King Nebuchadnezzar has a disturbing prophetic dream which his diviners are unable to interpret. In his anger, he orders that all of the wise men in the kingdom be executed. Daniel, one of the wise men, after praying to God for help, receives the interpretation of the king's dream in a vision. The vision pertains to five world empires that would rise and fall throughout history: Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece, Rome, and an unknown fifth kingdom. God ultimately will overthrow all corrupt human kingdoms and set up his own kingdom of peace and justice on earth.