Outline—Daniel 7

1. Vision of Judgment (vv. 1–14)
   1. Lion: Nebuchadnezzar/Babylon (v. 4)—prophecy fulfilled
   2. Bear: Cyrus/Persia (v. 5)—prophecy fulfilled
   3. Leopard: Alexander the Great/Greece (v. 6)—prophecy fulfilled
   4. Beast with 10 horns: Revived Roman Empire (v. 7ff.)—prophecy still to come
2. Interpretation of the vision (vv. 15–28)

Related Scripture

• Revelation 13:1–18

Take Home Points

• Pompous words always ring hollow in the presence of God.
• God is in control and his justice will prevail.
• God’s justice hasn’t consumed us because it consumed Jesus in our place.

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Outline—Daniel 5

1. Odd time picked to offend God (vv. 1–4)
2. Only a hand (vv. 5–7)
3. Old lady remembers (vv. 10–12)
4. Order to bring Daniel (vv. 13–17)
5. Obedience to the request (vv. 18–28)
6. Honor paid to Daniel (v. 29)

Related Scripture

• Isaiah 21
• Revelation 14
• Matthew 24:25
• Revelation 16

Other References

• John Benson Daniel: Dreams and Destiny

Take Home Points

• You can get a good night’s sleep because God is alive and in control.
• History is a great source of instruction, however, experience, conscience, history and nature are powerless to truly transform men. Only God can do that.
• God has a way to back men into corners from which there is no escape.
• Deliberate sin is an awful thing.
• Remember that you are a child of light and your breath is in God’s han.d
• Are you living with God?
• Praise the Lord of Heaven and thank him for his wondrous works.

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Outline—Daniel 2

1. The problem (vv. 1–13)
   1. Dream problem (vv. 1–4)
   2. Longevity problem (vv. 5, 6)
   3. Hearing problem (vv. 7–9)
   4. Reality problem (vv. 10, 11)
   5. Deadly problem (vv. 12, 13)
2. Prayer with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego (vv. 14–23)
3. Prophecy that sets the stage (vv. 24–45)

Other References

• John Foxe Actes and Monuments a.k.a. Foxe’s Book of Martyrs
• Thieleman van Braght Martyrs Mirror

Take Home Points

• God is in charge!
• There is no king (earthly ruler) without God-given authority.

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Outline—Mark 13:24 –37

1. Coming of the Son (vv. 24–27)

Take Home Points

• Remember the Lord until he comes.
• Has your life been a picture of the Glory of God?

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Outline—Mark 13:1–37

1. Introduction (vv. 1–4)
2. Warnings of false signs (vv. 5–23)
3. Coming of the Son (vv. 24–27)
4. Lessons of the fig tree (vv. 28–31)
5. Exortation to be watchful (vv. 32–37)

Take Home Points

• Rules for understanding prophecy:
  • With prophecy, accuracy is key—it must be 100%.
  • Some Old Testament prophecies (including the Gospels) are partially fulfilled and will be fully fulfilled later.
  • Context is everything.
• Watch for the coming of the Lord!

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Outline—Mark 9:1–13

1. Context—the Kingdom will come (vv. 8:38, 9:1)
2. The event of the transfiguration (vv. 2–4)
3. Peter’s startle factor (vv. 5, 6)
4. A lesson to be learned (vv. 7, 8)
5. Confusion (vv. 9, 10)
6. Clarification (vv. 11–13)

Take Home Points

• God’s Word will be fulfilled, it may be partial at first, but there will be a full fulfillment.
• The word reveals the majesty and purpose of God.
• There is a beauty in fellowshipping with God.

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