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Daniel’s Dreams and Visions I n dreams and visions, the prophet Daniel saw amazing scenes of the future of the world. In these videos on the prophecies of Daniel, I’ve tried to recreate visually what Daniel saw and to explain it in a way which has been broadly accepted by students of Bible prophecy for many centuries. ________________________________ Most recent : Daniel Chapter 9-a “The 69 Weeks” This is the first of two videos on Daniel chapter 9. It focuses on the parts of the “70 Weeks” prophecy, revealed by the angel Gabriel, which have already been fulfilled, concentrating mainly on verses 24 to 26. An incredibly specific 483 year length of time was revealed to Daniel that would pass between “ the commandment to restore Jerusalem ” and “ Messiah the Prince ” ...

Why the Bar Code Will Always Be the Mark of the Beast Joe Woodland invented the bar code — that collection of lines and numbers used to ring up your groceries every time you visit the supermarket — and after the longtime IBMer passed away earlier this month at the age of 91, the response from certain parts of the web was all too predictable. “It’s the mark of the beast!” wrote one regular Wired commenter in response to our Joe Woodland tribute, pointing readers to the 16th verse of the 13th chapter of the Book of Revelation. Revelation is the final book of the Bible’s New Testament, and among other things, it foretells an apocalypse in which a beast will rise from the earth, rain fire from the heavens, and lay his mark on all of humankind — a mark used to buy and sell. “He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the nam...

The Book of Revelation from the New Testament, and the breaking of the Seven seals. The Book of Revelation, often known as Revelation, Apocalypse, or by a number of variants expanding upon its authorship or subject matter, is the final book of the New Testament and occupies a central part in Christian eschatology. Written in Koine Greek, its title is derived from the first word of the text, apokalypsis, meaning "unveiling" or "revelation". The author of the work identifies himself in the text as "John" and says that he was on Patmos, an island in the Aegean, when he "heard a great voice" instructing him to write the book. This John is traditionally supposed to be John the Apostle, although recent scholarship has suggested other possibilities including a putative figure given the name John of Patmos. Most modern scholars believe it was written around 95 AD, with some believing it dates from around 70 AD. The book spans three litera...

666 Number Of The Beast 666 being the number of the beast relates to one of the most important topics found in the book of Revelation, yet this is one subject where almost everyone quoting on this topic is basing their conclusions primarily on assumptions, and hence almost all are incorrect as you would expect. For instance, many today have erroneously concluded that 666 is the mark of the beast when Revelation 13:17 clearly states that the “ mark of the beast ” and the “ number of the beast ” are two separate symbols. Verse 17 also says the “ number of HIS name! ” To quote the obvious, since it states “ His name, ” this means of course the “ number of a man. ” And since verse 18 says that the “ number of the beast ” is the “ number of a man, ” and the number of this man it is 666, then we know that the phrase the “ number of his name ” in verse 17 is definitely the number 666 and hence separate to the mark. The book of Daniel informs us that a beast is a kingdom (Dani...