Daniel 8 continues the picture of God’s prophecies — which are both frightening and exciting for us as His people. Be clear: This text shows days of great evil, great suffering, and the enemies of God even winning…for a time. But be glad: Our God is greater, He rules with certain purpose and care for […]

It’s not just children who are afraid of the dark — and of the monsters that threaten us. We all have fears, fears of things that threaten to harm us or even destroy us. Sometimes these monsters are so scary, it seems we can’t look away and see anything else. We said last week that […]

As we start Daniel 7, we are coming to the second half of the book — the prophetic section. As with the Book of Revelation, there is much here that at first glance can seem so confusing, and even frightening. And that is a shame. God does not give prophecies like this in Daniel (or […]