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1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. Daniel 8 was written in 551bc , about events that would take place between 539bc and 163bc 2 And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is…

As we come into chapter 8, there are a few things that need to be noted. With chapter 8, we move back into the Hebrew language. If you recall, Daniel is a unique book that is split almost 50/50 between Hebrew and Aramaic. Chapter one is in Hebrew, and functions as the prologue to the book. Chapters 2-7…

Dream Interpretation 15 When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. 16 And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” 17 So he came near where…

Vision of Ram and Goat Daniel now reports his second vision, and once more animals are employed to symbolize empires. Commentators are in general agreement about the interpretation of this prophecy, although many regard it as a prophecy of events that already had occurred. In the previous chapter God…

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…

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…

A mighty Angel Revelation 10 is a hiatus from the trumpet judgments. The chapter describes a “mighty angel” who holds a scroll that the awestruck John will take from his hand and eat. This odd language has Old Testament precedent in Ezekiel. However, it is the angel that has drawn the most attention…

1 In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. 2 And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal. 3 I raised my…

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…

Daniel's second vision which terrifies him. Thank God, these troubles are only for a limited time.

We have been talking about four kingdoms for a few weeks now. Do you remember what they are? Babylon Medo-Persia Greece Rome Daniel 1-5 dealt with Babylon, so we have covered that one pretty thoroughly. We spent last week talking a good bit about the fourth kingdom, Rome. That leaves the second and third…

Keeping things in context and perspective We have seen the rise of the Babylonian kingdom under Nebuchadnezzar, and Belshazzar. Today we look at the rise of the Medo-Persian empire under Darius then Cyrus with a view of the Grecian empire under Alexander and then his generals and a pesty little horn…

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…

The Vision In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision,…

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…

“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…

Put yourself, it you can, in a scenario where the nation that you love so much has fallen. Your city was destroyed. And you have been taken captive. Everything you own has been destroyed or looted. Everyone you know if either dead or also taken captive to be a slave as you are. Are you carried off to…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

Intro: We are still in Daniel Chapter 8. Last week we looked at the details of the vision that Daniel had, which involved a ram and a goat. We will review some of those details as we get into the interpretation of the vision. Ram vs. Goat - Interpretation Now this may seem like a history lesson this…

A Priest, A Prayer, and a Promise This morning we are going to be looking at Luke 1:5-25 . I know that if you have one of the bookmarks I made that this isn’t what is listed on there. We were supposed to get through verse 38 this morning, but both of these sections are jam pack full of beautiful nuggets…

Intro: We have made it through the celebrations of Christmas… Some of you may have already taken your decorations down, some may plan to do that as part of your new years eve celebration… and others leave them up so that you have a head start on next years decorating time. Over the course of this past…

Revelation 3:5 . 5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels. What is the Book of Life? It is a record of the citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. The mundane task of…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…