Daniel, You See More Than Us

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Was Daniel a prophet? Not by a literal definition in the context of the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, a prophet is defined as someone whom God has spoken to. So in that context, Jonah, whom God spoke to, would be considered a prophet. So would Moses. What about someone like Daniel who had visions in his dreams? Well, God didn’t speak to him as a person would speak to you, so in a sense, receiving visions doesn’t necessarily count toward being a prophet in the Old Testament.

Daniel is said to be regarded as a prophet in Christianity, and Muslim commentators regard him as a prophet, although, ironically, Daniel is barely mentioned in the New Testament, and he’s not mentioned at all in the Quran.

There are places that claim to have his tomb, but as far as I know, the dead are only allotted one body each.

How do we come to know Daniel, according to the Bible? Well, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon conquered Jerusalem and Judah. One may wonder why the Lord would let His Chosen People be conquered. The answer may be found in the Books of Kings, in which it seems that king after king ‘did evil in the sight of the Lord,’ and that evilness was usually followed by punishment. One might surmise that in Daniel’s time, God had had enough and gave Jerusalem and Judah over to the Babylonians.

King Nebuchadnezzar was aware of the benefits of learning and bestowing this learning on others. The king in Daniel 1:3-4 “commanded [that there be brought to him some of the people of Israel, both of the royal family and of the nobility, youths without blemish, of good appearance and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, understanding learning, and competent to stand in the king’s palace, and to teach them the literature and language of the Chaldeans.” Seems that the king wasn’t interested in things like affirmative action and diversity, since the people he desired were greatly narrowed down to a particular elite and patrician group! Anyway, Daniel shined amidst this group.

Later on in the Book of Daniel, after Daniel interprets some dreams the king had in Chapter 2, Daniel has visions in Chapter 7 of coming turbulences in the world, symbolized by “the four winds of Heaven,” followed by “four beasts,” and then “one like the son of man” who explains what these symbolize. The visions continue in Chapter 8 where Daniel sees a ram. This vision is explained by Gabriel. And there is Chapter 9, in which after a period of weeks, the “anointed one” will be cut off. Christian commentators say that this is the prediction of Jesus’ crucifixion.

All in all, the remaining chapters continue the idea of a transformation of the world, culminating in Chapter 12 which, among other things, as described in Verse 2, “And many of those who sleep in ethe dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.” The idea of the dead awakening is also mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15:50-52 and 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17.

The last Chapter of Daniel is a mystery. In Daniel 12:8, Daniel asks “my Lord, what shall be the outcome of these things” that are described heretofore. The answer he gets, in Verse 9, is “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end.”

Huh? Well, I guess this advice is consistent, to a certain extent, to Lord Jesus saying in Matthew 6:25-34 to not be anxious about the future but to deal with the present; as Verse 34 says, “Sufficient for the [present] is its own trouble.”

What to get out of Daniel’s visions and the interpretations in the context of the rest of the Bible? We don’t know when the desolations and the raising of the living and dead as described will happen, at this point. Thousands of years have past since the Book of Daniel was written, so it seems it could happen at any time. And when it does, as is described in Chapter 12, the living and dead will all be accountable so there will be those who will have everlasting life and those to everlasting contempt. In terms of good and evil, we know which group each person will end up in.
 

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Was Daniel a prophet? Not by a literal definition in the context of the Old Testament. In the Old Testament, a prophet is defined as someone whom God has spoken to. .

The Bible says all scripture is given by inspiration from God 2 Tim 3:15 and "holy men of old moved by the Holy Spirit - spoke from GOD" 2 Peter 1:19-21.

19 And so we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture becomes a matter of someone’s own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
 
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Was Daniel a prophet? Not by a literal definition in the context of the Old Testament.

Daniel is said to be regarded as a prophet in Christianity, and Muslim commentators regard him as a prophet, although, ironically, Daniel is barely mentioned in the New Testament, and he’s not mentioned at all in the Quran.


Hello All,

Jesus personally gives Daniel credentials as a prophet!

Matthew 24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand

Mark 13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains - KJV


Even the Syriac has Daniel the prophet!

Mark 13:14 - Then, when you see the atha tanphtha d’khurba {the unclean sign of desolation}, that which was spoken in DanyIyl Nabiya {Daniel, the Prophet}, which is erected where it isn’t right, (let those who are reading, understand), then those who are in Yehud {Judea}, they should flee unto the tura {the mountain}.
Mar 13

Matthew 24:15 - Now, when you have seen the unclean sign of desolation that was spoken by DanyIyl Nabiya {Daniel, the Prophet}, that stands in The Duktha Qadisha {The Holy Place}, (he who reads will understand),
Mat 24

There are many many more Bibles which also have "Daniel the prophet"!

Mark 13:14 - Ὅταν δὲ ἴδητε τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου, ἑστός ὅπου οὐ δεῖ ὁ ἀναγινώσκων νοείτω τότε οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὄρη

Matthew 24:15 - Oταν δὲ ἴδητε τὸ βδέλυγμα τῆς ἐρημώσεως τὸ ῥηθὲν ὑπὸ Δανιὴλ τοῦ προφήτου, ἑστός ὅπου οὐ δεῖ ὁ ἀναγινώσκων νοείτω τότε οἱ ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ φευγέτωσαν εἰς τὰ ὄρη - TR

Blessings,
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