The Beloved Prophets

Daniel is entitled "Greatly Beloved" by a super angel sent from God. (Dan. 10:19)

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Daniel was in prayer and fasting for 3 full weeks. (Dan. 10:2)  He was seeking the face of the Most High  God to return His people to Jerusalem as prophesied by the Jeremiah (Jer. 29:10).  This was at the end of being held captive in Babylon for 70 years.  God heard the prayers of Daniel, saw his heart, and answered.  God's  answer was sending a message from heaven to Daniel about the great and coming Messiah and the ultimate victory of His Kingdom for the people of Israel.  Daniel recorded the vision and the meaning.  

And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent....Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. (Daniel 10:10,11,14) 

In the Bible the men given the honor as the beloved of God were both given great visions of the world to come.  Daniel was the first, John was the second.