Agents of Babylon: What the Prophecies of Daniel Tell Us about the End of Days

This book truly inspired, challenged, encouraged, and convicted me all in equal measures. The way this book is set up involves all of your imagination and emotions as much as your spirit and soul. If you haven't read it yet, I suggest you do as soon as humanly possible. It is the best book and study on Daniel that I have ever read. Thank You, Dr. David, and may your days be as forward-lived as Daniel's were so long ago! ON TO THE BEGINNING TIMES...

Up until this book, I never completely understood the importance and relevance of Daniel to prophecy nor how well this Old Testament book relates to what Jesus said in Matthew and what John wrote about in Revelation in the New Testament. Dr. Jeremiah clearly reveals everything God intended for us to know about what is coming after the Rapture and what His chosen people are going to experience during that time. It is a book that will arouse all of the feelings people should experience when they learn of God's complete plan for and total control of His creation - fear yet reassurance, mystery and intrigue yet with ease of understanding, apprehension but followed by hope, sadness then joy, and proof without any doubt about the accuracy and dependability of divine scripture and God's omniscience. It is so encouraging while urging us to be diligent about doing the work He has planned for us while we still have the time. If there is anyone who feels that he doesn't have the ability to understand biblical prophecy, whether Old Testament or New, then this book will inspire you to dig deeper, to study those things God has put out there for us to know and understand, to greatly anticipate what He has in store for us, and to seriously long for His return.

Each chapter in Dr. Jeremiah's book starts with a narrative storyline, a little like reading a short story, to familiarize us with the events in Daniel's life. We get a thorough and easy-to-grasp explanation of what this unique book is about and why it is important for us today. The first half of the Book of Daniel is less challenging, but then if you stick with it, you are drawn into the amazing revelations he received, mostly in his old age, much of which he himself did not understand. Dr. Jeremiah does an excellent job of presenting the story of his long sojourn in Babylon, his career as a high ranking government official, his dedication to prayer, and his faithfulness to God in spite of losing so much when he was only a teenager. Daniel was taken captive from Jerusalem, and from his native Israel, which he would never see again. There is so much to unpack in just 12 Bible chapters, and sometimes cutting through all the imagery and animal metaphors can be a daunting task . But David Jeremiah makes it as easy and as satisfying as anyone possibly could. I highly recommend this book.

Explained Daniel in a comprehensive and practical way. Complicated Scriptures were broken down into much simpler terms. I'm very grateful to have read it.

Fantastic book. He is amazing. We are just finishing a bible study on this. We had a video series to go along with it. Very informative and easy to understand. We are in the end times. Such an exciting time to be alive!!

This is a readable, layman's approach to a "commentary" on the Old Testament book of Daniel. The author takes a conservative, dispensational approach to his understanding of the book. This is the same basic position that I take. His explanations are clear, and his applications to contemporary life are appropriate. For all of those items, I would give the book a 5-star rating. However, two significant areas caused me to give the overall book a 4-star rating. One of those is the fact that much of the book is not written by David Jeremiah at all. Each chapter begins with a narrative story, taking the content of the book of Daniel, and approaching it from a narrative perspective. These opening narratives are well-written, designed to capture a reader's attention, and succeed well in forming a suspenseful and imaginative introduction to each chapter. The difficulty I have with the book is that none of these narratives was written by David Jeremiah. A reader must carefully read the "Acknowledgments" at the end of the book to discover they were all written by Tom Williams. To be fair, Mr. Williams' name should be identified as a co-author of the book. The second area that concerns me is that Dr. Jeremiah uses old commentaries to support his interpretations. For examples, he relies heavily on books by Leon Wood (1973), John F. Walvoord (1971), H. A. Ironside (1920), H. C. Leupold (1949), etc. While these are good sources for understanding Daniel, it would help Jeremiah's book greatly if he would have also interacted with more current scholarship on the book. Suggested additions could include Andrew Hill, "Daniel," Expositor's Bible Commentary, 2008; Paul R. House and David G. Firth, Daniel: An Introduction and Commentary, 2018; and Rodney D. Stortz, Daniel (ESV edition): The Triumph of God's Kingdom, 2016, etc.

This is an excellent book! David Jeremiah makes you feel like you are there. Each section open with a verbal reenactment of the biblical story then the scripture and the culture and times are explained. I used this book while I was leading a Bible Study group on the book of Daniel. It gave me a lot of additional information and insight that I was able to meld into the other study we were following.

I read this book by Dr. David Jeremiah. If anyone is interested in the life of Daniel of the Bible you will want to read this one. It is written as a novel for the story of Daniel's life but there is a study section after each chapter to bring the reader into the Scriptural side of the life of Daniel. I don't think you can miss by reading or buying this book.

Another great explation of scripture by David

Powerful Book.

I always remember reading Daniel when I was younger. I as a Christian look forward to the time when God rules his kingdom. I didn't realize the relevance of the book of Daniel to revelation. Now it has been explained I can see how Daniels visions dreams and devotional contact with God gave him an insight into the apocalypse. Though he didn't know it he was given a truly unique view into what is going to be a chaotic time. A time of great suffering and a time of great wonder. We must see too, and be ready for God and let the kingdom come, and his will be done. Time is short!!!! Be ready.

Dr. David Jeremiah’s “Agents of Babylon” teems with prophetic insights, and visions from the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. Some of these have been fulfilled while others are evident in the world we’re living in today. Using a combination of Bible teaching and dramatization this well-written and fascinating exploration of scripture brings to life the decadence, cruelty, and power of Babylon, the strength of faith of Daniel and his friends as well as the sovereignty of God. The book is structured with fictional section at the first of each chapter followed by a section of facts demonstrating its relevant application to the reader’s life. As a believer I thoroughly enjoyed “Agents of Babylon and highly recommend it especially to those interested in the prophetic insight of the Old Testament, some of which has come to pass while some is yet to come.

Very pleased with this book Dr David Jeremiah knows his bible well to write such books about God Word. Cannot wait read his other books.