Every chapter of Daniel has pulled back a curtain. Chapter 10 pulls back the last one, and it is the biggest of them all. Every other passage that hints at the unseen realm gives you a glimpse, a flash, a single frame. Daniel 10 sits you down and shows you the machinery. A glorious man by a river. A messenger delayed three weeks. A “prince” of Persia strong enough to hold up an angel. Michael the archangel arriving as reinforcement. A war being fought in the heavens over the fate of nations, right behind the politics you can see with your eyes.
And a prayer. A prayer that was answered on the very first day Daniel prayed it, and did not arrive for twenty-one days, because there was a battle in the way.
If you have ever prayed and heard nothing and wondered whether heaven was listening, this is your chapter.
Walking With Daniel, Part 13: The Prince of…
Every chapter of Daniel has pulled back a curtain. Chapter 10 pulls back the last one, and it is the biggest of them all. Every other passage that hints at the unseen realm gives you a glimpse, a flash, a single frame. Daniel 10 sits you down and shows you the machinery. A glorious man by a river. A messenger delayed three weeks. A “prince” of Persia strong enough to hold up an angel. Michael the archangel arriving as reinforcement. A war being fought in the heavens over the fate of nations, right behind the politics you can see with your eyes. And a prayer. A prayer that was answered on the very first day Daniel prayed it, and did not arrive for twenty-one days, because there was a battle in the way. If you have ever prayed and heard nothing and wondered whether heaven was listening, this is your chapter.