Daniel Prophet and Man of God

Daniel

Calvary Chapel Bible College

Brett Peterson - Teacher

Daniel is the only book Jesus told us to know and understand. Daniel is the key to understanding prophecy.


COURSE DESCRIPTION
We will do a complete study of the book of Daniel, grasping the prophetic truths contained in it’s pages and making accurate exposition of their implication.
MEETING PLACE AND TIME
Calvary Chapel Bible College RSM Tuesdays 1-4pm. If you can not make it to a class, you MUST call the instructor prior to your absence.
FACILITATOR AVAILABILITY FOR CONSULTATION / QUESTIONS / PRAYER
I will be available before and after class. I will always be available by phone.

949-888-5777 or e-mail [e-mail].

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. READING

Daniel and the commentary.

2. LECTURE

All sixteen lectures must be attended. 50% of your grade will be classroom participation.

3. PAPERS

The student will prepare a timeline/chart containing all significant events discussed in Daniel - this will be do 1 week prior to the final exam.

4. EVALUATION

Class Participation ......50%

Paper...........................25%

Final Exam ..................25%

Session 1

Introduction

1. Sign in sheets - name‘s- hand out - Bible

2. Introduce self - James 3 - greet someone you don’t know

3. We like to know who we’re speaking to -

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  New Christians - 2 years or less - 5 years or less - over 5 ....
  
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  studied prophecy before? Daniel?
  

4. What will we cover in this class:

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  One of the Great books in the Bible
  
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  Why study prophecy - Why is it important to our growth?
  
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  The 69 sevens of Daniel - which is key to understanding pr.
  
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  The first coming of Jesus. Direct fulfillment of prophecy.
  
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  World history and the ‘history’ of the future
  

5. Opening prayer

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  Amos 3:7
  

7 Surely the Lord GOD does nothing, without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.

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  Jesus tells us to know and understand - this commandment will be fulfilled tonight.
  

As we read in Amos - 1. God has established a plan for mankind.

2. He reveals His plan through prophecy.

II Peter 1:15-21

Peter wrote this 2 days before his execution - his last words.

II Peter 1:15-21

Key vs. - 19 KJV says “ a more sure Word of prophecy”

By studying prophecy we can make more certain the bible is God’s Word and Jesus Christ is the Messiah - the Son of God.

Eph. 2:18 -20

18 for through him both of us have access in one Spirit to the Father.

19 So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God,

20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.

1. Jesus is our foundation - our Rock - our Chief cornerstone

2. We build on this foundation and increase our faith by studying God’s word and understanding His prophecies as given through the prophets.

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  no other religious leader or religion was prophesied about - only Jesus!
  
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  over 300 prophecies were given about who the Messiah would be and what He would do - Jesus fulfilled every one!
  

“know and understand” is repeated throughout prophecy and where Jesus talks about the prophecy we are studying (Matt. 24:15) .

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  when you read “let the reader understand”, or “know and understand”, or “he who has ears, let him hear”
  

you better pay close attention to what is said and study it so you do understand.

Apart from Lamentations, Daniel is the shortest book of the Major Prophets. Yet it is one of the most important pieces of OT prophetic literature and perhaps the most frequently studied of the sixteen Major and Minor prophets. Its narrative portions, with their excitement and suspense, and its prophecies, with their wide scope and fascinating detail, have engaged the attention of readers down through the years. In NT prophecy Daniel is referred to more than any other OT book. Moreover, it contains more fulfilled prophecies than any other book in the Bible.

Why is it important to study prophecy?

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  it increases your faith and gives you a true perspective to God’s dealings with mankind.
  
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  You know His plan - this enables you to fulfill His plan for you!!
  

God has a plan for you - even as He had a plan for Jesus.

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  Prophecy puts history and future event into proper perspective.
  

What is a prophet?

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  person God speaks through/didactice/// and reveals His plans (predictive).
  
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  16 men were declared prophets -form 850bc to 430 bc
  
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  Prophets were taken very seriously in OT times
  
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  If a person claimed to be a prophet and made one mistake he was stoned!
  

(Deut. 18:20-22)

one strike and he was out - for good.

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  The office of ‘prophet’ was not a sought after position - God called them and burned His message in their hearts with such force they had to speak His words
  
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  Daniel - is considered the ‘end times prophet’ probably the most famous.
  
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  he was exciled to Babylon in 606 bc - he remained there till 534 bc.
  

During this exile he was thrown in the lions den for praying,

he interpreted the famous ‘ writing on the wall’.

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  he became a high level administrator in the Babylonian empire.
  
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  he is estimated to be 80 years old when he finished this prophecy.
  

Many scholars wonder who wrote Daniel - some feel his prophecies were so accurate they must had been written after the events he prophesied took place.

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  in Matt. 24:15-20 Jesus confirms that Daniel did write the book of Daniel.
  

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  when asked about end time Jesus quoted Daniel 3 times and quoted no other prophets.
  

IF ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR JESUS, ITS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!

If you believe in Jesus you have no problem with the bible - if not you have bigger problems than the inherancy of scripture and the authorship of Daniel!!

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  Daniel is the only book Jesus admonishes us to know and understand.
  
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  Jesus authenticates Daniel as the author and a prophet.
  

There can be no question that Jesus believed in Daniel's authorship of the book bearing his name, for in Matthew 24:15 Jesus referred to "'the abomination that causes desolation,' spoken of through [dia] the prophet Daniel." Since dia with the genitive case is used to express agency, this commits Christ--if his words are correctly reported here and in Mark 13:14--to Daniel's authorship of the predictions of the latter-day "abomination" (cf. Dan 9:27; 11:31; 12:11). [2]

Some commentators discount this testimony as a mere accommodation to a popular view in the first century. But the Gospels clearly show that Jesus stood decisively and unambiguously against prevailing popular opinion whenever it was in error. Thus he declared, "You have heard that it was said to the people ... But I tell you, Do not swear at all" (Matt 5:33-34). Again, in Matthew 5:38-39 he said, "You have heard that it was said, `Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' ... But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person." Many of Jesus' teachings were in serious conflict with popular views, not simply with casuistic interpretations of the Pharisees (cf. Matt 15:11-20; 19:9; John 8:24, 44).

Therefore, it would have been completely out of character for Jesus to have espoused a theory of authorship he knew to be false, simply to avoid a negative response in the minds of his hearers.

God is exact in His prophecies and His plans -

There are 66 books recorded by 40 men in 3 different languages in the Bible..

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  All 66 books read together as if one author wrote the entire work!
  
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  allegorical words and metaphors hold their meaning throughout the Bible-
  

field, light, birds, sea, rock, oil water, and on I could go.

This is called expositional constancy - 40 scribes - 1 author - the Bible is God’s revelation of Himself and His plan to mankind!