Seminaries and Institutes
Daniel 7–12: Daniel’s Prophetic Dreams and Visions


“Daniel 7–12: Daniel’s Prophetic Dreams and Visions,” Old Testament Seminary Student Study Guide (2002), 178

“Daniel 7–12,” Old Testament Seminary Student Study Guide, 178

Daniel 7–12

Daniel’s Prophetic Dreams and Visions

Daniel 7–12 contains the record of several of Daniel’s visions about what was going to happen to his people, the house of Israel, and to the world. As the table below shows, some of Daniel’s visions had the same meaning as Nebuchadnezzar’s dream in Daniel 2. The Lord has not revealed to us the meaning of all that Daniel saw.

The Kingdoms in Daniel’s Visions

Daniel 2

Daniel 7

Daniel 8

Daniel 11–12

Babylon

Head of gold

See vv. 32, 37–38.

Lion See

v. 4.

Medo-Persia

Breast and arms of silver

See vv. 32, 39.

Bear

See v. 5.

Ram

See vv. 3–4, 20.

See 11:1–2.

Greek-Macedon

Belly and thighs of brass

See vv. 32, 39.

Leopard

See vv. 6–7.

Goat

See vv. 5–8, 21–22.

See 11:3–20.

Rome

Legs of iron

See vv. 33, 40.

Terrible beast

See vv. 7, 19.

Many Kingdoms

Feet and toes of iron or clay

See vv. 33, 41–43.

Ten horns

See vv. 7–8, 20.

Kingdom of God in the Latter Days

Stone

See vv. 34–35, 44–45.

Adam and Jesus Christ

See vv. 9–14, 22–28.

See 12:1–3.

The Power of Anti-Christ

Little horn from among the ten horns

See vv. 8, 20–22.

Little horn from the four heads

See vv. 9–12.

See 11:21–45.