The Miraculous Element. 

        When all is said and done, the real objection to Daniel is its miraculous element, both in its histories and in its veiled but detailed foretelling of the future. The predictive element can only be removed from Daniel by doing violence to its natural meaning. The miraculous element in the histories does not pass the bounds of the credible, and in common with all Bible miracle stands or falls with the resurrection of our Lord, the greatest miracle of all.

        The Christian should never forget that the narratives of Daniel receive their endorsement in Heb. 11:33f, while the predictive truth of the visions is confirmed by our Lord Him­self (Matt. 24:15, cf. Mark 13:14). This word of pur Lord is a guarantee that the visions of chs. 9 and 10-12, in which the abomination of desolation is found, are genuine.