UNFOLDING THE WORD With Dr. Gary Kuhne

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week

The 70th Week, the final 7 years that ends the “Times of The Gentiles” will be followed by the 2nd Coming of the Messiah. This 70th Week is known as the Great Tribulation period. This period will be the time in which the Anti-Christ is seen, when terrible persecution breaks out against the Jews and Christians, and the Messiah returns to defeat the Anti-Christ and usher in the promised Messianic Kingdom, the Millennial Rule of the Lord Jesus Christ. Just as the 69 weeks of years exactly unfolded as predicted leading to the 1st Coming, so the final 7 years of Great Tribulation will exactly unfold leading to the 2nd Coming.

The Angel Gabriel tells Daniel that God’s ultimate answer for the Jews (and the Gentiles) is tied to the 70 weeks prophecy, which turns attention to the 1st and 2nd Coming of the promised Messiah. The 1st Coming of the Messiah would happen in 69 weeks of years, or 483 years following the edict to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the wall and gates of the city. While the Edict of Cyrus for the Jews to return to Jerusalem was given in 538BC, the edict did not include the right to rebuild the walls and gates. Not until Artaxerxes issued an Edict in the 20th year of his reign (445BC) did the Jews have permission to rebuild the walls (given at the time of Nehemiah). Given the Hebrew way of counting years, this would place the 1st Coming of the promised Messiah in the 30-33AD timeframe – clearly highlight Christ in the period of His 3 years of public ministry as the promised Messiah! After being rejected by the Jews, the 70 years has a gap between the 69 weeks and the 70th week, an era called the “times of the Gentiles”. The 70th week begins in the final 7 years of that era, a count-down known as the Great Tribulation Period, which then is followed by the 2nd Coming. This final 7 years will be examined in Part 3.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The opening part of Chapter 9 provides a look at the multiple lessons about prayer to be gained by Daniel’s prayer for the promised return of the Jewish people from Exile to Judea and Jerusalem. The final lesson is the challenge for people to stop rebelling against God so the need for Divine discipline could stop. The Angel Gabriel comes at the end of the time of prayer and affirms that God heard Daniel’s prayer. He also brought the 70 weeks prophecy, underscoring that the real and lasting solution for the Jews would not be the return from exile, but the 1st and 2nd Coming of the promised Messiah. The specifics of this “70 Weeks” prophecy will be examined over the next two sessions.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

Chapter 9 opens with a brief break from the Prophetic Visions and finds Daniel praying about the promised return of the Jews from their 70 years of exile. The prayer of Daniel provides multiple lessons about prayer, including the need to confess our sin when we pray, the need to see God properly when we pray, the need to see ourselves properly when we pray, and the need to see that we deserve the outcomes of disobedience in our lives. The lessons about prayer will conclude in the next session.  

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

Chapter 9 opens with a brief break from the Prophetic Visions that filled Chapters 7 and 8. The Medo-Persian Empire has now taken over the region and Daniel is praying about the promised return of the Jews from their 70 years of exile. The prayer of Daniel provides multiple lessons about prayer. These lessons are covered in a two-part study.

The Chapter 8 visions of the unfolding human kingdoms affecting the Jewish people also reminds us that there is an invisible warfare lying behind all human events. This is true for human society at large and for each of us as individuals in the circumstances of our lives. As Ephesians 6 reveals, we fight not against merely “flesh and blood”, but against Satan and his fallen angels! And the backdrop to the prophecies throughout Daniel is an ongoing war between Satan and God that will be culminated by the return of Christ! We encounter today the Angel Gabriel, who we see also in Luke 1.

SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians.  This week in honor of Easter I have taken a break from Galatians to look at I Cor. 15:1-20.

The Goat kingdom (the Greek Empire established by Alexander, the “Great Horm”) broke into 4 Kingdoms following Alexander’s death. These four Kingdoms (the 4 horns) each impacted upon the Jewish people in different ways. But one of the 4 Kingdoms, the Seleucid Kingdom, had the most impact on the Jewish homeland and its capital of Jerusalem. A ruler of the Seleucid’s, Antiochus Epiphanes (the little horn), would brutalize the Jews, destroy Jerusalem, and profane the Temple. Yet his defeat was also predicted and celebrated even to this day by the Jews in the Feast Of Hanukkah. While not the Chapter 7 “Little Horn” (the Anti-Christ), the Chapter 8 “Little Horn” reflects some of the characteristics of the eventual Anti-Christ.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. We are currently in a brief break from my current exposition on the Book of Galatians. Today I am examining Luke 19:28-48 and the issues emerging during the Palm Sunday entry into Jerusalem. 

The vision of the Ram and Goat kingdoms took place 3 years after the Chapter 7 dream. Babylon is still existing – the Chapter 5 downfall of the kingdom is still 7 years in the future at this point. The 8th Chapter vision focuses on the next two Kingdoms that would be impacting on God’s people, the Medo-Persian empire and the Greek empire created by Alexander the Great. The primary purpose is to focus on one of the rulers in the Greek empire, one called “the little horn” who would greatly harm the Jews. While not the Chapter 7 “Little Horn” (the Anti-Christ), the Chapter 8 “Little Horn” reflects some of the characteristics of the eventual Anti-Christ

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The 7th Act in the Chapter 7 drama of history is the time of judgment on the “Little Horn” (the Anti-Christ) and the return of the “Son of Man” (the Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ) and the establishment of the Messianic Kingdom. The Chapter 7 dream underscores that God is the true Lord of History, that history is unfolding according to a Divine plan, and that there is no solution to the problems of human sin, individually or in society at large, apart from the 1st and 2nd Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ!

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The 6th “Beast” (another of the specific kingdoms God permits to rule in human affairs at various points in history) is the “Little Horn Bast”. This person and his empire emerge following the time of the “Ten Horn Beast”, i.e., the reemerged Roman Empire, in the form of a 10 nation-confederacy. This “Little Horn” is none other than the Anti-Christ spoken about in a number of other passages of the Bible. This ruler will be the dictator of the world just prior to the Lord’s return. The “Little Horn” will oppose God and make war on God’s people. Although seemingly successful for a time (7 years to be exact), he will be defeated when Christ returns.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The “Beasts” refer to specific kingdoms God permits to rule in human affairs at various points in history. The first three kingdoms were the Babylonian empire, the Medo-Perian Kingdom, and the Greek Empire under Alexander the Great. Acts 4 and 5 introduce us to the Terrifying Beast and the “Ten Horn Beast”, which actually are the same nation/kingdom at different points in the unfolding history of the world. The clear explanation is this empire refers to the Roman Empire, which eventually lost control of the world, only to reemerge at a future point of human history in the form of a 10 nation-confederacy. And in the era of the 10 Horns, eventually one of the leaders and countries will emerge that takes over the world.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The “Beasts” refer to specific kingdoms God permits to rule in human affairs at various points in history. The first “Beast”, the “Flying Lion” refers to the Babylonian Empire, the empire represented by the “Golden Head” of the Chapter 2 dream. In today’s verses we examine the next two kingdoms, the Bear Beast (refers to the Medo-Persian Empire) and the Leopard Beast (The Greek empire that was led initially by Alexander The Great).

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The Chapter 7 dream is now like a play with 7 acts, providing an accurate picture of the future. In fact, the various prophecies in Chapters 7-12 underscore that God is the Lord of History. The thread of the prophecies is the link to the 1stand 2nd Comings of the promised Messiah. The dream in Chapter 7 covers the same time frame as found in the dream of Chapter 2. The “Beasts” refer to specific kingdoms God permits to rule in human affairs at various points in history. The first “Beast”, the “Flying Lion” refers to the Babylonian Empire, the empire represented by the “Golden Head” of the Chapter 2 dream.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

Chapter 7 begins a new focus in Daniel. Chapters 1-6 focused on the chronology of Daniel’s life from the time of his childhood under the Babylonian Empire through the time in his early 80’s serving Medo-Persian Empire. Chapter 7-12 now focus on a number of prophetic visions given to Daniel that concentrate on the future events and groups that would be impacting on the Jewish people. The thread of the prophecies is the link to the 1st and 2nd Comings of the promised Messiah. The Chapter 7 dream is now like a Play with 7 acts, providing an accurate picture of the future. All the prophecies in Chapters 7-12 underscore that God is the Lord of History.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The jealous leaders plot Daniel’s downfall by tricking King Darius into making a law that would conflict with Daniel’s faith and Daniel now found himself in the Lion’s Den. King Darius was grieved that the law trapped Daniel, but couldn’t change the result. But Darius knew that God could save Daniel & he p[rayed for this miracle. The morning proved God had worked – Daniel was alive and untouched! Darius accepted Daniel’s innocence and condemned the conspiring leaders to the same death penalty. Darius also provided some signs that perhaps he had become a believer and follower of Daniel’s God.

The jealous leaders plot Daniel’s downfall by tricking King Darius into making a law that would conflict with Daniel’s faith. Daniel knew the law was designed to destroy him, but determined to obey God rather than man. The King Darius was grieved that the law trapped Daniel, bought couldn’t change the result. But Darius knew that there was One Who could solve this seeming unsolvable problem – Daniel’s God!

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

Chapter 6 opens with the Babylonian empire now past and replaced by the Medo-Persian empire (the head of gold replaces by the chest/arms of silver, as Chapter 2 dream predicted). God has moved Danile back into a position of high executive power in the Babylonian province of the new empire, positioned to assist in the return of God people to Judah following the famous edict of Cyrus that would be issued later in this first year of the empire. Daniel is showing great effectiveness in his new role and jealous leader are plotting to destroy him.

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

It is now 23 years after the death of King Nebuchadnezzar and the once mighty empire has fallen on hard days and the Medo-Persian armies under leadership of King Cyrus are surrounding the walls of Babylon. King Belshazzar is rebuked by God using the “finger of God” to write the words “Mene, Mene, Tekel, Parsin” on the wall. Daniel is called to help and he does help by reminding the King of the lessons King Nebuchadnezzar had to learn the hard, and rebukes Belshazzar for ignoring these lessons. The “words” are a message of judgment and the time to repent is past, which parallels the reality for everyone who dies without repenting and believing in the Gospel!

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

The 5th chapter of Daniel opens some 23 years after the death of King Nebuchadnezzar. The once mighty empire has fallen on hard days and the Medo-Persian armies under leadership of King Cyrus are surrounding the walls of Babylon. The final King of Babylon, Belshazzar, provides a party for all his gathered leaders, a party that degenerates quickly into a drunken chaos. At this point God intervenes and rebukes the King using the “finger of God” to write some words on the wall. The king is scared to death and yells for the Magi (less Daniel) to provide an answer to the event at the party. But none can help him make sense of it! So the Queen Mother advises the King to call for Daniel, the former head of the Magi, to interpret the writing and the King listens and calls for Daniel to help.

The Angel’s message and the shepherds’ faith

The Lamb of God is born in the manger in the stable!

God acting on the national, regional, and personal level in birth of Christ.

John the Baptist is born and Zachariah gives prophecy!

Sunday Expositions, Day, Month, Year “SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. While my current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians, todays' teaching is based on John 1:1-14 which tells of the birth of Christ. Next Sunday the expositions will return to the Galatians study. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

Multiple lessons in Mary’s amazing song of praise!

Elizabeth and John Baptist respond to the Lord Jesus in Mary’s womb!

Mary believed and obeyed despite possible consequences!

The promise of the incarnation of the Messiah

Zachariah didn’t believe the Angel’s message

God speaking to Zechariah after being silent for 400 years since Malachi.

The 5th chapter of Daniel opens some 23 years after the death of King Nebuchadnezzar. The once mighty empire has fallen on hard days and the Medo-Persian armies under leadership of King Cyrus are surrounding the walls of Babylon. The final King of Babylon, Belshazzar, provides a party for all his gathered leaders, a party that degenerates quickly into a drunken chaos. In pride, Belshazzar took sacred cups from the Temple in Jerusalem to hold the booze! At this point God intervenes and rebukes the King using the “finger of God” to write some words on the wall. The king is scared to death and yells for the Magi (less Daniel) to provide an answer to the event at the party. But none can help him make sense of it!

“SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS” are extended weekly Bible teaching times in which I go through a Book of Bible verse by verse. My current exposition is taken from the Book of Galatians. The SUNDAY EXPOSITIONS are posted on Sunday each week.

God sent a dream to King Nebuchadnezzar to confront his pride of life and remind him of the fact that only God is the Lord of History. Daniel shares the interpretation with the King, but also gave a heart-felt plea for the King to repent before the promised punishment is brought about by God. But the King does not choose to be a “hearer and doer” of the Word of God! After 1 year, the “show drops” and God’s promised discipline comes on the King. The King then spends 7 long years as a madman, living under the sky like an animal, humbled in every form of measurement. But the King eventually repents and turns to the Lord. His repentance is proven by now praising God (not himself) and proclaiming the truth about God to everyone who would listen.