Daniel 7:13-14 English Standard Version

The Son of Man Is Given Dominion

13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him.
14  And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

Yesterday we talked about Jesus preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God. Here is the one prophetic message that upset the religious leaders of His day. When Jesus came into the temple and threw out the merchants He literally overturned the applecart. He declared in Matthew 21:13 He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you make it a den of robbers.” 

Jesus took on the responsibility for cleaning out His Temple. 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.

Scholars estimate Jesus fulfilled over 300 Old Testament prophecies. Some believe it could be as high as 400. This makes His life, death, and resurrection truly remarkable. (SOH Church)

There are so many prophecies concerning Jesus that it is difficult to pick just one to begin with but I chose the Son of Man prophecy from Daniel because it ties in directly with the promise of an everlasting Kingdom. This one prophet keeps the most important promise that God has made. We can have eternal life if we can enter His Kingdom.

Is it just that simple? Can we enter this Kingdom by just hearing and believing the “good news”?

Yes.

As was stated yesterday, there are four gospels with many words that Jesus spoke and many acts that He performed. We have to take it all in to discover just how and why it works.

Trust the God that keeps His prophetic promises.