Luke knows all about Daniel’s prophecies, and makes his own use of them. I think it very probable that the story of the ascension of Jesus in Acts 1 owes a good deal to Daniel 7: Jesus is exalted on a cloud, presumably to the right hand of the Ancient of Days. As a result, he has received the kingdom, the world rulership, which is that for which Israel longed, but which is now seen in a different guise.
