We focus on the eternal authority of the Lord.

Daniel 4:34 says:

"At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven,

and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High;

I honored and glorified him who lives forever.

His dominion is an eternal dominion;

his kingdom endures from generation to generation."

King Nebuchadnezzar, while walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, said,

"Is not this the great Babylon I have built as the royal residence,

by my mighty power and for the glory of my majesty?" (v. 30).

Before he finished speaking, a voice from heaven proclaimed,

"'King Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken:

The kingdom has departed from you, and you will be driven away from human society

and will live with the wild animals; you will eat grass like the ox.

Seven times will pass by for you until you acknowledge

 that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth

and gives them to anyone he wishes" (vv. 31-32).

The word spoken to King Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled,

and after seven years had passed, he looked up to heaven, and his sanity was restored.

Then he praised and worshipped the Most High,

the eternal and living God, in this way (Daniel 4:34):

"His dominion is an eternal dominion;

his kingdom endures from generation to generation" (v. 34).

In Daniel's vision, he saw that authority, glory, and a kingdom were given to the "son of man" by God,

so that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him.

His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away,

and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed (v. 14).

The authority of the Lord is an eternal authority.

This eternal authority is the authority given by God the Father

to His Son, Jesus Christ, to rule over all peoples.

Through this authority, the Lord gives eternal life to all whom the Father has given him (John 17:2).

Therefore, we pay attention to this eternal authority of the Lord.