Connect Daniel 7:11 with Revelation's depiction of end-times judgment. Daniel 7:11—A Snapshot of Fiery Judgment • “Then I kept watching because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. And as I continued to watch, the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.” (Daniel 7:11) • Daniel sees one decisive moment: arrogant speech, sudden slaughter, and immediate fiery destruction. • The horn’s “boastful words” mark the beast for judgment; God answers blasphemy with consuming fire. Revelation Mirrors the Scene • Revelation 13:5-6—“The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words…” Same loudmouth arrogance. • Revelation 19:19-20—“The beast was captured…Both of them were thrown alive into the fiery lake of burning sulfur.” Same swift disposal into fire. • Revelation 20:10—“And the devil…was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet are as well…” The fire is permanent; the judgment is final. Shared Details That Tie the Visions Together • Blasphemous Speech – Daniel 7:11: “boastful words.” – Revelation 13:5-6: “arrogant and blasphemous words.” • Sudden Slaying/Capture – Daniel 7:11: “the beast was slain.” – Revelation 19:20: “the beast was captured.” • Fiery Consignment – Daniel 7:11: “thrown into the blazing fire.” – Revelation 19:20; 20:10: “fiery lake of burning sulfur…lake of fire.” • Heavenly Courtroom Imagery – Daniel 7:9-10: thrones set, books opened, river of fire. – Revelation 20:11-12: great white throne, books opened, final sentencing. Chronological Harmony 1. Tribulation—Revelation 13 shows the beast’s 42-month reign of blasphemy, matching Daniel 7:25’s “time, times, and half a time.” 2. Second Coming—2 Thessalonians 2:8 echoes Daniel 7:11: “the Lord Jesus will slay [the lawless one] with the breath of His mouth.” 3. Battle of Armageddon—Revelation 19:11-21 climaxes with the beast’s capture and fiery doom. 4. Millennium—Revelation 20:1-6 follows, confirming the beast is already in the lake of fire while Christ reigns. 5. Final Judgment—Revelation 20:7-15 shows Satan joining the beast and false prophet in the same fire Daniel foresaw. Living in Light of Certain Judgment • God’s timetable is exact; prophecies separated by centuries align perfectly. • Boastful rebellion ends in divine wrath; reverent faith ends in eternal life (John 3:16-18). • The lake of fire is literal and eternal—an unchanging warning (Mark 9:43-48). • Believers can stand firm, knowing the same Lord who judges the beast secures the saints’ everlasting kingdom (Daniel 7:18; Revelation 22:3-5). |
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