God鈥檚 control of the future is first revealed when Daniel 1:2 states that 鈥渢he Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his [Nebuchadnezzar鈥檚] power.鈥
It is a contingent matter whether or not mathematics is applied to the physical universe! The easiest way to see this is to realize that it is contingent whether there is a physical universe at all.
The book of Daniel is a key document for the Christian faith. It has significant prophecies about the future. Jesus Christ and the writers of the New Testament referred to it often.