Summary of Daniel 7
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream of the four winds of heaven and four great beasts: a lion, a bear, a leopard, and one with 10 horns. Next, he sees the Ancient of Days who defeats the beasts. The Son of Man was given authority, glory, and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
The four great beasts are four kings that will rise from the earth. But the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever—yes, for ever and ever.’ The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on earth. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it. The ten horns are ten kings who will come from this kingdom. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. He will speak against the Most High and oppress his holy people and try to change the set times and the laws. The holy people will be delivered into his hands for a time, times and half a time. Then the beast will be defeated, and the kingdom of the Most High will be everlasting.
BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 8, Day 5: Daniel 7
11a) Daniel sees the Ancient of Days who is seated on a throne attended by thousands. He defeats the beasts. The Son of Man was given authority, glory, and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
b) He took his seat to judge all of mankind.
12) God will win. There is no doubt. I have confidence in this by God’s words and in who He is.
13) His visions are full of violence and evil. There will definitely be more violence before the Second Coming and Jesus’ reign forever on earth. This should trouble everyone. However, knowing in the end God wins is the ultimate peace and comfort.
Conclusions BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 8, Day 5: Daniel 7
I love how God is so good to give us previews of what is to come to encourage us.
End Notes BSF Study Questions Revelation: The Hope Lesson 8, Day 5: Daniel 7
The Babylonians still reigned during this time.
The Great Sea is probably the Mediterranean Sea.
These four beasts represent kingdoms that rule over the earth.
- The first is the Babylonians, which is often represented by a lion with wings.
- The bear represented the Persian empire.
- The leopard is the Greek empire.
- The horrible beast is the Roman Empire.
The Ancient of Days is God, but there is some debate if this is God the Father or God the Son. However, most believe it is God the Father.
We see God in all of His glory here. He comes in judgment and with thousands of angels.
There may actually have been wheels on God’s throne as this was the case in some royal chambers. It could also represent God’s activities.
The books that were opened could have been the book of living (Psalm 69:28), remembrance(Malachi 3:16), and Life Revelation 3:5.
Jesus comes to destroy the fourth beast and set up his dominion on earth. Some nations will continue.
Fun Fact: The title “Son of Man” is used more than 80 times in the New Testament to describe Jesus.
The four kingdoms are conquered and are given to the people of God.
The ten kings that the ten horns of the fourth beast represent are not literal unless they are in the future. Some see this as the Roman emperors; others don’t. Truth be told, we are unsure.
The little horn shall come and reign for 3.5 years (time and times and a half). We see this in Revelation (11:2-3, 12:6 and 13:5).
Still, all will be given to the Saints at the End Times.
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