Kenisyes et. al. sorry, I did not mean to lead or be led astray here. The opening post is a bit broad and
leaves room to inject about whatever one might want. While the apocryphal parts of Daniel are
interesting they are a subject of another thread other than in passing here (see the thread on Bel and
the Dragon posted above).
I would have opened the thread with an introduction rather than an allusion that might be trying to make
some implied inference. Below are a couple of outlines (there are a lot on the internet, a lot of which I
would not care to post). The Catholic Web site newadvent has a reasonable summary of the issues at
hand that I believe the O.P. was intending to get at (
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Book of Daniel).
I would prefer the opening post state a premise or ask a more specific question. It's all good as it forces
me to ask my own questions and research a little more on each area, for which I am thankful. A simple
outline is below for reference, that perhaps you can address posts to and fill in with details and questions:
Outline of the Book of Daniel
I.
(Chaps. 1 – 6) HISTORIC NIGHT WITH PROPHETIC LIGHT.
* Daniel Interprets Other’s Dreams (Written in the 3rd Person)
A. (Chaps. 1 - 4) THE REIGN OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR.
1. (Chap. 1) Daniel, Captive in Babylon, given a heathen name, but refused to
adopt heathen customs.
2. (Chap. 2) Daniel Interprets Nebuchadnezzar’s Vision.
The Time of the Gentiles is from Nebuchadnezzar ‘The Head of Gold,’ until the
destruction of the Image during the reign of the 10 Kings and the setting up of
the Millennial Reign by the return of Jesus Christ.
3. (Chap. 3) The Pride of Nebuchadnezzar Judged and the Deliverance of the 3
Hebrews from the Fiery Furnace.
Picture of Israel During the Tribulation.
4. (Chap. 4) The Insanity of Nebuchadnezzar revealed in the Tree Vision & Fulfiled
in History. The very best the World had to offer was crazy, insane.
B. (Chap. 5) The Reign of Belshazzar.
A Heathen Banquet interrupted by a Hand writing on the Wall.
The Judgment and Ending of the Babylonian Kingdom.
‘Head of Gold.’
C. (Chap. 6) The Reign of Darius.
Darius was the Median, who was the ‘Breast, Shoulders and Arms of
Silver.’ Daniel cast into the Lion’s Den.
II. (Chaps. 7 - 12) PROPHETIC LIGHT IN THE HISTORIC NIGHT.
Angel interprets Daniel’s Dreams (Written in the First Person).
A. (Chaps. 7 - 8) Visions During the Reign of Belshazzar.
1. (Chap. 7) The Vision of the 4 Great Carnivrous Beasts.
2. (Chap. 8) The Vision of the Ram with 2 Horns, and the
He Goat with one Notable Horn.
B. (Chap. 9) Vision of the 70 Weeks During Reign of Darius.
The 70 Weeks is one of the Key Prophecies of the Bible.
The 70th Week is yet future - - - The Tribulation Period.
C. (Chap. 10) Vision of the Glory of the Lord and the Last Days of Israel
during the Reign of Cyrus, King of Persia.
D. (Chap. 11) A Prophetic View of History from Darius into
the Immediate future, but also leaping to the ‘Time of the End.’
E. (Chap. 12) Looking Beyond the ‘Times of the Gentiles’ to the
‘Time of the End’ as it relates to Israel. The Great Tribulation.