<P> The message of the Book of Daniel is that , just as the God of Israel saved Daniel and his friends from their enemies , so he would save all Israel in their present oppression . The book is filled with monsters , angels , and numerology , drawn from a wide range of sources , both biblical and non-biblical , that would have had meaning in the context of 2nd century Jewish culture , and while Christian interpreters have always viewed these as predicting events in the New Testament -- `` the Son of God '' , `` the Son of Man '' , Christ and the Antichrist -- the book 's intended audience is the Jews of the 2nd century BC . The following explains a few of these predictions , as understood by modern biblical scholars . </P>
<P> The message of the Book of Daniel is that , just as the God of Israel saved Daniel and his friends from their enemies , so he would save all Israel in their present oppression . The book is filled with monsters , angels , and numerology , drawn from a wide range of sources , both biblical and non-biblical , that would have had meaning in the context of 2nd century Jewish culture , and while Christian interpreters have always viewed these as predicting events in the New Testament -- `` the Son of God '' , `` the Son of Man '' , Christ and the Antichrist -- the book 's intended audience is the Jews of the 2nd century BC . The following explains a few of these predictions , as understood by modern biblical scholars . </P>
who was the book of daniel written to
who was the book of daniel written to
the Jews of the 2nd century BC
the Jews of the 2nd century BC