Second, Daniel can also be read as prophetic literature. Biblical prophecy contains both “forth-telling” (proclamation-making) and “fore-telling” (prediction-making) elements. In the case of Daniel, the forth-telling passages are Daniel’s interpretations of royal dreams (chs. 2, 4, 5) and the explanations of Daniel’s visions by angelic beings (chs. 7–12). Chapter 5 demonstrates the shortest time frame between a fore-telling prophecy and its fulfillment (immediately that night in 5:30–31). Daniel