Trials and Tribulation of Daniel's People (chapters 1, 3, 6,
12)
The trials of Daniel and his three friends are types of
the unprecedented "trouble" (Daniel 12:1
cf. Jeremiah 30:7) to be experienced by Daniel's people at the "time of the end"
(Daniel 12:4,9)
God's gift of superior knowledge and wisdom to Daniel
and his three friends over their captors (Daniel 1:17-20) typifies the wisdom which will be given to the faithful Tribulation
remnant, which will not be able to be answered by their persecutors (Luke 21:12-15)
The trial of Daniel in the lions den (Daniel 6:12-17)
typifies the trial of the faithful Tribulation remnant when the Devil is cast down to the earth (Revelation 12:9,12)
seeking to devour them as a "roaring lion" (I Peter 5:8)
The prophetic visions of the "Times of the Gentiles" (Luke 21:24) in which their kingdoms politically control Israel are viewed as glorious
"precious metals" from the Gentile perspective in Nebuchadnezzar's dream (Daniel 2:31-33), but are viewed as hideous
"wild beasts" from the Hebrew perspective in Daniel's visions (Daniel 7:2-7; Daniel 8:2-7)
The first three Gentile kingdoms were historically
successive (Daniel 2:37-39), but will be contemporary
with the fourth one at the return of Israel's Messiah (Daniel 2:44-45; Daniel 7:11-12)
The focal point in each of Daniel's visions is the last
great oppressor of Daniel's people:
The "hornthat had eyes, and a mouth that
spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows" (Daniel 7:20,25) is the "Beast" who will be worshipped by those "whose names are NOT written
in the Book of Life" (Revelation 13:4-8)
The "king of fierce countenance, and understanding
dark sentences" (Daniel 8:23)
who is "wiser than Daniel" (Ezekiel 28:3)
Humiliation and Judgment of a Proud King and a Proud Nation (chapters 4 & 5)
The humiliation (madness) of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:24-25,28) typifies the humiliation (madness and drunkenness) of the nations induced by the idolatry
of Babylon (Jeremiah 51:7 cf. Revelation 18:2-3)
The judgment (fall) of Babylon (Daniel 5:24-28) typifies the judgment (fall)
of the Gentile kingdoms at the coming of Israel's Messiah (Daniel 2:44
cf. Revelation 11:15)
Prayer and Instruction of God's Faithful Servant (chapters 9 & 10)
Daniel's prayer concerning the confession of sin and plea
for mercy (Daniel 9:15-18) typifies the prayer of the faithful Tribulation remnant concerning the confession of sin and
plea for mercy (Isaiah 64:6-9)
Just as God honored Daniel's prayer with instruction
concerning what will befall his people in the "latter days" (Daniel 10:11-14), so will God honor the prayer
of the faithful Tribulation remnant by making them "wise" (Daniel 12:10) and "able to instruct
many" (Daniel 11:32-33) and "turn many to
righteousness" (Daniel 12:3)