Synopsis
This extensively researched commentary on the Book of Daniel offers vital information to every reader. For those who have not seen proof that the book offers true history and prophecy, it amasses compelling evidence that the book is an authentic writing of Daniel, the great Jewish statesman who lived in the 6th century BC. It shows also that his book accurately predicts Jewish experience during the next several centuries. And it fully explains the riddle of the 69 weeks—the prophecy foretelling when Jesus would come. The solution presented here is the first to prove by correct dates and calculations that the prophecy was exactly fulfilled, and it is the first to let Scripture itself identify the events framing the interval. The conclusion we must draw? The Book of Daniel is divinely inspired. For those seeking to know their place in history, this commentary shows that in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream image, the feet picturing the final great empire before Jesus returns are the United Nations, and the toes are the ten regional governments now embracing virtually all nations of the world. The conclusion we must draw? Jesus' return is drawing near. For those alive during the Tribulation, this commentary revives and defends the ancient view of the church that the Antichrist will be a ruler in the region of the ancient Seleucid empire. It also demonstrates that soon after the Tribulation begins, a ruler in the region of the ancient Ptolemaic empire will push against the Antichrist. Moreover, it sketches out other horrific events during the Tribulation. The conclusion we must draw, we dare not miss the Rapture.
About the Author
Ed Rickard (full name: Stanley Edgar Rickard, Jr.) received a B.S. with highest honors from Wheaton College in 1963, then a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 1967. His undergraduate major was chemistry, and his graduate field was social psychology with emphasis on statistics and research methodology. His dissertation and two subsequent publications dealt with the causal analysis of correlations. He began his career teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the field of his doctorate. Later he taught Bible courses at a Christian college. His subjects included the Book of Daniel, Christian evidences, and graduate apologetics. More recently, he has served as principal of a Christian academy. For a leading publisher of Christian school curricula, he wrote a high school physics text that has been widely used. His website, http://www.themoorings.org, has been a source of Bible studies since the early days of the web. His wife and high school sweetheart, Julie, received an M.A. in French from Northwestern University and for many years taught high school French in video classes available to Christian schools and homeschools. In all her husband's endeavors including his long work on this commentary, she has been an indispensable adviser and helper. Ed has two sons and seven grandchildren. His older son is a pastor and his younger son is a minister of music. He counts all his family as a great blessing from God.
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