In the hebrew canon, daniel is placed in the writings or hagiographa. Jul 02, 2016 pay attention to daniel s prophecy by watchtower bible and tract society of new york, 1999, watchtower bible and tract society of new york, international bible students association edition, in english. A study guide to the prophecies of daniel and the revelation. Jesus christs own acceptance of daniels prophecy is an even more significant evidence of its. Pay attention to daniels prophecy internet archive. May 18, 20 daniel is not included as a book of prophecy by the jews.
Thank god he gave us a slave to make it clear that it is not and the book of daniel was not just a historical book. Pay attention to daniels prophecy by watchtower bible and tract society of new york. Welcome to the jehovah s witness discussion forum jw. If the book of daniel was a fraudulent production, christ was either ignorant of the matter, or dishonest about the prophecys authorship. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival.
Bible prophecy is fascinating, especially with what is happening now in the world. This publication contains a commentary of daniel, along with a series of interpretations of the 1260, 1290, 35, and 2300 days. When the book was first written, the four world empires were supposed to be babylon, media, persia and greece. According to the written word of god, antichrist will be a man.
The vision recorded in daniel 8 came to the prophet in the third year of the reign of king belshazzar of babylon 553554 b. Psalm 3 book of daniel end times prophecy jesus is coming end of days religion bible truth jehovah s witnesses the book god gave nebuchadnezzar king of babylon a dream of a man that showed the succession of world empires from the time of babylon through to our day when jesus christ represented as a stone will smite the image on its feet and. Prophet daniel interprets dream of king nebuchadnezzar, image, handwriting on the wall, 70 weeks. If they do not work let me know anfd i will try again. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses. These books include publications by charles taze russell and joseph franklin rutherford. Its grand climax at hand, 2 a commentary that applies the societys eschatological i.
Daniel, a youth of remarkable integrity, was taken into exile in babylon before jerusalem was destroyed. It reveals a history of the region, written in advance, from daniel s time right up to the return of jesus christ. It plays an important role in not only understanding prophecy past but also prophecy future. Book of daniel bible study with verse by verse commentary and understanding daniel bible prophecy and the little horn antichrist power. Text publication download options pay attention to daniel s prophecy. Again, rife with historical and linguistic inaccuracies, but the pictures are vivid and it does a good job of laying out what the jehovah s witnesses believe. Antichrist will rule from the city of seven hills rome. The book of daniel can be divided into two partsstories and prophecies.
Daniel is not included as a book of prophecy by the jews. Video video download options bible book introduction videos share. A prophetic book placed in the english bible among the major prophets, immediately after ezekiel. This is a story about a peculiar dream that is interpreted in daniel chapter 2. In the bible, the prophecy of seventy weeks chapter 9 of the book of daniel is a prophecy given to daniel by the angel gabriel in response to daniel s prayer for god to act on behalf of his people and city i. The more recent publications are used by jehovahs witnesses for their ministry and for their own personal study to understand jehovahs witnesses doctrine.
Daniel s prophecy of the seventy weeks is perhaps the most important prophecy to understand what will happen to israel in the last days. As was shown in the previous issue of the watchman expositor, 1 the watchtower society has a long history of failed prophecies based on their uniquely flawed interpretation of the bible. World powers of daniels prophecy bible knowledge, bible. Our official website provides online access to the bible, biblebased publications, and current news. The key to such determination is to identify when it was written before or after the. Daniel explained that the parts of the image represented a long succession of world powers, starting with babylon as the head of gold. In the first year of belshazzar the king of babylon, daniel himself beheld a dream and visions of his head upon his bed. Yet within a sentence, it has added an extra 2,000 years to include nazis and communism. The angel commanded, but thou, o daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end. How daniel s prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. The changing watchtower interpretation of bible prophecy. We will be adding a study page for the prophecy of daniel 7 soon. Daniel was told when gods people could expect the arrival of messiah the leader 69 weeks of years after the command to restore and rebuild the walls of jerusalem.
Welcome to the jehovahs witness discussion forum jw. The prophecies reveal when these lastday events will occur. Because of the many intricate components of the prophecy in daniel 11, some scholars have suggested that the book of daniel was written several hundred years later, during the 160s b. Daniels prophecy of the seventy weeks end times truth. How daniels prophecy foretells the messiahs arrival the prophet daniel lived more than 500 years before the birth of jesus. The second half of daniel consists in four visions.
Greece was supposed to be the last empire according to the author of daniel, and was to be followed by the theocratic kingdom of god on earth. Here you will find links to published books by jehovahs witnesses. The internets most comprehensive resource for exjehovah s witnesses, a community for support, recovery and a few laughs along the way. Many of the older publications are no longer used by jehovahs witnesses. Pay attention to daniels prophecy watchman fellowship, inc. Daniels most important prophecies focused on the messiah and his rule. These are said to establish prophet markers of events in the. Every physical thing takes place spiritually before being manifested physically. End of days bible study of the prophet daniel by h. The book does actually state that the statue represents successive world empires. This article looks at whether daniel is prophetic or historic. This is the order followed in the greek septuagint and in the latin vulgate. Warnings of the last days from god christian short film the days of noah have come duration.
Daniel prophecy book about jehovah s witnesses online community since 2006, jwtalk has proved to be a wellmoderated online community for real jehovah s witnesses on. During his long life in babylon, daniel was greatly blessed by god, even escaping death in a lions pit and receiving visions that allowed him to peer far into the. Daniel prophesies about gods kingdom while in babylon. The prophecy of daniel 2 2018 biblical end time prophecy. This was just two years after daniel s vision of four beasts and a little horn recorded in daniel 7. God granted daniel the ability to interpret a dream that baffled nebuchadnezzar, the king of babylon. In daniel 7, we have a parallel prophecy with four beasts and a little horn, which god gave to daniel to strengthen the prophecy of daniel 2 and give us even further detail concerning the coming kingdoms of the world. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival bible. Survival into a new earth the last one is one my wife really liked and i made it for her. Recommended books on bible prophecy prophecy lamb and. As was the case with the previous vision, daniel didnt fully understand the significance of what he was seeing daniel 7. Watchtower online library log in jw library jw library sign language watchtower library jw language copyright 2020 watch tower bible.
Many excellent studies have been published about the book of revelation. Jesus only reference to the book of daniel is to a future abomination of desolation matthew 24. Simply click on a link to view or download a publication. You know, for religious fanatics and other societal oddballs. The more recent publications are used by jehovahs witnesses for their ministry and for their own personal.
The society is releasing at its 1999 gods prophetic word district conventions a new book that reinforces the label of false prophet that christians have. Many people think that biblical prophecies about the end of the world and the battle of armageddon are a christian thing. To fully comprehend what will happen to israel at the end of the age, it is critically important to read and interpret an amazing prophecy from the book of daniel. Nevertheless, jehovah revealed to daniel information that would make it possible to pinpoint the time when jesus would be anointed, or appointed, as the messiah, or christ. In either case, if he misstated the matter regarding daniel, his claim of being the son of god would be nullified. Daniel s book prophesied events fulfilled many centuries ago as well as major events yet to come. Like most teenagers, i have a difficult time enjoying the study of ancient history. Jehovah witnesses accurate history reliable prophecy. The year listed is the year daniel wrote and at times is the year when the event occurred. Conventioners were eager to obtain their copy of the newly released 320page book, pay attention to daniels prophecy. The book of daniel opens with a major conflict in the middle east. Daniel s prophecy dp title pagepublishers page contents. Psalm 3 book of daniel end times prophecy jesus is coming end of days religion bible truth jehovah s witnesses the book nebuchadnezzars dream world empire vs rastafari rastafari is the kingdom of heaven dan 2. However, even in the material is prophetic in nature, they are more interpretations of dreams than anything revealed as a message from god for his people.
Daniel s most important prophecies focused on the messiah and his rule. Brexit and bible prophecy the rise of the antichrist. World powers of daniels prophecy with images bible. Daniel foresaw that in the time of the final ruling power of this wicked world, gods kingdom would act. To ask other readers questions about pay attention to daniels prophecy. This is used to determine that jesus started ruling in 1914 and subsequently chose the watchtower organization in 1919 to be his sole means of salvation before the battle of armageddon. Everything you need to know is in the daniel s prophecy book provided us by the faithful and discreet slave. Daniel the prophet prophecies for our time youtube.
One of the most intriguing sections of pay attention. Prophecies, prophets, bible, study and teaching, biblical teaching, jehovah s witnesses, criticism, interpretation. The publications of jehovahs witnesses are organized into the year that the works were published, and in descending order. He and some other jews exiles from the vanquished kingdom of judah were granted a measure of freedom by their captors. Nov 10, 2016 the kingdom will destroy the governments of this world.
This is not an extensive study of the subject of nebuchadnezzars dream but it will give a decent foundation for future biblical prophecy discussions that. Daniels prophecy of 70 weeks foretells the messiahs arrival. In its usual bossy manner, the watchtower society issued its latest attempt at explaining the bible book of daniel with the directive to its followers, pay attention to daniel s prophecy. If you still dont have the book pay attention to daniel s prophecy. The book of daniel and you daniel a book on trial testedbut true to jehovah. The messianic time table according to daniel the prophet daniel and the timing of messiah more than any other book of the hebrew scriptures, the writings of the prophet daniel confront us with evidence of the time of messiahs comingevidence that many people would rather not see. It is, however, among the writings of the jews which were popularly read during certain feast days. The four empires of daniels prophecies united church of god. Brexit is the exit of britain from the eu european union. The stories reveal how to be ready for earths final days. Jun 17, 2016 in the world, scholars believe much of daniel 11 chpt fits into antiochus iv.
The jehovah s witnesses beliefs and interpretations regarding the prophecies in the book of daniel and their application to the modern world. Pay attention to daniel s prophecy by watchtower bible and tract society of new york. So, this would make them think the book of daniel was written around 160 bce. Common era a after b before c about year years following quest question 2. Almost everyone looks at the book of daniel with a. The book that was sealed is not the revelation, but that portion of the prophecy of daniel relating to the last days. That daniel was the writer is made evident by the book itself.
A documentary about bible prophecy that investigates shocking predictions of current global events. The kingdom will destroy the governments of this world. Conventioners were eager to obtain their copy of the newly released 320page book, pay attention to daniel s prophecy. Pay attention to daniels prophecy by watchtower bible and tract society of new york, 1999, watchtower bible and tract society of new york, international bible students association edition, in. The only drawback is that when i created the epub i was unable to link all the scriptures. No book of the bible has been attacked as viciously by theological liberals as the book of daniel. Watchtower books publications of jehovahs witnesses. Daniel bible study outlinecontents by chapter and verse. All four end with an antichrist figure who blasphemes god, overthrows the jewish law. Pay attention to daniel s prophecy by watchtower bible. The book of daniel and you daniela book on trial testedbut. The bible book of daniel is used as a key source of proof that the bible is inspired, based on the claim it contains remarkably accurate prophecy. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses.