We Can Live in Babylon, but Be Jewish

In the book of Revelation, a beast is fighting against the saints trying to destroy them by putting his image on them. If you don't have the image of the beast, you cannot play in his playground. And I think one of the things that Daniel is trying to say is, no, we're going to live by our standards. They can live in Babylon, but be Jewish. You get canceled. That's why I love Daniel's example. He clearly has a very loving relationship with the prince of the Unix who has to enforce the king's commands. So I think he's trying to teach us that we can do this without animosity. Back in chapter one, verse eight, where