God Decrees Our Future

Sermon Series: Daniel: Things to Come
Today's Message: God Decrees Our Future
Text: Daniel 2:31-45

King Nebuchadnezzar had a puzzling dream that no one could explain,
until God gave the interpretation to Daniel. Daniel 2 has been called
the ABC’s of Bible prophecy, and that without understanding this
chapter, all other prophetic Scripture is incomplete. Does this dream
have any significance for us? Where do we fit into God’s prophetic
timeline...and how should this text impact the way we live today?

Some of the most incredible _________-_____________ prophecy in all of the Bible appears here in Daniel 2.

(1) The revelation of the prophecy - (The Statue)

The ______-____________ history of human civilization.

According to 38-40, these symbolize four ____________ of the world.

Remember this phrase, “The ____________ of the _____________” (Luke 21:24)

(2) The interpretation of the prophecy - (A Story)

The delicate foundation of human government
The devolution (degeneration) of human government

Bondage -->Spiritual faith  --> Great courage --> Liberty
Abundance --> Selfishness--> Complacency --> Apathy
Dependency --> Bondage

The Divine establishment of a Kingdom that will last forever! (vs.34-35)

(3) The application of the prophecy - (Our Signposts)

Look ______.

Live with an eternal _____.

Love with an eternal _____.