DANIEL 7

Daniel’s Dream

Daniel is now an old man, having been in Babylonian captivity with his people for nearly 70 years. He came when he was a very young man, perhaps in his late teens, early twenties. Daniel has been a valued, and trustworthy servant of the Lord all those years, every step of the way. God has used him mightily before the arrogant, self-serving king Nebuchadnezzar, who affected the Babylonian deportation of the Jews, and is poised to do so now in the presence of the king’s co-regent, wicked son Belshazzar (in this, his first year on the job).

The dream that God has given this ancient prophet Daniel, is as troubling to him as it is far reaching. As prophecy, it is chiefly a portrayal of things to come. The scope of the vi ...