Questions about Daniel 8:1-26

  1. What does the ram with two horns represent?
    1. It represents man's, (ram), struggle between good and evil, (two horns).
      • No. Horns are symbols of political power.
    2. It represents John the Baptist and Jesus, preaching the message of salvation.
      • No way!
    3. The two horns represent the first two kingdoms; Babylon, and Media and Persia, and the ram, or goat represents the fact that they are Gentile nations, whereas a lamb represents Israel.
      • No. This prophecy does not mention the first kingdom.
    4. Right Answer!It represents the second kingdom, and the horns represent its first two rulers.
      • Yes. We are told directly what it means.
      • Daniel 8:2
        The two-horned ram that you saw represents the kings of Media and Persia. (NIV)

     

     

     

     

  2. What does it mean in verse four when it says, "I watched the ram as he charged toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and none could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great."?
    1. A ram, or goat, represents the children of Satan, figuratively speaking, and they run across the whole world oppressing the children of the Lamb.
      • No. We are told that the two horns represent the kings of Media and Persia, not Satan and his children fighting against the children of God.
    2. Right Answer!It means that a nation from the east will forcibly take land and nations on its northern, southern, and western borders, and no nation will be strong enough to resist it.
      • Yes, the kingdom of Media and Persia was east of Babylon. Daniel saw that it would rise to power and none would be able to oppose it.
    3. It means that the Lord will come from the east, symbolic for the rising sun, and will destroy all his enemies at the appointed time.
      • No. We are told that the ram comes from Media and Persia.
    4. The two horns represent the two kingdoms of Israel, that is, Israel in the north and Judah in the south, and they will expand there borders during the Millennial Kingdom Age.
      • No. We are told that the ram comes from Media and Persia, not Israel.

     

     

     

     

  3. Who or what does the goat with the single horn represent?
    1. Right Answer!Alexander the Great, from the Kingdom of Greece.
      • Yes, the kingdom that came after the Media Persian was the Greek. It was lead by Alexander the Great. Alexander swept through the Media Persia empire like the wind and conquered it.
    2. Satan, the powerful goat.
      • No, Satan is the power behind all four of the kingdoms, but the goat does not represent him, but rather, Alexander the Great, the first king of the third kingdom.
    3. Julius Caesar, from the Roman Empire.
      • No, the Romans did not replace the Media Persian empire. The Greeks did.
    4. It represents the beast from Revelation.
      • No, that beast has seven heads and ten horns.

     

     

     

     

  4. What is meant by the goat attacking the two horned ram and overpowering it?
    1. It means that Satan will at first over power the two nations if the descendants of Jacob, Israel and Judah.
      • No, we are told that it concerns the kingdoms of Media and Persia and the Greek kingdom.
    2. As the prophecy says it concerns the latter days, so it represents the United States defeat of the Nazi and Nippon Empires.
      • No, the prophecy does concern the latter days, but not in that way. This prophecy shows that the man called the beast comes from the third kingdom and not from the fourth as might be expected. This prophecy clearly shows that the man who causes the abomination that desolates the temple, who is the beast, comes from the third kingdom.
    3. It is symbolic for Jesus' defeat of the two forces is Israel, the priests, and the kings.
      • No. This prophecy is not about Israel.
    4. Right Answer!The nation of Greece, led by its leader, will defeat the Media and Persia empire.
      • Yes. Alexander the Great conquered the known world at approximately 325 BC. He died as a very young man at the age of thirty-one or so, and his kingdom was then divided between his four generals. This is expressed in the prophecy by the single horn being broken off and the four horns that grow up to replace him.

     

     

     

     

  5. What is meant in verse eight about the horn a the height of his power his horn is broken off, and in its place four other horns grew up?
    1. Right Answer!At the height of his power, Alexander the Great, Greece's leader, will die and the kingdom that he established will go to four other people.
      • Yes.
    2. This is symbolic of the fall of Satan, and the truth will cover the whole world.
      • No, we are told that this is about earthly kingdoms, not about Satan.
    3. The power of Israel under King Solomon will fall and the truth will goes to the Gentile nations all across the world.
      • No, this is not about Israel's kings, but rather this kings of Media and Persia, and of Greece.
    4. It means that he power of the One, that is Israel, will go the four Gentile nations that come after it.
      • No, this is not about Israel.

     

     

     

     

  6. Which kingdom does the small horn in verse nine come out of?
    1. The Babylonian Kingdom.
      • No, we are told that it comes out of the kingdom that defeats the Media Persian kingdom, that is, the Greek kingdom.
    2. The Media and Persian Kingdom.
      • No, we are told that it comes out of the kingdom that defeats the Media Persian kingdom, that is, the Greek kingdom.
    3. Right Answer!The Kingdom of Greece.
      • Yes, this is the kingdom established by the goat with the single horn, and then is later broken into four sub-kingdoms.
    4. The Roman Empire.
      • No, the Romans did not descend from the kingdom established by the one horned goat, that is, the Greek kingdom.

     

     

     

     

  7. What land is the Beautiful Land, found in verse 9?
    1. It is heaven, and this is taking about Satan and the fall of a third of the angels.
      • No, it is talking about earthly kingdoms and earthly leaders.
    2. It is talking about the Earth in the time of the Millennial Kingdom.
      • No, these are the same kingdoms found in the prophecy of the statue in Daniel chapter two. We know that there were four kingdoms, the Babylonian, the Media Persian, the Greek, and the Roman. All of these came before the First Advent of Christ. The fourth kingdom will again be predominate at the Second Advent of Christ. This Beautiful Land is the land of Israel at the time that the beast is operating, and he does not operate during the Kingdom Age.
    3. The Beautiful Land is the Garden of Eden, now in Iraq, and the one horned goat is Satan.
      • No. The one horned goat cannot be Satan. Satan doesn't lose his kingdom and have it given to four others.
    4. Right Answer!The Beautiful Land is Israel and it lies west of the Persian kingdom.
      • Yes. The Beautiful Land is Israel. The Beautiful Land is a name for God's chosen people, that is, the land that God gave them. The Promised Land, or the Beautiful Land, is actually Israel, but is symbolic for the promised Heaven.
      • When God promised the children of Israel a land flowing with milk and honey, he was really promising Heaven to his children. Israel is symbolic for God's people, and the land of Israel is symbolic for Heaven.

     

     

     

     

  8. What is meant by the little horn throwing down some of the starry host of the heavens?
    1. Right Answer!The little horn is the beast, and is Satan's man, and what they do will result in some of the angels being cast out of heaven.
      • Yes, when the beast murders the two witnesses of Revelation chapter eleven, and enters into the holy Sanctuary, and so defiles it, this action justifies God's condemnation of Satan and his angels and results in their being cast out.
    2. The starry host represents many of the famous people of the ancient world, the "stars", and they will be thrown down from their places of power by Jesus at his resurrection.
      • No, the stars (celestial objects) represent angels (eternal beings). Pictorially the sun represents God, the moon represents Jesus, and the stars represent the eternal beings that live in heaven.
    3. The little horn is Nero, and when he burns Rome the smoke will obscure the stars in the night sky.
      • No, this is not at all right.
    4. This is symbolic of Alexander the Great's defeat of the people of the Beautiful Land, that is, Israel.
      • No, see (b.) above.

     

     

     

     

  9. What is the "host" found in verses 10 and 11?
    1. Right Answer!Those that live in heaven.
      • Yes, this is a name that applies to those that are now living in heaven, that is, the angels and whoever else might live there.
    2. The host is the biblical name for the bread of communion.
      • No, this is not about bread of communion. Look at the context in which the word is used.
    3. God is the host of the marriage supper of the Lamb, and Israel and the Church are represented as hostesses.
      • No, this is my funny answer.
    4. The hosts are people that serve the kingdom of God.
      • No, not earthly but heavenly beings.

     

     

     

     

  10. Who is the Prince of the host?
    1. Right Answer!Jesus Christ.
      • Yes, Jesus is the Prince of the host.
    2. God the Father.
      • God the Father is not a Prince. The use of the name Prince is talking about Jesus Christ.
    3. Satan.
      • No, Satan is not the Prince of the host.
    4. The Antichrist, or beast.
      • No, not at all.

     

     

     

     

  11. What is meant in verse 11 by saying that it took away the daily sacrifice from him and the place of his sanctuary was brought low?
    1. Right Answer!It is talking about the "abomination that causes desolation" sign.
      • Yes, the man of lawlessness well be revealed to the world by his having entered into the temple in Jerusalem and declaring himself to the Christ. He is going to erect some sort of image of himself in the Sanctuary and by doing this defile the temple. This action will stop any further sacrifices being offered by faith. This is a very important and key sign regarding the end times.
    2. It is talking about the fall of Judaism and the rise of Christianity.
      • No, this event occurs near the time of Jesus' Second Coming. Jesus did, at his resurrection, fulfill the Old Testament sacrifices, and will continue to do so for as long as the Church is on the earth. But when the Lord comes from heaven he will first gather up his Church, and event called the rapture by many, and this will start a new Age.
    3. It is talking about the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD by the Roman army.
      • No, this event occurs at the time of the Lord's Second Coming. When the temple was destroyed in 70 AD no one set up an image of themselves or claimed to be God.
    4. It is talking about how Caesar Nero set himself above the God of the Christians and Jews.
      • No, this is not right.

     

     

     

     

  12. Who are those that rebelled in verse 12?
    1. Right Answer!The children of Israel.
      • Yes, it is because the Jews have backed the Antichrist that the Antichrist will be allowed to do the things that he will do.
      • Daniel 9:27
        He will confirm a covenant with many for one "seven.' In the middle of the "seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on a wing of the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him." (NIV)
      • The word "many" used here is a dig against the Jews. The many make this treaty with the Antichrist and because of this rebellious act God allows the Antichrist to do his thing.
    2. The people of the world.
      • The people of the world have always been in rebellion. This is a more direct rebellion. A rebellion by God's chosen people.
    3. The Antichrist and his supporters.
      • No, see (b.) above.
    4. Mankind and the angels that sided with Satan.
      • No. seek (b.) above.

     

     

     

     

  13. . Was this prophecy fulfilled in historical times?
    1. Yes.
      • No, this was not fulfilled. A prophecy is not fulfilled unless it is completely fulfilled. We have not seen the revelation of the beast and his reign of terror. Jesus told us that the fulfillment of this event was in his future in Matthew 24:15.
      • Also we are clearly told that this concerns the time of the end.
      • Daniel 8:17
        As he came near the place where I was standing, I was terrified and fell prostrate. "Son of man," he said to me, "understand that the vision concerns the time of the end." (NIV)
      • Daniel 8:19
        He said: "I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end. (NIV)
      • This time of wrath is the time in Revelation when the bowl of God's wrath are poured out.
      • Daniel 8:26
        "The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future." (NIV)
    2. Right Answer!No.
      • Yes, see (a.) above.

     

     

     

     

  14. Who is the "stern-faced king" mentioned on verse 23?
    1. Caesar Nero.
      • No, Nero came from the fourth kingdom and this prophecy clearly shows that the beast will come from the third kingdom.
    2. Ivan the Terrible.
      • No.
    3. Adolph Hitler.
      • No, Hitler was certainly led by Satan, but his was not the beast. The beast will be a lot like him though.
    4. Right Answer!The beast of Revelation.
      • Yes.

     

     

     

     

  15. The stern-faced king rises by who's power?
    1. By God's power.
      • No, God does allow it, but does not empower him.
    2. Right Answer!By Satan's power.
      • Yes, by Satan's power he will led the doomed to destruction.
    3. By Jesus Christ's power.
      • No, God and Jesus are always in accord.
    4. By the power of the people, that is, by democratic decree.
      • No, Satan is said to be the power behind the beast.
      • Revelation 13:1-2
        And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea.
        And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. 2 The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. (NIV)

     

     

     

     

  16. Who is the "Prince of princes" that the stern-faced king takes his stand against?
    1. The Prime Minster of the nation of Israel at the time of these events.
      • No.
    2. The Pope of the Holy Roman Church.
      • No.
    3. The supreme commander of the NATO forces in Europe during the time of the events mentioned.
      • No.
    4. Right Answer!The Lord Jesus Christ, who is also the King of kings, and the Lord of lords.
      • Yes, Jesus is the Prince of princes. This is just one of his many names.

 

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