Explaining Daniel's Prophecies (Part 1) – Chapters 2, 7, and 8

Explaining Daniel's Prophecies (Part 1) – Chapters 2, 7, and 8

What do those wacky visions in the book of Daniel mean? What is does an image of gold, silver, brass, iron, and clay (found in Daniel 2) have to do with a lion with wings, a bear, a leopard with four heads and four wings, and a beast with ten horns (found in Daniel 7)? Furthermore, what does any of that have to do with a goat with one horn who kills a ram in Daniel 8? You might be surprised to learn that all of the visions in Daniel teach different details about the same subject.

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45 Comments

  1. @simonejohnson510 on February 26, 2025 at 6:19 pm

    Final empire is definitely America lol



  2. @indigobibi4734 on February 26, 2025 at 6:23 pm

    The Roman Empire wasn’t conquered but rather, divided into the Eastern and Western Roman Empires. The western half later divided into 10, which had 10 kings. The 3 that were exiled, or conquered, were the Heruli, the Vandals, and the Ostrogoths.



  3. @ghubin on February 26, 2025 at 6:27 pm

    the 3 and a half years of persecution fit perfectly with the antichrist’s 3 and a half years of persecution against God’s people. hmmm…



  4. @sarahjrobinson9792 on February 26, 2025 at 6:27 pm

    The British empire took control.. The toes are the various European fractions and England ultimately had a bigger empire. Brexit shows that iron and clay does not mix



  5. @Ricobanggg on February 26, 2025 at 6:28 pm

    It will be Europe the antichrist will rise out of Europe we are at the end of the age



  6. @charlemagnecadiz6425 on February 26, 2025 at 6:28 pm

    Roman Catholic empire via Vatican is the lastbwmpire



  7. @januaryffritz8048 on February 26, 2025 at 6:29 pm

    This video makes sense tho it got a little info. U R RIGHT. The Iron mentioned in Daniel and in the book of the revelation is the revive Roman empire mixed with ISLAMIC clay. (One world religion under Islam) the Pope is the second beast. Obama is the Antichrist who will going to sit in UN seat number 666. The Madhi of Islamic Quran is the Antichrist of the Bible. The ten kings Is the G7+ Russia India and China (bRICs) G7 will gonna subdue the 3 kings of the East with its 200 million Armymen in ww3 by locking up Indias Economy. Forcing the BRICS to use the CBDC which is Tag to ISLAMIC Shariah Law. We know India China hates Islam but they will gonna unite again in ww4 which is the Battle in megido. Th3 Armagedon



  8. @NicholasFicca75 on February 26, 2025 at 6:32 pm

    I pray this message hits whoever needs to hear this, this is where God led me so this is who I was and who I am now.
    I tried to kill myself in may of 2006. I put a countless amount, because I forgot after 21, a bunch of 75mg fentanyl patches on my body, got redressed and laid on my back in my bed to fall asleep into death. The reason I’m still here is because I got sick from all the medicine in them, threw up and the vomit got caught in my throat causing no oxygen to get to my brain and I was brain dead for 13 days. The only thing I saw in that 13 days was a vision that lasted approximately 1 minute, maybe 2. I was being gurneyed across a green field and I was approaching a bright white glowing hospital entrance off to my right hand side. An angel of God approached me on my left hand side and asked me if I would like to receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ and I said "yes sir, I would." The next thing I remember was that they were pulling the feeding tube out of my stomach through my throat but I was alive again. God, in the process of time, revealed to me that the bright white glowing hospital entrance in the vision was the gate to hell and that’s exactly where I was going if I told that angel of God "no." I shouldn’t have been able to see anything at all being brain dead but God does work in ways beyond our limited human mind’s comprehension and understanding. He was with me through my recovery as well, because all of the doctors told my family that I would be a vegetable for the rest of my life but even though I never fully recovered, He took my ability to write and draw. I am approximately 96% of what I was before the suicide attempt. I recovered enough to show the world through my very existence of just being here of the awesomeness of God and the severity of turning away from Him. He’s full of grace and love with infinite mercy. And He’s patiently and eagerly hoping you choose His Son, which is eternal life and joy instead of death and eternal suffering and agony. I’m telling you all this so that you might repent of your lifestyle and choose a better way. I was bad on drugs and would steal just because I could. I was a liar and had no purpose for living. But God wants me to warn people who are living the way I used to so they don’t go to hell. I am here to tell you the truth. Heaven and hell are real places though we can’t see them yet,they are being prepared for us, depending on the choices we make in this fleeting moment called life, will determine where we spend our eternity. Please take this message as a warning in a loving way because I don’t want anyone to suffer the hell I almost chose to endure forever. I love y’all and I pray that someone happens to come across this and realize this isn’t a made up story but an actual true life event. Just because God didn’t manifest Himself to this extent in your life, maybe He did it in mine to save it from happening to one of you. God bless y’all and thank you to everyone that took the time to read this in it’s entirety.



  9. @gotshocked on February 26, 2025 at 6:33 pm

    This was a fair start. (a day represents a year) 3.5 years- use 30 day calendar = 1260 years. Power of the romans was slowing "giving" to the church-Constantine gave power to the church, but more still little later specifically 538ad the papacy had power of church and state, and ruled mercilessly, for 1260 years until the capture of Pope Pius VI by General Louis Alexandre Berthier, an audacious act carried out under the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte. This is the time of the deadly wound…but then the wound heals. Now today you can see the power has returned, things are coming out, alliances are being made- There is so much more. how God protected the the true Christ worshipers and followers of his word. (the Waldensians, the protestant movement, Luther, Knox, Calvin, Wycliffe and others. The mark, seal, symbol, of God’s authority is the holy Sabbath day, which God defines as the Seventh day of the week according to and since creation. Where the "church" has said she "the harlot woman" has authority to change the day. And many of "her daughters follow her" other sunday keeping organizations. this is the mark of the beast; whether you follow in hand, or in mind, both are marked-(Joshua 24:15-choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of [b]the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”)- like I said this is a fair start, but there is much more. Also the Symbolism/example of the Sanctuary, how it shows many things about what Jesus does for us. Pray often, pray specific, God loves us so much he sent his Son to die, to pay the price for our sins/disobedience.(John 3:16) All we need to do is accept his sacrifice and worship him. The entire Great Controversy is (whom do you worship) The time of Elijah is now, read, study, pray, share. "Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues" Revelation 18:4 -Rev 17:2. (Judgement of the harlot). With whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication. (Fornication is related to false teachings of the Bible and a false gods). Rev 18:3. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury. There is only one Religious sect that has "such an influence of the nations.") The wound is healed, power is restored.



  10. @jimcarr1354 on February 26, 2025 at 6:33 pm

    Beast in the Bible is a Nation , no more , no less !!



  11. @alwaysmarcy9428 on February 26, 2025 at 6:33 pm

    Why is the Bible written, so it is so hard to understand



  12. @AnoynomousARX on February 26, 2025 at 6:34 pm

    wow this was amazing.



  13. @karldieckmiller on February 26, 2025 at 6:38 pm

    Rome was divided in half(east and west) then disassembled into 10 kingdoms. Another kingdom diverse from the others, rose up from the 10 and devoured 3 kingdoms. The Papacy fits all of these descriptions and more. It was diverse because it is religious not secular. It ruled for 1260 years(538-1798) before being conquered. It persecuted Christians. It changed times and laws(Gregorian calendar and the Sabbath). On the Popes pope hat is vicar of the son of God. "On his head is a blasphemous name." In Latin that translates to Vicarius Filii Dei. If you add up the Roman (Latin) numerals it is six hundred, three score and six.



  14. @JaketheMovieGeek on February 26, 2025 at 6:40 pm

    I think the feet of Iron & Clay is the divided Roman Empire



  15. @sierraleonepeoplespartyoffical on February 26, 2025 at 6:40 pm

    This is iron and clay age



  16. @tonyamcinvale-brown5950 on February 26, 2025 at 6:41 pm

    The feet are the church and state ..the Vatican and the popes



  17. @tredstone1739 on February 26, 2025 at 6:42 pm

    The Vatican of Rome up to these days



  18. @stefanhernold345 on February 26, 2025 at 6:43 pm

    Martin Luther`s PR agent, a nobleman and diplomat whose name eludes me at the moment, had succeeded in talking Luther`s erstwhile comrade-in-arms, Thomas Muentzer, into exerting his legendary eloquence on no one less than His Serene Highness, George Duke of Saxony, also known as „George the Bearded“.

    Apart from being Luther`s most implacable enemy among the German princes, George was one of TWO Saxon Dukes, the other being Frederick III, also known as „the Wise“ whose stance on the Reformation was diametrically opposite to George`s: Prince-Elector Frederick III. was the very man who had granted Luther asylum when the latter had been outlawed by Emperor Charles V. in the wake of his intrepid defense before the Imperial Diet of Worms.

    As to the man whom I called Luther`s „PR agent“, his motives in persuading Muentzer to preach before Duke George are as clear as day: but the more obvious HIS motives are, the more difficult it is to figure out what Muentzer thought he could gain from preaching to a man whom he doubtless knew to be the most adamant opponent of the Reformers – ANY reformers, including Luther himself who had unequivocally disowned any attempt of drawing revolutionary conclusions from his doctrine, und with whom Muentzer had fallen out over this.

    The truth is: Personal motives played no part in Muentzer`s decision to appear before the Duke in the latter`s court chapel at Castle Allstedt. The moment Luther`s influential companion had brought his case to the Duke`s attention, Muentzer, if under the promise of safe conduct, had no choice but to comply with the ducal summons.
    A propos of _subject_ and _choice_ , Muentzer had chosen the *prophecy of Daniel* as subject of his sermon because the _Book of Daniel_ provided a theological understanding of the catastrophic convulsions that, defying the conventional wisdom of scholars and clerics, had befallen Christendom So long as Protestantism meant, first and foremost, a state of mind rather than an established religion, the Prophecy of Daniel remained at the very heart of its consciousness which was basically the awareness of a crisis, the imminence of the end of times: Beginning from *Wycliffe* and lasting through *Luther* and *Calvin* to the *Fifth Monarchists of the English Revolution* , Protestantism was fuelled by the expectation of the end of times, and the necessity to purge Christendom of the abuses and superstitions of the Medieval Romish Church. Whatever their disagreements on other matters, Luther, Calvin, Zwingli and their respective followers in the 16th and 17th century didn`t suffer any doubt that the apocalypse was imminent.



  19. @Jonokile on February 26, 2025 at 6:47 pm

    This was broken down beautifully! It’s wisdom for us believers so know and understand the times we are in! Thank you for this!



  20. @kardew973 on February 26, 2025 at 6:47 pm

    Who will be the 10 kings (or nations) of the end? The 5 Middle Eastern countries (excluding Israel) that were part of the Roman Empire are : Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Jordan and Libya, all Sunni Islamic countries today. If they join forces with other countries, it could be with Shiite Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia (petrol monarchies), and an outsider (Russia, Pakistan, Yemen?). As these countries are already divided, their alliance can only be fragile: iron doesn’t mix with clay.



  21. @jillbuzzard6808 on February 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

    Thank you for your words, they are so needed.



  22. @sunflower5832 on February 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

    I see it all as money.



  23. @meetthearuns2918 on February 26, 2025 at 6:48 pm

    Great !!



  24. @developmenthub9663 on February 26, 2025 at 6:49 pm

    Where is the Arabic rise, Mongol and the west (Brit and USA)………and finally China?

    Also, isn’t the iron legs and the mixed feet separate kingdoms?



  25. @rgrifferon on February 26, 2025 at 6:50 pm

    The world governments are about to come to full circle, Biblical prophecy is being fulfilled. Ephesians 2:8-9



  26. @cristinegovender7639 on February 26, 2025 at 6:50 pm

    During the Middle Ages, various kingdoms and territories evolved into the modern countries we know today. For eg. England, Germany, and France. Kingdoms also represent rulership. So instead of looking for the 10 kingdoms yet to come, look at it as countries such as france, England, etc, that came out from kingdoms such as Anglo-Saxon or Visigothic. The one horn that arose from taking out the 3 horns is the papacy. Now history tells us exactly what kind of power the papacy, pope, and Catholic church had over many of the European Kingdoms. Although the papacy isn’t a kingdom. It represents rulership and having power. We aren’t waiting for the 10 kingdoms to come into power. We are living in the 10 toes era. The horn that came out originating from the legs of iron or (Pagan Rome) is the papacy (known as papal Rome) and not a new roman empire still to come.



  27. @carriebrooks4174 on February 26, 2025 at 6:51 pm

    We are the toes here in America that final Kingdom. Clay and Iron don’t mix weak and powerful at the same time. This is it..has been for a while.



  28. @aceocean3450 on February 26, 2025 at 6:52 pm

    Maybe the little horn is the title of pope if the last beast is the Roman Empire



  29. @Tony-cl8ql on February 26, 2025 at 6:55 pm

    Video on Revelation 17??



  30. @danielandfrancineturner669 on February 26, 2025 at 6:56 pm

    I was with you up to the 18-minute mark.
    Jesus did come back to set up the kingdom. Remember the stone that breaks in pieces the statue has to grow into a mountain and fill the Earth. After establishing himself as king of the Kingdom, Jesus has gone into heaven and has sat down waiting till his enemies be made his footstool.
    I submit that he is now waiting for the Church to truly do what he did.
    The gospel of the kingdom be preached in all ethnic generations.
    The great falling away, the man of lawlessness to be revealed, and the mystery of lawlessness to be completed.



  31. @georgerivera2876 on February 26, 2025 at 6:56 pm

    feet- UNITED NATIONS



  32. @DatRaccoon1215 on February 26, 2025 at 7:00 pm

    Wonderful explanation thank you for making this!



  33. @roydotson8637 on February 26, 2025 at 7:02 pm

    The last one sounds to be the kingdom of the Antichrist



  34. @101apostolicdan on February 26, 2025 at 7:05 pm

    I believe the lion with eagle wings represents Great Britain and the United States. The bear is Russia. The four headed leopard is Germany and ten horned beast is the European Union



  35. @joannfrascogna2363 on February 26, 2025 at 7:06 pm

    Wonderful explanation.. thank you ❤



  36. @Sinnedone7 on February 26, 2025 at 7:07 pm

    Lion – UK
    Leopard – EU
    Bear – Russia
    Dragon – China
    Lion, Leopard, Bear, Dragon – US
    Harlot Woman – RCC



  37. @hantrendsetter on February 26, 2025 at 7:09 pm

    I am here on youtube, looking for answers because reading the bible is so confusing to me in some ways. I hope by the end of this video some stuff makes sense to me. I am here because my mom named me Daniel as my second name in the western world. Sometimes i have had visions and images in my head when i was under the influence. God is amazing and God is the king and God knows everything.



  38. @goingdark5992 on February 26, 2025 at 7:10 pm

    Constatine the great is the little horn! Constatine the 6th put the image of the beast in the church and that was the beginning of the holy roman empire!the deeds of the nicolations is the cousils that changed the appointed times and law!



  39. @Darryl-t6s on February 26, 2025 at 7:13 pm

    3 and 1/2 years is not literally what it is.



  40. @purelife9000 on February 26, 2025 at 7:13 pm

    The Clay is Islam and the three horns plucked out were Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt in the 2011 Arab Spring. The Roman (Catholic Church) will not adhere with Islam.



  41. @jchrg2336 on February 26, 2025 at 7:14 pm

    Kingdom of the lion actually somewhat associates with the lyrians and draconian theory of specie’s not from our planet if even not from within our universe.
    Why would writers with big names as Daniel or John ( revelation of John) get such visions?
    Imagination
    It might also be just imagination that these big names of history had..
    But then again it might all also be 100% true



  42. @amandathomas2272 on February 26, 2025 at 7:15 pm

    Thank you



  43. @lilliee.3750 on February 26, 2025 at 7:17 pm

    excellent in showing similarities between chapters 2 and 7 – thank you , praise God!!



  44. @saintbarts36 on February 26, 2025 at 7:18 pm

    YOURE MISSING A MAJOR DETAIL. In 2 the image is broken to pieces, carried away by the wind and no place was found for THEM. THEY’RE gone. In 7 that only happens to the beast. The lion,leopard and bear are end time nations that have their dominion taken away but go on into the millennium. They’re not the same kingdoms but their types can teach us a lot.



  45. @SpearChuckUngawa on February 26, 2025 at 7:19 pm

    There’s a meteor coming! Could that be the stone made without hands that smashes the feet of iron and clay as described by Danial, chapter 2? Personally I think it’s the flooding of Europe and America with people of non-European descent. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan poked holes in the fence separating Syria from Turkey allowing illegal immigration across Turkey, into Greece and beyond…Obama, through his Manchurian opened the US southern border for invasion. I allege it was planned by the CORN king and his alumni from the Chicago skoo of mostly peaceful protest and voter fraud. In that case it’s the Tower of Babel coming down too.