Hello there. Happy Sabbath.
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Come on in, we're
about to meet with the King.
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Welcome to the
beginning of another Sabbath day
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with the King.
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I'm Aunty Leah,
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and we love having your company.
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It's always a
blessing to hear from you
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and to know that
you're joining us in worship.
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And it's a
blessing to have you here
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and the children, Uncle
Daniel, hello to you all.
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Hello, Aunty Leah,
and hello, boys and girls.
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It's lovely to have
you all here with us.
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Has anyone, been
anyway interesting?
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Yeah.
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I went with my
family water skiing.
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Wow!
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That's really interesting.
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That's great. I
love water skiing.
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Who would like to
invite God to be with us?
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I will.
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Thank you, Bryce.
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Dear, Lord, thank
You for another Sabbath,
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it reminds us that You made us.
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Help us to keep it
Holy, in Jesus' name, amen.
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Thank you, Bryce.
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Aunty, Leah,
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do you have any
more exciting clues
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to Bible prophecy?
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Yes, I have.
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We've learned a lot
about symbols in the Bible,
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haven't we?
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We use symbols all the
time to represent things.
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Have you ever been on a team
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where you gave your team a name
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like Tigers or Wombats?
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Animals are often used as
symbols for countries too.
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What animal do you think of
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when you think of Australia?
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Kangaroo.
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And New Zealand?
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Kiwi.
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What about USA?
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Eagle.
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And England?
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A lion.
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In the Bible, animals
often represent countries.
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Let's look in our
jewel box to find clues
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to some other Bible symbols
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that help us
interpret Daniel's dream
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in today's Bible study.
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Jireh, would you like to find
our gemstone Bible reference?
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Revelation 17:15.
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Jeremiah, would you like to read
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the first and last
part of that verse?
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"The waters which
you saw are peoples,
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multitudes,
nations, and tongues."
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So seas or big
bodies of water in prophecy
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represent populated areas.
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Areas where lots
of people are living,
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such as in the big cities.
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Another
prophetic symbol is wind.
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In Jeremiah Chapters 25 and
49, strong winds like whirlwinds
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are used to
describe war and strife.
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Zachariah 7:14
talks about a whirlwind,
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utterly destroying the
homes of rebellious people.
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Another symbol is wings.
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Two of the animals
you'll learn about had wings
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but they weren't birds.
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What do you think
wings might be a symbol of?
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Flying.
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Yes.
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Deuteronomy 28:49
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describes the flight of an eagle
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as swift or fast.
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Can a plane fly
faster than a racing car?
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Yes.
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So wings in
prophecy represent speed.
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For example,
the swift rapid pace
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with which one nation
conquers another nation.
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We know from King
Nebuchadnezzar's symbolic dream
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that heads can
represent kingdoms.
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Animals' heads can
represent kingdoms too.
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Horns on the heads of animals
can also represent kingdoms.
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Where do we find
that in the Bible?
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The answer is in our jewel box.
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Jireh, would you like to
read our clue in the jewel box?
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"The ten horns which
you saw are ten kings."
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Thanks, Jireh.
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Horns, heads, and animals
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can all be used
as symbols of nations
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or kingdoms in Bible prophecy.
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Have a closer look at
the chart on our website,
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which explains these symbols.
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Prophecy would
be of no use to us
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if it couldn't be understood.
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So, remember,
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God wants us to
search the scriptures
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to find the meaning
of prophetic symbols.
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It's a treasure hunt
really worth going on.
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It certainly is, and
these clues will help us
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to better
understand our Bible study.
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Braeden's back with his guitar.
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Yes, he is.
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Thank you,
Braedan, for joining us.
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Hi, Uncle Daniel.
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Guys, it's now the Sabbath again
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and that's really exciting.
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We've got a Sabbath
song to open with today
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and it's called
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"We will gather to
meet with the King."
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Let's sing it together.
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On Friday eve
when the sun goes down
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A special day of
the week comes 'round
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On Friday eve
when the sun goes down
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We will gather to
meet with the King
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On Friday eve
when the sun goes down
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When all of our
work and play is done
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On Friday eve
when the sun goes down
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We will
joyfully worship the King
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Braedan, can we please
sing "The King's Dream?"
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That's a great choice.
Let's sing it together.
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God showed the King of Babylon
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What was to
happen when he'd gone
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A mighty image of a man
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Was used to show
God's master plan
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Golden head, the
chest and arms of silver
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Thighs and belly
were all of brass
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The legs were iron,
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The feet were too
Mixed in with miry clay
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The head of gold was Babylon
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The silver - Medo Persia strong
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Then Greece, the
brass, would rule with might
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Iron Rome, would
nations, turn to flight
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The iron and clay
in the feet and toes
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Would never mix
together, God knows
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A stone uncut by human hands
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Would crush the image of a man
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That is the kingdom of our Lord
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Who'll reign on
earth for evermore
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Braeden, can we please
sing the prophecy theme song?
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We can.
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Now, Bryce, do you
remember what prophecy is?
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History told ahead of time.
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Nice work. Nice job.
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Let's sing it together.
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Prophecy is
history told ahead of time
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God is good He's so good
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God reveals the future
To build your faith and mine
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In His word, in His word
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Prophecy is
history told ahead of time
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Thank You Lord Thank You Lord
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Prayerfully dig
deep and the Truth
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You'll always find
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In His Word, in His Word
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Thanks, Braedan,
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we've been learning
all about the king's dream
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in our Bible studies.
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Guess what's next?
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Dr. John.
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You guys guessed it.
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I wonder what he
has for us this week.
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Hello, boys and girls.
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I'm Dr. John, and I'm
so happy to see you again.
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And I'm saying hello
to all the boys and girls
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right around the
world who're watching.
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You know there are names
now that are very old fashioned,
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and I'm sure that none
of you girls have this name.
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Gladys and she
was born in London
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over 100 years ago
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Gladys Aylward,
she was very poor.
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She only did a
little bit of school
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and people said
you are not very smart.
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She went to a meeting one day
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and she heard a
missionary talking about China.
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She said, "I
want to go to China.
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I want to be a missionary."
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And her work was
to scrub doorsteps
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and make beds, not
really missionary material.
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And she went to
the mission school
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run by the China Inland Mission.
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She said, "I want
to learn Chinese."
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You?
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You are not missionary material.
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"I want to do the course."
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And she did the whole course
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to learn Chinese and she failed.
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They said ta-ta, you're
not missionary material.
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She was very tiny and she said,
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"I will go to China."
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She saved up all her money,
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she couldn't
afford to go by boat
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and she went by
train right across Russia
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all the way to
Japan and then to China.
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And apart from her ticket
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all she had was
about $40 in her pocket.
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And she was bullied,
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she was kicked off the
train by Russian soldiers.
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And when she got
there, she found an old lady
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who was a
missionary Mrs. Lawson,
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and they said,
"Let's be missionaries."
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How would you start?
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Well, they were smart.
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They said, "Let's
open a motel for donkeys
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or mules"
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because they knew
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that the
animals would come along
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and they were tied
to the animal behind
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and they would turn in
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and running and grab
them and pull them in,
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and the mules would
know they're getting food
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and then they
told the muleteers,
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the drivers, stories about Jesus
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and that is what
they called their hotel.
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You can't read
that but that means
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"Inn of the Eight Happinesses"
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and they are the
eight happinesses,
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love, virtue,
gentleness, tolerance, loyalty,
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truth, beauty, and devotion.
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You know, she was
so small and so brave
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that when there was
a riot in the prison
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and none of the
soldiers would go in,
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the mandarin said,
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"Call for the
virtuous little lady."
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That's what they called her,
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and send her in
to stop the riot.
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How could you...
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She was only that
tall and she walked in
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and she shouted
at the prisoners,
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"I cannot talk while
you're all shouting."
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They were so surprised,
they stopped and they said,
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"What do you want?"
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She said "Tell me
what's making you angry?"
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They said, "We have no food,
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we're locked up,
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we need some food to
eat and clothes to wear,
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you know, she
changed their conditions.
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And one day she
saw a little girl
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and she bought the
little girl for nine pence.
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She was five years old
and she called her Nine Pence.
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Nine Pence found a little boy
and he had no food so she said,
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"I will eat less
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till you can
feed the little boy."
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So she called the little boy
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"Less"
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until she had 200 children.
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And then the war came
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and she had to
get across the river
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and she had all her children.
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And the mandarin was gonna chop
the heads of all the prisoners,
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she said, "I will take them
with me and they will behave.
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You know, she died
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when she was 69
years of age in China.
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But she was a little girl
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who nobody thought she
can ever be a missionary
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but she became one of
the greatest missionaries
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of the last century.
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Gladys Aylward,
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no education, just
a little parlor maid.
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She learned to
speak perfect Chinese
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and she was
honored all over the world,
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and she's now
sleeping and waiting for Jesus.
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She's one of my favorite people.
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Thank you, boys and girls.
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We're all ready
for our Bible study
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Did you leave a bookmark
in Daniel Chapter 7 last week?
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That's what
we'll be reading today.
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Who would like to
commence with a prayer for us?
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I will.
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Thank you, Bryce.
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Dear, God, please be with
us as we learn more about You.
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Please bless the
children at home,
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who have joined us,
in Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen. Amen.
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Thanks, Bryce.
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Caleb, do you remember
what we learnt about last week?
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God saved Daniel from
being eaten by the lions.
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What a wonderful
miracle that was.
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Today, we're going to
learn about a strange dream
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that God gave Daniel.
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In Chapter 2,
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we covered the
history of the world
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in prophetic outline
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with King
Nebuchadnezzar's dream.
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King Nebuchadnezzar's dream
was such an important prophecy
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that God repeated it
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in a number of
visions to Daniel.
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Each vision
builds on the one before
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and adds more detail.
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The symbols used in prophecies
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may seem hard to
understand at first
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but our torchlight,
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Mrs. White's writings in
the book Great Controversy,
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page 521, shines
light on what we need to do
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to understand these prophecies.
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Bethany, could you
please read that for us?
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Sure.
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"God gave to men the
sure word of prophecy.
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The word of God is plain
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to all who study it
with a prayerful heart.
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Every truly honest soul
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will come to
the light of truth."
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Amen.
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We have to do
lots of prayerful study
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to understand some
things in the Bible.
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God promises to
reveal the truth to us
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when we seek Him
with all our heart,
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holding nothing back.
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In Amos 3:7,
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God promised that He
would reveal His secrets
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about the
future to His servants,
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the prophets so
we could be prepared.
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Let's read Amos 3:7, as
our memory verse, together.
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Are we ready?
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Yes.
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"Surely the Lord
God does nothing,
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unless He reveals His secret
to His servants the prophets."
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God is so good to us.
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Let's find out about
Daniel's strange animal dream.
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Caleb, could you
please read Daniel 7:2?
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"Daniel spoke, saying, 'I
saw in my vision by night,
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and behold, the
four winds of heaven
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were stirring up the Great Sea.'
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''What do winds
represent in prophecy?
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Conflict.
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Good and what about
sea in prophetic language?
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People.
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Very good.
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As Daniel looked
at the wild surfs
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are crashing on to the shore,
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he saw some very strange animals
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coming up out of the sea,
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one after another.
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Now, in prophecy what
do animals often represent?
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Nations. Yes.
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In fact an angel
tells Daniel just that.
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Let's read verse 17.
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Thanks, Bryce.
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"Those great
beasts, which are four,
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are four kings which
arise out of the earth."
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Keep in mind then
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that Daniel's
vision is a prophecy
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about kings or
kingdoms that arose
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one after another
through war and conquest
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in populated parts of the world.
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Let's read about the
first one in verse 4.
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Thanks, Chemiah.
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"The first was like a
lion, and had eagle's wings.
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I watched till its
wings were plucked off,
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and it was
lifted up from the earth
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and made to stand
on two feet like a man,
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and a man's
heart was given to it."
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Aunty Leah, could you show us
the picture of the first beast?
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The lion is regarded
as the king of beasts
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and the eagle as
the chief of birds,
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so this kingdom is grand,
strong, and swift to conquer.
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Did you know
that the animal symbol
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for the kingdom of
Babylon was a lion?
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Is a lion strong?
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Yes. Yes.
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Babylon was a strong
kingdom that ruled the world.
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They had paintings
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and wall carvings
of lions everywhere.
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The second half of
this verse describes changes
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that weakened Babylon over time.
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Then Daniel saw another animal
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come up out of
the wild foaming surf.
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Jeremiah, could you please
read about that in verse 5?
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"And suddenly another
beast, a second, like a bear.
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It was raised up on one side,
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and had three ribs in
its mouth between its teeth.
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And they said thus to it,
'Arise, devour much flesh.'"
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The lopsided bear
arose out of the sea
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after the winged lion.
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Which kingdom followed Babylon?
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Medo-Persia.
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Yes.
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Like the two silver
arms over the statue
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represented the
two corralling nations
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of Media and Persia,
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the bear is
raised up on one side.
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This indicates they
were not equal in power.
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History tells us
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that Medes were the
more powerful at first,
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then the Persians
rose to dominate for most
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of their time as world rulers.
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The bear is depicted as
hungry, devouring much flesh.
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The three ribs in its
mouth represent three nations
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they devoured or defeated.
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We know from history
that these were Babylon,
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Egypt, and Lydia.
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Let's read about the
next beast in verse 6.
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Thanks, Sai.
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"After this I looked,
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and there was
another, like a leopard,
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which had on its
back four wings of a bird.
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The beast also had four heads,
and dominion was given to it."
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I've never really seen a leopard
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with four heads and four wings.
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Have you?
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No! No.
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The next empire was
Greece, the leopard.
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The wings
represented the swiftness
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with which young king Alexander
the Great conquered the world.
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The four heads represented
Alexander's four generals
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who divided up the
kingdom, following his death.
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Then Daniel saw a
beast so terrible,
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he can't even
think of a name for it.
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It's often depicted
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as a fierce
dragon like creature.
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Let's find out
about the fourth beast.
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Aunty Leah, can you
please read that in verse 7?
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"After this I saw
in the night visions,
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and behold, a fourth
beast, dreadful and terrible,
00:19:28.13\00:19:31.87
exceedingly strong.
00:19:31.90\00:19:33.57
It had huge iron teeth,
00:19:33.60\00:19:35.47
it was devouring,
breaking in pieces,
00:19:35.50\00:19:37.97
and trampling the
residue with its feet.
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It was different
from all the beasts
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that were before it,
and it had ten horns."
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That sounds like
a very scary beast.
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Aunty Leah,
00:19:48.38\00:19:49.72
could you please
show us a picture of this,
00:19:49.75\00:19:51.99
artist's depiction of the beast.
00:19:52.02\00:19:54.96
The fourth kingdom represented
the cruel Roman Empire.
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Can you see the
similarity between this
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and King Nebuchadnezzar's dream?
00:20:02.03\00:20:04.23
Yes! Yes.
00:20:04.27\00:20:06.27
Now, Daniel
gazed in astonishment
00:20:06.30\00:20:08.40
as something
happened to the ten horns.
00:20:08.44\00:20:11.31
Bethany, can you
please read verse 8?
00:20:11.34\00:20:15.21
"I was considering the horns,
and there was another horn,
00:20:15.24\00:20:17.91
a little one,
coming up among them,
00:20:17.95\00:20:20.12
before whom three
of the first horns
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were plucked out by the roots.
00:20:23.12\00:20:25.15
And there, in this horn,
00:20:25.19\00:20:26.52
were eyes like
the eyes of a man,
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and a mouth
speaking pompous words."
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See, Aunty Leah's picture.
00:20:30.59\00:20:32.79
In the dream, Daniel is
given more detailed information
00:20:32.83\00:20:36.70
about the feet and toes
in Nebuchadnezzar's dream.
00:20:36.73\00:20:40.44
The Roman Empire broke
up into ten main kingdoms
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like the ten toes in
Nebuchadnezzar's dream.
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Then the little
horn power grew stronger
00:20:46.71\00:20:49.74
and destroyed three
of the other kingdoms.
00:20:49.78\00:20:53.42
This power is described
as pompous or self-important,
00:20:53.45\00:20:58.25
arrogant, and bossy.
00:20:58.29\00:21:00.49
In verses 24 to 26, the
angel explains to Daniel
00:21:00.52\00:21:04.89
that the little
horn power would become
00:21:04.93\00:21:06.80
a terrible political
00:21:06.83\00:21:08.33
and religious persecuting power.
00:21:08.36\00:21:11.20
And we know from
the Book of Revelation
00:21:11.23\00:21:13.70
that this power
will continue to fight
00:21:13.74\00:21:15.74
against God's
commandment keeping people
00:21:15.77\00:21:18.27
right until Jesus returns.
00:21:18.31\00:21:20.78
It will try to destroy everyone
00:21:20.81\00:21:22.81
who worships God on
the true Sabbath Saturday,
00:21:22.84\00:21:26.82
the seventh day of the week.
00:21:26.85\00:21:28.62
This power sets
up a false Sabbath
00:21:28.65\00:21:31.32
and tries to force everyone
00:21:31.35\00:21:33.02
to worship on another
day of the week instead.
00:21:33.05\00:21:36.12
Just as the vision
becomes quiet disturbing,
00:21:36.16\00:21:38.86
the scene changes
from the wild foaming sea
00:21:38.89\00:21:42.36
to a glorious scene
00:21:42.40\00:21:43.97
as though Daniel
were looking into heaven.
00:21:44.00\00:21:46.94
Verse 9 says, Daniel saw God,
00:21:46.97\00:21:49.84
the Ancient of Days
sitting on a glorious throne
00:21:49.87\00:21:53.44
with countless
thousands of angels around Him.
00:21:53.48\00:21:56.75
The scene looked like a
huge courtroom with books open,
00:21:56.78\00:22:00.52
listing the deeds of
the people and rulers.
00:22:00.55\00:22:03.95
So a judgment took place
and sentence was pronounced
00:22:03.99\00:22:08.56
on all of those
00:22:08.59\00:22:10.09
who have not
repented of the evil deeds
00:22:10.13\00:22:12.46
they've committed.
00:22:12.49\00:22:13.96
Caleb, could you
please read verse 11?
00:22:14.00\00:22:16.40
"I watched then
because of the sound
00:22:19.73\00:22:21.87
of the pompous words
00:22:21.90\00:22:23.41
which the horn was speaking,
00:22:23.44\00:22:25.14
I watched till
the beast was slain,
00:22:25.17\00:22:27.58
and its body destroyed
00:22:27.61\00:22:29.01
and given to the burning flame."
00:22:29.04\00:22:31.28
We read here, that
the evil little horn power
00:22:31.31\00:22:34.58
that warred against
God is destroyed too.
00:22:34.62\00:22:38.49
Then the scene changed again.
00:22:38.52\00:22:40.89
Jesus, one like the
Son of man comes to God.
00:22:40.92\00:22:45.06
God honors Jesus,
00:22:45.09\00:22:46.43
who conquered
sin, Satan, and death
00:22:46.46\00:22:49.10
so we could have eternal life.
00:22:49.13\00:22:51.17
Bryce, please read verse 14?
00:22:51.20\00:22:55.24
"Then to Him was given
dominion and glory and a kingdom
00:22:55.27\00:22:59.01
that all people, nations,
and languages should serve Him.
00:22:59.04\00:23:02.44
His dominion is an
everlasting dominion,
00:23:02.48\00:23:04.95
which shall not pass away,
00:23:04.98\00:23:06.58
and His kingdom the one
which shall not be destroyed."
00:23:06.61\00:23:10.25
Do you remember
00:23:10.29\00:23:11.69
what the stone
cut out without hands
00:23:11.72\00:23:14.46
in Nebuchadnezzar's
dream represented?
00:23:14.49\00:23:17.23
Jesus.
00:23:17.26\00:23:18.59
Jesus' kingdom, that's right.
00:23:18.63\00:23:20.60
This verse repeats that part
of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream.
00:23:20.63\00:23:24.43
All the wicked
persecuting powers
00:23:24.47\00:23:26.37
are destroyed
00:23:26.40\00:23:27.74
and Jesus sets up His
eternal kingdom of peace.
00:23:27.77\00:23:31.81
Do you want to be part
00:23:31.84\00:23:33.17
of that glorious
everlasting kingdom,
00:23:33.21\00:23:35.51
where Jesus is
the King of kings?
00:23:35.54\00:23:37.25
Yes!
00:23:37.28\00:23:38.61
Yes, I do too.
00:23:38.65\00:23:40.32
But our loyalty to God
will once again be tested,
00:23:40.35\00:23:44.12
just before Jesus
returns to set up His kingdom.
00:23:44.15\00:23:47.66
The little horn power
00:23:47.69\00:23:49.02
will try to
force everyone on earth
00:23:49.06\00:23:50.76
to worship on a false Sabbath.
00:23:50.79\00:23:53.43
We need to remember
00:23:53.46\00:23:54.80
how God delivered
Daniel and his friends
00:23:54.83\00:23:57.17
when they refused to
disobey God's Ten Commandments.
00:23:57.20\00:24:00.70
There's a lot to
think about in this chapter,
00:24:00.74\00:24:02.97
isn't there?
00:24:03.00\00:24:04.34
If you want to have another look
00:24:04.37\00:24:05.71
at these animal kingdoms,
00:24:05.74\00:24:07.24
download the devotional
00:24:07.28\00:24:08.61
that goes with
today's Bible study.
00:24:08.64\00:24:10.65
Here's how...
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What do you want?
00:24:15.75\00:24:17.32
You bored?
00:24:17.35\00:24:18.69
Yes.
00:24:18.72\00:24:20.06
Look what I got.
00:24:20.09\00:24:23.32
Whoa!
00:24:23.36\00:24:24.99
Look at that! Cool.
00:24:25.03\00:24:26.90
Where did you get this?
00:24:26.93\00:24:29.33
adaywiththeking.com.
00:24:29.36\00:24:32.90
Uncle Daniel, what are we
gonna learn about next week?
00:24:32.93\00:24:35.97
Well, next week
00:24:36.00\00:24:37.34
we're going to learn
about another animal dream.
00:24:37.37\00:24:40.08
I think, God must know
how much we like animals.
00:24:40.11\00:24:43.45
God gave Daniel
another prophetic dream
00:24:43.48\00:24:45.91
using animals as symbols.
00:24:45.95\00:24:48.28
It tells of the
future right down to our day.
00:24:48.32\00:24:52.32
So it's a
prophecy not to be missed.
00:24:52.35\00:24:56.29
It's amazing how the
Bible even relates to our time.
00:24:56.32\00:24:59.59
It is.
00:24:59.63\00:25:01.26
It's memory verse time,
00:25:01.30\00:25:02.63
follow along with us
so you can learn it too.
00:25:02.66\00:25:05.30
Ready everyone?
00:25:05.33\00:25:06.87
"Surely the Lord
God does nothing,
00:25:06.90\00:25:10.21
unless He reveals His secret
00:25:10.24\00:25:13.01
to His servants the prophets."
00:25:13.04\00:25:15.58
Amos 3:7.
00:25:15.61\00:25:18.18
You know, God has given us
lots and lots of information
00:25:18.21\00:25:21.35
especially for our day
00:25:21.38\00:25:23.28
through His
servant Mrs. Ellen White,
00:25:23.32\00:25:25.65
to help us, to
prepare us for what's ahead.
00:25:25.69\00:25:28.56
Janina, what did you
learn about the King today?
00:25:28.59\00:25:31.73
The bad things in
this world will soon end
00:25:31.76\00:25:35.06
because Jesus will set
up His kingdom forever.
00:25:35.10\00:25:38.90
Amen.
00:25:38.93\00:25:40.27
You're right.
00:25:40.30\00:25:41.64
We live in an amazing
time in earth's history
00:25:41.67\00:25:43.54
where nearly every prophecy
00:25:43.57\00:25:45.94
in the Bible has been fulfilled,
00:25:45.97\00:25:48.04
which means that
Jesus is coming again
00:25:48.08\00:25:51.75
very, very soon.
00:25:51.78\00:25:54.52
Aunty Leah, is it
time for our blessing song?
00:25:54.55\00:25:56.69
Yes it is.
00:25:56.72\00:25:58.05
Ready everyone?
00:25:58.09\00:25:59.42
May God bless you and keep you
00:26:03.43\00:26:08.63
And fill your heart with love
00:26:08.66\00:26:13.84
May God guide and protect you
00:26:13.87\00:26:18.94
And watch you from above
00:26:18.97\00:26:24.05
And Sabbath after Sabbath
00:26:24.08\00:26:29.25
We greet the day of rest
00:26:29.28\00:26:34.36
The day the King of glory
00:26:34.39\00:26:39.49
Has sanctified and blessed
00:26:39.53\00:26:44.67
Goodbye my friend
till we meet again
00:26:44.70\00:26:49.74
For another day with the King
00:26:49.77\00:26:54.74
Goodbye!
00:26:54.78\00:26:56.11
Happy Sabbath!
00:26:56.14\00:26:57.48
I know Jesus loves me
because He first loved me.
00:27:05.79\00:27:08.36
I know Jesus loves me
00:27:14.90\00:27:16.26
because He's coming
to take me home with Him.
00:27:16.30\00:27:18.33
I know Jesus loves me
because He died for me.
00:27:24.24\00:27:26.88