The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Daniel - Chapters 7-8
Daniel received two visions from the Lord during the reign of Belshazzar king of Babylon. Daniel had been in Babylon for about 50 years, and in the beginning, he had interpreted king Nebuchadnezzar's dream about the fall of Babylon and then the rise and fall of other kingdoms. These two dreams were similar in concept. The one in chapter 7 had four beasts which represented four kingdoms. The first beast was LIKE a lion with wings of an eagle, the second was LIKE a bear, the third was Like a leopard, and the fourth beast was unlike the others, and this beast was terrifying, frightening and very powerful and from it came a "Little Horn." The little horn however was no match for the "Ancient of Days!" The little horn kept trying to fight the saints of the Most High, but because the one LIKE a son of man approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence, He was given all authority, in the end, the little horn could not prevail over Him or the saints. In chapter eight, the vision was about a two-horned ram which represented the Medes and the Persians, and then a shaggy goat which represented Greece who would conquer the Medes and Persians. Both of these visions troubled Daniel because they were beyond his understanding. He was not to share them yet, so after Daniel got his strength back from such an event, he "got up and went about the king's business."
Daniel received two visions from the Lord during the reign of Belshazzar king of Babylon. Daniel had been in Babylon for about 50 years, and in the beginning, he had interpreted king Nebuchadnezzar's dream about the fall of Babylon and then the rise and fall of other kingdoms. These two dreams were similar in concept. The one in chapter 7 had four beasts which represented four kingdoms. The first beast was LIKE a lion with wings of an eagle, the second was LIKE a bear, the third was Like a leopard, and the fourth beast was unlike the others, and this beast was terrifying, frightening and very powerful and from it came a "Little Horn." The little horn however was no match for the "Ancient of Days!" The little horn kept trying to fight the saints of the Most High, but because the one LIKE a son of man approached the Ancient of Days and was led into His presence, He was given all authority, in the end, the little horn could not prevail over Him or the saints. In chapter eight, the vision was about a two-horned ram which represented the Medes and the Persians, and then a shaggy goat which represented Greece who would conquer the Medes and Persians. Both of these visions troubled Daniel because they were beyond his understanding. He was not to share them yet, so after Daniel got his strength back from such an event, he "got up and went about the king's business."