God would strike him down suddenly too and bring his kingdom to a swift end. The second is bear-like. 23 Thus he said: The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it. (5) Prophecy is not written as hype but revealed to produce the hope of glory and endurance in present tribulation. This also underscores that these four kingdoms go from reasonably good to unbelievably bad. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. This angel responded and gave Daniel understanding into his dream as he interpreted it for him. Je. This was when his life took a sharp turn. 13 I kept looking in the night visions, And behold, with the clouds of heaven One like a Son of Man was coming, And He came up to the Ancient of Days And was presented before Him.77 14 And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations, and men of every language Might serve Him. La Habra, CA : The Lockman Foundation, 1995, [2]New American Standard Bible : 1995 Update. At the outset of the account of his vision, Daniel wants his reader to know the historical context in which this prophecy was given and to consider its interpretation and application in the light of that context. to revoke its approval of the two main drugs used for medication abortion in the United States. Daniel, a godly prophet and a man of unshakable faith, has been steadfast in his daily walk of fellowship with God throughout the first six chapters of the Book of Daniel. Daniel (Daniel 2; 4): As He had done for Joseph, God placed Daniel in a position of power and influence by allowing him to interpret a foreign ruler's dream. 8 But since we are of the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation (1 Thessalonians 5:1-8). Yet Gods covenant to David (2 Samuel 7:16; Psalm 89:14) stands and will ultimately be fulfilled. We have talked about several times since starting this series about how studying Bible prophecy should influence you. Nebuchadnezzar became distressed when he received his first night vision (2:1) because he did understand some of his dream. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority. A night vision is given to king Nebuchadnezzar, apparently early in his reign as king of Babylon. Those of Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, and Darius all agree with the prophecy of Daniel 7. Nebuchadnezzar's Threat One night, Nebuchadnezzar awoke frightened by a dream. Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. a. The angel told Daniel that at the end of those three and a half years the court would sit for judgment and the dominion (a word in Aramaic that means kingdom or empire and the citizens or subjects of that empire) would be taken away from the Antichrist, and the Antichrist and his followers will be annihilated and destroyed forever. The beast also was given a mans mind. Daniel is greatly distressed by the vision which he sees in chapter 7. The last kingdom has at least eleven kings. (Numbers 23:19). 9:1; 12:1, AV, RV), and the book of Daniel insists here and in subsequent chapters (8:27; 10:1, 10, 11, 15, 18) on the anxiety and psychological turmoil involved in receiving, even at Gods hand, understanding of the future course of history. Joyce C. Baldwin, Daniel: An Introduction and Commentary (Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 1978), p. 143. Second, the prophecies of Daniel are to be understood in the light of the entire Book of Daniel, of the Old Testament, and of the Bible as a whole. The beast was lifted up and made to stand like a man. Jesus quoted the words of Daniel 7:13. God stirred up the sea, and from its foaming, raging waters came forth four horrifying beasts. La Habra, CA : The Lockman Foundation, 1995, [7]New American Standard Bible : 1995 Update. Daniel was not satisfied with just a summary of his dream, especially of the fourth beast that was so different than the other three, he wanted more detail. I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom. (9) The interpretation of Daniels vision comes in two parts, beginning with a general interpretation and then a more specific one based on Daniels questions. Who are these saints that the angel is speaking of? In Daniels dream the Greek empire and Alexander the great were represented by the four-headed, four-winged leopard. This angel, beginning in the second half of verse 23 is describing the revived Roman empire which is yet future. 76 It is not altogether accurate to refer to chapters 1-6 as historical and 7-12 as prophetic. His disciples were promised that they would share in His reign as King (19:20). If you remember from two weeks ago the bear was raised up on one side, this was to indicate that one part of this united kingdom overshadowed the other portion. 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle, that is, those who dwell in heaven. 1 John 3:1-3 says, See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. In Revelation it is also referred to as 42 months and 1260 days which all work out to 3 years. According to verse 1, the written record of the revelation Daniel received in his first night vision is but a summary of the prophecy he received. 4 The first was like a lion and had the wings of an eagle. In Daniel's dream the Medo-Persian empire and it king Cyrus was represented by the bear. The three ribs may also represent the kingdoms of Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon which preceded the Medo-Persian empire and then fell to them. 8 And all who dwell on the earth will worship him, every one whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. Our Lords first coming happened over a period of more than 30 years, and yet we view this as one coming. When the Lord Jesus came to the earth, He often referred to Himself as the Son of Man, gradually making it clear that He was the Messiah who was God incarnate. He only called on him in a moment of sheer panic when no one else could help, and only then because of the recommendation of the queen mother. The point of this prophecy is not to tell us who future kings will be, but rather what they will be like. The fact that wicked men will prosper and prevail and that the righteous will suffer is hardly pleasant news. Prophecy is revealed to men to change their perspective, to urge them to see things as God sees them rather than as they appear to the human eye. But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come. (Daniel 7:1718, NASB95)[2] The four beasts that Daniel saw in his dream were four kings and represented the four kingdoms of these kings. As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within me, and the visions in my mind kept alarming me. In the first use of this expression, being a son of man was contrasted with being God: God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent; has He said, and will He not do it? The death of this king brings about the end of his kingdom. Many others may have reluctantly professed or actually adopted the Jewish religion. While most prophecies in the Bible reveal events which will take place after the death of the recipient of the prophecy, the prophecy is revealed for impact upon those to whom it was revealed. This is describing an event that has never happened in the history of the world and is yet future. 11 Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and given to the burning fire. Having gained an appreciation for Daniel and his three Hebrew friends, over a period he came to faith in their God. When God granted Daniel the wisdom to interpret the king's dream, it launched Daniel's long career as a political leader, trusted adviser, and well-known prophet. Consequently, it is little wonder that in the events recorded in Daniel 5, Belshazzar was ignorant of Daniel and the abilities God had given him. When mentioning the little horn that grew up and uprooted three of the first ten horns, Daniel now tells us that this little horn grew until it was larger in appearance then the remaining seven horns. This kings boasting turns to blasphemy. Then the saints will receive the kingdom which will never end. 16 At this, Daniel went in to the king and asked for time, so that he might interpret the dream for him." (2:14-16) Notice Daniel's calm in the face of the king's rush to judgment. What God declares in prophecy, He reveals as well in history. The ten horns are of interest to him, but most of all that final horn which arose, surpassing and replacing three others and speaking boastfully. I have heard a number of attempts to explain the gaps in Old Testament prophecy. Nothing has caused him to panic or depart from his faith and practice as a godly Jew. Daniels response to the vision was far from assuring or calming. Episode 5 of "How I Met Your Father" Season 2 tested the friendships of everyone in the group. A true account of what happened can only be gathered by reading Daniel 2:18; Daniel 2:28 by the side of this verse. Having related the dream, Daniel then interprets it: it concerns four successive kingdoms, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar, which will be replaced by the everlasting kingdom of the God of heaven. At this time the kingdom of God is established. If you remember as I have already stated, much of the interpretation of this dream could be found in chapter 2. (1) Why does Daniel indicate the historical setting of the vision he receives in chapter 7? Through this dream, King Nebuchadnezzar learned that only God's Kingdom will last forever. Daniel was exiled to Babylon when he was still a teenager. Prophecy speaks not only of the joys and glories of Gods kingdom to come but of the suffering and tribulation preceding the eternal blessings of the kingdom of God. Upon hearing the details of the dream, Daniel too was troubled (4:19). The lesson was prepared for older students. So it was for our Lord (1 Peter 1:10-12), and so it will be for us. From an eternal perspective, the coming of Christ and His kingdom is but one coming. The statue had a head of gold which corresponds to the first beast Daniel saw and described as a lion with the wings of an eagle. Time: refers to one year, times is understood in Aramaic (the language this chapter was originally written in) to mean a dual or two, so times refers to two years and half a time refers to one half of a year. The wicked will prosper and appear to get away with their opposition toward God and His saints. Thirdly (and most importantly), the prophecies of Daniel mean exactly what God says they mean, nothing more and nothing less. God is in no hurry to fulfill His promises, whether His promise of the eternal kingdom for all the saints or the promise of eternal destruction and judgment for sinners. 1:17) that Daniel had understanding in dreams; and here we have an early and eminent instance of it, which soon made him famous in the court of Babylon, as Joseph by the same means came to be so in the court of Egypt. The Ancient of Days is a designation for God, not found elsewhere in the Bible. 4:19; Ezk. They acknowledging their inability are judged to die. International Standard Version so Daniel went to ask Nebuchadnezzar for an appointment to see him , and it was granted him so that he could reveal the meaning to the king. The inter-relationship between the prophecies of chapters 2 and 7 is demonstrated on the following page: Deterioration: Gold to iron mixed with clay, Deterioration: Nearly human to blaspheming beast. We should note Daniels distress in chapter 7 before turning to the other prophecies in Daniel, where we will find that prophecy very often produces distress. Are we supposed to discover their identity? Nebuchadnezzar's Dream ( Daniel 2:1-16) Say: Some time later, the King had a dream. He distinguishes himself by his ability to overcome the whole earth, crushing it under foot. Belshazzar came to power several years after the death of Nebuchadnezzar and seems to have turned completely away from the God of Israel. Now, in verse 23, the angelic interpreter explains the relationship of the boastful beast and the coming of the eternal kingdom of God. Thus, the vision is yet unfulfilled in terms of its major emphasis. For this reason, I wish to clearly state the foundational presuppositions and principles on which this exposition of Daniel is based. And he makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed. It seems that three of the kings try to resist him and he overthrows them by force. We see a gapan almost insurmountable gapbetween suffering and glory; God does not. It seems safe to assume the interpreter was an angelic being; at least this is the case in chapter 8 (8:15-26). The angel went on in this summary to tell Daniel that the saints of the Highest One would receive the kingdom and possess it forever. The stone cut out of the mountain represented the kingdom of God that would fill the earth. Daniels response is testimony to this reality. (5) While the process involves wicked kings and nations and the suffering of the saints, the culmination is the establishment of Gods eternal kingdom. Daniel 2 (the second chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells how Daniel related and interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon.In his night dream, the king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its head of gold to its feet of mingled iron and clay; as he watched, a stone "not cut by human hands" destroyed the statue and became a mountain filling the whole world. But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come. Then I desired to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its claws of bronze, and which devoured, crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet, and the meaning of the ten horns that were on its head and the other horn which came up, and before which three of them fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts and which was larger in appearance than its associates. We need to be waiting and prepared for His return. He would, after His death, burial, and resurrection come in His glory, rewarding men according to their deeds (16:27). Suffering is an inseparable part of the process which leads to glory. The angels went on to add that the saints of the Highest One will be given into Antichrists hand for a time, times, and half a time. 2 And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet were like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. He had endured the training of the Chaldeans and he had lived his life in the service of a foreign king, at first the foreign king who had overthrown his country. The kingdom of God would not be established in Daniels lifetime, nor in the life of those who returned to the land of Israel from their captivity. Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. (5) Above all, the prophecy in this chapter means precisely what God says it means in this text, nothing more and nothing less. Should we be troubled as well? What God determined to reveal to Daniel should be enough for us. The fourth portion of the statue in Daniel 2 is the iron legs and feet and toes of partly iron and partly baked clay which represented the Roman empire. When that day comes for them, it is too late to repent. This horn is called by different names in the New Testament: In 2 Thessalonians 2:3 the little horn is called the man of lawlessness. Revelation 13:1-2 calls the little horn the beast. The name he is best known by in found in 1 John 2:18-24 where John calls the little horn the Antichrist.. 1. With the commencement of Belshazzars co-regency may have come not only a rejection of the Jewish faith and worship, but a new wave of persecution directed toward it. 5. I did not include the insert today because I have already included it several times. in 1971. The message of this prophecy is really quite simple and may be summed up this way. Open your Bibles to Daniel 7. His declaration, which resulted from the deliverance of the three Hebrews, made it unlawful to hinder the worship of the Jews; his decree recorded at the end of chapter 4 went much further. In more detail, the outline would be as follows: (2) The Divine Interpretation verses 15-28. Those who rejected the Lord Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of Man, would mourn when they saw Him returning in the clouds: And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory (Matthew 24:30). An eleventh king then rises to power, different from the others, replacing three of the previous kings. The third beast is leopard-like, with four wings and four heads, and it is given dominion. (8) Is there any relationship between Nebuchadnezzars dream in chapter 2 and Daniels dream in chapter 7? God grants this king success and his saints suffering, but only for an appointed time. I kept looking until its wings were plucked, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man; a human mind also was given to it. (19-26) Daniel explains the rise and coming fall of Nebuchadnezzar. He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time. (1) Daniel 7 is the last chapter written in Aramaic in the Book of Daniel. In order to save Rose, Unity asks her to give up whatever makes her the dream vortex. Editing is often evident in the Bible (see John 20:30-31; 31:25). As Daniel watches, the wings are torn off the beast, and the creature stands erect like a man and a human mind is given to it. It should be remembered that many narratives of scripture are related in a very condensed form, fuller details being added afterwards. 3 While they are saying, Peace and safety! then destruction will come upon them suddenly like birth pangs upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. 16 I approached one of those who were standing by and began asking him the exact meaning of all this. (1) The troubling dream. Da Dn). It devoured and crushed, and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. ET. Both sets of kingdoms are brought to a sudden end and are replaced by an eternal kingdom. The distance in time of the fulfillment of Daniel 7 said something very important to the captive Jews of Daniels day. - As for these four children, God gave them knewledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.Or, as the words might be more accurately rendered, "these lads, the four of them" (Ezekiel 1:8-10).This indicates that somehow they were separated off into a quaternion. 13 And he performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down out of heaven to the earth in the presence of men. 74 The personal cost of receiving divine revelation is never underestimated in the Old Testament (cf. (3) This chapter contains the major segment of Daniel, which is primarily prophetic, although it does not contain the first prophecy in the Book of Daniel. The vision comes to Daniel in Belshazzars first year.78 A subsequent and related vision comes to him in this kings third year (see 8:1). (1) It follows the narrative concerning Mishael, Hananiah and Azariah in the matter of Nebuchadnezzar's golden image (Daniel 3). 9 If any one has an ear, let him hear. The three and a half years referred to here in Daniel is the last half of the tribulation, also called the Great Tribulation and the Time of Jacobs Trouble. So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed. When the Lord Jesus Christ came to earth, having added perfect humanity to His undiminished deity, He spoke of Himself very often as the Son of Man. In the Gospels, Jesus began not only to identify Himself as the Messiah, the promised Son of Man, but also to explain all that this involved. Nevertheless, Daniel tells no one, keeping the matter to himself and suffering a quiet agony over the future events God has revealed to him. The subject of the vision in chapter 2 seems to be taken up again in chapter 7. The first recorded vision comes to Daniel in the form of a night vision, like those of Nebuchadnezzar (2:1; 4:5) during the first year of the reign of Belshazzar. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these: Daniel writes that at this point the revelation was ended. In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled and he could not sleep. Daniel 2: Nebuchadnezzar's Dream by Larry Murray King Nebuchadnezzar had a puzzling dream that no one could explainuntil God gave the interpretation to Daniel. 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