Byzantine Saints: Prophet Daniel (17 December)

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The Holy Prophet Daniel, commemorated on December 17, stands among the four Major Prophets of the Old Testament and shines as a pillar of faith during Israel’s Babylonian captivity. After the destruction of Jerusalem around 600 BC, Daniel and the Three Holy Youths—Ananias, Azarias, and Misael—were taken captive to Babylon. Renamed Belteshazzar, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, they were raised in the royal court of King Nebuchadnezzar, yet they refused to defile themselves with the luxuries of pagan worship, choosing instead a life of fasting, prayer, and obedience to the one true God. The Lord granted Daniel extraordinary wisdom, including the interpretation of dreams, allowing him to reveal the king’s forgotten vision and its prophetic meaning. Daniel later interpreted the mysterious writing on the wall—“Mene, Tekel, Upharsin”—foretelling the fall of Babylon. Under King Darius, Daniel was cast into the lions’ den for his faith, yet emerged unharmed by God’s divine protection. This sacred account also recounts the miracle of the Fiery Furnace, where the Three Holy Youths walked unharmed among the flames with the Angel of Great Counsel, identified by the Church as a prefiguration of Christ. Daniel’s visions reveal the rise and fall of earthly kingdoms and foretell the eternal Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, including the profound prophecy of the Seventy Weeks, which points to both the First and Second Coming of Christ. This video explores: Daniel’s righteous life in captivity His prophetic visions and prayers for Israel The miracles witnessed by pagan kings The Messianic prophecies fulfilled in Christ The Holy Prophet Daniel and the Three Holy Youths are also commemorated on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers and the Sunday of the Holy Fathers before the Nativity of Christ. 🕯️ “For we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteousness, but because of Your great mercy.” — Daniel 9:18 00:00 Introduction – Feast of the Holy Prophet Daniel 00:27 Babylonian Captivity and the Fall of Jerusalem 00:39 Daniel and the Three Holy Youths Taken Captive 01:13 Refusing the King’s Table – Faith and Fasting 01:24 Daniel’s Gift of Interpreting Dreams 01:43 Nebuchadnezzar’s Forgotten Dream 02:27 Daniel Reveals the Dream and Its Meaning 02:37 Daniel Elevated in Babylon 02:44 The Golden Idol and the Fiery Furnace 03:15 The Angel of Great Counsel in the Flames 03:39 Writing on the Wall – Fall of Babylon 03:50 Daniel in the Lions’ Den 04:14 Daniel’s Prayer for Israel 04:54 Prophecy of Christ’s Eternal Kingdom 05:03 The Seventy Weeks Prophecy 05:13 Cyrus and the Return of Israel 05:26 Martyrdom of the Three Holy Youths 05:39 Liturgical Commemorations Before Nativity https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #ProphetDaniel #OrthodoxChristianity #BiblicalProphecy #DanielTheProphet #OldTestament #MajorProphets #LionsDen #FieryFurnace #OrthodoxSaints #Nativit

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• Second Coming