09/07/2026
Daniel may not have known that this man was the Messiah, but I believe that Daniel understood that this One was the Lord as a man. That man was not only Jehovah but Jehovah becoming a man.
First, the excellent Christ appeared in His priesthood for taking care of His chosen people (v. 5a)...He appeared to Daniel not wearing armor for fighting but dressed in a linen robe, the Old Testament priestly garment. In typology, linen signifies humanity...At the time of Daniel 10, Christ Himself, God's centrality and universality, was a Priest taking care of the children of Israel in captivity. He is a Priest in His humanity taking careof God's captive people.
Second, Christ appeared to Daniel in His kingship (signified by the golden girdle) for ruling over all the peoples [v. 5b)...A girdle is for strengthening. Christ's kingship is signified...by gold. His priesthood is human, whereas His kingship is divine.
Furthermore, for His people's appreciation Christ appeared also in His preciousness and dignity as signified by His body being like beryl (v. 6a).This signifies that Christ in His embodiment is divine (yellow), full of life (green), and heavenly (blue). Furthermnore, Christ appeared in His brightness for shining over the people. His brightness is signified by His face being like the appearance of lightning (v. 6b). Christ's enlightening sight for searching and judging is signified by His eyes being like torches of fire (v. 6c). Christ also appeared in the gleam of His work and move,...signified by His arms and feet being like..bronze (v. 6d)...Bronze signifies God's judgment, which makes people bright...Christ was judged, tried, by God, and God's trial and judgment made Him bright like polished bronze. Such a Christ is the One who has been tested by others and who also tests others.
Finally, Christ appeared to Daniel in His strong speaking for judging people. His strong speaking is signified by the sound of His words being likethe sound of a multitude (v. 6e). Christ...is precious, valuable, complete, and perfect. As a man, He is the very centrality and universality of God's move to carry out His economy. He is so precious, bright, shining, enlightening, and testing. As the Priest, He is taking care of us, and as the King, He is ruling over us. How wonderful He is!.
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