Is the obvious response of history to prophecy. On earth there were three buildings with the last building receiving a major upgrade from Herod. % This means the upgrades where just over halfway done when Christ forsook it. Today we find the book of Daniel in the prophets section of the Old . Let Daniel speak, let the Revelation speak, and tell what is truth. With Enoch, the seventh from Adam, and for three This volume is devoted largely to tracing the story hundred and eight years contemporary with Adam, of God's marvelous dealing with nations and with the voice of prophecy began to be heard through notable individuals in fulfillment of the human lips. For instance, both prophets saw visions of beasts with ten horns. Sadly this failure would be repeated. While I was praying at the family altar, the Holy Ghost fell upon me, and I seemed to be rising higher and higher, far above the dark world. Daniel 8:14. Scenes similar to those described in these words will take place. Assyria grew to become a great regional power, and became a serious threat to Egypt and Israel. After all, it was not the "new view" advocates who had to be restrained from using Early Writings as their leading argument. Comparing Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 Author: Professor Walter J. Veith, PhD Publish date: Jun 26, 2009 Summary: Revelation 13 discusses two beasts: the beast from the sea and the beast from the earth. So Jesus went away again to pray and then He came again in the time of Solomon and again they were sleeping. Would this give us a deeper meaning for the words commanded to John who lived during the time of Rome which happened to be the fourth kingdom of his day? Daniel and Revelation: A Bible Study. Not a pin of this message was to be moved. {1MR 38.3}. (12) As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. The correct view of the daily binds these prophetic periods together and causes them to expire in 1844 giving strength to the angels declaration that there should be time no longer. This articles aims to provide an introduction for the study of religion using socioanthropology perspective; a perspective which combine sociology, social, and . Ruben Gonzales has done some excellent research on this subject from which I will now quote. These beasts will have great authority at the end of time and use their power to enforce the Beast's mark. What are the advantages and disadvantages of space tourism? {13MR 394.2}. Before this glorious kingdom of Christ smashes into the kingdoms of this world and smashes them like a potters vessel, (Rev 2:27) there will be one final man of sin that is represented by the woman who rides the beast (Rev 17:3). . This same three kingdom parallel sequence can be applied with amazing similarity to the second kingdom as follows: Only chapter and verse is given from the book of Daniel of scripture references in the left column are all. He died suddenly and the commander in chief of the army, Sargon II (Tartan) seized power in 722 and carried away the ten tribes of Israel, never to return. 0000001160 00000 n While it is abundantly clear that the prophetic periods DO NOT repeat, the sequences of historical events detailed in Daniel and Revelation DO repeat. Many Greek deities are syncretic with Egyptian deities. Statements like these along with the stretching of time have propelled many Adventist Bible students back to these books seeking for light to explain our present position. Those things which have been will be repeated.1MR 47.3 1896, Bear this in mind. Sennacherib remained king for another twenty years but never threatened Jerusalem again and was eventually killed by a sword in the hands of two of his own sons. It also foreshadows the overthrow of Mystery Babylon when the waters of the river Euphrates dry up to prepare the way for the kings of the East (Rev 16:12). Matt 26:40,41, Failure Two: Again a second time he went away, and prayed, saying, My Father, if this cannot pass away, except I drink it, thy will be done. [The Judgment begins]. Read in my books, Patriarchs and Prophets, and Great Controversy, the story of the first great apostasy. In history and prophecy the Word of God portrays the long continued conflict between truth and error. In fear Hezekiah sent Sennacherib a huge tribute of 30 talents of gold, 800 talents of silver, and other treasures. Isa 46:9-10 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, (10) Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: Rev 10:5-6 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven, (6) And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: Posted Dec 20, 2015 4:6. academic, academician When Israel had gone into captivity to Babylon, Ezekiel predicted the subjection of the leadership of Israel would continue another 3 times. Ever since, confusion has always resulted from attempting to create unity out of diversity. I hope these charts will encourage you to study further into this subject by reading the book Genesis of History, The Fourth Kingdom to test whether these things are so. <]>> The history of the Daily in the Seventh-day Adventist church seems to verify Washburn's and Wieland's conviction that the "taking away" of Adventism's pagan platform seriously compromised, if it did not destroy, the entire 1844 foundation. ("Thoughts on Daniel [39] and the Revelation," March 3, 1901.) In no way restricts the spiritual significance of the sanctuary doctrine. 5 0 obj Time has not been a test since 1844, and it will never again be a test. In its native Akkadian the word 'Babel' means the gate of god: And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. The invasion of the Gutians and Elamites from the east was to foreshadow the destruction of the Neo-Babylonian Empire by the Medes and the Persians also from the east, which in turn prefigured the fragmentation of the Holy Roman Empire during the sixteenth century into a divided Europe. . During the last fourth kingdom period Michael the great prince will stand up and there will be a time of trouble such as never was and He shall be given dominion and a kingdom (Dan 7:14) and become the prince of the kings of the earth (Rev 1:5) for He shall make those who are saved kings and priests of the earth and to him will be glory and dominion (Rev 1:6). Glacier View Manuscript p 79. Inspiration strongly counters this dangerous notion. The book of Daniel was originally written in Hebrew by the prophet Daniel while he was in exile in Babylon, while the book of Revelation was originally written in Greek, presumably by the. Both John's first vision (Revelation 1:12-20) and Daniel's last vision (Daniel 10-12) are divine scenes where both describe the risen Christ's vision. We underscore the point that the understanding of the daily of Daniel 8 as paganism is the glue that binds the prophetic periods together culminating in 1844. "Historic SDAs believe the 2300 years of Daniel 8:14 commenced centuries before the little horn even begins his attack on the sanctuary which they say is the papal system. Robert Wieland. The book that was sealed is not the Revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel relating to the last days. End quote: Ruben Gonzales, Genesis of History, The Fourth Kingdom (2008) p 29-39. Revised several times by the author before his death in 1903, with editorial additions in this text. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive forever and ever! We also cannot strengthen the pioneer view of prophecy unless we show clearly that we are building and expanding upon it. We see this principle clearly played out on the night Jesus was betrayed. But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. RESEARCH PAPERS: You are required to write two (2) research papers (8-10 double-spaced typewritten pages in MLA format) during the course complete with bibliography showing resources consulted. Both of these books are books of prophecy, one in the Old Testament prophesizing things to come, and one in the New Testament prophesizing things to come. EW 14. When therefore you shall hear the fables the Egyptians tell about the godstheir wanderings, cutting to pieces, and many such like mishaps you ought to bear in mind what has been above stated, and not to suppose that any of them happened or was done in the manner related In the same way must you hear the stories about the gods, and receive them from such as interpret mythology, in a reverent and philosophic spirit, both performing constantly and observing the established rites of the worship, and believing that no sacrifice nor act is more well pleasing to the gods, than is the holding the true faith with respect to them, so will you escape an evil no less great than Atheism, namely, Superstition. In other words the details of the legends were not actually true and the only important thing was to obey the established religion (as dictated by the priests) and draw spiritual conclusions from them. They are used with reference to beasts, which are plainly declared to symbolize kingdoms. The pattern of the 3+ earthly sanctuaries fits into other patterns of three and in some cases a fourth diverse case. EW 258. Yet even then, the premier centre of Greek learning remained at Alexandria in Egypt for many hundreds of years. Common people all over the world can readily see the principle of apostate Christianity supplanting or absorbing paganism as a historical reality and as an on-going principle observable even today. Establishes 1844 and the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary as the only possible linguistic understanding of Daniel 8:14. While Sumerian had become a dead language as soon as Nimrods kingdom unravelled, Sargon preserved the Sumerian cuneiform writing in the same way that the Latin alphabet remains today while Latin as a language is unused. Time periods placed upon this chart were never to be a test for Gods people again. 0000001746 00000 n The following chart is from page 77 of Genesis of History, The Fourth Kingdom. . . While some are tempted to slumber upon those prophetic foundations laid so firmly still others are feeling the tension of over 170 . To the prophet it was said, "At that time thy people shall be delivered, everyone that shall be found written in the book" (Dan. Through class lectures and In 1120 BC, the collapse of the Hittite Empire permitted the Assyrian king, Tiglath-Pileser I, to found the Assyrian empire. And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: It is critical to understand that the heavenly events of Daniel 7:9-14 occur only once. BI-4418 Daniel and Revelation - Syllabus 3 3. The obvious answer is no. Andrews, The Sanctuary and the 2300 days (1872) p33.3. The science and learning of Egypt was to be excelled only by the Greeks, and that in turned has only been excelled since the start of the industrial revolution in the early 1800s. The apostle Paul spoke to this principle in establishing the Gentile Christian Church. Accessed 2 Mar. The comparison between Daniel and the Apocalypse continues to the end. He established the first one-world government; with a common language serving as the instrument to obtain unity in diversity. He died in 727 BC, and was succeeded by Shalmaneser V who in 725 BC invaded Syria (2 Kings 17:5) and besieged Samaria for three years. Christ., iii [395 AD]). Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. If we read the events of Daniel as mostly being completed in the past without taking into account the fact that history repeats then we will have to conclude that almost all of Daniel has no significance for us today and that only that half of the book of Revelation is still present truth. 1. In Daniel and revelation the horn is used as a symbol of governmental power such as a king. By 840 BC, Assyria had conquered the territory of Syria and Turkey, that had formerly belonged to the Hittites. Ellen White's insistence on calling the "daily" issue an unimportant, trivial distraction indicates that she sided with the "old view." In the thirtieth verse a power is spoken of that "shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant." Note carefully the correlation between the understanding of the Daily and the issue of prophetic time. The Law of Moses tells us: Deu 19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. The response of history to the voice of prophecy. It is during this Elamite period that Abraham was called out of Ur of the Chaldees into the Promised Land to establish the nation of Israel. For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant man: Isa 10:12 - 13. 43 0 obj <> endobj These are just a few of the several statements made in the writings of Ellen White concerning sequences of historical events being repeated. {Ms43b-1891 (July 4, 1891) par. Knowledge of the Son of God in Old Testament Times, Lessons From History on Church Organisation. The new view portrays the daily as the ministry of Christ being obscured by the work of the Papacy in claiming their priests could forgive sins. Who are the "saints"? Matt 26:44-45. There are a number of other considerations, but my appeal to all Bible students who are serious about building on the solid Adventist platform is that our first duty is to know intimately the Scriptural interpretations of our pioneers and the reasons for those positions so that we can indeed build upon that foundation. i, page 127. Song 5:2-6 I was asleep, but my heart waked: It is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying, Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled; For my head is filled with dew, My locks with the drops of the night. Luke 1:31-33. Begin quote: Ruben Gonzales, Genesis of History, The Fourth Kingdom (2008) p 29-39. All of the interlocking prophetic periods work together to ensure we understand there is one judgment before one Second coming. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David; and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end." Let us not listen to those who deny that the Church of God has power to forgive all sins. Augustine (De agon. In the context the 2300 has been understood by many as applying to the length of time the little horn is trampling the sanctuary underfoot and suspending its daily offerings". The kingdom was then subject to Babylon. The secular minded philosophical approach to religion of Egypt prefigured that of Greece that in turn was to completely permeate the thinking in current society since the rise of the modern secular state since 1798. The main point we are seeking to make is the framework for understanding the books of Daniel and Revelation that shows the truth of Ellen Whites statement that history is repeating while at the same time remaining faithful to the evidence that prophetic time periods do not repeat. This study shows similarities between Daniel's and Revelation's structural combination of genres (narrative vision, prophecy-apocalyptic, epistle-vision), and explores similarities between their, MARTYRDOM AS AN IMPETUS FOR DIVINE RETRIBUTION IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION Joshua David Owen, Ph.D. The fourth metal is diverse in that the iron is mixed with clay in the feet. Desmond Fords Glacier View manuscript links Conradis daily as the vital factor in shaping the anti-1844 views of Ballinger, Fletcher, Snide, Grieve, Brinsmead, Hilgert, Sibley, and himself. GC 457. A logical analysis of the implications of Miller's "paganism" would certainly seem to lead one to endorse the verdict of history. %PDF-1.4 % . 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