Prophecy

Seminar
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r’s Dream
1. Who is the author of Daniel 4?
Daniel 4:1
 Daniel 4:1
“Nebuchadnezzar the king to
all the peoples, nations, and
men of every language that
live in all the earth: "May your
peace abound!”
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2. What did Nebuchadnezzar hope
to reveal through his testimony?
Daniel 4:2-3
 Daniel 4:2-3

“It has seemed good to me to declare the

signs and wonders which the Most High
God has done for me. How great are His
signs, And how mighty are His wonders!”
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3. Who did Nebuchadnezzar call in
when he had his dream this time?
Daniel 4:4-6
 Daniel 4:4-6

“….I saw a dream and it

made me fearful; and these
fantasies as I lay on my bed
and the visions in my mind
kept alarming me. So I gave
orders to bring into my
presence all the wise men of
Babylon, that they might
make known to me the
interpretation of the dream.
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4. Could the wise men interpret the
dream? Daniel 4:7
 Daniel 4:7
“Then the magicians, the
conjurers, the Chaldeans, and
the diviners came in, and I
related the dream to them; but
they could not make its
interpretation known to me.”
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5. Who does Nebuchadnezzar now
call before him? Daniel 4:8-9
 Daniel 4:8

“But at last Daniel came

before me (his name is
Belteshazzar, according to the
name of my god; in him is the
Spirit of the Holy God), and I
told the dream before him….”
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6. Fill in the blanks regarding the
vision that Nebuchadnezzar related
to Daniel. Daniel 4:10-16
 Daniel 4:10-18
“These were the visions of my
head while on my bed: I was
looking, and behold, A tree in
the midst of the earth, And its
height was great. The tree
grew and became strong….
 Daniel 4:10-18
Its height reached to the heavens,
And it could be seen to the ends of
all the earth…. I saw in the visions
of my head while on my bed, and
there was a watcher, a holy one,
coming down from heaven.
 Daniel 10:10-18
“He cried aloud and said thus: 'Chop
down the tree and cut off its branches,
Strip off its leaves and scatter its fruit. Let
the beasts get out from under it, And the
birds from its branches. Nevertheless
leave the stump and roots in the earth,
Bound with a band of iron and bronze, In
the tender grass of the field.
 Daniel 4:10-18
“Let it be wet with the dew of
heaven, And let him graze with the
beasts On the grass of the earth.
Let his heart be changed from that
of a man, Let him be given the
heart of a beast, And let seven
times pass over him.
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r’s Dream
7. What was the purpose of the
dream? Daniel 4:17
 Daniel 4:17
“This decision is by the decree of the
watchers, And the sentence by the word
of the holy ones, In order that the living
may know that the Most High rules in
the kingdom of men…”
 Daniel’s
Interpretation

8. How did Daniel respond when he

heard the dream? Daniel 4:19
 Daniel 4:19

“Then Daniel, whose name was

Belteshazzar, was astonished for
one hour, and his thoughts troubled
him. So the king spoke, and said,
"Belteshazzar, do not let the dream
or its interpretation trouble you."
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Interpretation

9. Who did Daniel say the tree

represents? Daniel 4:20-22
 Daniel 4:20-22

“The tree that you saw, which

grew and became strong, whose
height reached to the heavens and
which could be seen by all the
earth… it is you, O king,.”
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Interpretation

10. What was to happen to

Nebuchadnezzar during these seven
years? Daniel 4:23-25
“They shall drive you from men, your dwelling shall
be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make
you eat grass like oxen. They shall wet you with the
dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over you,
till you know that the Most High rules in the
kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He
chooses. Daniel 4:25
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Interpretation

11. What did God hope Nebuchadnezzar

would learn through this experience of
insanity? Daniel 4:25
“…..They shall wet you with the dew of heaven,
and seven times shall pass over you, till you
know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of
men, and gives it to whomever He chooses.”
Daniel 4:25
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Interpretation

12. Was Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom to

be sure during this period of insanity?
Daniel 4:26
 Daniel 4:26
“And inasmuch as they gave the
command to leave the stump and
roots of the tree, your kingdom shall
be assured to you, after you come to
know that Heaven rules.”
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Interpretation

13. What counsel did Daniel give

Nebuchadnezzar? Daniel 4:27
 Daniel 4:27
“Therefore, O king, let my
advice be acceptable to you;
break off your sins by being
righteous, and your iniquities
by showing mercy to the poor.
Perhaps there may be a
lengthening of your
prosperity.”
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Insanity and
Reformation
14. What happened to Nebuchadnezzar
one year later? Daniel 4:28-33
 Daniel 4:29-33
“…That very hour the word was fulfilled
concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was
driven from men and ate grass like oxen;
his body was wet with the dew of heaven
till his hair had grown like eagles'
feathers and his nails like birds' claws”
 Nebuchadnezzar’s
Insanity and
Reformation
15. Who did Nebuchadnezzar bless
when his sanity returned seven years
later? Daniel 4:34
 Daniel 4:34
“And at the end of the time I,
Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven,
and my understanding returned to me; and I
blessed the Most High and praised and
honoured Him who lives forever:….”
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Insanity and
Reformation
16. What are the last words of
Nebuchadnezzar’s testimony?
Daniel 4:35-37
 Daniel 4:37
“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol
and honour the King of heaven, all of
whose works are truth, and His ways
judgement. And those who walk in pride
He is able to put down. (abase)”
 How God Saves
People Today
17. How does God save people today?
Ephesians 2:8-9
 Ephesians 2:8-9

“For by grace you have been saved through

faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of
God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
 How God Saves
People Today
18. What does the Apostle Paul call
salvation? Romans 6:23
 Romans 6:23

“For the wages of sin is death,

but the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
 How God Saves
People Today
19. What must a person do to accept the
free gift of eternal life offered by Jesus
Christ? Acts 16:30-31
Acts 16:30-31

“And he brought them out

and said, "Sirs, what must I
do to be saved?“ So they
said, "Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ, and you will
be saved, you and your
household.”
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People Today
20. What are four steps that people must
take in coming to Jesus? John 3:16
 John 3:16
“For God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten
Son, that whoever believes in
Him should not perish but have
everlasting life.”
 Acts 11:18

“When they heard these

things they became silent;
and they glorified God,
saying, "Then God has also
granted to the Gentiles
repentance to life.”
 1 John 1:9

“If we confess our sins, He is

faithful and just to forgive us
our sins and to cleanse us from
all unrighteousness.
“Behold, I stand at
the door and
knock. If anyone
hears My voice
and opens the
door, I will come
in to him and dine
with him, and he
with Me.”

Revelation 3:20
 How God Saves
People Today
Four steps are:
1. Believe 2. Confess
3. Repent 4. Ask Jesus to come into
your life
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People Today
21. When people take these four steps
and invite Jesus into their lives, will
their prayers be answered? Mark 11:24
 Mark 11:24
“Therefore I say to you,
whatever things you ask
when you pray, believe
that you receive them, and
you will have them.”
 The Fall Of Babylon

In next weeks lesson we will see that God is

patient with people and nations. We will
observe how God brings an end to Babylon;
and will see how the New Testament takes
these events and applies them to what is
called `Modern Babylon’ or `Spiritual
Babylon’ and predicts a similar end.