Daniel 7:15-18 - I was troubled in spirit

7:15,16

Daniel was “troubled in spirit” by the vision he had seen. Earlier Nebuchadnezzar had been troubled by his own dreams, now Daniel is troubled by his own vision. Nebuchadnezzar had asked his wise men, and then Daniel to give him the meaning. Here Daniel asks one of those there for the meaning. Daniel was then given the meaning.

7:17,18

These two verse sum up the situation of the whole of history! The four great beasts are four earthly kings. Note the word “great”. The Bible does not minimise the power of evil kings and kingdoms. We cannot understand all the reasoning behind all of God’s decrees, but we need to accept the reality, and that is that evil kingdoms are allowed to flourish for a time. But that is not the end. It is the “holy people” of God will “receive the kingdom” and will possess it “for ever and ever”. In Luke 12:32 Jesus tells us “do not be afraid little flock, the Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom”. We here very little preached on this concept, and some of what is preached is nonsense, but we need to take these words seriously, and need to understand that God is giving the kingdom to us.