Outline
Introduction
A. Daniel’s Prayer
B. Daniel’s Disappointment
C. Daniel’s Situation
D. Daniel’s Revelation
Lesson
I. The Mourning of Daniel (vv. 2-3)
A. The Time of Mourning
B. The Extent of Mourning
C. The Reason for Mourning
II. The Manifestation of Divine Glory (vv. 4-6)
A. The Place
B. The Person
1. His specific identity
a) Determined from elsewhere in Scripture
b) Determined from His clothing
2. His extensive authority
III. The Reaction to the Vision (vv. 7-9)
A. Of Those with Daniel (v. 7)
1. Compared to Job
2. Compared to Isaiah
3. Compared to Peter
4. Compared to mankind in the tribulation
B. Of Daniel Himself (vv. 8-9)
IV. The Messenger from Heaven (vv. 10-13)
A. He Revived Daniel
B. He Reassured Daniel
C. He Was Temporarily Hindered from Seeing Daniel
V. The Purpose of the Vision (vv. 14-21)
A. To Prepare Daniel to Receive Extensive Revelation (vv. 14-20a)
B. To Reassure Daniel of the Truth of Revelation (vv. 20b-21)
Conclusion
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