Christ In A Chaotic World | Daniel 7:1-8, 11-12, 15-18
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Matthew 24:3
3 As he sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?”
Kingdoms Will Rise
Kingdoms Will Fall
Saints Will Reign Forever
In A Chaotic World – There Is A Sovereign God
Kingdoms Will Rise
Daniel 7:1
7 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter.
Chronology Of The Visions In Daniel 7–12
Chp 7- 1st Vision - 1st Year of Belshazzar - 553 BC
Chp 8 – 2nd Vision- 2nd Year of Belshazzar- 550 BC
Chp 9- 3rd Vision – 1st Year of Darius – 539-538 BC
Chps 10-12- 4th Vision – 3rd Year of Cyrus – 536- 535 BC
Daniel 7:2
2 Daniel declared,[a] “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea.
Daniel 7:3
3 And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another.
Isaiah 57:20
20 But the wicked are like the tossing sea;
for it cannot be quiet,
and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
In A Chaotic World – There Is A Sovereign God
Genesis 1:1
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Daniel 7:4a
4 The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings.
Jeremiah 4:7
7 A lion has gone up from his thicket,
a destroyer of nations has set out;
he has gone out from his place
to make your land a waste;
your cities will be ruins
without inhabitant.
Daniel 7:4
4 The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it.
Daniel 7:5
5 And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’
Daniel 7:6
6 After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it.
Daniel 7:7
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.
Daniel 7:8
8 I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Psalm 132:17
17 There I will make a horn to sprout for David;
I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
Daniel 7:8
8 I considered the horns, and behold, there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.
Chapter Symbolism Kingdom
2 / 7 Gold / Lion Babylon
2 / 7 Silver / Bear Medo- Persian
2 / 7 Bronze / Leopard Greece
2/ 7 Iron / Terrifying Beast Rome
Kingdoms Will Rise
Kingdoms Will Fall
Daniel 7:11
11 “I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire.
In A Chaotic World – There Is A Sovereign God
Kingdoms Will Rise – And Kingdoms Will Fall- And God Is In Control Of It All
Daniel 7:12
12 As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.
Daniel 7:15
15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me[a] was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me.
Kingdoms Will Rise
Kingdoms Will Fall
Saints Will Reign Forever
Daniel 7:16
16 I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things.
Daniel 7:17-18
17 ‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’
What Are You Living For?
Who Is Your King?
In A Chaotic World – There Is A Sovereign God