Even a cursory glance at the contents of Daniel’s prophetic book reveals the supremacy of Jehovah over all Gentile world powers. The fact of God’s absolute sovereignty is stressed throughout the book in order to reveal to all peoples that history is HIStory.
I will now introduce you to Three Code Keys designed to make Daniel’s prophecies concerning Alexander clear and understandable. Three images from Daniel’s book will provide an outline of information identifying Alexander the Great as the subject of many of Daniel’s most important prophecies. When these three Code Key pictures are understood, an astonishing portrait of Alexander’s conquests emerges.
Code Key #1 – Daniel’s Image. The first key of the Alexander Code is found in a statue image made of four metals, which Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon saw in a prophetic dream. (Daniel 2:32,39)
Code Key #2 – The Four Beasts. The second key of the Alexander Code is found in a portrait of four beasts Daniel saw rising out of the sea of nations. Each of the four beasts corresponds to one of the four metals of Daniel’s image. (Daniel 7:6)
Code Key #3 – The He-Goat. The third and final key of the Alexander Code is found in the portrait of the He-Goat, a clear symbol of Alexander’s Grecian kingdom. (Daniel 8:1-6; 15-21)
When these three Code Keys are put together, they provide a prophetic overview of Alexander’s brief but significant reign.