Be Still And Know

Daniel 2.44 NLT 'During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.' Daniel had the seemingly impossible task of not only interpreting King Nebuchadnezzar’s dream but actually telling the King what he had dreamt. Amazingly he did exactly that and told the powerful King of Babylon that there were going to be four kingdoms, all of which gave an impression of strength, but which would all fall. However, at the same time, God was establishing his own kingdom which would last for ever. Through the years, people have wanted to identify the four kingdoms. There have been lots of candidates, but that is not the point of the dream. The point is that when God establishes his kingdom, it will endure. That is to say, history is in God’s hands. Through the centuries there have been a succession of powerful kingdoms. At the time they gave the impression of being all-powerful. T