four was in place. Nothing had changed in terms of God’s purpose or power. The message of the final four is clear enough: All of time and all that happens in time from the past to the present to the future are the prerogative of the one true, living and only sovereign God. Not even the most powerful kingdoms of earth own their own destinies. The Lord conveys this message of His absolute sovereignty in two remarkable apocalyptic revelations—the dream to Nebuchadnezzar and