Episode 69: Daniel 7

Jesus’ coming is foreshadowed throughout the Bible. In Daniel 7, Daniel’s dream gives him a glimpse at what’s to come: “the holy people of the Most High will receive the kingdom and will possess it forever” (Daniel 7:18). 

When we ask Jesus into our lives, we become those holy people and the assurance of eternity is ours. The message of Daniel 7 is the same message we see throughout the Bible: Satan is vanquished, evil is defeated, and victory is ours in Christ. 

Daniel’s dream also reminds us that in this world we will face hardship and temptation before Jesus returns (Daniel 7:21-22). 

We don’t have to look far to find hardship and temptation in abundance. But rather than lose hope when strife comes, we can persevere knowing, “our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all” (2 Corinthians 4:17). 

We need to always remember that we are on the winning team spiritually. When hard times come, we take heart knowing that one day “all the kingdoms under heaven will be handed over to the holy people of the Most High” (Daniel 7:27). 

Living in freedom doesn’t mean we live free of problems. It means we live every day with the freedom of knowing we are on the winning team.

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