As I pointed out in the last blog post, the last 6 chapters of Daniel are apocalyptic prophesies or visions given to Daniel by the Holy Spirit. These visions concern events that are both near to hand (for Daniel) and also far into the future (beyond even our own time), and include things in-between. These [...]
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Daniel 7 – Visions of Things to Come (Part 1)
This point in our study of Daniel brings us to the second part of the book that bears Daniel's name. The first six chapters were narratives which told stories of events in the lives of Daniel and his friends under captivity and rule of Babylon (under Kings Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar) and under the rule of [...]
Into the Lion’s Den
Look up "Daniel in the lions' den" on Wikipedia and you'll see two classical works of art depicting the scene. The first one may be what many people envision - a strapping prime example of manhood surrounded by the beasts. c. 1615 painting by Peter Paul Rubens However, this event took place about 70 years [...]
The Writing’s on the Wall
Last time I shared some thoughts about the use of artificial intelligence in Bible study. Interestingly, shortly after that there was an article on Fox News' website that talked about the leader of a Protestant conference in Germany who chose to use AI to design and deliver a church service. The article describes the sermon [...]
The Lure of AI
It has been another three months since my last post. My goodness. I have no good excuse. At any rate, let's jump right into a look at Daniel Chapter 4. I'm going to treat this study a bit differently by presenting the entire text of the chapter first, and then offering some comments. I'll just [...]
