STUDY
OF THE
DRAGON
AND THE BEAST
(Continued)
Intro:
Daniel
2 is one of the most important chapters in the Bible when
it comes to establishing what you believe about the
future. Daniel 2 will determine what you will do with the
millennium and a literal Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
As a Bible believer it is very important to have these
truths established in your heart.
I. Daniel's
Peril (vs. 1-13)
A.
Satan's
crowd can receive supernatural
revelations.
(Dan 2:11; 1 Cor. 8:25; Ps 82)
B.
The real test of prophecy is the ability to foretell
things far in the future.
Since the image dealt with the things of the future the
magicians and astrologers had a difficult time with it.
(Rev. 19:10)
C.
The
world is good at trying the "stall"
tactic.
(Dan. 2:8)
II. Daniel's
Prayer & Praise (vs. 14-23)
A.
Daniel
faced the chief executioner and king
boldly. (Dan. 2:14 - "The righteous are bold as a lion" Prov.
28:1)
B.
God
overruled in these conversations (Prov. 21:1) and the
King gave Daniel time.
C.
Daniel
and three friends immediately went to God in
prayer.
(Dan 2:17,18; James 1:5; Matt. 7:7)
D.
God
revealed the dream and its meaning because of Daniel's
spirit.
(Prov. 3:32; 25:14)
E.
The
deep and secret things belong to
God.
(Dan 2:22; Lk. 24:45; Gen. 40:8; Deut. 29:29)
-How much
time have you spent in prayer over the deep things of a
Word?
III.
Daniel's Prophecy (vs. 24-45)
Jesus
called Daniel a prophet. (Matt. 24:15) Note: Jesus had
more confidence in Daniel's prophecies than the liberals
today who claim to be followers of Jesus.
A.
The
image is a picture of the times of the
Gentiles.
(Lk. 21:24)
*
For an illustration of the image, please see next
page.
IV. Daniel's
promotion (vs. 46-49)
A.
Daniel
accepted worship
(Rom. 3:23) Note: In (Dan. 3) when Nebuchadnezzar made an
image to be worshipped. Daniel's three friends are thrown
In a fiery furnace be cause of their refusal to bow down.
Where is Daniel to protest?
-His
pride brought him to shame. (Prov. 11:2)
B.
The
Stone
(vs. 34,44,45)
The stone is
defined in (Isa. 2:3,6,8) Reference to second advent of
Christ- (Isa. 11:9; Rev. 11:15
-The
Stone (Jesus Christ) will return to smash to dust the
kingdoms of this world. They will all be characterized
In the feet of the Image.
-The 10
toes represent the gentile kings of the Anti-Christ
Empire-Then kings are also found in (Dan. 7:7; Rev.
17:3,12; Rev. 13:1).
-iron
seems to represent something more than human- (Job
40:15-19)
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