Daniel Shines Sharing The Prophecy Series

Introduction

We find out the reason today that King Nebuchadnezzar is so concerned about the dreams that he had that he was willing to kill all the wise men of Babylon for being unable to reveal the dream and its interpretation.

Nebuchadnezzar, just like you and I, was concerned about what was going to happen in the future. Certainly, a man with a kingdom as big and as powerful as Babylon wants to know what is going to happen after he is gone. Is his kingdom going to last? Are his children going to run his kingdom into the ground? Is some neighboring king going to try to seize Babylon?

We all think about the future so those are natural questions to ask himself as he lay on his bed. What does the future hold? But this time is different because God, the revealer of secrets, chooses to reveal what the king is asking.

Enter Daniel into the throne room of the king and he makes this statement.

Daniel 2:29 (NKJV)

29 As for you, O king, thoughts came to your mind while on your bed, about what would come to pass after this; and He who reveals secrets has made known to you what will be.

So, let’s see what we can learn as Daniel provides the interpretation that he received from God.

Scripture

Daniel 2:45–49 (NKJV)

45 ...the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”

46 Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face, prostrate before Daniel, and commanded that they should present an offering and incense to him. 47 The king answered Daniel, and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, since you could reveal this secret.” 48 Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many great gifts; and he made him ruler over the whole province of Babylon, and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon. 49 Also Daniel petitioned the king, and he set Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego over the affairs of the province of Babylon; but Daniel sat in the gate of the king.

The Meaning Revealed

When Daniel interpreted the dreams, King Nebuchadnezzar discovered that his kingdom will not last, that there will be other Kingdoms after his. After Babylon there will the kingdoms of the Medes- Peres, the Greeks, and the Romans. The Roman kingdom will begin very strong and powerful and amass a great territory and will not be able to control its mass territory and it becomes a divided kingdom. It would become Eastern & Western Rome as ordered by Emperor Diocletian. And from there it was attacked by others and divided even further. And all of these kingdoms, Rome and all the others, will be crushed and brought to an end by the kingdom of God, which will last forever.

Now let’s see how Daniel shined as he revealed this prophecy to King Nebuchadnezzar.

Point #1

Daniel shined because Daniel knew what prophecy could and could not do.

Daniel 2:45 (NKJV)

45 ... The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”

When the Bible was complied, twenty (20%) percent of it was prophetic, meaning it was talking about things that have not yet occurred.

Now, living in 2022 some of those things have occurred, not everything has yet occurred, but of those things that have occurred there is no error in how the Bible described that future event.

And Daniel tells King Nebuchadnezzar this prophecy is going to occur exactly as stated. The interpretation is sure. There is no deviation from it.

So, what Daniel is telling King Nebuchadnezzar you cannot change the future, but you can prepare for it. You cannot stop these kingdoms coming into power and then losing power, but you can prepare for it.

I believe that we are living in the last days. Some of the signs that the Bible tells us about are:

1. An increase in Wickedness (2Timothy 3:1-5)

2. Scoffers of the truth (2Peter:1-10)

3. Wars and rumors of wars (Matthew 24:6-8)

4. Earthquakes & Famine (Matthew 24:7)

You and I cannot do anything to stop the end days from occurring. They are going to occur exactly as the Bible has said.

But you can prepare yourself for the end days? Are you making sure that your family is ready for the end days? Is there a friend that you need to lead to Jesus in these end days?

Remember you cannot change the future, but you can prepare for it. Are you preparing for it?

Point #2

Daniel shined because when the Word came from God, Daniel didn’t back down from telling the king the dream and interpretation as exactly as given to him by God.