Title Daniel 7:1~8 (2011.1.26)
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Title: God, Ruler of World History
Text: (Daniel 7:1~8)
Hymns: 365 chapters. a person with a troubled heart
Date: January 26, 2011 (Wednesday) at 5:00 am
Venue: Jeonju Yebut Church Small Worship Room
Daniel 7 presents a different way of describing it than ever before. From now on, the vision that Daniel saw appears. God reveals to Daniel what will happen in the future through a vision. What is the spiritual meaning of the vision God showed us in the text?
1. God reveals through visions (verse 1)
In the first year of Belshazzar's reign, Daniel has a dream. The dream was different from the usual dream. Because it was a vision containing the revelation of God. The revelation that Daniel received through his dreams and transit shows the history until the end of the world when the Messianic kingdom will come, centering on the rise and fall of the great empire. Daniel realized that this was a God-given vision and wrote it down. Here's what the fantasy says: Storms raged from all sides and the waves of the sea were high. At that time, four great beasts, each with different appearances, came up from the sea. His vision reveals God's providence over the history of the world.
2. The first beast, the second beast
The first of the great beasts that came up from the sea was in the form of a lion with the wings of an eagle. However, this beast had its wings removed, so it could not fly, and it was standing on two legs like a human, and it won the hearts of men. This beast can be taken to mean Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. After the death of Nebuchadnezzar, it depicts Babylon's rapid decline as a flightless lion with its wings pulled out.
The second beast that appeared looked like a bear. This beast is believed to represent Medo-Persia. The beast stands up on one side of its body. This means that the Medes and Persians would unite to form an empire, and then one nation would prevail and unite. God is in control of what will happen in the future. God is also in control and providence in the history of the world we live in today.
3. The third beast, the fourth beast
The third beast had the appearance of a leopard, and had four bird wings on its back and four heads. And I was given authority to rule. This can be seen as a prophecy of the arrival of the Greek era and the emergence of four powerful generals who will conquer and rule the world.
It cannot be said that the fourth beast appeared in the form of any particular animal. But the beast was terrifying and cruel and had very strong powers. The beast also has ten horns on its head. This can be seen as a revelation of the rise of the Roman Empire to conquer the world by force and to rule cruelly. However, all these powerful empires would eventually fall apart.
We can learn a common truth from the history of all countries in the world. That is, the history of the world doesn't go according to people's plans. World history is in God's hands. We must keep in mind that we must not deny or challenge God.
<Prayer>
1. Let me depend on God's sovereignty to live!
2. Send many faithful new families and co-workers.
3. For the sick (Elder Eul-su Kim, Preacher Myung-Jun Myung, Deacon Jong-Rok Park, Deacon Kim Young-Sik, Brother Kim Dong-Il, Hoon-Yong Choi, Seong-Do Yang (Protagonist of Deacon Yangcheon Soon, Jesus Hospital Intensive Care Unit), Soon Oh (Moon Sang-Hee-Sung-do’s mother-in-law, 70 years old, Critical Patient at Chonbuk National University Hospital) room)