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Part I--Daniel: His Writings and His Times
1. Information About Daniel And His Times, 11
Prophet's Name, 11
Scriptural Information About the Prophet, 11
Date of Daniel's Mission, 11
Prophesied To, 12
Contemporary Prophets, 12
Contemporary Prophets Contrasted, 12
Contemporary Kings, 12
National Conditions-Babylonia, 14
2. Critical Information About The Book of Daniel, 15
Style of the Book, 15
Author and Date of Authorship, 15
Bible Criticism, 16
3. Historical Summary: The Rise and Fall of Babylonia, The Rise of Media and Persia,
and the Babylonian Exile of the Jews, 19
The Rise of Babylonia as a World Power, 19
The Early Kings of Babylonia, 20
The Decline and Fall of Babylonia, 22
Descriptions of Babylon, 22
The Rise and Fall of Media, 24
The Rise of Persia, 25
Judah During the Babylonian Captivity, 25
Summary, 26
Part II--Chapter Analyses
4. Chapters in the Book of Daniel Pertaining Primarily to Events of His Day, 30
Chapter 1
: Daniel Rises to Favor in the Babylonian Court, 30
Chapter 3
:Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego Escape the Fiery Furnace, 31
Chapter 4
: Nebuchadnezzar's Insanity and Recovery, 31
Chapter 5
:Belshazzar's Feast and the Fall of Babylon, 32
Chapter 6
: Daniel is Protected From the Lions, 32
Chapter 10
: Heavenly Beings Prepare to Show Daniel What Will Befall His People in the
Latter Days, 33
5. Chapters in the Book of Daniel Containing Prophecies of World and
Last Days Events, 34
Chapter 2
: Nebuchadnezzar's Dream of the Coming of the Kingdom of God, 34
Drawing: Nebuchadnezzar's Dream and its Interpretation, 35
Chapter 7
: Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts and the Council at Adam-ondi-Ahman, 37
Chapter 8
: Daniel's Vision of the Ram and the He-Goat, 43
Chapter 9
: Daniel's Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks and the Coming of Christ, 45
Chapter 11
: The Conflict Between the Seleucids and Ptolemies-The Last Days, 47
Chapter 12
: Universal Conflict and The Council at Adam-ondi-Ahman, 50
Part III--Doctrinal Analysis
6. Six Major Doctrines of the Old Testament, 54
Scriptures Are Studied So Man Can Apply Basic Teachings, 54
The Old Testament's Central Doctrines, 54
7. The Nature of God and Godhood, 56
List of Fifty-eight Attributes of God, 56
8. God's Communication With Man, 65
The Prophetic Function (10 characteristics), 65
The Nature of Revelation and Prophecy (14 characteristics), 67
List of Thirty-five Lessons Concerning the Prophets and Their Calling, 68
9. The Nature of Sin, 70
Perversions of Religious Truths and Practices, 71
Apathy, Lack of Faith, and Negative Personal Traits, 72
Rejection and Opposition To God's Plan, 73
Moral Depravity, 74
Social, Economic, and National Wickedness, 76
10.The Nature of Man's Agency and God's Judgment, 78
God's Interactions with Man's Agency, 79
The Nature of God's Punishments, 80
God Controls Individuals and Nations, 82
Part IV--Doctrinal Analysis
11. Counsel for Righteous Living, 84
12.The Events of the Last Days, 86
1st Event: The Apostasy, 88
2nd Event: The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, 89
3rd Event: The Restoration of the Church, 89
4th Event: The Beginning of the Times of the Gentiles, 90
5th Event: War Poured Out Upon All Nations, 90
6th Event: The Period of Preparatory Wars, 90
7th Event: The Fulness of the Times of the Gentiles, 91
8th Event: The Rising of Slaves Against Their Masters, 91
9th Event: The Third World War, 91
10th Event: The Saints to Suffer Persecution, 91
11th Event: The Fulfilling of the Times of the Gentiles, 92
12th Event: Saints in Foreign Lands Will Gather to the Americas, 92
13th Event: The Gospel Will Be Taken from the Gentiles and Later Given to Israel, 92
14th Event: God Will Pour Out His Judgments Upon the Earth, 92
15th Event: Internal Wars in the United States, 93
16th Event: World-wide Revolutions and Deterioration of Governments Occur as the Period of
Wars of Total Destruction Begins, 93
17th Event: The Saints in America Will Gather to Places of Refuge in the Western Mountains, 94
18th Event: The Political Kingdom of God Will Be Established, 94
19th Event: The Law of Consecration Will Be Established, 94
20th Event: The New Jerusalem and Its Temple Will Be Built in Missouri, 95
21st Event: The Conversion of the Lamanites, 95
22nd Event: The Ten Tribes of Israel Will Come From the North to Missouri, 95
23rd Event: Christ Will Come to the New Jerusalem Temple, 96
24th Event: 144,000 High Priests Will Be Called, 97
25th Event: A Period of Great Plagues and Destruction, 97
26th Event: The Fourth World War, A Universal Conflict, 98
27th Event: The Coming of the Ancient of Days and the Savior to the Council at
Adam-ondi-Ahman, 99
28th Event: The Fall of the Great and Abominable Church, 99
29th Event: The Gathering to the New Jerusalem and Its Rise as a World Center of Influence, 100
30th Event: The Gathering to the Land of Israel of the Scattered Remnants of Judah, 100
31st Event: General References to the Gathering of the House of Israel, 101
31st Event: The Removal of the Ten Tribes from America to the Land of Israel, 105
32nd Event: The Rule of David the Prince, 105
33rd Event:
The Construction of the Temple in Jerusalem, 108
34th Event: Israel's Political Affairs, 109
35th Event: The Battle of Armageddon, 110
36th Event: The Fall of Rome, 117
37th Event: The Appearance of Christ on the Mount of Olives, 117
38th Event: The Conversion of the House of Israel, 118
39th Event: Christ Will Come to the Jerusalem Temple and Place His Glory upon Zion, 119
40th Event: A Mission to the Heathen Nations, 120
41st Event: Israel's Growth Following the Battle of Armageddon and the Final Mission to
All Mankind, 121
42nd Event: Christ's Coming in Glory, 124
43rd Event: The First Resurrection, Resurrection of the Righteous, 127
44th Event: The Millennium, 127
45th Event: The Battle of Gog and Magog, 129
46th Event: The Second Resurrection, Resurrection of the Unrighteous, 129
47th Event: The Final Judgment, 129
48th Event: The Crowning and Exalting of Christ and the Saints, 129
49th Event: The Dissolution of the Earth and Its Heaven, 130
50th Event: The Re-creation of the Earth as a Celestial World, 130
Part V--Miscellaneous
13. Summary of the Book of Daniel, 132
Events of Daniel's Era, 132
Doctrinal and Historical Events, 133
14. Insights From The Inspired Version, 135
Index, 136
About The Author, 139
Books by the Author, 141
Cassette Tapes by the Author, 143
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