Daniel/Revelation for Beginners

The final lesson continues to explain the meaning of the symbolic language in describing the climactic ending to the visions that John has described in this final book of the bible. 12-daniel-revelation-notes If someone asks you, “What is the book of Revelation about?” Your answer will be, “It is about the struggle between the Roman Empire and the early church in the 1st and 2nd centuries.” They will ask, “What are all the symbols about?” and you will answer, “The book is written…

A continuation of the decoding of symbolic language to tell the story of the church’s persecution by Rome in the first century and her eventual victory. 11-daniel-revelation-notes In studying the book of Revelation we must not lose sight of the fundamental story: the rise of the church, the attempt by Satan in the person of the Roman Empire to destroy her, the survival of the church, and the eventual judgment and destruction of Rome and Satan as well as the exaltation…

A continuation of the explanation of the symbolic language used to tell the main story in Revelation. 10-daniel-revelation-notes The book of Revelation has 22 chapters, but by the end of chapter 14, we have seen the major part of the action in the story that it is telling. Through a series of visions, God reveals to John through Jesus what will be the outcome of the struggle between Rome and the church. In his visions, John sees: Jesus speaking to the…

This lesson decodes the symbolic language used in John’s visions to tell his story. 09-daniel-revelation-notes Revelation is the vision that John the Apostle has concerning the church’s struggle with Rome in the 1st century. The theme of the book is the revelation of Christ, a more perfect vision of the Lord in His glorified state. So far we have: Seen the glorious vision of Christ as He speaks to John, 1:1-8. Heard Christ’s instructions to the church to be faithful and to…

We continue the review of the Apostle’s visions which tell the basic story contained in Revelation. 08-daniel-revelation-notes So far we have been able to put Revelation into context despite its symbolism and style: written by John the Apostle to early churches with the goal of encouraging them to persevere under Roman persecution, provide ongoing encouragement to every generation concerning the ever-present power of evil and Christ’s ultimate victory. We began with John’s vision of Jesus and His warning to the church…

This lesson reviews the 4 major interpretations given by scholars as to the meaning of the book of Revelation. 07-daniel-revelation-notes In the last chapter we reviewed the introductory material concerning the book of Revelation: Written by John the Apostle Used apocalyptic style to disguise meaning Addressed to 7 churches in Asia Minor Describes the struggle in the 1st century between Rome and the church Encourages church to persevere in suffering because Rome will be defeated Also describes the ongoing cycle of…

Background information as to the setting, conditions, and purpose for the writing of the book of Revelation by John the Apostle. 06-daniel-revelation-notes We have completed a quick review of the book of Daniel and discussed the main interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and the subsequent visions that Daniel had that gave more detail concerning the meaning of the dream. Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and the other visions revealed that beginning with the world power that ruled while he was alive,…

Aside from the four main visions recorded in Daniel’s book, he makes additional prophecies that give more detailed accounts of what took place between the major events mentioned in the four initial visions. 05-daniel-revelation-notes One idea that we have learned about Daniel’s book is that the central or recurring idea is the rise and fall of four great earthly kingdoms which are permanently replaced by God’s kingdom. The original vision of this is contained in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great…

This study begins to examine the visions Daniel has about future kingdoms and relates them to actual historical facts. 04-daniel-revelation-notes In the final part of his book, Daniel will describe dreams and visions that he had concerning events that were mentioned in the original dream of Nebuchadnezzar. In that dream, he saw the overview of history for the next 600 years and beyond. The visions he has now will give more details concerning the events he foresaw in Nebuchadnezzar’s original…

A review of the outline of the book and overview of the major events in Daniel’s life while exiled in Babylon. 03-daniel-revelation-notes We are reviewing the book of Daniel in preparation for our study of the book of Revelation. Here is an outline of the book: 1. The court of Nebuchadnezzar – 1:1-21 The Jewish boys, Daniel and three friends are in captivity and training in the Babylonian palace. They are placed in high positions. 2. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream – 2:1-49…

A background look at the person (Daniel) and the circumstances surrounding his exile from Jerusalem to Babylon as well as a first description of the dream that forms the basis for Daniel’s prophecies. 02-daniel-revelation-notes We are studying the book of Daniel as a way of understanding the background information, imagery and symbolism that is contained in the book of Revelation. Much of the apocalyptic style of writing found in Daniel is also found in Revelation; understanding one helps us understand…

This series explains in simple terms the relationship between these two books of the Bible. Each book will be reviewed to better understand the meaning of the symbolic language used in both and the message that the writers were communicating to their readers as well as a modern application for today’s Christian. This introductory lesson will situate the historical setting for the book of Daniel and its relationship to the Book of Revelation. 01-daniel-revelation-notes This is a study of the…