Interpreting the Prophetic Books: An Exegetical Handbook (Biblia.com)

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Preaching from a prophetic text can be daunting because it can be difficult to place these prophecies in their proper historical setting. The prophets used different literary genres and they often wrote using metaphorical poetry that is unfamiliar to the modern reader. This handbook offers an organized method of approaching a prophecy and preparing a persuasive, biblically based sermon that will...

Apocalyptic visions had the same two fold construction of (a) a vision, and (b) the divine interpretation (often through an interpreting angel), but the apocalyptic visions described distant cataclysmic events in the future that included more obscure symbolism. Daniel 7 has an example of this kind of vision. 1. Introduction: 7:1 Time and place of the vision 2. The vision: 7:2–3 Summary of the vision. 7:4 A lion with wings of an eagle. 7:5 A bear raised up on one side. 7:6 A leopard with four wings.

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