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Eschatology: Daniel 9
I’m going to plunge right into the passage Heiser considers most difficult: Daniel 9:24-27. He doesn’t even mention the approach I used in my published commentary. You can look it up, but I didn’t try to nail down too many … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged eschatology, history israel, prophecy, Prophet Daniel, Seventy Weeks
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Jesus on the Clouds
This is worth your time, not quite eleven minutes: I’ll give you a quick summary. During the Second Temple Period of Judaism, there arose a standard doctrine called Two Powers in Heaven. It was developed prior to the conquest of … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged Creator, Jesus the Messiah, Judaism, Prophet Daniel, Two Powers Doctrine
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A Mountain to Move
You don’t have to play along, but I’m declaring for you folks what God is doing in my life right now. By now I hope you’ve read the companion post for this on the other blog (that blog is gone). … Continue reading
Posted in prayer
Tagged ancient babylon, oppression, Persian Empire, prayer, Prophet Daniel
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Daniel the Man
The Ancient Near Eastern (ANE) rulers as a whole operated with far greater wisdom than is common in governments today. Their assumptions about reality were radically different from anything in the West; they held to an entirely different epistemology. In … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged ancient babylon, ANE, Bible History, biblical manhood, epistemology, Persian Empire, Prophet Daniel
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Make Up Your Mind
Someone asked a question that seems worthy of a wider response. If one reader speaks up about being puzzled, a dozen more are puzzled without saying anything. If you do a quick search in English translations of Scripture for just … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged epistemology, Hebrew Mysticism, Hebrew Scripture, Hellenism, prophecy, Prophet Daniel
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Reviewing Daniel’s Statue
Review the prophet’s vision of the statue in Daniel 2. As with any proper parable, the image has meaning that branches out into all directions. It bears applications of divine wisdom to far more than one element in human existence, … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged ancient Greece and Rome, babylonian empire, hebrew culture, Hellenism, Persian Empire, Prophet Daniel, scripture, western christianity
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Biking in Glory
I’ve been riding this week. The rides weren’t remarkable. Indeed, I went out mostly for the exercise, having no particular complex questions in my mind. I took only a few pictures; these were rides I’ve taken before dozens of times … Continue reading
Posted in personal
Tagged Creation, cycling, divine calling, faith, heart-led, photography, Prophet Daniel
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Response to Eschatology Notes
Some folks got hold of me privately with questions and comments. The explanation of Daniel 9 that I offered was not meant to be definitive. I’m not entirely happy with the results myself, and there are other plausible explanations. You … Continue reading →