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Question¶
What is the complete, strongest text-based case for the futurist interpretation across all of Daniel?
I. DANIEL CORE PROPHECY CHAPTERS (Full Chapter Context)¶
Daniel 2 — The Image Vision¶
Daniel 2:28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.
Daniel 2:31-35 (The Image)
Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Daniel 2:36-45 (The Interpretation)
Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory... Thou art this head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron... And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter.
Daniel 7 — Four Beasts, Judgment, Son of Man (Full Chapter)¶
Daniel 7:1-8 (Vision of Four Beasts)
In the first year of Belshazzar... Daniel had a dream... I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings... And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear... After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads... After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Daniel 7:9-14 (Judgment Scene and Son of Man)
I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Daniel 7:17-27 (Interpretation)
These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever... The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth... And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
Daniel 8 — Ram, Goat, Little Horn, 2300 Days (Full Chapter)¶
Daniel 8:3-12 (Vision)
[Ram = two horns, Medo-Persia (v.20)] ... [Goat = Greece, great horn = first king (v.21)] ... 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. 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. 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. 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.
Daniel 8:13-14 (2300 Days)
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? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Daniel 8:17-19 (eth qets and za'am)
Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision. ... Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation (za'am): for at the time appointed the end shall be.
Daniel 8:23-27 (Fierce King)
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. 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. 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.
Daniel 9:20-27 — Gabriel's Explanation and 70 Weeks¶
Daniel 9:20-23 (Gabriel returns)
And whiles I was speaking... even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me... And he informed me... O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding... therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.
Daniel 9:24 (Six goals)
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.
Daniel 9:25-27 (Timeline and consummation)
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. And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. 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.
Daniel 11:36-45 — The Willful King¶
Daniel 11:36-39
And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all. But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
Daniel 11:40-45
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind... He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon... And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace (appeden — HAPAX) between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Daniel 12:1-13 — Tribulation, Resurrection, Time Periods¶
Daniel 12:1-4
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end.
Daniel 12:7,11-13
It shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished... And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.
II. NT CONVERGENCE PASSAGES¶
Matthew 24:15-31 (Olivet Discourse)¶
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains... For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened... For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders... For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be... Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light... And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Matthew 26:64¶
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 (Man of Sin — Full Chapter)¶
Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him, That ye be not soon shaken in mind... Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time. For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming: Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders...
Revelation 1:7¶
Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him.
Revelation 1:19 (FUT's Three-Division Outline)¶
Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter.
Revelation 4:1 (Post-Church Transition)¶
After this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened in heaven: and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.
Revelation 13:1-8 (Beast from the Sea — Full Chapter)¶
And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast... And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God... And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them...
Revelation 13:11-18 (Beast from the Earth / False Prophet)¶
And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him... And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth... saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast... And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads.
Revelation 17:7-18 (Mystery Babylon and Beast)¶
The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition... The seven heads are seven mountains... And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come... And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet (οὔπω); but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them.
Revelation 19:11-21 (Second Coming)¶
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse... out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron... And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet... These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Revelation 20:1-15 (Millennium and Final Judgment)¶
And he laid hold on the dragon... and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit... that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled... And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them... and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years. But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection... And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed... And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth... And I saw a great white throne... and the books were opened... and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
1 John 2:18¶
Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
III. ISRAEL/CHURCH DISTINCTION PASSAGES¶
Ephesians 2:11-22 (One New Man)¶
Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh... That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise... But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us; Having abolished in his flesh the enmity... for to make in himself of twain one new man... And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord.
Ephesians 3:1-12 (Mystery Revealed)¶
How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery... Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel.
Romans 11:1-36 (Israel's Future — Full Chapter)¶
Hath God cast away his people? God forbid... God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew... Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace... Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles... Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?... And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them... For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer... For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Counter-evidence passages (Israel = Church convergence):¶
Galatians 3:26-29: There is neither Jew nor Greek... for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Romans 9:6-8: They are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children... the children of the promise are counted for the seed.
Romans 2:28-29: He is not a Jew, which is one outwardly... But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart.
1 Peter 2:4-9: Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood... But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people.
IV. COVENANT PASSAGES¶
Genesis 15:12,18: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates.
2 Samuel 7:12-16: I will set up thy seed after thee... He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever... thy throne shall be established for ever.
Jeremiah 31:31-34: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah... I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts... they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest.
Isaiah 53:8-12: He was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken... when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin... by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many (la-rabbim); for he shall bear their iniquities... he bare the sin of many (rabbim), and made intercession for the transgressors.
Matthew 26:28: For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many (peri pollōn) for the remission of sins.
V. COUNTER-EVIDENCE VERSES (Kingdom Already Present)¶
Mark 1:15: The time is fulfilled (πεπλήρωται, Perfect Pass), and the kingdom of God is at hand (ἤγγικεν, Perfect Act): repent ye, and believe the gospel.
Matthew 12:28: But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
Colossians 1:13: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.
Hebrews 12:28: Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace.
Matthew 21:42-44: The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner... Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.
Acts 2:30-36: God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne... Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus... both Lord and Christ.
Psalms 118:22: The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
VI. PROPHETIC TELESCOPING PRECEDENTS¶
Isaiah 61:1-2: The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek... to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God.
Luke 4:18-21: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me... To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book... This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. [NOTE: Jesus STOPS mid-verse, omitting "and the day of vengeance" — gap within a single verse]
Zechariah 9:9-10: Behold, thy King cometh unto thee... riding upon an ass... And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim... and he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion shall be from sea even to sea. [v.9 fulfilled at triumphal entry; v.10 not yet fulfilled]
Isaiah 9:6-7: For unto us a child is born... and the government shall be upon his shoulder... Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David. [Birth fulfilled; eternal throne not yet]
VII. LITERAL TIME PERIODS¶
Daniel 4:16,23,25,32 (iddan = literal year precedent): "let seven times pass over him" — same word (iddan) as Dan 7:25 "a time and times and dividing of time"
Daniel 7:25: They shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time (iddan ve-iddanin u-pelag iddan).
Daniel 12:7: It shall be for a time, times, and an half (moed moedim va-chetsi).
Daniel 12:11-12: 1,290 days... 1,335 days.
Revelation 11:2-3: The holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months. And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Revelation 12:6,14: The woman fled into the wilderness... a thousand two hundred and threescore days... nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Revelation 13:5: Power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.
VIII. RAPTURE-RELATED PASSAGES¶
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up (ἁρπαγησόμεθα) together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air.
1 Thessalonians 1:10: And to wait for his Son from heaven... even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-3,9: The day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them... For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation.
Revelation 3:10: Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from (ek) the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world.
Philippians 3:20-21: For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Titus 2:13: Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.
Revelation 4:4: And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns (stephanos) of gold.
IX. ADDITIONAL KEY PASSAGES¶
Perdition Chain¶
John 17:12: Those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition (ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας). 2 Thessalonians 2:3: That man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition (ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας). Revelation 17:8,11: The beast... shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition (εἰς ἀπώλειαν).
Daniel Narratives (Typology)¶
Daniel 3:1-6: Nebuchadnezzar's golden image — forced worship parallels Rev 13:14-15 image of the beast. Daniel 5:23: Belshazzar lifted up himself against the Lord of heaven — impiety archetype. Daniel 6:7-9: Decree that no petition except to the king — parallels 2 Thess 2:4 self-exaltation. Daniel 10:13: Michael, one of the chief princes (echad ha-sarim ha-rishonim), came to help me. Daniel 10:21: Michael your prince. Jude 1:9: Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses.
Seal vs. Unseal¶
Daniel 12:4: Shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Revelation 22:10: Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
Revelation 7:1-8 (144,000 — Tribal Enumeration)¶
Sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel: Of the tribe of Juda 12,000; Reuben 12,000; Gad 12,000; Aser 12,000; Nepthalim 12,000; Manasses 12,000; Simeon 12,000; Levi 12,000; Issachar 12,000; Zabulon 12,000; Joseph 12,000; Benjamin 12,000.
Revelation 11:1-12 (Two Witnesses)¶
And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth... These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not... and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues.
Revelation 14:6-12 (Three Angels)¶
And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people, Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come.
OT Kingdom Prophecies¶
Isaiah 11:4-9: With righteousness shall he judge the poor... The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb... the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD. Psalms 72:8-11: He shall have dominion also from sea to sea... all kings shall fall down before him: all nations shall serve him.
Melchisedec Connection¶
Genesis 14:18-20: Melchizedek king of Salem... priest of the most high God... Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth. Hebrews 7:1-3: For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God... King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace. Daniel 4:34: I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven... and I blessed the most High... whose dominion is an everlasting dominion.
Jacob's Trouble¶
Jeremiah 30:7-9: Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Luke 21:24¶
And Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
Hebrews 1:3 (Davidic Throne Question)¶
Who being the brightness of his glory... when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
1 Corinthians 15:23-28 (Resurrection Order)¶
Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God... For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.
Revelation 12:5-6,14 (Woman and Child)¶
And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God... And the woman fled into the wilderness... a thousand two hundred and threescore days... nourished for a time, and times, and half a time.
Isaiah 66:24 (dera'on parallel)¶
And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring (dera'on) unto all flesh.