Live at Lighthouse – Sunday 9/20/26
Sermon Notes and Scripture
THE DESECRATION OF THE TEMPLE
Daniel 8
In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. 2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. 3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. 5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6 And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
NOTES
Daniel’s vision
- Ram-2 horns v.3 Daniel 8:20The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
- He-goat with one horn v.5 Daniel 8:21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
- The great horn broken v.8 Psalm 75:10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
- The little horn v.9 Daniel 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
- Prefigure of the anti-Christ Daniel 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
- Craft to prosper v.25—Revelation 13:17 no man will be able to buy or sell w/o the mark of the beast
- Magnify himself in his heart v.25 Revelation 13:5 He is given a mouth to blaspheme
- By peace will destroy many v.25 Revelation 6 The antichrist comes in on a white horse symbolizing peace before war
- He shall stand up against the Prince of princes v.25 The antichrist shall fight against Christ Himself and fail.
- The amazing prophecy of this book. These things came to pass hundreds of years after Daniel and point to the coming anti-Christ. Watch as prophecy unfolds. Jesus is coming.