In the book of Daniel, God is actively establishing His Kingdom and His King, who we know is Jesus. Those of us in the Kingdom of God are not necessarily called out of the empire of this world; often, we are called into it. There is always an empire and an emperor working, intentionally or unintentionally, against the Kingdom of God—the kingdom of darkness against the kingdom of light. But God is establishing His Kingdom and His King and actively dismantling the empires and emperors of this world.