The Dream of Nebuchadnezzar

‎‎This afternoon I would like us to take a closer look at this dream of Nebuchadnezzar, ‎and its ‎interpretation; for in doing so, we shall find revealed to us, the triumph of the ‎kingdom of our ‎Lord Jesus Christ over all the kingdoms of the earth; His Church coming to spiritually reign ‎upon the earth in ‎a coming day. I believe that it is this chapter, and the 7th chapter of this book, ‎which form the basis for correctly understanding the prophetic history of the Church. It is the ‎book of Daniel which gives us the information that we need, to understand that the ‎eschatological view that we hold to, should be guided by this thought: that prophecy in the word ‎of God consists of the predictions of the major oppositions to Christ’s cause and kingdom in ‎both Old Testament times and New, and it also relates, to a certain degree, the historic ‎fulfillments of how Christ comes to judgment upon them, and establishes His own people as ‎victorious over those oppositions, to the glory of God and Christ. This is what is revealed to us ‎in a grand overview in this particular chapter. With that in mind, I would like to show you‎, 1st of ‎all, that God is sovereign over the lives of kings. (verses 24-30) 2nd – that God sovereignly sets ‎up kings and takes them down. (verses 31-33 and 36-43) And 3rd – that God will be sovereign ‎over the setting up of Christ’s kingdom. (verses 34, 35, and 44-49)‎