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Series Code: LGS
Program Code: LGS200113S
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00:01 Hello, I'm Clive Nash.
00:02 Welcome to Let God Speak. 00:05 Today, we come to the exciting conclusion 00:07 of our series looking at the Book of Daniel. 00:10 The Book of Daniel began with God's people 00:12 being taken captive into all Babylon. 00:15 Today, we will find it ends with the deliverance 00:17 of God's people out of end time Babylon. 00:20 Let's open our Bibles and investigate this good news. 00:50 Hello. 00:51 On our panel today, 00:53 we have Andrew Russell and Steven Groom. 00:54 Welcome, gentlemen. 00:56 It's good to have you with us today. 00:57 Thanks. Good to be here. 00:58 Before we begin our discussion, let's take time to pray. 01:02 Our Wonderful Father in heaven, 01:03 we thank You for Your merciful provision 01:05 of the things that concerning the future 01:08 in the Book of Daniel. 01:10 And we thank You that You have done this 01:12 out of Your love for us. 01:13 As we study today and talk, we pray that Your spirit 01:16 will be here and will be clearly evident 01:19 that we ask in Jesus' name. 01:20 Amen. 01:22 Amen. 01:23 Well, the Old Testament Book of Daniel 01:26 is like a miniature version of the battle 01:30 between good and evil. 01:31 And, Andrew, how did the world begin? 01:35 Yeah. 01:36 Well, look, I like what you said there. 01:38 You referenced the world begins here. 01:40 It's kind of captures a story of Adam and Eve 01:43 in the very beginning, doesn't it? 01:45 And the battle between good and evil. 01:47 And let's revisit. 01:49 If we go back to just quick revisit to Chapter 1:1, 01:53 we'll find that it tells us here, 01:56 "In the third year of the reign 01:58 of Jehoiakim King of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar 02:00 the king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, 02:03 and besieged it." 02:04 So here's Jerusalem, 02:07 finding themselves in captivity, 02:09 the enemy comes, and he takes captive the people of God. 02:13 And so, yeah, we can think of what took place here. 02:19 Actually, we should go to first six 02:22 because it actually highlights who's actually involved here. 02:27 In verse 6, it says, "Now among these were, 02:28 of the children of Judah, Daniel, 02:30 Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah." 02:34 And so here we get our key characters, 02:37 of course, Daniel is the standout one here, 02:40 but we going to get a bigger picture 02:43 of this battle as it unfolds. 02:45 So it's like the story of the beginning of the world 02:48 in a way, isn't it, Andrew? 02:49 Yes, yeah. 02:51 You know, you've got coming out of good 02:52 and into like an evil situation. 02:55 Yeah, God created all things good and Adam and Eve 02:58 the first of mankind were created in His image, 03:02 but then we have the story of the fall. 03:05 And we have then Satan taking captive mankind. 03:09 Which including 03:10 all of God's people in this world, 03:12 we can't escape that, can we? 03:13 Actually, there's kind of like a symbolism 03:15 between Jerusalem and Babylon, isn't there in the story? 03:18 Let's go over to Chapter 12 now, 03:20 which is the focus of our study today. 03:23 And Daniel 12:1, 03:27 which is, as we were discussing, 03:30 off camera is really kind of like an extension 03:33 of the previous chapter because it says at that time, 03:37 commenting on what's gone before, 03:39 "At that time Michael shall stand up, 03:42 the great prince who stands 03:43 watch over the sons of your people. 03:45 And there shall be a time of trouble, 03:47 such as never was since there was a nation, 03:49 even to that time. 03:52 And at that time your people shall be delivered, 03:55 everyone who is found written in the book." 03:58 Steven, after all the prophecies 04:02 that have gone before in the Book of Daniel, 04:04 and the historical counts to, 04:06 you know, the story of the three worthies 04:09 in the fiery furnace, 04:11 Daniel in the lion's den and so on. 04:13 Is this last chapter bring us good news or bad news? 04:18 Or what is it? 04:19 Ultimately, good news. 04:21 It starts at that time, we must say that this refers 04:24 to the end of Chapter 11, 04:27 which is speaking of the future events 04:29 when, "The king of the South shall plant 04:32 the tents of his palace 04:34 between the seas in the glorious holy mountain, 04:36 yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him." 04:39 Most recognize that this is still future. 04:42 So in a future time, Jesus will stand up, 04:45 and He says there'll be a time of trouble. 04:47 But after that trouble comes salvation, 04:51 deliverance, and justice. 04:52 And the same pitch 04:54 can be found in the Book of Revelation, 04:55 which is good news for His people. 04:57 And this is what God would have His people 04:59 for upon the future deliverance. 05:02 Okay, one of the interesting features 05:04 of the Book of Daniel, is that the first 11 chapters 05:10 or every verse, verse 1 of every chapter 05:14 starts with the name of a pagan king. 05:16 What's different about chapter 12? 05:20 Good point. 05:21 Well, Chapters 1, 5, 7 and 8. 05:24 Chapter 1 starts with the King Nebuchadnezzar, 05:27 and 5, 7, 8 begin with the King Belshazzar. 05:32 These start with pagan, Babylonian kings. 05:36 And then we have Chapters 6, 9, 10, 11. 05:39 They all begin with Medo-Persian kings. 05:43 And that was Darius, 05:45 and one there of Chapter 10 begins with Cyrus. 05:48 But Chapter 12 begins with the heavenly prince 05:52 his name is Michael. 05:53 And we read in 10:13. 05:58 He is called a one of the chief princes 06:02 or great princes. 06:03 And if you go back to 12:1, he is called the great prince. 06:08 He is the heavenly prince who stands for his people. 06:11 So Daniel wants us to lift, 06:13 as he often does in Chapter 7 and 8. 06:16 He wants us to take our focus on what the bad things 06:19 that are happening in the world with these evil kingdoms 06:22 and put our focus in the heavenly realm 06:25 where we have a great prince who is standing up 06:28 and representing his people. 06:29 Okay, so this is an important point, 06:33 isn't it about who Michael is? 06:36 Yes. And what he does. 06:37 Yes. 06:39 Andrew, he is described here in verse 1 as the great prince 06:42 who stands watch over the sons of your people. 06:45 So can you tell us a bit more about who he is, 06:49 and how we know who he is? 06:51 It's part of the good news that Steven mentioned 06:53 just before this is the good news. 06:55 That one is going to stand for his people here 06:59 in the context of Daniel 12. 07:00 And so when he stands for his people, 07:03 effectively he acts as an intercessor 07:05 for his people. 07:07 And when we study this out in its entirety, 07:09 it's really referring to Christ. 07:11 It's a name that he implied prior 07:15 to coming to this earth as an... 07:17 Not all commentators 07:19 would agree with that viewpoint. 07:20 So how would you substantiate that? 07:23 Well, I think the scriptures are very clear. 07:24 Well, let's get to Romans 8 firstly, 07:27 and we'll share a scripture here. 07:29 In Romans 8, 07:30 we find a reference to a Christ. 07:35 He's intercessory. 07:37 Romans 8:34. 07:38 Okay, So Daniel 12:1 07:40 says that He was stands for your people. 07:43 That's right. Okay? 07:44 That's right. 07:45 This is why you 07:47 bring in this intercessory idea, is it? 07:48 Exactly. Exactly. 07:49 And that's pointed to Christ. 07:51 We see that over and over again in the scriptures. 07:52 So in verse 34, it says, "Who is he that condemneth? 07:55 It is Christ that died, yea rather, 07:58 that is risen again, 07:59 who is even at the right hand of God, 08:01 who also makes intercession for us." 08:04 And so we find Christ is appointed 08:07 as a mediator here. 08:09 And if we go also to Hebrews 7. 08:13 Hebrews 7:25. 08:14 We see that again. 08:17 Hebrew is all about Christ intercession, isn't it? 08:19 That's right. 08:21 Exactly. 08:22 Christ says as a high priest. 08:24 Hebrews 7:25, that says here, 08:27 "Wherefore he is able also to save them 08:31 to the uttermost that come unto God by him, 08:33 seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them." 08:37 So his intercession is one that is salvation. 08:41 And Michael is portrayed as standing for Christ. 08:46 Sorry, standing for his people. 08:49 Now when we look at this, 08:51 we find also in 1 Timothy 2:5, 08:53 that there is only one mediator between God and man, 08:56 and that's the man. 08:57 Jesus Christ. Christ Jesus. 08:58 And the very name Michael itself 09:02 is means one who is like God. 09:05 Okay, so he is like God himself, 09:08 one of the godheads we might say. 09:10 One of the chief princes the scripture 09:12 that Steven referred to before. 09:14 That's part of the godhead. 09:16 So we find this interchangeable term 09:18 between prince and king in the Bible. 09:21 And prince when it talks about him 09:23 being the prince 09:25 it's an interchangeable term refers to... 09:26 Also we find in Revelation, 09:28 the Bible gives many names to Jesus, doesn't it? 09:30 So we wouldn't be, shouldn't be surprised 09:33 that His name changes throughout in the book. 09:35 Exactly. 09:36 The word. The word. 09:37 Yes. Michael. 09:39 Yeah. Okay. 09:40 So, Steven, 09:42 going back to Daniel 12:1, 09:45 it says that there'll be a time of trouble. 09:49 When does this trouble going to happen? 09:52 Well, as we said before, at this time, 09:55 we're just talking about 09:56 the last few verses in Daniel 11. 10:00 And this is still future. 10:02 So at a future time, Michael stands up. 10:05 Now this is a term that means that he ceases his mediation 10:09 for mankind as our heavenly high priest, 10:13 he doesn't cease for those who have accepted him. 10:16 And to understand that a bit better 10:17 I'd like to go to Revelation 22, 10:20 Revelation 22:11. 10:25 "And at that time when Jesus stands up 10:26 and ceases His mediation, it says in verse 11, 10:32 and He will say, "He who is unjust, 10:34 let him be unjust still, 10:36 he who is filthy, let him be filthy still, 10:38 he who is righteous, let him be righteous still, 10:41 he who is holy, let him be holy still." 10:43 So it is at this time when Jesus ceases mediation, 10:46 then it is too late to accept Him 10:49 and take Him as our Heavenly Lord and Priest. 10:55 So what I think I believe 10:57 it means it's so much importance 10:59 to our time now 11:00 to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior 11:02 because the Bible tells us that at a time, 11:05 there's coming a time when it will be too late. 11:07 It's as though the world is on probation 11:09 at the moment, isn't it? 11:11 You know, and that will actually close. 11:13 Yes, we don't have forever. 11:15 Today, the Bible says if you hear His voice 11:18 respond today because tomorrow may never come. 11:23 The verse goes on to say, "It'll be a time of trouble 11:25 such as never was, since there was a nation 11:29 even to that time." 11:31 So it's like a time of trouble 11:33 without parallel in history, Steven. 11:37 Trouble for whom I might say? 11:40 Yes, well, it would seem that the trouble 11:42 would be for God's people because the wicked 11:44 as the Holy Spirit is withdrawn from the earth, 11:47 not from God's people, 11:48 but from the earth and those who rejected Him. 11:51 The wicked seemed to go out and try to kill God's people, 11:55 but to stop them the Bible says in Revelation 16, 11:58 and I just quote it, it says, 12:00 "The seven last plagues from God fall on those 12:04 who rejected Him." 12:06 And so these plagues stop them 12:08 from attacking and killing God's people, 12:10 which is good news. 12:11 So now we need to realize, 12:14 and these people are called spiritual Babylon. 12:17 And so now we need... 12:18 That's an interesting term, isn't it? 12:19 Yes. 12:21 We got literal Babylon here in Daniel 12:22 and then spiritual Babylon in the Book of Revelation. 12:24 And so now is the time that we need to set out 12:29 ourselves on the side of Jerusalem or God's people. 12:32 And it's really echoing Christ's Words, isn't it? 12:34 Matthew 24:21. 12:36 He said, "There will be a time as travel 12:38 such as never has been 12:39 since the beginning of the world." 12:41 Yeah. 12:42 This is because the Holy Spirit is withdrawn from the earth 12:45 and Satan has full reign over those who are... 12:48 Now Babylon itself. 12:49 Literal Babylon was overthrown. 12:51 What about spiritual Babylon? 12:53 Yes, it will be destroyed too. 12:55 Yeah, by God. 12:58 I'd like to go back to Daniel 12:1 again, 13:02 and the second half of the verse 13:04 that says at that time, "Your people will be delivered, 13:10 everyone who is found written in the book." 13:14 Interesting term there, in the book. 13:16 Andrew, I know the Bible is trying to use human language 13:20 to express heavenly things. 13:22 Yes. 13:23 So it uses this term that it's written in a book 13:25 why is it said to be written in a book. 13:27 Yeah. 13:29 God's trying to convey a message 13:30 in a certain reality. 13:33 If we look at the words of Christ in Luke 10, 13:37 and we turn to verse 20, Luke 10:20, 13:41 Christ refers to the names of His people being written. 13:45 In verse 20, 13:47 it says, "Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, 13:49 that the spirits are subject unto you." 13:51 He's speaking to His disciples there. 13:53 But He says, "But rather rejoice, 13:54 because your names are written," where? 13:57 In heaven. In heaven. 13:59 And we need to understand the Bible says 14:01 that there is a record in heaven. 14:03 If we look at Revelation 13:8 just quickly. 14:06 Revelation 13:8. 14:09 And actually Revelation 13 is really referring 14:12 to how the great time of trouble will play out 14:15 at the time of the end. 14:17 Revelation 13:8. 14:19 And notice it says, 14:21 "And the temple was filled with..." 14:22 Oh, I'm in wrong chapter, sorry, 14:23 Revelation 13:8, 14:25 "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, 14:28 whose names are not written in the book of life 14:31 of the Lambs slain 14:33 from the foundation of the world." 14:35 And in context, there's actually talking about 14:38 the final battle that will play out, 14:39 but it's referring to the Lamb's book of life. 14:44 Yeah, that's interesting, Andrew, 14:45 because back in Revelation 3:5, 14:50 it says, "He who overcomes." 14:53 This is writing to the church of Sardis. 14:55 "He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, 14:58 and I will not blot out his name 15:01 from the Book of Life. 15:02 But I'll confess his name before My Father 15:05 and before His angels." 15:07 Can we choose to have our names 15:09 in the Book of Life or not in the Book of Life? 15:12 Absolutely. 15:13 God gives us that choice, doesn't He? 15:15 He gives us a choice 15:16 and to choose Christ is to choose life 15:19 and to have our names written in the Book of Life. 15:22 The Bible also refers to the Book of Remembrance. 15:24 In Malachi 3:16, 15:26 the Book of Remembrance is mentioned. 15:28 And, you know, angels get to look into these books. 15:32 Yes. 15:33 And that's mostly all-important thing, isn't? 15:36 Getting our names written in the Lamb's Book of Life. 15:38 The most important thing that we need to do and... 15:40 The biggest decision in life 15:42 is what are we doing about eternal life. 15:43 But it must also be remembered that in 15:45 Revelation 3:5 it says that our names 15:48 can be blotted out by somehow apostatizing 15:52 from the truth or not being faithful to Jesus, 15:55 and this is a sad thing. 15:56 So we need to accept Jesus and remain faithful 15:59 to have our names remain in that Lamb's Book of Life. 16:01 In the context of what we've studied 16:03 over the Book of Daniel, Daniel 7 there is already 16:06 indicated a time of investigative judgment, 16:09 the books are open, okay? 16:12 And men are judged 16:14 by the things written in those books. 16:16 And so we must remember, what we want blotted out 16:18 is our sin through the blood of Christ. 16:20 Not our name. 16:22 But our name remains in the name of Book of Life. 16:23 Yes. Yeah. 16:25 So, Steven, this time of trouble 16:27 that's referred to herein Daniel 12. 16:29 Is that something 16:30 that the children of God or the saints 16:33 or the righteous should worry about? 16:36 Not at all. 16:37 No because that will be delivered 16:40 since their names are written in the book. 16:41 So though it may seem 16:43 that they're going to be killed, 16:44 but God will deliver them. 16:46 No death after the close of probation 16:48 will cause any benefits. 16:50 So Jesus will come at His Second Advent 16:53 and deliver those whose names are written in the book 16:55 they will be protected. 16:57 Let's move on, Steven, to... 16:59 I like you to comment on verse 2 17:01 where it says that, 17:02 "Many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth 17:04 shall awake, some to everlasting life, 17:07 some to shame and everlasting contempt." 17:10 What is this sleep that's referred to here? 17:13 And not everybody accepts this truth, 17:15 but the Bible is clear 17:17 both in the Old and New Testament 17:19 it's mentioned, and I have a study, 17:20 I've checked myself 66 times in the Bible, 17:24 it says that death is asleep. 17:26 And the Old Testament talks about the king 17:27 sleeping with their fathers. 17:30 But if we look at one example, in John 11, 17:33 Jesus speaking of Lazarus, and Lazarus died, 17:37 he says, "I go, that I will wake him out of sleep." 17:41 And His disciples said to him, "Well, Lord, if he sleeps, 17:44 he does well." 17:46 And it says they thought 17:47 that He slept like we do every night. 17:49 But Jesus said plainly, Lazarus is dead. 17:53 And so clearly, we see that Jesus calls the first death 17:57 as sleep which we all awake of. 18:00 And in 1 Corinthians 15:51-52. 18:12 Okay. 18:13 So this is another reference to death 18:15 being like asleep, isn't? 18:16 "Now I say this, brethren, I tell you a mystery. 18:19 We shall not all sleep, but we shall be changed, 18:22 in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, 18:24 for at the last trumpet. 18:26 For the trumpet will sound, 18:28 and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, 18:30 and we shall be changed." 18:33 And so therefore we see that sleep, death, 18:37 the first death is just asleep. 18:39 And Jesus said, "If you believe in Me, 18:41 " and this is John 11, again, 18:43 "If those who believe in Me, accept Me, 18:46 shall never die." 18:47 They may sleep in the grave for a time, 18:49 but Jesus will wake them out of the sleep. 18:51 And this is the good news, isn't it? 18:53 Yes, that's right. 18:55 Andrew, in John 5: 19:01 28 and 29. 19:04 Jesus is speaking here and He says, 19:06 "Do not marvel at this, for the hour is coming, 19:08 in which all who are in the graves 19:11 will hear His voice, all in the graves, 19:13 and come forth those who have done good, 19:15 to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, 19:18 to the resurrection of condemnation." 19:22 These are a general resurrection. 19:24 How many future resurrections are there? 19:26 Okay. 19:27 Well, you're right there, Clive. 19:29 Yep. 19:30 And we can see this very clearly 19:32 tied to Daniel 12, isn't it? 19:33 In Daniel 12, 19:34 speaking of two resurrections Jesus 19:36 is speaking of two resurrections here. 19:37 And so I think that's very clear, 19:39 there'll be a resurrection for the righteous, 19:41 there'll be a resurrection for the wicked 19:43 as well as for those that... 19:45 Not at the same time though, are they? 19:46 Not at the same time now. 19:48 And when we get to Revelation 20, 19:50 which is where we'll, 19:51 you know, we find that played out, 19:53 but when we to Revelation 1, 19:55 we also notice something interesting here, 19:58 we notice that there will be a special resurrection 20:01 in Revelation 1:7. 20:06 And it speaking about the Second Coming of Jesus 20:08 is "Behold, He comes with clouds, 20:10 and every eye shall see Him, 20:12 and they also which pierced Him, 20:16 and all kindreds of the earth shall wail 20:18 because of Him." 20:20 So those that crucified Christ, 20:23 the Bible indicates that there will be a special 20:25 resurrection for them also, 20:27 so that they can behold 20:29 the one whom they pierced coming in all His glory. 20:32 And Jesus promised that to them, didn't they? 20:35 Because of the things... 20:37 Because they condemned Him. 20:40 Andrew, I'd like to refer to a note, 20:43 you referred to Hebrews just a little earlier 20:46 and it is a wonderful letter. 20:49 But Hebrews 2 if I may look at that, 20:52 and verses 14 and 15. 20:55 it says, "Inasmuch then as the children have partaken 21:00 of flesh and blood," so we've flesh and blood, 21:03 "He Himself likewise shared in the same, 21:05 " so he became like us, "that through death 21:09 He might destroy him that had the power of death, 21:12 that is, the devil, and," Verse 15, 21:14 "And release those who through fear of death 21:17 were all their lifetime subject bondage." 21:19 Still a bit of fear here is, 21:21 is death something that Christian should fear? 21:23 Yeah, I think death is not a something 21:25 that no one wants to face, reality. 21:29 But the good news is Christ became one like us, 21:32 that He would break the haul that sin and death 21:36 has over us. 21:37 Sin leads to death, righteousness leads to life. 21:41 And so we do find that 21:44 many have given their life 21:47 in the faith of Christ. 21:48 Christianity, even today's a very persecuted religion, 21:52 most persecuted on earth. 21:55 But you don't find that in the mainstream news often. 21:57 But what we do find is a message of hope. 22:01 If we turn to Romans 8. 22:03 Death is an enemy, isn't it? 22:04 It's an enemy. That's right. 22:06 It's an enemy. 22:07 Romans 8:18. 22:10 Christians need not fear because it says here, 22:14 "For I reckon that the sufferings 22:16 of this present time are not worthy 22:18 to compared with the glory 22:21 which shall be revealed in us." 22:24 That's a promise. It is. 22:25 And many have given their life for the faith of Christ 22:28 knowing it's truce and not willing to deny it 22:31 in the face of persecution, 22:33 and they counted as nothing compared 22:35 to the eternal light of glory that awakes them. 22:38 Yep. It's good news. 22:40 Steven, Daniel 12:4 refers 22:43 to Daniel's told to shut up 22:46 the book to seal it until the time of the end. 22:50 One commentator said that sealing 22:54 is not being kept secret 22:56 and sealed until the time is needed, 22:58 is it what's really saying here? 23:00 It basically, it's a prophecy, isn't it? 23:03 That the book would not be understood to its entirety 23:08 until the time of the end, which is 1798. 23:11 And record shows us that during this time 23:14 there was a great interest 23:16 in the Book of Daniel and Revelation. 23:17 Those books, a lot of commentaries 23:19 were written about that time as a great revival interest. 23:23 And one commentator has said that, "Since 1798, 23:29 the Book of Daniel has been unsealed, 23:31 knowledge of the prophecies has increased, 23:33 and many have proclaimed the solemn message 23:36 of the near judgment and cry a Second Advent." 23:39 That was in the Great Controversy, 23:41 page 356. 23:42 That really comes on the back of the reformation 23:45 years of the reformation, 23:50 having the Bible back in the hands of the people, 23:52 and people come into an understanding 23:54 of the precious truce. 23:55 Now in verses 5 23:57 through to the end of Chapter 12 24:00 the final scenes of the book, just read verse 6 here. 24:05 There's a question asked, 24:06 "How long shall the fulfillment of these wonders be?" 24:10 What's the heavenly replies, Steven? 24:12 It says, "It shall be 24:14 for a time, times, and a half a time. 24:16 When the power of the holy people 24:18 has been completely shattered, 24:19 all these things shall be finished." 24:21 And so a time is a biblical year, 24:26 which is 360 times is two times that 720, 24:31 half a time is 180 this comes to 1,260 years. 24:34 So the time of Papal dominance in the Christian world, 24:39 and the wounding of its head in 1798 24:43 when it was taken into captivity. 24:46 So this means that there was persecution 24:50 until the time in the end during this time. 24:51 Daniel didn't understand everything, did he? 24:53 Andrew, that you see here? 24:55 No, he didn't. He didn't. 24:56 And elsewhere in the Book of Daniel 25:00 in Daniel 8 the very end we find that, 25:02 you know, even he makes a comment 25:03 regarding the visions that he received. 25:05 And he says, you know, none understood it. 25:09 The prophets were... 25:11 And he was sick... People like you and I. 25:12 He was sick certain days, wasn't he? 25:13 That's right. That's right. 25:15 After having it too. 25:16 It took time for them to come to the realization. 25:18 So... 25:19 At verse 8 in chapter 12, "I did not understand." 25:22 Yes. 25:23 And verse 10, says that many of the saints will be purified. 25:26 What does that mean, Andrew? 25:28 Well, let me share with ticks with you. 25:30 Let's go to the Book of Job. 25:32 If there was anyone who was tried... 25:35 Nothing purifies you greater than persecution. 25:40 Job 23. 25:42 I'd like us to read verse 10. 25:46 Job 23:10. 25:48 And listen what Job says here, 25:50 "But He knows the way that I take, 25:53 when He has tried me, I shall come forth as gold." 25:57 And so God allows us to go through trials, 26:01 He allows us to go through trials, 26:03 and what is His intention in doing that? 26:06 To purify us. 26:07 To purify. What does that mean? 26:09 To prepare us for heaven. 26:10 So that He could make manifest the faith of Jesus in us, 26:14 that same faith that Christ had. 26:15 Yeah. 26:17 That's the faith that God is looking for in us. 26:18 As usual, we're running out of time. 26:20 This is never enough time to discuss things of scripture. 26:22 But I'd like to look at verse 13. 26:25 And get your comments on that, Steven, if you would. 26:28 Verse 13. 26:29 It says that, "But go your way till the time of the end. 26:33 For you shall rest, and you shall rise 26:35 to your inheritance at the end of the days." 26:37 And as our life which is away, 26:38 we see that we may also have to sleep as Daniel did. 26:41 But God says, but find pleasure in the fact 26:47 that you will stay in your lot until Jesus comes again, 26:50 and you'll be raised at the Second Advent. 26:53 It was a great message 26:54 of reassurance for Daniel, wasn't it? 26:56 Yes. 26:57 And through him, the message of reassurance rest 27:00 who're reading the prophecies of Daniel today. 27:03 Well, it's been a pleasure discussing 27:06 this wonderful final chapter. 27:08 So thank you, Steven and Andrew, 27:10 for your thoughts. 27:12 We hope you have been blessed 27:13 by this series on the Book of Daniel. 27:16 We've only scraped the surface 27:18 as it were of the time available, 27:20 but I encourage you to keep studying this book 27:23 and the Book of Revelation too. 27:26 We're glad you joined us today on Let God Speak. 27:29 Remember, all past programs, 27:31 plus teacher's notes are available on our website 27:34 3abnaustralia.org.au, email us as you wish 27:39 and lgs@3abnaustralia.org.au. 27:44 Do join us again next time. |
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