Understanding Daniel - Chart
Creation & Early History Patriarchs Exodus & Conquest
? – 2090 BC
• Creation of Man
• Fall of Man
• Flood
• Tower of Babel
Gen. 1-11
Job 2090 BC – 1805 BC
• Abraham
• Issac
• Jacob
• Joseph
Gen. 12-50 1445 BC – 1400 BC
• Crossing of the Red Sea
• Giving of the law
• Transition from Moses to Joshua
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Gentile History
605 BC – 30 BC
• Babylon
605 BC – 539 BC
Ezekiel / Daniel
• Medo - Persia
539 BC – 331 BC
Esther / Ezra / Nehemiah / Haggai / Zechariah / Malachi
• Greece
331 BC – 146 BC
• Rome
146 BC - First Coming of Jesus Christ
30 BC – AD 32
• Born in Bethlehem
3 BC
• Begins public ministry
AD 29
• Crucified on Calvary
AD 32
• Resurrected from the dead
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John Church Age
AD 32 - ?
• Great commission given to make disciples.
• Church born on Day of Pentecost
• New Testament completed
Acts / Romans / 1 & 2 Corinthians
Galatians / Ephesians / Philippians
Colossians / 1 & 2 Thessalonians
1 & 2 Timothy / Titus / Philemon
Hebrews / James / 1&2 Peter
1,2,3 John / Jude / Revelation
Judges Kings Exile & Return
1400 BC – 1043 BC 1043 BC – 586 BC 586 BC – 445 BC
• Debra
• Gideon
• Samson
• Samuel
5 Cycle
1. People depart from God
2. God chastises them
3. People cry out
4. God sends them a deliverer
5. People fall back into apathy
7 times
Judges / Ruth • United Monarchy
• Saul
• David
• Solomon
• DividedMonarchy
- Fall of Israel (Northern) to Assyria 931 BC
Hosea / Amos / Nahum (to Assyria) / Obadiah (to Edom) / Jonah(to Assyria)
- Fall of Judah to (Southern) Babylon 586 BC
Isaiah / Jeremiah / Lamentations / Joel
Micah / Habakkuk / Zephaniah /
I & 2 Samuel / 1 & 2 Kings /
1 & 2 Chronicles / Psalms / Proverbs / Ecclesiastes / Song of Solomon • First deportation
(Including Daniel)
605 BC
Daniel
• Fall of Jerusalem 586 BC
Ezekiel
• Cyrus allows first group to return 538 BC
Haggai / Zechariah / Malachi
• Decree to Nehemiah to rebuild walls 445 BC
begins prophecy of 70 weeks
Ezra / Esther / Nehemiah
Rapture & Tribulations Millennial Kingdom Eternal State
? - 7 years ? – 1,000 years ?
• Jesus Christ returns in the clouds, dead and living believers “caught up
• In heaven, marriage supperof Lamb and Bema Seat judgment
• On earth, great judgement (Rev 4-19)
• Battle of Armageddon
Revelations. . . . • Jesus Christ rules and reigns in complete fulfillment of O.T. prophecies to Israel.
• Satan loosed at end
• Final rebellion put down
Revelations. . . . New heaven and new earth
Revelations. . . .
Unscramble Key Categories
Please place a number in the blank next to each category
to signify the correct historical order.
___4__ a. Judges
__12__ b. Eternal State
___5__ c. Kings
___9__ d. Church Age
___7__ e. Gentile History
__11__ f. Millennial Kingdom
___3__ g. Exodus and Conquest
___8__ h. First Coming of Jesus Christ
___1__ i. Creation and Early History
___6__ j. Exile and Return
___2__ k. Patriarchs
__10__ l. Rapture and Tribulation
An Overview of Daniel’s Kingdoms
I. Daniel 2 / Daniel 7
A. Babylon 2:32, 37, 38; 7:4,17
B. Medo-Persia 2:32, 39: 7:5, 17
C. Greece 2:32, 39: 7:6, 17
D. Rome 2:33, 40; 7:7,17,23
E. Revived Rome 2:33, 41-43; 7:7,8,11,24,25
F. Millennium 2:34,35,44,45; 7:13, 14, 26, 27
II. Daniel 8/ Daniel 11
A. Medo-Persia 8:3-8, 20, 21; 10:20, 21, 11:2-35
B. Greece 8:3-8, 20, 21; 10:20, 21, 11:2-35
C. Revived Rome 8:9-12, 23-26; 11:36-45
Understanding the Book of Daniel
Remember Chapters 1-6 are primarily historical while chapters 7-12 are prophetic. Please also remember that most of the visions are describing the same events. Daniel is not a book about a bunch of different unrelated visions. It is a book about the same future events described with different visions.
Chapter 1 - Introduction – 605 BC
Category – Exile and Return / Gentile history
Chapter 2 - First Vision – Statue – 602 BC
Babylon - head of gold
Medo-Persian - chest/arms of silver
Greece - belly/thighs of bronze
Rome - legs of iron, feet of iron and clay
Category – Exile & Return / Gentile History / 1st coming / Rapture & Tribulation, Millenial kingdom / eternal state
Chapter 3 - Fiery Furnace – 586 BC
Category – Exile & Return / Gentile history
Chapter 4 - Second Vision – Tree
Category - Exile & Return / Gentile history
Chapter 5 - Handwriting on the Wall – 539 BC
Transfer from Babylon to Medo-Persian
Category - Exile & return / Gentile history
Chapter 6 - Lion’s Den – 539 BC
Category - Exile & return / Gentile history
Chapter 7 - Third Vision – Beasts – 553 BC
Babylon - winged lion
Medo-Persian - bear, raised on 1 side, 3 ribs in mouth
Greece - winged leopard
Rome - terrifying beast, iron teeth
split screen, Anti - Christ, Son of Man
Category - Exile & return / Gentile History / 1st coming / Rapture & Tribulation , Millenial kingdom / eternal state
Chapter 8 - Fourth Vision – Animals – 551 BC
Medo-Persia - ram
Greece - shaggy goat
Antiochus Epiphanes, Antichrist
Category – Exile & return / Gentile history / rapture & tribulation
Chapter 9 -
Chapters 10 - 12
Gabriel’s Message – 539 BC
Read Jeremiah’s prophecy, confessed sin
70 “weeks” (70 sevens = 490 years)
Began in 445 BC
Messiah cut off after 69th week
70th week – future tribulation
Category - Exile & return / Gentile History / 1st coming / Rapture & Tribulation , Millenial kingdom / eternal state
Future wars and resurrection – 536 BC
Category - Exile & return / Gentile History / 1st coming / Rapture & Tribulation , Millenial kingdom / eternal state
