Growing with the Lord

9/11/25 Similarities: God’s Absolute Authority Both Daniel and Revelation center on divine sovereignty exercised across history and eternity. Daniel celebrates that “wisdom and power belong to” God, who “changes the times and seasons” and “removes kings and establishes kings.” ( Dan 2:20–21 ) This conviction reappears throughout Revelation, where God is praised as “King of the Nations” whose “righteous acts have been revealed” to all peoples. ( Rev 15:3–4 ) The books share a common conviction: earthly rulers possess only delegated authority that ultimately serves God’s purposes. Both texts emphasize that this sovereignty manifests through judgment. Daniel’s dream reveals a future kingdom that will “crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.” ( Dan 2:44–45 ) Similarly, Revelation’s seventh bowl announces “It is done!” amid catastrophic judgment, with “Babylon the Great” receiving “the cup filled with the wine of His fierce anger.” ( Rev 16:17–21 )...