Eschatology of the Prophet Daniel

special to Christian theology. It is especially important for being the prophet with the most

revelations received in a historical context and even in great detail, addressing global

issues of geopolitics and conquest centuries before such occurred. Although, this man is

much more for Christianity than for the Jews themselves, and that is why I have dedicated

this work to him, since, unlike what would happen to a greater extent with Judaism, within

Christianity he is largely a turning point in eschatology.

The name 'Daniel' means in Hebrew "God is my judge" or "judgment of God",

although during his stay in Babel (Babylon) he was called in Akkadian 'Balatsu usur' ("Bel

protects the king"), transcribed to Spanish as 'Beltsasar'. He was one of the sons of the

Jewish aristocracy who were taken out of Israel by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon, during

the time of Iahoikin (Joachim), king of Judah, that is, he was taken captive back in 598 or

597 BC. C., although it is not officially known how old he was when he was taken, or his

year of birth itself. Something that recently came to be known is that the book of Daniel

enjoyed great popularity among the essence community, there is much information that

emphasizes his writing in the Qumran Caves, even considering it "canonical" (the Jews

did not put Daniel with the compendium of manuscripts of the Nebiím (Prophets) but with

the merely historical ones, the Ketubim (Writings)). In fact, if the popularity of a book is

judged by the number of copies of copies found in the caves, Daniel - with its 8 scrolls -

would occupy 4th place, together with the book of the 12 prophets (Deuteronomy has 14

manuscripts, Isaiah is 12, and the Samos are 10).