The full audio lessons for Daniel as they are being taught are here:
https://basictraining.org/all-audio-messages/?enmse=1&enmse_sid=275
Thanks to "The Book of Daniel" 2013 movie for some of the scenes.
Notes mentioned are here:
https://basictraining.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/The-Book-of-Daniel-March-2024.pdf
Daniel 2:17–23
“Daniel answered and said, ‘Blessed be the name of God forever and ever.’” And that's very true. “He changes the times and the seasons.” Remember that “times and seasons” refers to history as it plays out. The word “times” is Chronos, which speaks of – what would you expect? – Chronology. So, here's a season, here's a season, here's a season, and so forth. Kairos is a word that refers to a specific age. So, “times and seasons,” you'll remember, that when the disciples met Jesus after the resurrection in Acts chapter one, I think it's around verse eight or nine. They said, “Will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” What was His answer to them? “It is not for you to know the times or the seasons.” In other words, the flow of history and specific information regarding what we would call each “age,” is not for you to know. Later, however, Paul writes to the Thessalonians in 1st Thessalonians 5:1, and he says, “Concerning the times and the seasons, you have no need that I write to you because you know full well.” What had happened between Acts Chapter one and 1st Thessalonians five? The answer is found in Ephesians three. God revealed to the Apostle Paul what is called “the mystery” of the church age. In Ephesians 1:10 it’s called “the dispensation of the fullness of times.” Later in chapter three, he calls it “the dispensation of the grace of God.”
Daniel says. “There's a God in heaven that reveal secrets. He is made known to King Nebuchadnezzar. What will be in the latter days.” I want to point out again, “the latter days,” Jesus calls it in Luke 21 (the verses are in your notes,) “The times of the Gentiles.” Times of the Gentiles began about 603 B.C under Nebuchadnezzar, who is the King of Babylon. And these times run all the way to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to Earth (see diagram above). That's “the latter days.” That is what Jesus calls in Luke 21, “the times of the Gentiles.” Note what Jesus calls “times of the Gentiles,” in Luke 21:24, must not be confused with “the fullness of the Gentiles” in Romans 11:25. They are not talking about the same things. “The Times of the Gentiles” runs from Babylon to the second coming of Christ to Earth. “The fullness of the Gentiles” happens at the Rapture of the church (Romans 11:25.) Paul says, “the fullness of the Gentiles” will “come in.” Remember he was the apostle to the Gentiles. During the church age, while the Jews are still included in the invitation, and many of them believe, it is predominantly Gentiles who are coming to a saving knowledge of Christ. And when the rapture of the church takes place, Romans 11:25 says “the fullness of the Gentiles,” and uses harvest terminology. There's a harvest of the Gentiles that is going to “come in.” So, we need to distinguish between those.
Then he says, verse 29, “As for you, O King, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed about what would come to pass after this. And he, who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be. But as for me, this secret has not been revealed to me because I have more wisdom than anyone living. But for our sakes.” Isn't this amazing? Who is that? It’s for him and his friends. “But for our sakes, He made known the interpretation to the king. And that you may know the thoughts of your heart.”
At this point, verse 31, Daniel begins to tell the king his dream. And next week we're going to get the dream and its interpretation, and we're going to see that it has phenomenal implications for the time that you and I are living in.
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