Welcome back
friends to our continuing
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study of The Book of Daniel.
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In this first program,
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we are giving an
overview of the Book of Daniel
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preparatory to study in
each Chapter one after another.
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James, in the first segment,
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we looked at Chapters
one through six of Daniel
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and now in the second segment
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we are going to do an overview
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of Chapter seven through twelve.
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And we are
hitting prophecy here Ty.
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We are hitting
prophecy big time.
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The first segment had
a couple of prophecies,
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the image in Daniel Chapter two,
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the tree in Daniel Chapter 4.
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But here, we have
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from the beginning
to end of Daniel seven.
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We have prophecy
in so detail, yeah,
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and so symbolic
that even Daniel himself
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in verse 15 of Daniel 7 says,
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"I was grieved in
my spirit and my body
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and the visions of
my head troubled me,
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I had a hard time
figuring this out.
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And so what
happens here in Daniel 7
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is he gets angelic help.
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You know, when we have troubles
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and we have difficulties
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and we
acknowledge them to the Lord.
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We tell God about our troubles
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and we earnestly seek
Him with all our hearts,
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you know, what happens?
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He answers those prayers,
He comes to our aid friends,
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He gives us relief,
He gives us instructions,
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He sends messengers,
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He earnestly
allows us, excuse me,
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He earnestly comes to us
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and minister to
us through His word,
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that's why we are
studying the Bible,
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that's why
getting in the word of God
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and that's why praying
to God is so important,
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because God wants to help
us with our greatest burdens
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and needs in areas where
human beings cannot help us.
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In Daniel Chapter 7,
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we have a prophecy that
delineates the primary powers
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from the time of Daniel to
the time of the end symbolize
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this time in Chapter 7 by a
series of animals or beasts,
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whereas in Chapter 2,
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Nebuchadnezzar's
dream revealed world history
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in advance
through an image having
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different kinds of metals
gold, silver, bronze, iron.
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Now, we have a lion, a bear,
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a leopard and a terrible beast,
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a dragon like
beast, a nondescript beast
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and Daniel
receives the interpretation
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of these powers
with increased focus
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on the end time portion
of the prophecy that God
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is revealing to him and
we are going to get into that
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of course in greater detail
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as we unpack the
whole Book of Daniel.
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But then Chapter 8 of Daniel
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continues on
with another vision.
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Yes Ty, that's what we
see here in Daniel Chapter 8.
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We see another prophetic vision.
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In fact what we're
finding here is a pattern,
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we have Daniel 2,
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this four different metals
representing four kingdoms.
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We have Daniel 7,
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these four beasts
representing four kingdoms.
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Then we have Daniel 8,
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another repeat here
and in a sense a repeat
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and enlarge which is the
principle of Bible prophecy,
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repeat and enlarge.
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What is happening in Daniel 8,
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is Daniel is receiving
another vision of kingdoms,
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we have a Ram,
we have a He Goat,
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these represents the
kingdoms of Medo-Persia
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and the kingdoms
of Greece. Right.
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These are two of
the same kingdoms
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that are represented
in the previous visions,
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but now we are
given more detail.
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We also have the
little horn again in Daniel 8,
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more detail is given
about this little horn power.
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The same vision
repeated and enlarged upon,
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repeated and
enlarged upon. And then again,
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we have Daniel
responding in the same way,
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Daniel says, you
know, I don't understand,
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it's hard for me to understand
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and immediately a voice comes
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in verses 15 and 16 and says,
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"Make this man to
understand the vision."
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And friends I
really want to emphasize
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this Ty to our viewers friends,
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its important
for us to recognize
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that saying that
prophecy is too complicated,
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too difficult,
too hard to understand
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is not what God
is wanting for us.
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He has promised to
give us insight and wisdom.
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He has promised to send Gabriel
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and angels and
messengers to interpret,
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to understand the vision.
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It's when we look at man
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and we trust in
his interpretation
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we go astray,
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but as long as we turn
to God with all our hearts
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and ask for His help,
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ask for
understanding from the Bible,
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then it is that we can
comprehend this truths.
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James is here in
Chapter 8 of Daniel,
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that will begin to get a sense
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that the prophecies of Daniel
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are especially for those living
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at the end time
segment of human history,
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because we notice here
James in Chapter 8 in verse 17,
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that Daniel is
told that the visions
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referred to the time of the end.
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So Daniel does not
understand all the ratifications
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and details of the
prophecies that he is receiving.
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He understands some of that,
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but he sure doesn't understand
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those major portions
that are specifically
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for those living
at the end of time.
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So in Chapter 8
at the conclusion,
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he fainted, he was
sick for a number of days,
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he is astonished at the vision
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and then Chapter 9 opens with
Daniel entering into prayer.
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Really good point,
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now Chapter 9 is an incredible
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combination of Christian
experience of relationship
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which is the first
half of the book primarily
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as we mention End of Prophecy.
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You've got the first
part of this primarily
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focusing on Daniel's
Christian experience.
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Daniel experience as a believer,
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yes, Daniel
experiences as a follower of God
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and so these first
verses are exemplifying
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what its like to be meek
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and humble and
yet obedient to God.
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His attitude is not an attitude
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of self-righteousness,
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it's not an attitude
of I am better than them.
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Daniel is in Babylon,
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because of the
sins of his nation,
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because they have
been unfaithful to God.
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There is no real
indication that Daniel
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as an individual has
been unfaithful to God,
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and yet Daniel's attitude
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when he prays to
God is we had sin,
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its kind of this
corporate attitude of,
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you know, its not them and us,
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but I am including
myself with my nation.
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I am not seeing that myself
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is better than
them in other words.
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And is this humility,
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is this attitude that teaches us
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how to have a proper
relationship with God
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and a proper relationship
with other people around us
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especially with people
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who may not be
as obedient to God
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or followers of God like we are.
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Our attitude
friends to our people
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who may not be as strong
in their faith as we are,
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is to be an
attitude of humility,
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attitude of love and
attitude of in session
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and an attitude that is
winning them to the Lord.
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I think that Daniel's attitude
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here in prayer
is just so genuine,
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James, he literally
feels his own unworthiness,
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his own sinfulness.
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He knows that he is
on a par with his people
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and that he has
not exalted above them.
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But then the last
part of Chapter 9,
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I think is the
heart of the book.
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This is the mountaintop
of the book of Daniel,
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because here we
begin to see the Messiah
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that is prophesied
of and I think the best
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verse in the book James,
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yeah, the best
verse in the book.
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Sir Isaac Newton said
that this is the foundation
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stone of Christianity.
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And in verse 26
you have a summation,
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not only of this Chapter,
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not only of the book of Daniel,
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but of the whole
message of the Bible
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and this summation
basically in verse 26 is that
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"After threescore and two weeks
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shall Messiah be cut
off, but not for himself."
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I love that not for
himself which begs the question.
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If Jesus didn't give His
life at the cross for Himself,
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if the sacrifice
wasn't for Himself,
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who was it for?
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And the obvious
answer as the Gospel
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unfolds is that Jesus,
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the Messiah laid
down His life for us,
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for the whole human race.
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That is in fact the Gospel
in a nutshell right there,
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Jesus gave His
life, but not for Himself.
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You know what so profound
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and so powerful about this, Ty?
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And I really want to emphasize
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this point for our
viewers is that prophecy
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is not so much about prediction
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and doomsday and sensationalism.
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Prophecy is about the cross,
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prophecy is about Jesus Christ,
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prophecy is about
salvation friends,
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prophecy is to
direct us to Jesus.
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There is a very
interesting verse
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that brings this out
in the New Testament.
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Its in John, Jesus there
speaking in John Chapter 13,
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and the context of it
is the prophecy of sort,
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it's a very short prophecy,
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I mean its not a huge prophecy,
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its actually one
that's very restricted
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at speaking of Judas
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and the fact that Judas
was going to betray Jesus
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and Jesus was summarizing
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that prophecy in
relation to Judas
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and he says in verse 19,
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"Now I tell you
before it come to pass"
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and that is what prophecy is?
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It's a prediction,
it's a foretelling,
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its Jesus telling us
before it comes to pass,
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so when it has come to pass,
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you might believe that I am He.
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The whole point of prophecy
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is to reveal to
us ahead of time,
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not so that we'll understand
the event necessarily,
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because we have no choice,
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but to understand the event.
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But the purpose of
prophecy friends is that
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we would seen His predictions
take place in history,
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we would come to
believe in Jesus Christ
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as our Lord and Savior.
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As Chapter 10 of
Daniel unfolds James,
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we have perhaps
the clearest revelation
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in all our scripture of
the very real spiritual warfare
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that goes on behind the
scenes in all of our lives.
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Daniel has entered into prayer,
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he desires
understanding of the prophecies
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that he has been receiving
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and he is overcome with
the sense of desire to know
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what these prophecies mean,
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so much so that he enters
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into a three week
period of prayer and fasting.
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And as Daniel in Chapter
10 is praying and fasting,
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finally after three weeks
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the angel
Gabriel appears to Daniel
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and tells Daniel that the reason
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why there has been this delayed
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answer to his prayers,
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because he has been
engaged in a conflict
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with the prince of
Persia behind the scenes.
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Daniel is not aware any of this,
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he is just been praying,
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God please give
me understanding.
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Gabriel appears and
says from the moment
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you began praying,
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from the day you began praying,
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I was sent forth
to answer your prayer,
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but these three
weeks have passed,
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because I have
been in a battle Daniel,
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trying to break through to you
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and it literally took, Michael,
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your prince to join
his strength to mine
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in order to breakthrough
to speak with you right now
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and give you understanding.
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You know, Ty, we've got to
admit that Daniel Chapter 10
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at least in my mind,
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it used to be one of the
lighter chapters of prophecy,
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one that wasn't
significant to me,
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but here is where the nutrients
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are for the
Christian experience.
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Here is a Chapter that's filled
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with lessons that are practical
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and powerful in understanding
the Great Controversy
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and understanding
what its like to be go
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through the
sanctification experience,
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to see more of Jesus
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and then more of
yourself in contrast
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and how God use us
when we see that contrast
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and how God loves us
in spite of who we are.
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When we get to
Chapter 10 friends,
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you're going to be amazed
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and blessed to understand
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how much God loves us
in spite of ourselves.
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Amen. Now Chapter 11 of
Daniel is just so detailed
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and it's so
packed with information
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that sometimes people get bogged
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down in all those details.
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But the real issue in
Chapter 11 of Daniel, James,
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is to bring us to a
concentrated focus on
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the New Covenant in
Chapter 11 in verse 22,
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Jesus is referred to as
the Prince of the Covenant
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specifically
referring to the New Covenant.
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And then this power is
revealed at the end time
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of human history that
is using its influence,
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its energy, its
power to wedge war
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against the
fulfillment of the New Covenant,
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that's really the essence
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of what's taking
place in Chapter 11
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is this Great Controversy
between good and evil
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centering on the New Covenant.
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You are right, Ty,
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and getting
bogged down, its so true.
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In fact, I wouldn't surprise
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if we get bogged down
as we go through Daniel 11
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as much as we studied it,
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there is just so much here
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and there is no way
we're going to cover it all.
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We want to encourage
you friends, lbm.org.
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You can go there and
get outlines on Daniel.
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It will give you a
lot more information.
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Prophecy is still unfolding
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and there is so much here
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that we don't
fully understand yet.
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But one thing is certain,
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God has an accurate knowledge
of our earthly history.
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He knows what's going to
take place before it happens
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and if you cannot
trust the economic
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advisors to predict the future.
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If you cannot trust the leaders
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of our countries
to predict the future,
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you can certainly
trust that God can predict
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and knows the future that
your future is in good hands
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when you place your heart
in your hands in Gods care.
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Now, James, when
we come to Chapter 12
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the final chapter
of the Book of Daniel,
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basically what we have
here is Jesus standing up
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to deliver his
people at the end of time,
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after the time of trouble
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such as never was
since there was a nation.
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There is a clear
indication that Daniel's book
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has been sealed
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and will be preserved
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to be understood
at the end of time.
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Absolutely, Daniel Chapter 12
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in essence is a
summation of all the prophecies,
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a promise of
deliverance, a warning to those
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who would turn away from God
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and then
instruction on how Daniel's book
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is going to understood
in the very end of time,
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that's our time.
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And we're praying
that you will be blessed
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as you join us to understand
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this beautiful
messages from God to us.
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