reveals the content of the dream to Daniel and provides an eschatological interpretation of its representations. The divine revelation discloses a judgment that will destroy the kingdoms of this present evil world and will establish God’s new world order. The focus is on the end-time and the establishment of God’s eternal kingdom. The recognition of chapter 2 as apocalyptic in nature affects our approach to its interpretation. Here the triumph of God occurs by His direct intervention in the affairs
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