Entries for Subject: Times of the Gentiles
- Times of the Gentiles seen in the great image. This is the Babylonian, Medo-Persian, Greek and Roman empires,(including the empire of the beast and the false prophet).This starts with Judah's captivity and exile right to the end of the Tribulation period. View
- End of the head of gold - Babylon. See references in Dan.2:31-45. View
- Times of the gentiles seen in the 4 animal beasts, and details of the fourth beast in v 7-27,as well as details of the final beast arising from it in v 19-27. See references in Dan 2:32,33,41-45 and ch 9:27. View
- Ancient of days in v 9,10 sets out the Messiah in His judicial garb and glory, judging those on the earth and dealing with the beast. See links below of His judicial appearances and actions. See Chart of description of Christ in Dan.7,10 And Rev.1:1. View
- A steam of fire issues from the Ancient of days, judgments set, books opened and the beast destroyed. See many links in Isaiah 2:12 and other links below. View
- History of the Medo-Persian empire seen in the ram who conquers the Babylonian empire. Ram, Medo-Persia seen in the 2 horns. Higher horn Persia. Note remarkable reference prophetically to Cyrus in Isaiah 45:1-7. View
- History of Greek empire, and after Alexander's death, broken into 4 divisions. Antiochus E. arises to bring in the abomination of the sanctuary. Goat Greece, great horn Alexander, broken horn his death,4 horns his generals, small horn Antiochus E. View
- King of fierce countenance. Who is he? Like Antiochus Epiphanes (king of the north) or the world ruler beast of Rev.13.More likely king of the north.See J.N.D's comments C/W Vol.5 pgs.156-158& N/C vol.4 pgs.65-75. View
- Close up (seal) the vision of the evenings and the mornings, for it refers to many days in the future. See links to "seal", in Daniel and Rev. View
- Daniel's prayer (at the time of the evening oblation), who knew by Jeremiah's writings that the 70 weeks of captivity was ending. Gabriel discloses to Daniel in v 20-27 some of the most important prophecies in the Bible. View
- Truth declared to Daniel of 3 kings and a 4th of Persia and then a mighty king of Greece ( (Alexander the Great, who defeats Medo-Persia). See links to great image in Dan.2:31-45. Also refer to chart of brief history in Dan 11. View
- After the death of Alexander, his empire was divided among his 4 generals. Most of this history is about the king of the south (Ptolomies) and the king of the north (Seleucids), a time span of about 200 yrs. Refer to Dan.2:31-45 and chart in Dan 9. View
- Rise of Antiochus Ephiphanes four. He gains power through treachery and deceit. See chart of Dan. 11. Note link of great image in Dan. 2:31-45. View
- Antiochus Epiphanes four defiles the sanctuary in Jerusalem. This results in a successful revolt by Judas Maccabeas, beginning the Maccabean period. See the great image in Dan 2:31-45 and chart of history in Dan. View
- Probably sets out the many trials and sufferings of the faithful remnant, possibly from the time of Antiochus IV to the beast of Dan 11:36-39 and the Assyrian and king of the north. View