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The Layman and His Bible
Prophecy of the 2,300 Years
The aim of this study is to re-emphasize the
reliability of prophecy, to strengthen our
faith in Jesus and to confirm faith in the investigative
judgement.
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the words of Jesus.
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accordingly as you study God's Word.
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Scriptures" is the topic of lesson one.
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your Bible for future reference.
Lesson 27 of 29
Daniel 8:1-27
1 In the third year of
the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me,
even unto me Daniel, after
that which appeared unto me at the first.
2 And I saw in a
vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I
was at Shushan
in the palace, which
is in the province of Elam;
and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
4 I saw the ram pushing
westward, and northward, and southward; so that no
beasts might stand before him, neither
was there any that could deliver out of his hand;
but he did according to his will, and became great.
5 And as I was
considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on
the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground:
and the goat had a notable
horn between his eyes.
6 And he came to the
ram that had two horns,
which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto
him in the fury of his power.
7 And I saw him come
close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against
him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and
there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but
he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him:
and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his
hand.
8 Therefore the he goat
waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn
was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward
the four winds of heaven.
9 And out of one of
them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding
great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward
the pleasant land.
10 And it waxed
great, even to the host of
heaven; and it cast down some
of the host and of the stars to the ground, and
stamped upon them.
11 Yea, he magnified
himself even to the prince
of the host, and by him the daily
sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his
sanctuary was cast down.
12 And an host was
given him against the daily
sacrifice by reason of
transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground;
and it practised, and prospered.
13 Then I heard one
saint speaking, and another saintsaid unto that certain
saint which spake, How long
shall be the vision
concerning the daily
sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation,
to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden
under foot?
14 And he said unto me,
Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the
sanctuary be cleansed.
15 And it came to pass,
when I, even I Daniel, had
seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then,
behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a
man.
16 And I heard a man's
voice between the banks of
Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this
man to understand the
vision.
17 So he came near
where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell
upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of
man: for at the time of the end
shall be the vision.
18 Now as he was
speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face
toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me
upright.
19 And he said, Behold,
I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of
the indignation: for at the time appointed the end
shall be.
20 The ram which thou
sawest having two horns
are the kings of Media and
Persia.
21 And the rough goat
is the king of Grecia: and
the great horn that is
between his eyes is the
first king.
22 Now that being
broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms
shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
23 And in the latter
time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come
to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and
understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
24 And his power shall
be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall
destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise,
and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
25 And through his
policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand;
and he shall magnify himself
in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he
shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but
he shall be broken without hand.
26 And the vision of
the evening and the morning which was told
is true: wherefore shut
thou up the vision; for it shall
be for many days.
27 And I Daniel
fainted, and was sick certain
days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's
business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none
understood it.
Daniel 9:1, 2
1 In the first year of
Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes,
which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans;
20 And whiles I
was speaking, and praying,
and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel,
and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God
for the holy mountain of my God;
21 Yea, whiles I
was speaking in prayer,
even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at
the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me
about the time of the evening oblation.
23 At the beginning of
thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am
come to shew thee; for thou
art greatly beloved:
therefore understand the matter, and consider the
vision.
24 Seventy weeks are
determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to
finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins,
and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in
everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and
prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25 Know therefore
and understand, that from
the going forth of the commandment to restore and to
build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince
shall be seven weeks, and
threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built
again, and the wall, even in troublous times.
Ezra 6:14
14 And the elders of
the Jews builded, and they prospered through the
prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son
of Iddo. And they builded, and finished
it, according to the
commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the
commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of
Persia.
Matthew 3:16, 17
16 And Jesus, when he
was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and,
lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon
him:
17 And lo a voice from
heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.
Daniel 9:27
27 And he shall confirm
the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of
the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation
to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he
shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and
that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
Matthew 27:50, 51
50 Jesus, when he had
cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
1 And Saul was
consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a
great persecution against the church which was at
Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout
the regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.
2 And devout men
carried Stephen to his burial,
and made great lamentation over him.
3 As for Saul, he made
havock of the church, entering into every house, and
haling men and women committed
them to prison.
4 Therefore they that
were scattered abroad went every where preaching the
word.
5 Then Philip went down
to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.
Acts 13:46
46 Then Paul and
Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the
word of God should first have been spoken to you: but
seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy
of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.
Daniel 8:14
14 And he said unto me,
Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the
sanctuary be cleansed.
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