Review of Lessons 1-7

International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Oct 22, 1885

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 11, No. 40.

Review of Lessons 1-7.

[LESSON FOR PACIFIC COAST.—NOVEMBER 7.]

1. How DOES God make known to man the events that will come upon the earth?

"And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream." Num. 12:6.

"Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets." Amos 3:7.

2. What does Peter say of the importance of prophecy?

"We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the daystar arise in your hearts." 2 Peter 1:19.

3. What does Paul say of the importance of a knowledge of God's word?

"And that from a child thou hast known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." 2 Tim. 3:15-17.

4. To what portion of the Bible did Timothy have access, as mentioned in verse 15?

To the Old Testament, for the New was not then in existence.

5. What lesson may we learn from this?

6. To what are the books of Daniel and the Revelation specially devoted?

7. What noted captives are mentioned in Daniel 1:6?

8. What especial gift did God bestow upon Daniel?

"As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams." Dan 1:17.

9. What remarkable dream was given to King Nebuchadnezzar in the second year of his reign?

"Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them; and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth." Dan. 2:31-35.

10. Give the interpretation.

11. What vision was given to Daniel in the first year of Belshazzar?

"Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another." Dan. 7:2, 3.

12. Describe the four beasts that came up from the sea.

"The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it; and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth; it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns." Dan. 7:4-7.

13. What did these four beasts represent?

"These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth." Verse 17.

14. Was Daniel fully satisfied with the interpretation he received?

"Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me; but I kept the matter in my heart." Verse 28.

15. After two years, what symbols were shown to Daniel, as mentioned in chapter 8?

"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." "And as I was considering, behold, a 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." "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." Verses 3, 5, 9.

16. What did the first beast denote?

"The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia." Verse 20.

17. What did the rough goat represent?

"And the rough goat is the king of Grecia; and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king." Verse 21.

18. What are the names of the first three universal empires?

19. By what symbols is Babylon represented in chapters 2 and 7?

20. By what is Medo-Persia symbolized in chapters 2, 7, and 8?

21. How is Grecia represented in these chapters?

22. How is the fourth empire represented?