The Book of Daniel Part 15
Daniel 7:6-13
V. The Feast of Belshazzar and the Fall of Babylon Daniel 5:1-31
VI. Daniel in the Lion’s Den - Daniel 6:1-28
VII. The Four Beasts - Daniel 7:1-28
A. The Dream Visions — 7:1-14
1. Introduction — 7:1 The first year of Belshazzar is 553 BC
2. The First Vision — 7:2-6
a. The Great Sea — 7:2-3
1. Four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea (v2)
2. And four great beasts came up from the sea (v3)
b. The First Beast- like a lion with wings like an eagle (v4)
c. The Second Beast- like a lopsided bear with ribs in mouth
d. The Third Beast- a leopard with four wings and four heads
3. The Second Vision — 7:7-8
a. The Fourth Beast — 7:7
1. Terrible, powerful, extremely strong with ten horns (7)
b. The Little Horn — 7:8
1. It had personality, characterized by arrogance (v8)
4. The Third Vision — 7:9-12
a. The Ancient of Days — 7:9-10
1. A throne made of blazing fire with burning wheels (9)
2. A heavenly court preparing to begin activities (v10)
b. The Destruction of the Fourth Beast — 7:11
1. Slain; body destroyed; to be burned with fire (v11)
