The WilFul King (AntiChrist) About Persia (v1-2) Kings of Persia: Cyrus – Ezra 1 Cambyses (529-522) Pseudo Smerdis (522-521) Darius I Hystapes (521-486) Xerxes (496-465) – the Ahasuerus of the Book of Esther About Greece (v3-4) A mighty King is referring to Alexander the Great In 332 BC, Alexander the Great defeated Persian. In 323 … Read more
Daniel’s Vision of Christ The mourning of Daniel (v1-3) The 3rd year of Cyrus was 536 BC. In the 1st year of Cyrus (538BC), he gave a decree to allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple (Ezra 1). The reason why Daniel mourned for three weeks was probably he learned that … Read more
Seventy Shabuwa Reading of the Book of Jeremiah (v1-3) v1: The 1st year of Darius is 539BC v2: God had foretell Daniel regarding the fall of Babylon in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (ch 2), in Daniel’s dream of four beasts (ch 7). Actually Isaiah and Jeremiah had already prophesied the falls on Babylon. That may be the … Read more
Daniel’s Dream of Four Beasts Chapter 7 and 8 happened during the reign of Belshazzar, which happened between chapter 4 and chapter 5 (v1). The great sea (v2) was referring to Mediterranean sea. To the ancient world, it represented the nations of the world. This chapter prophesied six kingdoms in human history: Babylon – Lion with eagle wings … Read more
