God’s “kingdom that will never be destroyed” (2:44). This dream supports the overall message of the book, repeated in different ways many times: Though circumstances appear to favor the power of ungodly human personalities and institutions, God will overpower them. Perhaps the most significant contribution of this vision is the note that this devastating rock was cut out of the ground “not by human hands” (2:34). The fact that God’s kingdom is established apart from human efforts is an important