The book of Daniel is probably one of the most debated books in the entire bible. From the things I’ve seen, no other book seems to have received the same amount of scrutiny as this one has. Its dates are argued, its authorship questioned, and all of its characters have been thoroughly dissected. Every theologian and scholar from every walk of religious thinking has had their say as to the contents of this great book, and even after all of the debates, still no clear conclusion seems to be offered by all of the men of higher thinking.
I’ve come to a realization during all my years of studying, that anytime a work of the bible receives this sort of attention, there is usually a hidden reason behind it. It usually means there is some powerful group that wishes the work in question, to remain silent. And Daniel definitely fits this category. The book of Daniel covers over 2400 years of history in its 12 chapters. It walks the reader through some of the most tumultuous times in human history, and does so with astounding accuracy. It take us from the Babylonian empire of 600BC, all the way up to the times in which we live in today, without missing a single beat. Its understandable that the powers that be wish this book to remain silent, because not only does Daniel show astounding accuracy throughout all of its pages, but by the end, has its prophetical finger pointed directly at one group. And I’m certain that this group of men does not like this one single bit.
If I were them...I wouldn’t want Daniel to be understood either. Ever.
They’ve done a good job in hiding the contents of this book over the centuries. They’ve broken the book up into two sections through constant debate, not allowing the reader to see the connection the book makes all throughout its prophesies. They have it broken up into six narrative stories, and four apocryphal visions, and by doing this, the reader never gets a chance to see the majesty of the literature, and how every vision is connected to the same subject. Even by using the word apocryphal in its description, most people automatically relate this book to the end of the world doomsday scenarios. Because most people do not realize the word apocryphal actually means "revelation"... or, "a revealing". Good stuff, bravo gentlemen, you’ve done your work very well.
But there is one these men forgot. They forgot the book of Daniel was to remain locked until the times of the end. All of their efforts were in vain...because now once again, the book is understood. And may its message once again spread like a wild fire.
The book of Daniel was understood very well at one point in human history, and these men that went to great lengths to manipulate this book, despise that understanding. These people in our recent past understood it so well, that it caused the greatest religious movement this world had ever seen since the time of the Messiah. The Reformation of the church was caused by the prophesies of this great book, even though the history books wont admit to it, the protesters, or Protestants...understood the book of Daniel so well, they left a message from it carved in stone in one of its popular meeting places in Nuremberg Germany.
The town hall known as the "Ratshaus", a Polish word meaning "town hall" or, "place of meeting", was built in the early 1500's with two of the prophesies of Daniel carved in stone. The Reformers went to great lengths to show the correlation between the two visions of Daniel. The vision of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, and Daniels own vision of the 4 beasts. Even though this building was practically destroyed during the World War II, its message still stands today. Something I’m certain those of the counter Reformation would of love to see vanish from the face of this earth. But by the grace of YHWH, it still stands in its place to this very day, with all the prophesies of Daniel still intact.
I’ve come to a realization during all my years of studying, that anytime a work of the bible receives this sort of attention, there is usually a hidden reason behind it. It usually means there is some powerful group that wishes the work in question, to remain silent. And Daniel definitely fits this category. The book of Daniel covers over 2400 years of history in its 12 chapters. It walks the reader through some of the most tumultuous times in human history, and does so with astounding accuracy. It take us from the Babylonian empire of 600BC, all the way up to the times in which we live in today, without missing a single beat. Its understandable that the powers that be wish this book to remain silent, because not only does Daniel show astounding accuracy throughout all of its pages, but by the end, has its prophetical finger pointed directly at one group. And I’m certain that this group of men does not like this one single bit.
If I were them...I wouldn’t want Daniel to be understood either. Ever.
They’ve done a good job in hiding the contents of this book over the centuries. They’ve broken the book up into two sections through constant debate, not allowing the reader to see the connection the book makes all throughout its prophesies. They have it broken up into six narrative stories, and four apocryphal visions, and by doing this, the reader never gets a chance to see the majesty of the literature, and how every vision is connected to the same subject. Even by using the word apocryphal in its description, most people automatically relate this book to the end of the world doomsday scenarios. Because most people do not realize the word apocryphal actually means "revelation"... or, "a revealing". Good stuff, bravo gentlemen, you’ve done your work very well.
But there is one these men forgot. They forgot the book of Daniel was to remain locked until the times of the end. All of their efforts were in vain...because now once again, the book is understood. And may its message once again spread like a wild fire.
The book of Daniel was understood very well at one point in human history, and these men that went to great lengths to manipulate this book, despise that understanding. These people in our recent past understood it so well, that it caused the greatest religious movement this world had ever seen since the time of the Messiah. The Reformation of the church was caused by the prophesies of this great book, even though the history books wont admit to it, the protesters, or Protestants...understood the book of Daniel so well, they left a message from it carved in stone in one of its popular meeting places in Nuremberg Germany.
The town hall known as the "Ratshaus", a Polish word meaning "town hall" or, "place of meeting", was built in the early 1500's with two of the prophesies of Daniel carved in stone. The Reformers went to great lengths to show the correlation between the two visions of Daniel. The vision of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, and Daniels own vision of the 4 beasts. Even though this building was practically destroyed during the World War II, its message still stands today. Something I’m certain those of the counter Reformation would of love to see vanish from the face of this earth. But by the grace of YHWH, it still stands in its place to this very day, with all the prophesies of Daniel still intact.
In this first picture...on the left you can see the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar, and behind him is a lion with wings. All of this perfectly represents the head of gold in Nebuchadnezzar's first dream, and the first beast of Daniel's vision, the lion with wings of an eagle. On the right of the doorway is a Persian king, and behind him a bear with 3 ribs in its mouth. Which again, perfectly represents these two prophesies of the book of Daniel.
Those of the Reformation went to great lengths to show how each and every vision in the book of Daniel is connected to eachother. All the prophesies of the book of Daniel are just details of the same topic. A great detail the teachers of today seem to leave off.
In this next picture...on the left you have Alexander the great, and behind him a leopard with 4 heads and 4 wings. On the right...is a Roman emperor, and behind him is an unusual looking beast with 10 horns. Its dificult to see in this picture, but on the unusual beast on the right, in the middle of his 10 horns is a little horn, and on this little horn is the face of a man.
These two stone carvings perfectly describe all the prophesies of Daniel, and by combining in this carving, the men and women of the Reformation are showing the generations of today that they understood the book of Daniel better than the teachers of today. These great men and women understood the way in which this book was meant to be read, as one big vision. One that combined all of Daniels prophesies into one complete vision, not the separated state in which Daniels prophesies are taught in the seminary schools of today.
This is how these studies that are on this site are explained. These studies walk through verses by verse of the book of Daniel, while going page by page through history, showing you the very same things the people that were before us knew. That Daniels prophesies do much more than just point to Antiochus Epiphanies, they reveal the beast in the book of Revelation. These prophesies point to the “little horn”… the false christ, and so do the studies on this site. To help expose the lies and deceit the people of this world are dealing with today. Because this is how they are mean to be taught.
This is how these studies that are on this site are explained. These studies walk through verses by verse of the book of Daniel, while going page by page through history, showing you the very same things the people that were before us knew. That Daniels prophesies do much more than just point to Antiochus Epiphanies, they reveal the beast in the book of Revelation. These prophesies point to the “little horn”… the false christ, and so do the studies on this site. To help expose the lies and deceit the people of this world are dealing with today. Because this is how they are mean to be taught.