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Session #2: God's Sovereign Leadership Over History
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Session 2 God’s Sovereign Leadership over History (Dan. 7:9-14)

I. OUTLINE OF DANIEL 7:1-14

A. Daniel’s first vision: four beasts symbolizing four world empires

1. Introduction

1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. He wrote down the substance of his dream.
2 Daniel said: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. 3 Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea. (Dan. 7:1-3)

2. The first three beasts

4 “The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.

5 “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’

6 “After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.(Dan. 7:4-6)

3. Fourth beast: Antichrist’s empire foreshadowed by the Roman Empire

7 “After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.

8 “While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully. (Dan. 7:7-8)

4. God’s leadership in the end times

a. God enthroned in majesty

9 “As I looked,
“thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
His clothing was as white as snow;
the hair of his head was white like wool.
His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.
10 A river of fire was flowing,
coming out from before him.
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
and the books were opened. (Dan. 7:9-10)

b. Destruction of the Antichrist

11 “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. 12 (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.) (Dan. 7:11-12)

c. Jesus’ heavenly coronation as King over all nations

13 “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. 14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. (Dan. 7:13-14)

II. INTRODUCTION

B. 7“I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast [Antichrist], dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong…8 [he had] a mouth speaking pompous words.” (Dan. 7:7-8)

C. Later, Daniel sees that the saints were “given” into his hand by God.
25“He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High…the saints shall be given into his hand…” (Dan. 7:25)

The phrase “it was given” (or its equivalent), referring to God, is found often in the books of Daniel and Revelation

23 I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors:
You have given me wisdom and power,
you have made known to me what we asked of you,
you have made known to us the dream of the king.”

37 Your Majesty, you are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; 38 in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold. (Dan. 2:23, 37- 38)

16 Let his mind be changed from that of a man and let him be given the mind of an animal, till seven times[d] pass by for him. (Dan. 4:16)

25“He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, shall persecute the saints of the Most High…the saints shall be given into his hand…” (Dan. 7:25)

2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

8 I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was named Death, and Hades was following close behind him. They were given power over a fourth of the earth to kill by sword, famine and plague, and by the wild beasts of the earth. (Rev. 6:2, 4, 8)

1The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss.

3 And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth. (Rev. 9:1, 3)

2 But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. (Rev. 11:2)

14 Because of the signs it was given power to perform on behalf of the first beast, it deceived the inhabitants of the earth. It ordered them to set up an image in honor of the beast who was wounded by the sword and yet lived. 15 The second beast was given power to give breath to the image of the first beast, so that the image could speak and cause all who refused to worship the image to be killed. (Rev. 13: 14-15)

D. John saw that God gave the Antichrist authority or influence over every nation

5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months. 6 It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven. 7 It was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. (Rev. 13:5-7)

God will grant authority to allow certain terrible things to occur

2 I looked, and there before me was a white horse! Its rider held a bow, and he was given a crown, and he rode out as a conqueror bent on conquest.

4 Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and to make people kill each other. To him was given a large sword.

1The fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from the sky to the earth. The star was given the key to the shaft of the Abyss.

3 And out of the smoke locusts came down on the earth and were given power like that of scorpions of the earth.

5 They were not allowed to kill them but only to torture them for five months. And the agony they suffered was like that of the sting of a scorpion when it strikes. (Rev. 9:1, 3, 5)

2 But exclude the outer court; do not measure it, because it has been given to the Gentiles. They will trample on the holy city for 42 months. (Rev. 11:2)

5He [Antichrist] was given...authority [by God] to continue for forty-two months. 7It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. Authority was given him [by God] over every tribe, tongue, and nation. (Rev. 13:5-7)

E. All authority belongs to Jesus

18“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.” (Mt. 28:18)

In the Great Tribulation the seven seals of judgment are released by Jesus, not the devil

5 Then one of the elders said to me, “Do not weep! See, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed. He is able to open the scroll and its seven seals.” (Rev. 5:5)

1 I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, “Come!”

3 When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!”

5 When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand.

7 When the Lamb opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say, “Come!”

9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained.

12 I watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned blood red,
(Rev. 6:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12)

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.
(Rev. 8:1)

G. God raised up Pharaoh in Moses’ day as the most powerful man on earth

16 But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth. (Ex. 9:16)

17 For Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” (Rom. 9:17)

God raised up an evil Assyrian leader named Sennacherib to judge Israel in 721 BC

5 “Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of my anger,
in whose hand is the club of my wrath! (Isa. 10:5)

He raised up Nebuchadnezzar and Babylon in 586 BC to discipline Israel
7 I will send destroyers against you,
each man with his weapons,
and they will cut up your fine cedar beams
and throw them into the fire. (Jer. 22:7)

9 I will summon all the peoples of the north and my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,” declares the LORD, “and I will bring them against this land and its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them and make them an object of horror and scorn, and an everlasting ruin.

12 “But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt,” declares the LORD, “and will make it desolate forever. (Jer. 25:9, 12)

6 Now I will give all your countries into the hands of my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon; I will make even the wild animals subject to him. (Jer. 27:6)

10 Then say to them, ‘This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones I have buried here; he will spread his royal canopy above them. (Jer. 43:10)

5“Look at the nations and watch—
and be utterly amazed.
For I am going to do something in your days
that you would not believe,
even if you were told.
6 I am raising up the Babylonians,
that ruthless and impetuous people,
who sweep across the whole earth
to seize dwellings not their own.
7 They are a feared and dreaded people;
they are a law to themselves
and promote their own honor. (Hab. 1:5-7)

God raised up the Persians to judge the Babylonians

3 I have commanded those I prepared for battle;
I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath— those who rejoice in my triumph.
4 Listen, a noise on the mountains, like that of a great multitude!
Listen, an uproar among the kingdoms, like nations massing together!
The LORD Almighty is mustering an army for war.
5 They come from faraway lands, from the ends of the heavens—
the LORD and the weapons of his wrath—
to destroy the whole country. (Isa. 13:3-5)

17The Scripture says to Pharaoh, “I have raised you up, that I may show My power in you, and that My name may be declared in all the earth.” (Rom. 9:17)

H. God showed Daniel that He sets into place the leaders of the nations to serve His purposes.

17“…the Most High…gives it [power] to whomever He will, and sets over it the lowest of men.” (Dan. 4:17)

1There is no authority except from God…the authorities that exist are appointed by God… 4 He is God’s minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil. (Rom. 13:1-4)

I. The Father has set the day for Jesus to return, and has set the boundaries of all nations

36 “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. 37 As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man (Mt. 24:36)

7 He said to them: “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. (Acts 1:7)

26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. (Acts 17:26)

The unfolding of kingdoms in an appointed time frame

31 “Your Majesty looked, and there before you stood a large statue—an enormous, dazzling statue, awesome in appearance. 32 The head of the statue was made of pure gold, its chest and arms of silver, its belly and thighs of bronze, 33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of baked clay. 34 While you were watching, a rock was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.
36 “This was the dream, and now we will interpret it to the king. 37 Your Majesty, you are the king of kings. The God of heaven has given you dominion and power and might and glory; 38 in your hands he has placed all mankind and the beasts of the field and the birds in the sky. Wherever they live, he has made you ruler over them all. You are that head of gold.
39 “After you, another kingdom will arise, inferior to yours. Next, a third kingdom, one of bronze, will rule over the whole earth. 40 Finally, there will be a fourth kingdom, strong as iron—for iron breaks and smashes everything—and as iron breaks things to pieces, so it will crush and break all the others. 41 Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. 42 As the toes were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. 43 And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.

44 “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people.

It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. 45 This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces.
“The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.” (Dan. 2:31-45)

Belshazzar saw God’s finger write “MENE,” which spoke of his days being numbered

26 “Here is what these words mean:
Mene[e]: God has numbered the days of your reign and brought it to an end. (Dan. 5:26)

J. Many in the nations will worship the Antichrist

2The dragon [Satan] gave him [Antichrist] his power, his throne, and great authority… 3All the world marveled and followed the beast. 4So they…worshiped the beast [Antichrist], saying, “Who is like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” (Rev. 13:2–3)

III. VISION OF THE THRONE: GOD’S LEADERSHIP OVER THE NATIONS

A. Immediately after the Father’s majesty is revealed to Daniel

9 “As I looked,
“thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
His clothing was as white as snow;
the hair of his head was white like wool.
His throne was flaming with fire,
and its wheels were all ablaze.
10 A river of fire was flowing,
coming out from before him.
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
and the books were opened. (Dan. 7:9-10)

The Father’s plan to exalt Jesus as a human king over all the earth is also shown to him

B. God is enthroned in majesty in His heavenly courtroom

9“I watched till thrones were put in place, and the Ancient of Days [the Father] was seated; His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire; 10a fiery stream [river] issued and came forth from before Him. A thousand thousands ministered to Him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. The court was seated, and the books were opened.” (Dan. 7:9-10)

C. Ancient of Days:

3. In God’s permissive will, He gives evil men surprising latitude to act wickedly.

30 That very night Belshazzar, king of the Babylonians, was slain, 31 and Darius the Mede took over the kingdom, at the age of sixty-two. (Dan. 5:30-31)

D. White as snow:

14 The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. (Rev. 1:14)

E. His throne: (Rev. 4:2-6:17)

Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless. (Rev. 14:1-5)

2 And I saw what looked like a sea of glass glowing with fire and, standing beside the sea, those who had been victorious over the beast and its image and over the number of its name. They held harps given them by God 3 and sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb:
“Great and marvelous are your deeds,
Lord God Almighty.
Just and true are your ways,
King of the nations.
4 Who will not fear you, Lord,
and bring glory to your name?
For you alone are holy.
All nations will come
and worship before you,
for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
5 After this I looked, and I saw in heaven the temple—that is, the tabernacle of the covenant law—and it was opened. 6 Out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues. They were dressed in clean, shining linen and wore golden sashes around their chests. 7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the seven angels seven golden bowls filled with the wrath of God, who lives for ever and ever. 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the temple until the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed. (Rev. 15:2-8)

After this I heard what sounded like the roar of a great multitude in heaven shouting:
“Hallelujah!
Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
2 for true and just are his judgments.
He has condemned the great prostitute
who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
3 And again they shouted:
“Hallelujah!
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”
4 The twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:
“Amen, Hallelujah!”
5 Then a voice came from the throne, saying:
“Praise our God,
all you his servants,
you who fear him,
both great and small!”
6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:
“Hallelujah!
For our Lord God Almighty reigns.
7 Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready.
8 Fine linen, bright and clean,
was given her to wear.” (Rev. 19:1-8)

G. A fiery stream:

2I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire, and those who have the victory over the beast…standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God. (Rev. 15:2)

H. The seven throne scenes in the book of Revelation. We have access to God’s throne now to find grace and mercy.

16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Heb. 4:16)

3The throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it [New Jerusalem], and His servants
shall serve Him. 4They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads...
5And they shall reign forever and ever. (Rev. 22:3-5)

4God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.
(Rev. 21:4)

I. All of God’s enemies will stand before His throne.

11I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it…12I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened…and the dead were judged according to their works, by the things which were written in the books…15Anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:11–15)

J. The books were opened:

32 But now, please forgive their sin—but if not, then blot me out of the book you have written.” (Ex. 32:32)

16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be. (Ps. 139:16)

6 The LORD will write in the register of the peoples:
“This one was born in Zion.” (Ps. 87:6)

10 A river of fire was flowing,
coming out from before him.
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
and the books were opened. (Dan. 7:10)

“At that time Michael, the great prince who protects your people, will arise. There will be a time of distress such as has not happened from the beginning of nations until then. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered. (Dan. 12:1)

20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” (Lk. 10:20)

The Book of Life records the actions of believers

3 Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are in the book of life. (Phil. 4:3)

5 The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels. (Rev. 3:5)

8 All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.
(Rev. 13:8)

8 The beast, which you saw, once was, now is not, and yet will come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. The inhabitants of the earth whose names have not been written in the book of life from the creation of the world will be astonished when they see the beast, because it once was, now is not, and yet will come. (Rev. 17:8)

12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books.

15 Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. (Rev. 20:12, 15)

27 Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. (Rev. 21:27)

The pompous words of the Antichrist

K. His garment:

7 Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready. (Rev. 19:7)

M. Thrones were put in place:

4Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their heads. (Rev. 4:4)

N. The court was seated:

9 “As I looked,
“thrones were set in place,
and the Ancient of Days took his seat.
His clothing was as white as snow;
the hair of his head was white like wool.
His throne was flaming with fire,
and its wheels were all ablaze.
10 A river of fire was flowing,
coming out from before him.
Thousands upon thousands attended him;
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him.
The court was seated,
and the books were opened. (Dan. 7:9- 10)

IV. THE FATHER’S ROYAL COURT

A. Around the throne is God’s royal court—it is the place of majesty, strength, and beauty, etc.

6Honor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. (Ps. 96:6)

B. God’s beauty

3He who sat there was like a jasper and a sardius stone in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne…like an emerald. 4Around the throne were twenty-four thrones… I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns of gold on their head. 5From the throne proceeded lightnings, thunderings, and voices. Seven lamps of fire were burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God. 6Before the throne there was a sea of glass, like crystal…around the throne, were four living creatures… (Rev. 4:3-6)

C. I see four main categories with twelve details in John’s description of God’s royal court:

1. The beauty of God’s person: how God looks, feels, and acts

3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an emerald encircled the throne. (Rev. 4:3)

2. The beauty of God’s people: the Church enthroned, robed, and crowned

4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. (Rev. 4:4)

3. The beauty of God’s power: manifestations of power in lightning, thunder, voices

5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. (Rev. 4:5a)

4. The beauty of God’s presence: His fire on lamps, seraphim, and the sea

5 In front of the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God. 6 Also in front of the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal.
In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back. 7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle. (Rev. 4:5b-7)

V. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ANTICHRIST (DAN. 7:11-12)

A. The Antichrist and his empire will be destroyed at Jesus’ second coming.

11I watched then because of the sound of the pompous words which the horn was speaking; I watched till the beast [Antichrist] was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. 12As for the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away, yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. (Dan. 7:11-12)

B. Pompous words:

20 I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and about the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn that looked more imposing than the others and that had eyes and a mouth that spoke boastfully. (Dan. 7: 20)

5He [Antichrist] was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies…6He opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle…
(Rev. 13:5-6)

C. The beast was slain:

11I watched till the beast was slain, and its body destroyed and given to the burning flame. (Dan. 7:11)

26But the court shall be seated, and they shall take away his [Antichrist’s] dominion, to consume and destroy it forever. (Dan. 7:26)

D. 8The lawless one [Antichrist] will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. (2 Thes. 2:8)

19I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him [Jesus]…20Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet…
These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him [Jesus]. (Rev. 19:19-21)

F. Their lives were prolonged:

2Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard [Dan. 7:6; Greece], his feet were like the feet of a bear [Dan. 7:5; Persia], and his mouth like the mouth of a lion [Dan. 7:5; Babylon]. The dragon [Satan] gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. (Rev. 13:2)

VI. JESUS’ HEAVENLY CORONATION AS KING OVER ALL NATIONS (DAN. 7:13-14)

A. Jesus will be crowned as the King of kings over the earth

13Behold, One like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, and they brought Him near before Him. 14Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion…and His kingdom the one which shall not be destroyed. (Dan. 7:13-14)

B. IHOPKC holds to the historic premillennial view of the end times, with a post-tribulation rapture, and emphasizing a victorious, praying Church

25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[b] her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. (Eph. 5:25-27)

7 Let us rejoice and be glad
and give him glory!
For the wedding of the Lamb has come,
and his bride has made herself ready. (Rev. 19:7)

17 The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. (Rev. 22:17)

C.Jesus spoke of sitting on the glorious throne in Jerusalem that Daniel pointed to.

31When the Son of Man comes in His glory…then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them… (Mt. 25:31–32)

D. Son of Man:

27 For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what they have done. (Mt. 16:27)

30 “Then will appear the sign of the Son of Man in heaven. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. (Mt. 24:30)

64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (Mt. 26:64)

38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” (Mk. 8:38)

26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. (Mk. 13:26)

62 “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” (Mk. 14:62)

26 Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. (Lk. 9:26)

27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. (Lk. 21:27)

69 But from now on, the Son of Man will be seated at the right hand of the mighty God.”
(Lk. 22:69)

2. Pilate represented the most powerful government on earth.

11 Jesus answered, “You would have no power over me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.” (Jn. 19:11)

F.Clouds: Daniel saw Jesus coming with the clouds of heaven.

20 After leaving Sukkoth they camped at Etham on the edge of the desert. 21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. 22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people. (Ex. 13:21-22)

9 The LORD said to Moses, “I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me speaking with you and will always put their trust in you.” Then Moses told the LORD what the people had said.

16 On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled. (Ex. 19:9, 16)

10 When the priests withdrew from the Holy Place, the cloud filled the temple of the LORD. 11 And the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled his temple. (1Kgs. 8:10-11)

See, the LORD rides on a swift cloud
and is coming to Egypt.
The idols of Egypt tremble before him,
and the hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear. (Isa. 19:1)

13 Look! He advances like the clouds,
his chariots come like a whirlwind,
his horses are swifter than eagles.
Woe to us! We are ruined! (Jer. 4:13)

4 Then the glory of the LORD rose from above the cherubim and moved to the threshold of the temple. The cloud filled the temple, and the court was full of the radiance of the glory of the LORD. (Ezek. 10:4)

When Jesus spoke of His return to earth, He usually mentioned coming on the clouds.

30All the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Mt. 24:30)

26 “At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.27 And he will send his angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heavens. (Mk. 13:26-27)

27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. (Lk. 21:27)

9 After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight.
10 They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them. 11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:9-11)

17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. (1 Thes. 4:17)

7He is coming with clouds, and every eye will see Him…all the…earth will mourn. (Rev. 1:7)

14 I looked, and there before me was a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was one like a son of man[b] with a crown of gold on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand. 15 Then another angel came out of the temple and called in a loud voice to him who was sitting on the cloud, “Take your sickle and reap, because the time to reap has come, for the harvest of the earth is ripe.” 16 So he who was seated on the cloud swung his sickle over the earth, and the earth was harvested. (Rev. 14:14-16)

4 Sing to God, sing in praise of his name,
extol him who rides on the clouds;
rejoice before him—his name is the LORD. (Ps. 68:4)

1 Praise the LORD, my soul.
LORD my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2 The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment;
he stretches out the heavens like a tent
3 and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.
He makes the clouds his chariot
and rides on the wings of the wind. (Ps. 104:1-3)

G. Daniel saw the saints receiving authority over the nations in partnership with the Son of Man

27The kingdom…shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. (Dan. 7:27)

26 To the one who is victorious and does my will to the end, I will give authority over the nations— 27 that one ‘will rule them with an iron scepter and will dash them to pieces like pottery’—just as I have received authority from my Father. (Rev.2:26-27)

21To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne… (Rev. 3:21)

10 You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God,
and they will reign[b] on the earth.” (Rev.5:10)

4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They[a] had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 (The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6 Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years. (Rev.20:4-6)

5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. (Rev.22:5)

H. Commissioned as King of kings:

11Yes, all kings shall fall down before Him; all nations shall serve Him. (Ps. 72:11)

J. 11I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders… 12saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” (Rev. 5:11-12)

L. 11The voice of many angels…12saying…, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom, and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”
(Rev. 5:11-12)

N. Revelation 5 describes Jesus’ destiny on the earth as a man—He is fully God and fully man.

9…God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth… (Phil. 2:9-10)