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[blank_start]Christ[blank_end] is the center of Daniel, as He is of the entire Bible.

Chapters 2 thru 7 were written in [blank_start]Aramaic[blank_end], and the rest of book was written in [blank_start]Hebrew[blank_end].

Nebuchadnezzar's vision had [blank_start]four[blank_end] kingdoms (Daniel 2) Daniel's vision of [blank_start]four[blank_end] kingdoms (Daniel 7)

God delivers Daniel’s companions from the fiery [blank_start]furnace[blank_end] (Daniel 3) God delivers Daniel from the den of [blank_start]lions[blank_end] (Daniel 6)

[blank_start]Judgment[blank_end] upon Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4) [blank_start]Judgment[blank_end] upon Belshazzar (Daniel 5)

Preterism tends to view the prophetic events announced in Daniel as having occurred in the past

Futurism holds that in apocalyptic prophecy God reveals an unbroken sequence of history from the time of the prophet to the end of time

Idealism contends that the same prophecies still await a future fulfillment.

Historicism holds that apocalyptic prophecies are symbols of general spiritual realities without any specific historical referents.

In [blank_start]classical[blank_end] prophecies, the prophet receives “the Word of the Lord”.

Apocalyptic prophecies display some peculiar features, such as: