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Continuing from the previous message, Pastor Mathew covers Daniel 11:13-20. Beyond an overview of the details in these verses, an interesting question arises concerning this section of the prophecy. Are the details of verses 13-20 fulfilled during the days of the Ptolemaic and Seleucid Kingdoms, or are they fulfilled near the time of the end? Listen as Pastor Mathew highlights a few interesting ob...

Daniel 11 provides the angelic explanation of the vision that caused Daniel distress in the previous chapter, and it is the most detailed prophecy in the Book of Daniel. The prophecy of Daniel 11 covers thousands of years of history, and the level of detail is so precise that it can only come from God. In this message, Pastor Mathew covers Daniel 11:1-12. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Ma...

Daniel 10 introduces the final vision in the Book of Daniel. In addition to introducing this final vision and providing context for this final vision, Daniel 10 provides some fascinating insight into the interplay between the nations of the world and the spiritual realm. Listen as Pastor Mathew exposits this interesting chapter. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | May 3rd, 202...

In biblical prophecy, a prophet may describe two or more distinct events as a continuous or sequential whole, even though the events may be separated by hundreds or thousands of years. This feature of biblical prophecy is often called "prophetic foreshortening" or "prophetic perspective," and the understanding of this feature is critical to the proper interpretation of many pro...

Covering Daniel 9:20-27, Pastor Mathew exposits the response to Daniel's prayer provided by the angel Gabriel. Beyond the observation of a few points of practical application, the bulk of this message addresses what is known as the 70-"Weeks" Prophecy (a significant prophecy in Daniel and Scripture). Click here for an illustrated chart of Daniel's 70 Weeks. East Memorial Student...

Moving to Daniel 9, this message looks at the context of Daniel 9 as well as Daniel's significant prayer in this chapter. The structure and nature of Daniel's prayer, which is remarkably similar to the Lord's prayer taught by Jesus, can serve as a model of prayer for all believers. Listen as Pastor Mathew exposits this very applicable portion of the Book of Daniel. East Memorial Studen...

In our study of Daniel 8, Pastor Mathew challenged the traditional interpretation of the little horn in Daniel 8, arguing that the little horn is actually the end time Antichrist. In this message, Pastor Mathew explains the methodology that led to his interpretation of the little horn in Daniel 8. This methodology, along with associated principles, can provide a helpful approach to the interpretat...

In this message, Pastor Mathew finishes Daniel 8. In keeping with the interpretation that the little horn of Daniel 8 is the eschatological Antichrist, the remainder of Daniel 8 provides even more information about the rise and personal characteristics of the Antichrist. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | April 12th, 2023

Click here for an updated and more detailed time of the end chronology chart. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | April 9th, 2023

Daniel 8 introduces a new vision that came to Daniel about two years after the vision in Daniel 7. This vision in Daniel 8, although involving the Greek and Persian Empires, has a primary focus on an individual called the "little horn." Historically, the "little horn" in Daniel 8 has been interpreted as Antiochus IV Epiphanes. However, as Pastor Mathew moves through this chapte...

In this episode, Pastor Mathew covers the remainder of Daniel 7, where the primary focus turns to two rival persons: the Son of Man and the little horn of the fourth beast. Listen to discover what the vision of Daniel 7 reveals about these two persons. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | March 29th, 2023

Daniel 7 is the hinge in the Book of Daniel, combining what came before (Daniel 1-6) with a new orientation in the book. Daniel 7 begins a series of visions that came directly to Daniel and that would be focused on both the spiritual forces behind nations and the future of God's people. In this first message on Daniel 7, Pastor Mathew covers the vision of the four beasts. East Memorial Student...

In this second installment of Daniel 6, Pastor Mathew teaches on Daniel and his deliverance from the lions' den. In life there are really only two choices. We can live for our own desires and glory and face a judgment that is more severe than we think we deserve, or we can live for God's desires and glory, which will bring deliverance and blessing beyond what we actually deserve. Daniel ch...

Persecution is a significant theme in the Book of Daniel, and if you are a true follower of God, the experience of some form of persecution is unavoidable. In this message, Pastor Mathew introduces the topic of persecution, focusing on its inevitability and the causes that lead to it. A better understanding of persecution should help one endure it when (not if) it comes. East Memorial Student Mini...

In Daniel 6, the Medo-Persians are now in charge, having conquered the Babylonians. Daniel is advanced in age and a stranger to the royal court of the Medo-Persians, but God would still use him as a powerful testimony to the new leadership. However, promotions and success can draw envy and increased scrutiny. Just like his three friends before him, Daniel would become the target of persecution. Ea...

While one would hope that the humbling of King Nebuchadnezzar would positively influence the future generations of Babylonian rulers, that would not be the reality. The last ruler of Babylon, Belshazzar, was a proud and foolish man who did not learn from the testimony of King Nebuchadnezzar, and he would pay the price for it. In this message, join Pastor Mathew as he teaches through Daniel 5, cove...

In our current study of Daniel, we have encountered two dreams in Daniel 2 and 4 (the statue and the tree). Both dreams employ symbolism that would be impossible to understand without a given interpretation. In Daniel 2 and 4, God gives Daniel the interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dreams. However, in other portions of Scripture that use symbolism, the interpretation is not always spelled out for...

In Daniel 4, Nebuchadnezzar receives a second vision that must be interpreted by Daniel. Unfortunately for Nebuchadnezzar, this vision would predict a final and humbling lesson on God's sovereignty over kings and nations. Join Pastor Mathew as he teaches through this chapter. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | February 15th, 2023

In this message, Pastor Mathew teaches through Daniel 3, a chapter where the faith of Shadrach (Hananiah), Meshach (Mishael), and Abednego (Azariah) will literally be tested by fire. Also in this chapter, King Nebuchadnezzar will learn an important lesson about the power of Israel's God. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | February 8th, 2023

In this special recording, Pastor Mathew addresses a potential challenge to his interpretation of the fourth kingdom in Daniel 2. If the fourth kingdom is a future eschatological kingdom that is ruled by the Antichrist, and if the fourth kingdom comes to power immediately after the third kingdom (the Greek Empire), then is the world still under the dominion of the third kingdom? How does one expla...

In this message, Pastor Mathew continues teaching on the vision of Daniel 2. This message focuses on the nature of the Kingdom of God (the stone cut without hands) and the identity of the statue's fourth kingdom (iron legs and iron mixed with clay feet). East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | February 1st, 2023

In this episode, Pastor Mathew discusses the observation that all the kingdoms represented by the statue in Daniel 2 are depicted as being unified in some way. How is possible for different human empires to be competitive with one another and unified with one another at the same time? Join us as Pastor Mathew briefly discusses this question. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski |...

Beginning our study of Daniel 2, Pastor Mathew explores the details of this chapter. In this message, the setting of the chapter is outlined, a likely explanation for King Nebuchadnezzar's harsh command is explained, and most of Nebuchadnezzar's dream is studied. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | January 25th, 2023

In Daniel 1:20, the reader is introduced to Babylonian magicians and conjurers, all of whom Daniel and his friends surpassed in knowledge and wisdom. In this Sunday morning lesson, Pastor Mathew gives a biblical background to the practice of these magicians and conjurers, a practice called divination. East Memorial Student Ministry | Pastor Mathew Wronski | January 22nd, 2023

Daniel 1 introduces Daniel and his three compatriots (Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah) and their assimilation into the court of King Nebuchadnezzar. As mere teenagers, Daniel and his friends show great resolve and trust in the Lord, but they had no control over their fate. However, contrary to what would be natural to assume, the Babylonians had no control over their fate either. God brought them to Ba...