Some thoughts on Daniel

In Daniel 4:16, Nebuchadnezzar will be given the mind of a beast:

"Let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him."

Subsequently, in Dan 7, Daniel is given a vision of the change of Empires - all depicted as beasts...

except for the one like a son of man who receives it from the Ancient of Days.

For the first time perhaps, in his reign, we are no longer under the reign of beasts.

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The Inclusio of the Book of Matthew

From wikipedia: "In literature, inclusio is a literary device based on a concentric principle, also known as bracketing or an envelope structure, which consists of creating a frame by placing similar material at the beginning and end of a section, although whether this material should consist of a word or a phrase, or whether greater amounts of text also qualify, and of what length the frames section should be, are matters of some debate. Inclusio is found in various sources, both antique and new." The Inclusio of the Book of Matthew is that it starts and ends with "Immanuel". At the start, after the genealogies we are told that Jesus fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah (Matt 1:22-23). "All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel” It then ends with "Immanuel" being fulfilled in the act of discipling. "G...

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The Holy Spirit brings to remembrance all that Jesus said

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.” (Jn. 14:26) John’s gospel is in fact a demonstration of the Holy Spirit working in him as he writes this gospel:

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