Visions of Kingdoms
The kingdoms as presented in order in multiple visions and warnings are: Babylon, Medo-Persia, ___________, and Rome.
Greece
Bonus: Whose kingdom ultimately defeats all of the above?
Belshazzar was a co-regent/lesser king of what kingdom?
Babylon
What body part wrote on the wall?
A hand!
Bonus: What possible Temple item did it write near?
Who did the lions get to eat?
The enemy advisors who tried to get Daniel killed and their families!
Are numbers in the Bible always literal and exact?
No! They are sometimes symbolic. It takes wisdom to know which way to understand something. There are no secret, magical codes to reveal secret truths.
In the vision of the Ram and the Goat, how many horns are talked about?
7, 10, 13?
7
How many generals divided Alexander's Grecian empire?
4
What great sin was Belshazzar committing when the hand wrote on the wall?
He was using items from the Temple to have a rowdy, unclean party. This sin is a desecration, aka, making holy things unholy.
How many days was Daniel in the den?
ONE!
Bonus: Quick draw! Whichever team draws the best hungry lion wins.
What other word did we talk about that means the same thing as desecration (making something holy unholy in an offensive way)?
A. Sacrosanct C. Sacrilege
B. Consecrate D. Sanctify
In the vision of the Goat and the Ram (Medo-Persia being destroyed by Greece), Daniel is standing in a future capitol of Persia and the setting of what other Bible book?
Esther
Bonus: What was the name of that citadel?
Roughly how many years pass between the OT and the NT?
Is it 200, 300, 400, or 500?
400
Bonus: This time period is referred to often as the "400 years of _______?"
Roughly how many years are between Daniel ch. 4 and 5?
2-3
10-25
40-50
40-50
Was Darius a king/regent of Medo-Persia or of Babylon?
Medo-Persia!!!!
Bonus: What was the interesting historical fact we discussed about him?
What is telescoping in Bible prophecy?
The idea that prophecy in the Bible often has a near fulfillment and a far fulfillment!
Bonus: What is an example of telescoping in a prophecy in Daniel?
Match the animal with the kingdom-
Leopard, bear, beast, lion
Rome, Greece, Babylon, Medo-Persia
Lion- Babylon
Bear- Medo-Persia
Leopard- Greece
Beast- Rome
Bonus: Name some similarities between this vision and the vision in Revelation 13
What was the name of the Grecian king who disrupted regular Temple worship for "2,300 morning and evenings?"
Hint: He sacrificed a pig and desecrated the Temple
Extra hint for half off...
Antiochus IV Epiphanes
Fill in the blanks:
Mene- Your days have been ______________
Tekel- You have been _______________ and found wanting
Parsin- Your kingdom will be ________________ and given to ______________________
Numbered, Weighed, Divided, Medo-Persia
Name two ways this story points to Jesus.
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Bonus: Name some more for bonus points!!!
How can we trust the Scriptures? For example, that Daniel was actually written when it says it was.
The Bible has many proofs about itself that it is the Word of God. There are also many external proofs. Ultimately, though, the answer is and always be FAITH.
Bonus: Everyone draw a picture of the vision of the four beasts. You have a minute. Winner gets 2 extra candies and second gets 1.