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Daniel chapter 11... 00:00:31.33\00:00:35.50 Yvonne: Oh... 00:00:35.53\00:00:37.50 James: This is probably the most challenging Bible prophecy 00:00:37.57\00:00:41.90 in all Scripture... at least in the book of Daniel, 00:00:41.94\00:00:45.41 Daniel 11... the king of the North... 00:00:45.44\00:00:46.78 the king of the South 00:00:46.81\00:00:48.14 has challenged many scholars for many years 00:00:48.18\00:00:50.01 and even within our own church, there are two or three at least 00:00:50.05\00:00:53.42 different interpretations 00:00:53.45\00:00:54.85 of certain parts of Daniel chapter 11 00:00:54.88\00:00:56.92 especially verses 40 to 45. 00:00:56.95\00:00:59.32 So, we are venturing on challenging ground 00:00:59.35\00:01:02.76 but what's really, I think, important is 00:01:02.79\00:01:06.16 is that we've set a good foundation 00:01:06.19\00:01:07.90 of prophetic principles of interpretation 00:01:07.93\00:01:11.67 that can help us navigate this area of the book of Daniel. 00:01:11.73\00:01:15.67 We're going to reach back often to Daniel 2... Daniel 7... 00:01:15.70\00:01:19.61 Daniel 8... Daniel 9... 00:01:19.64\00:01:21.34 in order to help us to navigate Daniel chapter 11 00:01:21.38\00:01:24.31 and by the way, Daniel 11 and 12 verses 1 through 3 00:01:24.35\00:01:27.25 because it's one vision... 00:01:27.28\00:01:29.15 Daniel doesn't come out of vision at 11:45... 00:01:29.18\00:01:32.45 he comes out of vision at 12:3. 00:01:32.49\00:01:34.06 Yvonne: Hmmm... Jason: Hmmm... 00:01:34.09\00:01:35.66 James: 12:3 is part... 00:01:35.69\00:01:37.19 12:1, 2 and 3 is part of Daniel 11 00:01:37.23\00:01:39.76 and then, 12:4 all the way to 13 is basically a close... 00:01:39.79\00:01:43.83 some closing instructions given to Daniel to seal up 00:01:43.87\00:01:47.84 this part of the prophecy 00:01:47.87\00:01:49.24 because he wasn't going to understand it. 00:01:49.30\00:01:50.64 Anyway, before we get started, we need to have a word of prayer 00:01:50.67\00:01:53.17 Yvonne, would you like to pray for us? 00:01:53.21\00:01:54.54 Yvonne: Yes, yes... 00:01:54.58\00:01:55.91 "Dear Lord, thank You so very much 00:01:55.94\00:01:57.28 for bringing us together once again 00:01:57.31\00:01:58.91 to study Your Word 00:01:58.95\00:02:00.28 and to glean these treasures. 00:02:00.32\00:02:01.92 We just thank you for them 00:02:01.95\00:02:03.69 so that we know what's going to happen 00:02:03.72\00:02:05.52 and know what Your will is for us 00:02:05.55\00:02:07.66 and so, we thank you for that... 00:02:07.69\00:02:09.69 we pray for the leading and guidance of Your Holy Spirit, 00:02:09.72\00:02:12.99 You're welcome in this place, in Jesus' name, amen. " 00:02:13.03\00:02:16.26 James: Amen... You are welcome in this place, 00:02:16.30\00:02:18.43 I love that... 00:02:18.47\00:02:19.90 because God wants us to ask Him to be in this place. 00:02:19.93\00:02:23.37 Yvonne: Yes. 00:02:23.41\00:02:24.74 James: Over and over again, we saw that in Daniel chapter 10 00:02:24.77\00:02:26.88 that continually Daniel felt his weakness... his unworthiness... 00:02:26.91\00:02:30.58 and continually God touched him... 00:02:30.61\00:02:32.41 spoke to him and lifted him up... 00:02:32.45\00:02:34.15 touched him... spoke to him and lifted him up... 00:02:34.22\00:02:35.62 touched him... spoke to him... lifted him up 00:02:35.65\00:02:36.99 and that's what we want. 00:02:37.02\00:02:38.35 We want the experience of Daniel. 00:02:38.39\00:02:39.72 In fact, I think it's vital that Daniel 10 00:02:39.75\00:02:42.76 is read and studied and understood 00:02:42.82\00:02:44.46 before you get to Daniel 11 00:02:44.49\00:02:46.49 because Daniel 10 instructs us 00:02:46.56\00:02:48.50 on the kind of attitude that God is looking for us 00:02:48.53\00:02:51.57 to imitate in relationship to Daniel. 00:02:51.60\00:02:54.14 Daniel 9 begins with this attitude of humility 00:02:54.20\00:02:58.41 that leads us to an understanding 00:02:58.44\00:03:00.08 of the 70-week prophecy. 00:03:00.14\00:03:01.51 Daniel 10... same basic principle. 00:03:01.54\00:03:04.15 We see Daniel being real with God... 00:03:04.18\00:03:06.41 confessing his weakness and his faults, 00:03:06.45\00:03:08.62 humbling himself again and again 00:03:08.65\00:03:10.52 and God touching him... speaking to him 00:03:10.55\00:03:12.75 and lifting him up 00:03:12.79\00:03:14.12 and then making this promise to Gabriel... 00:03:14.16\00:03:15.96 I'm going to instruct you and give you understanding, 00:03:15.99\00:03:18.99 I'm going to tell you about the kings of Persia, 00:03:19.03\00:03:21.26 I'm going to tell you about the kingdom Greece that's coming 00:03:21.30\00:03:23.37 and then we move into Daniel chapter 11 and verse 1. 00:03:23.40\00:03:26.27 What have you got here, Ivor? 00:03:26.33\00:03:27.74 Ivor: So, I think when we get to Daniel 11, 00:03:27.77\00:03:32.31 one of the struggles that people have is 00:03:32.34\00:03:36.85 understanding how to interpret Daniel 11 00:03:36.88\00:03:40.82 in light of the rest of the book of Daniel. 00:03:40.85\00:03:44.75 Like we've mentioned before, 00:03:44.79\00:03:46.45 people will often jump into the book of Daniel chapter 11 00:03:46.49\00:03:51.19 and not take into context the entire book of Daniel. 00:03:51.23\00:03:55.70 All: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:03:55.73\00:03:57.07 Ivor: So, that's what we want to do. 00:03:57.10\00:03:58.43 We want to try to just do an overview of the book of Daniel 00:03:58.47\00:04:03.47 and see how Daniel 2 00:04:03.51\00:04:06.78 ultimately leads us to an understanding of Daniel 11. 00:04:06.81\00:04:10.38 So, let's talk about this principle... 00:04:10.41\00:04:13.75 we're going to look at two things here: 00:04:13.82\00:04:18.49 parallel and zoom... parallel and zoom 00:04:18.52\00:04:23.02 so, those are the two words I want you to focus on, right. 00:04:23.09\00:04:25.49 Beginning with Daniel 2, 00:04:25.53\00:04:27.73 we have the dream that Nebuchadnezzar had 00:04:27.76\00:04:32.27 and in the dream he saw an image of a man 00:04:32.30\00:04:36.60 and the image is... the head is of gold... 00:04:36.64\00:04:40.91 the chest and arms of silver... 00:04:40.98\00:04:43.11 the belly and thighs of brass... 00:04:43.14\00:04:45.25 the legs of iron 00:04:45.28\00:04:47.12 and then the toes of iron and clay. 00:04:47.18\00:04:49.78 James: Okay. 00:04:49.82\00:04:51.15 Ivor: By the way, 00:04:51.19\00:04:52.52 and... and James, I don't know if you've... 00:04:52.55\00:04:55.89 and I think we talked about this way back 00:04:55.92\00:04:58.23 when we did Daniel 2. 00:04:58.26\00:04:59.59 This is an image of a man, 00:04:59.63\00:05:02.43 right, it's not an image of an animal 00:05:02.46\00:05:06.47 or... it's an image of a man 00:05:06.53\00:05:09.07 and the stone destroys this image right on the feet. 00:05:09.10\00:05:15.34 James: Yes. 00:05:15.38\00:05:16.71 Ivor: At the end of time 00:05:16.75\00:05:18.08 and I think to a certain degree 00:05:18.11\00:05:20.02 the... the Bible speaks about the man of sin. 00:05:20.05\00:05:24.95 James: Hmmm... 00:05:24.99\00:05:26.32 Ivor: The man of sin. James: Yeah. 00:05:26.35\00:05:28.66 Ivor: I think what you see here in Daniel 2 00:05:28.69\00:05:30.76 is... this is an image of... 00:05:30.79\00:05:33.86 and the story of the man that rejects Christ. 00:05:33.90\00:05:36.70 James: Yes, the man of sin. Yvonne: Hmmm... 00:05:36.73\00:05:38.77 James: That's good, yeah, that's good, yeah. 00:05:38.80\00:05:40.77 Ivor: So, you have this man of sin 00:05:40.80\00:05:43.10 and then the stone destroying this man of sin 00:05:43.14\00:05:47.01 right there in Daniel 2. 00:05:47.04\00:05:48.38 James: Ivor, can we park on that for just a second? 00:05:48.41\00:05:51.55 I really love what you're saying here 00:05:51.58\00:05:53.55 because Revelation 13 really connects the two. 00:05:53.58\00:05:57.65 Revelation 13 parallels 2nd Thessalonians 2... 00:05:57.69\00:06:01.72 the man of sin... the Antichrist... 00:06:01.76\00:06:04.43 Revelation 13 identifies it 00:06:04.46\00:06:05.89 and brings in Babylon, Medo-Persia, 00:06:05.93\00:06:08.00 Greece and Rome 00:06:08.06\00:06:09.50 and so, the image is... if you will, a... a... 00:06:09.53\00:06:13.20 a... a picture of the development of the man of sin 00:06:13.23\00:06:16.20 down through the year 00:06:16.24\00:06:17.57 because the man of sin has the characteristics of Babylon 00:06:17.61\00:06:20.38 and Medo-Persia and Greece and Pagan Rome 00:06:20.41\00:06:23.51 and develops into the man of sin 00:06:23.55\00:06:25.68 as we get to the end of time so I love that thought, 00:06:25.71\00:06:28.08 that was good. 00:06:28.12\00:06:29.45 Ivor: Absolutely... absolutely, so this stone 00:06:29.48\00:06:31.42 and... and here's what we understand about Daniel 2 00:06:31.45\00:06:33.96 and remember, we're trying to get to Daniel 11 and 12, right, 00:06:34.02\00:06:37.19 but we're starting in Daniel 2 00:06:37.23\00:06:39.06 and we're already seeing... 00:06:39.09\00:06:40.83 God is setting us up to try to show us something 00:06:40.90\00:06:43.23 and He starts right in Daniel 2. 00:06:43.26\00:06:45.33 James: Okay. Yvonne: Hmmm... James: Good. 00:06:45.37\00:06:46.77 Ivor: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome... 00:06:46.80\00:06:48.17 these ten toes and the clay that rises up among the 10 toes. 00:06:48.20\00:06:52.97 James: Okay. 00:06:53.04\00:06:54.38 Ivor: The image... the stone destroys the image on the toes 00:06:54.41\00:06:59.15 of clay and iron. 00:06:59.18\00:07:01.25 James: Yeah, at the feet. 00:07:01.28\00:07:02.98 Ivor: Well, at the feet... well, we don't know, I mean, 00:07:03.02\00:07:04.85 we're not told what this image does... 00:07:04.89\00:07:07.36 we're not told what happens in the toes of iron and clay, 00:07:07.39\00:07:10.63 all we know is that the stone is like, 00:07:10.66\00:07:14.30 "No, enough is enough... boom. " 00:07:14.33\00:07:16.77 James: Gotcha... in Daniel 2, you mean. 00:07:16.80\00:07:18.73 Ivor: Daniel 2. James: Got you. 00:07:18.77\00:07:20.94 What's going to happen in Daniel 7 is a repeat 00:07:20.97\00:07:24.87 of Daniel 2 but it's going to zoom in... 00:07:24.94\00:07:29.21 it parallels Daniel 2 but it's going to zoom in 00:07:29.24\00:07:32.68 and give us more detail 00:07:32.71\00:07:34.72 about the most important part of this image 00:07:34.75\00:07:37.55 which is the toes of iron and clay. 00:07:37.59\00:07:39.39 James: Gotcha... Yvonne: Hmmm... 00:07:39.45\00:07:40.79 Ivor: So, we get to Daniel 7... we find a lion... 00:07:40.82\00:07:44.23 a bear... a leopard... 00:07:44.26\00:07:46.36 and then this fourth beast that has iron teeth... 00:07:46.39\00:07:49.80 so, I want you to notice the parallel 00:07:49.83\00:07:51.67 in Daniel 2... 00:07:51.70\00:07:53.90 the fourth kingdom is the kingdom of iron legs. 00:07:53.94\00:07:57.64 James: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:07:57.67\00:07:59.11 Ivor: In Daniel 7, the fourth beast... iron teeth. 00:07:59.14\00:08:02.98 James: Gotcha... 00:08:03.01\00:08:04.48 Ivor: Okay... out of this fourth beast, 00:08:04.51\00:08:07.78 there are ten horns 00:08:07.82\00:08:09.95 and then a Little Horn rising among the ten horns. 00:08:09.98\00:08:14.02 James: Okay. 00:08:14.06\00:08:15.39 Ivor: That Little Horn 00:08:15.42\00:08:17.13 is going to parallel the clay of Daniel 2. 00:08:17.19\00:08:20.20 James: Okay. Yvonne: Hmmm. 00:08:20.23\00:08:21.70 Ivor: That rises among the ten toes 00:08:21.76\00:08:23.53 and here you find God now giving us more information 00:08:23.57\00:08:28.90 about this Little Horn. 00:08:28.94\00:08:31.17 By the way, you remember that in the Bible, 00:08:31.21\00:08:34.28 clay, Isaiah 64 verse 8, "You are the potter... " 00:08:34.31\00:08:36.95 talking about God... "we are the clay. " 00:08:36.98\00:08:38.95 Clay is symbolic of a people 00:08:38.98\00:08:42.55 that profess to be molded by God. 00:08:42.58\00:08:44.55 Yvonne: Hmmm... James: Okay... all right. 00:08:44.59\00:08:46.62 Ivor: So, here we have in Daniel 2, 00:08:46.65\00:08:49.86 this religious element rising among the ten toes 00:08:49.89\00:08:55.50 that came out of Rome. 00:08:55.56\00:08:57.17 James: Okay. 00:08:57.20\00:08:58.80 Ivor: In Daniel 7, it's the Little Horn 00:08:58.83\00:09:02.50 that parallels the clay 00:09:02.54\00:09:04.64 and now we're told that this Little Horn 00:09:04.67\00:09:07.18 thinks to change times and laws... 00:09:07.21\00:09:09.64 persecutes the saints of the... 00:09:09.68\00:09:12.01 so, now we're getting the idea, "Oh, huh, 00:09:12.08\00:09:15.02 well this is what apparently is so offensive to God... " 00:09:15.05\00:09:19.22 right? James: Yeah. 00:09:19.25\00:09:21.19 Ivor: This is what this Little Horn or this... this... 00:09:21.22\00:09:23.69 the toes of iron and clay in Daniel 2 is doing 00:09:23.73\00:09:26.76 that causes the stone to come. 00:09:26.80\00:09:29.33 James: Okay. Yvonne: Hmmm... 00:09:29.36\00:09:31.83 Ivor: But God says, "We're not finished yet... " 00:09:31.87\00:09:34.14 not only does it attack the saints of the Most High 00:09:34.17\00:09:36.40 and think to change times and laws, 00:09:36.44\00:09:38.04 let's go to Daniel 8 00:09:38.07\00:09:39.71 and in Daniel 8, what are we going to see? 00:09:39.74\00:09:44.31 We're going to see a parallel and a zooming in. 00:09:44.35\00:09:48.72 James: Medo-Persia... Greece... Rome... 00:09:48.75\00:09:50.99 Ivor: Yeah, this is going to take us all the way to Daniel 12 00:09:51.05\00:09:53.15 right? So, what do we see in... 00:09:53.19\00:09:55.09 in... in Daniel 8? 00:09:55.12\00:09:59.13 We see two beasts and who are they? 00:09:59.16\00:10:01.66 James: So, we got... 00:10:01.73\00:10:03.33 Ivor: James, James, James, James... can you... 00:10:03.37\00:10:04.77 can you tell us about... 00:10:04.80\00:10:07.04 James: Yes, yes, the types of beasts they are... 00:10:07.07\00:10:10.01 Ivor: Go down through... and particularly the four horns 00:10:10.04\00:10:13.38 and remember what you broke down about directions? 00:10:13.41\00:10:15.61 James: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:10:15.64\00:10:16.98 Ivor: So, can you just break that down real quick? 00:10:17.01\00:10:18.65 James: Yeah, so, the two beasts are 00:10:18.68\00:10:20.45 representatives of Medo-Persia and Greece... 00:10:20.48\00:10:23.18 the first beast is a ram 00:10:23.22\00:10:25.49 and the second beast is a goat 00:10:25.55\00:10:27.56 and these are sanctuary animals. 00:10:27.59\00:10:29.52 These are animals that are connected with the sanctuary 00:10:29.56\00:10:32.96 and specifically the Day of Atonement. 00:10:32.99\00:10:34.76 So, we have sanctuary language in Daniel 8... 00:10:34.80\00:10:37.40 we have the law language in Daniel 7... 00:10:37.43\00:10:39.03 we have the sanctuary language in Daniel 8 00:10:39.07\00:10:40.64 and that's because we... we finished Daniel 8... 00:10:40.67\00:10:44.31 at least the vision part with this verse that talks of 00:10:44.34\00:10:47.01 the cleansing of the sanctuary which is the Day of Judgment 00:10:47.04\00:10:49.21 or the Day of Atonement. 00:10:49.24\00:10:50.58 So, God is setting us up right from the beginning 00:10:50.61\00:10:53.58 but just so that we don't misunderstand and think, 00:10:53.62\00:10:56.82 "Oh, wait a minute, different animals... 00:10:56.85\00:10:58.22 this must be a different vision... different kingdoms" 00:10:58.25\00:10:59.92 no, no, no... 00:10:59.95\00:11:01.39 verses 20 through 22 tells, "No... 00:11:01.42\00:11:03.12 the ram is... are the kings of Medo-Persia 00:11:03.16\00:11:06.26 and the he-goat represents the kingdom of Greece 00:11:06.29\00:11:08.66 and the horn is the... 00:11:08.70\00:11:10.27 the notable horn within the he-goat is the first king 00:11:10.30\00:11:12.80 or Alexander the Great. 00:11:12.83\00:11:14.24 So, we're still on track 00:11:14.27\00:11:15.60 but God now is communicating a different phase 00:11:15.64\00:11:18.47 of what's taking place in this prophecy... 00:11:18.51\00:11:21.41 this is a phase that has to do with the sanctuary... 00:11:21.44\00:11:23.81 the assault on the sanctuary... 00:11:23.85\00:11:25.45 the assault on the mediation of Christ 00:11:25.48\00:11:26.95 and the need for the sanctuary to be cleansed or made right 00:11:27.02\00:11:30.25 and we want to understand that 00:11:30.29\00:11:31.85 being cleansed and being made right 00:11:31.89\00:11:33.62 are two sides of the same coin. 00:11:33.66\00:11:35.92 In other words, the cleansing or the judgment 00:11:35.96\00:11:38.19 is also connected with the sanctuary being corrected 00:11:38.26\00:11:41.06 or being made right in its understanding... 00:11:41.10\00:11:43.00 we've misunderstood it... it's been obscured... 00:11:43.03\00:11:45.07 it's been cast to the earth... 00:11:45.10\00:11:46.43 no, the sanctuary is in heaven 00:11:46.47\00:11:47.80 and we need to get that right 00:11:47.84\00:11:49.17 if we're going to understand the judgment. 00:11:49.20\00:11:50.54 Yvonne: Hmmm... 00:11:50.57\00:11:51.91 James: The four directions... Ivor: The four directions... 00:11:51.94\00:11:54.08 because the four directions is set... 00:11:54.11\00:11:56.88 God is zooming in on this Little Horn 00:11:56.91\00:11:59.61 and He's setting us up to understand Daniel 11. 00:11:59.65\00:12:03.99 James: Especially the king of the North. 00:12:04.02\00:12:05.62 Ivor: Break that down, James, yeah, exactly. 00:12:05.65\00:12:07.22 James: So when... when the... 00:12:07.26\00:12:08.59 the Grecian kingdom breaks up into four parts, 00:12:08.62\00:12:11.13 just like it does in Daniel 7, 00:12:11.16\00:12:13.86 you've got the leopard with four heads, 00:12:13.90\00:12:15.76 here it breaks up into four parts 00:12:15.80\00:12:17.93 toward the four winds of heaven 00:12:17.97\00:12:20.07 and the four winds of heaven, north, south, east and west... 00:12:20.10\00:12:23.30 and then it says in verse 8, 00:12:23.34\00:12:26.01 "Therefore the he goat waxed very great: 00:12:26.04\00:12:28.04 and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; 00:12:28.08\00:12:29.78 and it came... came up four notable ones 00:12:29.81\00:12:33.35 toward the four winds of heaven. 00:12:33.38\00:12:34.98 And out of one of them... " that is one of the winds... 00:12:35.02\00:12:38.45 "came up a little horn, which waxed exceeding great" 00:12:38.49\00:12:41.92 verse 9... "toward the south, 00:12:41.96\00:12:43.39 toward the east, 00:12:43.43\00:12:45.03 and toward the pleasant land. " 00:12:45.06\00:12:46.93 And the pleasant land is the west... 00:12:46.96\00:12:48.60 it's west of east and... 00:12:48.63\00:12:50.43 so, we have those three directions included 00:12:50.47\00:12:53.13 we have one direction left out... north... 00:12:53.17\00:12:55.50 so, it must be coming from the north 00:12:55.54\00:12:57.14 so, this is the first time the king of the north 00:12:57.17\00:12:59.07 is identified and it's identified as Rome. 00:12:59.11\00:13:02.34 Yvonne: Hmmm... Ivor: Yes. 00:13:02.38\00:13:05.25 James: Both in its pagan and its Papal stage. 00:13:05.28\00:13:07.22 Ivor: Yeah, absolutely, 00:13:07.25\00:13:08.58 so what we have happening in Daniel 8... 00:13:08.62\00:13:10.39 God is again repeating 00:13:10.42\00:13:13.56 but now, Babylon is... is... is out of the picture. 00:13:13.59\00:13:16.49 We're zooming in. 00:13:16.52\00:13:17.86 James: Yes. 00:13:17.89\00:13:19.23 Ivor: And I need you to see that this Little Horn 00:13:19.26\00:13:20.90 not only desecrates the sanctuary 00:13:20.93\00:13:24.00 but he even stands up against the Prince of Hosts... 00:13:24.03\00:13:28.37 against Jesus Himself. 00:13:28.40\00:13:30.24 James: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:13:30.27\00:13:32.04 Ivor: So, this Little Horn we see 00:13:32.07\00:13:34.41 is representing both Pagan Rome and Papal Rome. 00:13:34.44\00:13:40.75 All right, we're seeing that God is moving us 00:13:40.78\00:13:44.95 step by step... preparing us for Daniel 11. 00:13:45.02\00:13:49.12 Daniel 9... we see the beginning of the 2300 days 00:13:49.16\00:13:55.06 pointing to... this is very interesting 00:13:55.10\00:13:57.67 and James, this... this... 00:13:57.73\00:13:59.77 who is it that destroys the city and the temple 00:13:59.80\00:14:04.01 according to the 70-Week prophecy... 00:14:04.04\00:14:06.14 70 weeks... Jesus is going to come... 00:14:06.17\00:14:08.18 and then this "prince" is going to destroy the city 00:14:08.21\00:14:13.21 and the sanctuary... 00:14:13.25\00:14:14.82 the literal city and the literal sanctuary. 00:14:14.85\00:14:17.59 Who does that? 00:14:17.62\00:14:18.95 James: Titus... 00:14:18.99\00:14:20.32 Ivor: It is Rome... Titus... it's Rome... 00:14:20.36\00:14:22.42 the latter part of this 2300 days... 00:14:22.46\00:14:26.26 we're going to see the same... I'm sorry... 00:14:26.29\00:14:28.63 the latter part of the... of the prophecy 00:14:28.66\00:14:31.00 which would include the 2300 days 00:14:31.03\00:14:33.50 and particularly the 1260 years 00:14:33.54\00:14:35.94 is going to also include a desecration of the sanctuary 00:14:36.00\00:14:39.47 but this time it's not Pagan Rome... 00:14:39.51\00:14:42.51 it's Papal Rome. 00:14:42.54\00:14:44.58 James: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:14:44.61\00:14:46.21 Ivor: This sets the stage for Daniel 11 00:14:46.28\00:14:49.72 because now we know what we're looking for. 00:14:49.75\00:14:53.86 If we understand Daniel 2, 00:14:53.89\00:14:56.66 we have everything we need to understand Daniel 11 00:14:56.69\00:15:01.10 because Daniel 11 is simply a repeat and enlarge 00:15:01.13\00:15:05.53 of Daniel 8... of Daniel 7 and of Daniel 2. 00:15:05.57\00:15:09.04 James: Amen. 00:15:09.07\00:15:10.41 Ivor: So, all we need to do in Daniel 11... 00:15:10.44\00:15:13.44 we got all these verses... 00:15:13.48\00:15:14.81 "Man! what is this stuff talking about?" 00:15:14.84\00:15:16.54 If we understand the transition points in Daniel 2 00:15:16.58\00:15:21.22 and the transition points in Daniel 7 00:15:21.25\00:15:24.29 and in Daniel 8, 00:15:24.32\00:15:26.15 all we need to do 00:15:26.19\00:15:27.96 is look for those transition points in Daniel 11. 00:15:27.99\00:15:31.56 James: Amen. 00:15:31.59\00:15:32.93 Ivor: And we will know that 00:15:32.96\00:15:34.76 the verses in between those transition points, 00:15:34.80\00:15:37.60 are simply filling in details within that particular nation, 00:15:37.63\00:15:42.90 they're zooming in, right... 00:15:42.94\00:15:45.11 James: They're the zoom... Ivor: They're the zoom... 00:15:45.17\00:15:47.64 so, we know, for example, let's go to Daniel 11 00:15:47.68\00:15:50.58 and let's just look at those first two verses. 00:15:50.61\00:15:53.11 James: Okay. 00:15:53.18\00:15:55.52 Pause... 00:15:55.55\00:15:57.15 Jason: Okay. 00:15:57.19\00:15:58.72 James: Jason, you want to read those for us? 00:15:58.75\00:16:00.09 Jason: Sure thing... 00:16:00.12\00:16:01.46 "Also in the first year of Darius the Mede, 00:16:01.49\00:16:03.09 I, even I, stood up to confirm and strengthen him. 00:16:03.12\00:16:06.43 And now I will tell you the truth: 00:16:06.46\00:16:08.40 Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, 00:16:08.43\00:16:12.40 and... " 00:16:12.43\00:16:14.30 Ivor: You can stop right there. Yvonne: Laughing... 00:16:14.34\00:16:18.51 Ivor: Man! Daniel 8 began with what kingdom? 00:16:18.54\00:16:22.88 The Persian Empire... 00:16:22.91\00:16:24.41 All: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:16:24.45\00:16:25.91 Ivor: Daniel 11... what does it begin with? 00:16:25.95\00:16:29.28 The Persian Empire. 00:16:29.35\00:16:30.79 James: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:16:30.82\00:16:32.19 Ivor: We already know then, 00:16:32.22\00:16:33.86 watch this... that Daniel 11 begins 00:16:33.92\00:16:37.73 the same place as Daniel 8... 00:16:37.76\00:16:39.53 now, watch this... 00:16:39.56\00:16:41.33 pause... 00:16:41.36\00:16:43.93 in Daniel 12, Michael stands up... 00:16:43.97\00:16:48.37 pause... 00:16:48.40\00:16:50.57 and the dead are going to be raised. 00:16:50.61\00:16:53.24 This is the second coming of Jesus. 00:16:53.27\00:16:55.88 James: Hmmm... 00:16:55.91\00:16:57.41 Ivor: This is the stone cut out without hands 00:16:57.45\00:17:00.98 that destroys the image on the feet. 00:17:01.02\00:17:03.85 James: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:17:03.89\00:17:05.79 Ivor: What does that telling us? 00:17:05.82\00:17:07.92 Daniel 11 is going to give us the most detailed explanation 00:17:07.96\00:17:13.83 as to why the stone in Daniel 2 smites the image on its feet. 00:17:13.86\00:17:18.13 James: Yeah, there was no explanation in Daniel 2 at all. 00:17:18.17\00:17:22.37 Ivor: There's none in Daniel 2, Daniel 7... we get more detail, 00:17:22.40\00:17:25.87 Daniel 8... we get more detail... 00:17:25.91\00:17:28.98 Daniel 11... those last verses... 00:17:29.01\00:17:31.95 we could say, the last half of Daniel 11, 00:17:32.01\00:17:34.95 is going to be like, 00:17:34.98\00:17:36.32 "All right, here is what the Little Horn does... 00:17:36.35\00:17:38.35 here is how... " 00:17:38.39\00:17:39.72 and this is what leads to Michael standing up 00:17:39.75\00:17:44.03 and the dead being raised 00:17:44.06\00:17:45.63 which we know is parallel to the second coming of... 00:17:45.66\00:17:48.70 it's the same thing as the second coming of Jesus. 00:17:48.73\00:17:51.33 James: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:17:51.40\00:17:53.13 Ivor: Right, so Daniel 11 and 12 gave us the greatest detail 00:17:53.17\00:17:57.54 of what's happening in Daniel 2. 00:17:57.57\00:17:59.61 So, think of Daniel 2 as the big picture 00:17:59.64\00:18:02.68 and then the rest of the book is explaining to us... 00:18:02.74\00:18:06.15 here's how you need to understand Daniel chapter 2. 00:18:06.18\00:18:09.58 James: You know, we see the same principle, 00:18:09.62\00:18:11.72 you know, all through the Bible. 00:18:11.75\00:18:13.09 In Genesis chapter 1, God creates the world. 00:18:13.12\00:18:17.09 In Genesis chapter 2, 00:18:17.13\00:18:18.46 He parallel and zooms in on that creation, you know, 00:18:18.49\00:18:21.63 in Genesis chapter 1 He makes man... Adam and Eve... 00:18:21.66\00:18:24.90 man and woman in His image. 00:18:24.93\00:18:26.27 In Genesis 2, He tells us how it all happens. 00:18:26.30\00:18:28.30 "You know, first I made man and then I let him get lonely 00:18:28.34\00:18:31.64 let him feel his need... I took a rib from his side... 00:18:31.67\00:18:34.54 put him to sleep... 00:18:34.58\00:18:35.91 first surgery... rib from his side... made Eve" 00:18:35.94\00:18:37.41 and that's the same thing we see in Exodus, Leviticus, 00:18:37.45\00:18:39.91 Numbers... Deuteronomy... 00:18:39.95\00:18:41.28 the law is given and then, the rest of these books... 00:18:41.32\00:18:43.89 the rest of the Torah expound upon the Law 00:18:43.92\00:18:46.49 and give us the details of the Law... 00:18:46.52\00:18:48.36 what it means to love God with all our heart 00:18:48.39\00:18:50.06 and love our neighbors as ourselves 00:18:50.09\00:18:51.43 and we see... 00:18:51.46\00:18:52.79 so we see this all the way through the Scriptures... 00:18:52.83\00:18:54.30 this principle. 00:18:54.33\00:18:55.96 Ivor: Absolutely, so now we know in Daniel 11, 00:18:56.00\00:18:59.03 if Medo-Persia is mentioned first, 00:18:59.10\00:19:01.80 we know who we're looking for next... 00:19:01.84\00:19:04.54 who are we looking for next? 00:19:04.57\00:19:06.04 James: Greece. Yvonne: Greece. 00:19:06.07\00:19:08.04 We're looking for Greece, right, 00:19:08.08\00:19:10.05 let's read the next verse. 00:19:10.08\00:19:11.41 James: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:19:11.45\00:19:12.78 Jason: All right, "Then a mighty king shall arise, 00:19:12.81\00:19:15.45 who shall rule with great dominion, 00:19:15.48\00:19:17.79 and do according to his will. 00:19:17.82\00:19:19.49 And when he has arisen, 00:19:19.55\00:19:22.32 his kingdom shall be broken up and divided 00:19:22.36\00:19:24.93 toward the four winds of heaven, 00:19:24.96\00:19:26.80 but not among his... " 00:19:26.83\00:19:28.20 Ivor: Okay, Jason, let me pause you for a second, 00:19:28.23\00:19:30.37 when I stopped you in verse 2... 00:19:30.43\00:19:32.93 you should have kept it... so let's finish verse 2. 00:19:33.00\00:19:37.04 Jason: Got you... okay, 00:19:37.07\00:19:38.61 "by his strength, through his riches, 00:19:38.64\00:19:41.61 he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. " 00:19:41.64\00:19:44.48 James: No, you got to go back a little bit further, 00:19:44.51\00:19:47.32 let's just read the whole verse again. 00:19:47.35\00:19:48.68 Jason: Sounds good... 00:19:48.72\00:19:50.05 "And now I will tell you the truth: 00:19:50.09\00:19:51.45 Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, 00:19:51.49\00:19:54.76 and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; 00:19:54.79\00:19:58.03 by his strength, through his riches, 00:19:58.06\00:20:00.50 he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. " 00:20:00.53\00:20:03.57 James: Hmmm... 00:20:03.60\00:20:04.93 Ivor: All right... keep going, read the next verse. 00:20:04.97\00:20:08.10 Jason: Okay, "Then a mighty king shall arise, 00:20:08.14\00:20:09.90 who shall rule with great dominion, 00:20:09.94\00:20:12.24 and do according to his will. 00:20:12.27\00:20:13.78 And when he has arisen, 00:20:13.81\00:20:15.81 his kingdom shall be broken up and divided 00:20:15.84\00:20:18.21 toward the four winds of heaven, 00:20:18.25\00:20:19.78 but not among his... " 00:20:19.81\00:20:21.62 Ivor: All right, I'm stopping you again... 00:20:21.65\00:20:24.82 I'm stopping you again... 00:20:24.85\00:20:26.19 Jason: That's all right. 00:20:26.22\00:20:27.56 Ivor: We already know this, right? 00:20:27.59\00:20:30.49 James: Yes, we just read it. 00:20:30.53\00:20:31.86 Ivor: We saw this in Daniel 8. James: Yeah. 00:20:31.89\00:20:33.60 Ivor: Right, Daniel 8... you got the... the... the... 00:20:33.63\00:20:36.67 the Ram with the two horns 00:20:36.70\00:20:38.70 and then you got the he-goat... 00:20:38.73\00:20:40.37 the first king is Alexander... 00:20:40.40\00:20:41.97 then his kingdom is broken into four parts... we... 00:20:42.00\00:20:44.67 this is repeat and enlarge... 00:20:44.71\00:20:46.04 so, we know that we should be looking for what kingdom next? 00:20:46.07\00:20:50.68 If this is Greece... Rome... 00:20:50.71\00:20:54.68 so, now we just got to... where can we find... 00:20:54.72\00:20:59.02 now, I might... the verses after verse 4... 00:20:59.05\00:21:03.29 verse 4 might be Rome... verse 5... I don't know... 00:21:03.32\00:21:07.30 I've got to find something that helps me to identify 00:21:07.33\00:21:11.23 where Rome is... 00:21:11.27\00:21:12.77 now, let me just ask a question, 00:21:12.83\00:21:14.77 are we trying to focus on Rome right now 00:21:14.80\00:21:18.97 or are we trying to focus on what God is ultimately 00:21:19.01\00:21:22.74 trying to show us... 00:21:22.78\00:21:24.11 what He's ultimately trying to zoom in on... 00:21:24.15\00:21:26.41 Yvonne: The first... the first part... 00:21:26.45\00:21:29.52 well, He's ultimately trying to zoom in... 00:21:29.55\00:21:32.65 James: The latter. 00:21:32.69\00:21:34.09 Ivor: We're trying to find what He's... 00:21:34.12\00:21:35.46 James: What He wants us to focus in on... yeah... 00:21:35.49\00:21:37.79 Ivor: Right... so at this point, I just want to know... 00:21:37.83\00:21:42.10 okay, where is Rome? 00:21:42.13\00:21:43.77 James: Hmmm... Yvonne: Hmmm... hmmm... 00:21:43.80\00:21:45.33 Ivor: Because I want to know what happens after Rome 00:21:45.40\00:21:47.54 that causes Jesus to come, right. 00:21:47.57\00:21:50.54 So, what we... we're sharing this because 00:21:50.57\00:21:52.84 what we're seeing is 00:21:52.87\00:21:54.21 the details of what happens in the Grecian Empire are important 00:21:54.24\00:22:00.12 but in the big picture, 00:22:00.15\00:22:02.52 God is trying to show us something different... 00:22:02.55\00:22:07.36 something other than... 00:22:07.39\00:22:08.72 "Look at the detail of the different kings 00:22:08.76\00:22:10.16 that rose in the Grecian Empire. " 00:22:10.19\00:22:11.53 James: Right. 00:22:11.56\00:22:13.23 Ivor: Right, so where do we find... 00:22:13.26\00:22:15.16 James, can you give us something that we might look to say, 00:22:15.20\00:22:21.20 "Ah, this must be Rome. " 00:22:21.24\00:22:22.57 James: Two things here and I just want to bring up so, 00:22:22.60\00:22:26.17 first of all, yes, that point... 00:22:26.21\00:22:28.04 the point you made about the details is really powerful 00:22:28.08\00:22:30.65 because God gives us the details 00:22:30.68\00:22:33.01 in order for us to have more confidence in His Word, okay, 00:22:33.08\00:22:37.59 plus the details help move us through history 00:22:37.62\00:22:39.75 just a little bit... 00:22:39.79\00:22:41.22 but we can get bogged down in the details in Daniel 11, 00:22:41.26\00:22:43.19 so, if we move through this, 00:22:43.22\00:22:45.09 we've gone from Medo-Persia to Greece 00:22:45.13\00:22:47.06 and if we just move through 00:22:47.10\00:22:48.43 and God's actually doing this, He's saying, 00:22:48.46\00:22:49.80 "Hey, there's going to be three more kings 00:22:49.83\00:22:51.17 and the fourth one's going to be this... " 00:22:51.20\00:22:52.53 and He's just moving through quickly anyway... 00:22:52.57\00:22:54.04 He goes into the details and then notice verse 14, 00:22:54.07\00:22:56.17 "In those times there shall many stand up 00:22:56.20\00:22:59.51 against the king of the south: 00:22:59.54\00:23:00.88 also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves 00:23:00.91\00:23:04.28 to establish the vision; but they shall fall. " 00:23:04.31\00:23:06.75 That's talking about the Romans and I'll tell you why... 00:23:06.78\00:23:09.52 that word "robbers" means breakers... 00:23:09.55\00:23:12.72 it's the same word that is used in Daniel 7 and verse 7 00:23:12.75\00:23:15.92 when it talks about the fourth beast 00:23:15.96\00:23:17.39 being a terrible beast that breaks in pieces... 00:23:17.43\00:23:19.96 this is talking about the Romans. 00:23:20.00\00:23:22.36 The Roman Empire starts small and it stands up... 00:23:22.40\00:23:26.10 it begins to... to exalt itself 00:23:26.13\00:23:28.07 in order to establish the vision 00:23:28.10\00:23:29.97 which is a vision of Medo-Persia, Greece 00:23:30.01\00:23:32.24 and then Pagan Rome. 00:23:32.27\00:23:33.61 So, that's where we see Rome enter the picture 00:23:33.64\00:23:36.78 and from verse 14 all the way through to verse 22, 00:23:36.81\00:23:40.15 with verses 20 to 22 being the standout verses for us. 00:23:40.18\00:23:44.35 There's a lot of detail about how Rome establishes itself... 00:23:44.39\00:23:48.72 how Rome rises in those verses 00:23:48.76\00:23:51.09 but when you read verse 20... 00:23:51.13\00:23:53.06 just read verse 20 first, Yvonne 00:23:53.09\00:23:54.90 and tell me what you think right there... 00:23:54.96\00:23:56.30 who do you think that is? 00:23:56.33\00:23:58.03 Yvonne: "There shall arise in his place 00:23:58.07\00:23:59.40 one who imposes taxes on the glorious kingdom; 00:23:59.43\00:24:02.20 but within a few days he shall be destroyed, 00:24:02.24\00:24:05.01 but not in anger or in battle. " 00:24:05.04\00:24:06.68 James: Who do you think that is? 00:24:06.74\00:24:08.34 Yvonne: Rome. 00:24:08.38\00:24:09.71 James: Now read Luke chapter 3 or chapter 2 and verse 1, 00:24:09.74\00:24:15.62 now we read this in an earlier session 00:24:15.65\00:24:17.59 but I want us to read it again, 00:24:17.62\00:24:18.95 Luke is the Historian 00:24:18.99\00:24:20.36 and Luke is giving us not just a picture of Christ 00:24:20.39\00:24:23.86 from the gospel per se... he has given us the history of Christ, 00:24:23.89\00:24:27.13 when Christ was born 00:24:27.16\00:24:28.93 so, in Luke chapter 2, Yvonne, can you read that for us 00:24:28.96\00:24:31.70 beginning with verse 1? 00:24:31.73\00:24:33.07 Yvonne: "And it came to pass in those days 00:24:33.10\00:24:34.87 that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus 00:24:34.90\00:24:36.97 that all the world should be... " 00:24:37.01\00:24:38.77 it says "registered" here 00:24:38.81\00:24:40.34 but in the King James it says, "taxed. " 00:24:40.38\00:24:42.04 James: Yeah... and in verse 2... 00:24:42.08\00:24:44.75 Yvonne: "This census first took place 00:24:44.81\00:24:47.05 while Quirinius was governing Syria. " 00:24:47.08\00:24:49.32 James: Keep going... 00:24:49.35\00:24:50.69 Yvonne: "So all went to be registered, 00:24:50.72\00:24:52.49 every one to his own city. " 00:24:52.55\00:24:54.12 James: And verse 4... 00:24:54.16\00:24:55.49 Yvonne: Joseph also went up from Galilee, 00:24:55.52\00:24:57.46 out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, 00:24:57.49\00:24:59.23 to the city of David, 00:24:59.26\00:25:00.60 which is called Bethlehem, 00:25:00.63\00:25:02.06 because he was of the house and lineage of David... " 00:25:02.10\00:25:04.73 James: And then verse 5... 00:25:04.77\00:25:06.10 Yvonne: "to be registered with Mary, 00:25:06.13\00:25:07.47 his betrothed wife, who was with child. " 00:25:07.50\00:25:09.34 James: Ooooh... 00:25:09.37\00:25:10.81 Yvonne: Wow! Caesar Augustus is mentioned right here, wow! 00:25:10.84\00:25:12.87 James: Do you see where we are in Daniel 11? Yes. 00:25:12.91\00:25:14.24 Yvonne: Wow! 00:25:14.28\00:25:15.68 James: In Daniel 11, we just nailed the birth of Christ. 00:25:15.74\00:25:18.41 Yvonne: That's Caesar Augustus, yes. 00:25:18.48\00:25:20.25 James: Now, what Ivor is saying and I believe here 00:25:20.28\00:25:22.58 is that, this is the point of Bible prophecy. 00:25:22.62\00:25:24.89 The point of Bible prophecy is to get us to Jesus... 00:25:24.92\00:25:27.36 that's the point of Bible prophecy... to get us to Jesus 00:25:27.39\00:25:29.79 and if you were to divide... you know... 00:25:29.82\00:25:32.19 this is just a thought 00:25:32.23\00:25:34.56 but if you were to divide Daniel 11 in half... 45 verses, 00:25:34.60\00:25:38.33 you... you get to the middle of it 00:25:38.37\00:25:40.24 and that would be in verse 22 and a half, so to speak, 00:25:40.27\00:25:45.77 so, it's interesting that Jesus is right here in the center... 00:25:45.81\00:25:48.94 this is when He's born. 00:25:48.98\00:25:50.91 Now, in the next verse, 00:25:50.95\00:25:52.81 you have a description of someone else 00:25:52.88\00:25:57.65 who steps into the estate of Augustus Caesar, 00:25:57.69\00:26:00.19 it says in verse 21... 00:26:00.22\00:26:01.56 well, Jason, can you read that for us? 00:26:01.59\00:26:03.56 Jason: Verse 21 of Daniel 11? James: Yes. 00:26:03.59\00:26:05.56 Jason: Yes, "And in his place shall arise a vile person, 00:26:05.59\00:26:08.63 to whom they will not give the honor of royalty; 00:26:08.66\00:26:11.20 but he shall come in peaceably, 00:26:11.23\00:26:13.23 and seize the kingdom by intrigue. " 00:26:13.27\00:26:15.17 James: Okay, that's Titus... Titus... excuse me, not Titus... 00:26:15.20\00:26:18.67 Tiberius... Tiberius follows Augustus Caesar, 00:26:18.71\00:26:22.24 we read that in Luke chapter 3. 00:26:22.28\00:26:24.31 Tiberius wasn't loved by the people... 00:26:24.35\00:26:27.28 he was hated by the people but he was loved by Augustus 00:26:27.32\00:26:29.98 and Augustus... it wasn't his, you know, 00:26:30.02\00:26:33.05 son by blood 00:26:33.09\00:26:34.42 but Augustus brought him into the kingdom through marriage, 00:26:34.46\00:26:36.39 brought him in and set him up... 00:26:36.42\00:26:38.29 they were actually co-Precepts together... 00:26:38.33\00:26:40.30 in AD 13, they ruled together 00:26:40.33\00:26:42.00 and then when Augustus passed in AD 14, 00:26:42.03\00:26:44.57 Tiberius just stepped right in peaceably... 00:26:44.60\00:26:46.84 he stepped into the kingdom. Yvonne: Hmmm... 00:26:46.87\00:26:48.60 James: So, this is exactly what we're... 00:26:48.64\00:26:50.31 we're being confirmed with in the New Testament story 00:26:50.37\00:26:53.88 and then you read verse 22, now, check this out, verse 22, 00:26:53.94\00:26:57.15 Jason, you want to read that? 00:26:57.18\00:26:59.05 Jason: "With the force of a flood they shall be swept away 00:26:59.08\00:27:02.05 from before him and be broken, 00:27:02.08\00:27:04.09 and also the prince of the covenant. " 00:27:04.12\00:27:06.05 James: Okay, who's that talking about? 00:27:06.12\00:27:08.02 Jason: Jesus. Yvonne: Jesus. 00:27:08.09\00:27:10.16 James: When did He die? When was He crucified? 00:27:10.19\00:27:12.19 Under whose reign? 00:27:12.23\00:27:14.03 Yvonne: A.D. 31. 00:27:14.06\00:27:15.76 James: He was born under Augustus Caesar 00:27:15.80\00:27:18.47 and He was crucified under Tiberius Caesar. 00:27:18.53\00:27:20.94 Jason: Oh. Yvonne: Ah... hmmm... 00:27:20.97\00:27:22.90 James: And Daniel 11 is pinpointing that for us. 00:27:22.94\00:27:25.84 Of all the details Daniel can give us, now, think about this, 00:27:25.87\00:27:29.31 Daniel 11 can go anywhere and everywhere 00:27:29.34\00:27:31.48 because there's so much history of the Roman Empire 00:27:31.51\00:27:34.32 I mean, that Rome... that Empire lasted for centuries 00:27:34.35\00:27:37.09 but he nailed... 00:27:37.12\00:27:38.75 he lands in the timeframe of the birth of Christ 00:27:38.79\00:27:43.73 and the death of Christ 00:27:43.76\00:27:45.33 because prophecy is bringing us to Jesus. 00:27:45.36\00:27:47.63 Ivor: And we know that the next power we need to be looking for 00:27:47.66\00:27:51.83 is none other than the Little Horn... 00:27:51.87\00:27:54.50 James: that will follow, amen... amen. 00:27:54.54\00:27:57.14 Yvonne: Amen. 00:27:57.17\00:27:58.51