Lesson 10 - Without a Doubt
A careful comparison of the descriptions given in these two passages of Scripture identifies the individual pictured in them as the same being. The “man” of dazzling brightness in Daniel 10 is clearly Jesus Christ. Jesus is so concerned about His children that at times He comes Himself to answer their prayers.
Daniel could not endure the glorious presence of Christ. He lost his strength and fell into a deep sleep. In mercy, our Lord sent the angel Gabriel to answer Daniel’s prayer.
Beloved of Heaven: Questions 5-8
This expression, “greatly beloved,” is one of the most endearing in all Scripture. God uses it regularly to address His friend Daniel (see Daniel 10:11, 19 and Daniel 9:23). God’s children are greatly beloved of heaven. We are more than skin covering bones. We are much more than enlarged protein molecules—products of blind chance. We are created in the image of God and greatly beloved by our heavenly Father.
When God created Adam and Eve, He gave them dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:26). At the Fall, they lost this dominion. Adam was no longer earth’s prince, and Eve was no longer a princess. They became servants, or slaves, of the one they had obeyed (Romans 6:16). Satan usurped their position. He now became the “prince of this world.” As such, he is referred to as “the prince of the kingdom of Persia.”
Daniel prayed that God would impress the mind of Cyrus to free the captive Israelites. The “prince of Persia,” Satan, imprisoned Cyrus’ mind in darkness. As Daniel prayed, good and evil angels battled for control of the king’s mind for twenty-one days. There are similar battles being waged for the minds of men and women today.