Daniel 2:44

2:44 In the days of those kings the God of heaven will raise up an everlasting kingdom that will not be destroyed and a kingdom that will not be left to another people. It will break in pieces and bring about the demise of all these kingdoms. But it will stand forever.

Daniel 7:4

7:4 “The first one was like a lion with eagles’ wings. As I watched, its wings were pulled off and it was lifted up from the ground. It was made to stand on two feet like a human being, and a human mind ¹  was given to it. ² 

Daniel 10:11

10:11 He said to me, “Daniel, you are of great value. ³  Understand the words that I am about to ⁴  speak to you. So stand up, ⁵  for I have now been sent to you.” When he said this ⁶  to me, I stood up shaking.

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¹ tn Aram “heart of a man.”

² sn The identity of the first animal, derived from v. 17 and the parallels in chap. 2, is Babylon. The reference to the plucking of its wings is probably a reference to the time of Nebuchadnezzar’s insanity (cf. chap. 4). The latter part of v. 4 then describes the restoration of Nebuchadnezzar. The other animals have traditionally been understood to represent respectively Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome, although most of modern scholarship identifies them as Media, Persia, and Greece. For a biblical parallel to the mention of lion, bear, and leopard together, see Hos 13:7-8.

³ tn Or “a treasured person”; KJV “a man greatly beloved”; NASB “man of high esteem.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew participle is often used, as here, to refer to the imminent future.

⁵ tn Heb “stand upon your standing.”

⁶ tn Heb “spoke this word.”