2.1- Discussion of Daniel 7, verses 1-3

>>>Verse 1: 555 BC. Belshazzar was the last king of Babylon (555-536 BC). … See chapter 5: Belshazzar's last Banquet, with the writing on the plaster wall of the palace…

>>>Verse 2: Spiritual battle (winds from all directions) has trapped the nations. These winds are Gods spirit, and can be for the world as a blessing, but also as a judgment. See Revelation 7 verses 1, 2: “After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so that no wind should blow on the earth or the sea or against any tree. 2 And I saw another angel coming up from the east with the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels to whom God had given the power to damage the earth and the sea”. Zechariah 6 verse 5: “He answered, “These are the four winds; they have just come from the presence of the Lord of all the earth.” John 3verse 8: “The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

In proverbs it says that the winds are controlled by Gods hands; Proverbs 30 verse 4; “Have any ever mastered heavenly knowledge? Have any ever caught the wind in their hands?

These winds also are there for help and support, as indicated in Hebrews 1 verse 7: “But about the angels God said, “God makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire."

>>>Verse 3: These beasts represent earthly powers that come from the nations: “the ocean”. In other words, political, military or spiritual powers (see verse 17). Also see Revelation 13 verses 1-8: “Then I saw a beast coming up out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads; on each of its horns there was a crown, and on each of its heads there was a name that was insulting to God….. “