The Revival Of End Times Prophecy

End Times Prophecy Revival

Part I. God’s Development of End Time Revelation: Page 1

I. Daniel’s Four Beast Vision: The SUMMARY of End Time Events

(Daniel 7:1-14)

1. Daniel Provides Timing and Method of Revelation (v.1,2a)

A. First year of Belshazzar the King of Babylon

[553 B.C.-Daniel is 75 years old]

B. Dream and Visions of his head upon his bed

C. Wrote the dream down and told the sum/summary

D. The Vision was by night [Key Word in Book of Daniel: ‘Vision’-(2) Types: 1. To The Spiritual Eye 2. To The Physical Eye]

2. Four Great Beasts [Four World Empires] arise out of the sea

(v.2b-6)

A. Four winds of heaven strove [commotion] upon the great sea

[Mediterranean Sea/Mass of Humanity]

B. The first beast was like a lion and eagle’s wings

[Nebuchadnezzar’s, King of Babylon Reign] (v.4)

The wings were plucked…and a man’s heart was given to

it [Nebuchadnezzar’s Insanity-Chapter 4)

C. The second beast like to a bear [Medo-Persia] (v.5)

It raised itself on one side…Arise devour much flesh

[Strong and ruthless dominion]

D. The third beast was like a leopard [Greece/Alexander the Great](v.6)

Had four wings…four heads, dominion was given it [Swift

in conquering, Four Divisions Kingdom]

E. The fourth beast dreadful and terrible and strong

exceedingly [Roman Empire incl. all of above] (v.7,8)

It had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces…

diverse from all others…had ten horns

There came up among them another little horn…three of the

first horns plucked up by the roots

And, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man and a

mouth speaking great things

3. Thrones were cast down/will be set up and the Ancient of

Days did sit/will take His Seat, the Judgment/

Court is set, and the books were opened (v.9,10)

4. The boasting beast/little horn will be destroyed, the rest of

the beasts dominion will be taken away/life

extended for a time (v.11,12)

5. One like the Son of Man came w/clouds and received

eternal dominion, glory and a Kingdom (v.13,14)

II. Daniel’s Response and Communication w/The Interpreting Angel (v.15-28) [Persec’n/Saints*Destrct’n/Beast*Kingdom God]

1. Daniel’s Condition (v.15)

A. Grieved/Distressed in Spirit

B. Troubled/Alarmed in Mind

2. Daniel’s 1st Question in Brief (v.16)

A. Asked the Truth of the Vision

B. Exact Meaning of the Vision

3. Angel’s Answer/Interpretation in Brief (v.17,18)

A. The four beasts are four kings which shall arise out of the earth

B. The saints of the Most High shall take the Kingdom and possess

it forever

4. Daniel’s 2nd Question in Detail (v.19-22)

A. The fourth beast (v.19)

*Diverse from all others/Exceeding dreadful w/teeth of iron, his

nails of brass

*Devoured and stamped the residue/remainder w/ his feet

B. The ten horns (v.20a)

*That were in his [the fourth beast’s] head

C. The other horn which came up among them (v.20b-22)

*Before whom three [of the ten horns] fell

*He had eyes, and a mouth that spoke very great things,

whose look was more stout than his fellows

*He made war with the saints and prevailed against them

*Until the Ancient of Days came and Judgment was

given/favored the saints of the Most High

*The time came that the saints possessed the Kingdom

5. Angel’s 2nd Answer/Interpretation in Detail (v.23-27)

A. The fourth beast (v.23)

*Shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be

diverse from all kingdoms

*And shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down,

and break it in pieces

B. The ten horns (v.24a)

*Are ten kings

C. Another [king] shall rise after them (v.24b-27)

*Diverse from the first…he shall subdue three kings/And he

shall speak great words against the Most High

*And shall wear out the saints of the Most High/And think to change

times and laws

*And they shall be given into his hand until a time and times

and the dividing of time

*But the judgment [criterion] shall sit and they [saints]

shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it unto

the end

*And the Kingdom and dominion…shall be given to the people

of the saints of the Most High…

6. The End of the Matter/Revelation [Daniel’s mind

was troubled/alarmed, his face altered, but kept the matter in

his heart] (v.28)

End Times Prophecy Revival

Part I. God’s Development of End Time Revelation: Page 2

I. The Lord’s Chronological SUMMARY of End Time Events (Matthew 24:4-14)

A. ‘THE BIRTH PANGS/BEGINNING OF SORROWS’ (v.4-8)

1. The Lord prophesies of Many False Christs and warns the Disciples of Deception (v.4,5)

2. The Lord prophesies of ‘Wars and Rumors of Wars…the End is not yet’ (v.6)

3. The Lord prophesies of ‘Famines, Pestilences and Earthquakes’ (v.7,8)

B. ‘THE LABOR PAINS/GREAT TRIBULATION’ (v.9-12)

1. The Lord prophesies of Affliction [Tribulation] Martyrdom, Hatred/by All Nations/His Name’s Sake (v.9)

2. The Lord prophesies of Animosities: Offenses, Betrayals and Hatred by One Another (v.10)