Reading the book of Daniel up to this point has been like reading a mystery novel, wondering how it will end. The first part of the 12th chapter tells us about the prophecies of the end, and the last part of the chapter tells us about the end of the [...]

The real hero in this story is an angel by the name of Michael. When God wanted to give this message to Daniel, the Bible says that the message was delayed and detained through demonic activity. And we'll tell you the story as we go forward. [...]

The book of Daniel has, up to this point, been pretty much about the Gentiles. And now, in the 9th chapter, Almighty God has a word for his people. Let me set the context of the message. Daniel has been in Babylon for almost 70 years. He went there [...]

We never get anywhere, men and women, by not acknowledging the truth. Burying our heads in the sand about the things that go on around us will never help us deal with those things in any kind of positive way. And when you come especially to the last [...]

We are about to embark on another vision that God gave to his servant. This is the second major vision Daniel has, as recorded in this book. We read in chapter 8 and verse 1 the position of this vision. Daniel 8:1 — In the third year of the reign of [...]

As the story begins, Daniel has been out of the mainstream of political power since Babylon was defeated by the Medes and the Persians. Now, after almost two years have passed, at the ripe old age of 83, he is summoned by Darius, the Medo-Persian [...]

The story begins in the massive banquet hall of Belshazzar's palace, as he is hosting a feast for more than 1.000 attendees. Meanwhile, outside the walls of Babylon, the Persian armies have laid siege to the city, and Cyrus was about to execute [...]

If I were to take all of the scripture and lay it all out on a table and say, "Here is the chapter that tells you about pride and what happens to those who get involved in it," the chapter I would have to pick is the one we have opened our [...]

Scholars believe that there's at least a 20-year gap between the events of the second and third chapters of Daniel, and during this time, something has drastically changed in the heart of King Nebuchadnezzar. Because as you remember, at the end [...]

The second chapter of the book of Daniel has been called the "alphabet of prophecy". Anyone who wants to understand what the Bible teaches about the future has to study this chapter. The chapter is centered on King Nebuchadnezzar's [...]

King Nebuchadnezzar reigned over Babylon from 605 to 562 B.C., and he is by far the most significant Gentile king in all of the Bible. He is mentioned 90 times by the biblical writers, and he was the first Gentile ruler to interrupt the history of [...]

Historians record that Jerusalem fell to Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians in 605 B.C., and it also tells us that the king deported Jewish hostages from Jerusalem to Babylon, leaving Jerusalem in ruins, with only a few of the poor, aged, and infirm [...]