Daniel · The Book in Four Peaks

The Cast · who is who in Daniel

Keep the players straight

Daniel starts in a furnace and ends among the stars. Between them a young exile watches every empire fall to a stone cut without hands, sees the Son of Man handed an everlasting kingdom, and is told that the wise who turn many to righteousness will shine forever. This study climbs its four highest peaks. The index tags the book end-times and kingdoms.

The Ancient of Days

throne of fire

God enthroned in judgment, His clothing white as snow, His throne a river of flame, the books of history opened before Him.

The Judge

The Son of Man

on the clouds

One like a man who comes with the clouds of heaven and is handed an everlasting kingdom, the title Jesus took for Himself most.

The King

Daniel

“God is my judge”

The exile who serves in four pagan courts, reads the times, and keeps praying at his open window whatever the law says.

The Seer

The Three

who would not bow

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who refused the golden image and walked unhurt through the furnace.

The Faithful

The Fourth Man

like a son of the gods

The radiant figure the king sees walking in the flames beside the three, God present inside the fire.

In the Fire

The Stone

cut without hands

The rock that shatters the statue of the empires and grows into a mountain filling the whole earth.

The Kingdom

The Wise Who Shine

like the stars forever

Those who turn many to righteousness, promised at the book's end that they will shine like the brightness of the sky.

The Shining

Who is teaching: the colored dot beside each lettered point below shows which IHOPKC teacher it came from. Points marked ESV text are the study's plain reading where the index carries no verse-level match (the furnace and lions narratives). Mike Bickle Gary Wiens Allen Hood ESV text

Daniel · The Book in Four PeaksPeak I · 1 of 4

Peak I · Chapter 2

The Kingdom That Will Never Fall

Daniel 2:31–35, 44

And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people. It shall break in pieces all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, and it shall stand forever.Daniel 2:44 · ESV

✓ 5578 exact match · 6 exact refs for Daniel 2:44 · Mike Bickle / IHOPKC (150 chapters 67) · Allen Hood (Dan 2, The Revealer of Mysteries)

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A.Nebuchadnezzar has a dream he cannot hold onto, and Daniel is given both the dream and its meaning. A giant statue of gold, silver, bronze, and iron stands for the great empires of history, each one heavy and proud.King Nebuchadnezzar has a dream he cannot remember, and Daniel is given both the dream and what it means. A giant statue of gold, silver, bronze, and iron stands for the great empires of history, each one heavy and proud.

Allen Hood

B.Then a stone is cut out of a mountain by no human hand. It strikes the statue and shatters it, and the stone grows into a mountain that fills the whole earth. In the days of those kings, Daniel says, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed.Then a stone is cut out of a mountain by no human hand. It hits the statue and smashes it, and the stone grows into a mountain that fills the whole earth. In the days of those kings, Daniel says, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that can never be destroyed.

Mike Bickle

The first peak sets the terms for the whole book. Empires look permanent from the inside. Daniel watches them from God's side of the room, where every one of them is only a metal on a statue waiting for the stone. The kingdom that outlasts them all is the one no human hand builds.The first peak sets the terms for the whole book. Empires look like they will last forever from the inside. Daniel watches them from God's side of the room, where every one of them is only a metal on a statue waiting for the stone. The kingdom that outlasts them all is the one no human hand builds.

Sources Allen Hood and Mike Bickle / IHOPKC (150 chapters 67) on the statue dream of Daniel 2. Daniel 2:44 returned 6 exact matches.Index tags for Daniel: end-times, kingdoms · ESV

Daniel · The Book in Four PeaksPeak II · 2 of 4

Peak II · Chapters 3, 6

The Faith That Would Not Bow

Daniel 3:17–18, 25; 6:22

Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace. But if not, be it known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods.Daniel 3:17–18 · ESV

✓ 5578 · the furnace and lions narratives are indexed under the kingdoms tag · ch 3 and 6 are read here from the ESV text (no verse-level exact match on these narrative verses)

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C.Three young exiles refuse to bow to the king's golden image, even with a furnace roaring behind the order. Our God is able to deliver us, they say, and if he does not, we still will not serve your gods. Their faith holds steady without a guarantee of rescue.Three young exiles refuse to bow down to the king's golden statue, even with a furnace roaring behind the order. Our God is able to save us, they say, and if he does not, we still will not serve your gods. Their faith holds steady even with no promise of rescue.

ESV text

I see four men unbound, walking in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt; and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods.Daniel 3:25 · ESV

✓ 5578 · the fourth-man scene is read from the ESV text under the book's kingdoms tag

D.They are thrown in, and the king leaps to his feet. He sees four men walking in the fire unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods. Rather than keep His people out of the furnace, God walks with them inside it.They are thrown in, and the king jumps to his feet. He sees four men walking in the fire, unhurt, and the fourth one looks like a son of the gods. Rather than keep His people out of the furnace, God walks with them inside it.

ESV text

E.Years later Daniel himself is thrown to the lions for praying to God against the king's law. In the morning the king finds him alive. My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, Daniel says. The same faith shows up in his old age that showed up in his friends' youth.Years later Daniel himself is thrown to the lions for praying to God against the king's law. In the morning the king finds him alive. My God sent his angel and shut the lions' mouths, Daniel says. The same faith shows up in his old age that showed up in his friends' youth.

ESV text

The second peak is the courtroom of faith. Three young men and one old man face fire and fangs for refusing to bend, and the God they trust proves able. The lesson holds whether the rescue comes early or late: better the furnace with God than the palace without Him.The second peak is the courtroom of faith. Three young men and one old man face fire and lions for refusing to bend, and the God they trust proves able. The lesson holds whether the rescue comes soon or late: better the furnace with God than the palace without Him.

Sources Daniel 3 and 6 are read from the ESV text under the book's kingdoms tag; the index returned no verse-level exact match on these narrative verses.Index tags for Daniel 3 and 6: end-times, kingdoms · ESV

Daniel · The Book in Four PeaksPeak III · 3 of 4

Peak III · Chapter 7

The Ancient of Days and the Son of Man

Daniel 7:9, 13–14

As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames.Daniel 7:9 · ESV

✓ 5578 exact match · 6 exact refs for Daniel 7:9 · Gary Wiens (The Revelation of Jesus, Session 2) · Mike Bickle / IHOPKC

Kid mode on · simpler words

F.In a night vision Daniel sees thrones set in place and the Ancient of Days take His seat, His clothing white as snow, His throne a river of fire. The court is seated, and the books are opened.In a night vision Daniel sees thrones set in place and the Ancient of Days take His seat, His clothing white as snow, His throne a river of fire. The court is seated, and the books are opened.

Gary Wiens

With the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days. And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion.Daniel 7:13–14 · ESV

✓ 5578 exact match · 7 exact refs for Daniel 7:14 · 5 exact refs for 7:13 · Mike Bickle / IHOPKC (God's Plan to Establish His Kingdom on Earth)

G.Then, with the clouds of heaven, comes one like a son of man. He is brought before the Ancient of Days and given dominion, glory, and a kingdom that all peoples will serve, a dominion that will never pass away.Then, with the clouds of heaven, comes one like a son of man. He is brought before the Ancient of Days and given rule, glory, and a kingdom that all peoples will serve, a rule that will never end.

Mike Bickle

H.This is the title Jesus took for Himself more than any other. Every time He spoke of Himself as the Son of Man, He was reaching back to this scene, taking the clouds, the throne, and the everlasting kingdom as His own.This is the title Jesus took for Himself more than any other. Every time He spoke of Himself as the Son of Man, He was reaching back to this scene, taking the clouds, the throne, and the kingdom that never ends as His own.

Mike Bickle

The third peak is the throne room behind all the empires. Daniel has already watched the statue fall. Now he sees who receives the kingdom: a human figure coming on the clouds of heaven into the presence of God, handed a dominion that outlasts every gold head and iron leg. Jesus stood before the high priest and claimed this exact vision as His own.The third peak is the throne room behind all the empires. Daniel has already watched the statue fall. Now he sees who receives the kingdom: a human figure coming on the clouds of heaven into the presence of God, handed a rule that outlasts every gold head and iron leg. Jesus stood before the high priest and claimed this exact vision as His own.

Sources Gary Wiens (The Revelation of Jesus, Session 2) and Mike Bickle / IHOPKC on the throne vision of Daniel 7. Daniel 7:14 returned 7 exact matches, 7:9 returned 6, 7:13 returned 5.Index tags for Daniel 7: end-times, kingdoms · ESV

Daniel · The Book in Four PeaksPeak IV · 4 of 4

Peak IV · Chapters 9, 12

Seventy Weeks and the Wise Who Shine

Daniel 9:24, 26; 12:2–3

Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness.Daniel 9:24 · ESV

✓ 5578 exact match · 7 exact refs for Daniel 9:24 · 13 exact refs for 9:26 · Mike Bickle / IHOPKC (Knowing the Signs of the Times) · Gary Wiens

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I.As he prays over Jeremiah's seventy years, Daniel is given seventy weeks: a timetable to finish transgression, put an end to sin, and bring in everlasting righteousness. Even the calendar of redemption has a shape.As he prays over Jeremiah's seventy years, Daniel is given seventy weeks: a schedule to finish sin, deal with wrong, and bring in everlasting righteousness. Even the calendar of God's rescue plan has a shape.

Mike Bickle

J.In the middle of that timetable, the vision says, an anointed one will be cut off and have nothing. Centuries in advance, Daniel is shown a Messiah who dies.In the middle of that schedule, the vision says, an anointed one will be cut off and have nothing. Centuries ahead of time, Daniel is shown a Messiah who dies.

Gary Wiens

And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life. And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.Daniel 12:2–3 · ESV

✓ 5578 exact match · 19 exact refs for Daniel 12:3, the most on this study · 4 exact refs for 12:2 · Mike Bickle / IHOPKC (Living in Light of Eternity) · Allen Hood

K.And the book ends with the dead waking. Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever.And the book ends with the dead waking up. Many who sleep in the dust of the earth will wake, some to everlasting life. Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever.

Mike Bickle

Daniel starts in a furnace and ends among the stars. Between them he watches every empire fall to a stone, sees the Son of Man handed an everlasting kingdom, and is told that the wise who turn many to righteousness will shine forever. This closes the five major prophets, from Isaiah's throne room to Daniel's resurrection dawn.Daniel starts in a furnace and ends among the stars. Between them he watches every empire fall to a stone, sees the Son of Man handed a kingdom that never ends, and is told that the wise who turn many to righteousness will shine forever. This closes the five major prophets, from Isaiah's throne room to Daniel's resurrection dawn.

Sources Mike Bickle / IHOPKC (Knowing the Signs of the Times; Living in Light of Eternity), Gary Wiens, and Allen Hood on the seventy weeks and the resurrection close of Daniel 9 and 12. Daniel 12:3 returned 19 exact matches, 9:26 returned 13, 9:24 returned 7, 12:2 returned 4.Index tags for Daniel 9 through 12: end-times, kingdoms · ESV

Daniel today · modern pictures

What each peak looks like now

Daniel in the language of now, the book that outlasts every empire and ends among the stars. Each card carries the verse it grows from.

Daniel 2:44

The kingdom that outlasts empires

Today it looks likeThe long view that every regime and empire and company that looks unshakeable will one day pass, and only one kingdom is actually built to last forever.

Daniel 3:18

“But if not” faith

Today it looks likeThe person who does the right thing without any guarantee it works out, obeying God even when it could cost them the job, the friendship, or the promotion.

Daniel 6:22

Faithful into old age

Today it looks likeThe believer whose convictions in their seventies still match their twenties, praying at the open window when it is inconvenient and even dangerous.

Daniel 7:13

The Son of Man on the clouds

Today it looks likeThe conviction that history is heading toward a coronation, that a real person will one day be handed a kingdom that never ends, and the story has a settled ending.

Daniel 12:3

The wise who shine like stars

Today it looks likeThe quiet people who turn others toward God, promised that they will shine forever, a reward worth more than any spotlight the influencer economy can hand out now.

These Daniel parallels are the study's own application; the verses are ESV and the teaching provenance is marked on each verse above.

Source notes

Provenance was pulled from the local IHOPKC Bible Commentary annotation studio at http://127.0.0.1:5578/api/verse/<ref>, exact-confidence matches only. The teacher names and exact-ref counts beside each verse come from that query; Daniel is tagged end-times and kingdoms, and it is one of the most heavily indexed books in the prophets (Daniel 12:3 alone returned 19 exact refs). Where the index carries no verse-level match (the furnace and lions narratives in chapters 3 and 6), points are marked ESV text as the study's plain reading. The studio runs locally and its links resolve only on that machine. This study climbs Daniel's four highest peaks rather than every chapter. Scripture ESV.