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Last week, we looked at a vision Daniel had involving political entities.
This one comes to Daniel during the third year of Belshazzar’s reign.
The themes of the two visions we have experienced so far are closely related.
Really these themes encompass chapters 7-12.
Six important themes in
- The horror of human evil, represented by the governments
- The announcement of a specific time to deliver God’s people
- Repentance that leads to the deliverance
- There is a spiritual war behind the human conflict
- Judgement is certain for the one who oppose God and oppress his people
- God will rescue and bless his people
Remember the major theme of Daniel.
Despite present appearances, God is in control of all things.
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The vision of a ram and a goat ()
A. This is the second vision Daniel received.
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B. The vision takes place near the city of Susa on the Ulai Canal.
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It is likely that Daniel did not physically travel to Susa, but rather he was transported there in his vision.
This corresponds with another passage of Scripture found in .
C. A ram with two horns, one longer than the other, appears on the bank of the canal.
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D. The ram charged to the west, south, and north.
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Notice that the ram doesn’t go east.
E. The ram was completely dominate.
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F. A goat, coming from the west, appeared with a “conspicuous” horn between his eyes.
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Conspicuous means that it stood out.
You couldn’t miss it.
He had a single large horn.
The goat had great speed.
He moved so fast it was like he wasn’t touching the ground.
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The goat crushes the ram.
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The goat behaves arrogantly, the large horn was broken off, and four other horns grow in its place.
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We already know from the previous chapter that the symbol of a horn points toward a king or a kingdom.
2. The Little Horn ()
A. From one of the four horns, a little horn appears and grows fast.
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B. The little horn grows beyond human capacity.
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C. The little horn acts arrogantly and blasphemously.
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It is interesting to me that the Bible says that “truth was thrown to the ground”.
Are we not seeing that today?
Truth is being thrown to the ground.
Scientific facts are being thrown to the ground.
If you say that a man is a man and a woman is a woman, you are being controversial.
If you say that marriage is between one man and one woman, you are being bigoted.
If you say that there is right and there is wrong, you are being intolerant.
I never thought I would see the day when children, in our school system, are being taught that sexual deviance is just another lifestyle.
They are tearing down the gender norms, sexual norms, family norms, and societal norms.
We are truly living in a day where truth is being thrown to the ground.
D. A holy one inquired as to how long this will be allowed to go on.
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E. The answer: 2,300 evenings and mornings.
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What does this mean?
Let’s turn our attention to the interpretation of the vision.
3. The Interpretation of the Vision ()
The vision has come to an end, but it is hard to understand the imagery of what is taking place.
A. A humanlike figure appears with Daniel ()
B. A voice commands the angel Gabriel to explain the vision to Daniel.
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Gabriel means “God’s hero”.
He is the first angel to be named in the Bible.
He appears again in .
C. Daniel is overwhelmed.
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D. Gabriel states the purpose of the vision.
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The vision is about the end times.
This vision, unlike the first vision, has a different starting point.
E. The two-horned ram is the Medes and the Persian kingdom.
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F. The goat represents the kingdom of Greece and the large horn, the first king of Greece.
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Obviously, this is speaking of Alexander the Great.
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The four horns are four kingdoms that grow out of the Greek kingdom ()
If you know your history, then you know that Alexander the Great suddenly died when he was 33 years old.
His two sons were murdered and the Greek Empire was divided up between the four generals of the Greek Empire.
The vision skips about two centuries of history, which will be detailed in another vision in chapter 11.
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The little horn that grew is Antiochus Epiphanes.
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Antiochus Epiphanes was a Seleucid ruler in the second century.
The Apocrypha book of Maccabees records much about him and this part of history.
He gained power by usurping the throne from his nephew.
Verse 23 alludes to this.
He experienced much military success and dominated the region of Palestine.
Antiochus was an extraordinarily wicked man. he wanted to bring Greek culture and influence to everywhere he conquered, but the Jewish people would have none of it.
He ordered the stoppage of Jewish temple sacrifice in 167 B.C.
He introduced idol worship in the temple and sacrificed a pig, defiling and desecrating the Temple.
This became known as the abomination of desolation.
Antiochus did much more than just insult God’s people.
By his actions, he directly challenged God’s authority and power.
His destruction will not come by human means, but by God himself as verse 25 points out.
The power behind the Maccabean revolt was God, not the freedom fighters.
Antiochus Epiphanes is a foreshadow of the antichrist of Revelation.
I. Gabriel tells Daniel to seal up the vision.
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Many have wondered about the numbers, the 2,300 evenings and mornings, but it is not clear what they are referring two.
It is written in the form of a Jewish day which begins at sundown.
However you interpret the numbers, the meaning is clear, the days of evil are numbered and God will restore his rightful place no matter how dark the days.
J. Daniel was troubled by the vision.
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This vision wore Daniel out.
He couldn’t understand it because it wasn’t time for him to understand it yet.
God reveals what we need to know when we need to know it.
Not before.
God calls us to live in the present while waiting with hope for the future.
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