Daniel 7 depicts Daniel's vision of four successive world empires represented as ferocious beasts. The first beast symbolizes the Babylonian Empire, the second the Medo-Persian Empire, the third the Greek Empire, and the fourth the Roman Empire. These kingdoms are portrayed as oppressive and destructive, trampling on God's people. The vision then transitions to the heavenly throne room, where the Ancient of Days (God the Father) is seated, and the Son of Man (Jesus Christ) is presented before Him. Daniel's vision foresees the ultimate triumph of God's eternal kingdom over these earthly powers, paralleling the events in the Book of Revelation, which promise the rise and fall of worldly empires and the establishment of God's everlasting kingdom.