“I can hardly find the adequate words to commend these books…” Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
You cannot fully grasp the way Jesus revealed Himself or the gospel of the kingdom He proclaimed unless you recognize the way He used Daniel 7. In Volume 1 we find out why Jesus referenced Daniel 7 more than any other Old Testament passage. Then in volume 2, we discover how the apostles repeatedly used Daniel 7 as a framework for their gospel.
Jesus never used the title Messiah publicly and, instead, referred to Himself as the Son of Man 78 times. Why?
The New Testament Gospels, as they are written, depend on Jesus’ use of Daniel 7. Jesus referenced this chapter far more than any other to reveal Himself as the divine Human and to declare His gospel.
Jesus’ first-century audience understood His message, but we have lost sight of the way Jesus presented His gospel. Our understanding of Jesus, our grasp of the biblical story, and our ability to clearly communicate the gospel have been hindered by not fully understanding how Jesus used this one particular chapter. Based on Jesus’ words, Daniel 7 is not simple an “end time” vision, it is the most concise and complete summary of the gospel and, perhaps, the premier summary of His identity. And if we do not know this chapter, we cannot fully grasp the gospel Jesus proclaimed and commissioned His church to carry.
Let Daniel open your eyes to the gospel as Jesus proclaimed it.
What was the gospel message carried by the first century apostles? In the first volume, we discovered Jesus referenced Daniel 7 more than any other passage. He used Son of Man as His primary title, and He used Daniel 7 as a concise summary of the gospel of the kingdom. We found that, if we miss the way Jesus used this one chapter, we can easily misinterpret His message. This raises a profound question: Did the apostles continue to use Daniel 7 as a foundation for their gospel?
When we examine the New Testament carefully, we find something surprising: Daniel 7 was a framework the apostles repeatedly used to present the gospel of the kingdom. In fact, the main themes of the New Testament gospel are all found in this one chapter. The gospel is often reduced to an individual decision to “receive” Jesus, but it is much more than that. It is time to rediscover the apostles’ gospel so we can proclaim the same gospel they carried.
Come, view the apostles’ gospel through the lens of Daniel 7, and rediscover the message that turned the world upside down.