Daniel Understood

Index of Contents

"When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel, the prophet, stand in a holy place [standing where it ought not] -- whosoever reads, let him understand -- then let them who are in Judea, flee into the mountains..," Matthew 24:15; Mark 13:14.

• Foreword
• Introduction - Three Ends; One Finish
• 1. Daniel's Character
  How Daniel and his companions came to be in Babylon. Daniel's superior character.
• 2. Nebuchadnezzar's Character
  Nebuchadnezzar's troubled spirit and dream of the days beyond him; the secret revealed to Daniel.
• 3. The Nations of "the Land"
  Nebuchadnezzar's image of gold, and the purpose for its erection.
• 4. The King's Proclamation
  Nebuchadnezzar's proclamation to the nations; and subsequent dream, and humiliation.
• CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
• 5. His Last Supper
  Belshazzar's feast; the hand writing on the wall.
• 6. False Accusation
  Darius, the Mede, receives the kingdom of Babylon, for Cyrus. The nobles attempt to oust Daniel from the government for religious reasons.
• 7. The Last End of Empires
  Daniel's dream and visions in the first year of Belshazzar; showing the full content of the matter concerning Israel's restoration.
• 8. The Last Days Begin
  A vision appears to Daniel in the third year of Belshazzar.
• 9. Confession
  In the first year of Darius, the Mede, Daniel is made wise to understand the prophecy about the end of the years of Jerusalem's desolation which ought to finish his people's captivity.
• 10. The Latter Days
  In Cyrus's third year, a truth is revealed to Daniel, who understands now with skill that "the appearance" of the last things is for a very long way off still, far beyond the limit of the "seventy weeks" duration.
• 11. Powers in Dispute
  Chapter Ten continued, with the 'man' explaining the truth about the long distant conflict's end.
• 12. When Michael Stands Up for Israel
  The prophecy continues to build from Chapter Ten through Eleven and into Chapter Twelve. Michael's work against "the dragon" - during the chief events of the last 1,260 days - is explained to Daniel. Conclusion of Daniel's prophecy.
• Appendix
• The King of the North
• The End
• Who Says So..?
  1. Years? Days?
• The 1,260 Days
• Bible Interpretation
• Concerning John Thomas
• Concerning Sir Isaac Newton
• Concerning Mede
• Concerning Mr. Bicheno
• Concerning E. B. Elliott