James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Daniel 7:1-28
THE VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS This and the vision in chapter 8 are the prophet’s “dream and visions,” and not the king’s. They occurred apparently during his political retirement in the earlier years of Belshazzar (Daniel 7:1 ; Daniel 8:1 ). They cover the same ground as Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and give us in more detail, and from a different point of view, the same story of Gentile dominion from his period to the end of the present age. One difference is that Nebuchadnezzar’s dream... read more
Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Daniel 7:1-28
II. THE GREAT PROPHECIES OF DANIEL CHAPTER 7 The night visions of Daniel 1. The night vision of the three beasts (Daniel 7:1-6 ) 2. The night vision of the fourth beast (Daniel 7:7-8 ) 3. The judgment vision (Daniel 7:9-12 ) 4. The son of man and His kingdom (Daniel 7:13-14 ) 5. The interpretation of the visions given (Daniel 7:15-28 ) Daniel 7:1-6 . The sea in the vision is the type of nations Revelation 17:15 . The three first beasts he saw represented the same great monarchies... read more