![]() ![]() The timeline reads as follows:įIRST VISION - Daniel 2 - 603 BC in the second year of the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.ĭaniel interprets the king’s dream. The next three are waking visions seen in the presence of angels, followed by an appearance of the Messiah – the Son of Man – to interpret the vision for Daniel. The First Vision is a dream of the king that is interpreted by Daniel. They point to several key events in the future history of the Jews: the desecration of the Temple by Antiochus IV Epiphanes and its restoration from 167 to 165 BC the exact time of the coming of the Messiah in AD 27 Nero’s persecution from AD 64 to 68 and the Roman-Jewish War from AD 67 to 70. The visions move from general to specific. The prophecy of Daniel is a series of five visions occurring over a period of about 70 years. ![]() Great attention is paid to the writings of ancient and modern historians and scholars to connect the dots and demonstrate the continuity of Daniel’s prophecy with all of Scripture. This comprehensive work offers a fascinating look at the book of Daniel in preterist perspective. ![]() Our purpose then is to see “all people, nations, and languages … serve and obey him” (Daniel 7:14,27). Christ’s dominion is “given to the people of the saints of the most High” (Daniel 7:22). Daniel tells us that Messiah’s kingdom will advance in the whole world from “generation to generation” (Daniel 4:4,34). The overarching message of Daniel is that Jesus the Messiah is even now ruling over the nations. ![]()
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