7:11,12
Having seen the glory of God Daniel then turns his attention back to the horn and its boastful words. He continued to do this until the beast was slain and thrown into the blazing fire. The horn is destroyed forever. We need to appreciate that ungodly kingdoms will make boasts. These boasts are completely empty and we should not be intimidated by them. The other beasts had been allowed to continue for a time, though they had been stripped of their authority. We do see kingdoms continuing to exist, but not longer having the power and influence that they once did.
7:13,14
Daniel now sees “one like a son of man”. This immediately reminds us of the term that Jesus often used to refer to Himself. No doubt this was part of what Jesus intended, but the reference to the “son of man” of Daniel is not the whole story of the term Son of Man as Jesus used it. The term “son of man” can simply mean “like a man”. This son of man was led into the presence of the Ancient of Days. And he was given “authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshipped Him”. It is His kingdom that will never end. There are obvious parallels here with Matt 28:18-20. So we have seen the pretenders with their pretensions of greatness, we have seen the holiness and greatness of God, and we have now seen the One who truly has all power and authority. We need to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.
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