Revealing the Night Visions of Daniel

“Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation (Daniel 8:19).” Daniel, along with Ezra, scribed a type of end time understanding which could be referred to as, night vision. “For at the time of the end shall be the vision (Daniel 8:17).” By the commandment of God, their work was sealed up and reserved for end times. “Shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days (Daniel 8:26).” Ezra recorded evidence of his participation, saying that, "He was a ready scribe in the law of Moses… even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord (Ezra 7:6; 7:11).”

“Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriac, O king, live forever (Daniel 2:4).” Mentioning the word ‘Syriac’ thwarted suspicions, and insured a perfect hiding place for their work. The bible is recorded in three languages. Taking note of the third language creates an awareness of some the early recipients of God’s covenants, even the Syrians, the forerunners of Islam; whose language is the foundation of night vision. “I saw in my vision by night (Daniel 7:2).”

Daniel and Ezra did their work in such a way as to insure the inseparability of the Syrian and Hebrew languages. There are even instances wherein a word was used twice in one sentence, and it was written in both languages (Ezra 7:22, the word ‘baths’; Ezra 7:12, the words ‘king’ and ‘kings’). Daniel and Ezra's work veiled and reserved messages for end times, and now it manifests support that is needed to alleviate doubts, and cause believers to receive the truth of end times.

Knowing where the Syrian scriptures were recorded makes the intentional misplacement of words, resourceful. In the book of Daniel, the Syrian language is written from chapter two, the middle of verse four, and it continues through the end of seventh chapter. In Ezra, the Syrian language begins in the fourth chapter, in verse eight, and it continues until the Jews keep Passover in the sixth chapter, concluding in verse eighteen. The Syriac language then reappears in the book of Ezra upon a decree that King Artaxerxes made wherein he indicated that he and the people of Babylon had given a freewill offering to the house of God at Jerusalem, and it officially gave the people of Israel permission return to Jerusalem with Ezra (Ezra 7:12-26).

Separating the two languages requires a concordance containing a Hebrew cross reference guide. Look up a word, find its text number, then look up the text number in the Hebrew dictionary section of the concordance; note the words of translation. To thoroughly investigate a word, everywhere that word was translated requires investigation. First priority is to establish a method of being able to tell whether a word is of the Hebrew, or the Syrian language. If the word is Hebrew (day vision) it is used throughout the old testament. The Syrian (night vision) words are restricted to those areas of Ezra's and Daniel's work that are mentioned above.

Once the languages are separated, then the few words which were intentionally misplaced, stand out. They work to either draw attention to the verse, or to utter the sentiments of the Lord, or to aid in the interpretation. There is one instance in the book of Jeremiah wherein an entire verse was written in the Syriac language, “Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under the heavens (Jeremiah 10:11).” Inserting a verse which was written in the Syriac language into a Hebrew text, draws attention to the verse. This verse utters the sentiments of the Lord for these times: Tell them that the lies of religion shall perish from the earth!

The portion of Ezra’s work which was written in the night vision language, successfully prophesied the setting of end times. Men were rising up from captivity in order to come and rebuild the Lord’s temple, and their adversaries were trying to stop their work. In the end, God had the victory and Israel's temple was built, and the children of Israel were blessed by their captors. This is a pattern for today: today's adversaries will try and stop those who are working to fulfill scripture, but in the end, God's people will have the victory, and Zion will be established. Daniel's contribution to the night vision language, was different. His work was a series of occurrences and dreams that are parables which reveal certain truths about end times.

In the third chapter of Daniel, all the people are bowing down to a great man-made image. Contrarily, there are three servants of the Lord which refuse to bow down, even at the risk of being cast into a burning fiery furnace. Throughout the ages, people, as well as their pastors, have desired to receive answers to the sealed up prophecies of Daniel. Wise men crafted together understandings for everyone. What happens when those highly regarded teachings are found to be faulty and inaccurate? God said that the book of Daniel was to be sealed up until the last days (Daniel 8:17; 8:26). Congregations, as well as their teachers, have been studying and accepting certain interpretations on the book of Daniel, for generations. Even people with good intentions have built additional mistakes upon some of these unproven foundations. When mistakes and errs are circulated long enough, they begin to have a type of power, which, in essence, causes people to bow down to them. Bowing down to the powerful mistaken religious beliefs of the majority, is what the parable of the graven image is all about.

In the fourth chapter of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar orates an experience which he suffered because he refused to accept the authority of God's word. God likened Nebuchadnezzar to a tree, saying that Nebuchadnezzar was strong, and that his rule was providing meat and fruit for the fowls of heaven, and that the beasts of earth had taken refuge under his shadow. Nebuchadnezzar was warned to break off his iniquities and his sins by showing mercy to the poor. He was told that, if, or when, he didn’t listen to these words, he would be cut off and driven from among men, and he would be made to eat grass like an ox until seven times passed over him. Twelve months later, God preformed the thing that was appointed for Nebuchadnezzar: Nebuchadnezzar was cut off and driven from among men.

Through the covenant message priests have been warned to break off their iniquities by showing mercy to the religiously oppressed. Priests are to teach the covenant message, and release every believer that has been held captive by religious fears (Jeremiah 21:12). When this truth is told to a priest, their trial begins: Who holds the priest's allegiance; is it truly God, and his word? “A sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed (Jeremiah 50:36).” Even priests that have faithfully served the Lord, will, like Nebuchadnezzar, be forced to decide whether or not they will obey the word of God. Choosing incorrectly will cause the prophesied punishments of correction to come upon believers.

God made covenants, and he saved his people based upon those covenants. If a teacher refuses to accept and teach this truth, then they, like a tree, will be cut off from the sons of God. “I will plead with you face to face... I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant: I will purge out from among you the rebels, and them that transgress against me (Ezekiel 20:35-38).” Fighting against God's word will cause priests to lose the Holy Spirit, until they know, as Nebuchadnezzar knew, that, “God doth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of earth, and none can stay his hand (Daniel 4:35).” There is much evidence of these things in scripture (James 3:1). “The Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee (Jeremiah 11:17).” "And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. If ye will not hear, and if you will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and will curse your blessings (Malachi 2:1-2)."

“Oh king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, break off thy sins by righteousness, and thy iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquility (Daniel 4:27).” The consequence for Nebuchadnezzar's negligence cost him seven years before his honor and his brightness was restored to him. Every priest will need to accept the truth of God's word before being restored to their former glory. “Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to debase (Daniel 4:37).”

In the sixth chapter of Daniel, King Darius is victimized by his own words. He signed a decree into unchangeable law. When his servant, Daniel, broke that unchangeable law, Darius labored till the going down of the sun to rescue him, but in the end Darius delivered Daniel to the lion’s den. King Darius fasted all night and prayed, rising early in the morning, needing to know, Is God able to save you? In this parable, King Darius represents pastors who will not change their teachings before they witness the day of God's affliction. King Darius's heart was confused, and fear kept him from doing the thing that was right. Some priests will let pride keep them from correcting their teachings, but others will not change their teachings because they have fears: they fear the congregation's response, they fear being wrong, and they fear the religious authorities over them. In any case, these forewarned priests, will, like king Darius, be restlessly awaiting the evidence of the morning.

Daniel represents priests who fearlessly do the will of the Lord. He was unapologetic and unafraid to continue to worship God, in righteousness. The den represents public mocking. “They gaped upon me with their mouths, as a ravening and roaring lion (Psalms 22:13).” “My God sent an angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths (Daniel 6:22).” Daniel was protected because he believed God, and his story illustrates to everyone, that during the end times God will protect those believers who put their trust and confidence in him.

The terrible image of Nebuchadnezzar's dream is recorded in the second chapter of Daniel. This image represents the mistakes of religion. “Every founder is confounded by the graven image… they are vanity, the work of errors (Jeremiah 10:14-15).” God knows the gold of Islam, the silver of Judaism, and the brass of Christianity. He fashioned each of them, along with the priesthood, depicted by those legs of iron (Psalms 2:9). God even insured Islam's inclusion in the iron legs, by attaching the Syriac word for ‘iron’ unto king Cyrus’s name. ‘Iron’ was translated ‘Persian’ in the words, Cyrus the Persian (Daniel 6:28).

"This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible (Daniel 2:31)." The words, terrible, form and excellent, are all words which portray the attributes of God. "Excellent" describes Daniel’s spirit (Daniel 5:12). The book of Psalms describes God as being, "terrible" (Psalm 47:2), and it was no accident that the Syriac word which was translated "form" was the same word that was used to represent Christ in the fiery furnace, “The form of the fourth is like the son of God (Daniel 3:25).” Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a great image was recorded is scripture to verify that God fashioned those religious practices which currently stand before the eyes of all people, as an idol. They benefited the Lord, but nevertheless, religion has made its mistakes, and those mistakes are destined to be broken into pieces as chaff upon the summer threshing floor.  

In the fifth chapter of Daniel, Belshazzar saw fingers writing on the wall of his palace. He was greatly troubled and wanted answers. Hopefully, like Belshazzar, when you see the handwriting on the wall, God will send someone to you that will counsel you with good instruction from his word. “Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings (Isaiah 3:10).”

The Syriac word which was translated ‘fingers’ in the fifth chapter, is the same word that was translated toes in chapter two, in the ten toes upon the image of Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Daniel 2:41; 5:5). This implies that being able to interpret the ten toes of this great image, is the handwriting of our emancipation. Start to discern the interpretation of the ten toes by acknowledging that four carpenters are building Zion (Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the priesthood). Then, as God said, add the fifth part (Leviticus 5:16; 22:14; 27:13; 27:15; 27:19; 27:27; 27:31; Numbers 5:7). Abraham’s brother, the descendants of Lot: Moab, is the fifth part! “The dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them (Exodus 15:15).” Islam is currently comprised of two faiths, both of which are helping to build Zion. This observation is confirmed by the handwriting on the wall, in a verse testifing that Islam's kingdom is divided: "Thy kingdom is divided (Daniel 5:28)."  

Further proof of Islam's divided kingdom is found in the eighth chapter of Daniel where an angel gave this prophecy: “The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia (Daniel 8:20).” The Hebrew word for ‘ram’ was translated ‘mighty’ in the words “mighty men of Moab (Exodus 15:15).” Therefore Moab has his portion within the ram that has two horns representing the divided kingdom of Islam. Furthermore, the same Hebrew word which was translated "ram" was also translated "lintel" and "posts," and it was used in a verse depicting materials that make up a fifth part of the wall of the temple (1Kings 6:31). Put all this information together, and Moab is the fifth part of the believers that are helping to build Zion.

These are the five toes; and soon each toe will be divided based upon whether or not believers are supporting the covenant message. “Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whithersoever thy face is set (Ezekiel 21:16).” In essence, the message of the covenant divides believers who are sharing the covenant message, from those who are serving religion. “His feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west (Zechariah 14:4).” Half of the believers will argue for the covenants, and the remainder will stay upon their religious beliefs. Saved, as well as unsaved persons will be on both sides of the argument. Absolutely no doctrine will save you: trusting in God and his covenants, along with doing God's will, is the recipe for salvation. “In the days of these kings (ten toes) shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed… it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever (Daniel 2:44).”

A dream that Daniel saw is recorded in the seventh chapter of the book of Daniel. In it, four beasts rise up from the sea. These beasts represent believers from the nations of Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the priesthood, and they rise up from being spiritually dead at the hearing of the covenant message. The third beast that rose up from the sea was given a dominion: this beast represents Christianity. Compare the dominion of the third beast to that of the third kingdom of brass in Nebuchadnezzar's dream which was given rule; for dominion means that they are given rule (Daniel 2:39; 7:6). Yet even Christianity needs to be submissive to the prophesied truths of end times: “They had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged (Daniel 7:12).”

The fourth beast which rose up from the sea in the vision, is the priesthood. They are unmistakably identified by their ten horns, and their iron teeth. The priesthood is God’s threshing instrument, purposed to destroy the lies of religion. “The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces (Daniel 7:23).” The priesthood has access to the pulpit, which logically makes these leaders the perfect treaders of earth. "The Lord of hosts hath visited his flock the house of Judah, and hath made them his goodly horse in the battle... They shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle (Zechariah 10:3-5)." Religious deception is the beast that is to be slain. “I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame (Daniel 7:11).”

Also included in the seventh chapter of Daniel, is information concerning a little horn. “The ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise ‘after’ them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings (Daniel 7:24).” The word ‘after’ affirms that the little horn makes his debut after the ten kingdoms are evident. He represents the final voice of religion, but more concisely, the little horn represents the last great teacher that rises up and teaches inaccuracies, and makes mistakes which are against God's word. Contrary to the teachings of the little horn, when God arises to shake the earth, Christ will take his rightful place as head over all covenants. Then, and in those times, learning of Jesus and receiving his teachings will be God's requirement for salvation.

“I saw in my night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. There was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed (Daniel 7:13-14).” The believer's hope should be in that glorious day when Christ takes his rightful place, under God. “When he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power… and when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself, be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all (1Corinthians 15:2; 15:28).”

This concludes a summarization of the night vision parables, but there are countless other discoveries which are still waiting to be discovered within the Syriac words of scripture. Here is just a small sampling:

A Syriac word was translated "stream" in the verse, “A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him (Daniel 7:10).” The same Syriac word was translated "rivers" in the book of Isaiah. By placing this Syriac word within Hebrew dialogue, God brought attention to Isaiah's inspirational prophesies concerning new understandings of end times. “I will open rivers in the high places (Isaiah 41:18).” and, “There the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams (Isaiah 33:21).” When Daniel prophesied the words "fiery stream," he prophesied evidence that the passions of believers will be fired up for the Lord during end times.

The Hebrew word ‘Cassia’ was written within the Syriac dialogue. This spice was one of the four spices which were used in making the holy anointing oil that consecrated the temple, as well as the priesthood. In essence, this spice placed the blessing of separation to the Lord upon its recipients (Exodus 30:24). The word ‘cassia’ was translated ‘night’ in the verse “I saw in the night visions (Daniel 7:13).” Merging these facts causes believers to perceive that night vision is the cassia; the missing ingredient which is necessary for the cleansing and consecration of new Jerusalem.

Another Syriac word which was translated ‘sought,’ was placed within the Hebrew scriptures of Obadiah: “How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up! (Obadiah 6).” This misplaced word implies that Islam will be amazed to learn of those things which are prophesied about them, and which are being revealed from the scriptures.

Lastly, another Syriac word was translated into the word "set" and it was used in the verse, “How shall I set thee as Zeboim? (Hosea 11:8).” Zeboim was a city which Abraham once rescued (Genesis 14:8; 14:15). Afterwards Zeboim was overthrown by God in his wrath, and it became a land of sickness, and of plagues (Deuteronomy 29:23). These facts verify God's plan to rescue his people, and afterwards he will turn and show mighty signs upon every believer who still refuses to receive instruction, even upon those that were rescued (1Samuel 13:18).