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Daniel combines court narratives from the Babylonian and Persian periods with visions about kingdoms, persecution, judgment, and God’s everlasting rule. Daniel and his companions remain faithful under pressure from kings, idolatry, political plots, and imperial power, while the visions show that human empires rise and fall under the authority of the God of heaven. The book repeatedly directs attention beyond temporary kingdoms to divine judgment and an everlasting kingdom.
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