Daniel Week 6

War in the Heavenlies

I. Pray

II. Summary

A. Daniel 1: Daniel the Faithful youth, leader

B. Daniel 2: Daniel the youth as gifted, savior, seer

C. Daniel 2: Daniel the Prophet

D. Daniel 9: 1-19 Daniel the Intercessor

E. Daniel 9:20-10 : 21 Daniel and the War Correspondent

III. War in the heavenlies

A. Daniel’s Retirement Dan 10: 1-9

90 yo in first year of Cyrus

Ezra 1:1 , 2 Chron 36: 22 Jews allowed to return to Judea

Dan 1:21, (Dan 10:1 tells of the third year of Cyrus.)

Mourning Dan 10:2 , humbling Dan 10:12

Neh 7:66 , Ezr 2:64 , (approx. 49,000)

many remained in Persia (Judea strange, not home)

under the protection of Daniel +3 and Esther .

Fasting (bread, water, no bath ? sackcloth

diet of Dan 1 apparently temporary while in training.

timed; Dan 10:3-4a

21 days

passover from day 15-21, now day 24

Vision

A man; striking appearance (heavenly adorned, other worldly, semi-transparent?)

Daniel fainted, wobbly (Dan 10:8-9 )

picked up x2 ( Dan 10:10-11)

90 yo

fasted 21 days

B. Heavenly Warfare Dan 10:10-21 (1 Pet 5:8 prowls )

i. the enemy Ezek 28:11-19 , Job 1:6 , Joh 12:31, 14:30

ii. his army Jude 6, Rev 12:3-4, 9

iii. our part Jude 9 (2Pet 2:11) , 1 Pet 5:8-9, 2 Cor 10:3-4, Eph 6:12 (Rom 8:38-39) , Jam 4:7-8

QUESTIONS:

Who is on the Lord’s side? Rom 3 :9-18

Is God a Democrat? a Republican? ...

Who is the ruler of this world? Joh 12:31, 14:30

what can that mean?