DANIEL‘S VISION AND GOD’S ETERNAL VICTORY
Daniel 7:1 – 8:27
Key Verse 7:27
* Daniel’s Vision of the Son of Man (7:1-28)
- When and what did Daniel dream about? (1-27) What do the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea indicate? (Gen 1:1-2) What did the four beasts describe? (4-8; 17; 2:37-43) What happened to the four beasts? What glory of God did Daniel see? To whom did the Son of Man refer, and what was given to him? (13-14)
- How terrifying would the fourth beast be against the Holy People? (19-25) What does the powerlessness of the Holy People suggest? How would the Holy People win against the fourth beast? What does the final victory tell about the Holy people, God’s judgement, and the everlasting Kingdom? (14, 26-27)
* Daniel’s Vision of the Antichrist (8:1-27)
- What did Daniel see in his second vision? (1-7) What historical time periods do the ram and the goat point to? What happened when the goat grew up? (8-10a) What evil deeds did the little horn commit? (10b-14) How long would the Lord’s people suffer because of Antichrist? (13-14; Gen 11:4)
- What did Gabriel announce about the vision of the ultimate victory? (15-22,25b) What sufferings must the people of God bear in the time of the end because of the wicked king? (23-25) What wicked powers rebel against God in our times? Why do you think God showed the vision to Daniel and to us through Daniel?