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In the Book of Daniel 4:13, 17, 23 , [6] there are three references to the class of "watcher, holy one" ("watcher", Aramaic ʿir; "holy one", Aramaic qaddish). The term is introduced by Nebuchadnezzar who says he saw "a watcher, a holy one come down (singular verb) from heaven." He describes how in his dream the watcher says that Nebuchadnezzar ...
Daniel 4, the fourth chapter of the Bible's Book of Daniel, is presented in the form of a letter from king Nebuchadnezzar II [1] in which he learns a lesson of God's sovereignty, "who is able to bring low those who walk in pride". Nebuchadnezzar dreams of a great tree that shelters the whole world, but an angelic "watcher" appears and decrees ...
A reference to heavenly beings called "Watchers" originates in Daniel 4, in which there are three mentions, twice in the singular (v. 13, 23), once in the plural (v. 17), of "watchers, holy ones". The Ancient Greek word for watchers is ἐγρήγοροι (egrḗgoroi, plural of egrḗgoros), literally translated as "wakeful". [8]
[26] [27] Jerome in his Commentary on Daniel went into the kingdoms that Daniel predicted. [28] Many Protestant Reformers were interested in historicism and the day-year principle, assigning prophecies in the Bible to past, present and future events. It was prevalent in Wycliffe's writings, [14] and taught by Martin Luther, [29] [30] John ...
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Clavis Apocalyptica (1627), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Joseph Mede. [83] Anacrisis Apocalypseos (1705), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Campegius Vitringa. [84] Commentary on the Revelation of St. John (1720), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Charles Daubuz. [85] The Signs of the Times (1832), a commentary on The Apocalypse by Rev. Dr ...