ready for the acid trip half of Daniel?

Well you asked for it. So here comes the acid trip part of Daniel. It's 50/50. Chapters 1-6: history (not boring, fabulous and wild) Chapters 7-12: visions (also not boring, totally fabulous and wild)

Let's get this statement out of the way first though. Here's my overview of all biblical prophecy and my take on all things end times.

1. The Bible is about Jesus and His role in the world and in our lives. Therefore, prophecy will tend to point to toward Him as the star and major theme. Jesus then, came to fulfill them. He said that He fulfilled everything the Old Testament scriptures said about him. So that's my first filter.

2. Jesus said to live prepared for the end times every day. He said to the people standing there in the flesh that they were in them. Therefore, much of any prophecy that refers to anything in the "end times" includes everything from when He arrived on earth to change everything until His second coming which hasn't happened as of my typing this.

3. God is not the source of fear. So if anything causes you to be fearful, like some man's interpretation of end times events, disregard it completely

So, all that to say, I don't think God inspired Daniel to write down his dreams to freak us out in the 21st century. God didn't include all this stuff about horns, flying animals, and half a times in the Bible to prepare us for some pearly gates pop quiz that you have to pass to get in. Keep that in mind as we go through Daniel and as you study anyone's interpretation of what all of his wild dreams mean. Just listen to God for yourself.