s portion, the family he had raised up through Abraham after forsaking the nations at Babel, consisted of only two tribes (Judah and Benjamin), collectively referred to as the kingdom of Judah.…

Today is the second Sunday of what we call Advent. Advent is the celebration of the coming of our Savior, Jesus. As we go through this advent season, we are looking at the account of his coming, and focusing on basic themes of our Christian lives. Last week, we saw the angel appearing to Zechariah, and…

Intro Apocalypse - what does it mean? In means “Revelation” Apocalyptic writing is confusing and weird, but ultimately it is there to reveal a message, not hide it. So we’re looking at apocalyptic writing today. It may be confusing and strange, but it is here to reveal God to us. To reveal his plan of…

Daniel and his friends experienced a forced adventure when they were taken away to Babylon. And every choice they made led to a specific consequence. However, these men made choices based on their faith in God, and God blessed and preserved His faithful ones in a dangerous foreign land. Today we have…

Introduction So far in Daniel’s Story I’ve retold historical events. They have been stories that illustrate the relationship God has with His faithful people in times of crisis. There were stories that showed the grace of God in pursuing the hearts of pagan kings. They were stories that demonstrated…

Tough as Nails Today we are starting a new series we are calling “Unbreakable”. In this series we are going to look at the first few chapters of the book of Daniel. For several weeks now, God has been putting Daniel on my mind. Specifically this early part of his life. As I was preparing for this series…

Last week we saw Daniel’s vision of 4 beasts. We saw that they represented kingdoms and they paralleled the different parts of the statue in Neb.’s dream. We identified the beasts as ... Babylon Medo-Persia Greece Rome … which is the majority report amongst evangelical scholars. And we said the point…

Recounted and retold Recounted and retold is reminding so we can have a better understanding. Thus far we have seen several things in visions, others and in Daniels . Head of gold = Babylonian Kingdom Nebuchadnezzer to Belshazzar Breast of silver, bear, ram = Medo-Persian Empire Darius the Mead Belly…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

As we begin this morning, I realize that we’re going to be speaking of and looking at Bible prophecy and that some may “tune me out” and be quick to say, “ Bible Prophecy is too difficult to understand .” However, I would like to point out what is recorded for us in vs. 16: So he told me, and made me…

Daniel’s Vision The events that take place in Daniel chapter 7 chronologically take place before the events of Daniel chapter 5. God was going to let Daniel in “on a little secret.” God, in this dream, was going to tell Daniel what the future held just as He done with other prophets. For us, some of…

Last week in our study of Daniel. We will end on chapter 7 Encourage you to continue reading the last few chapters on your own. Daniel is applicable to us today. Daniel is a book that provides a message of hope to it’s audience in Daniel’s day, but for us as well. Message is timeless. Let’s read in Daniel…

“And they all lived happily ever after.” In the late 1990s, the Disney company, known for creating magical experiences, took on a new and ambitious project—a town called Celebration . Located just outside of Orlando, Florida, Celebration was designed to be the perfect American town, a place where families…

The series of visions given to Zechariah on the same day start with verses 7-17. This first vision gives us the general theme of the whole series of visions. The visions that follow add the details. 1. God’s Vigilant Watch, 1:7-11. 7 - This occurs five months following the restart of building the temple…

The Letter from Jesus Imagine you are part of Ephesus Christian Church Rich, prominent city Pastors: Paul, Timothy, John (last apostle) Received three letters that would end up in the Bible Your pastor, who is in jail, sends you a letter What they are doing right: They work hard They cannot tolerate…

Now, last week Daniel and his four friends along with ALL the other wise men were about to die. Again, the king had brought a select group of these wise men in to not just interpret the dream but also to tell him what the dream was. There was the concern over whether or not the wise men were who they…