<< Previous | Index | Next >>"THE BOOK OF DANIEL" Chapter Seven In the first year of Belshazzar (552 B.C.), Daniel receives two visions. The first is of four beasts from the sea (1-8). The second involves a judgment by the Ancient of Days, and the coronation of the Son of Man (9-14). The interpretation describes persecution by elements of the fourth beast (kingdom), with ultimate victory by the saints of the Most High (15-28). POINTS TO PONDER * The identity of the four kingdoms represented by the four beasts * The identity of the Son of Man and the timing of His coronation * The conflict between the fourth kingdom and the saints of the Most High REVIEW QUESTIONS 1) What are the main points of this chapter? - The vision of the four beasts - Dan 7:1-8 - The vision of the Ancient of Days and the Son of Man - Dan 7:9-14 - The interpretation of Daniel's visions - Dan 7:15-28 2) What four world empires do the four beasts likely represent? (1-8) - Lion: the Babylonian empire - Bear: the Medo-Persian empire - Leopard: the Grecian empire - Dreadful, terrible, exceedingly strong beast: the Roman empire 3) In the second vision, what two scenes appear before Daniel? (9-14) - Judgment by the Ancient of Days - The coronation of the Son of Man 4) What takes place between the two scenes? (11-12) - The fourth beast with the pompous horn is slain - The other beasts have their dominion taken away, but live for awhile 5) What is Daniel told is the meaning of the two visions? (15-18) - The four beasts represent four kings (kingdoms, cf. Dan 7:23) - The saints of the Most High will receive and possess the kingdom forever 6) What is Daniel told when he inquires about the fourth beast? (19-27) - The fourth beast represents a kingdom that will devour the earth - The ten horns represent ten kings, but the pompous horn will subdue three of them - The pompous horn will make war with the saints, but will succeed only for a short time - The pompous horn and its kingdom will lose its dominion and be destroyed - The kingdom and its dominion will be given to saints of the Most High, whose kingdom will be everlasting and all dominions will serve Him<< Previous | Index | Next >>
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