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How does dispensationalist futurism read Daniel 7, and what is the textual basis for a future Antichrist from a revived Roman confederacy?

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ANTICHRIST

  • General scriptures concerning MAT 24:5,23,24,26; MRK 13:6,21,22; LUK 21:8; 2TH 2:3-12; 1JN 2:18,22; 4:3; 2JN 1:7
  • To be destroyed REV 19:20; 20:10,15

HORN

  • Used to contain the anointing oil 1SA 16:1; 1KI 1:39
  • Used for a trumpet (See TRUMPET)
  • FIGURATIVE: Of divine protection 2SA 22:3; Of power 1KI 22:11; PSA 89:24; 92:10; 132:17
  • SYMBOLICAL DAN 7:7-24; 8:3-9,20; AMO 6:13; MIC 4:13; HAB 3:4; ZEC 1:18-21; REV 5:6; 12:3; 13:1,11; 17:3-16
  • Horns of the altar (See ALTAR)

THRONE

  • Of Pharaoh GEN 41:40; EXO 11:5
  • Of David 1KI 2:12,24; PSA 132:11,12; ISA 9:7; JER 13:13; 17:25; LUK 1:32
  • Of Solomon 1KI 2:19; 2CH 9:17-19
  • Of ivory 1KI 10:18-20
  • Of Solomon, called THE THRONE OF THE LORD 1CH 29:23
  • Of Herod Agrippa I ACT 12:21
  • Of Israel 1KI 8:20; 10:9; 2CH 6:10
  • Abdicated by David 1KI 1:32-40
  • FIGURATIVE: Anthropomorphic use of God 2CH 18:18; PSA 9:4,7; 11:4; 47:8; 89:14; 97:2; 103:19; ISA 6:1; 66:1; MAT 5:34; 23:22; HEB 8:1; 12:2; REV 14:3,5
  • Of Christ MAT 19:28; 25:31; ACT 2:30; REV 1:4; 3:21; 4:2-10; 7:9-17; 19:4; 21:5; 22:3

ANCIENT OF DAYS

  • An appellate of Jehovah DAN 7:9,13,22

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

  • Compared to: a man who sowed good seed MAT 13:24-30,38-43; MRK 4:26-29; a granule of mustard seed MAT 13:31,32; MRK 4:30,31; LUK 13:18,19; leaven (yeast) MAT 13:33; LUK 13:21; a treasure MAT 13:44; a pearl MAT 13:45; a net MAT 13:47-50; a king who called servants for reckoning MAT 18:23-35; a householder MAT 20:1-16; a king who made a marriage feast MAT 22:2-14; LUK 14:16-24; ten virgins MAT 25:1-13; a man traveling into a far country MAT 25:14-30; LUK 19:12-27
  • My kingdom is not of this world, JHN 18:36
  • Children of the MAT 18:3; 19:14; MRK 10:14; LUK 18:16
  • Rich people cannot enter MAT 19:23,24; MRK 10:23-25; LUK 18:24,25,29,30
  • Keys of MAT 16:19
  • Good news of LUK 8:1
  • Does not consist of meat and drink ROM 14:17
  • See CHURCH; See JESUS, KINGDOM OF

JUDGMENT (THE GENERAL)

  • 1CH 16:33; JOB 14:17; 21:30; 31:13-15; PSA 9:7; 50:3-6; 96:13; 98:9; ECC 3:17; 11:9; 12:14; EZK 18:20-28; DAN 7:9,10; AMO 4:12; MAT 3:12; 7:22,23; 8:29; 10:15; 11:22; 12:36,37,41,42; 13:30,40-43,49,50; 16:27; 22:11-13; 23:14; 25:1-46; MRK 4:22; 8:38; 13:32; LUK 3:17; 10:10-14; 11:31,32; 12:2-5; 13:24-29; 19:12-26; 20:45-47; JHN 5:22; 12:48; ACT 2:19-21; 10:42; 17:31; 24:25; ROM 2:5-10,12-16; 14:10-12; 1CO 3:13; 4:5; 6:2; 2CO 5:10; 2TH 1:7,8; 2TI 4:1,8; HEB 6:2; 9:27; 10:27; 1PE 4:5,7; 2PE 2:4,9; 3:7,10-12; 1JN 4:17; Jude 1:6,14,15,24; REV 1:7; 6:15-17; 11:18; 20:11-15; 22:12
  • ACCORDING TO OPPORTUNITY AND WORKS: GEN 4:7; JOB 34:11; PRO 11:31; 12:14 [extensive additional references]

RESURRECTION

  • General scriptures concerning JOB 14:12-15; 19:25-27; PSA 16:9,10; 17:15; 49:15; ISA 25:8; 26:19; EZK 37:1-14; DAN 12:2,3,13; HOS 13:14; MAT 22:23-32; 24:31; 25:1-13; 27:52,53; MRK 12:18-27; LUK 14:14; 20:27-38; JHN 5:21,25,28,29; 6:39,40,44,54; 11:23-25; 14:19; ACT 2:26-31; 4:1,2; 17:18,32; 23:6,8; 24:14,15; 26:6-8; ROM 4:16-21; 8:10,11,19,21-23; 1CO 6:14; 15:12-32,35-57; 2CO 4:14; 5:1-5; PHP 3:10,11,21; 1TH 4:14,16; 2TI 1:10; 2:18; HEB 6:2; 11:19,35; REV 1:18; 20:4-6,13
  • FIGURATIVE: Of regeneration ROM 6:4; EPH 2:1,5,6; COL 2:12; 3:1
  • SYMBOLICAL REV 11:11

MILLENNIUM

  • General scriptures concerning ISA 65:17-25; ZEP 3:11-13; ZEC 9:9,10; 14:16-21; MAT 16:18,19; 26:29; MRK 14:25; HEB 8:11; REV 14:6; 20:1-15
  • See CHURCH, PROPHECIES CONCERNING; See JESUS, KINGDOM OF; See JESUS, SECOND COMING OF

ROMAN EMPIRE

  • Ruled by: Augustus Caesar LUK 2:1; Tiberius Caesar LUK 3:1; Claudius Caesar ACT 18:2; Nero PHP 4:22
  • Citizenship in: By birth ACT 22:28; By purchase ACT 22:28
  • The rights of citizens ACT 16:37; 22:25-29
  • The right of trial ACT 25:16
  • The right of appeal ACT 25:10,21

PERSECUTION (OF THE RIGHTEOUS)

  • GEN 49:23; JOB 1:9; 2:4,5; 12:4,5; PSA 11:2; 37:32; 38:20; 42:3,10; 44:15-18,22; 56:5; 69:10,12; 74:7,8; 94:5; 119:51,61,69,78,85-87,95,110,157,161; PRO 29:10,27; ISA 26:20; 29:20,21; 51:12,13; 59:15; JER 2:30; 11:19; 15:10; 18:18; 20:7,8; 26:11-14; 50:7; AMO 5:10; HAB 1:13; MAT 5:10-12,44; 10:16-18,21-23,28; 20:22,23; 23:34,35; 24:8-10; MRK 9:42; 13:9,11-13; LUK 6:22,23,26; 17:33; 21:12-19; JHN 12:42; 15:18,19; 16:1,2; 17:14; ACT 4:16-20; 5:29,40-42; 7:52; 8:4; 28:22; ROM 8:17,35-37; 1CO 4:9-13; 13:3; 2CO 4:8-12; 6:4,5,8-10; 11:23-27; 12:10; GAL 4:29; 6:12,17; PHP 1:12-14,28,29; COL 1:24; 1TH 1:6; 2:2,14,15; 2TH 1:4; 2TI 1:8,12; 2:9-12; 3:2,3,12; 4:16,17; HEB 10:32-34; 11:25-27,33-38; 12:3,4; 13:13; JAS 2:6; 5:6,10; 1PE 3:14,16,17; 4:3,4,12-14,16,19; 1JN 3:1,13; REV 2:3,10,13; 6:9-11; 7:13-17; 12:11; 17:6; 20:4

MARTYRDOM

  • General scriptures concerning PSA 44:22; MAT 10:21,22,39; 16:25; 23:34,35; 24:9; MRK 13:12; LUK 9:24; 11:50; 21:16,17; JHN 12:25; ROM 8:36; 1CO 13:3; REV 6:9-11; 11:7-12; 12:11; 16:6; 17:6

TIME

  • Beginning of GEN 1:1,14
  • Epochs of: Before the flood JOS 24:2; The exodus EXO 19:1; 40:17; 1KI 6:1
  • Daniel's reckoning of time, and times, and half times DAN 7:25; 12:7
  • Indicated by a sun-dial 2KI 20:9-11; ISA 38:8
  • Division of, into watches EXO 14:24; 1SA 11:11; MAT 14:25; MRK 6:48
  • One day is like one-thousand years 2PE 3:8
  • Fullness of GAL 4:4; EPH 1:10
  • End of JOB 26:10; REV 10:6

DANIEL

    1. A Jewish captive, also called BELTESHAZZAR
  • Educated at king's court DAN 1
  • Interprets visions DAN 2; 4; 5
  • Promotion and executive authority of DAN 2:48,49; 5:11,29; 6:2
  • Conspiracy against, cast into the lions' den DAN 6
  • Prophecies of DAN 4:8,9; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; MAT 24:15
  • Abstinence of DAN 1:8-16
  • Wisdom of DAN 1:17; EZK 28:3
  • Devoutness of DAN 2:18; 6; 9; 10; 12; EZK 14:14
  • Courage and fidelity of DAN 4:27; 5:17-23; 6:10-23
  • Worshiped by Nebuchadnezzar DAN 2:6