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Daniel Part 2
The Book of Daniel and the Evidence of Prophecy
The Book of Daniel stands as a remarkable testament to the reliability of the Bible and the sovereignty of God over history. Written in the 6th century BC, Daniel contains prophecies that accurately predicted the rise and fall of major world empires—centuries before they occurred. This is not just a matter of faith, but of historical record.
Daniel interprets King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of a statue made of gold, silver, bronze, iron, and clay. Each material represents a successive world empire. Daniel identifies Babylon (the head of gold) as the first, followed by the Medes and Persians (silver), Greece (bronze), and then a fourth kingdom, historically recognized as Rome (iron and clay). These predictions are confirmed by secular history: Babylon was conquered by the Medes and Persians, who were then overthrown by the Greeks under Alexander the Great, and finally, the Roman Empire rose to dominate the known world.
What makes Daniel’s prophecy extraordinary is its precision and the fact that it was written long before these events unfolded. For example, Isaiah, writing over a century before Daniel, foretold that the Medes would conquer Babylon (Isaiah 13:17-20). Daniel, in turn, predicted the Greek conquest of Persia, which happened over 200 years later. The historical accuracy of these prophecies is so striking that some skeptics have claimed Daniel must have been written after the events—but the evidence for its early authorship is strong.
Daniel’s vision does not end with the Roman Empire. He describes a final kingdom, symbolized by a stone “cut out without hands,” which destroys all previous kingdoms and endures forever. The New Testament identifies this everlasting kingdom as the reign of Jesus Christ, the “stone the builders rejected” (Matthew 21:42-45; Acts 4:10-12). Christ’s kingdom is not of this world (John 18:36), but it is promised to last forever (Isaiah 9:6-7; Daniel 7:13-14; Revelation 11:15).
Why does this matter? The fulfilled prophecies of Daniel provide compelling evidence that the Bible is not merely a human book, but divinely inspired. If God has so accurately foretold the course of world history, we can trust His promises about the future—including the offer of eternal life through Jesus Christ. The Bible teaches that no one is good enough to enter God’s kingdom on their own, but Jesus paid the price for our sins. All who turn to Him in faith and repentance are welcomed into His everlasting kingdom.
The question is not whether these things happened—they are matters of historical record. The question is: How will you respond to the King whose kingdom will never end?