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What is the complete, strongest text-based case for the futurist interpretation across all of Daniel?

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ANTICHRIST

Full Entry: - 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

FUT Relevance: Nave's clusters the Antichrist texts around Jesus (Mat 24), Paul (2 Thess 2), and John (1 John, 2 John, Rev) — confirming three-author NT convergence treating Daniel's figures as future Antichrist.

JUDGMENT — THE GENERAL

Full Entry: 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; 24:11,12; PSA 62:12; ISA 3:10,11; 5:1-6,15,16; 24:2; 28:24-28; 59:18; JER 17:10,11; 32:19; EZK 7:3,4,27; 9:4-6; 16:59; 18:4-9,19-32; 33:18-20; 39:24; HOS 4:9; 12:2; AMO 3:2; ZEC 1:6; MAT 10:14,15; 11:24; 12:37; 21:33-36; 23:14; 25:14-30; MRK 6:11; 14:21; LUK 9:5; 10:12-15; 11:49-51; 12:47,48; 13:6-9; 19:12-27; 20:47; 21:1-4; JHN 3:19,20; 5:45; 9:41; 12:48; 15:22,24; ROM 2:5-12,27; 1CO 3:8,12-15; 4:5; 2CO 2:15,16; 11:15; GAL 6:5-10; EPH 6:7,8; COL 3:25; 1TI 1:13; 2TI 4:14; HEB 2:2,3; 10:26-30; 12:25; JAS 2:12,13; 1PE 1:17; 2PE 2:20,21; REV 2:23; 20:12,13

FUT Relevance: Dan 7:9,10 is listed alongside Mat 25:1-46 and Rev 20:11-15 as part of the General Judgment — FUT reads this as a single final judgment event at the Second Coming.

RESURRECTION

Key References: 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; LUK 14:14; 20:27-38; JHN 5:21,25,28,29; 6:39,40,44,54; 11:23-25; ACT 2:26-31; 4:1,2; 23:6,8; 24:14,15; 26:6-8; ROM 4:16-21; 8:10,11,19-23; 1CO 6:14; 15:12-57; 2CO 4:14; PHP 3:10,11,21; 1TH 4:14,16; HEB 6:2; 11:19; REV 1:18; 20:4-6,13

FUT Relevance: Dan 12:2 is the terminus of the eth qets chain (8:17 → 11:35 → 11:40 → 12:4 → 12:9) — ending at bodily resurrection. FUT's strongest argument: the chain terminates at a STILL FUTURE event.

COVENANT

Key References: GEN 12:1-3; 15:5,9-17,18; 17:1-22; 22:16; 2SA 7:12-16; 23:5; PSA 89:20-37; 105:8-11; ISA 55:3; 59:21; JER 31:31-34; 33:21; DAN 9:27; HEB 6:13,17,18; 8:4-13; 12:18-24

FUT Relevance: Dan 9:27 is listed under covenant. FUT reads "he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week" as Antichrist imposing a political covenant with Israel, not Christ confirming the new covenant.

KINGDOM OF HEAVEN

Key References: MAT 13:24-50; 18:3,23-35; 19:23,24; 20:1-16; 22:2-14; 25:1-30; MRK 10:14,23-25; LUK 8:1,10; 19:12-27; JHN 18:36; ROM 14:17

FUT Relevance: John 18:36 ("My kingdom is not of this world") is used by FUT to distinguish the CURRENT spiritual kingdom from the FUTURE earthly millennial kingdom.

ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING

Key References (Restoration/Eschatology): ISA 1:25-27; 2:1-5; 11:11-13; 25; 26:1-19; 29:18-24; 35; 60; 61:4-9; 62; 66:5-22; JER 3:14-18; 23:3; 30:3-22; 32:36-44; 33; EZK 16:60-63; 36:1-38; 37:12,21; DAN 11:30-45; 12:1; JOL 3; AMO 9:9-15; OBA 1:17-21; ZEP 2:7; ZEC 1:14-21; 2; 8; 10:5-12; 12:1-14; 13; 14:3-21; ROM 11; REV 7:1-8

FUT Relevance: The extensive OT restoration prophecies for Israel support FUT's claim that national Israel has a distinct future role, not exhausted by the church.

DANIEL (Nave's entry)

DAN 1-12; MAT 24:15

ANCIENT OF DAYS

DAN 7:9,13,22

  • MILLENNIUM: ISA 65:17-25; ZEP 3:11-13; ZEC 9:9,10; 14:16-21; MAT 16:18,19; 26:29; HEB 8:11; REV 14:6; 20:1-15
  • SABBATIC YEAR: LEV 25; DEU 15:1-6 — context for understanding the "weeks" (shabua) as sabbatical-year cycles in Dan 9:24