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Daniel

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I.  The issue of the degradation of God's elect—the captivity to Babylon—1:1-2II.  The victory, in their captivity, of the young descendants (including Daniel) of God's degraded elect over Satan's further devices—1:3-6:28A.  Over the demonic diet—1:3-21B.  Over the devilish blinding that prevents people from seeing the great human image (the totality of human government throughout human history) in Nebuchadnezzar's dream—2:1-49
1.  Nebuchadnezzar's marvelous dream—vv. 1-13
2.  Daniel's vision from God concerning Nebuchadnezzar's dream—vv. 14-45
a.  God's vision given to Daniel—vv. 14-23b.  Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream—vv. 24-45(1)  Daniel's exalting of God—vv. 24-30(2)  The contents of Nebuchadnezzar's dream—a great human image and its destiny—vv. 31-45
3.  Nebuchadnezzar's honoring of Daniel—vv. 46-49
C.  Over the seduction of idol worship—3:1-30D.  Over the covering that hinders people from seeing the ruling of the heavens by the God of the heavens—4:1-37
1.  Nebuchadnezzar's praise concerning God—vv. 1-3
2.  Nebuchadnezzar's testimony—vv. 4-18
3.  Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream—vv. 19-26
4.  Daniel's counsel to Nebuchadnezzar—v. 27
5.  The fulfillment of the dream coming upon Nebuchadnezzar—vv. 28-33
6.  Nebuchadnezzar's return to normality and his testimony—vv. 34-37
E.  Over the ignorance concerning the result of the debauchery before God and the insult to His holiness—5:1-31
1.  Belshazzar's debauchery before God and the insult to His holiness—vv. 1-4
2.  The writing by the hand sent from God—vv. 5-9
3.  Daniel's interpretation of the writing on the wall—vv. 10-29
4.  The destiny of Belshazzar—vv. 30-31
F.  Over the subtlety that prohibited the faithfulness of the overcomers in the worship of God—6:1-28
1.  The exaltation of Daniel as one of the overcomers in the captivity of Gods elect in Medo-Persia—vv. 1-3
2.  The subtle attack of Satan on Daniel concerning the worship of God—vv. 4-9
3.  Daniel's faithfulness in the worship of God—v. 10
4.  The accusation of the opposers—vv. 11-15
5.  Daniel's suffering of the persecution—vv. 16-18
6.  God's deliverance of Daniel—vv. 19-24
7.  God's victory over Satan in the worship of God on the earth—vv. 25-28
III.  The visions of the overcoming Daniel—7:1-12:13A.  Concerning the four beasts out of the Mediterranean Sea—7:1-28
1.  The year of the vision (about 556 B.C.)—v. 1
2.  The four beasts out of the Mediterranean Sea—vv. 2-8, 11-12
3.  God and His universal dominion—vv. 9-10
4.  The coming of the Son of Man—Christ—vv. 13-14
5.  The interpretation of the vision—vv. 15-28
B.  Concerning a ram and a male goat with its successors—Persia and Greece—8:1-27
1.  The year of the vision (about 554 B.C.)—v. 1
2.  The place of the vision—v. 2
3.  The vision concerning a ram and a male goat with its successors—vv. 3-14
4.  The interpretation of the vision—vv. 15-27
C.  Concerning Israel in the seventy weeks apportioned out to them—9:1-27
1.  The year of the vision (about 538 B.C.)—vv. 1-2a
2.  The cause of the vision—v. 2b
3.  The way to obtain the vision—vv. 3-23
4.  The contents of the vision—the seventy weeks—vv. 24-27
D.  Concerning the destiny of Israel—10:1-12:13
1.  The year of the vision (about 537 B.C.)—10:1a
2.  The main subject of the vision—the great distress—10:1b
3.  The scene in the universe—the spiritual world behind the physical—before the release of the vision—10:2-11:1
a.  Daniel, a man on the earth, setting his heart to understand the future of Israel—10:2-3b.  The excellent Christ, the centrality and universality of God's move on the earth, appearing to Daniel—10:4-9c.  The evil prince of the kingdom of Persia withstanding the sent angelic messenger, and Michael coming to help him—10:10-17d.  The angelic messenger to return to fight with the evil prince of Persia, and the evil price of Greece being about to come—10:18-21e.  The angelic messenger standing up to support and strengthen Darius—11:1
4.  The contents of the vision—concerning the destiny of Israel—11:2-12:13
a.  Related to the king of the south (Egypt) and the king of the north (Syria)—11:2-45b.  Related to the archangel Michael's standing for Israel—12:1-13Outline of Daniel
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