Daniel

How do you explain the historical error in Daniel with regard to Darius?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General .

Question: 1) Dan. 5:30 Belshazzar dies – Darius becomes king of Babylon 2) Dan 6:28 Daniel prospers during the reign of Darius and (later) Cyrus (Daniel 1:21) 3) Dan 9:1 Darius is said to be the son of Xerxes (Ahasuerus) 4) It is a historical fact that the conqueror of […]

In Daniel 5:18 the Aramaic word "ab" is translated predecessor in the Holman Bible. Is this a good translation?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General, General Apologetics .

Question: I am reading your book on Daniel after listening to the sermon you gave out in Riverside back in 2005 about the book of Daniel. This was prompted by a read through the Bible were I am currently in Daniel. I notice in most versions the "ab" is translated father in Dan 5:18. However, […]

Where was Daniel when Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown into the fire?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General .

Question: Where was Daniel when the trio were in fire? What is your view on the rapture, pretribulation, posttribulation or midtribulation? Answer: The Bible does not answer this question. In such a case, one is left to propose reasonable speculation. Such "reasonable speculation," is just that–speculation. Bottom line, we do not know. Let me share […]

Who is the "Prince of Persia" in chapter 10 of Daniel?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General .

Question: Who is the "Prince of Persia" in chapter 10 of Daniel? Why does he have power to detain God’s angel or Jesus for 21 days? Is this symbolic to some event that already happened?Is it a reference to Antiochus Epiphanes IV (Daniel 11:31)/Jewish War (66-73 AD). According to history record that I read, Antiochus […]

Can you explain Daniel 9:27 and the ceasing of sacrifice and offerings. Does this not refer to the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD? If so, doesn't this go beyond the 490 years to fulfill the prophecy?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General, Historical and Messianic Prophecy .

Question: I read the explanation of Daniel chapter 9 prophecy in your book “From Shadow to Reality”. You were really quite explicit on that. What I am unable to understand is verse no 27 which predicts the putting to an end of sacrifice and offering. I think the prophecy refers to the crucifixion which took […]

Explain how Daniel says Darius asked people to pray to him when we know from other sources that the rulers of Persian and Media were Zoroastrians and would never have allowed themselves to be worshipped

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General, History, Reliability of the Bible .

Comment: 1) The Medes became Zoroastrian before the Persians 2)Daniel 6;9 has King Darius signing a decree that no prayer should be directed to anyone except the king. This would be unthinkable for a Zoroastrian and therefore the account cannot be historical. 3) The word for king is totally separate from the word for governor […]

At what age did Daniel die? How did Daniel come to be in Babylon in 606/605 BC

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General, History .

Question: 1) At what age did Daniel die? 2) How did Daniel come to go to Babylon in 606/5 BC ? Answer: We know from Babylonian records that Nebuchadnezzar campaigned in Canaan in 606/605 BC. His father died during that time. The evidence says that Nebuchadnezzar came to Jerusalem, but the Jews chose to submit […]

What is the significance of the angel that appears to Daniel in chapter 10 telling him that he was summoned 21 days ago but was held up by ?the Prince of the Kingdom of Persia??

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General, Historical and Messianic Prophecy, History .

Question: What is the significance of the angel that appears to Daniel in chapter 10 telling him that he was summoned 21 days ago but was held up by “the Prince of the Kingdomof Persia”? I believe every scripture is there for a reason and God does not bother with insignificant issues, so what is […]

Could Daniel 12:11 be a prophecy about the building of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Bible Interpretation, Daniel, End Times, General .

Question: I was looking on the internet and i saw some intresting books in PDF form at this website, http://www.ellisskolfield.com/downloadable-books.shtml, they are intersting but I would like to know what you think of them. Answer: This person’s arguments work as long as he is only talking with people who already agree with him and who […]

Did Domitian help to subdue Galba, Otho and Vitellius, or was it just Vitellius? Do you have historical sources you can mention?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General, Historical and Messianic Prophecy, History .

Question: In your section on the 10 horns-the 11th being Domitian, what historical sources can you site that show that Vespesian and/or Domitian subdued Otho and Galba? I have only been able to find sources for Vitellius’s overthrow by armed forces who supported Vespesian. Could the three who were subdued actually be ordinal… For example, […]

What are the "soveriegnty, power and greatness" to be handed over to the saints in Daniel 7:27?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Bible Interpretation, Daniel, General .

In Daniel 7:27 it says “Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the most high. My question is in what way were the sovereignty, power and greatness of the those kingdoms handed over to saints? Being somewhat prideful, I […]

Please give me all the information you can on Daniel the prophet in the Old Testament. I would like to write an essay on him.

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General, Historical and Messianic Prophecy .

Please give me all the information you can on Daniel the prophet in the Old Testament. I would like to write an essay on him. I have published a book on Daniel, so I certainly do have a lot of material on him. You can purchase a copy of the book at www.ipibooks.com . I […]

What is the earliest proven evidence for the date Daniel was written? Are the Dead Sea Scrolls relevant?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Bible Manuscripts and Textual Questions, Daniel, General .

How much of the book of Daniel was found in the Dead Sea Scrolls & what is the agreed dating for it? What is the latest it has been dated? The reason I am asking is to know of the earliest proven evidence for Daniel, relative to the date of his 2 prophecies in the […]

What does it mean (Dan 2:44) that the kingdom of God will "crush" the other kingdoms?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Bible Interpretation, Daniel, General, Historical and Messianic Prophecy .

In Daniel 2:44 it says that: “…it will crush and put an end to all those kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.” In what way will the kingdom “crush” the other kingdoms? Is he talking about when Christ returns and destroys the physical realm which include the earthly kingdoms or is he talking about […]

Would you please give me some information on the prophet Daniel.

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General .

Would you please give me some information on the prophet Daniel. This is a really general question, so I am not at all sure what kind of information you may want. It so happens that I have published a book on Daniel. You will find a lot on Daniel in my book! To buy a […]

What happen between the Old Testament and New Testament?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Archaeology and the Bible, Daniel, General, History .

What happen between the Old Testament and New Testament? You should get a copy of my book on Daniel; Daniel, Prophet to the Nations. It is available at www.ipibooks.com There is a lot of material there on intertestamental history. Another source is the book of 1 Maccabbees, which is contained in Roman Catholic Bibles. A […]

Questions about Daniel Chapters 9 and 11

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Bible Interpretation, Daniel, General, Historical and Messianic Prophecy, History .

I wondering about chapter 9 (of the book Daniel in the Bible), if it is not possible to look at the last week as taking 70 years instead of 7, and have it overlap the others so that it covers from the birth of Jesus till the destruction of the temple in which case Jesus […]

Questions about the Book of Daniel

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Bible Interpretation, Daniel, General, Historical and Messianic Prophecy, History .

I was reading your book about Daniel, and I wanted to ask some questions about Daniel chapter 7 and your comment, because there were some thingswhich weren’t clear to me. 1) In the Roman Empire there weren’t just 11 kings, I mean after Domitian came a lot of other kings in the Roman Empire who […]

What is the prophet Daniels significance and purpose?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General, Historical and Messianic Prophecy .

I would like to know some information about the Prophet Daniel. 1.Why did Daniel become a prophet?2.What did he do that was so important3.When and Where was he born and lived?4.How did he go about doing God’s work?5.Why do you think Daniel was able to talk with God? Have you read my book on Daniel? […]

What was the birthplace of the prophet Daniel?

Dr. John Oakes wrote in Daniel, General .

That is a good question! Because I wrote the book, “Daniel, Prophet to the Nations” I have had to research this question somewhat carefully. The best I can tell, the Bible gives absolutely no direct information as to the lineage of Daniel, or where he was born. For this reason, one is left to speculate […]