Daniel, the book of daniel, is the key that unlocks the book of revelation. The seven seals are one of a series of endtimes judgments from god. Why did the angel ask daniel to shut up the words and seal the book. The vulgate agrees on the whole with the massoretic text. Oct 31, 2014 and he said, go your way, daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end daniel 12.
At the close of his visions daniel was commanded by an angel to seal shut the contents of the scroll until the season of the end. And he said, go your way, daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end daniel 12. In verse 27, daniel says of the vision described in that chapter, i was astonished at the vision, but none understood it. Youngs literal translation and thou, o daniel, hide the things, and seal the book till the time of the end, many do go to and fro, and knowledge is multiplied. He means, we have come to the end, your work is finished. The peshitta renders, and thou, then, daniel, seal these commands, render silent, and seal this book till the time of the end, and many shall inquire, and knowledge shall be increased. John walvoord notes, daniel was told to seal up the vision in the sense of concluding it, not in the sense of keeping it secret, because it needed to be preserved for the future.
Quotation given in full when space permits corresponding quotations from daniel. We have no problem seeing people running to and fro. In what way did daniel seal the words of the scroll in daniel 12. First, as each seal opens, the contents of the book are chronologically nearer to exposure.
The book of revelation and the book of daniel have a relationship one that of a padlock and a key. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. What this means is that daniels prophecies would not be fully understandable until the. The seals are numbered consecutively, thus when the 4 th seal is opened, the events that occur under this seal confirm where in the sequence we are. But you, daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. He has read to a certain place and now he says, daniel, this is all im going to read to you. How could daniel shut up the words and seal the book that will last until the time of the end. The book of daniel is followed by the prophet hosea, the first of the prophets in the book of the twelve. The scroll that daniel was commanded to seal shut is unsealed and its contents unveiled in the book of revelation. But thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end.
The first half of the book chapters 16 contains stories in the third person about the experiences of daniel and his. Daniel prophecy of seventy weeks christian truth center. If i understand the bible correctly, with the book of revelationwritten within less than a generation of the destruction of jerusalem, biblical. It got me thinking again, i dont have any excuse to be mediocre. English standard version and he said to me, do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this book, for the time is near. The prophetic seal on the book of daniel is unsealing right before our very eyes. In keeping with that ordination it has remained tightly closed for almost 2500 years.
We read in daniel of a book which was closed up and sealed to a certain time. Daniel 7, 8, and 1012 specifically concentrate on the activities of nations and the persecuting of gods people. Drugs, armies and the cia in central america by peter dale scott and jonathon marshall 1998. Now you must seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future. Daniel emphasizes on the human side of the controversy.
Daniel chapter 12 explained discover the 66 books of the. As one can image, the angel threw a lot of information at daniel over the last few chapters. In verse 9, why would daniel be told that the words are closed and sealed if he was the one who closed and sealed it. The book of daniel begins with king nebuchadnezzar, the ruler of babylon, ransacking jerusalem. These things will happen at the time of the end l until the time of the end. The time referred to is daniels 70 th week, which is the tribulation. The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been spoken is true. In verse 9, why would daniel be told that the words are closed and sealed if. It was ordained closed by god until the last days had arrived. But now, in our own time, it is opening for the very first time to human understanding. Without unlocking the book of revelation from its key, the book remains a mystery to us. The time referred to is daniel s 70 th week, which is the tribulation.
Daniel 9 concentrates on the 70 weeks which is a specific time when gods people have to get rid of sin and to finish transgression. Barry and the boys is written to appeal to the serious student of deep political arrangements as well as the casual interest reader looking for something to help him or her understand todays news while simultaneously being entertained. Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time. Dec 04, 2018 it got me thinking again, i dont have any excuse to be mediocre. Aug 05, 2011 in verse 27, daniel says of the vision described in that chapter, i was astonished at the vision, but none understood it. The angel revealed to daniel an exponential increase in knowledge and amazing new opportunities for travel will signify the end times. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read of hebrew scripture, our old testament of the bible. Upon the lamb opening a seal from the book, a judgment is released or an apocalyptic event occurs. The book of daniel is unsealing middle east and prophecy.
Why did the angel ask daniel to shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Daniel followed gods instructions to seal or shut up the scroll. Perhaps the two actions represent hiding the message and protecting it from loss or tampering. Because the book of daniel contains so many detailed prophecies of things that happened centuries later, some skeptics have suggested that it is a fraud, written much later in history. The book of revelation written in the end time throws more light to the book of daniel, the book of daniel being the key to unlock the book of revelation.
Berean study bible then he told me, do not seal up the words of prophecy in this book, because the time is near. Meanwhile, many people will waste their efforts trying to understand what is happening. That meant that daniel was not to tell the people what had been shown to him. Daniel 12, new american standard bible nasb the bible app. But as for you, daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time. In addition, the captivating prophecy, imagery, and symbolism make the book of daniel one of the most read.
Many people will go here and there to find true l increase knowledge amos 8. Apr 03, 2015 yet, even daniel understood a good deal of what he wrote down. Oct 14, 2015 great controversy exists in the prophetic community about what the sealing of the prophecies of daniel means. May 20, 2019 daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end daniel 12.
He kept it in his mind and later preserved it in writing when he wrote it. The book of daniel, a book of the old testament found in the ketuvim writings, the third section of the jewish canon, but placed among the prophets in the christian canon. The prophecy was to be sealed upnot understoodto the end of the age. Esv 1 at that time shall arise michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. Daniel sealed up, john unsealed we see in the book of revelation god clearly instructing the write, apostle john, to seal not the book. Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the enddaniel 12. Daniel was told to shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end. New american standard version 1995 but thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end.
The clock of god, chapter 27, the book of daniel unsealed. In johns vision, the seven seals hold closed a scroll in heaven, and, as each seal is broken, a new judgment is unleashed on the earth. But you, daniel, close up the book and seal it l keep the words secret and seal the book. Then he instructed me, do not seal up the prophetic words in this book, for the time is near. Yet, even daniel understood a good deal of what he wrote down. The book of daniel is an apocalypse, a literary genre in which a heavenly reality is revealed to a human recipient. Daniel wrote the book of daniel during the sixth century b. Shut up the words, and seal the book for this is all i will show to you now.
Seal the book shut up and seal are from the same hebrew word, satham. However, john was told that what he saw was about to take place and therefore he should not seal his book. Great controversy exists in the prophetic community about what the sealing of the prophecies of daniel means. Time of trouble, a sealed book, and the end daniel 12. When many shall give their sedulous attention to the understanding of these things, and knowledge shall be increased. The audio book has commentary between chapters that brings these stories to life. What this means is that daniels prophecies would not be fully understandable until the end times prior to christs return. Why did the angel ask daniel to shut up the words and seal. All through this book, davids life experience revealed that everything is a mind game and the more i can find a reason for being, then motivation, willpower, opinions, and fear all become irrelevant.
Iran is biblical persia and, in retrospect, we can now see that the emergence of iran as a world power and a modernday growing global threat, is prophesized in the book of daniel. But you, daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end. Daniel 11 was sealed until the time of the end dan 12. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. Nrsv but you, daniel, keep the words secret and the book sealed until the time of the end. He ends up taking back the cream of the crop, the most elite and noble israelites, to serve at his court in babylon. But thou, o daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Seventy weeks are determined upon your people and upon your holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to. So this has nothing to do with the understanding of the book of daniel. Hopsicker did an outstanding job uncovering and unraveling the story of barry seal.
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