Biblical prophecies and the ‘end times’
General introduction to the book of Daniel
We will highlight parallels between certain prophecies noted by Daniel and historical events...
Studies 1 to 10
- 1General introduction to the book of Daniel
- 2Structure and Organization of the Book of Daniel
- 3Daniel 1 – Faithful in Babylon: living in a foreign world without losing one's identity
- 4Daniel 2 – The God who reveals mysteries and directs history
- 5Daniel 2 – The statue and the kingdoms: when God reveals the meaning of history
- 6Daniel 3 – Faithful even in the furnace
- 7Nebuchadnezzar humbled: the king's pride before God's sovereignty
- 8Daniel 5 – Belshazzar's feast: when Babylon is weighed and judged
- 9Daniel 6 – Daniel in the lions' den: staying faithful when faith becomes dangerous
- 10Daniel 7 – The four beasts and the kingdom of the Son of Man
Studies 11 to 15
- 11Daniel 8 – The ram, the goat and the little horn
- 12Daniel 9 – The seventy weeks: from Daniel's prayer to messianic hope
- 13Daniel 10 – Behind visible history, the invisible battle
- 14Daniel 11 – The wars of the kings and the time of the end (Educational version)
- 15Daniel 12 – Until the resurrection: God's final victory
The Revelation of Daniel
Structure and Organization of the Book of Daniel
The book of Daniel has twelve chapters. At first glance, its structure seems fairly simple: Daniel 1-6: mainly narratives…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 1 – Faithful in Babylon: living in a foreign world without losing one's identity
Daniel 1 tells how young Judeans deported to Babylon are trained to serve King Nebuchadnezzar. Everything seems designed to…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 2 – The God who reveals mysteries and directs history
Daniel 2 tells of an extraordinary event that occurred at the beginning of Nebuchadnezzar's reign. The king of Babylon receives a dream that…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 2 – The statue and the kingdoms: when God reveals the meaning of history
In Nebuchadnezzar's dream, an immense statue represents a succession of human kingdoms. Gold, silver, bronze, and iron evoke…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 3 – Faithful even in the furnace
Nebuchadnezzar has an immense golden statue erected and gathers the officials of his Empire for its dedication. At the signal given by the…
The Revelation of Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar humbled: the king's pride before God's sovereignty
Nebuchadnezzar has a troubling dream: he sees an immense tree whose branches shelter the animals and the birds and whose…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 5 – Belshazzar's feast: when Babylon is weighed and judged
Daniel 5 tells of one of the most famous nights of biblical antiquity: the last feast of Belshazzar before the fall of…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 6 – Daniel in the lions' den: staying faithful when faith becomes dangerous
Babylon has fallen. A new power now governs the kingdom, and Daniel, despite his probably advanced age, retains an important place in…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 7 – The four beasts and the kingdom of the Son of Man
Daniel 7 presents one of the most important visions of the book. Four beasts represent four successive kingdoms. The last bears ten horns,…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 8 – The ram, the goat and the little horn
Daniel receives this vision during the third year of Belshazzar's reign, while the Babylonian Empire still exists. Yet Babylon hardly occupies…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 9 – The seventy weeks: from Daniel's prayer to messianic hope
Daniel 9 begins with a prayer and ends with one of the most important chronological prophecies of the book. Daniel understands that the…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 10 – Behind visible history, the invisible battle
Daniel 10 se déroule dans la troisième année de Cyrus, roi de Perse. Babylone est tombée. Les Judéens ont commencé à retourner…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 11 – The wars of the kings and the time of the end (Educational version)
Daniel 11 est probablement l’un des chapitres prophétiques les plus détaillés de toute la Bible. Il annonce une succession de rois, de…
The Revelation of Daniel
Daniel 12 – Until the resurrection: God's final victory
Daniel 12 achève le livre par une extraordinaire ouverture sur l’avenir. Après les royaumes, les guerres et les persécutions décrits dans les…