THE BOOK OF DANIEL (series)HOW TO BE

SECUREIN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY!

DANIEL CHAPTER 7

BACKGROUND/REVIEW

DANIEL CHAPTERS 1-6 = BIOGRAPHICAL

DANIEL CHAPTERS 7-12 = PROPHETICAL

UNERSTANDING DANIEL CHAPTER 7“I HAD A VISION AND WROTE IT DOWN…”

“I WAS LOOKING…” VS. 2“I KEPT LOOKING…” VS. 4“AFTER THIS, I KEPT LOOKING…” VS. 6“AFTER THIS, I KEPT LOOKING…” VS. 7“WHILE I WAS CONTEMPLATING…” VS. 8“I KEPT LOOKING…” VS. 9“THEN, I KEPT LOOKING…” VS. 11“I KEPT LOOKING…” VS. 13“THEN I DESIRED TO KNOW THE EXACT MEANING…” VS. 19“I KEPT LOOKING…” VS. 21“AT THIS POINT THE REVELATION ENDED…” VS. 28

GOD IS A GOD OF REVELATION!

HE HAS REVEALED HIMSELF SO THAT WE CAN KNOW HIM PERSONALLY!

HE HAS REVEALED HIS PLANSO THAT WE CAN TRUST HIM FULLY!

THE MORE WE LOOK INTO GOD’S WORD –THE MORE WE WILL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND!

THE MORE WE KNOW AND UNDERSTAND –THE MORE WE WILL TRUST AND BELIEVE!

THE MORE WE TRUST AND BELIEVE – THE MORE WE WILL BE CONFIDENT AND SECURE!

I. SECURITY INVOLVES KNOWLEDGE – KNOWING GOD’S PLAN FOR HIS WORLD!

GOD’S PLAN FOR THE PAST

GOD’S PLAN FOR THE PRESENT

GOD’S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE

GOD SHOWS HIS PLAN REGARDING THE PAST!

“IN THE FIRST YEAR OF BELSHAZZAR KING OF BABYLON, DANIEL HAD A DREAM, AND VISIONS PASSED THROUGH HIS MIND AS HE WAS LYING IN BED. HE WROTE DOWN THE SUBSTANCE OF HIS DREAM.”

“DANIEL SAID: “IN MY VISION AT NIGHT I LOOKED, AND THERE BEFORE ME WERE THE FOUR WINDS OF HEAVEN CHURNING UP THE GREAT SEA.”

DANIEL 7:1,2

THE 4 BEASTS OF DANIEL 7

Lion

Bear

Leopard

un-named

DATES OF FULFILLMENT

605-539 B.C.

539-331 B.C.

331-146 B.C.

146 B.C.-358 A.D.

FUTURE

FUTURE

FUTURE

GOD’S PLAN FOR HIS WORLD TODAY

“UPON THIS ROCK, (CHRIST) I WILL BUILD MY CHURCH AND THE GATES OF HELL SHALL NOT PREVENT IT” (Matthew 16:18)

“AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT HAS COME UPON YOU, AND YOU SHALL BE MY WITNESSES… TO THE UNTERMOST PARTS OF THE EARTH” (Acts 1:8)

DATES OF FULFILLMENT

605-539 B.C.

539-331 B.C.

331-146 B.C.

146 B.C.-358 A.D.

FUTURE

FUTURE

FUTURE

GOD’S PLAN FOR THE FUTURE!

DANIEL 7:7 & 7:20 -THE TEN HORNS (10 NATIONAL LEADERS)

1. THEY WILL OPPOSE GOD (7:25)2. THEY WILL WAGE WAR AGAINST GOD’S PEOPLE (7:21)3. THE LEADER WILL ACT AS THOUGH HE WERE GOD

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE LEADERSHIP OF MAN!

1. MAN’S LEADERSHIP WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY VIOLENCE

2. MAN’S LEADERSHIP WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY LIMITATIONS

3. MAN’S LEADERSHIP WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY TEMPORAL EXISTENCE

4. MAN’S LEADERSHIP WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY OPPOSTION TO GOD

5. MAN’S LEADERSHIP WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY RELIGIONS

“AS I LOOKED, “THRONES WERE SET IN PLACE, AND THE ANCIENT OF DAYS TOOK HIS SEAT. HIS CLOTHING WAS AS WHITE AS SNOW; THE HAIR OF HIS HEAD WAS WHITE LIKE WOOL. HIS THRONE WAS FLAMING WITH FIRE, AND ITS WHEELS WERE ALL ABLAZE.A RIVER OF FIRE WAS FLOWING, COMING OUT FROM BEFORE HIM. THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS ATTENDED HIM; TEN THOUSAND TIMES TEN THOUSAND STOOD BEFORE HIM. THE COURT WAS SEATED, AND THE BOOKS WERE OPENED.

DANIEL 7:9-10

II. SECURITY IS ROOTED IN WHO GOD IS!

A. HE IS THE “ANCIENT OF DAYS!” (7:13,22)

B. HE IS THE “JUDGE OF THE NATIONS” (7:10,26)

C. HE IS THE “SON OF MAN” (7:13)

D. HE IS THE “MOST HIGH GOD” (7:25)

III. SECURITY COMES BY KNOWING THE KING AND BELONGING TO HIS KINGDOM!

JESUS SAID ABOUT HIMSELF:HE WILL COME (MTT. 24:30)HE WILL RULE (MTT. 7:17)HE KNOWS HIS OWN AND WILL GATHER THEM

(MTT. 24:30-31)

WHAT DOES SECURITY MEAN FOR US TODAY?

1. SECURITY MEANS WE CAN LIVE WITH A COMMITMENT TO GOD AND WE DON’T COMPROMISE WITH THE WORLD!

WHAT DOES SECURITY MEAN FOR US TODAY?

2. SECURITY MEANS THAT WE LIVE WITH CONFIDENCE IN

GOD, KNOWING THAT GOD IS IN COMPLETE CONTROL OF HIS

WORLD!

WHAT DOES SECURITY MEAN FOR US TODAY?

3. SECURITY MEANS THAT WE LIVE WITH COURAGE FOR GOD, RECOGNIZING THAT HE IS:

4. SECURITY MEANS WE LIVE WITH CONVICTION, KNOWING THAT GOD’S REVELATION TO US IS SURE AND CERTAIN!

WHAT DOES SECURITY MEAN FOR US TODAY?

WHAT DOES SECURITY MEAN FOR US TODAY?

5. SECURITY MEANS WE LIVE WITH CHRISTLIKENESS DAY BY DAY, SEEKING TO BECOME MORE AND MORE LIKE HIM IN OUR ACTIONS, SPEECH, CHOICES, ATTITUDES, ETC.

“…Until the Ancient of Days came and pronounced judgment in favor of the holy people of the Most High, and the time came when they possessed the kingdom.” -Daniel 7:22

“Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will be an everlasting kingdom, and all rulers will worship and obey him.” -Daniel 7:27

DANIEL’S RESPONSE TO KNOWING THE

FUTURE!“WHEN THE REVELATION (OF THE FUTURE) ENDED, I WAS ALARMED, MY FACE GREW PALE AND I WAS SPEECHLESS!” 7:28

WOW!(WATCH OUT WORLD!)