God’s plan for the End Times is not random, and the book of Daniel gives us a remarkable look at how God has been directing history toward His eternal purpose. In Part 3 of Pastor George Sawyer’s End Times series at Calvary Assembly, we journey through Daniel 1, 2, 5, 9, and 10 to understand the prophetic timeline surrounding Israel, the nations, the coming Tribulation, and the return of Jesus Christ. Before Daniel was given insight into dreams and visions, he first had to make a decision to remain faithful to God in Babylon. Daniel refused to compromise his identity or convictions, and God rewarded that faithfulness with wisdom, understanding, and supernatural revelation. Pastor Sawyer then walks through Nebuchadnezzar’s statue dream in Daniel 2, explaining the successive kingdoms represented by the statue: Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome, and the final divided kingdom represented by iron and clay. The dream ultimately points beyond earthly kingdoms to a stone not cut by human hands, representing the eternal kingdom of Christ that will overcome every human empire. The teaching then turns to one of the most significant passages in Bible prophecy: Daniel’s prophecy of the 70 weeks, or 70 sevens. Pastor Sawyer explains the 490-year prophetic period concerning Israel, beginning with the decree to rebuild Jerusalem and pointing toward the coming Messiah. Daniel prophesies that the Messiah would be “cut off,” followed by the destruction of Jerusalem, before a prophetic gap leading into the present Church Age. The final prophetic week remains ahead. This seven-year period includes the rise of the Antichrist, a covenant with Israel, the breaking of that covenant, the abomination of desolation, escalating judgment, and ultimately the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. Pastor Sawyer also connects Daniel’s final kingdom imagery with the revived Roman Empire and the ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream. As we study Daniel, we are reminded that history is not outside God’s control. Kingdoms rise and fall. Nations change. Empires disappear. But God’s Word remains, His purposes stand, and His kingdom will have no end. The question for us is the same one Daniel answered with his life: Will we remain faithful to God when the world around us pressures us to compromise? 📖 Scriptures: Daniel 1, Daniel 2, Daniel 5, Daniel 9, Daniel 10, and related passages concerning the Rapture, Tribulation, Antichrist, Israel, and the Second Coming of Jesus. Continue the End Times series with Pastor George Sawyer and Calvary Assembly as we study what the Bible says about Daniel’s prophecy, the 70 weeks, the Rapture, the Tribulation, the Antichrist, Israel, Bible prophecy, the Second Coming of Jesus, and God’s eternal kingdom. 00:00 Daniel Study Setup00:34 End Times Timeline Overview01:50 Rapture vs Second Coming03:13 Daniel Taken to Babylon05:21 Identity and the Daniel Fast06:58 God Rewards Faithfulness08:29 Nebuchadnezzar Dream Challenge10:37 Statue Dream Explained13:50 Kingdoms Through History16:50 Writing on the Wall Proof18:47 Spiritual Warfare Behind Empires20:51 70 Weeks Prophecy Begins23:02 Daniel Life and Calling26:11 Gabriel Explains the Seventy Sevens27:30 Decree Starts the Clock28:12 Messiah Named in Daniel29:30 Cut Off and City Destroyed30:17 Charting the 70 Sevens33:45 483 Years to Triumphal Entry36:11 Church Age and Israel39:01 One Week Still Ahead42:09 Antichrist Covenant and Betrayal45:15 Revived Roman Empire 48:16 Second Coming and Next Study