week of 12/26

Unit 16  Session 4

DOMINION

DANIEL 7:2-14

 

Key Concept:

God will establish His forever kingdom through Jesus Christ, the Son of Man.

The book of Daniel is divided into two main parts. The first six chapters are narratives, such as the fiery furnace, the writing on the wall, and the lions' den. The last six chapters contain four visions of the future the Lord gave to Daniel as a prophet. Daniel 7 is the pivot point bridging the two halves, connecting the narratives to the grander events happening in the world. In this first vision, which Daniel received in the first year of King Belshazzar's rule over Babylon (7:1), sometime before the writing on the wall, Daniel describes four beasts representing four powerful kingdoms, but above them all is the kingdom of God.

As you examine Daniel 7:2-14:

 

✞   Recognize that because of sin, human empires will try to

    establish dominion over this world.

     

✞   Rejoice that Christ is reigning and will reign and judge

    over all people at the end of time.