Well here we are again.
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We want to continue our study
of, Daniel's Little Sealed Book.
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And basically, we have been
discussing the fact that the
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book of Daniel is
composed of two books.
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The first book is
Daniel 1 through 7.
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The second book is
Daniel 8 through 12.
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Now we have not proved
that Daniel 8 through 12
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is the second book.
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But we have
discussed Daniel 1 through 7.
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And we noticed that these
chapters are interrelated,
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interconnected.
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Daniel 2 and 7 are connected,
Daniel 3 and 6 are connected,
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and Daniel 4 and 5 are
connected, in terms of theme.
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And Daniel 1 would
be the introduction.
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So you have a candelabrum.
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What is called, a
chiasm, if you please.
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Now we were also discussing the
sequence of powers in Daniel 7.
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And we're going
to our material now.
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The sequence of powers
was Babylon, Medo-Persia,
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Greece, Rome, Rome
divided into ten kingdoms,
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then the little
horn, which is papal Rome,
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which rules until 1798.
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And then after 1798,
we have the judgment.
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We have the
beginning of the judgment.
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And where does that
judgment take place?
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It takes place in heaven.
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Does it take place before
the second coming of Christ?
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Yes, because the Son of
Man goes to the Ancient of Days
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to receive the
kingdom before He comes here
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to take over the kingdom.
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He goes to the Ancient of
Days to receive the kingdom.
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So the investigative
phase of that judgment
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takes place in heaven.
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And then the time comes
when Christ and the saints
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take over the
kingdom, according to Daniel 7.
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Now, that description of
Jesus coming to the Father,
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to the Ancient of
Days, is found in Daniel 7
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verses 9-10 and 13-14.
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I'd like to read those verses.
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Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14
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It is in your material.
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It says here, "I watched till
thrones were put in place..."
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This is after the little
horn rules for 1260 years.
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"I watched till
thrones were put in place,
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and the Ancient
of Days was seated.
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His garment was white as
snow, and the hair of His head
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was like pure wool.
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His throne was a fiery flame,
its wheels a burning fire.
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A fiery stream issued and
came forth from before Him.
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A thousand
thousands ministered to Him;
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ten thousand times ten
thousand stood before Him.
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The court was seated
and the books were opened."
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Where is this
judgment being enacted?
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In heaven.
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Now notice verses 13 and 14.
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After the Father
moves, then you find this.
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"I was watching in the
night visions, and behold,
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one like the Son of Man, coming
with the clouds of heaven.
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He came to the
Ancient of Days..."
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Where's the Ancient of Days?
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In heaven.
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We pray, "Our Father
which art in heaven."
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The Ancient of
Days is in heaven.
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So the Son of Man
comes to the Ancient of Days.
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Where is this
judgment taking place?
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It's taking place in heaven.
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And so it says,
"One like the Son of Man,
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coming with the
clouds of heaven.
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He came to the Ancient of Days,
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And they," that is
the clouds, the angels,
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"brought Him near before Him."
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And now notice.
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"Then to Him was given dominion
and glory and a kingdom,
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that all peoples, nations,
and languages should serve Him.
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His dominion is an
everlasting dominion,
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which shall not pass
away, and His kingdom
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the one which
shall not be destroyed."
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So Daniel 7 has
something very interesting.
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It has the sequence of powers
that would rule in the world
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till the time that
Jesus takes over the kingdom,
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empirically when He
comes to take over the kingdom.
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But there's something
in Daniel 7 that was not
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understood until after 1798.
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You see, before 1798, it was
believed that when Jesus came,
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He would take over the
kingdom, but they did not know,
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they did not realize
that a judgment is going to
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take place in heaven before
Jesus takes over the kingdom.
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In other words,
that's one point that was not
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understood before
1798, the judgment aspect.
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You see, before 1798,
basically they believed that the
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judgment is when Jesus comes.
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Somehow even the
Millerites did not understand,
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because William
Miller used Daniel chapter 7
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to speak of the second
coming of Christ, even though
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it says that the Son of Man
came to the Ancient of Days.
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They did not fully understand
that before Jesus comes
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to empirically
take over the kingdom,
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there was going to be a judgment
that would declare Jesus,
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"Jesus is right to have the
kingdom in the heavenly court."
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Are you
understanding what I'm saying?
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So there was one
aspect of Daniel chapter 7
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that was not
understood before 1798.
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And that was
the judgment aspect,
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the heavenly judgment aspect,
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of the taking
over of the kingdom.
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Is that point clear?
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Now that is very
important for what we're
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going to discuss next.
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Let's discuss
now the second book.
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We've already
discussed the first book.
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The first book ends by
saying that there's going to be
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two phases to the judgment.
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One, a heavenly phase where
Jesus will be given the kingdom
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legally in a court of law.
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And then the time when Jesus
actually takes over the kingdom
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that He was legally
given in the court of law.
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Now let's look
at the second book.
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Daniel 12 and verse 4
says, "But you, Daniel,
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shut up the words, and seal the
book until the time of the end;
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many shall run to and fro, and
knowledge shall be increased."
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Now the big
question here is this,
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which book is Daniel
12 verse 4 referring to?
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Is it referring to
the entire book of Daniel?
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Or is it referring to the
second book within the book,
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which is Daniel
chapter 8 through 12?
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That's what we want to pursue.
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Now it says clearly here
that the book would be sealed
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until when?
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It would be sealed
until the time of the end.
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But at the time of the
end, what would happen?
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The seal would be removed and
knowledge would be increased.
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Not scientific knowledge,
but knowledge of the book.
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Because at the time of the
end, the book would be opened.
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And now people would
be able to understand
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what was in the
book that had been sealed
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in the days of Daniel.
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Are you following me or not?
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This is very, very important.
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Now, there are five
reasons that I want to give you
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that prove that the entire
book of Daniel was not sealed
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until the time of the end.
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The only portion of
Daniel that was sealed until the
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time of the end was the
content of Daniel 8 through 12.
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And so that is the
book that was sealed
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until the time of the end.
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It is the book within the book.
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Now let's pursue this
so that you understand
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this very important point.
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Reason number one,
there is evidence that Daniel
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chapters 1 through 7 was
understood, to a great degree,
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long before the time of the end.
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Notice the words of the
church father, Hippolytus,
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who wrote in the
third century AD.
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Now you tell me
if he understood,
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to a great degree, Daniel 7.
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This is what he says,
"In speaking of a lioness
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from the sea, Daniel
meant the rising of the kingdom
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of Babylon, and that this was
the golden head of the image.
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Then after the lioness, he
sees a second beast like a bear,
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which signified the Persians.
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For after the Babylonians,
the Persians obtained the power.
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And in saying that it
had three ribs in its mouth,
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he pointed to the three
nations, Persians, Medes,
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and Babylonians, which
were expressed in the image
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by the silver after the gold.
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Then comes a third beast, a
leopard, which means the Greeks.
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For after the
Persians, Alexander of Macedon
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had the power when
Darius was overthrown,
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which was also indicated
by the brass in the image.
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And in saying that the
beast had four wings of a fowl,
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and four heads, he showed
most clearly how the kingdom of
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Alexander was
parted into four divisions.
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For in speaking of four heads,
he meant the four kings that
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arose out of it.
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For Alexander, when
dying, divided his kingdom
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into four parts.
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Then he says the fourth
beast was dreadful and terrible.
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It had iron teeth
and claws of brass.
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Who then are meant
by this but the Romans
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whose kingdom, the
kingdom that still stands,
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is expressed by the iron.
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For says he, its
legs are of iron."
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Did Hippolytus understand
Daniel 2 and Daniel 7?
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Oh yeah, to a great degree.
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Now you say, "Ah, but he didn't
understand the antichrist."
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Oh yes he did.
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But there's one thing
that Hippolytus missed.
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Let's read his second quotation.
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By the way, for
those who are interested,
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this is found in
LeRoy Edwin Frooms book,
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The Prophetic Faith of Our
Fathers, volume 1, page 272.
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This is what Hippolytus
said in the second statement,
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"Let us look at what is
before us more carefully
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and scan it, as it
were, with open eye.
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The golden head of the image
is identical with the lioness,
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by which the
Babylonians were represented.
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The golden shoulders and
arms of silver are the same
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with the bear, by which the
Persians and Medes are meant.
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The belly and thighs of brass
are the leopard, by which the
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Greeks who ruled from
Alexander onwards are intended.
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The legs of iron are the
dreadful and terrible beast,
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by which the Romans who
hold the empire now are meant.
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The toes of clay and iron are
the ten horns which are to be.
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The one other little horn
springing up in their midst
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is the antichrist."
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Interesting.
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Was he right?
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Of course he was.
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"The stone that smites the
image and breaks it in pieces
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and that filled the
whole earth is Christ
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who comes from heaven and
brings judgment on the world."
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What's missing?
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What's missing
here in his description?
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For him, when is the judgment?
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When Jesus comes
from heaven and brings
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judgment on the world.
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What is he missing?
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He's missing the
pre-advent judgment.
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He did not understand
the pre-advent judgment.
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But did he
understand everything else?
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He understood everything else.
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So was Daniel 7 sealed
until the time of the end?
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No, there was one
aspect that was sealed
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until the time of the end.
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And that is the
investigative judgment phase,
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after which Jesus
would take over the kingdom.
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Now the evidence in
these quotations indicate
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that Hippolytus understood
everything about Daniel 7
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except the investigative
pre-advent judgment.
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It should be noted
that even some portions,
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this is important
also, that even some portions
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of Daniel 8 through 12
that were fulfilled before the
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time of the end could be
understood before that time.
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The historical
sections of the book
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could certainly be understood.
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The meaning of the ram
and the he goat of chapter 8
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were understood
before the time of the end.
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Is that correct?
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Of course, because Daniel tells
us who these beasts represent,
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the ram and the goat.
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He says the ram
represents Medo-Persia,
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and the goat represents Greece.
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You don't have to wait
until the time of the end
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to understand that.
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So even some portions
of Daniel 8 were understood
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before the time of the end.
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But there's one aspect
of Daniel 8 that wasn't.
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Let's continue.
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Much of the earlier portions
of Daniel 11 could be understood
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before the time of the end.
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As can be seen by the fact
that the pagan philosopher,
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Porphyry, argued to the
church father, Tertullian,
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that the first half of
Daniel 11 describes so precisely
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Greek and Roman history
that it had to have been written
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in the second century rather
than in the sixth century.
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So Porphyry said,
"This is too detailed.
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This could not have been written
400 years before it happened.
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So somehow Daniel
must have been written
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in the year 200 BC."
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So were there portions
of Daniel 11 that even the
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pagan philosopher
Porphyry could understand?
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Of course.
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But there is one specific
element of Daniel 8 through 12
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that could not be
understood by anyone
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until the time of the end.
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And that was the
message concerning the 2300 days
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and the judgment.
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These things were sealed
until the time of the end,
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because only then
would it be true that the
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judgment had begun.
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Are you with me?
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I want to make sure that
you're following along here.
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What is the only thing
that was not understood?
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The 2300 days and the
investigative judgment.
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Now let me give you a second
reason why you're dealing here
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with two books
rather than just one book.
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Now I realize that
Daniel is one book,
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but there are
two books within it.
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The book of Daniel was written
in two different languages.
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Chapter 1, which is the
introduction to the entire book,
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was written in Hebrew.
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Chapters 2 through 7
were written in Aramaic.
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Which was, you know,
somewhat like Hebrew.
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It's kind of like
Portuguese and Spanish.
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Aramaic and Hebrew.
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And so chapters 2 through
7 were written in Aramaic.
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And chapters 8 through
12 were written in Hebrew.
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The difference in language
between Daniel 2 through 7
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and Daniel 8
through 12 indicates that
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the book of
composed of two units.
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Reason number
three, the little old lady.
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Ellen White knew this.
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I never cease to marvel at
how Ellen White understood this.
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You know, most people,
they say, "Oh, you know, the
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book that was sealed until
the time of the end was Daniel."
00:15:02.39\00:15:05.18
Ellen White
didn't make that mistake.
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She didn't say it was Daniel.
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Let's read several
statements from her writings.
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This is, Acts of
the Apostles, page 585.
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"In the Revelation, all the
books of the Bible meet and end.
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Here is the complement
of the book of Daniel.
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One is a prophecy,
the other a revelation.
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The book that was
sealed is not the Revelation,
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but that portion..."
00:15:31.90\00:15:33.91
Hmmm.
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What is a portion?
00:15:37.95\00:15:39.30
Part.
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"...but that portion
of the prophecy of Daniel
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relating to the last days.
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The angel commanded, 'But thou,
O Daniel, shut up the words,
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and seal the book, even
to the time of the end.'"
00:15:52.39\00:15:55.37
So is the book that
was sealed all of Daniel?
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No, it is that portion
having to do with the last days.
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In another statement,
Great Controversy, page 355,
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Ellen White explains,
"The message of salvation
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has been preached in all
ages, but this message..."
00:16:10.32\00:16:13.62
She's talking about the
first angel's message that says,
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"The hour of His
judgment has come."
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"...but this message is a part
of the gospel which could be
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proclaimed only in the
last days, for only then
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would it be true that the
hour of Judgment had come."
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And now listen to what she says.
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"The prophecies
present a succession of events
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leading down to the
opening of the Judgment."
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Daniel 7 does that, right?
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Daniel 7 "presents
a succession of events
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leading down to the
opening of the Judgment.
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This is especially
true of the book of Daniel."
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Now listen carefully.
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"But that part of his prophecy
which related to the last days,
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Daniel was bidden
to close up and seal
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'until the time of the end.'
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Not till we reach
this time could a message
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concerning the..." What?
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"...the Judgment be proclaimed,
based on the fulfillment
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of these prophecies.
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But at the time of
the end, says the prophet,
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'many shall run to and fro, and
knowledge shall be increased.'"
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So in one statement she says,
"that portion," was sealed,
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and in the other
statement she says, "that part."
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So the book that was
sealed was not all of Daniel.
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It was the portion
having to do with the 2300 days.
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And that is the central
theme of Daniel 8 through 12.
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We're going to study that.
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Desire of Ages, 234.
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"The words of the angel to
Daniel relating to the last days
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were to be understood
in the time of the end.
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At that time, 'many
shall run to and fro,
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and knowledge
shall be increased.'
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'The wicked shall do
wickedly: and none of the wicked
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shall understand; but
the wise shall understand.'"
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Now here's a very
interesting statement,
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Manuscript
Releases, volume 1, page 99.
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You remember that the
seal was taken off the book
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and the book was open
in Revelation chapter 10?
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Remember that the
angel descends from heaven
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with a book that's
open, having been opened?
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Was the seal
taken off that book?
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You know what that book is?
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It's this book.
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That portion of
Daniel is that book.
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And the angel comes
with the book open because
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the seal has been taken off.
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Now listen to what Ellen White
says about what the seal was.
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She says, "The
unsealing of the little book
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was the message
in relation to time."
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Which time?
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"Unto 2300 days, the
Sanctuary shall be cleansed."
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So when the 2300 days
are preached, what happens
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with the seal?
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The seal is removed, and
now people can understand it.
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Are you following me?
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So what is it that was sealed?
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The message in relation to time.
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The 2300 day prophecy.
00:19:06.81\00:19:09.62
Now here's another statement.
00:19:10.39\00:19:11.80
This is, Prophets
and Kings, page 547.
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She says, "Honored by men with
the responsibilities of state
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and with the secrets of
kingdoms bearing universal sway,
00:19:21.73\00:19:25.13
Daniel was honored by
God as His ambassador,
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and was given
many revelations of the
00:19:29.35\00:19:31.76
mysteries of ages to come.
00:19:31.79\00:19:34.14
His wonderful prophecies,
as recorded by him in
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chapters 7 to 12 of
the book bearing his name,
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were not fully understood
even by the prophet himself;
00:19:41.79\00:19:45.17
but before his life
labors closed, he was given the
00:19:45.64\00:19:49.04
blessed assurance that
'at the end of the days,'
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in the closing period
of this world's history,
00:19:52.88\00:19:56.60
he would again be permitted
to stand in his lot and place."
00:19:56.63\00:19:59.24
That is, through
his book, of course.
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Not personally.
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"It was not given him to
understand all that God had
00:20:02.53\00:20:06.04
revealed of the divine purpose.
00:20:06.07\00:20:07.90
'Shut up the words, and
seal the book,' he was directed
00:20:08.21\00:20:10.82
concerning his
prophetic writings;
00:20:10.85\00:20:12.66
these were to be sealed
'even to the time of the end.'
00:20:12.86\00:20:16.05
'Go thy way, Daniel,' the
angel once more directed the
00:20:16.34\00:20:19.38
faithful messenger of Jehovah;
'for the words are closed up
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and sealed till
the time of the end...
00:20:22.72\00:20:24.94
'Go thou thy way till the
end be: for thou shalt rest,
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and stand in thy lot
at the end of the days.'"
00:20:29.88\00:20:34.03
So what is it that was sealed
until the time of the end?
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The entire book of Daniel?
00:20:38.60\00:20:40.11
No, it was the
portion of Daniel that has to
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do with the 2300 days.
00:20:43.23\00:20:45.34
That has to do with the
beginning of the judgment,
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the chronology of the
beginning of the judgment.
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That was sealed.
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Other things
could be understood.
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Could they understand the lion?
00:20:54.15\00:20:55.64
Sure. Could they
understand the bear?
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Could they
understand the leopard?
00:20:59.60\00:21:01.08
Could they
understand the dragon beast?
00:21:01.18\00:21:03.08
The ten horns? The little horn?
00:21:03.11\00:21:04.98
Even Martin Luther and
the reformers, you know.
00:21:05.01\00:21:07.68
Martin Luther believed
that the little horn was Islam,
00:21:07.71\00:21:10.39
but other reformers
believed that the little horn
00:21:10.42\00:21:12.25
was the papacy, and the
man of sin was the papacy.
00:21:12.28\00:21:14.96
And so these things
could be understood.
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Could they understand that
the ram represented Medo-Persia?
00:21:17.78\00:21:20.93
Sure. Could they understand that
the he goat represented Greece,
00:21:21.03\00:21:23.92
and that Greece would be
divided into four kingdoms?
00:21:23.95\00:21:26.24
Absolutely.
00:21:26.27\00:21:27.35
Daniel 11, as we
noticed, could be understood.
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At least the portions
that didn't have to do with the
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last days, which was the portion
that could not be understood.
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Ellen White says that which
had to do with the last days.
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With the investigative judgment.
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With the 2300 day prophecy.
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Now let's go to
reason number four.
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This is the most
important of all.
00:21:51.02\00:21:52.63
And I hope that you're
well versed in Daniel 8.
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I hope that you've read Daniel 8
00:21:56.11\00:21:57.60
and you know
what the sequence is.
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Because that's going to be
very important to understand
00:21:59.44\00:22:02.61
what we're going
to go through now.
00:22:02.64\00:22:03.73
What I want to show you now
is that the internal evidence
00:22:03.76\00:22:08.25
of Daniel 8 through 12
proves beyond any doubt
00:22:08.28\00:22:12.35
that this little book that was
sealed until the time of the end
00:22:12.85\00:22:15.68
is composed of these chapters.
00:22:16.42\00:22:19.99
In fact, we're going to
take these chapters one by one,
00:22:21.21\00:22:24.75
beginning with chapter 8,
and we're going to see that
00:22:24.78\00:22:27.69
each one of these
chapters in some way is related
00:22:27.72\00:22:31.32
to the 2300 day prophecy.
00:22:31.35\00:22:33.13
Now, let's begin with Daniel 8.
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In this chapter, the 2300
day prophecy is introduced.
00:22:38.29\00:22:43.84
The chapter begins in the
time of the kingdom of Persia.
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Right?
00:22:47.79\00:22:48.82
There's no symbol for Babylon.
00:22:48.85\00:22:50.29
Why is there no
symbol for Babylon?
00:22:50.93\00:22:52.53
Because the 2300
days begin with Persia.
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So if you put in Babylon,
you're taking a kingdom,
00:22:57.28\00:23:00.64
the vision would include a
kingdom before the 2300 days
00:23:00.67\00:23:03.76
begin their
chronological period.
00:23:03.79\00:23:06.32
That's the real reason.
00:23:07.30\00:23:08.70
So notice, the
chapter begins in the time of
00:23:10.60\00:23:13.71
the kingdom of
Persia, continues with Greece,
00:23:13.74\00:23:17.03
the four divisions of
Greece, pagan and papal Rome,
00:23:17.27\00:23:21.14
all the way down to the
conclusion of the 2300 days
00:23:21.24\00:23:25.13
when the process of cleansing
the Sanctuary will begin.
00:23:25.16\00:23:28.44
Are you acquainted
with the broad sweep?
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Yeah, you have
the ram; Medo-Persia.
00:23:32.44\00:23:34.63
Then you have
the he goat; Greece.
00:23:34.83\00:23:36.74
Then the he goat
grows four horns.
00:23:36.84\00:23:39.68
Those are the four heads
of the leopard, by the way.
00:23:39.85\00:23:41.81
They grow four horns.
00:23:41.84\00:23:43.09
And then arises the little horn,
which at first is pagan Rome.
00:23:43.27\00:23:47.13
It grows
horizontally, and then it grows
00:23:47.16\00:23:50.48
vertically towards heaven.
00:23:50.51\00:23:51.93
In other words, Rome
morphs from a political power
00:23:51.96\00:23:54.70
into a religious power.
00:23:54.73\00:23:56.59
And then it takes you
all the way down to the time
00:23:57.34\00:24:00.22
of the cleansing
of the Sanctuary.
00:24:00.56\00:24:02.44
So Daniel 8 gives
you the broad sweep
00:24:02.47\00:24:04.46
from the time of Persia
till the time when the Sanctuary
00:24:04.49\00:24:08.34
is going to be cleansed.
00:24:08.37\00:24:09.82
2300 days, which we
understand as years.
00:24:10.33\00:24:15.42
Now I want you to notice
that there are four differences
00:24:16.44\00:24:19.85
between the prophecy
of Daniel 8 and those of
00:24:20.97\00:24:24.80
Daniel 2 and Daniel 7.
00:24:24.83\00:24:26.57
They are somewhat parallel,
but there are differences.
00:24:27.24\00:24:30.43
First, while in Daniel 2 and 7
the prophetic series begins with
00:24:30.88\00:24:36.63
the kingdom of Babylon,
that is the gold and the lion,
00:24:36.66\00:24:39.95
in Daniel 8 there is no symbol
for the kingdom of Babylon.
00:24:40.55\00:24:43.89
Interesting.
00:24:46.03\00:24:47.10
The usual argument
given for this difference
00:24:47.77\00:24:50.30
is that the kingdom of
Babylon was about to pass away.
00:24:50.33\00:24:53.61
But the date given in
this chapter indicates that the
00:24:54.34\00:24:56.98
kingdom of Babylon would not
pass away for another 12 years.
00:24:57.01\00:25:01.29
So Babylon was still
going to rule for 12 years.
00:25:01.86\00:25:04.05
There has to be another reason.
00:25:04.08\00:25:05.44
And the reason is that
it had to begin with Persia
00:25:05.67\00:25:08.71
because that's when the
2300 day prophecy begins.
00:25:08.74\00:25:11.80
Second, in contrast to
Daniel 7, the beasts of Daniel 8
00:25:13.48\00:25:18.80
are domestic Sanctuary animals.
00:25:18.83\00:25:21.51
What kind of beasts
do you have in Daniel 7?
00:25:23.31\00:25:25.27
Carnivorous beasts.
00:25:28.35\00:25:30.11
Wild beasts.
00:25:31.03\00:25:32.60
But in Daniel 8, you
have Sanctuary beasts.
00:25:33.30\00:25:37.67
Because the central
theme is the Sanctuary.
00:25:37.70\00:25:40.26
The ram was used
in the daily service,
00:25:41.23\00:25:44.17
while the he goat was
used in the yearly service.
00:25:44.71\00:25:47.87
This strongly hints
that the central theme
00:25:49.36\00:25:52.90
of Daniel 8 is the daily.
00:25:52.93\00:25:55.03
Is the daily referred
to very clearly there?
00:25:55.06\00:25:57.50
Yeah.
00:25:58.32\00:25:59.35
Leading up to the
end of the 2300 days
00:25:59.45\00:26:02.41
you have the little
horn taking away what?
00:26:02.44\00:26:05.09
The daily.
00:26:05.19\00:26:06.40
That's the ram.
00:26:07.43\00:26:08.67
But that's not all.
00:26:09.77\00:26:11.13
And the yearly, in
which the little horn is what?
00:26:11.84\00:26:16.65
Judged.
00:26:17.15\00:26:18.32
Are you following this?
00:26:19.22\00:26:20.86
In other words, two Sanctuary
animals are used to illustrate
00:26:21.44\00:26:24.49
that the papacy was
going to take away the daily.
00:26:24.62\00:26:27.32
And as a result, the
papacy was going to be judged
00:26:27.87\00:26:30.71
in the yearly service.
00:26:30.74\00:26:32.13
Which is the cleansing of
the Sanctuary, or the judgment.
00:26:32.41\00:26:35.30
Third, there is only
one symbol in Daniel 8
00:26:36.64\00:26:40.46
for both pagan and papal Rome.
00:26:40.72\00:26:42.46
A little horn.
00:26:42.49\00:26:43.72
The horn first
spreads out horizontally,
00:26:44.34\00:26:47.75
that is geographically,
to the east, the south,
00:26:48.50\00:26:50.89
and the glorious land.
00:26:50.92\00:26:52.22
And then it extends
vertically to heaven.
00:26:52.69\00:26:55.47
That is to say, it first extends
politically and geographically,
00:26:56.09\00:26:59.85
and then religiously.
00:26:59.88\00:27:01.37
It is clear that the
introduction of another beast
00:27:02.30\00:27:05.51
into Daniel 8 to represent pagan
Rome would have spoiled the
00:27:05.98\00:27:11.09
symmetry of the
chapter which emphasizes
00:27:11.12\00:27:14.17
the two beasts of
the Sanctuary service.
00:27:14.20\00:27:16.50
So if a third beast
had been introduced,
00:27:17.51\00:27:19.08
it would ruin the theme
of the daily and the yearly;
00:27:19.11\00:27:23.32
the two beasts of the sanctuary.
00:27:23.35\00:27:25.20
Fourth, this is very
important, there is no reference
00:27:25.74\00:27:30.45
in Daniel 8 to the establishment
of Christ's everlasting kingdom.
00:27:30.48\00:27:35.14
Does Daniel 2 refer
to the setting up of
00:27:36.40\00:27:38.52
Christ's everlasting kingdom?
00:27:38.55\00:27:39.84
He will set up a kingdom
that will never be destroyed.
00:27:40.44\00:27:42.70
That's the culmination
of the vision of Daniel 2.
00:27:42.73\00:27:45.03
Does Daniel 7 end with
Jesus taking over the kingdom?
00:27:45.63\00:27:48.75
Yes it does.
00:27:48.80\00:27:49.83
But Daniel 8, strangely
enough, the chapter ends
00:27:49.86\00:27:53.36
and there's no reference
to the everlasting kingdom.
00:27:53.59\00:27:56.09
Which is different
than Daniel 2 and Daniel 7.
00:27:56.44\00:27:59.27
Now this was due to the
fact that Daniel got sick
00:28:00.15\00:28:03.70
before Gabriel was able
to explain the entire vision.
00:28:04.52\00:28:08.48
And you can read that in
chapter 8 verses 26 and 27.
00:28:08.51\00:28:11.49
This is the reason
why Gabriel came back,
00:28:11.85\00:28:15.65
in Daniel 9 through
12, to explain the things
00:28:16.04\00:28:19.52
that had remained
unexplained in chapter 8.
00:28:19.62\00:28:22.64
In other words, if
Daniel had not gotten sick,
00:28:23.50\00:28:25.91
Gabriel would have
continued giving him
00:28:26.80\00:28:28.66
Daniel 9, 10, 11, and 12.
00:28:28.76\00:28:31.28
But he gave it later.
00:28:32.55\00:28:33.87
Now, what is the
central theme of Daniel 8 then?
00:28:34.51\00:28:36.96
What is the central
theme of the vision?
00:28:39.11\00:28:41.19
"Unto 2300 days, the
Sanctuary shall be cleansed."
00:28:42.18\00:28:47.01
That's the central theme, right?
00:28:47.04\00:28:48.67
The 2300 days and the judgment.
00:28:48.70\00:28:51.55
Now let's go to our next page.
00:28:52.52\00:28:54.80
What is the
central theme of Daniel 9?
00:28:57.15\00:28:59.08
Now here we have a
problem in Daniel 8.
00:28:59.11\00:29:00.88
What is the problem
in Daniel chapter 8?
00:29:01.45\00:29:03.50
The problem is that you
have a 2300 day prophecy,
00:29:03.53\00:29:06.35
but you don't
know where to start it.
00:29:06.38\00:29:08.17
We want to know when the
00:29:11.05\00:29:12.08
Sanctuary is
going to be cleansed.
00:29:12.11\00:29:13.28
2300 years and the
Sanctuary will be cleansed.
00:29:13.31\00:29:16.70
The problem is, there's no
starting point in Daniel 8.
00:29:16.80\00:29:19.57
So where would you expect
to find the starting date?
00:29:20.67\00:29:23.27
How about the next chapter?
00:29:23.73\00:29:25.13
Are you with me or not?
00:29:27.92\00:29:29.00
So in chapter 9...
00:29:30.03\00:29:32.68
Daniel 8 mentions
the 2300 day prophecy,
00:29:33.29\00:29:35.97
but does not
provide a starting point.
00:29:36.00\00:29:37.80
In chapter 9, the
crucial starting point
00:29:38.13\00:29:40.37
for the 2300 days is given.
00:29:40.40\00:29:42.39
The 70 weeks
constitute the first 490 years
00:29:42.97\00:29:46.93
of the 2300 day prophecy.
00:29:46.96\00:29:48.63
And those years begin
during the kingdom of Persia.
00:29:48.66\00:29:51.88
This is the real reason
why the kingdom of Babylon is
00:29:52.49\00:29:55.37
not mentioned in Daniel 8.
00:29:55.40\00:29:56.98
It is because the 2300
days begin during the reign
00:29:57.25\00:30:00.47
of Persia and not
during the reign of Babylon.
00:30:00.50\00:30:03.42
So far so good?
00:30:06.18\00:30:07.41
See, there's a
reason for all this.
00:30:09.22\00:30:10.59
Is it important to
know the literary structure?
00:30:10.62\00:30:13.19
Indispensable.
00:30:14.76\00:30:16.04
So then Daniel 9
gives you the starting point
00:30:18.20\00:30:20.55
for the 2300 days.
00:30:20.58\00:30:21.84
So what is the
central purpose of Daniel 9?
00:30:21.87\00:30:25.22
To give you the starting
point for the 2300 day prophecy.
00:30:25.51\00:30:29.21
So is Daniel 9
related to Daniel 8?
00:30:30.04\00:30:32.38
Absolutely.
00:30:33.24\00:30:34.27
Now, could the 70 weeks
be understood before the
00:30:34.30\00:30:37.38
time of the end?
00:30:37.41\00:30:38.46
Yes.
00:30:39.33\00:30:40.45
Because they were fulfilled
before the time of the end.
00:30:41.64\00:30:43.76
But what could not be understood
until the time of the end?
00:30:44.47\00:30:46.99
That the remaining 1810
years would take you to the
00:30:47.64\00:30:52.67
investigative judgment.
00:30:52.70\00:30:53.85
So the portions that were
fulfilled could be understood.
00:30:55.22\00:30:57.70
What could not be
understood is the ending point.
00:30:58.34\00:31:01.95
The cleansing of the Sanctuary.
00:31:03.04\00:31:04.82
The end of the
2300 day prophecy;
00:31:04.85\00:31:06.93
that there was going
to be a judgment in heaven
00:31:06.96\00:31:09.47
before Jesus came to take
over the kingdom on earth.
00:31:10.00\00:31:12.64
Even the Millerites
did not understand it.
00:31:13.85\00:31:16.44
Wow.
00:31:17.70\00:31:18.73
Okay, so let's go to Daniel 10.
00:31:19.56\00:31:21.17
Does Daniel 10 have anything to
do with the 2300 day prophecy?
00:31:22.10\00:31:25.64
Of course it does.
00:31:26.65\00:31:27.68
Let's read it.
00:31:27.71\00:31:28.74
In order for the prophecy of
the 2300 days to be fulfilled,
00:31:29.72\00:31:33.95
especially the 70 weeks, it
was necessary for the kings of
00:31:34.32\00:31:38.95
Persia to give certain
decrees for Israel to go back
00:31:38.98\00:31:43.49
to their land to rebuild
their temple, city, walls,
00:31:43.52\00:31:47.03
and to restore a
functioning Hebrew theocracy.
00:31:47.06\00:31:50.56
It was the command to
build and restore Jerusalem.
00:31:52.66\00:31:57.90
Certain decrees had to be
given in order for the 2300 day
00:31:59.14\00:32:03.21
prophecy to begin on time.
00:32:03.24\00:32:05.44
Now Satan, the
prince of Persia, knew this.
00:32:07.70\00:32:14.20
Do you think the devil
could understand the prophecy
00:32:14.54\00:32:16.28
of the 70 weeks
and the 2300 days?
00:32:16.31\00:32:19.60
You better believe he could.
00:32:20.07\00:32:21.50
So he says, "If I can
skew the starting point,
00:32:22.98\00:32:27.95
I can eliminate
the ending point."
00:32:29.20\00:32:31.08
Now notice, Satan knew this.
00:32:32.03\00:32:35.23
And therefore, he worked on
the minds of the Persian kings
00:32:35.49\00:32:39.19
to try and prevent
them from allowing Israel
00:32:40.70\00:32:44.28
to return to their land.
00:32:44.31\00:32:45.83
Do you know that after
Israel returned in 536,
00:32:46.70\00:32:50.46
there was all
sorts of opposition.
00:32:50.49\00:32:52.62
Cyrus gave a decree,
and then it was revoked.
00:32:54.37\00:32:56.96
And then it was reinstated.
00:32:57.80\00:32:59.19
The people that had
remained in the land fought
00:32:59.66\00:33:02.10
those who came
back tooth and nail.
00:33:02.13\00:33:04.26
Why do you suppose that was?
00:33:04.96\00:33:06.43
Because the devil was behind it.
00:33:07.79\00:33:09.18
Daniel 10 gives you the
reason behind the reason.
00:33:09.21\00:33:13.77
Now notice, I'll
continue reading here.
00:33:15.27\00:33:17.10
If the temple, the city,
and the walls were not rebuilt,
00:33:19.86\00:33:25.96
if the theocracy
was not re-established,
00:33:26.54\00:33:29.30
the prophecy of the 2300 days
could not begin to be fulfilled,
00:33:29.33\00:33:33.52
and God's plan
would be frustrated.
00:33:34.02\00:33:36.69
But in the end,
Michael came to help Gabriel.
00:33:38.00\00:33:42.68
And the prophecy of the 2300
days began right on schedule.
00:33:43.35\00:33:48.44
Is Daniel 10
related to the 2300 days?
00:33:49.77\00:33:52.48
Yeah.
00:33:52.92\00:33:53.95
There's a battle going
on in Daniel chapter 10.
00:33:53.98\00:33:56.76
The prince of
Persia, who is the devil,
00:33:58.38\00:34:00.44
is struggling with
the kings of Persia.
00:34:00.47\00:34:03.84
And what he's doing is,
he's trying to convince them
00:34:04.26\00:34:06.17
not to favor the Jewish people.
00:34:06.20\00:34:08.51
And not to give them, to tell
them, "You revoke that decree."
00:34:08.77\00:34:11.93
You know, even
Artaxerxes gave the decree,
00:34:12.29\00:34:14.56
and then he revoked the decree,
00:34:15.44\00:34:17.17
and then he
re-enacted the decree.
00:34:17.20\00:34:19.26
I don't know if
you were aware of that.
00:34:19.79\00:34:21.22
But there was huge opposition.
00:34:22.17\00:34:23.93
Because the devil did not
want the 2300 day prophecy
00:34:24.35\00:34:26.94
to begin on time.
00:34:26.97\00:34:28.20
Now notice what Ellen White
says in, Prophets and Kings,
00:34:28.83\00:34:31.71
page 571 and 572.
00:34:31.74\00:34:34.74
She explains what was going on.
00:34:35.60\00:34:37.25
"While Satan was striving
to influence the highest powers
00:34:37.55\00:34:41.00
in the kingdom of Persia to
show disfavor to God's people,
00:34:41.03\00:34:44.90
angels worked in
behalf of the exiles.
00:34:45.80\00:34:48.98
The controversy was one in
which all heaven was interested.
00:34:49.35\00:34:52.74
Through the prophet
Daniel we are given a glimpse
00:34:53.53\00:34:55.92
of this mighty struggle
between the forces of good
00:34:55.95\00:34:58.80
and the forces of evil.
00:34:58.83\00:35:00.42
For three weeks Gabriel wrestled
with the powers of darkness,
00:35:00.45\00:35:04.75
seeking to counteract
the influences at work
00:35:04.78\00:35:08.44
on the mind of Cyrus; and
before the contest closed,
00:35:08.47\00:35:12.48
Christ Himself
came to Gabriel's aid."
00:35:12.87\00:35:16.10
And you know what
Michael said after this?
00:35:17.35\00:35:19.69
He says, "I've got to
go now, because I've got to
00:35:19.72\00:35:22.11
continue struggling
with the kings of Persia."
00:35:22.14\00:35:24.93
So is chapter 10 related to
the prophecy of the 2300 days?
00:35:26.39\00:35:30.11
Yes it is.
00:35:30.14\00:35:31.19
This is a book within a book.
00:35:31.39\00:35:33.24
All of the chapters
have the same central theme.
00:35:33.91\00:35:37.01
The 2300 day prophecy.
00:35:37.62\00:35:39.67
Now we need to go to chapter 11.
00:35:40.76\00:35:42.44
In chapter 11, what kingdom
does this chapter begin with?
00:35:45.24\00:35:48.61
Persia.
00:35:50.06\00:35:51.15
With which kingdom
did Daniel 8 begin?
00:35:52.36\00:35:54.77
Persia.
00:35:55.52\00:35:56.55
Do you know what's going
to happen now in Daniel 11?
00:35:56.58\00:35:58.55
There is no new
vision in Daniel 11.
00:36:00.24\00:36:02.16
Are you aware that there's
no new vision in Daniel 11?
00:36:02.19\00:36:04.74
What Gabriel does, he comes
back and he now says to Daniel,
00:36:06.21\00:36:09.16
"Daniel, you got sick
and I wasn't able to finish.
00:36:09.19\00:36:11.49
Now I'm going to start
where I started in Daniel 8,
00:36:11.52\00:36:13.62
but I'm going to take
you all the way to the end."
00:36:13.65\00:36:15.63
Is that clear?
00:36:19.60\00:36:20.63
And so, now he's going to go
back to where Daniel 8 began,
00:36:22.02\00:36:26.56
and he's going to take Daniel,
00:36:26.74\00:36:28.10
he's going to
give Daniel the sweep.
00:36:28.53\00:36:30.23
But he's not only going to
take him to the point of the
00:36:30.82\00:36:33.20
ending of the 2300 days.
00:36:33.23\00:36:34.82
He's going to take him beyond
that to the final conflict.
00:36:35.02\00:36:38.14
and to the establishment of
Christ's everlasting kingdom.
00:36:38.17\00:36:41.20
Which he did not have
the kingdom in Daniel 8
00:36:42.73\00:36:44.67
because Daniel got sick.
00:36:44.70\00:36:45.92
So in Daniel 11,
Gabriel is going to say,
00:36:45.95\00:36:48.28
"I'm going to show
you the whole sweep.
00:36:48.31\00:36:49.99
And I'm going to end
with the everlasting kingdom,
00:36:50.71\00:36:52.97
which I did not
end with in Daniel 8."
00:36:53.00\00:36:55.52
So let's read this.
00:36:55.85\00:36:57.22
Now that which was begun
and not finished in Daniel 8
00:36:57.93\00:37:00.95
will be completed in Daniel 11.
00:37:00.98\00:37:03.20
As in Daniel 8, the vision
of Daniel 11 begins during the
00:37:03.95\00:37:07.59
kingdom of Persia, not Babylon.
00:37:07.62\00:37:10.00
It continues with Greece.
00:37:10.66\00:37:12.15
You can read this in
Daniel 11. It's clear.
00:37:12.18\00:37:14.55
It continues with its first king
00:37:15.00\00:37:17.07
and the four
divisions of Alexander's empire.
00:37:17.54\00:37:20.37
It then describes the
dominion of pagan Rome.
00:37:21.15\00:37:24.06
Then it describes papal
Rome in both of its stages;
00:37:25.66\00:37:30.90
during the 1260 years
and at the end of time.
00:37:31.15\00:37:34.69
Verses 40 to 45
describe the papacy after the
00:37:35.27\00:37:38.73
deadly wound is healed.
00:37:38.76\00:37:40.21
The verses before that,
verse 31 through verse 39,
00:37:40.92\00:37:45.16
describes the career of the
papacy during the 1260 years.
00:37:45.19\00:37:48.81
But now notice.
00:37:50.30\00:37:51.52
But instead of taking
us merely from the time of
00:37:52.36\00:37:54.81
the kingdom of Persia to the
end of the 2300 days in 1844...
00:37:54.84\00:37:59.61
Is that where Daniel 8 ended?
00:37:59.64\00:38:01.85
"Unto 2300 days, the
Sanctuary shall be cleansed."
00:38:03.26\00:38:05.60
That takes you to 1844.
00:38:05.63\00:38:07.34
But now in Daniel 11,
instead of taking Daniel
00:38:08.37\00:38:11.43
only to 1844, he's
going to take him all the way
00:38:11.46\00:38:15.79
to the time of the establishment
of the everlasting kingdom.
00:38:15.82\00:38:18.43
He's going to take him to
the time when the judgment ends,
00:38:18.46\00:38:20.96
and the time of trouble comes,
and God's people are delivered,
00:38:20.99\00:38:23.82
and Christ establishes
His everlasting kingdom.
00:38:23.92\00:38:26.07
Instead of taking us
merely from the time of
00:38:27.45\00:38:29.73
the kingdom of Persia to
the end of the 2300 days in 1844
00:38:29.76\00:38:33.90
when the judgment
begins, Daniel 11 takes us
00:38:33.93\00:38:37.51
all the way from Persia
to the end of that judgment
00:38:37.54\00:38:40.93
and the close of probation
when Michael stands up.
00:38:40.96\00:38:43.91
So does Daniel 11
take you far beyond 1844?
00:38:45.65\00:38:49.32
It most certainly does.
00:38:49.70\00:38:51.10
And finally, in
Daniel 12 verses 2 and 3,
00:38:51.50\00:38:55.09
you have a description of
the climax when God's people
00:38:55.65\00:38:58.87
will resurrect and
inherit the everlasting kingdom,
00:38:58.90\00:39:02.52
and the righteous will
shine as stars forever and ever.
00:39:02.72\00:39:06.78
Thus, Daniel 11:1 through 12:3
take us full circle from the
00:39:07.73\00:39:13.05
time of Persia till Christ
sets up His everlasting kingdom.
00:39:13.08\00:39:18.37
Isn't this incredible?
00:39:19.56\00:39:21.01
So what is the central
theme of all of these chapters?
00:39:21.91\00:39:24.69
The central theme,
folks, is the 2300 day prophecy.
00:39:25.90\00:39:29.57
The judgment.
00:39:29.86\00:39:31.02
All of the chapters
have the same central theme.
00:39:32.13\00:39:35.98
And much of this, the judgment
aspect could not be understood
00:39:37.16\00:39:40.47
until the time of the end.
00:39:40.50\00:39:41.57
So is this a book within a book?
00:39:41.60\00:39:43.73
Basically, what it's doing is,
Daniel 7 gives you the inkling.
00:39:44.75\00:39:48.70
It introduces it, when it
says that the Ancient of Days
00:39:48.73\00:39:51.07
goes in and He sits,
and the judgment is set.
00:39:51.10\00:39:55.19
And then the Son of Man
comes, He's taken before the
00:39:55.22\00:39:58.12
Ancient of Days, the judgment
sits and the books are opened.
00:39:58.15\00:40:01.18
Daniel 7, at the end of
the chapter, gives you the
00:40:01.21\00:40:03.84
introduction to the second book;
00:40:03.87\00:40:07.01
the idea that the judgment
is going to be in heaven
00:40:08.09\00:40:10.44
and the judgment
is going to be before
00:40:10.64\00:40:13.34
the second coming of Christ.
00:40:13.37\00:40:15.15
Now let's go to
reason number five.
00:40:16.82\00:40:18.42
And we're going to amplify this
one in the next few minutes.
00:40:20.69\00:40:23.96
We don't have a lot of time left
in this particular presentation.
00:40:24.41\00:40:27.74
But we are going to deal
with Revelation chapter 10
00:40:28.17\00:40:32.70
more extensively
in our next session.
00:40:32.73\00:40:35.37
But let's go through the
material that we have here.
00:40:35.47\00:40:37.59
The opening of the
little book in Revelation 10
00:40:38.08\00:40:41.95
is a clear reference to
the unsealing and opening
00:40:42.73\00:40:45.91
of the book that was
sealed in Daniel 12 verse 4.
00:40:45.94\00:40:49.07
There is only one book
in the Bible that was sealed
00:40:50.01\00:40:52.79
to be opened at
the time of the end.
00:40:52.82\00:40:54.54
Notably, the little
book of Revelation 10
00:40:55.73\00:40:58.71
is opened in the
period of the sixth trumpet
00:40:58.92\00:41:01.88
at the very end of
history immediately before Jesus
00:41:02.94\00:41:06.84
takes over the kingdom at
the time of the seventh trumpet.
00:41:06.87\00:41:09.76
Are you catching the chronology?
00:41:11.20\00:41:12.75
In other words, the
little book is opened during
00:41:14.05\00:41:15.52
the period of the sixth trumpet.
00:41:15.55\00:41:16.90
That's when you have
the eating of the book.
00:41:17.64\00:41:19.27
It's sweet in the mouth,
bitter in the stomach, you know.
00:41:19.30\00:41:21.62
And then after
that, you have the episode
00:41:21.65\00:41:27.60
of Christ
taking over the kingdom
00:41:27.90\00:41:30.80
under the seventh trumpet.
00:41:31.00\00:41:32.44
Now, we shall find in our
next study that no chapter
00:41:33.31\00:41:36.15
in the Bible explains in
a clearer way the origin,
00:41:36.18\00:41:39.55
message, mission, and destiny
of God's end time remnant people
00:41:39.82\00:41:44.70
than Revelation 10.
00:41:45.13\00:41:46.43
It is no coincidence
that the central theme
00:41:48.01\00:41:50.90
of the Millerites who
preached at the beginning of the
00:41:51.29\00:41:54.26
time of the end was drawn
00:41:54.29\00:41:58.04
and Revelation 14:6-7.
00:41:58.07\00:42:00.10
The eating of the
little book of Revelation 10
00:42:00.89\00:42:04.17
clearly indicates the
judgment hour preaching
00:42:04.20\00:42:06.57
of the Millerite movement and
its subsequent disappointment.
00:42:06.60\00:42:09.51
Let me ask you, did
the Millerites gobble up
00:42:11.27\00:42:14.07
the little book?
00:42:14.10\00:42:15.35
Oh yeah.
00:42:15.77\00:42:16.80
Was it sweet?
00:42:17.52\00:42:18.78
Ooh it so sweet.
00:42:19.06\00:42:20.82
Why was it sweet?
00:42:20.85\00:42:22.10
They thought
Jesus was coming back.
00:42:23.21\00:42:24.72
First in 1843, then
they re-adjusted it.
00:42:25.01\00:42:29.36
And then finally they
settled on October 22, 1844.
00:42:30.37\00:42:33.89
And Ellen White says
that the coming of Jesus
00:42:33.92\00:42:37.61
was something that
brought joy to everyone.
00:42:37.64\00:42:41.48
She said that was the
happiest year of her life,
00:42:41.51\00:42:44.01
the year that led up to
the great disappointment.
00:42:44.53\00:42:46.98
So the experience was sweet.
00:42:47.81\00:42:49.55
These people loved Jesus.
00:42:49.75\00:42:51.36
They wanted to see Jesus come.
00:42:51.56\00:42:53.30
And then when
October 22, 1844 ended,
00:42:54.24\00:42:56.89
ooh the bitterness.
00:42:57.66\00:42:58.76
I'm going to read
you some statements
00:42:58.79\00:43:00.47
from the pioneers
after Jesus didn't come.
00:43:00.50\00:43:03.59
Wow.
00:43:04.07\00:43:05.10
Their hopes were dashed.
00:43:05.96\00:43:07.65
But they didn't
totally lose hope.
00:43:08.82\00:43:10.49
Because they went
back to studying Scripture.
00:43:11.58\00:43:13.63
And they said, "We missed
the fact that the judgment
00:43:14.35\00:43:21.08
is going to have a heavenly
phase before Jesus comes
00:43:21.11\00:43:24.85
to take over the kingdom."
00:43:24.88\00:43:26.28
In a parable Jesus says
that we are to be individuals
00:43:27.77\00:43:31.09
that wait for the return of
the Master from the wedding.
00:43:31.12\00:43:34.41
In other words, the
wedding takes place in heaven.
00:43:34.61\00:43:36.48
And we are there in absentia.
00:43:36.75\00:43:38.79
And then Jesus
comes to get His people.
00:43:40.65\00:43:43.55
But He determines
His kingdom before.
00:43:44.05\00:43:45.89
The Millerites did
not understand that.
00:43:46.09\00:43:48.14
So the acid test of
what this little book is
00:43:49.69\00:43:52.69
is found in history.
00:43:52.72\00:43:54.20
It was fulfilled
in history; in 1844.
00:43:55.50\00:43:58.75
Now interestingly enough,
the eating of the little book
00:44:00.15\00:44:03.52
in Revelation 10
clearly describes the judgment
00:44:03.55\00:44:06.09
hour preaching of
the Millerite movement
00:44:06.12\00:44:07.97
and its
subsequent disappointment.
00:44:08.00\00:44:10.09
After the disappointment,
John was told to what?
00:44:10.49\00:44:13.44
Prophesy again.
00:44:14.01\00:44:15.56
Prophesy again from where?
00:44:16.43\00:44:18.03
Where did the prophecy
come from the first time?
00:44:20.47\00:44:22.71
From the little book?
00:44:23.74\00:44:24.98
So it says, "You
have to prophesy again
00:44:25.57\00:44:27.25
from the little book.
00:44:27.28\00:44:28.47
Because you didn't get
it right the first time."
00:44:28.81\00:44:30.84
And he was
commanded then to what?
00:44:32.40\00:44:34.37
Wow, to measure the temple.
00:44:35.26\00:44:37.13
And what is the
measuring of the temple?
00:44:37.16\00:44:38.84
The investigative judgment.
00:44:39.76\00:44:41.29
See, after the disappointment,
in the very next verse
00:44:41.96\00:44:46.41
you have the
investigative judgment.
00:44:47.03\00:44:48.86
By the way, when it says,
"You must prophesy again,"
00:44:49.08\00:44:51.33
where is the message found
in Revelation prophesying again?
00:44:51.36\00:44:56.02
Revelation chapter 14;
the three angels' messages.
00:44:57.05\00:45:00.94
In other words, after the
disappointment, God's people
00:45:02.60\00:45:05.07
were called upon to
present another message
00:45:05.10\00:45:07.56
from the book of Daniel.
00:45:07.59\00:45:08.83
And that message had to
do with the measuring of the
00:45:09.24\00:45:12.29
heavenly temple, which is
the investigative judgment.
00:45:12.32\00:45:15.72
Concerning the
unsealing of the little book,
00:45:16.35\00:45:18.17
Ellen White remarks, "It was
the lion of the tribe of Judah
00:45:18.20\00:45:22.71
who unsealed the book and
gave to John the revelation
00:45:23.34\00:45:27.91
of what should be
in these last days.
00:45:27.94\00:45:30.39
Daniel stood in his
lot to bear his testimony,
00:45:30.98\00:45:34.28
which was sealed
until the time of the end,"
00:45:34.49\00:45:36.87
now notice this, "until the
time of the end when..." What?
00:45:36.90\00:45:40.36
"...when the first
angel's message should be
00:45:41.25\00:45:44.00
proclaimed to our world."
00:45:44.03\00:45:45.43
So what is the
unsealing of the book?
00:45:45.46\00:45:47.55
It is preaching what?
00:45:47.58\00:45:48.99
The first angel's message, "The
hour of His judgment has come."
00:45:49.45\00:45:53.31
These matters are of infinite
importance in these last days.
00:45:54.47\00:45:58.17
But while many shall
be purified and made white
00:45:58.20\00:46:00.58
and tried, the
wicked shall do wickedly,
00:46:00.61\00:46:03.18
and none of the
wicked shall understand.
00:46:03.21\00:46:05.15
The book of Daniel is unsealed
in the revelation to John
00:46:05.18\00:46:08.90
and carries us
forward to the last scenes
00:46:08.93\00:46:12.02
of this earth's history.
00:46:12.05\00:46:14.53
So as we studied the
structure of the book of Daniel,
00:46:15.65\00:46:18.69
we discovered that Daniel is
one book composed of two books.
00:46:19.82\00:46:24.84
One book is self
contained; Daniel 1 through 7.
00:46:25.84\00:46:28.49
The chapters relate to each
other in a chiastic fashion.
00:46:29.34\00:46:33.57
And then Daniel 8 through
12 amplifies the theme of
00:46:33.95\00:46:38.80
the last verses of
Daniel 7 in speaking about
00:46:38.83\00:46:41.98
the 2300 days and the
investigative judgment.
00:46:42.01\00:46:45.30
Did you
understand what we studied?
00:46:45.40\00:46:46.77
It's marvelous, isn't it?
00:46:47.03\00:46:48.36
How important is it to
understand the structure?
00:46:48.46\00:46:51.90
It's vital.
00:46:52.55\00:46:53.67
You know, people say,
"Well, just love Jesus."
00:46:54.12\00:46:56.59
Well yeah, I think
we need to love Jesus.
00:46:57.21\00:46:59.04
That's good.
00:46:59.07\00:47:00.10
So if it's, "Just love Jesus,"
why don't we have only in
00:47:00.33\00:47:03.05
the Bible, "For God so
loved the world that He gave
00:47:03.08\00:47:05.02
His only begotten Son."
00:47:05.05\00:47:06.33
If it's just a
matter of loving Jesus,
00:47:07.94\00:47:09.56
just give us one verse.
00:47:09.59\00:47:11.33
The fact is, that as
we study these things,
00:47:12.76\00:47:14.89
we love Jesus more and more.
00:47:14.92\00:47:16.73
Because no human
mind could have done this.
00:47:18.21\00:47:20.73
No human mind could
have devised this unity
00:47:21.39\00:47:23.79
that exists in
the book of Daniel.
00:47:24.39\00:47:25.90
And God wants us to be prepared
for the coming of Jesus.
00:47:26.39\00:47:29.21
Now let's notice here, we
have about 10 minutes left,
00:47:30.17\00:47:33.03
and so we can
introduce our next study.
00:47:33.06\00:47:36.20
And then we'll
continue after we take a break.
00:47:37.44\00:47:39.96
The origin, identity, mission,
and message of the remnant.
00:47:41.46\00:47:45.72
This will absorb
the rest of our time.
00:47:45.92\00:47:48.33
There is no passage in
Scripture that better describes
00:47:49.87\00:47:55.66
the origin, message,
identity, and mission
00:47:56.00\00:47:59.71
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
00:48:00.15\00:48:01.94
than Revelation 10.
00:48:01.97\00:48:03.31
This is a critically important
chapter in the self-identity
00:48:03.81\00:48:08.43
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:48:08.46\00:48:10.39
Let's read the passage so
we have it clear in our minds.
00:48:11.05\00:48:15.61
"I saw still
another mighty angel..."
00:48:16.71\00:48:20.66
This is not just
an ordinary angel.
00:48:21.27\00:48:22.96
It is a mighty angel.
00:48:22.99\00:48:24.65
"...coming down from
heaven, clothed with a cloud.
00:48:25.18\00:48:28.92
And a rainbow was on his
head, his face was like the sun,
00:48:29.67\00:48:35.44
and his feet
like pillars of fire."
00:48:35.79\00:48:38.86
Who do you think this angel is?
00:48:41.14\00:48:42.80
The same description
as Jesus in Revelation 1.
00:48:43.51\00:48:46.04
It continues saying, "He
had a little book open..."
00:48:48.86\00:48:52.81
That doesn't capture the
tense of the verb in Greek.
00:48:53.49\00:48:57.30
The tense of the verb
is, "having been opened."
00:48:57.33\00:49:00.45
In other words, at some
point previous to the angel
00:49:01.53\00:49:03.87
descending from
heaven, the book was closed,
00:49:03.90\00:49:06.33
and it was opened.
00:49:06.36\00:49:07.51
"He had a little book
open," or having been opened,
00:49:09.38\00:49:13.33
"in his hand.
00:49:13.36\00:49:14.63
And he set his right foot
on the sea and his left foot
00:49:14.66\00:49:18.41
on the land, and
cried with a loud voice,
00:49:18.44\00:49:22.01
as when a lion roars.
00:49:22.04\00:49:24.48
When he cried out, seven
thunders uttered their voices.
00:49:25.75\00:49:29.02
Now when the seven
thunders uttered their voices,
00:49:29.79\00:49:32.22
I was about to write; but
I heard a voice from heaven
00:49:32.52\00:49:36.63
saying to me, 'Seal up the
things which the seven thunders
00:49:36.66\00:49:39.64
uttered, and do
not write them.'"
00:49:39.67\00:49:41.69
There's a lot of
speculation about the thunders
00:49:43.08\00:49:44.70
in the Adventist
church these days.
00:49:44.73\00:49:46.53
Without any reason; there
shouldn't be any speculation.
00:49:47.23\00:49:49.73
We'll see.
00:49:49.76\00:49:50.79
"The angel whom I saw
standing," this is verse 5.
00:49:51.72\00:49:54.53
"The angel whom I saw standing
on the sea and on the land
00:49:54.56\00:49:57.46
raised up his hand to heaven
00:49:57.76\00:49:59.80
and swore by Him who
lives forever and ever,
00:50:02.64\00:50:06.67
who created heaven and
the things that are in it,
00:50:07.09\00:50:09.25
the earth and the
things that are in it,
00:50:09.64\00:50:11.69
and the sea and the
things that are in it..."
00:50:12.19\00:50:14.66
Which God is this?
00:50:15.58\00:50:16.87
The Creator God.
00:50:17.25\00:50:20.03
"...that there should be,"
and this is the New King James,
00:50:24.26\00:50:27.34
"delay no longer..."
00:50:27.37\00:50:28.84
Terrible translation.
00:50:28.87\00:50:30.24
The King James has it right.
00:50:30.92\00:50:32.28
"...that there
should be time no longer,
00:50:32.46\00:50:35.55
but in the days of the
sounding of the seventh angel,
00:50:39.03\00:50:43.65
when he is about to sound..."
00:50:44.21\00:50:46.07
Not when he sounds, but when the
seventh angel is about to sound.
00:50:46.10\00:50:49.35
"...the mystery of
God would be finished..."
00:50:49.38\00:50:51.78
So is the mystery of
God going to be finished
00:50:53.02\00:50:54.78
shortly before the
seventh trumpet blows?
00:50:54.81\00:50:57.29
Absolutely. Very important.
00:50:57.49\00:50:59.13
We're going to study
all these things in detail.
00:50:59.33\00:51:01.23
So once again, verse 7,
"...but in the days of the
00:51:04.64\00:51:07.25
sounding of the seventh angel,
when he is about to sound,
00:51:07.28\00:51:10.30
the mystery of
God would be finished,
00:51:10.33\00:51:12.52
as He declared to His
servants the prophets.
00:51:12.55\00:51:15.25
Then the voice which I heard
from heaven spoke to me again
00:51:15.98\00:51:18.40
and said, 'Go, take the
little book which is open in the
00:51:18.43\00:51:21.85
hand of the angel who stands
on the sea and on the earth.'
00:51:21.88\00:51:24.61
So I went to the
angel and said to him,
00:51:25.07\00:51:27.10
'Give me the little book.'
00:51:27.13\00:51:28.79
And he said to me,
'Take it and eat it;
00:51:29.49\00:51:32.70
and it will make your
stomach bitter, but it will be
00:51:33.51\00:51:36.76
as sweet as
honey in your mouth.'"
00:51:36.79\00:51:38.59
You say, "Now wait a minute.
00:51:38.62\00:51:39.65
Why do you have this reversed?
00:51:39.68\00:51:41.01
Why doesn't it say,
'It's sweet in the mouth
00:51:41.04\00:51:42.47
and bitter in the stomach?'
00:51:42.50\00:51:43.53
Why does it say,
'Bitter in your stomach
00:51:43.56\00:51:44.71
and sweet in the mouth?'"
00:51:44.74\00:51:45.94
There's a chiastic reason.
00:51:46.25\00:51:47.67
We're going to see that.
00:51:47.70\00:51:48.93
You need to know the structure.
00:51:49.43\00:51:51.02
Verse 9 again, "So I went
to the angel and said to him,
00:51:51.69\00:51:55.22
'Give me the little book.'
00:51:55.25\00:51:56.30
And he said to me,
'Take it and eat it;
00:51:56.33\00:51:58.70
and it will make your
stomach bitter, but it will be
00:51:58.73\00:52:01.03
as sweet as
honey in your mouth.'
00:52:01.06\00:52:02.77
Then I took the little book out
of the angel's hand and ate it,
00:52:03.26\00:52:06.69
and it was," now you
have the right order,
00:52:07.12\00:52:08.83
"and it was as sweet
as honey in my mouth.
00:52:08.86\00:52:11.73
But when I had eaten it,
my stomach became bitter."
00:52:12.38\00:52:16.45
So why do you have this order?
00:52:17.33\00:52:19.39
You know, bitter,
sweet. Sweet, bitter.
00:52:20.48\00:52:24.22
There's a
structural reason for that.
00:52:25.10\00:52:26.82
We're going to notice it.
00:52:27.25\00:52:28.57
Verse 11, "And he said to me,
'You must prophesy again...'"
00:52:30.06\00:52:35.72
And the New King
James says, "...about..."
00:52:36.91\00:52:39.48
The King James says,
"to," which I think is better.
00:52:40.03\00:52:42.66
"You must prophesy
again to many peoples,
00:52:42.69\00:52:47.42
nations, tongues, and kings.
00:52:47.45\00:52:50.52
Then I was given a reed..."
00:52:51.16\00:52:52.24
And this is
verse 1 of chapter 11.
00:52:52.27\00:52:56.80
It's really part of the passage.
00:52:57.01\00:52:58.59
"Then I was given a
reed like a measuring rod.
00:52:58.98\00:53:02.01
And the angel
stood by, saying..."
00:53:02.21\00:53:04.72
Is it the same angel?
00:53:04.75\00:53:06.19
Yeah, it's the same angel.
00:53:07.24\00:53:08.85
"Rise and measure the
temple of God, the altar,
00:53:09.47\00:53:13.94
and those who worship there."
00:53:13.97\00:53:16.30
So do you have the
picture clear in your mind?
00:53:16.33\00:53:17.99
Okay, now let's summarize
the little book episode.
00:53:18.90\00:53:23.44
Let's look at the sequence
of events in this chapter.
00:53:25.08\00:53:29.10
Everything revolves around
the angel and the little book.
00:53:30.41\00:53:35.48
First of all, the
mighty angel comes down
00:53:36.81\00:53:38.95
from heaven to the earth.
00:53:38.98\00:53:40.38
So I want you to
visualize this, okay?
00:53:40.41\00:53:43.36
The angel comes down
from heaven to the earth.
00:53:44.09\00:53:47.42
Then next, his physical
characteristics are described.
00:53:48.74\00:53:52.76
His face shines like the sun,
00:53:53.84\00:53:55.85
and his feet are
like burnished bronze.
00:53:56.90\00:54:01.40
And then he brings in his
hand a scroll that is open.
00:54:02.52\00:54:07.50
Which means that it was
opened before he came down.
00:54:08.26\00:54:10.94
He places one foot on dry land
and then he places the other
00:54:11.98\00:54:15.71
foot on the sea.
00:54:15.74\00:54:17.11
Next, he speaks with
the roar of the lion.
00:54:19.62\00:54:23.44
And when he roars like a
lion, seven thunders come out.
00:54:23.47\00:54:27.45
He then swears the
oath to the Creator,
00:54:30.42\00:54:34.25
and he says that
time will be no longer.
00:54:34.68\00:54:36.83
Then he gives the book to John
with instructions to eat it.
00:54:38.39\00:54:42.70
After John eats it and
it's sweet in the mouth
00:54:44.27\00:54:46.67
and bitter in the
stomach, he instructs John
00:54:46.70\00:54:49.44
to prophesy again.
00:54:49.47\00:54:51.11
And after telling
him to prophesy again,
00:54:51.98\00:54:54.31
he commands John to
measure the temple of God
00:54:54.41\00:54:57.74
and those who worship God.
00:54:57.77\00:55:00.66
And then the last point, which
is not in the chronological
00:55:01.19\00:55:06.23
order, but it is the
last point in the sequence.
00:55:06.26\00:55:10.95
The mystery of God is
finished when the seventh angel
00:55:11.27\00:55:16.08
is about to sound his trumpet.
00:55:16.11\00:55:20.02
Okay, do you have the
sequence clear in your mind?
00:55:21.51\00:55:24.04
See, we have to
have the sequence clear.
00:55:24.07\00:55:26.35
Now, let's take a
look at the messenger
00:55:26.91\00:55:29.55
that descends from heaven.
00:55:29.58\00:55:31.07
The message of
Revelation 10 is imparted
00:55:31.61\00:55:33.94
by Jesus Christ Himself.
00:55:33.97\00:55:35.88
So it must be
extremely important.
00:55:36.26\00:55:38.79
Jesus is described
in the following terms:
00:55:39.87\00:55:42.68
It is a mighty angel,
his face is like the sun.
00:55:43.37\00:55:48.29
The same description of
Christ in Revelation 1:16.
00:55:48.32\00:55:52.16
He is surrounded by a cloud,
00:55:52.90\00:55:54.27
like Jesus is
surrounded by angels.
00:55:54.30\00:55:56.63
His legs are
like pillars of fire.
00:55:57.27\00:55:59.54
Same
description as Revelation 1.
00:55:59.73\00:56:01.82
He roars like a lion.
00:56:02.13\00:56:04.27
Who is Jesus?
00:56:04.30\00:56:05.68
He's the lion of
the tribe of Judah.
00:56:05.97\00:56:08.08
And he has a
rainbow over his head.
00:56:08.18\00:56:10.76
Ellen White makes
this interesting comment
00:56:12.05\00:56:13.67
about the rainbow.
00:56:13.70\00:56:14.83
She says, "As
the bow in the cloud
00:56:15.05\00:56:17.38
results from the union
of sunshine and shower,
00:56:17.41\00:56:20.47
so the bow above God's
throne represents the union of
00:56:20.87\00:56:23.98
His mercy and His justice.
00:56:24.01\00:56:25.78
To the sinful but
repentant soul, God says,
00:56:26.22\00:56:29.39
'Live thou; I
have found a ransom.'"
00:56:29.49\00:56:32.72
Ellen White clearly
identifies who this angel is.
00:56:33.61\00:56:36.51
In, Adventist Bible Commentary,
volume 7, page 971, she says,
00:56:37.10\00:56:41.27
"The mighty angel who
instructed John was no less
00:56:41.30\00:56:44.58
a personage than Jesus Christ."
00:56:44.61\00:56:46.55
And she also says in the,
Bible Commentary, volume 7,
00:56:47.37\00:56:50.45
pages 953 and 954, "The
instruction to be communicated
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to John was so important
that Christ came from heaven
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to give it to His
servant, telling him to send it
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to the churches."
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So is this message
of Revelation chapter 10
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an extremely important message?
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Yes, because it is not delivered
to an angel to be given to us.
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It is delivered by
Jesus Christ Himself.
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It must be crucially
important if Jesus comes down
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in person to reveal
this to His servant John,
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and to us who
receive the message of John.
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So, I hope we have this
picture clear in our minds.
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We are going to take a look
at the rest of the details of
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this chapter in our
next session together.
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Don't miss it, because
it's going to be exciting.
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