As the book of Daniel is ramping up into future and end-time prophecy, we come upon Daniel Chapter Seven. As Daniel sees the vision and asks questions about the four beasts and kingdoms that would come upon the world scene, there is a recurring theme that is repeated at least four times in this chapter. That theme is that all this evil happens, until He (the Ancient of days) comes, and sets things in order, destroying the wickedness and replacing it with His everlasting, indestructible Kingdom.
I think that this should be the theme of any person's life:
Until He Came - I was lost in my own wickedness. But He saved my soul when I called on Him.
Until He Came - I had no power over my sin nature. But as I yield to the Holy Spirit, He changes my nature to be more like Christ.
Until He Came - I had no direction in life. But as I seek Him daily, He guides me through studying and hearing the preaching of the Word.
Until He Came - I had no hope for the future. But now I know that Jesus Christ is our Blessed Hope, and I look for His coming in the clouds to snatch us away before the tribulation.
Whether it be the things of the past, the things that I face today, or the things of the end times, there is no need to fear, when I focus on Him.
(Daniel 7:21-22) "I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; (22) Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom."