Earthly Kingdoms and the Everlasting Kingdom

Daniel 7:1-14 Overview: Daniel chapters 2 and 7 described five empires (both present and future). King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream (2:31-35) parallels Daniel’s dream (7:1-14) exactly. But whereas the king dreamed of these empires as a beautiful statue made of glistening...

And All God’s People Said . . .

Revelation 7:9-12 In these times of political, economic and social turmoil, we desperately need the words of Isaiah 33:5-6 “the stability of your times.” That passage exalts our Lord as the stability of our times: He is strong in salvation.  With that in mind let...

The Handwriting on the Wall

The Handwriting on the Wall Daniel 5:1-31 Harvard professor George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”[i] Over the years, this statement has been paraphrased in a number of ways. “Those who cannot learn from history...