INTER-TESTAMENTINTER-TESTAMENT(400 YEARS W/NO VOICE)(400 YEARS W/NO VOICE)

PERSIAN RULEPERSIAN RULE

BOOKS DEALING WITH BOOKS DEALING WITH PERSIAPERSIA

DANIELDANIEL

ESTHERESTHER

EZRAEZRA

NEHEMIAHNEHEMIAH

HAGGAIHAGGAI

ZECHARIAHZECHARIAH

MALACHIMALACHI

REBUILDING JERUSALEMREBUILDING JERUSALEM

KING CYRUS ALLOWS JEWS TO KING CYRUS ALLOWS JEWS TO RETURNRETURN

ZERUBBABEL & JOSHUA (HIGH ZERUBBABEL & JOSHUA (HIGH PRIEST)PRIEST)

NO KINGNO KING

STILL RULED OVER BY PERSIANSSTILL RULED OVER BY PERSIANS

LEADERSHIP IN PLACELEADERSHIP IN PLACE

ISRAEL RUN BY A COUNCIL OF ELDERS AND PRIESTSISRAEL RUN BY A COUNCIL OF ELDERS AND PRIESTS

FORMED AN ECCLESIASTICAL COURT WHICH FORMED AN ECCLESIASTICAL COURT WHICH INTERPRETED THE LAW & FORCED OBEDIENCEINTERPRETED THE LAW & FORCED OBEDIENCE

THIS WAS THE GREAT SYNAGOGUETHIS WAS THE GREAT SYNAGOGUE

(120 MEMBERS) – NUMBERS 10(120 MEMBERS) – NUMBERS 10

PERSIAN RULEPERSIAN RULE

DANIEL’S PROPHECIESDANIEL’S PROPHECIES

4 BEASTS IN DANIEL4 BEASTS IN DANIELDaniel 7:Daniel 7: lists 4 Empires and calls them each by alists 4 Empires and calls them each by a

BEASTBEAST

““They Rise Up Out of the Sea”They Rise Up Out of the Sea”

► LION/LION/(Gold)-(Gold)-BABYLONBABYLON► BEAR/BEAR/(Silver)-(Silver)-PERSIAPERSIA► LEOPARDLEOPARD//(Bronze/(Bronze/

Brass)Brass)► BEAST/BEAST/(Iron)(Iron)

WHO IS THE LEOPARD?WHO IS THE LEOPARD?

WHO IS THE BRASS/BRONZE?WHO IS THE BRASS/BRONZE?

THE VISION OF RAMTHE VISION OF RAMBY THE RIVER DANIEL SEES A BY THE RIVER DANIEL SEES A

RAM WITH 2 HORNSRAM WITH 2 HORNS

THE 2 HORNS WERE HIGHTHE 2 HORNS WERE HIGH

ONE WAS HIGHER THAN THE OTHERONE WAS HIGHER THAN THE OTHER

THE HIGHER CAME UP LASTTHE HIGHER CAME UP LAST

RAM PUSHED WEST, NORTH AND RAM PUSHED WEST, NORTH AND SOUTHSOUTH

NO BEAST COULD STAND BEFORE HIM OR BE NO BEAST COULD STAND BEFORE HIM OR BE DELIVERED FROM HIS HANDSDELIVERED FROM HIS HANDS

HE DID ACCORDING TO HIS WILL AND HE DID ACCORDING TO HIS WILL AND BECAME GREATBECAME GREAT

RAM = PERSIARAM = PERSIA

(DANIEL 8:20)(DANIEL 8:20)

A GOATA GOAT

A GOAT CAME FROM THE WESTA GOAT CAME FROM THE WEST

HE CAME TOWARDS THE WHOLE EARTHHE CAME TOWARDS THE WHOLE EARTH

HE DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUNDHE DID NOT TOUCH THE GROUND

HAD A NOTABLE HORN BETWEEN ITS HAD A NOTABLE HORN BETWEEN ITS EYESEYES

GOAT = LEOPARD/BRASSGOAT = LEOPARD/BRASS

GOAT VS. RAMGOAT VS. RAM

GOAT WITH THE ONE HORN RAN TO THE RAM WITH 2 GOAT WITH THE ONE HORN RAN TO THE RAM WITH 2 HORNS WITH FURY AND POWERHORNS WITH FURY AND POWER

THE GOAT BROKE THE RAMS 2 HORNSTHE GOAT BROKE THE RAMS 2 HORNS

THERE WAS NO POWER TO STAND BEFORE THERE WAS NO POWER TO STAND BEFORE HIMHIM

HE WAS CAST TO THE GROUND AND STAMPED HE WAS CAST TO THE GROUND AND STAMPED ONON

NON COULD DELIVER THE RAM OUT OF HIS NON COULD DELIVER THE RAM OUT OF HIS HANDHAND

PERSIANS DEFEATEDPERSIANS DEFEATED

WHO IS THIS?WHO IS THIS?

LEOPARDLEOPARD

BRASS/BRONZE BRASS/BRONZE

GOATGOAT

THE INTERPRETATIONTHE INTERPRETATION

RAM WITH 2 HORNS = MEDIA-RAM WITH 2 HORNS = MEDIA-PERSIAPERSIA

GOAT = GREECEGOAT = GREECE

GREECE CONQUERS GREECE CONQUERS PERSIAPERSIA

NEXT EMPIRE IN LINENEXT EMPIRE IN LINE

LEOPARD = GREECIAN EMPIRELEOPARD = GREECIAN EMPIRE(DANIEL 7:6)(DANIEL 7:6)

BRASS/BRONZE = GREECIAN EMPIREBRASS/BRONZE = GREECIAN EMPIRE(DANIEL 2)(DANIEL 2)

GOAT = GREECIAN EMPIREGOAT = GREECIAN EMPIRE(DANIEL 8)(DANIEL 8)

HORN = GREAT KINGHORN = GREAT KING

HORN ON THE GOAT = 1HORN ON THE GOAT = 1STST KING KING

11STST KING = ALEXANDER THE KING = ALEXANDER THE GREATGREAT

ALEXANDER’S ALEXANDER’S CONQUESTCONQUEST

ABOUT ALEXANDERABOUT ALEXANDER

CONQURED QUICKLYCONQURED QUICKLY

RULED THE WORLD BY AGE 30RULED THE WORLD BY AGE 30

ALLOWED JEWS TO PRACTICE FAITHALLOWED JEWS TO PRACTICE FAITH

SET UP HEADQAURTERS IN SET UP HEADQAURTERS IN BABYLONBABYLON

THE FALL OF A KINGTHE FALL OF A KING

ALEXANDER’S DOMINANCE COMES TO AN ALEXANDER’S DOMINANCE COMES TO AN ENDEND

DID ALEXANDER DIE IN BATTLE?DID ALEXANDER DIE IN BATTLE?

DIED IN BABYLONDIED IN BABYLON

POISONED (ALOCOHOL?)POISONED (ALOCOHOL?)

GRECIAN EMPIRE DIVIDEDGRECIAN EMPIRE DIVIDED

4 HORNS WILL REPLACE THE BROKEN 4 HORNS WILL REPLACE THE BROKEN HORNHORN

4 HORNS = 4 KINGS OR KINGDOMS 4 HORNS = 4 KINGS OR KINGDOMS

EMERGING FROM THIS NATION EMERGING FROM THIS NATION (GRECIAN)(GRECIAN)

4 KINGS WILL BE POWERFUL BUT 4 KINGS WILL BE POWERFUL BUT WILL WILL NOTNOT HAVE THE POWER AS THE 1 HAVE THE POWER AS THE 1STST

(ALEXANDER THE GREAT)(ALEXANDER THE GREAT)

DIVIDED AMONGST 4 GENERALSDIVIDED AMONGST 4 GENERALS

4 GRECIAN KINGDOMS:4 GRECIAN KINGDOMS:1.1. North/SelucusNorth/Selucus

Central Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq & Central AsiaCentral Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq & Central Asia

2. 2. South/PtolemySouth/PtolemyEgypt and North AfricaEgypt and North Africa

3. 3. West/CassanderWest/CassanderGreece and South EasternGreece and South Eastern

4. 4. East/LysimachusEast/LysimachusWestern TurkeyWestern Turkey

CONFLICT BETWEEN NORTH & CONFLICT BETWEEN NORTH & SOUTHSOUTH

NORTH VS. SOUTHNORTH VS. SOUTH

SELUCID VS. SELUCID VS. PTOLEMYPTOLEMY

PROPHECIED:PROPHECIED:

DANIEL 11DANIEL 11

ISRAEL CHANGEDISRAEL CHANGED

POSSESSION 5 TIMESPOSSESSION 5 TIMES

DURING CONFLICTDURING CONFLICT

NORTH WINSNORTH WINS

GENERAL PTOLEMY DIESGENERAL PTOLEMY DIES

ANTIOCHOUS EPHIPHANIES III ANTIOCHOUS EPHIPHANIES III (SYRIAN GENERAL)(SYRIAN GENERAL)

TAKES CONTROL OF ISRAELTAKES CONTROL OF ISRAEL

ALLOWED JEWISH FAITH & PRACTICEALLOWED JEWISH FAITH & PRACTICE

GREEK INFLUENCE SPREADGREEK INFLUENCE SPREAD

GREEK LANGUAGEGREEK LANGUAGE

CITIES/CITIES/ARCHITEXTUREARCHITEXTURE

GODS & RELIGIONGODS & RELIGION

(HELLENISM)(HELLENISM)

LANGUAGE CHANGE IN LANGUAGE CHANGE IN SCRIPTURESSCRIPTURES

OLD TESTAMENT = HEBREW/ARAMAICOLD TESTAMENT = HEBREW/ARAMAIC

NEW TESTAMENT = GREEKNEW TESTAMENT = GREEKSPOKEN: (GREEK/LATIN/ARAMAIC)SPOKEN: (GREEK/LATIN/ARAMAIC)

ANTIOCHOUS EPIPHANIES ANTIOCHOUS EPIPHANIES IVIV

DID NOT FAVOR JEWISH CULTURE/FAITHDID NOT FAVOR JEWISH CULTURE/FAITH

CIRCUMCISION OUTLAWEDCIRCUMCISION OUTLAWED

FORCED HELLENISTIC VIEWSFORCED HELLENISTIC VIEWS(KILLED THOSE WHO WOULD NOT FOLLOW)(KILLED THOSE WHO WOULD NOT FOLLOW)

DESECRATES THE HOLY TEMPLEDESECRATES THE HOLY TEMPLE(OFFERED PIGS TO ZEUS ON ALTAR)(OFFERED PIGS TO ZEUS ON ALTAR)

IS HE “THE LITTLE HORN”?IS HE “THE LITTLE HORN”?

COMES OUT OF THE 4 GRECIAN KINGDOMS COMES OUT OF THE 4 GRECIAN KINGDOMS

THE LITTLE HORN = A FIERCE KINGTHE LITTLE HORN = A FIERCE KING

HE WILL HAVE SINISTER SCHEMESHE WILL HAVE SINISTER SCHEMES

SPEAKS BLASPHEMY AGAINST GODSPEAKS BLASPHEMY AGAINST GOD

LITTLE HORN = LITTLE HORN = ANTICHRISTANTICHRIST

HIS POWER SHALL BE MIGHTY BUT NOT BY HIS OWN HIS POWER SHALL BE MIGHTY BUT NOT BY HIS OWN POWER (SATAN’S)POWER (SATAN’S)

WILL ARISE IN THE LATTER DAYSWILL ARISE IN THE LATTER DAYS

HE SHALL COME AGAINST PRINCE OF PRINCES (JESUS)HE SHALL COME AGAINST PRINCE OF PRINCES (JESUS)

SEAL UP THIS VISION UNTIL THE LAST DAYSSEAL UP THIS VISION UNTIL THE LAST DAYS

ANTIOCHOUS EPIPHINIES IV = PICTURE OF ANTIOCHOUS EPIPHINIES IV = PICTURE OF ANTICHRISTANTICHRIST

JEWISH REVOLTJEWISH REVOLT

HIGH PRIEST MATTATHIASHIGH PRIEST MATTATHIAS

5 SONS:5 SONS:JONAHTAN MACCABEUSJONAHTAN MACCABEUS

SIMON MACCABEUSSIMON MACCABEUSJUDAH MACCABEUSJUDAH MACCABEUS

JOHN GADDIJOHN GADDIELIEZERELIEZER

THE MACCABEESTHE MACCABEES

MACCABEE ARMYMACCABEE ARMY

REVOLTED AGAINST JEWS CONVERTED TO REVOLTED AGAINST JEWS CONVERTED TO HELLINSMHELLINSM

GATHERERD GUERRILLA WARFARE TYPE ARMYGATHERERD GUERRILLA WARFARE TYPE ARMY

ATTACKED SELUCID DYNASTYATTACKED SELUCID DYNASTY

RE-TOOK JUDEA & THE HOLY TEMPLERE-TOOK JUDEA & THE HOLY TEMPLE

TEMPLE RE-DEDICATEDTEMPLE RE-DEDICATED

LIGHT 8 CANDLESLIGHT 8 CANDLES

(WHY 8 ? - SUKKOT?)(WHY 8 ? - SUKKOT?)

99THTH (SHAMASH = SERVANT) (SHAMASH = SERVANT)

FESTIVAL OF LIGHTSFESTIVAL OF LIGHTS(CELEBRATED BY CHRIST)(CELEBRATED BY CHRIST)

DEDICATE = HANUKKAHDEDICATE = HANUKKAH

HASMONEAN RULEHASMONEAN RULE

SIMON MACCABEUS SET UP RULE UNDER THE NAME SIMON MACCABEUS SET UP RULE UNDER THE NAME HASMONEANHASMONEAN

(DERIVES FROM SIMON’S GRANDFATHER (ASMONEOUS))(DERIVES FROM SIMON’S GRANDFATHER (ASMONEOUS))

ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT FOR SHORT PERIODESTABLISHED GOVERNMENT FOR SHORT PERIOD

JERUSALEM GROWS FROM 5,000-25,000 PEOPLEJERUSALEM GROWS FROM 5,000-25,000 PEOPLE

ANOTHER EMPIRE RISINGANOTHER EMPIRE RISING

THE ROMAN EMPIRETHE ROMAN EMPIRE

63 B.C. POMPEII AND ROMAN 63 B.C. POMPEII AND ROMAN ARMY INVADE JERUSALEMARMY INVADE JERUSALEM

CONTROL THE MIDDLE EASTCONTROL THE MIDDLE EAST

37 B.C. HEROD PLACED IN 37 B.C. HEROD PLACED IN CHARGE OF JUDEACHARGE OF JUDEA

AUGUSTUS/MARC ANTHONY AUGUSTUS/MARC ANTHONY (ROMANS)(ROMANS)

SUPPORT HIS CLAIM AS KING OF THE SUPPORT HIS CLAIM AS KING OF THE JEWSJEWS

BOOK FOR THIS TIME BOOK FOR THIS TIME PERIODPERIOD

THE MACCABEES I & IITHE MACCABEES I & II

JOSEPHUS: “WAR OF THE JEWS”JOSEPHUS: “WAR OF THE JEWS”

WHERE IS OUR PROMISED WHERE IS OUR PROMISED SAVIOR?SAVIOR?

DANIEL’S:DANIEL’S:

70 WEEKS x 770 WEEKS x 7

PROPHETS:PROPHETS:PROPHECY OF A SAVIOR/KING PROPHECY OF A SAVIOR/KING

COMING TO SET THEM FREE FROM COMING TO SET THEM FREE FROM THEIR ENEMIESTHEIR ENEMIES

PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A MESSIAHMESSIAH

DESCRIPTION OF THIS DESCRIPTION OF THIS KINGKINGFROM THE LINEAGE OF DAVIDFROM THE LINEAGE OF DAVID

(ISAIAH 1, 11)(ISAIAH 1, 11)

FROM THE TOWN OF BETHLEHEMFROM THE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM(MICAH 5)(MICAH 5)

FROM THE TRIBE OF JUDAHFROM THE TRIBE OF JUDAH(GENESIS 49:10)(GENESIS 49:10)

BORN FROM A VIRGINBORN FROM A VIRGIN(ISAIAH 7:14)(ISAIAH 7:14)

A MESSENGER IN THE WILDERNESS WILL PAVE HIS A MESSENGER IN THE WILDERNESS WILL PAVE HIS WAYWAY

(ISAIAH 40:3)(ISAIAH 40:3)

WILL ENTER JERUSALEM ON A DONKEYWILL ENTER JERUSALEM ON A DONKEY(ZECHARIAH 9:9)(ZECHARIAH 9:9)

WILL BE SOLD FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVERWILL BE SOLD FOR 30 PIECES OF SILVER(JEREMIAH/ZECHARIAH 11:12)(JEREMIAH/ZECHARIAH 11:12)

WILL BE BETRAYED BY A CLOSE FRIENDWILL BE BETRAYED BY A CLOSE FRIEND(PSALM 41:9)(PSALM 41:9)

HANDS AND FEET WILL BE PIERCEDHANDS AND FEET WILL BE PIERCED(PSALM 22:16)(PSALM 22:16)

FORESAKEN BY HIS DISCIPLESFORESAKEN BY HIS DISCIPLES(ZECHARIAH 13:7)(ZECHARIAH 13:7)

GRAVE AMONGST THE WICKED-HE DID NO EVILGRAVE AMONGST THE WICKED-HE DID NO EVIL(ISAIAH 53:9)(ISAIAH 53:9)

WILL BE RAISED UP AMONGST THE BRETHREN WILL BE RAISED UP AMONGST THE BRETHREN (JEWS)(JEWS)

(DEUTERONOMY 18:15)(DEUTERONOMY 18:15)

THE LORDS BEGOTTEN SONTHE LORDS BEGOTTEN SON(PSALM 2:7)(PSALM 2:7)

WILL BECOME GREAT LIGHT TO GENTILES IN GALILEEWILL BECOME GREAT LIGHT TO GENTILES IN GALILEE (ISAIAH 9:1-2)(ISAIAH 9:1-2)

WILL SPEAK IN PARABLESWILL SPEAK IN PARABLES(PSALM 78:1-2)(PSALM 78:1-2)

HE WILL BIND UP & HEAL BROKEN HEARTEDHE WILL BIND UP & HEAL BROKEN HEARTED(ISAIAH 61:1-3)(ISAIAH 61:1-3)

FOLLOWS THE ORDER OF MELCHIZADEKFOLLOWS THE ORDER OF MELCHIZADEK(PSALM 110:1, 4)(PSALM 110:1, 4)

HE WILL BE REJECTED BY HIS OWNHE WILL BE REJECTED BY HIS OWN(ISAIAH 53:1-4)(ISAIAH 53:1-4)

HATED WITHOUT REASONHATED WITHOUT REASONPSALM (35:19)PSALM (35:19)

WILL BE PRAISED BY THE YOUTHWILL BE PRAISED BY THE YOUTHPSALM (8:1-2)PSALM (8:1-2)

FURTHER DESCRIPTION:FURTHER DESCRIPTION:OPRESSED & AFFLICATED W/ NO OPRESSED & AFFLICATED W/ NO

RETALIATIONRETALIATION(ISAIAH 53:7)(ISAIAH 53:7)

TORTUREDTORTURED(ISAIAH 50:6)(ISAIAH 50:6)

BODY WILL EMBARE MARKS OF ABUSEBODY WILL EMBARE MARKS OF ABUSE(PSALM 22:16-17/ISAIAH 52:14)(PSALM 22:16-17/ISAIAH 52:14)

WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS WOUNDED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS (SINS)(SINS)

(ISAIAH 53:4-6, 10-11)(ISAIAH 53:4-6, 10-11)

FEET & HANDS PIERCEDFEET & HANDS PIERCED(PSALM 22:15-16/ZECHARIAH 12:9-10)(PSALM 22:15-16/ZECHARIAH 12:9-10)

CONSIDERED A CRIMINALCONSIDERED A CRIMINAL(ISAIAH 53:12)(ISAIAH 53:12)

MANY SHAKE THEIR HEADS WHILE HE MANY SHAKE THEIR HEADS WHILE HE SUFFERSSUFFERS

(PSALM 22:7-8/109:25)(PSALM 22:7-8/109:25)

BURIED IN TOMB OF A RICH MANBURIED IN TOMB OF A RICH MAN(ISAIAH 53:8-9)(ISAIAH 53:8-9)

BODY NOT DECAYEDBODY NOT DECAYED(PSALM 16:9)(PSALM 16:9)

REVILED & MOCKED BY A CROWDREVILED & MOCKED BY A CROWD(PSALM 22:7-8)(PSALM 22:7-8)

CLOTHES GAMBLED FORCLOTHES GAMBLED FOR(PSALM 22:18)(PSALM 22:18)

LOVED ONE’S WILL SEE HIS SUFFERINGLOVED ONE’S WILL SEE HIS SUFFERING(PSALM 38:10-11)(PSALM 38:10-11)

WILL BE FORSAKEN BY GODWILL BE FORSAKEN BY GOD(PSALM 22:1-2)(PSALM 22:1-2)

WILL BE GIVEN VINEGAR TO DRINKWILL BE GIVEN VINEGAR TO DRINK(PSALM 69:21)(PSALM 69:21)

WILL COMMEND HIS SPIRIT TO GODWILL COMMEND HIS SPIRIT TO GOD(PSALM 31:5)(PSALM 31:5)

WILL BE CUTOFF BUT NOT FOR HIMSELFWILL BE CUTOFF BUT NOT FOR HIMSELF(DANIEL 9:26) (DANIEL 9:26)

WILL BE RESURRECTEDWILL BE RESURRECTED(PSALM 16:10-11/49:15)(PSALM 16:10-11/49:15)

WILL ASCEND TO THE RIGHT HAND OF WILL ASCEND TO THE RIGHT HAND OF GODGOD

(PSALM 68:18)(PSALM 68:18)

MATTHEW 5:17MATTHEW 5:17 “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the “Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

THE SPECIAL SACRIFICETHE SPECIAL SACRIFICE

““THE WORD MADE FLESH”THE WORD MADE FLESH”