“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”

Proverbs 16:18

“You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,.. are the head of gold.” - Daniel (Daniel 2:37-38)

“What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it? It is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his garden, and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air made

nests in its branches.” - Jesus Luke 13:18-19

“God governs in the affairs of men; and if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, neither can a kingdom rise without his aid.”

Benjamin Franklin

"God will inevitably appear to disappoint the man who is attempting to use him as a convenience, a prop, or a comfort for his own plans. God has never been known to disappoint the man who is sincerely wanting to cooperate with his own purposes"

J.B. Phillips

Gaining perspective on the book of Daniel

“Man is the greatest marvel in the universe—not because his heart

beats 40 million times a year, driving the bloodstream a distance of over 60,000 miles; not because of the wonderful mechanism of eye and ear; not because of his conquest over disease and the lengthening of human life; but because man alone has the capacity to walk and talk with God."

― Anonymous

“Jesus Christ never asks anyone to define his position or to understand a creed, but “Who am I to you?” . . . Jesus Christ makes the whole of human destiny depend on a man’s relationship to himself."

― Oswald Chambers

“The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.” ~ Apostle Paul Acts 17:30-31

"By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible."

Hebrews 11:3