Daniel was a prophet who presented the drama of an impending crisis and the establishment of the Messianic kingdom. [1] He believed in the resurrection of the dead. [2] He was one of the few prophets not silenced by the Jewish priests of Jesus' time. [3] The apocalyptists leaned heavily on Daniel's predictions. [4] Daniel understood who the Most Highs were and that they only rule in the kingdoms of men. [5] Daniel's idea of Messiah was that of a superhuman man, albeit a man. [6] Daniel described a Son of Man that Jesus rejected as a figure to adopt. [7] John the Baptist had a predilection for the writings of Daniel, although they caused great confusion. [8]