July 2025

READ: Dan. 8:23–27: … he shall even rise against the Prince of princes … Beginning at verse 23, the angel provides a more detailed explanation of verses 9–12 regarding the ruthless King Antiochus Epiphanes IV (175–164 BC), who is a foreshadowing of the Antichrist (2 Thess. 2:4). God uses him to punish the widespread apostasy

READ: Dan. 8:1–22: … I am making known to you what shall happen … Two years later, Daniel receives another vision. This vision continues the one from chapter 7 and can be seen as an enlargement of part of that previous vision. Once again, the Lord shows how His people can remain standing in the

READ: Dan. 7:15–28: … to change times and the law … Daniel is deeply disturbed by these visions. He asks one of the angels a question. The angel explains that the four kingdoms are established on earth, but there is no reason to be afraid, for they will perish by God’s judgment. The saints of

READ: Dan. 7:9-14: … the rest … had their dominion taken away … His dominion … shall not pass away … Before Daniel hears the explanation and continuation of what he has seen, he first witnesses something entirely different from the beasts in the sea of nations. He sees what John would later also see

READ: Dan. 7:1-8: … a lion … a bear … a leopard … ten horns … From chapter 7 onward, the prophetic visions continue. Before, in chapter 2 it was Nebuchadnezzar’s dream being interpreted; now Daniel himself receives visions that align with that dream. It is now the first year of Belshazzar, whose name means

READ: Dan. 6:18-28: … He delivers and rescues … works signs and wonders … King Darius finds it dreadful to have to throw his wise and faithful servant Daniel into the lions’ den. While Daniel remains obedient to his God unto death, Darius submits to his own law and carries out the sentence: he throws

READ: Dan. 6:10-17: … three times that day …  prayed and gave thanks before his God … This is not merely a human conflict. Even though Daniel’s life is directly threatened, the real battle is spiritual – between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. What’s really at stake here? What

READ: Dan. 6:1-9: … King Darius signed the written decree … Exile is a dark time. God’s people are without regular temple worship. They live in a pagan, godless world, where the worship of idols is enforced and the king considers himself a god. But in the actions of Daniel and his friends, we see

READ: Dan. 5:25-30: … you have been weighed … and found wanting … Daniel explains the inscription:  “Mene” means numbered – that is, God has numbered the days of your kingship and brought it to an end. The repetition of “mene” emphasizes this. God, who determines time, who governs all paths and deeds, who gives

READ: Dan. 5:12–24: … you … have not humbled your heart … Daniel is summoned to interpret the writing on the wall. But before doing so, he first rebukes King Belshazzar for his terrible sin of pride and arrogance against the Lord. Belshazzar is especially guilty, because as a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar, he knew the