![]() This is the ultimate message of Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Over any nation, power, or king-God is in control and will do as He wishes. As Beth Moore taught (pages 40-42), and we should conclude with, Daniel 2 is a message of God's sovereignty. The ultimate message of Daniel 2 is one we agree on together. So what do we need to know in response to what Beth Moore said this week? We want to know that there are Scripture passages showingġ) Jesus' kingdom does not come suddenly andĢ) That it does not have a finite length to it-1,000 literal years.īut at the heart of the matter, Daniel 2 is not written to learn these things. Does that sound like a literal 1,000 year reign of Christ as Beth Moore mentioned? No, this sounds like a kingdom that will last FOREVER-no end to it. In the same verse he repeats himself, saying that this kingdom will endure forever. ![]() He says in Daniel 2:44 that God will set up His kingdom to never be destroyed. Not only did Daniel never emphasize a sudden coming of Christ's kingdom from Nebuchadnezzar's dream, but notice what he did emphasize. Instead he tells us his kingdom spreads gradually through the whole earth, like a mustard seed growing or yeast working through dough. Jesus himself describes a kingdom that does not come suddenly, or that people will be able to suddenly point to. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds of the air can perch in its shade." Also, from Luke 13:20-21, "Again he asked, "What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough." Perhaps most telling, we read in Luke 17:20-21 that "Once, having been asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The kingdom of God does not come with your careful observation, nor will people say, 'Here it is,' or 'There it is,' because the kingdom of God is within you." Jesus says in Mark 4:30-32, "What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest seed you plant in the ground. When Beth Moore says that Christ's kingdom reign will come suddenly, we need to examine that idea against the whole counsel of Scripture. God is sovereign over all earthly kingdoms. The significance of the dream which Daniel interpreted to Nebuchadnezzar was that God's kingdom will indeed break and destroy all other kingdoms. Beth Moore is making an interpretation from the dream that Daniel did not make. Daniel did not give any interpretation about the rock suddenly hitting the statue. Keep in mind that she is drawing this conclusion from the dream itself, not the interpretation of it. She says it will happen suddenly because the rock suddenly hits and topples all the kingdoms at the same time (Daniel 2:34-35). Stay tuned-we'll expand on these ideas later.īeth Moore says in the Session 2 video that the rock in Nebuchadnezzar's dream is Jesus Christ establishing his literal 1,000 year reign on earth. This will not be the focus of the first half of Daniel, but we are going to introduce it now with just a couple small ideas. Well, already in Daniel 2 we have entered some end times discussion.
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