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It is hard to believe that we
are ending this series. What an
amazing journey we have
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undertaken. This study in the
book of Daniel has revealed 4
major visions. Daniel 2, the
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first vision, describes the rise
and fall of world empires and
ends with the 2nd coming of
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Christ crushing all earthly
empires. The second vision,
Daniel 7, covers the same
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history, but introduces new
details, especially the rise of
the Little Horn. Daniel 8 and 9
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stand as the third vision
covering the same history, but
it introduces even more detail.
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Most importantly the reality of
Christ as the Eternal One with
who is in the sanctuary in
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heaven. This is the process of
repeating called recapitulation
or repeat and enlarge.
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Today our study takes us to the
fourth and final vision of
Daniel in chapters 10-12. It
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also covers the same history,
with new details. Daniel 10:1
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says, The Hebrew word translated
as "appointed time" can also be
translated as "army" "host"
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"warfare" or "service." This
word appears 500 times and
onlythree timesit is translated
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as "appointed time."Some
versions such as the RSV
translate the verse as "And the
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word was true, and it was a
great conflict."By understanding
the deep meaning of this word it
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gives the sense that there is a
conflict occurring behind the
scenes, more than just wars with
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men and weapons. A conflict
between the forces of light and
the forces of darkness. This
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conflict forms the backdrop for
the battles described in in
chapter 11 between the king of
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the north and the king of the
south.Now instead of a statue or
beasts we have the king of the
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north and south as symbols.
The angel Gabriel also states,
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It is God's people who are at
the center of the great battles
that take place between the king
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of the north and the king of the
south. Now because there is so
much historical content in Dan
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11, we will not attempt here to
exhaustively cover every facet
of this amazing chapter.
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Instead, we will look at some
highlights. In Dan 10:21,
Gabriel begins by telling
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Daniel,
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Gabriel continues in
Dan 11:2 where he states,
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This series has noted time and
time again how impossible it
would be for the content of the
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book of Daniel to come about by
chance or luck. Gabriel states
that he will show Daniel the
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truth. In order for the truth to
be truth it must pass the test
of fulfillment, otherwise it's
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just a meaningless claim. And
friends we are given opportunity
to examine this claim ourselves.
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In Daniel 11:2, after Cyrus'
reign, Gabriel informs Daniel
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that, History demonstrates that
three kings did follow Cyrus.
They were Cambyses, the False
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Smerdisand Darius I.But
fascinatingly, the fourth king
is Xerxes. He is also known as
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Ahasuerus in the book of Esther.
He succeeded in gathering over
40 nations to commit troops for
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the Persian army against the
Greek. His strength and riches
far surpassed those of the
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previous kings. Exact
fulfillment. This prophecy
reveals new details.Daniel
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11:3-4 continues,
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The Persians stirred up the
Greeks and these verses
undoubtedly refer to Alexander
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the Great New details emerge
that his posterity would not
inherit his kingdom after it
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fell. He had no heir. Daniel 11,
like chapters 7 and 8,
reiterates the fact that
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Alexander's kingdom would be
divided into four. The remainder
of the chapter speaks of that
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division and struggles between
the kings, describing them as
the king of the north and the
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king of the south.
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It is important for us to note,
in the three main visions of
Daniel we have studied, we see a
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movement from literal Babylon to
spiritual Babylon. Here is what
I mean. Daniel 2 begins with
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literal Babylon as the head of
gold, and ends with the Roman
legs of iron that reach to the
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toes. Later in the Bible, the
apostle Peter identifies Rome as
spiritual Babylon in 1 Peter
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5:13. Daniel 7 likewise begins
with literal Babylon as the lion
with eagle's wings and ends with
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the roman beast. Again, Rome
eventually being identified in
scripture as spiritual Babylon.
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Again In Daniel 8, the prophecy
about the Little Horn traces the
western Greeks becoming pagan
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Rome, and eventually evolving
into papal Rome. Spiritual
Babylon. In the same way in
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Daniel 11there is clear movement
from the Greek Seleucid empire
to the pagan Roman empire, and
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then finally to papal Rome-all
of them symbolized as the king
of the north. Returning to
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Daniel 11, verses 5-13, which
happen long after Alexander,
describe battles between the
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king of the South who is
identified as the Ptolemaic
kingdom of Egypt and the king of
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the North represented by the
Syrian or Seleucid Empire. But
in Dan 11:14-16, the Greek
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Seleucid Empire is conquered by
pagan Rome who now becomes the
king of the north. So the symbol
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of the king of the north begins
with the Seleucid Greeksbut
moves to pagan Rome. Friends
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this matches Daniel 8.The
evidence of this transition from
Greece to Rome is in chapter
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11:16. It states,
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The glorious Land according to
Daniel8:9 represents Palestine,
which was conquered by the
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Romans under Pompey in 63 BC.
Furthermore Rome as the king of
the north is evidenced in 11:20
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and 22. Verse 20 states,
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This is undoubtedly a reference
to Caesar Augustus. Luke 2:1
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records that Chapter 11:22
states that the prince of the
covenant would be broken by the
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power of the king of the north.
The prince of the covenant
isJesus Christ, who was executed
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by the Romans. We see this clear
transition from the Greek
Seleucid kingdom to the pagan
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romans as the king of the north.
Just as in previous chapters,
Daniel 11:31-45, traces that the
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pagan king of the north becoming
the papal king of the north.
Just as the papal Little Horn of
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Dan 8 defiled the heavenly
sanctuary, so the papal king of
the north does the same in
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11:31. In 11:33 it says that
God's people will instruct many,
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yet This harmonizes with Dan
7:25 where the papal Little Horn
persecuted the saints for 1260
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years. Dan 11:36 states,
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It was the papal Little Horn of
Daniel 7 and 8 that magnified
himself, spoke great and pompous
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words against the Most High.
This all leads us to conclude
that in Daniel 11:31 we
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transition from
pagan Rome to papal Rome.
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Each of Daniel's visions all end
with the doom of Babylon. In
Daniel 2, the stone crushes the
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image ending all kingdoms
including Rome. In Daniel 7 the
Roman beast is destroyed at the
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second advent by the burning
flame. In Daniel 8:25 it says
that the Little Horn "shall be
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broken without human means." In
Daniel 11:45, we find similar
language regarding the king of
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the north. It states,
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The king of the north, papal
Rome, is spiritual Babylon just
as in Daniel 2, 7, and 8.
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Another remarkable similarity is
that the visions move from a
local setting to a universal
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setting.Here is what I mean:
Daniel 2 begins with literal
Babylon, yet the rock crushes
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all the kingdoms, but also fills
the entire earth. In Daniel 7,
God takes away the kingdom of
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the Little Horn, and grants that
"the kingdom and dominion, and
the greatness of the kingdoms
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under the whole heaven, shall be
given to the people, the saints
of the Most High." In Daniel 8,
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the Little Horn is broken
without hand, a reference to
divine universal judgment. Here
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in Daniel 11 as it moves into
Daniel 12, we see the final
battle is a worldwide battle
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that involves a universal time
of trouble for all of God's
people that is followed by a
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universal
deliverance. Daniel 12:1 states,
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Don't lose sight, God's people
are at the center of this battle
between the king of the north
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and the king of the south. Just
as the king of the north went
from literal and local to
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spiritual and universal, the
same happens with God's people.
Dan 9:24 refers to Daniel's
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people, literal Jews, but ends
with the expansion of the Gospel
to all people. Daniel 12:1
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states
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This clearly points to the
deliverance of God's people who
are now found over the entire
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planet.
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Just as with previous
prophecies, although the battles
between the king of the north
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and king of the south are at
first military engagements, the
ultimate nature of the battle at
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the time of the end is a
spiritual battle that is fought
over the sanctuary, law of God
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and the covenant. Daniel 2, 7, 8
and 9 all point to that
spiritual battle. The rock cut
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out without hands, a reference
to God. The little horn
attempting to change the law,
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the little horn attacking the
sanctuary, the Messiah being cut
off - all point to a spiritual
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battle. In the same way, Daniel
11:22 the king of the north
crucified the prince of the
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covenant and sought to overthrow
the covenant and make war upon
those who honor it. The
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sanctuary and covenant are often
placed together in Scripture.
The Little Horn attacks the
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heavenly sanctuary, the king of
the north attacks the covenant.
Friends, the clear conclusion is
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that the warfare in Daniel 11,
while fulfilling history, is
primarily concerned with a
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spiritual warfare that is fought
over the law of God. What is the
culmination of the battle
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between the king of the north
and the king of the south?
Daniel 11:40 reads,
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We need to fast forward a bit to
understand this. In Daniel 12:4
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Gabriel says In
Daniel 12:6, Daniel asks,
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In other words, the time of the
end would begin after the 1260
year prophecy which is equal to
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a time, times, and half a time.
We have studied this before and
discovered that this time began
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in 538 AD and ended in 1798.
Thus, the time of the end would
be around 1798 and provides the
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context for the culmination of
the last battle between the two
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kings. Around 1798, the king of
the south would push against the
king of the north which
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represents the papacy. Now the
king of the south originally
represented the Ptolemaic
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kingdom of Egypt. Yet, just as
the literal Greco-Roman Seleucid
empire became the spiritual and
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worldwide papal Roman church
under the symbol of the king of
the north, so the king of the
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south at the time of the end
would represent not literal but
spiritual Egypt. In Exodus 5:2
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Pharaoh asks
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Revelation 11:8 declares
that the dead bodies of the two
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witnesses At the time of the
end, spiritual Egypt represents
the atheism and secularism that
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engulfed the nation of France,
which is the only nation in
modern history to declare in her
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National Assembly that there is
no God. And although organized
atheism in France is gone, it
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has been taken up by other
political systems in the world
and is alive and well. Atheistic
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France struck a nearly fatal
blow to the papal king of the
north when Napoleon's general
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Berthier marched into Rome on
February 10, 1798 and took the
pope captive. Many believed that
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the reign of the papacy had come
to an end. The Bible, however,
declared otherwise. Dan 11:40
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reveals that the king of the
north would be revived and would
come against the king of the
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south like a whirlwind. The king
of the north would seek to
expand his kingdom from Europe
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to the entire world. Remember
though, this battle is primarily
a spiritual battle. Daniel 11:41
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states he, the
king of the north,
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The Glorious land of Daniel
11:41 and the glorious holy
mountain that formerly stood for
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the Jews in ancient Palestine
now represent God's spiritual
Israelites that are found all
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over the world. Since this is
primarily a spiritual battle
that is fought over the
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commandments of God, the king of
the north seeks to enter the
Glorious Land using economic and
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military force in order to
compel God's people to accept
the commandments of men in place
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of God's laws. The sad result is
that when church and state once
more unite as they did in the
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Dark Ages many of God's people
will be overthrown. However,
under the symbolism of Edom,
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Ammon and Moab who are closely
related to God's people, Dan
11:41 also states that they
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shall be delivered out of the
hand of the king of the north.
Daniel 11:42-43 informs us that
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the land of Egypt, which
formerly represented the king of
the south, will not escape. At
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the time of the end, Egypt
represents atheism which first
appeared in the nation of France
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but subsequently has spread to
many other countries. In this
spiritual warfare the king of
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the north will eliminate atheism
through signs and wonders.. Yet,
as the king of the north is
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attempting to gain control
over the entire world, Dan 11:44
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states, This news represents the
preaching of the everlasting
gospel, which according to Rev
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18:1 will light up the entire
world. Unfortunately, the king
of the north reacts in much the
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same way that the enemies of
Christ reacted when He and His
disciples preached the Word with
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power. Instead of allowing the
gospel to transform them, they
use the strong arm of the state
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in order to destroy them. Daniel
11:45 then records, the king of
the north strategically
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positioning himself for the
final strike against those who
wish to be loyal to God, and as
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he is about to deliver the death
blow the Bible tells us that "he
shall come to his end, and no
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one will help him." Then the
powerful word of Daniel 12:1,
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Jesus is real, He is alive, He
is in the heavenly sanctuary
ministering on your behalf. He
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will stand up and He will
deliver those loyal to him. That
is a guarantee, a promise. So
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what will you do? Friend, I
invite you to extend out your
hand and clasp the hand of the
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one who died for you
and wants to deliver you.
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When the trumpet of the Lord
shall sound, and time shall be
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no more, And the morning breaks,
eternal, bright and fair;
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When the saved of earth shall
gather over on the other shore,
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And the roll is called
up yonder, I'll be there.
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When the roll is
called up yonder,
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When the roll is
called up yonder,
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When the roll is
called up yonder,
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When the roll is called
up yonder, I'll be there.
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On that bright and cloudless
morning when the dead in Christ
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shall rise, And the glory
of His resurrection share;
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When His chosen ones shall
gather to their home beyond the
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skies, And the roll is
called up yonder, I'll be there.
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When the roll is
called up yonder,
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When the roll is
called up yonder,
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When the roll is
called up yonder,
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When the roll is called
up yonder, I'll be there.
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Let us labor for the Master
from the dawn till setting sun,
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Let us talk of all His
wondrous love and care;
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Then when all of life is over,
and our work on earth is done,
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And the roll is called
up yonder, I'll be there.
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When the roll is
called up yonder,
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When the roll is
called up yonder,
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When the roll is
called up yonder,
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When the roll is called
up yonder, I'll be there.
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>>Chris: Heavenly Father, when
the roll is called up yonder,
may our names be found in the
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lamb's book of life. We
pray in Jesus name, amen.
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philosophy in the entire world,
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that will give you the peace,
happiness and joy of following
Jesus. This book can be trusted,
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Jesus can be trusted, and he
wants to be in a personal
relationship with you. I hope
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you have been blessed by this
program, I hope you have been
blessed by this series. I invite
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you to join us again next week.
Until then remember, It Is
Written, man shall not live by
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bread alone, but by every word
that proceeds from the mouth of
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God. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$
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