The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Daniel 7:13-14,
"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. 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."
Daniel had a dream, prior to the incident in chapter five (with the hand writing on the wall) filled with visions. In the dream was another sweeping look at the four world powers already seen in this book, Babylonia, Medo-Persia, Greek and Roman, represented by the beasts: lion, bear, leopard, and the terrifying fourth beast with iron teeth.
What draws my attention in Daniel's account of his dream is his remarkable vision of the second coming of Jesus Christ, "one like a son of man" coming in the clouds. Here is the first appearance in Scripture of Jesus being referred to as "one like a son of man."
In Revelation 1:13-16 we read, in John's description of Jesus Christ, "among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance." John uses the same name for Jesus as Daniel did, "one like the son of man."
Mark uses Daniel's name for Jesus (and Jesus' own name for himself), "He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again." Mark 8:31.
At his trial, when asked by the high priest if we was the Messiah, Jesus said he was and went on to say, "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." The very name Daniel used in 7:13, with the description of "coming on the clouds."
"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. 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."
Daniel had a dream, prior to the incident in chapter five (with the hand writing on the wall) filled with visions. In the dream was another sweeping look at the four world powers already seen in this book, Babylonia, Medo-Persia, Greek and Roman, represented by the beasts: lion, bear, leopard, and the terrifying fourth beast with iron teeth.
What draws my attention in Daniel's account of his dream is his remarkable vision of the second coming of Jesus Christ, "one like a son of man" coming in the clouds. Here is the first appearance in Scripture of Jesus being referred to as "one like a son of man."
In Revelation 1:13-16 we read, in John's description of Jesus Christ, "among the lampstands was someone like a son of man, dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. In his right hand he held seven stars, and coming out of his mouth was a sharp, double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance." John uses the same name for Jesus as Daniel did, "one like the son of man."
Mark uses Daniel's name for Jesus (and Jesus' own name for himself), "He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again." Mark 8:31.
At his trial, when asked by the high priest if we was the Messiah, Jesus said he was and went on to say, "And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven." The very name Daniel used in 7:13, with the description of "coming on the clouds."
I await to behold that in a delighted and agonizing anticipation!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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