Notes on Daniel
By Jay Rogers
The following set of notes is the result of a debate on the Reformed Christian Culture discussion group. As I posted my chapter analyses of Daniel from a preterist perspective, several preterists and a few historicists would debate the fine points. All responses were posted to that discussion board in the summer of 2004.
Most had already formed a definite position and had read my commentary on Daniel. Therefore, these "Notes on Daniel" are not intended as a primer on the preterist approach to Daniel, but as a follow-up discussion to the commentary.
Although I am here taking my responses out of the context of the discussion, reading the commentary will put these notes in perspective. I have edited parts that I thought would be too esoteric.
Still I am writing as one who has been immersed in the discussion, so if you have any questions, feel free to drop me an email. Since I have posted some articles on eschatology on my web site, I get frequent challenges, questions and opinions emailed to me. Most of these are from a dispensationalist viewpoint. But sometimes there are those who have taken the time to explore the preterist position.
If you have a question about the preterist view of Daniel, most likely I cover it in my commentaries. But feel free to ask. I will answer all questions. This is why I am doing this in the first place.
The following are some of my notes in response to questions and challenges to In The Days of These Kings ... The Prophecy of Daniel Explained in Preterist Perspective:
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 1 -- Historicism or Preterism?
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 2 -- Why A Preterist View is Needed
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 3 -- Calvin's View of Daniel Was Preterist
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 4 -- Who are the kings of Daniel 7?
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 5 -- Calvin's Commentary on Daniel
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 6 -- Are they one figure or many?
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 7 -- Who is the Little Horn?
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 8 -- What is the Fourth Kingdom?
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 9 -- Who is the Man of Sin?
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 10 -- Comparing Daniel and Revelation
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 11 -- Calvin on the "little horn" of Daniel 7
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 12 -- The Beasts and the Horns are fluid symbols
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 13 -- Exegesis
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 14 -- Historical Context
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 15 -- Hermeneutics
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 16 -- Most of Daniel is History
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 17 -- The 70 Weeks of Daniel 9
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 18 -- Definition of "Preterist"
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 19 -- Calvin on Daniel 8
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 20 -- Interpreting the 70 Sevens
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 21 -- What parts of Daniel occur after AD 70?
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 22 -- When did the kingdom of God come?
- Notes on Daniel -- Part 23 -- The "Dual Fulfillment" Theory of Prophecy
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