The Stone ( Daniel 2 )

Let’s revisit the second chapter of Daniel and focus on the mysterious stone that crashes into the feet of a image, as it appeared in a dream given to the king of Babylon approximately 2600 years ago. So much can be said and expounded upon on this subject, but to keep it simple we will only discuss the stone that grows into a great mountain.

As described in that chapter, a stone hits the statue at the feet and destroys it completely to then grow into a mountain. What does this stone represent? Or perhaps we should ask “who” does this stone represent? The answer is quite clear from the Scriptures: the stone is Jesus.

In the gospels, Jesus does refer to a stone rejected by the builders that becomes the head of the corner. In other words, the most important stone in the structure. In Luke 20, Jesus says that those on whom the stone will fall will be crushed to powder. If we read and study both Daniel 2 and Luke 20, it becomes apparent that the stone talked about in those passages is no other than Jesus Himself.