2. What is in your future?

3. Your Vision for your future…
What is in your future?
Your Vision for your future…

4. Your Vision for your future… Vision crushers (Gen 3:14-24)
What is in your future?
Your Vision for your future…
Vision crushers (Gen 3:14-24)

5. What is in your future? Your Vision for your future…
Vision crushers (Gen 3:14-24)
Common Difficulties – sin, sickness, etc.

6. What is in your future? Your Vision for your future…
Vision crushers (Gen 3:14-24)
Common Difficulties – sin, sickness, etc.
Compound Difficulties – war, crushing poverty, oppresion, injustice, etc.

7. What is in your future? Your Vision for your future…
Vision crushers (Gen 3:14-24)
Common Difficulties – sin, sickness, etc.
Compound Difficulties – war, crushing poverty, oppresion, injustice, etc.
We are not in control.

8. What is in your future? Your Vision for your future…
Vision crushers (Gen 3:14-24)
Common Difficulties – sin, sickness, etc.
Compound Difficulties – war, crushing poverty, oppresion, injustice, etc.
We are not in control.
Where is your hope when pain is forcast?

9. Daniel 1-6 Historical Narrative
20 Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might. 21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding; 22 he reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what is in the darkness, and the light dwells with him.

10. Daniel 7-12 Apocalyptic Prophecy

11. Daniel 7-12 Apocalyptic Prophecy
Classic Prophecy - Jeremiah 29:4-11

12. Daniel 7-12 Apocalyptic Prophecy
Classic Prophecy - Jeremiah 29:4-11
Very direct...
God Speaks - ”Thus sayeth the Lord…”

13. Daniel 7-12 Apocalyptic Prophecy
Classic Prophecy - Jeremiah 29:4-11
Very direct...
God Speaks - ”Thus sayeth the Lord…”
Apocalyptic Prophecy - Daniel 7-12 & Revelation

14. Daniel 7-12 Apocalyptic Prophecy
Classic Prophecy - Jeremiah 29:4-11
Very direct...
God Speaks - ”Thus sayeth the Lord…”
Apocalyptic Prophecy - Daniel 7-12 & Revelation
Indirect… Through a dream or vision.
God gives a vision and prophet writes it down

15. Daniel 7-12 Apocalyptic Prophecy
Classic Prophecy - Jeremiah 29:4-11
Very direct...
God Speaks - ”Thus sayeth the Lord…”
Apocalyptic Prophecy - Daniel 7-12 & Revelation
Indirect… Through a dream or vision.
God gives a vision and prophet writes it down
Apocalyptic literature is pastoral.

16. Making Sense of Symbolism

17. Making Sense of Symbolism
Symbols do not refer to the things themselves

18. Making Sense of Symbolism
Symbols do not refer to the things themselves
Given meaning later in text (see Dan 7:17)
Consistent with usage elsewhere in Bible.

19. Making Sense of Symbolism
Symbols do not refer to the things themselves
Given meaning later in text (see Dan 7:17)
Consistent with usage elsewhere in Bible.
Symbols intended to inform the mind AND move the emotions

20. Making Sense of Symbolism
Symbols do not refer to the things themselves
Given meaning later in text (see Dan 7:17)
Consistent with usage elsewhere in Bible.
Symbols intended to inform the mind AND move the emotions
Reality is greater than imagery. Revelation 19-20

21. Making Sense of Symbolism
Symbols do not refer to the things themselves
Given meaning later in text (see Dan 7:17)
Consistent with usage elsewhere in Bible.
Symbols intended to inform the mind AND move the emotions
Reality is greater than imagery. Revelation 19-20
Imagery moves us in a way that historical data cannot.

24. Daniel 7:15-18
15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me. 16 I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. 17 ‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’

25. Guidelines for Daniel 7-12

26. Guidelines for Daniel 7-12
Keep the main thing the main thing.

27. Guidelines for Daniel 7-12
Keep the main thing the main thing.
Avoid foolish speculation.

28. Guidelines for Daniel 7-12
Keep the main thing the main thing.
Avoid foolish speculation.
Remember this is pastoral in nature.

29. Guidelines for Daniel 7-12
Keep the main thing the main thing.
Avoid foolish speculation.
Remember this is pastoral in nature.
Be humble – its ok if you don’t understand (Daniel 7:15, 28, and 8:27)

30. 1 Corinthians 11:23–26
23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.