Daniel Explained: A Full Commentary
on the Book of Daniel

Description
     Daniel Explained is a full-spectrum commentary 348 pages long. As mentioned already, the book offers a thorough treatment of both the historical episodes and prophetic visions. The following summarizes its positions on some disputed issues.

  1. With the collapse of the Communist Empire, we have moved from the feet into the toes of the great dream image representing the future course of history.
  2. The toes are not ten nations in Europe, but ten regional confederations embracing the whole world.
  3. The little horn of chapter 8 is the same as the little horn of chapter 7.
  4. The Antichrist will come from the Seleucid division of Alexander's empire (from modern Syro-Iraq).
  5. The Transfiguration was the official coming of Messiah the Prince. The Transfiguration was exactly 69 weeks after Nehemiah's prayer recorded in Nehemiah 1.
  6. The two weeks in Daniel 9:27 are not the same. The original wording makes it clear that throughout the entire first week, the Antichrist will abide by his covenant with many.
  7. Daniel 11:40-45 is a fuller view of the Antichrist's three-pronged expansion predicted in chapters 7 and 8. Moreover, these texts speak of the same wars noticed in Matthew 24:7 and Revelation 6:1-4.

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     The commentary is part of Bible Studies at the Moorings, copyright 2007 by Stanley Edgar Rickard (Ed Rickard, the author). The copyright is registered. After purchasing and downloading the commentary or a portion thereof, you may print out one copy. Additional copies may not be made without permission. Unauthorized copies are illegal.