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Daniel 10

The Deity
and the Delayed Messenger
Daniel and the End of History

The GBC Inheritance Class

Fall 2010
Dr. Gene Pond

Our Story So Far

The Hebrew prophet

Daniel has foreseen the
span of history for God’s
people the Jews during
the eras of Gentile world
domination, including
their persecution at the
hands of a future world
leader and the
desolation of their holy
place in Jerusalem.
—Daniel 1–9

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Daniel 10–12
The Flow of the Final Conflict

Future
•  Prophecy’s History •  How long?
character •  Near future •  What
•  God’s comfort (B.C.) outcome?
•  Far future
(A.D.)
Introduction Conclusion

Daniel 10
The Character of World History
•  The revelation of things to come 1–3
•  The revelation of God 4–9
•  The revelation from the angelic messenger
▫  The first angelic ministry to Daniel 10–11
▫  The first angelic explanation to Daniel 12–14
▫  The second angelic ministry to Daniel 15–19
▫  The second angelic explanation to Daniel 20–21

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Daniel 10:1–3
The Revelation of Things to Come
•  The year: 536 B.C.
▫  What’s going on in Israel at this time?
▫  Glory and disappointment
•  The message was true and one of great conflict
•  Three weeks of mourning

Daniel 10:4-9
The Glorious Man
at the Tigris
Dressed in linen
Girded with gold
Body resembled a jewel
Face was like lightning
Eyes like blazing torches
Arms and feet
like polished bronze
Voice thundered
like a huge crowd

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Daniel 10:4-9

[I saw] one like unto a son of man,

The Glorious Man
clothed with a garment down to the at the Tigris
foot, and girt about at the breasts
with a golden girdle. And his head Dressed in linen
and his hair were white as white Girded with gold
wool, white as snow; and his eyes
were as a flame of fire; and his feet Body resembled a jewel
like unto burnished brass, as if it Face was like lightning
had been refined in a furnace; and
his voice as the voice of many Eyes like blazing torches
waters. And he had in his right hand Arms and feet
seven stars: and out of his mouth
like polished bronze
proceeded a sharp two-edged sword:
and his countenance was as the sun Voice thundered
shineth in his strength. like a huge crowd

Revelation 1:13–16

Daniel 10:7–9
The Effect on Daniel
•  The men ran
•  His strength drained
•  A deep sleep
•  With his face to the ground

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Daniel 10:10–14
The Angelic Ministry, Round 1
Ministry to Daniel, 10–11
•  Touched by hand
•  Raised to knees, trembling
•  Praised and called to stand
Daniel 10:15–21
The Angelic Ministry, Round 1
Ministry to Daniel, 15–19
•  Face grounded, speechless
•  Hand touched his lips
•  Daniel’s response
•  No strength
•  Praised and called to be
courageous
[to listen—and transmit]
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Explanation to Daniel, 12–14
•  The delay in answered prayer
•  The prince of Persia
•  Michael
•  The kings of Persia
•  Now I have come to give you
an understanding of what will
happen to your people in the
latter days, for the vision
pertains to the days yet
future.
Explanation to Daniel, 20–21
•  Will need to return to fight
against the prince of Persia
•  Prince of Greece will come
•  Only Michael can join him
•  I will tell you what is
inscribed in the writing of
truth.
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 The Book of Daniel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

1–6 7–12
Court Stories Apocalyptic Visions
Daniel presented in 3rd person Daniel records in 1st person

1:1–
2:4a 2:4b–7:28 8–12
Heb. Aramaic Hebrew