Ask any child, or adult for that matter, what they associate with the biblical figure of Daniel, and lions come to mind. We marvel at a faith willing to face hungry lions rather than fail in service to God. If we remember anything else from the book, it's the amazing experience of his three friends, Shadrach, Meshack and Abednego, who willingly faced a fiery furnace rather than compromise their faith ...But the Book of Daniel does more than demonstrate faith. By documenting a series of extraordinary predictive visions given to Daniel, it also describes the worldview that naturally enlarges the faith of God's people.Here is a faith-based and rational overview of the Old Testament book which, perhaps more than any other, sets the stage for the coming of Jesus Christ and the age of gospel expansion that will conclude with his return.