INTRODUCTION

DANIEL LIVED IN BABYLON, WHICH IS IRAQ TODAY.

As a young man, probably in his teens, Daniel was taken with other captives by King Nebuchnezzar to Babylon for his entire lifetime. He became one of the greatest Prophets of the Bible. Jesus spoke about him and verified him as an authentic anointed prophet in one of his most important prophecies in:

MATTHEW 24:15 “WHEN YE THEREFORE SHALL SEE THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION, SPOKEN OF BY DANIEL THE PROPHET, STAND IN THE HOLY PLACE, (WHOSO READETH, LET HIM UNDERSTAND)”

He lived through the reigns of two kings of Babylon and three kings of Persia, who conquered Babylon.  His lifetime was filled with drama and excitement while serving his God through many tests and hard trials.

Some of the most outstanding stories in the Bible happened during Daniel’s lifetime. These are the best character building stories we learn in our childhood in Sunday Schools. I spiritually was blessed as a child with Daniel's thrilling experiences. His courage and faith in God made an indelible impression on my young mind. In junior church we sang in those days "DARE TO BE A DANIEL, DARE TO STAND ALONE!" As a youth, I wanted to be a Daniel---without the lions of course! It was thrilling to me and no doubt has influenced me all my life to study the life and prophecies of this mighty man of God.

Remember his three Hebrew friends who spent time in the fiery furnace, accompanied by our Lord Himself and who came out unscathed, without even smelling of fire or smoke. Daniel spent the night with hungry ferocious lions, using one of them for a pillow and came out uneaten!

Daniel receivedmarvellous revelations concerning future events for world governments of the time and of course primarily prophecies concerning his land and nation of Israel.

The prophecies revealed to him by Gabriel the archangel spanned almost four millenniums of time. Daniel had more prophecies revealed to him concerning the coming False Messiah, the Antichrist, than any other prophet in the Bible. He gives us the most specific timetables for predicted events to happen. No prophet comes close to Daniel in predicting the times of very important events to come. His prophecies comprise the most interesting and exciting study in biblical prophecies in the entire Bible along with the amazing prophecies of the Book of Revelation.

Daniel, along with the Apostle Paul, and John the revelator, give us the most specific prophecies for the end-time days we are now living in. These three mighty men of God give us the most complete, organized and in-depth prophetic knowledge for our times. Each, are of course different in their personalities and thus are unique in their presentations of what the Lord revealed to them.

Isaiah in his phenomenal book gives us a totally different set of prophecies than Daniel, Paul or John. Isaiah’s prophecies are Messianic, and therefore concern Jesus in His birth and life and coming Kingship over the earth during the 1,000 years of peace; coming after these amazing prophecies of Daniel are fulfilled.

None of these prophets contradict one another in their prophetic pronouncements. They all agree and of course this is because they were each totally inspired by God to write about the future times.

Peter stated it clearly when he wrote in:

2 PETER 1:

19 “WE HAVE A MORE SURE WORD OF PROPHECY; WHEREUNTO YOU DO WELL THAT YOU TAKE HEED, AS UNTO A LIGHT THAT SHINETH IN A DARK PLACE, UNTIL THE DAY DAWN, AND THE DAY STAR ARISE IN YOUR HEARTS:

20 KNOWING THIS FIRST, THAT NO PROPHECY OF THE SCRIPTURE IS OF ANY PRIVATE INTERPRETATION,

21 FOR THE PROPHECY CAME NOT INOLD TIME BY THE WILL OF MAN: BUT HOLY MEN OF GOD SPAKE AS THEY WERE MOVED OF THE HOLY GHOST.”

You are now going to study some of the most exciting and revealing prophecies in the entire Bible for fulfillment in our day.