Isaiah and Daniel prophetic bible study

 

Here is a prophetic bible study containing nine chapters from the books of Isaiah and Daniel, four from Isaiah and five from Daniel. These have powerful end times prophecies, and beyond.

Isaiah chapter 5 is the vineyard chapter too which bemoans the vineyard which while really cared for only produces bad grapes, but also speaks accurately of how people are becoming today in these end times days especially the good for evil and evil for good.

(Isaiah 5:1)  Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill.

 

(Isaiah 5:2)  He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.

 

(Isaiah 5:3)  And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.

 

(Isaiah 5:4)  What more was there to do for my vineyard, that I have not done in it? When I looked for it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes?

 

(Isaiah 5:5)  And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.

 

(Isaiah 5:6)  I will make it a waste; it shall not be pruned or hoed, and briers and thorns shall grow up; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

 

(Isaiah 5:7)  For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, an outcry!

 

(Isaiah 5:8)  Woe to those who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land.

 

(Isaiah 5:9)  The LORD of hosts has sworn in my hearing: "Surely many houses shall be desolate, large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.

 

(Isaiah 5:10)  For ten acres of vineyard shall yield but one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield but an ephah."

 

(Isaiah 5:11)  Woe to those who rise early in the morning, that they may run after strong drink, who tarry late into the evening as wine inflames them!

 

(Isaiah 5:12)  They have lyre and harp, tambourine and flute and wine at their feasts, but they do not regard the deeds of the LORD, or see the work of his hands.

 

(Isaiah 5:13)  Therefore my people go into exile for lack of knowledge; their honored men go hungry, and their multitude is parched with thirst.

 

(Isaiah 5:14)  Therefore Sheol has enlarged its appetite and opened its mouth beyond measure, and the nobility of Jerusalem and her multitude will go down, her revelers and he who exults in her.

 

(Isaiah 5:15)  Man is humbled, and each one is brought low, and the eyes of the haughty are brought low.

 

(Isaiah 5:16)  But the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice, and the Holy God shows himself holy in righteousness.

 

(Isaiah 5:17)  Then shall the lambs graze as in their pasture, and nomads shall eat among the ruins of the rich.

 

(Isaiah 5:18)  Woe to those who draw iniquity with cords of falsehood, who draw sin as with cart ropes,

 

(Isaiah 5:19)  who say: "Let him be quick, let him speed his work that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near, and let it come, that we may know it!"

 

(Isaiah 5:20)  Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!

 

(Isaiah 5:21)  Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and shrewd in their own sight!

 

(Isaiah 5:22)  Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine, and valiant men in mixing strong drink,

 

(Isaiah 5:23)  who acquit the guilty for a bribe, and deprive the innocent of his right!

 

(Isaiah 5:24)  Therefore, as the tongue of fire devours the stubble, and as dry grass sinks down in the flame, so their root will be as rottenness, and their blossom go up like dust; for they have rejected the law of the LORD of hosts, and have despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

 

(Isaiah 5:25)  Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against his people, and he stretched out his hand against them and struck them, and the mountains quaked; and their corpses were as refuse in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger has not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.

 

(Isaiah 5:26)  He will raise a signal for nations far away, and whistle for them from the ends of the earth; and behold, quickly, speedily they come!

 

(Isaiah 5:27)  None is weary, none stumbles, none slumbers or sleeps, not a waistband is loose, not a sandal strap broken;

 

(Isaiah 5:28)  their arrows are sharp, all their bows bent, their horses' hoofs seem like flint, and their wheels like the whirlwind.

 

(Isaiah 5:29)  Their roaring is like a lion, like young lions they roar; they growl and seize their prey; they carry it off, and none can rescue.

 

(Isaiah 5:30)  They will growl over it on that day, like the growling of the sea. And if one looks to the land, behold, darkness and distress; and the light is darkened by its clouds.

 

Isaiah chapter 11 is prophetic prophesying perhaps Christ, or even the end times where people may live together peacefully even if hostile naturally. God is powerful that way. It is an encouraging chapter.

 

(Isaiah 11:1)  There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit.

 

(Isaiah 11:2)  And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

 

(Isaiah 11:3)  And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear,

 

(Isaiah 11:4)  but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

 

(Isaiah 11:5)  Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

 

(Isaiah 11:6)  The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.

 

(Isaiah 11:7)  The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

 

(Isaiah 11:8)  The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.

 

(Isaiah 11:9)  They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.

 

(Isaiah 11:10)  In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples--of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious.

 

(Isaiah 11:11)  In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.

 

(Isaiah 11:12)  He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

 

(Isaiah 11:13)  The jealousy of Ephraim shall depart, and those who harass Judah shall be cut off; Ephraim shall not be jealous of Judah, and Judah shall not harass Ephraim.

 

(Isaiah 11:14)  But they shall swoop down on the shoulder of the Philistines in the west, and together they shall plunder the people of the east. They shall put out their hand against Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites shall obey them.

 

(Isaiah11:15)  And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt, and will wave his hand over the River with his scorching breath, and strike it into seven channels, and he will lead people across in sandals.

 

(Isaiah 11:16)  And there will be a highway from Assyria for the remnant that remains of his people, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt.

 

Here is a prophetic praise song to be given in that day, and it does praise the Lord in this brief chapter 12 of Isaiah

(Isaiah 12:1)  You will say in that day: "I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me, your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.

 

(Isaiah 12:2)  "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."

 

(Isaiah 12:3)  With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.

 

(Isaiah 12:4)  And you will say in that day: "Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.

 

(Isaiah 12:5)  "Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.

 

(Isaiah 12:6)  Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel."

 

Isaiah chapter 35 is prophetic stating how beasts will be at peace with each other and the ransomed come to Israel

(Isaiah 35:1)  The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad; the desert shall rejoice and blossom like the crocus;

 

(Isaiah 35:2)  it shall blossom abundantly and rejoice with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, the majesty of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, the majesty of our God.

 

(Isaiah 35:3)  Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.

 

(Isaiah 35:4)  Say to those who have an anxious heart, "Be strong; fear not! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you."

 

(Isaiah 35:5)  Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped;

 

(Isaiah 35:6)  then shall the lame man leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute sing for joy. For waters break forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert;

 

(Isaiah 35:7)  the burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water; in the haunt of jackals, where they lie down, the grass shall become reeds and rushes.

 

(Isaiah 35:8)  And a highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it. It shall belong to those who walk on the way; even if they are fools, they shall not go astray.

 

(Isaiah 35:9)  No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, but the redeemed shall walk there.

 

(Isaiah 35:10)  And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

 

Daniel chapter 8 has the vision of the ram and the horn and this end times vision is explained to Daniel

(Daniel 8:1)  In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first.

 

(Daniel 8:2)  And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the capital, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal.

 

(Daniel 8:3)  I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last.

 

(Daniel 8:4)  I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.

 

(Daniel 8:5)  As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes.

 

(Daniel 8:6)  He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, and he ran at him in his powerful wrath.

 

(Daniel 8:7)  I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.

 

(Daniel 8:8)  Then the goat became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven.

 

(Daniel 8:9)  Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

 

(Daniel 8:10)  It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them.

 

(Daniel 8:11)  It became great, even as great as the Prince of the host. And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown.

 

(Daniel 8:12)  And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper.

 

(Daniel 8:13)  Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, "For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?"

 

(Daniel 8:14)  And he said to me, "For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state."

 

(Daniel 8:15)  When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man.

 

(Daniel 8:16)  And I heard a man's voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, "Gabriel, make this man understand the vision."

 

(Daniel 8:17)  So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, "Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end."

 

(Daniel 8:18)  And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up.

 

(Daniel 8:19)  He said, "Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation, for it refers to the appointed time of the end.

 

(Daniel 8:20)  As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia.

 

(Daniel 8:21)  And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king.

 

(Daniel 8:22)  As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power.

 

(Daniel 8:23)  And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise.

 

(Daniel 8:24)  His power shall be great--but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints.

 

(Daniel 8:25)  By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken--but by no human hand.

 

(Daniel 8:26)  The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now."

 

(Daniel 8:27)  And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king's business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it.

 

Daniel chapter 9 is where Daniel intercedes for Israel pleading for mercy for them, and then is told of the seventy weeks, the last week of it is the end times seven year tribulation period

(Daniel 9:1)  In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, by descent a Mede, who was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans--

 

(Daniel 9:2)  in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, perceived in the books the number of years that, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, must pass before the end of the desolations of Jerusalem, namely, seventy years.

 

(Daniel 9:3)  Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.

 

(Daniel 9:4)  I prayed to the LORD my God and made confession, saying, "O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments,

 

(Daniel 9:5)  we have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled, turning aside from your commandments and rules.

 

(Daniel 9:6)  We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

 

(Daniel 9:7)  To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you.

 

(Daniel 9:8)  To us, O LORD, belongs open shame, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against you.

 

(Daniel 9:9)  To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, for we have rebelled against him

 

(Daniel 9:10)  and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God by walking in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets.

 

(Daniel 9:11)  All Israel has transgressed your law and turned aside, refusing to obey your voice. And the curse and oath that are written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out upon us, because we have sinned against him.

 

(Daniel 9:12)  He has confirmed his words, which he spoke against us and against our rulers who ruled us, by bringing upon us a great calamity. For under the whole heaven there has not been done anything like what has been done against Jerusalem.

 

(Daniel 9:13)  As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this calamity has come upon us; yet we have not entreated the favor of the LORD our God, turning from our iniquities and gaining insight by your truth.

 

(Daniel 9:14)  Therefore the LORD has kept ready the calamity and has brought it upon us, for the LORD our God is righteous in all the works that he has done, and we have not obeyed his voice.

 

(Daniel 9:15)  And now, O Lord our God, who brought your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and have made a name for yourself, as at this day, we have sinned, we have done wickedly.

 

(Daniel 9:16)  "O Lord, according to all your righteous acts, let your anger and your wrath turn away from your city Jerusalem, your holy hill, because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a byword among all who are around us.

 

(Daniel 9:17)  Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate.

 

(Daniel 9:18)  O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.

 

(Daniel 9:19)  O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive. O Lord, pay attention and act. Delay not, for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name."

 

(Daniel 9:20)  While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my plea before the LORD my God for the holy hill of my God,

 

(Daniel 9:21)  while I was speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the first, came to me in swift flight at the time of the evening sacrifice.

 

(Daniel 9:22)  He made me understand, speaking with me and saying, "O Daniel, I have now come out to give you insight and understanding.

 

(Daniel 9:23)  At the beginning of your pleas for mercy a word went out, and I have come to tell it to you, for you are greatly loved. Therefore consider the word and understand the vision.

 

(Daniel 9:24)  "Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.

 

(Daniel 9:25)  Know therefore and understand that from the going out of the word to restore and build Jerusalem to the coming of an anointed one, a prince, there shall be seven weeks. Then for sixty-two weeks it shall be built again with squares and moat, but in a troubled time.

 

(Daniel 9:26)  And after the sixty-two weeks, an anointed one shall be cut off and shall have nothing. And the people of the prince who is to come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end shall come with a flood, and to the end there shall be war. Desolations are decreed.

 

(Daniel 9:27)  And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator."

 

Daniel chapters 10, 11 and 12 all concern a single powerful vision which Daniel prayed for an interpretation which takes three weeks for Daniel to get. This vision is powerful and end times and beyond related and speaks of events. I am putting these chapters in without comment in between.

(Daniel 10:1)  In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar. And the word was true, and it was a great conflict. And he understood the word and had understanding of the vision.

 

(Daniel 10:2)  In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three weeks.

 

(Daniel 10:3)  I ate no delicacies, no meat or wine entered my mouth, nor did I anoint myself at all, for the full three weeks.

 

(Daniel 10:4)  On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river (that is, the Tigris)

 

(Daniel 10:5)  I lifted up my eyes and looked, and behold, a man clothed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.

 

(Daniel 10:6)  His body was like beryl, his face like the appearance of lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and the sound of his words like the sound of a multitude.

 

(Daniel 10:7)  And I, Daniel, alone saw the vision, for the men who were with me did not see the vision, but a great trembling fell upon them, and they fled to hide themselves.

 

(Daniel 10:8)  So I was left alone and saw this great vision, and no strength was left in me. My radiant appearance was fearfully changed, and I retained no strength.

 

(Daniel 10:9)  Then I heard the sound of his words, and as I heard the sound of his words, I fell on my face in deep sleep with my face to the ground.

 

(Daniel 10:10)  And behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.

 

(Daniel 10:11)  And he said to me, "O Daniel, man greatly loved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright, for now I have been sent to you." And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling.

 

(Daniel 10:12)  Then he said to me, "Fear not, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand and humbled yourself before your God, your words have been heard, and I have come because of your words.

 

(Daniel 10:13)  The prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days, but Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I was left there with the kings of Persia,

 

(Daniel 10:14)  and came to make you understand what is to happen to your people in the latter days. For the vision is for days yet to come."

 

(Daniel 10:15)  When he had spoken to me according to these words, I turned my face toward the ground and was mute.

 

(Daniel 10:16)  And behold, one in the likeness of the children of man touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth and spoke. I said to him who stood before me, "O my lord, by reason of the vision pains have come upon me, and I retain no strength.

 

(Daniel 10:17)  How can my lord's servant talk with my lord? For now no strength remains in me, and no breath is left in me."

 

(Daniel 10:18)  Again one having the appearance of a man touched me and strengthened me.

 

(Daniel 10:19)  And he said, "O man greatly loved, fear not, peace be with you; be strong and of good courage." And as he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, "Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me."

 

(Daniel 10:20)  Then he said, "Do you know why I have come to you? But now I will return to fight against the prince of Persia; and when I go out, behold, the prince of Greece will come.

 

(Daniel 10:21)  But I will tell you what is inscribed in the book of truth: there is none who contends by my side against these except Michael, your prince.

 

(Daniel 11:1)  "And as for me, in the first year of Darius the Mede, I stood up to confirm and strengthen him.

 

(Daniel 11:2)  "And now I will show you the truth. Behold, three more kings shall arise in Persia, and a fourth shall be far richer than all of them. And when he has become strong through his riches, he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece.

 

(Daniel 11:3)  Then a mighty king shall arise, who shall rule with great dominion and do as he wills.

 

(Daniel 11:4)  And as soon as he has arisen, his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven, but not to his posterity, nor according to the authority with which he ruled, for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these.

 

(Daniel 11:5)  "Then the king of the south shall be strong, but one of his princes shall be stronger than he and shall rule, and his authority shall be a great authority.

 

(Daniel 11:6)  After some years they shall make an alliance, and the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement. But she shall not retain the strength of her arm, and he and his arm shall not endure, but she shall be given up, and her attendants, he who fathered her, and he who supported her in those times.

 

(Daniel 11:7)  "And from a branch from her roots one shall arise in his place. He shall come against the army and enter the fortress of the king of the north, and he shall deal with them and shall prevail.

 

(Daniel 11:8)  He shall also carry off to Egypt their gods with their metal images and their precious vessels of silver and gold, and for some years he shall refrain from attacking the king of the north.

 

(Daniel 11:9)  Then the latter shall come into the realm of the king of the south but shall return to his own land.

 

(Daniel 11:10)  "His sons shall wage war and assemble a multitude of great forces, which shall keep coming and overflow and pass through, and again shall carry the war as far as his fortress.

 

(Daniel 11:11)  Then the king of the south, moved with rage, shall come out and fight against the king of the north. And he shall raise a great multitude, but it shall be given into his hand.

 

(Daniel 11:12)  And when the multitude is taken away, his heart shall be exalted, and he shall cast down tens of thousands, but he shall not prevail.

 

(Daniel 11:13)  For the king of the north shall again raise a multitude, greater than the first. And after some years he shall come on with a great army and abundant supplies.

 

(Daniel 11:14)  "In those times many shall rise against the king of the south, and the violent among your own people shall lift themselves up in order to fulfill the vision, but they shall fail.

 

(Daniel 11:15)  Then the king of the north shall come and throw up siegeworks and take a well-fortified city. And the forces of the south shall not stand, or even his best troops, for there shall be no strength to stand.

 

(Daniel 11:16)  But he who comes against him shall do as he wills, and none shall stand before him. And he shall stand in the glorious land, with destruction in his hand.

 

(Daniel 11:17)  He shall set his face to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and he shall bring terms of an agreement and perform them. He shall give him the daughter of women to destroy the kingdom, but it shall not stand or be to his advantage.

 

(Daniel 11:18)  Afterward he shall turn his face to the coastlands and shall capture many of them, but a commander shall put an end to his insolence. Indeed, he shall turn his insolence back upon him.

 

(Daniel 11:19)  Then he shall turn his face back toward the fortresses of his own land, but he shall stumble and fall, and shall not be found.

 

(Daniel 11:20)  "Then shall arise in his place one who shall send an exactor of tribute for the glory of the kingdom. But within a few days he shall be broken, neither in anger nor in battle.

 

(Daniel 11:21)  In his place shall arise a contemptible person to whom royal majesty has not been given. He shall come in without warning and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

 

(Daniel 11:22)  Armies shall be utterly swept away before him and broken, even the prince of the covenant.

 

(Daniel 11:23)  And from the time that an alliance is made with him he shall act deceitfully, and he shall become strong with a small people.

 

(Daniel 11:24)  Without warning he shall come into the richest parts of the province, and he shall do what neither his fathers nor his fathers' fathers have done, scattering among them plunder, spoil, and goods. He shall devise plans against strongholds, but only for a time.

 

(Daniel 11:25)  And he shall stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south shall wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him.

 

(Daniel 11:26)  Even those who eat his food shall break him. His army shall be swept away, and many shall fall down slain.

 

(Daniel 11:27)  And as for the two kings, their hearts shall be bent on doing evil. They shall speak lies at the same table, but to no avail, for the end is yet to be at the time appointed.

 

(Daniel 11:28)  And he shall return to his land with great wealth, but his heart shall be set against the holy covenant. And he shall work his will and return to his own land.

 

(Daniel 11:29)  "At the time appointed he shall return and come into the south, but it shall not be this time as it was before.

 

(Daniel 11:30)  For ships of Kittim shall come against him, and he shall be afraid and withdraw, and shall turn back and be enraged and take action against the holy covenant. He shall turn back and pay attention to those who forsake the holy covenant.

 

(Daniel 11:31)  Forces from him shall appear and profane the temple and fortress, and shall take away the regular burnt offering. And they shall set up the abomination that makes desolate.

 

(Daniel 11:32)  He shall seduce with flattery those who violate the covenant, but the people who know their God shall stand firm and take action.

 

(Daniel 11:33)  And the wise among the people shall make many understand, though for some days they shall stumble by sword and flame, by captivity and plunder.

 

(Daniel 11:34)  When they stumble, they shall receive a little help. And many shall join themselves to them with flattery,

 

(Daniel 11:35)  and some of the wise shall stumble, so that they may be refined, purified, and made white, until the time of the end, for it still awaits the appointed time.

 

(Daniel 11:36)  "And the king shall do as he wills. He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak astonishing things against the God of gods. He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished; for what is decreed shall be done.

 

(Daniel 11:37)  He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers, or to the one beloved by women. He shall not pay attention to any other god, for he shall magnify himself above all.

 

(Daniel 11:38)  He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these. A god whom his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and costly gifts.

 

(Daniel 11:39)  He shall deal with the strongest fortresses with the help of a foreign god. Those who acknowledge him he shall load with honor. He shall make them rulers over many and shall divide the land for a price.

 

(Daniel 11:40)  "At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through.

 

(Daniel 11:41)  He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.

 

(Daniel 11:42)  He shall stretch out his hand against the countries, and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

 

(Daniel 11:43)  He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train.

 

(Daniel 11:44)  But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction.

 

(Daniel 11:45)  And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.

 

(Daniel 12:1)  "At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.

 

(Daniel 12:2)  And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

 

(Daniel 12:3)  And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

 

(Daniel 12:4)  But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase."

 

(Daniel 12:5)  Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream.

 

(Daniel 12:6)  And someone said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, "How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?"

 

(Daniel 12:7)  And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.

 

(Daniel 12:8)  I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, "O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?"

 

(Daniel 12:9)  He said, "Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.

 

(Daniel 12:10)  Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.

 

(Daniel 12:11)  And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.

 

(Daniel 12:12)  Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days.

 

(Daniel 12:13)  But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days."

 

I will wrap this bible study up by giving a good presentation on the rapture which I strongly urge all readers to pray to be ready for by the mercy and grace of the Lord because you really do not want to miss the rapture and then have to face the chaos afterwards the seven year tribulations period which will be more terrible than any other time on the earth because you missed the rapture and were left behind, which is  something you did not need to do so please call out to Jesus today, repenting, so you do not miss this soon coming rapture

Rapture         

I will conclude and wrap this teaching up by saying that the way people are now(not too unlike the way they were at Noah’s time and also the time Sodom, which are things which Jesus prophesied about in scriptures in Matthew, Mark and Luke)and all the many other end times signs which are occurring currently(animals dying, food prices rising, wars, rumors of wars, crazy weather and so on) are birth pangs of the coming tribulation period and  sure signs the rapture is not far way, indeed, I still believe that the rapture could be any day at any time, of which the Heavenly Father only knows). So cheer up, your redemption is drawing closer and closer every day that passes. Also please remember that Jesus loves you more than You can possibly know, and also by posting this about the rapture, too, which does duplicate some of the scriptures, but that is for emphasis for the rapture is too important and you absolutely DO NOT want to miss it:

 

                                  THE RAPTURE IS IMMINENT!!! ARE YOU READY????

 

            I am very strongly led to believe the rapture is very imminent, and could happen any day at anytime at all. Nobody knows the exact time for the rapture but the Father God Himself. I cannot strongly enough advise all of you to get your hearts right with Jesus by asking the Holy Spirit to reveal to you if there is any Sin /iniquity/ uncleanness in your heart, mind etc and repenting of any and all items brought to your mind right away, asking the Holy Spirit to cleanse you and your garments so that they are spotless, being washed by the blood of Jesus. I am a man, needing the blood of Jesus for cleansing as much as everyone else, and believe me I am doing the same thing. This repenting is a continuous process, not just a one time thing; I have found that I myself have been repenting several times throughout the day. I know that it will be God's grace and mercy ONLY that I make the rapture, not anything I do, I am well aware of the fact that grace alone being what saves, and not works lest any should boast, but also faith without works is dead so I am sharing this with everyone, in the hopes that a few, even just one person, would wake up in time, and repent, for the remaining time here is very short.

            I post and share this document for I deeply care for people and DO NOT want anyone to miss the rapture and find themselves left behind to face the 7 year tribulations which will follow the rapture which will be pure a horrific time on earth, the most horrific ever, in fact, where you will have to hide in caves or in mountains, away from all the evil and very selfish people, be an absolute survival expert, which many are not and absolutely refuse at all costs to take the mark of the beast(666).As a result of your refusal to take this mark, you won’t be able to buy or sell anything, work, eat, live in a normal way, and so on, and most likely you’ll be killed for it, but that is far better than taking the mark and ending up in the lake of fire for eternity, as each and every man and woman  who take the mark of the beast will end up in the lake of fire, where there will be absolutely no rest from their torment night or day(Revelation 14).  Even doing all the precautions, hiding by getting away from all population centers and into the mountains, and so on may not be enough because many if not most people, in fact will not survive the judgments that God will pour out on the world in this time period, in the seal, trumpet and bowl judgments as well as the judgment and destruction of the daughter of Babylon. All these events are described in good detail in the book of Revelation in chapters 6 through 18, which I strongly advise all to read. Here is a link an excellent animated video of the entire book of revelation for you to watch

 

 

 The tribulation period of seven years absolutely will make today's evil world seem like life in paradise by comparison. I very strongly suggest reading the book of Revelation chapters 6 through 18 which tell you specifically what sort of events and judgments the world will see during this tribulation period.

Here are some rapture related scriptures:

 (1 Corinthians 15:51) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

 

(1 Corinthians 15:52) In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

 

(1Thessolonians 4:16) For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

 

(1Thessolonians 4:17) Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

 

God wants to keep us from this tribulation by His love and mercy Because thou has kept the word of my patience, I ALSO WILL KEEP THEE FROM THE HOUR OF TEMPTATION, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth."  The implication of this verse is obvious:  If the end-time Christian does NOT stay close to the Lord and endure to the end, HE WILL NOT BE KEPT FROM THE TRIBULATION HOUR Revelation 3 verse 10, so it is IMPERATIVE to stay close to the Lord in these last days. 

Now I have a very special warning message to all those who are lukewarm Christians to repent of this condition and to be on fire for Jesus or Jesus will surely spit you out of the rapture(see verse 16, below) and you will go through the seven year tribulation as it says in Revelation 3 14-22. There are FAR TOO MANY are in this condition the Holy Spirit warned me this AM. There are FAR TOO MANY LAODICEANS today. Please REPENT NOW of your lukewarmness and be on fire for the Lord before it is too late and you miss the rapture as a result of your being lukewarm!! Here are the verses in Revelation chapter 3 concerning the Laodicean church:

(Revelation 3:14) And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

 

(Revelation 3:15) I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.

 

(Revelation 3:16) So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

 

(Revelation 3:17) Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

 

(Revelation 3:18) I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

 

(Revelation 3:19) As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

 

(Revelation 3:20) Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.

 

(Revelation 3:21) To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.

 

(Revelation 3:22) He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.

 

Summarizing, you MUST all be ready for this coming rapture, AND be on FIRE for Jesus, and not be at all lukewarm but loving Jesus with ALL Your heart, mind and soul as commanded in the bible, in several places in both the old and new testaments. If in case you need to receive the Lord please pray the following prayer (backsliders can also use this prayer to repent of their sin and lukewarmness and recommit their lives, and return to their first love, Jesus. Please do so NOW before it is too late)

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. I believe that your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin. You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess Jesus as our Lord and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we will be saved. Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved. Thank you Jesus for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself. Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life.

Amen.

 

Here are 10 steps that can be of help to be ready for the soon to come rapture:

1. Make sure that you have received Jesus Christ into your life as your PERSONAL Lord and Savior(see the salvation prayer above and use it if need be).

 

2. Examine your own heart for any signs of backsliding, worldliness, unwatchfulness, compromising, and lukewarmness.

 

3. REPENT (Turn COMPLETELY away from sin and turn COMPLETELY around towards Jesus).  Sin separates you from God, even as a Christian.

 

4. Study end-time Biblical prophecy(Daniel 7-12, Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 17, 21, 1 Corinthians 15, 1 Thessalonians 4 and 5, other places but the  book of Revelation in particular)  until you become completely convinced that His Coming is, indeed, AT THE DOOR.  This will help keep you from temptation and sin.  JESUS IS COMING VERY SOON!!! Lord help me be absolutely convinced YOU ARE at the door!!!!!

 

5. Do something for the Lord.  (Passing out tracts would be a good start.)

 

6. Examine your priorities, lest the CARES OF THIS LIFE cause YOU to MISS THE RAPTURE, as we are so adamantly WARNED about in Luke 21, and so many other Scriptures.

 

7. Draw closer to God by praying, reading His Word, attending a fundamental church as often as possible, and surround yourself with a Christian atmosphere (Christian friends, books, music, radio, TV, etc.)

 

8. PRAY DILIGENTLY.  ASK THE LORD TO REVEAL TO YOU ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT EVEN MIGHT KEEP YOU FROM THE RAPTURE.  PRAY THAT THE LORD WOULD GIVE YOU A PEACE, IF YOU ARE READY, AND AN UNREST AND UNEASINESS IN YOUR HEART, IF YOU ARE NOT READY.

 

9. Listen for His voice and then STAY OPEN TO THE LEADING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

 

10. Act upon that which the Lord is calling you to do. DO IT NOW BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!

 

Please also pray and ask the Lord Jesus to see if you are indeed ready and to give you peace if you and If the Lord has planted even the least bit of doubt or uneasiness in your heart, will you swallow your pride and pray this prayer with me:

"Dear Lord, Thank you for preparing a WAY OF ESCAPE from the horrible Tribulation to come.  It is my sincere desire to be ready for your Soon Return, so that I can participate in the Rapture. Give me a COMPLETE PEACE IN MY HEART FROM YOU if I am, indeed, ready. Let there be no false sense of security in my heart concerning my readiness for Your Return.  Begin to reveal to me things in my life and in my heart that might keep me from the Rapture.  Show me what I need to do to BE READY and then give me the power to act upon that which you show me to do.  Draw me away from the world and closer to you every day.  Use me in whatever way you can to help others

who may not be ready for your Return.  Fill me with your peace when I am ready and fill me with YOUR POWER, for victory over sin and temptation, and for effective service for your kingdom.  In Jesus' mighty name, Amen

If, by an unfortunate chance, you are finding yourself reading this testimony after the rapture has happened, and you find that you have missed it, everything is not lost by any means, just please pray immediately to accept the Lord Jesus as savior and /or recommit your life to Him, repenting of anything  and everything that you have done that has caused you to miss the rapture, especially such things as being lukewarm and whatever else you may do during that time absolutely DO NOT TAKE THE MARK OF THE BEAST OR YOU WILL SPEND ETERNITY IN THE LAKE OF FIRE!!!!!(taking the mark of the beast means you are essentially married to Satan, the antichrist, the beast and false prophet,  ALL OF WHOM ARE DESTINED FOR THE LAKE OF FIRE, AS ARE ALL WHO TAKE THEIR MARK ON THEIR FOREHEAD OR HAND). IT IS NOT AT ALL FORGIVABLE TO TAKE THIS MARK- so again you must avoid taking this mark AT ALL COSTS you won’t be able to buy, sell, work, and so on, you will have to hide, living in the forest and away from civilization, face jail, torture, and be executed for refusing the mark. If you do die for refusing to take the mark of the beast, if you are Jesus’ you will go to heaven immediately as a tribulation saint and martyr spoken of in the book of revelation. I cannot strongly stress the point enough to NEVER, EVER accept the mark of the beast, no matter what!!!! It will be well worth it to lose everything and everyone in this world, including your life so as  to not have to spend all eternity in hell and the lake of fire, where again there will be never any rest on your torment day or night.

 

Here is a video link for after the rapture http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbvC-9Ei83E&feature=youtu.be

 

And a link to another facebook page https://www.facebook.com/jay.dougherty.50?ref=tn_tnmn#!/notes/jay-dougherty/good-book-on-tribulations-and-end-times-please-share-aslo-video-link/10200133756520233

 

God bless you and yours