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
another day with the King.
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I'm Aunty Leah,
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and it's so good to have
you share in our worship time
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as we commence the Sabbath day.
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Hello, Uncle Daniel,
and to all our helpers,
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it's so wonderful
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how you help out
with our worship time.
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Hello, Aunty Leah,
and hello, children.
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Would anyone like
to share a blessing
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they've had this week?
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Yeah, my cousin,
she just had a baby.
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That's lovely, God
is so good, isn't He?
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Let's start our
worship with a prayer.
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Who would like
to do that for us?
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I would.
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Thanks, Jeremiah.
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Dear Lord, please
turn our minds to You
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as we worship You.
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Bless the boys and
girls who have joined us,
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in Jesus' name, amen.
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Amen. Thank you, Jeremiah.
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Aunty Leah, what Bible
gem do you have for us today?
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Well, last week we learned about
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more details of parts of
King Nebuchadnezzar's dream,
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didn't we?
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Remember, Babylon was
just about to be conquered,
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so God focused on telling Daniel
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about future kingdoms,
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that's why he started
the vision with Medo-Persia.
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We've learned that
horns can represent kings
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or kingdoms.
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The ram-bear represented who?
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Medo-Persia.
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Then Greece was the he-goat,
with the big notable horn
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representing King
Alexandra the Great,
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who conquered Medo-Persia.
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What happened to that big horn?
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It was broken.
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And what came up in its place?
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Four small horns.
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Yes, four of
Alexander's generals
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ruled after his death,
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but they were much less powerful
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than King Alexander.
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Then, we have
the dragon like beast
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cruel pagan Rome.
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The ten horns
are like the ten toes
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of King Nebuchadnezzar's image.
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Horns represent?
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Kings or kingdoms.
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Yes, the Roman Empire
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broke into ten
less powerful kingdoms.
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Then a little horn kingdom
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arose and out rooted
three out of the ten.
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This kingdom grew
till it became very great.
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We know from history,
that's exactly what happened
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in the centuries
following the time
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when Jesus lived on earth.
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There's much more to learn
about the little horn kingdom
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in the books of
Daniel and Revelation.
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When we study Revelation,
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we will all
know about this power
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because it still exists today.
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Bryce, would you like
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to find our
Bible gem for us today?
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Wow, that's lovely.
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What verse goes with that?
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Luke 24:27.
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This verse talks about Jesus.
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Janina, would
you please read that?
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"And beginning at Moses
and all of the Prophets,
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He expounded to them
in all the Scriptures
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the things concerning Himself."
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Yes. Thank you, Janina.
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Jesus explained to His followers
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how many of the
prophecies in the Old Testament
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pointed to Him and His work
on earth for their salvation.
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There are hundreds of them.
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Later in our Bible study,
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we'll learn about the prophecy
God gave to Daniel in a vision
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that predicted the exact time
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when Jesus would
begin His ministry on earth.
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And Jesus did
just as prophesied.
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It would be scientifically
and mathematically impossible
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for so many
predictions to be correct
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about one person just by chance.
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Bryce, would you like to find
the last clue in our jewel box?
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"If a prophecy is
repeated and more details given,
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it is a sign that
it is very important."
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Okay, that means we
should study it carefully
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until we understand
what God is telling us.
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He's always trying to help us
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and strengthen our trust in Him.
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We can trust God in everything,
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just like Daniel and
his three friends did.
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Wow, thanks, Aunty Leah.
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It's so
important to remember that
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all of these
prophecies point to Jesus,
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what He is doing
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and what He is
going to do for us.
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We have so much
to be thankful for.
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Uncle Daniel, I'm
ready to sing some songs.
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I am too.
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That's a good thing too
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because Braedan
is here to join us.
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Hi, Uncle Daniel, and
hi all of you as well.
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It's now the Sabbath
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and let's begin with
a Sabbath song called
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"It's the Sabbath."
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It's the
Sabbath, it's the Sabbath
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We will worship as we sing
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For our God has come to join us
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Let us spend time with our King
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It's the
Sabbath, it's the Sabbath
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We will all sing and rejoice
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As we leave our week behind us
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And we praise God with one voice
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For God's day is the seventh day
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Of ev'ry week we know
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He gave us time
to spend with Him
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Because he loves us so
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It's the
Sabbath, it's the Sabbath
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Do you hear Him call today
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As we come here
now to worship Him
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On His appointed day
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Braedan, can we please
sing "Dare to be a Daniel?"
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Oh, that is such
a good song choice,
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Uncle Daniel, this is your song.
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Let's sing it together.
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Standing by a purpose
true Heeding God's command
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Honor them, the faithful few!
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All hail to Daniel's band!
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Dare to be a Daniel
Dare to stand alone!
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Dare to have a purpose firm!
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Dare to make it known
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Many mighty men are
lost Daring not to stand
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Who for God had been a
host By joining Daniel's band
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Dare to be a Daniel
Dare to stand alone!
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Dare to have a purpose firm!
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Dare to make it known
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Braedan, Can we sing
"The Books are Open?"
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Jireh, that's a great choice.
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This song's based
out of Daniel Chapter 8.
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Oh there were two
thousand, three hundred days
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For the people to
learn of God's ways
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At the end of this time
God would draw a great big line
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And then He said
the judgment would begin
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The books are open It
is the time of the end
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But we don't have to fear
Because the Judge is our friend
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The books are open
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And Jesus' arms are open wide
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Our God's a God of love
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He's on our side
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Thanks, Braedan, I
enjoyed the song about Daniel.
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Now let's find out what story
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Dr. John has
for us in his study.
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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 looking
at the boys and girls
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who are with us in
their television sets.
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So good to have you too.
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I want to tell you
a story about a clock
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which did something
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that no clock is
ever supposed to do.
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As this clock in the
city of Plymouth in England
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and it's called the
Great Plymouth clock
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or the Derry clock.
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And one night at
midnight, it started to bong
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once, twice, three, four, five.
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There was only two
people in the whole square
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because everybody was in bed.
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Nine, ten, eleven,
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twelve, thirteen,
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and one man, Captain
Jemison turned to the other
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and he said, "Did you hear that?
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The clock struck 13,
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and the other
man said he did too.
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And off they went.
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And you know, a
few months later,
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Captain Jarvis couldn't sleep.
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He got up and he thought,
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"Well, I better have
a shower and get going."
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And so he had a
shower, and he went downstairs
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and there was the
groom with a horse.
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And he said,
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"What made you get up so early?"
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"Sir, I couldn't sleep."
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And I thought, "Well,
I'll get the horse ready."
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"Well, that's good."
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So he got on the horse
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and he trotted
along and he thought,
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"This will come to an end
because we'll get to the river
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and the
ferryman will be asleep."
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But when he got there,
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the ferryman was
there with the ferry
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and he said, "Why you are here?"
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"I couldn't sleep last night.
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And so I thought, I
better get the ferry ready
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in case somebody comes."
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So he went across on the ferry.
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And he said to the horse, I
don't know where we're going.
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And the horse said nothing.
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So he let go of the reins
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and the horse just walked along,
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until it came to a town.
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He got off the horse,
and he said to somebody
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what's happening in town today.
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Oh!
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Today is the big day
of the trial for murder.
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Are you going to see it?
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He said, "Well, I
don't know why I'm here."
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And he wandered
into the courthouse.
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Now, the old fashioned
courthouses in England,
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the judge wore a wig
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and there is a judge's wig.
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And there he was sitting,
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and Captain Jarvis
arrived there just as
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the judge was doing this.
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In the old days,
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when the judge took a
little square of black cloth
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and put it on
his head like that,
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that meant he was about
to sentence somebody to die.
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And this man was
convicted of murder,
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and the judge said,
"Prisoner at the bar,
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is there
anything you want to say?"
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He said, "Sir, I know I wasn't
where the murder took place.
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The only thing I can say
is, one man was standing with me
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when the great Derry clock
struck 13 times at midnight.
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He's the only one
who can save my life.
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And Captain Jarvis
stood up and said, Your Honor,
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hold the court,
take your black cap off,
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I'm the man, I was there,
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and his life was saved.
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That was a miracle,
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and you know, folks,
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we're all under
sentence of death.
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And there is nothing
that could possibly save us
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except the Lord Jesus Christ.
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He did far worse
than Captain Jarvis
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who got up in the
middle of the night,
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he allowed
himself to take the place
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of all the guilty people.
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And it's good that
when we get to the kingdom
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and God will be his judge.
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When He sees us,
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He won't be
wearing the black cap
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and said, "He will welcome
us to the kingdom of heaven."
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Do you like that story?
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I love it. Thank
you, boys and girls.
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It's time for our Bible study.
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Today, we'll see
how the prophecy showed
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that Jesus is indeed
the Messiah, our Savior.
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Chemiah, would you please
pray to open our Bible study?
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Sure.
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Dear Jesus, please help
us to understand what we read
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and please make
our trust in You strong
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as we study the
prophecies in Daniel,
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in Jesus' name, amen.
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Thank you, Chemiah.
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Jireh, what did we
learn about last week?
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We learned about the longest
time prophecy in the Bible.
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Yes, that's right.
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And do you remember
how long that prophecy was?
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Two thousand,
three hundred years.
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Yes.
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Remember last week, we
read that Daniel fainted
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before the Angel
Gabriel could explain
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the prophetic 2300 days.
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In Chapter 9 of
Daniel, Gabriel comes back
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to explain more
of Daniel's vision
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described in Chapter 8.
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Today, we'll find out
the start and end dates
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for the 2300 day prophecy.
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But we have some other
things to discover first.
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Let's open our
Bibles to Daniel Chapter 9.
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Daniel has been
studying the scriptures.
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He knew from Jeremiah's prophecy
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that God's people
would be delivered
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after 70 years of captivity.
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Daniel calculated that
the promised deliverance
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was only a couple of years away.
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So he prayed earnestly
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for the
deliverance of his people.
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Bethany, would you
please read verse 18,
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which is close to the end
of Daniel's humbled prayer?
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O my God, incline
Your ear and hear,
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open Your eyes and
see our desolations,
00:14:29.03\00:14:31.27
and the city which
is called by Your name,
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for we do not present
our supplications before You
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because of our righteous deeds,
00:14:35.97\00:14:37.64
but because of
Your great mercies."
00:14:37.67\00:14:40.18
Daniel knew it was
God's reputation at stake,
00:14:40.21\00:14:44.05
not just the
Israelites, they'd let God down.
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They failed to be
living examples of God's love
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and truth in the world.
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But God was so merciful,
00:14:51.82\00:14:53.36
He gave them another opportunity
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to enjoy the freedom
that only God can provide.
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God heard Daniel's prayer
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and sent Gabriel to comfort him.
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Jireh, would you
please read verse 23?
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"At the beginning
of your supplications
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the command went out,
and I have come to tell you,
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for you are greatly beloved,
therefore consider the matter,
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and understand the vision."
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How comforting to
be told by an angel
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that you are
greatly loved in heaven.
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Gabriel went on to explain more
about the vision in verse 24.
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Can you please continue, Bryce?
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"Seventy weeks are
determined for your people
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and for your holy city,
to finish the transgression,
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to make an end of sins,
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to make
reconciliation for iniquity,
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to bring in
everlasting righteousness,
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to seal up vision and prophecy,
and to anoint the Most Holy."
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That's a lot to
take in, isn't it?
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Well, let's break it down,
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so that we can
understand what is being said.
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How many days in 70 weeks?
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Four hundred and ninety days.
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Yes.
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And how long does 490 days
represent in prophetic time?
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Four hundred and ninety years.
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That's right.
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This verse says that
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these 490 years were
determined or cut off.
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Now the question
is, cut off from what?
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Well, cut off from
the larger 2300 years
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that we learned
about in Chapter 8.
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During this 490 year period,
00:16:35.16\00:16:37.79
the Israelites were to
prove their worthiness to remain
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God's chosen people.
00:16:41.76\00:16:43.53
This verse talks about
the Most Holy or Messiah
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which is another name for Jesus.
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The name Messiah means anointed.
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Anointed refers to a
ritual of consecrating
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or setting aside
someone for a special work.
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In this case, Jesus,
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the Most Holy or Messiah
was anointed at His baptism
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by the Holy Spirit
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who appeared in
the form of a dove
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that rested on Jesus.
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We need to find out
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when these 490 years
of Jewish probation began.
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If we discovered this date,
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we will also
know the starting date
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for the 2300 years.
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Verse 25 reveals
the starting date.
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Would you read the
first part of verse 25,
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please Chemiah?
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"Know therefore and understand,
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that from the going
forth of the command
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to restore and build Jerusalem
until Messiah the Prince,
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there shall be seven
weeks and sixty-two weeks."
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Thanks, Chemiah.
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History and the Bible tell
us there were three decrees
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made by the kings of Medo-Persia
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in relation to Jerusalem.
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We'll learn more about
these over the coming weeks.
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The third decree commanded
that Jerusalem be rebuilt,
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and self government restored.
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King Artaxerxes made this decree
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in 457 BC.
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You can read about
that in Ezra Chapter 7.
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Four hundred and ninety years
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takes us to the
fall of autumn 34 AD.
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We don't have a zero year
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when we
calculate a calendar year.
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How many weeks is
seven weeks plus 62 weeks?
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Sixty nine weeks.
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That's right.
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And how many
days did you work out
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to be in 69 weeks?
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Four hundred and
eighty three days.
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Yes, in prophetic time,
00:18:38.55\00:18:41.32
how many literal years
does 483 days represent?
00:18:41.35\00:18:45.62
Four hundred and
eighty three years
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Yes.
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Now, let's work
this out on our chart.
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We don't have a zero year.
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So when you move along
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483 years from 457 BC,
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you come to the
autumn or fall of 27 AD.
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Luke Chapter 3 tells
us that Jesus was baptized
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in the 15th year of the
reign of Tiberias Caesar.
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We know from
history, this was 27 AD.
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So history confirms
what the Bible predicted.
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Jesus was baptized and
anointed by the Holy Spirit
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in 27 AD.
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During this last prophetic week,
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the 70th week,
something happens.
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Jeremiah, would you please
read the first part of verse 26?
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"And after the sixty-two
weeks, Messiah shall be cut off,
00:19:41.94\00:19:45.98
but not for Himself."
00:19:46.01\00:19:47.88
This part of the
prophecy predicts
00:19:47.92\00:19:50.05
that Jesus would
be cut off or killed
00:19:50.09\00:19:53.66
but not for Himself.
00:19:53.69\00:19:55.42
He died for us.
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It even prophesize
the time of His death.
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Sai, would you please read
the first part of verse 27?
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"Then he shall
confirm a covenant
00:20:03.90\00:20:06.53
with many for one week,
00:20:06.57\00:20:08.40
but in the middle of the week,
00:20:08.44\00:20:09.97
He shall bring an end
to sacrifice and offering."
00:20:13.07\00:20:17.01
Remember our sanctuary services,
00:20:17.05\00:20:20.02
what was
sacrificed on the altar?
00:20:20.05\00:20:22.82
A lamb. A lamb.
00:20:22.85\00:20:24.32
Yeah, the people
confessed their sins
00:20:24.35\00:20:26.92
on the head of the lamb
00:20:26.96\00:20:28.29
and the lamb paid the
full price for their sins.
00:20:28.32\00:20:31.56
And who did the lamb represent?
00:20:31.59\00:20:33.76
Jesus. Yes.
00:20:33.80\00:20:35.76
The sanctuary service pointed
the people forward to the time
00:20:35.80\00:20:39.00
when Jesus would
die in their place.
00:20:39.03\00:20:42.00
We don't have to
die for our sins,
00:20:42.04\00:20:44.34
if we accept Jesus
sacrifice on our behalf.
00:20:44.37\00:20:47.91
Let's read out torchlight,
00:20:47.94\00:20:49.34
Mrs. White's writings
00:20:49.38\00:20:51.01
in the book
Royalty and Ruin, page 245,
00:20:51.05\00:20:54.78
and see what she shines on this.
00:20:54.82\00:20:57.12
Thank you, Auntie
Leah, for reading that.
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"In the spring of AD 31,
00:21:04.39\00:21:06.59
the true sacrifice
was offered on Calvary,
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when the veil of
the temple was torn,
00:21:09.26\00:21:11.27
showing that the time had come
00:21:11.30\00:21:13.17
for the earthly
sacrifices to end."
00:21:13.20\00:21:16.10
So Jesus' death on
the cross brought an end
00:21:16.14\00:21:20.18
to the need for
the animal sacrifice
00:21:20.21\00:21:22.44
and offerings.
00:21:22.48\00:21:23.81
In what part of
the week did Jesus die
00:21:23.85\00:21:26.01
according to verse 27?
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The middle of the week.
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That's right.
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Remember, we are
talking about a prophetic week
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or seven days.
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Seven prophetic days
is how many literal years?
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Seven years. That's right.
00:21:40.23\00:21:42.96
Now, if Jesus died in
the middle of seven years,
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when did He die?
00:21:48.17\00:21:49.50
What's half of seven?
00:21:49.54\00:21:50.87
Three and a half.
00:21:50.91\00:21:52.47
That's right.
00:21:52.51\00:21:53.84
We have some very
good mathematicians here.
00:21:53.88\00:21:56.54
Let's see where
this is in our timeline.
00:21:56.58\00:21:59.88
Now, we know from history
00:21:59.91\00:22:01.88
that Jesus died in
the spring of 31 AD,
00:22:01.92\00:22:05.79
right on time
exactly as prophesied.
00:22:05.82\00:22:09.46
Jesus also rose
again the third day,
00:22:09.49\00:22:12.03
just as He
prophesied in Mark 8:31.
00:22:12.06\00:22:15.43
Even scientists
and mathematicians
00:22:15.46\00:22:17.33
who don't believe in God
00:22:17.37\00:22:19.10
have to admit that it is
impossible for one person
00:22:19.13\00:22:22.50
to fulfill so many accurate
prophecies or predictions.
00:22:22.54\00:22:26.98
Only God can tell the future
00:22:27.01\00:22:28.91
like that as 2
Peter 1:21 tells us.
00:22:28.94\00:22:33.01
Would you please
read that for us, Bethany?
00:22:33.05\00:22:36.52
"For prophecy never
came by the will of man,
00:22:36.55\00:22:39.05
but the holy men of God
00:22:39.09\00:22:40.42
spoke as they were
moved by the Holy Spirit."
00:22:40.46\00:22:43.26
Thank you, Bethany.
00:22:43.29\00:22:44.76
This means we can
trust what the Bible says,
00:22:44.79\00:22:48.06
and we can trust
in Jesus' prophecy
00:22:48.10\00:22:50.53
that He will come
again and take us home
00:22:50.57\00:22:53.64
to live with Him for eternity
00:22:53.67\00:22:55.84
if we trust and follow Him.
00:22:55.87\00:22:58.27
And the 2300 day-year
prophecy tells us that
00:22:58.31\00:23:01.48
Jesus is coming back very soon.
00:23:01.51\00:23:04.75
Let's see why?
00:23:04.78\00:23:06.28
We've just learned
that the starting date
00:23:06.31\00:23:08.22
for the 2300 years was 457 BC.
00:23:08.25\00:23:13.39
So the 2300 years
00:23:13.42\00:23:16.16
ended in 1844.
00:23:16.19\00:23:19.63
Since 1844,
00:23:19.66\00:23:21.40
we have been living
00:23:21.43\00:23:22.76
in the heavenly
Day of Atonement time.
00:23:22.80\00:23:25.03
Jesus is now acting as Judge.
00:23:25.07\00:23:28.07
This means we need
to be ready every day.
00:23:28.10\00:23:31.24
And Jesus has promised
00:23:31.27\00:23:32.61
to get us ready for the judgment
00:23:32.64\00:23:34.18
if we cooperate with Him.
00:23:34.21\00:23:36.41
Let's read our memory
verse together in Jude 24,
00:23:36.44\00:23:39.85
the second last
book of the Bible.
00:23:39.88\00:23:42.92
All right, let's read together.
00:23:42.95\00:23:44.95
"Now to Him
00:23:44.99\00:23:46.45
who is able to
keep you from stumbling,
00:23:46.49\00:23:49.69
and to present you faultless
00:23:49.72\00:23:51.63
before the presence of His glory
00:23:51.66\00:23:54.13
with exceeding joy."
00:23:54.16\00:23:56.63
Jesus offers us the power
00:23:56.67\00:23:58.67
to keep us from falling
into temptation and sin.
00:23:58.70\00:24:02.34
What a wonderful
and encouraging promise?
00:24:02.37\00:24:05.34
We can trust God's promises
00:24:05.37\00:24:07.08
to get us ready
for Jesus' return.
00:24:07.11\00:24:09.61
We are living at the
end of earth's history.
00:24:09.64\00:24:12.31
Jesus will soon
return and take us home
00:24:12.35\00:24:14.52
to live with Him forever.
00:24:14.55\00:24:16.18
There's so much
to look forward to.
00:24:16.22\00:24:19.05
Thank you for
reading along with us.
00:24:19.09\00:24:21.16
Just in case you
haven't already been
00:24:21.19\00:24:23.29
downloading our devotionals,
00:24:23.32\00:24:25.33
listen to Matthew and
Caleigh to find out more.
00:24:25.36\00:24:28.13
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00:24:32.33\00:24:33.94
You bored?
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00:24:35.34\00:24:36.67
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00:24:36.71\00:24:40.01
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Look at that!
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Cool.
00:24:42.78\00:24:44.11
Where did you get this?
00:24:44.15\00:24:45.88
adaywiththeking.com.
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Thanks Matthew and Caleigh.
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Uncle Daniel, what are we
going to learn about next week?
00:24:50.79\00:24:53.32
Well, next week we're
going to learn about a prophecy
00:24:53.36\00:24:56.86
that not only predicted
the Israelite captivity,
00:24:56.89\00:25:00.30
but also predicted by name
00:25:00.33\00:25:03.03
the Medo-Persian king
00:25:03.06\00:25:04.40
who would grant the
Israelites their freedom again.
00:25:04.43\00:25:07.50
God knows everything.
00:25:07.54\00:25:09.07
He surely does.
00:25:09.10\00:25:10.44
He knows
everything about you and me.
00:25:10.47\00:25:13.91
Our memory verse for
today is full of hope.
00:25:13.94\00:25:16.14
Let's go over it once more.
00:25:16.18\00:25:18.38
"Now to Him who is able
to keep you from stumbling,
00:25:18.41\00:25:23.62
and to present you faultless
00:25:23.65\00:25:25.95
before the presence of His glory
00:25:25.99\00:25:28.66
with exceeding joy."
00:25:28.69\00:25:30.79
Jude 24.
00:25:30.83\00:25:33.13
That's one of my
favorite Bible promises.
00:25:33.16\00:25:35.76
Sai, what did you
learn about the King today?
00:25:35.80\00:25:38.93
That Jesus is strong enough
00:25:38.97\00:25:40.67
to keep me from
doing bad things.
00:25:40.70\00:25:42.90
He sure is.
00:25:42.94\00:25:44.67
We may still be tempted,
but Jesus gives us the strength
00:25:44.71\00:25:48.78
not to give in to temptation.
00:25:48.81\00:25:51.08
Well, that's it for now from us.
00:25:51.11\00:25:53.75
We pray that you will
spend special time with Jesus
00:25:53.78\00:25:57.05
at the beginning and
end of every Sabbath day.
00:25:57.09\00:26:00.59
You can sing along with us
00:26:00.62\00:26:01.96
as we close
with our lesson song.
00:26:01.99\00:26:04.06
Ready everyone?
00:26:04.09\00:26:05.43
May God bless you and keep you
00:26:09.86\00:26:15.07
And fill your heart with love
00:26:15.10\00:26:20.18
May God guide and protect you
00:26:20.21\00:26:25.25
And watch you from above
00:26:25.28\00:26:30.45
And Sabbath after Sabbath
00:26:30.49\00:26:35.66
We greet the day of rest
00:26:35.69\00:26:40.70
The day the king of glory
00:26:40.73\00:26:45.83
Has sanctified and blessed
00:26:45.87\00:26:51.04
Goodbye my friend
till we meet again
00:26:51.07\00:26:56.24
For another day with the King
00:26:56.28\00:27:01.52
Goodbye!
00:27:01.55\00:27:02.88
Happy Sabbath!
00:27:02.92\00:27:04.25
I know Jesus loves me
because He first loved me.
00:27:12.79\00:27:15.36
I know Jesus loves me
00:27:22.00\00:27:23.34
because He's coming
to take me home with Him.
00:27:23.37\00:27:25.27
I know Jesus loves me
because He died for me.
00:27:31.28\00:27:33.95