Daniel Prophecies

Divided Kingdoms

930 BCE

On the succession of Solomon's son, Rehoboam, around 930 BCE, the biblical account reports that the country split into two kingdoms: the Kingdom of Israel (including the cities of Shechem and Samaria) in the north and the Kingdom of Judah (containing Jerusalem) in the south.

Seventy "Seven"

458 BCE

Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city: to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.

Greece

457 BCE

There will be wars and marriages between the kings of the South and the North (described in great detail), and the king of the North will desecrate the Temple and set up "the abomination that causes desolation."

2,300 Days

457 BCE

The prophecy of 2,300 days in Daniel 8:14 plays an important role in Seventh-day Adventist eschatology. The 2,300 days are interpreted as 2,300 actual years using the day-year principle. According to the Adventist teaching, this period starts in unison with the Prophecy of Seventy Weeks in 457 BC and ends in 1844 AD.

Daniel 9

29 BCE

Prophecy of Seventy Weeks. In the Bible, the Prophecy of Seventy Weeks (chapter 9 of the Book of Daniel) is a prophecy given to Daniel by the angel Gabriel in response to Daniel's prayer for God to act on behalf of his people and city (i.e. Jerusalem).

Baptism of Jesus

27

The baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist is a major event in the life of Jesus is described in three of the gospels: Matthew, Mark and Luke. Most modern theologians view the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist as a historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be assigned.

Death of Jesus

30

The crucifixion of Jesus occurred in 1st-century Judea, most likely between AD 30 and 33. Jesus' crucifixion is described in the four canonical gospels, referred to in the New Testament epistles, attested.

Stoning of Stephen/Gospel goes to the world

34

The stoning of Stephen was one of the most shocking incidents in the New Testament, a stark demonstration of the hatred Jerusalem's religious authorities had for Jesus Christ and his followers. Because of this violent persecution, Christians began fleeing Jerusalem, and wherever they went, they took the gospel with them, planting churches and proclaiming the good news of the forgiveness of sin.

The Little Horn Power

166

Rise and fall of papal supremacy/ Rome (Papal)

252

The creation of the term “papal supremacy” dates back to the 6th century, at the time of the fall of the Western Roman Empire, which was the beginning of the rise of the bishops of Rome to not just the position religious authority, but the power to be the ultimate ruler of the kingdoms within the Christian community.

Artaxerxes’ decree to rebuild Jerusalem/ Jerusalem Rebuilt

457

The king sent Nehemiah to Jerusalem with letters of safe passage to the governors in Trans-Euphrates, and to Asaph, keeper of the royal forests, to make beams for the citadel by the Temple and to rebuild the city walls.

Media-Persia

539

The silver arms and chest of the statue represented the kingdom of Medo-Persia, the second power to rise after Babylon. Silver has less value than gold. Daniel interpreted this to mean this kingdom was a lesser power than the one it conquered. But they eventually ruled over a greater stretch of land and countries. The bear: the Medes – compare Jeremiah 51:11 on the Medes attacking Babylon. The leopard: Persia. The four heads may reflect the four Persian kings of Daniel 11:2–7.

Chest of Silver Daniel 7

539

Bear Daniel 7

539

Ram Daniel 8

539

Rome (Pagan)

539

Daniel 8:25 speaks of this same power [Rome] standing up against the Prince of princes. The reference is to Christ, who was crucified under the authority of Rome. (Daniel 9:25; Daniel 11:22). (4BC 842)

One-horned goat Daniel 8

539

2nd Coming/ Judgement and Sanctuary Cleansing

539

The Second Coming (sometimes called the Second Advent or the Parousia) is a Christian, Islamic, and Baha'i belief regarding the return of Jesus after his ascension to heaven about two thousand years ago. The idea is based on messianic prophecies and is part of most Christian eschatologies.

Judgement Scene

539

Babylon

605

Daniel then interprets the dream: it concerns four successive kingdoms, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar, which will be replaced by the everlasting kingdom of the God of heaven.
Daniel 7 (the seventh chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells of Daniel's vision of four world-kingdoms replaced by the kingdom of God. Four beasts come out of the sea, the Ancient of Days sits in judgement over them, and "one like a son of man" is given eternal kingship.

Head of God Daniel 2

605

Lion Daniel 7

605

Statue of Daniel 2

605