Category: It’s in the Text
-
Daniel 7 (8)
So when Daniel witnessed the presentation to the Ancient of Days of one like a son of man, he realized that this was a game changer. This presentation was certainly an honor, but more importantly it was a commission.
-
Daniel 7 (7)
This beast has been reincarnated throughout the ages. Christians still have nothing to fear of its power. Nonetheless, we are vulnerable to the beast’s deceptions, the real danger to Christians.
-
Daniel 7 (6)
One of the central story lines of both Daniel and Revelation is that the forces of evil, the devil, the beasts, the oppressor nations and those who exploit and persecute God’s people, will be called to account by the one who sits on the throne, the Ancient of Days, the…
-
Daniel 7 (5)
These passages from Daniel and Revelation continue to shape our understanding of the nature and character of these beasts and the nation that they represent.
-
Daniel 7 (4)
From these descriptions we begin to get a sense of the nature of empire: militaristic, violent, arrogant, economically exploitative. It’s been true of empires throughout history (think Viking, Incan, Mongol, Spanish). Empires are no different today.
-
Daniel 7 (3)
These beasts arise when the four winds churn up the sea—an apt symbol of the political turmoil of the nations earth… [F]or now simply consider that the origin of these beasts is worldly and their character is sinister.
-
Daniel 7 (2)
You understand the sense of what its like to be in the presence of something much bigger than you, overwhelmed by something you have no control over.
-
Daniel 7 (1)
Two prophets. Two visions. Centuries separating them. Hundreds of miles apart. Daniel, a nobleman, a high official in the Persian government. John, a political prisoner in isolation. Both shepherding God’s people who were oppressed by the mightiest empires the world had ever known.
A Revelation Invitation 