Stewards of the Kingdom of Christ
by Rev. Kirby Williams
Analyzing the dominion of the saints in the Kingdom of Christ.
Text: Daniel 7:15-28
Date: 03/18/2018, the Evening service.
Series: "Daniel: Divine Dominion and Deliverance" Part 19
Description:
As Daniel comes to the end of his vision of the four beasts, he will ask one of the celestial beings he sees to reveal the interpretation of his apocalyptic vision. For the most part, the answer is repetitive and simply augments the interpretation of the vision we have all ready studied. But with one extraordinary exception-- we will find that not only is the Son of Man coronated and the Kingdom inaugurated in Daniel's heavenly scene, but the saints of the Most High are given possession of the Kingdom as well. This will be the focus of our discussion as we place the epic tension between the two seeds into an expansive historical perspective that reaches from the Fall to the Second Coming. Ultimately we will analyze and meditate on the extraordinary fact that the saints of the Kingdom have been given dominion both in the "here and now" and the "not yet", as stewards of the Kingdom of Christ.
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I. Introduction
II. Exposition of the text, Daniel 7:15-28.
A. Context
B. The dominion of the saints.
1. The interpretation of the first three beasts, vs. 15-18.
a. Daniel's unrest, vs. 15.
b. Petitioning an angel, vs. 16.
c. The four beasts, vs. 17.
d. The Kingdom received, vs. 18, Rom. 8:17, 2Tim. 2:12, Dan. 7:14.
2. A closer look at the fourth beast, vs. 19-22.
a. A beast of wanton destruction, vs. 19.
b. The horns of power, vs. 20.
c. Making war with the saints, vs. 21.
i. The nature of the war.
ii. Identifying the "saints", Psa. 37:28.
iii. Eschatological implications.
d. The recompense of the Ancient of Days, vs. 22.
3. The angel's reply concerning the fourth beast, vs. 23-26.
a. The destructiveness of the beast revisited, vs. 23.
b. The ten horns revisited, vs. 24.
c. The nature of the reign of terror, vs. 25a.
i. Blasphemy against God, Rev. 13:5.
ii. Persecution of the saints, Rev. 6:9.
iii. Controlling the times and destiny, Rev. 12:7.
iv. Redefining "good and evil", Rev. 14:8.
d. The timespan of the reign of terror, vs. 25b, Rev. 12:6, 13:5.
e. The judgment, vs. 26.
4. The Domion of the saints, vs. 27, Dan. 2:44.
a. The stewards of the Kingdom.
b. The spread of the Gospel.
c. The eschatological Kingdom.
5. Final thoughts, vs. 28.
III. Interpretation
A. The reign of terror.
B. The Kingdom of Christ on earth.
C. Stewards of the Kingdom.
IV. Application
V. Conclusion
