Gabriel

Role: vision interpreter · First appears: Daniel 8

Life events

• Gabriel is commanded to explain the vision to Daniel.(Daniel 8 · 📍 the banks of Ulai)
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  • “Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision.”
• Gabriel approaches Daniel and announces the vision concerns the time of the end.(Daniel 8)
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  • “So he came near where I stood, and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.”
• Gabriel touches Daniel and restores him to an upright position.(Daniel 8)
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  • “but he touched me, and set me upright.”
• Gabriel promises to reveal the final outcome of the indignation at the appointed time.(Daniel 8)
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  • “And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be.”
• Gabriel interprets the ram as representing the kings of Media and Persia.(Daniel 8)
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  • “The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.”
• Gabriel identifies the goat as the king of Grecia and explains its broken horn.(Daniel 8)
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  • “And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.”
• Gabriel came to Daniel and gave him skill and understanding.(Daniel 9)
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  • “Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.”
• Gabriel revealed seventy weeks appointed to complete redemption and establish everlasting righteousness.(Daniel 9 · 📍 Jerusalem)
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  • “Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.”
• Jerusalem was prophesied to be restored and rebuilt, including its street and wall.(Daniel 9 · 📍 Jerusalem)
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  • “Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.”
• The Messiah was prophesied to be cut off, followed by destruction of the city and sanctuary.(Daniel 9 · 📍 Jerusalem)
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  • “And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;”
• The sacrifice and oblation were prophesied to cease amid abominations and desolation.(Daniel 9)
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  • “and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate”

Daniel 8

• pupil: Daniel (Gabriel is instructed to explain Daniel's vision and proceeds to interpret it.) “And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.”

Daniel 9

• admired: Daniel (Gabriel says that Daniel is greatly beloved.) “At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Prophets. Made with Rho MD.