Bible Question:
In Daniel 8:10 - And it grew up to the host of Heaven and caused some of the host and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and it trampled them down. What is the host the scripture is referring to here? |
Bible Answer: In Daniel 8:10 - And it grew up to the host of Heaven and caused some of the host and some of the stars to fall to the earth, and it trampled them down. Hi Chis, What does Daniel mean by the phrase “the host of heaven?” 2 Peter 1:20 tells us that “no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation . . . “ Therefore, only scripture can tell us the meaning of “host of heaven” . Deuteronomy 4:19 "And beware not to lift up your eyes to heaven and see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, and be drawn away and worship them and serve them, those which the LORD your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven. 2 Kings 23:5 He did away with the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had appointed to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the surrounding area of Jerusalem, also those who burned incense to Baal, to the sun and to the moon and to the constellations and to all the host of heaven. Jeremiah 8:2 "They will spread them out to the sun, the moon and to all the host of heaven, which they have loved and which they have served, and which they have gone after and which they have sought, and which they have worshiped They will not be gathered or buried; they will be as dung on the face of the ground. Jeremiah 33:22 'As the host of heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.'" It is clear from these verses that “the host of heaven” are the sun, moon, constellations, etc. and not actual beings, neither Angels nor the Elect. Daniel’s vision “pertains to the appointed time of the end" (verse 19). It is the same as the prophesy of Jesus in Matthew 24: 29 - "But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. See also Rev. 8:3-13 Hope this helps, Jim |