Daniel 10
(v.5) Daniel shows us that fasting and seeking the LORD is when He will speak more clearly to us. The appearance of this "man" is the same as what the Apostle John documents in Rev 1:15
This "man" is Jesus Himself! This is another theophany or Christophany! Jesus in the Old Testament.
(v.8) I think of the great song by Mercy Me, called "I Can Only Imagine" where the words wonder if we will stand before our King, or if we'll even have the power to. Perhaps we will fall on our faces, and like here, Jesus will lift us up with His power.
(v.11) As I shared before, only two men in the Bible were called beloved by God...Daniel and John. Both of them were given exclusive and detailed visions of the end times.
(v.13) The Prince of Persia is a reference to Satan, so many people think that this person with Daniel can't be Jesus. But the description of Him is exactly the same as in Rev 1:15 and I believe other scholars who feel that Jesus didn't deal with Satan right then, because it wasn't the right time. So instead, God sent Michael, another cherub, to deal with Lucifer the cherub. This was a confrontation of mighty angels!
(v.16) Daniel wouldn't have called an angel, My lord. Also, when angels had people bow down to them, they would quickly rebuke them, and tell them that only God is to be bowed down to...this had to be God Himself...Jesus...the Son.
(v.20) If we remember, Babylon was conquered by Persia, and Persia by Greece. So Jesus is telling Daniel that He has been working and fighting with the power behind these empires...Satan.
No comments:
Post a Comment