Teaching the Scroll of Daniel 7
Teaching Daniel chapter 7 to your students is no small task . The language and images found in this chapter continue to confuse people even today . Daniel 7 is so crucial to your students ' understanding of Biblical prophecy . We added this section to the Teacher ' s Guide to assist you in teaching your students about the Antichrist and the 10 nation confederacy . In teaching this passage , you are embarking on a quest few students have ever experienced . Therefore it is important that you study hard so you can make it as simple and clear as possible . Use the tapes of Dawson ' s teaching to help you prepare .
Begin by reading through the whole scroll found on pages 75 , 76 , and 77 . This unit of Scripture can be broken down into 3 distinct units . Use these units as an outline for teaching your students Daniel 7 .
I . Daniel ' s Vision of Four Great Beasts ( Daniel 7:2-8 ) a . 1st Beast — represents the Babylon empire ( v . 4 ) b . 2nd Beast — represents the Medo-Persia empire ( v . 5 ) c . 3rd Beast — represents the Grecian empire ( v . 6 ) d . 4th Beast — represents the Roman empire ( v . 7-8 )
In this first section , we are introduced to Daniel ' s vision of 4 great beasts . You will find key words underlined in Daniel 7 . The meanings of these words are crucial to understanding this passage and are explained in the margin . In this vision that , is over 2,500 years old , Daniel was able to tell us how many world empires would reign and in what order they would appear . ( For more information on this see John F . Walvoord ' s Major Bible Prophecies , pp . 125-164 ).
II . Daniel ' s Desire to know about the Fourth Beast and the " Other Horn ." ( Daniel 7:15-22 ) a . The 4 Great Beasts are 4 World Kingdoms . ( v . 17 ) b . The 4th Beast is different from all others . ( v . 19 ) c . The " Other Horn " on the 4th Beast looks very imposing . ( v . 20 ) d . This " Other Horn " wages war against God ' s people . ( v . 21-22 )
Daniel ' s vision deeply troubles him . He is terrified and confused . He approaches someone in his vision — probably an angel — and asks the explanation of
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