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Welcome to our last
session this afternoon.
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Tomorrow, we have
five, and on Sabbath we have
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three. So, we'll be
struggling to try and
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finish what we
really need to finish. The
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next several sessions-
at least this one, plus
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two more tomorrow-we
are going to be dealing
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with Revelation
chapter 10, and right now with
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the little book of
Daniel chapter 12 and verse 4.
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So, let's go to
page 221. 221. Let's take
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a look at the
little book of Daniel 12:4.
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Are you there? [Yes!]
Raise your hand if you're
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there. All right; everybody's
there. A review of the
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chiastic structure
of Daniel 1 through 7
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reveals that the book
of Daniel actually contains
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two books in one.
The first book embraces
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Daniel 1 through 7, and
the second book embraces
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Daniel chapter 8 through
12. Now, if you go to the
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next page, you have an
illustration of how Daniel
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1-7 is a book in
itself. I illustrate it with a
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candelabrum. You
notice at the very top of the
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candelabrum, you have
Daniel 1-the introduction.
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That is the introduction
to the entire book of Daniel.
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Then you'll notice that
on the same branch below
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that, you have Daniel
2 on one side and Daniel
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7 on the other side.
The reason they're on
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the same branch is
because their theme is the same.
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In Daniel chapter 2,
you have four metals.
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In Daniel 7, you have
four beasts. Chain prophecies-
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that's why they're on
the same branch of the
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candelabrum. Then
Daniel 3 and Daniel 6 are also
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closely related,
because both of them deal with
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stories that are very
similar. In Daniel chapter
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3, you have three
young men that are thrown
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into a fiery
furnace because they refuse
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to practice false
worship. In Daniel chapter 6,
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you have Daniel thrown
into a lion's den, because
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he insisted on worshiping
his God according to the
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dictates of his conscience.
And then Daniel 4 and
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5, you have a common
theme, as well, because
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in Daniel 4 you have
the fall of Nebuchadnezzar
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for being arrogant
(the king of Babylon). In
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Daniel chapter 5, you
have the definitive fall
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of Belshazzar for
his arrogance. So do you
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see the structure of
the first half of Daniel,
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or the first book in
Daniel? It's self-contained.
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Now, the first book,
then - just reviewing
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here at the bottom of
page 222 - you have in
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Daniel 7 a sequence
of powers. We're gonna go
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now to Daniel
chapter 7. These powers lead
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to the moment when
the judgment begins. So,
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let's review. We're
not gonna do this in
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detail. The lion represents
what? Babylon. The bear,
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the Medes and
Persians; the leopard, Greece;
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the dragon beast, Rome;
the ten horns, the divisions
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of Rome; the little
horn, the papacy. Rules how
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long? 1,260 years. When
does that period of rule
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end? In 1798...and
then you have something that
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very seldom is addressed
in evangelism, and that
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is that after the deadly
wound, or after the papacy
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ends its period of dominion,
what do you have in Daniel
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7? You have the
judgment. And we're gonna notice
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that the judgment has
three stages. In other words,
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the book of Daniel
presents the judgment
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in three stages, just
our trails in the United
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States today. First of
all, you have the investigation
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of the evidence.
Secondly, based on the evidence,
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you have the verdict.
And in the third place,
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you have the giving
of the reward or the
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execution of the
verdict that was uttered based
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on the investigation.
Are you following me or
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not? [Yes.] Is that
the way our system of
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jurisprudence works in
the United States? Yes.
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You have a trial,
then based on the trial you
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have a verdict, and then
the verdict is implemented.
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So, let's notice the
note at the top of pg.
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223. The sequence of
powers indicates that
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the judgment would
begin sometime after when?
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1798. Why? Well, because
the little horn ruled till
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1798, and the next
point is the judgment,
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so it has to be after
1798, because you have
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a chain of events here.
So, the sequence of powers
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indicates that the
judgment would begin sometime
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after 1798 and
would conclude with Christ
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receiving the kingdom
from His Father. Correct?
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[Yes.] No one before
October 23, 1844 understood
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that the judgment
would occur in three stages.
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Investigative in
heaven, verdict in heaven, and
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the reward on earth.
Before October 23, 1844,
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no one understood
that, because that was going
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to be understood when?
When the little book was
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opened in the time
of the end. Now, Daniel
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chapter 7 runs in four
cycles. The first cycle
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is verses 9 and 10.
The second cycle is verses
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17 and 18. The
third cycle is Daniel 7:21
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and 22, and the [fourth]
cycle is Daniel 7:25-27.
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Now, let's pursue
these four repetitive cycles
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in Daniel chapter 7.
We'll begin at verse 9.
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The little horn has
just done its work, and the
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next event is in verse
9. [reads text on-screen]
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Who was the "Ancient of Days"?
[God.] Where does He live?
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So where is this taking place?
In heaven. [continues reading]
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By the way, that means
that before He was seated,
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He was not seated
there. [continues reading]
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Who are those?
Where do the angels live?
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So where is this taking
place? Where is the judgment
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seating and the
books opening? In heaven.
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Then it says...
[continues reading]
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What are the books open
for? To examine the evidence -
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to do an investigation -
an investigative judgment.
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Now, let's go to
verses 13 and 14. This is a
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continuation of this
scene. [reads text on-screen]
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Who is that? [Jesus.]
Jesus. [continues reading]
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What are the clouds
of heaven? [The angels.]
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The angels, so where is
this taking place? [Heaven.]
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In heaven. And he
came to where? The Ancient
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of Days, where? In
heaven! [finishes off verse]
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Who brought whom
before whom? The angels, the
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clouds, brought the Son
of Man before the Father
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who had seated to
begin the judgment. Now, why
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does Jesus go there?
Verse 14. "Then to Him,"
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to whom? [Jesus.]
To Jesus, "was given,"
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by whom? By the Father.
[continues reading verse]
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What did Jesus go to the Father
for? To receive what? To receive
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dominion, glory, and the
kingdom. He goes in to receive
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the kingdom. It continues
saying... [continues reading]
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Where does the investigation
take place? [In heaven.]
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Where does Jesus receive
the kingdom? [In heaven.]
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In heaven. Correct?
[Yes!] He goes to the Ancient
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of Days to receive
what? The kingdom. So, the
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investigation takes
place up there, and He receives
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the kingdom up there.
The sentence to receive
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the kingdom is up
there. Now, let's go to verses
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17 and 18. Now comes
the interpretation. The
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vision in Daniel 7 is
from verses 1 through 14. Then
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come three cycles that
add explanations. Daniel
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wants to know what these
beasts represent and what
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the kingdom is all
about. So in verse 17, the angel
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comes back and says to
Him, "Those great beasts,
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which are four, are four
kings," or kingdoms, "which
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arise out of the
earth. But the saints of the
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Most High shall
receive," what? "The kingdom and
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possess the kingdom."
Let me ask you: Is the
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possessing of the kingdom
when the verdict is actually
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implemented and the saints
actually receive the kingdom?
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Absolutely. So, a short
explanation is given here
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of the four beasts -
not in a lot of detail. The
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angel simply says,
"The four beasts are four
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kings," or
kingdoms, and after that, he
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says, "The saints of
the Most High will receive
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the kingdom and
possess the kingdom forever,
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even forever and ever."
Short explanation. Daniel
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isn't satisfied. He
says, "I need to know more."
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[chuckles] "Especially
about the fourth beast
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and the judgment
scene." And so in verse 21, we
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find these words: "I
was watching, and the
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same horn"... See, he's
going back to talk about
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the little horn period,
now. What period of history
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is this? From what date
to what date? 538 - 1798.
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Which trumpet? Fourth
trumpet. So it says, "I
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watching as the
same horn was making war
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against the saints and
prevailing against them,"
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until when? "Until
the Ancient of Days came."
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Came to where? To the
Father! Right? This is
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amplifying what we find
before. "Until the Ancient
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of Days came, and judgment
was made," what? "In favor
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of the saints of the
Most High." Where was the
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judgment in favor of
the saints given? On earth
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or in heaven? In
heaven! "Until the Ancient of
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Days came and a judgment
was made in favor of the
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saints of the Most
High." So, let me ask you, is
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that the verdict? Of
course it is! A judgment
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was made in favor of
the saints of the Most
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High. Where is the
verdict given? In heaven. But
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when is the
verdict implemented? Let's
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continue reading.
"And the time came for the
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saints to possess
the kingdom." Is that the
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implementation of the
verdict? [Yes.] Do you
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see the three stages?
Investigation, verdict,
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implementation of
the verdict. So it says,
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"And the time came for
the saints to possess the
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kingdom." Daniel
still wants to know more.
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[chuckles] So in
verse 25, God- once again,
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the angel once again
goes back to talk about
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the little horn. Verse
25. See? Even Daniel runs
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in cycles (circles). [laughter]
"The little horn shall
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speak pompous words
against the Most High,
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shall persecute the
saints of the Most High,
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shall intend to change
times and law; then the
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saints shall be given
into his hand for a time
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and times and half a
time." But then what's
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gonna happen? "But the
court shall be seated,"
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where? We already
noticed that that's in heaven.
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And what happens? The
court is seated, and what
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is gonna happen? "And
they shall take away his
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dominion." Where?
In heaven! "To consume
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and destroy it
forever. Then the kingdom and
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the greatness of the
kingdoms under the whole
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heaven shall be given
to the people, the saints
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of the Most High." So
who receives the kingdom
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first? [Jesus.] Jesus.
Who receives the kingdom,
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then, as an implementation
of the verdict? The saints
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with Jesus! So it
says in verse 27, "Then the
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kingdom and dominion
and the greatness of the
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kingdoms under the
whole heaven shall be given
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to the people, the
saints of the Most High. His
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kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom, and all dominions
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shall serve and obey
Him." That is, Jesus. Are you
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catching the picture? [Yes.]
This could not be understood
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until October 23,
1844. The Millerites did not
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understand it.
That's why they were greatly
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disappointed. Now,
what does it mean for Jesus
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to receive the
kingdom from His Father? What
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is His kingdom? His
kingdom are His people.
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How does He
determine who are His people?
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Well, He has to
examine the cases of all who
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professed His name to
see if they really are
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subjects of the kingdom!
And when all of the cases
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are examined and
it's shown who is truly a
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member of His
kingdom, then probation closes
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and Jesus comes to give
the kingdom to His people.
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Are you following
me or not? [Yes.] Now,
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let's read this
statement from Ellen White. Very
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clear. Bottom of page
224. "Every case had been
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decided for life or
death. While Jesus had been
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ministering in the
sanctuary"-the what
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judgment? I put in
brackets, but we know it's-"the
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investigative judgment
had been going on for,"
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whom? "For the
righteous dead," beginning with
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whom? With what
person? Adam. Right. "And then
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for the...righteous
living." This is at the end of
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time - the sealing of
the 144,000. "Christ had
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received His,"
what? "His kingdom, having
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made the atonement for
His people and blotted out
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their sins. The subjects
of the kingdom were made
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up." So what is the
kingdom? The subjects
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of the kingdom were
made up. The marriage of the
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Lamb was consummated,
because when probation
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closes, Jesus marries
the totality of His people.
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Read the material on the
marriage; we're not gonna
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be able to get
there in this class at the
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end of these study
notes, because you'll understand
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that each individual
who receives Jesus truly
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and is truly a child
of God is invited to the
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wedding, but the
corporate totality is the bride.
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So, the bride of
Jesus at the end of time is
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all of the
redeemed- His kingdom-but the
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individuals are
invited to the wedding. It's
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a strange way of thinking,
but that's the way that
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it is. And if you read
the material, it'll become
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very, very clear. She
continues. By the way,
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taking the kingdom and
marrying His kingdom is
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the same thing - two
different ways of saying
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the same thing. So,
it says, "The subjects of
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the kingdom were made
up, the marriage of the
00:17:02.55\00:17:04.55
Lamb was consummated,
and the kingdom and the
00:17:04.62\00:17:07.19
greatness of the
kingdom under the whole heaven
00:17:07.26\00:17:09.82
was given to," whom?
To Jesus. And to whom
00:17:10.39\00:17:13.73
else? The heirs of
salvation. Is that what
00:17:13.83\00:17:17.10
Daniel 7 said, that the
kingdom is given to Jesus
00:17:17.17\00:17:19.67
and then to the
heirs? Yes! And Jesus was to
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reign as King of
kings and Lord of lords. Let
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me give you an illustration
of what happens during
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the investigative
judgment. I want you to imagine
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the time when the
case of John Huss appears
00:17:35.15\00:17:40.09
before the heavenly
court. We don't know when that
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was. It's in chronological
order according to when
00:17:43.32\00:17:46.23
a person lived. So,
let me ask you: Was the
00:17:46.33\00:17:52.10
judgment against John
Huss a travesty in justice?
00:17:52.20\00:17:56.20
[Yes.] Yes! Was
he innocent? Yes! And
00:17:56.91\00:18:01.81
yet, the innocent died,
and those who were guilty
00:18:01.91\00:18:06.25
lived. How much justice
is there in that? There's
00:18:06.35\00:18:10.59
no justice at all. Does
God have to rectify that?
00:18:10.65\00:18:13.56
A just God has to
rectify that. So, when the case-
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the earthly court pronounced
of wrong judgment against
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Huss and killed him.
The little horn prevailed.
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It went well for him.
The righteous die, and
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the unrighteous
live. So in the judgment in
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heaven, God says,
"John Huss, present yourself
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before my judgment seat."
I'm dramatizing for effect.
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[laughter] And so, an
angel brings John Huss'
00:18:38.45\00:18:41.68
DVD - the record of
his life! And the record
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of his life is
examined. The heavenly jury is
00:18:45.75\00:18:50.19
aghast. The heavenly
jury says, "Now, wait
00:18:50.26\00:18:52.29
a minute. Something
is wrong here! John Huss
00:18:52.39\00:18:56.00
gave his life to Jesus!
He was faithful, and yet
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a wrong judgment
was given on earth! We
00:18:59.87\00:19:02.74
need to rectify
this." And so, a judgment is
00:19:02.84\00:19:05.97
proclaimed in favor
of John Huss. Let me ask
00:19:06.07\00:19:09.88
you: What is the
focus here? Is the focus in
00:19:09.94\00:19:12.61
Daniel 7 upon the
little horn, the persecutions
00:19:12.71\00:19:15.38
of the little horn? Or
is it focused on rectifying
00:19:15.48\00:19:19.45
the earthly judgments,
what the little horn did,
00:19:20.09\00:19:23.36
so that God's people
can eventually be saved
00:19:23.96\00:19:26.63
in the kingdom?
You know, it's a wrong
00:19:26.76\00:19:28.70
question to say,
"Is the center of Daniel
00:19:28.76\00:19:30.47
7 the little horn or
the sanctuary receiving
00:19:30.57\00:19:33.23
the kingdom?" Because
in order for the saints
00:19:33.34\00:19:35.10
that were trampled by
the little horn to receive
00:19:35.24\00:19:37.57
the kingdom, it's
necessary for the heavenly court
00:19:37.67\00:19:39.97
to rectify the
situation! Is this making sense?
00:19:40.11\00:19:44.01
This is a fundamental
Seventh-day Adventist
00:19:44.65\00:19:46.72
doctrine. Now,
let's go to page 225. The
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second book of the book
of Daniel. The second book
00:19:52.59\00:19:57.03
in the book is Daniel
8 through 12. Is Daniel
00:19:57.76\00:20:04.63
7 a book self-contained?
Yes! It has everything
00:20:04.73\00:20:11.54
in a chiastic order,
but the second book is
00:20:11.64\00:20:15.58
the book that is mentioned
in Daniel 12:4. What does
00:20:15.68\00:20:19.31
it say? "But you,
Daniel, shut up the words and
00:20:19.41\00:20:24.15
seal the book
until," when? "The time of
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the end." Was the book
gonna be sealed forever?
00:20:28.76\00:20:30.46
No. The book would be
sealed in the times of
00:20:30.93\00:20:33.09
Daniel, and it
would be opened when?
00:20:33.19\00:20:35.36
In the time of the
end. "Many shall run to and
00:20:35.46\00:20:38.57
fro." When will they
run to and fro? In the
00:20:38.67\00:20:42.34
time of the end. "And
knowledge shall increase,"
00:20:42.44\00:20:45.64
which means that
there's gonna be airplanes and
00:20:45.77\00:20:47.71
automobiles and locomotives
and nuclear weapons and
00:20:47.81\00:20:52.18
electric toothbrushes.
That's not what it's
00:20:52.28\00:20:56.08
saying! Knowledge
of what will increase?
00:20:56.18\00:20:59.35
Knowledge of what's in
the little book, because
00:20:59.99\00:21:02.36
the little book
has been opened! That's
00:21:02.46\00:21:05.16
much more powerful in
evangelism when we show
00:21:05.26\00:21:07.83
people that that's exactly
what happened, leading up
00:21:07.93\00:21:10.33
to 1844. People were
interested in Daniel 8-12.
00:21:10.43\00:21:13.77
The second book in
Daniel was closed and sealed
00:21:14.40\00:21:17.51
in the days of the
prophet, around 538 B.C., to be
00:21:17.57\00:21:21.91
opened in the time
of the end, 1798. This
00:21:22.01\00:21:25.98
verse has nothing to
do with the increase of
00:21:26.08\00:21:28.08
science and
technology. When God removes the
00:21:28.18\00:21:31.45
seal from the book
at the end of time, the
00:21:31.59\00:21:34.86
people will run to and
fro, seeking an increased
00:21:34.96\00:21:37.93
knowledge of the contents
of the book. This is the
00:21:38.03\00:21:42.03
way that Ellen White
invariably understood
00:21:42.16\00:21:45.13
the expression, "Knowledge
shall be increased." She
00:21:45.20\00:21:47.44
never refers to that as
an increase of technology.
00:21:47.50\00:21:51.04
You know, Amos 8:11
and 12 uses the same idiom.
00:21:52.71\00:21:56.71
Notice Amos 8:11 and
12. "Behold, the days
00:21:57.91\00:22:01.48
are coming," says the
Lord, "that I will send
00:22:01.58\00:22:02.92
a famine on the
land. Not a famine of
00:22:03.02\00:22:05.52
bread nor a thirst
for water, but of hearing
00:22:05.62\00:22:08.32
the words of the
Lord. They shall wander from
00:22:08.42\00:22:10.79
sea to sea and from
north to east; they shall run
00:22:10.89\00:22:13.70
to and fro." That's
the exact expression. Well,
00:22:13.76\00:22:17.27
"Many will run to
and fro," that we find in
00:22:17.33\00:22:19.50
Daniel 12:4. But
what are people running to
00:22:19.57\00:22:22.24
find? "Many shall"-
they say, "They shall run to
00:22:22.37\00:22:25.81
and fro, seeking,"
what? "The word of the Lord,
00:22:25.91\00:22:29.74
but shall not find
it." So the portion-listen
00:22:30.41\00:22:34.92
carefully-the portion
of Daniel that was sealed
00:22:34.98\00:22:36.79
is not the total
book. It is Daniel 8-12-and
00:22:36.89\00:22:44.06
not even all of
Daniel 8-12-the portion that
00:22:44.13\00:22:47.76
has to do with the
2,300 days and the beginning
00:22:47.90\00:22:51.33
of the
investigative judgment in 1844.
00:22:51.43\00:22:54.40
That was sealed
and could not then be
00:22:54.54\00:22:56.37
understood until
the day after. Now, you
00:22:56.44\00:23:01.08
say, "Where do you
get that from?" What proof
00:23:01.14\00:23:03.58
do we have of
that? Well, let's examine
00:23:03.65\00:23:06.48
five proofs. The
Bible says, "And the voice
00:23:06.61\00:23:09.08
of one or two or
three witnesses." So let's
00:23:09.18\00:23:12.05
give five, just in
case. [laughter] The book of
00:23:12.15\00:23:15.49
Daniel contains two
different languages.
00:23:15.56\00:23:18.09
Chapter 1 is the introduction
to the entire book. It is
00:23:19.29\00:23:22.43
in Hebrew, but
chapters 2-7 are in Aramaic, and
00:23:22.53\00:23:29.04
chapters 8-12 are
in Hebrew. Does that
00:23:29.17\00:23:32.84
seem to mark a distinction
between the first half
00:23:32.94\00:23:35.04
of the book and the second
half of the book? The change
00:23:35.14\00:23:37.91
in language? Absolutely.
That's one evidence that
00:23:38.01\00:23:41.65
you're dealing with
two books within a book.
00:23:41.72\00:23:44.49
Reason #2: There is
clear evidence that most
00:23:45.05\00:23:49.99
of Daniel 1-7 with the
exception of the judgment
00:23:50.09\00:23:55.43
scene in Daniel 7 was
understood long before
00:23:55.53\00:24:00.74
the time of the
end. The Church Father
00:24:00.84\00:24:03.97
Hippolytus, who wrote
in the 3rd century A.D.,
00:24:04.07\00:24:08.11
understood the
sequence of powers in Daniel 7.
00:24:08.21\00:24:11.08
So was Daniel 7 in
its totality sealed until
00:24:11.18\00:24:14.28
the time of the end?
No, Hippolytus in the
00:24:14.38\00:24:15.95
3rd century understood
it just like Adventists!
00:24:16.05\00:24:18.35
Let's read it. "In speaking
of a lioness from the sea,
00:24:18.45\00:24:21.86
Daniel meant the rising
of the kingdom of Babylon
00:24:22.62\00:24:24.89
and that this was the
golden head of the image.
00:24:25.39\00:24:28.16
Then after the
lioness, he sees a second beast,
00:24:28.63\00:24:30.90
like a bear, which
signified the Persians;
00:24:30.97\00:24:33.20
for after the Babylonians,
the Persians obtained
00:24:33.67\00:24:35.77
the power. And in
saying that it had three ribs
00:24:35.84\00:24:38.27
in its mouth, he pointed
to three nations: Persians,
00:24:38.37\00:24:41.11
Medes, and Babylonians,
which were expressed in
00:24:41.18\00:24:43.78
the image by the
silver after the gold. Then
00:24:43.85\00:24:46.55
comes a third beast,
a leopard, which means
00:24:46.65\00:24:48.52
the Greeks, for after
the Persians, Alexander
00:24:48.58\00:24:51.19
of Macedon had the power
when Darius was overthrown,
00:24:51.25\00:24:54.59
which was also indicated
by the brass in the image.
00:24:54.62\00:24:57.33
And in saying that
the beast had four wings
00:24:58.79\00:25:00.63
of a fowl and four
heads, he showed most clearly
00:25:00.80\00:25:03.26
how the kingdom of
Alexander was parted
00:25:03.33\00:25:05.37
in four divisions."
Are we doing well? [Yes.]
00:25:05.47\00:25:08.50
[laughs] Sounds like
an Adventist, doesn't he?
00:25:08.60\00:25:10.91
"For in speaking of
four heads, he meant the four
00:25:12.21\00:25:14.41
kings that arose out
of it, for Alexander, when
00:25:14.51\00:25:17.41
dying, divided his
kingdom into four parts." And
00:25:17.51\00:25:21.48
then it continues
saying, "Then he says the fourth
00:25:21.58\00:25:23.28
beast was dreadful
and terrible. It had iron
00:25:23.35\00:25:26.79
teeth and claws of
brass. Who, then, are meant by
00:25:26.86\00:25:30.09
this but the
Romans, whose kingdom, the
00:25:30.19\00:25:34.30
kingdom that still stands,
is expressed by the iron,
00:25:34.40\00:25:37.93
for says he, 'Its
legs are of iron'?" Did he
00:25:38.03\00:25:41.77
understand the four
beasts of Daniel chapter
00:25:41.87\00:25:43.44
7? So was that sealed
to the time of the end?
00:25:43.54\00:25:47.04
No. Ah, but you say,
"Did he understand about
00:25:47.54\00:25:50.81
the little horn and
the ten horns?" Well,
00:25:50.88\00:25:55.25
we have another quotation
by him. It's at the bottom of
00:25:55.35\00:25:59.05
page 226. "Let us look
at what is before us more
00:25:59.12\00:26:03.53
carefully and scan
it, as it were, with open
00:26:03.63\00:26:06.03
eye. The golden head
of the image is identical
00:26:06.13\00:26:08.96
with the lioness by
which the Babylonians
00:26:09.13\00:26:11.57
were represented.
The golden shoulders and
00:26:11.70\00:26:13.90
arms of silver are
the same with the bear
00:26:14.00\00:26:15.87
by which the
Persians and Medes are meant.
00:26:16.44\00:26:18.77
The belly and
thighs of brass are the
00:26:18.84\00:26:20.68
leopard by which the
Greeks who ruled from
00:26:20.78\00:26:22.38
Alexander onwards
are intended. The legs of
00:26:22.44\00:26:25.71
iron are the
dreadful and terrible beast by
00:26:25.81\00:26:28.38
which the Romans who
hold the empire now are
00:26:28.48\00:26:31.12
meant. The toes of
clay and iron are the ten
00:26:31.19\00:26:34.39
horns which are to
be," because that hadn't
00:26:34.49\00:26:36.73
happened yet. "The one
other little horn, springing
00:26:36.76\00:26:40.80
up in their midst,
is the anti-Christ."
00:26:40.90\00:26:44.03
[laughs] Now, there's
one thing that Hippolytus
00:26:45.00\00:26:48.97
did not understand.
What is that that he
00:26:49.04\00:26:52.61
did not understand?
Let's finish reading
00:26:52.67\00:26:55.21
the statement. "The
stone that smites the
00:26:55.24\00:26:57.75
image and breaks
it in pieces and that
00:26:57.85\00:27:00.42
filled the whole
earth is Christ who comes
00:27:00.52\00:27:03.05
from heaven and brings
judgment on the world."
00:27:03.15\00:27:07.36
Is that correct?
So Jesus comes to this
00:27:09.32\00:27:13.80
earth to judge?
[No.] No! Did he understand
00:27:13.90\00:27:17.57
that there was gonna
be a heavenly judgment
00:27:17.63\00:27:19.40
before Jesus came in
judgment to this world?
00:27:19.50\00:27:22.37
Absolutely! So he understood
everything in Daniel 7
00:27:23.07\00:27:25.71
except the
judgment in heaven. Now, the
00:27:25.81\00:27:31.65
evidence from these
quotations indicates that
00:27:31.78\00:27:35.25
Hippolytus understood
everything about Daniel
00:27:35.38\00:27:38.12
7, except one
vitally important detail -
00:27:38.19\00:27:42.32
the investigative
pre-advent judgment
00:27:42.72\00:27:44.76
in heaven before the
Second Coming. According
00:27:45.29\00:27:48.23
to the understanding of
Hippolytus, the judgment
00:27:48.30\00:27:51.50
would take place when
Jesus comes from heaven
00:27:51.63\00:27:54.27
to earth to judge the
world and establish His
00:27:54.37\00:27:57.14
everlasting kingdom. Is
that what the Millerites
00:27:57.27\00:27:59.34
believed before October
22? Absolutely! However,
00:27:59.44\00:28:05.15
as we have already noted,
in the investigative judgment,
00:28:05.31\00:28:09.25
the verdict takes place
where? In heaven, before
00:28:09.72\00:28:14.36
Jesus returns to the
earth. We should note
00:28:14.99\00:28:18.66
that people could understand
some portions of Daniel
00:28:19.29\00:28:22.43
that found their fulfillment
before the time of the
00:28:23.03\00:28:25.23
end. For example,
could people understand the
00:28:25.37\00:28:29.50
historical sections
of Daniel 1-6 before the
00:28:29.60\00:28:32.61
time of the end?
Could they understand the
00:28:32.71\00:28:34.64
arrival of Daniel and
his friends in Babylon
00:28:34.74\00:28:38.41
and so on in chapter
1? Could they understand
00:28:38.51\00:28:40.95
to a great degree what's in
Daniel 2? Could he understand
00:28:41.02\00:28:43.82
the three young men
that were thrown into the
00:28:43.95\00:28:45.55
fiery furnace?
Could they understand the
00:28:45.62\00:28:47.79
case of Nebuchadnezzar
going insane for seven
00:28:49.89\00:28:52.46
years? Could they understand
the fall of Babylon and
00:28:52.53\00:28:55.93
Belshazzar? Could they
understand Daniel thrown
00:28:56.06\00:28:58.17
in the lion's den? Yes!
And the majority of Daniel
00:28:58.27\00:29:01.77
chapter 7, with
the exception of the
00:29:01.87\00:29:03.61
investigative judgment
in heaven. Incidentally,
00:29:03.71\00:29:08.08
parts of Daniel 8-12
could also be understood.
00:29:08.61\00:29:11.65
Could people
understand the 70 weeks before
00:29:12.95\00:29:17.15
October 22, 1844?
Yes! Many people understood
00:29:17.22\00:29:20.66
the 70 weeks,
because that had already been
00:29:20.79\00:29:22.86
fulfilled in Christ.
Could people understand
00:29:22.92\00:29:26.43
the ram and the
he-goat of Daniel chapter 8?
00:29:26.56\00:29:29.50
Sure! You don't need
to be a rocket scientist;
00:29:30.03\00:29:32.77
it says that the
ram represents the Medes
00:29:32.87\00:29:35.04
and Persians and that
the he-goat represents
00:29:35.14\00:29:37.54
Greece, and that the
noble horn is the first
00:29:37.67\00:29:42.28
king, and the four
horns represent the divisions
00:29:42.38\00:29:44.71
of the kingdom of that
first king! So, that could
00:29:45.41\00:29:48.88
be understood. You
know, there was once a debate
00:29:48.98\00:29:51.65
between two individuals:
the Church Father by
00:29:51.79\00:29:54.06
the name of Tertullian
and a pagan philosopher
00:29:54.16\00:29:56.99
called Porphyry.
Porphyry said to Tertullian, he
00:29:57.06\00:30:01.60
said, "Listen,
Daniel chapter 11 could not
00:30:01.73\00:30:04.30
have been written
in the 6th century by
00:30:04.43\00:30:06.94
Daniel. It had to be
written in the intertestamental
00:30:07.07\00:30:10.71
period right before
the coming of Christ,
00:30:10.84\00:30:13.24
because the details
about the history of
00:30:13.34\00:30:15.28
Rome and Greece is
so precise that nobody
00:30:15.38\00:30:18.41
could've predicted
it beforehand. [laughs]
00:30:18.55\00:30:21.48
So, very clearly-
could the first portions of
00:30:21.55\00:30:24.99
Daniel 11 be understood?
Absolutely they could
00:30:25.12\00:30:28.06
be understood! But
there was one thing that could
00:30:28.19\00:30:30.89
not be understood, and
that is that there would
00:30:30.99\00:30:33.63
be an
investigative judgment in heaven
00:30:33.73\00:30:36.06
before the coming
of Jesus for Jesus to
00:30:36.16\00:30:39.37
examine the cases
of those who professed
00:30:39.50\00:30:41.00
His name to establish
His kingdom, the members
00:30:41.10\00:30:44.41
of His kingdom,
and then He would give
00:30:44.51\00:30:46.91
the kingdom to
His people. So, reason
00:30:46.98\00:30:51.31
#2 why the entire book
of Daniel was not sealed
00:30:51.41\00:30:53.92
is because many portions
of Daniel could be understood
00:30:54.08\00:30:57.12
before the time of the
end! The first reason is
00:30:57.22\00:30:59.62
that Daniel is in two
languages, which indicates
00:30:59.72\00:31:01.92
that the book is
divided into two parts. There's
00:31:02.02\00:31:05.06
a third reason...Ellen
White. [laughs] How
00:31:05.19\00:31:10.20
did she know that
the book that was sealed
00:31:10.27\00:31:11.83
is only a part of Daniel?
Many scholars say, "Well,
00:31:11.90\00:31:15.10
it's Daniel." No,
no, she didn't make that
00:31:15.20\00:31:16.94
mistake. Let's read
some quotations here.
00:31:17.04\00:31:19.51
They're on page
228. I'm gonna read just
00:31:20.38\00:31:23.75
a few of these statements,
because time flies by.
00:31:23.81\00:31:26.58
In the revelation,
all the books of the Bible
00:31:27.55\00:31:29.22
meet an end. Here is
the complement of the
00:31:29.32\00:31:32.29
book of Daniel. One
is a prophecy, the other
00:31:32.39\00:31:35.29
a revelation. The
book that was sealed is not
00:31:35.39\00:31:39.33
the revelation, but that
portion. What is a portion?
00:31:39.43\00:31:44.17
A part! But that portion
of the prophecy of Daniel
00:31:45.67\00:31:49.20
relating to what?
To the last days. The
00:31:49.30\00:31:53.64
angel commanded, "But
thou, O Daniel, shut up
00:31:53.78\00:31:56.24
the words and
sealed the book even to the
00:31:56.34\00:31:58.25
time of the end." So
what is it that is sealed?
00:31:58.35\00:32:01.88
A portion of the book,
having to do with what?
00:32:02.42\00:32:05.92
With the last days.
Notice the next statement.
00:32:06.39\00:32:09.79
Great Controversy,
[pg.] 355. The message of
00:32:10.39\00:32:13.46
salvation has been
preached in all ages. But this
00:32:13.56\00:32:17.23
message, she's
referring to the first angel's
00:32:17.33\00:32:19.37
message, "The hour of
His judgment is come."
00:32:19.43\00:32:21.50
But this message is a
part of the gospel which
00:32:21.64\00:32:24.84
could be proclaimed
only in the last days. Why
00:32:24.91\00:32:29.74
could the first angel's
message only be preached
00:32:29.84\00:32:32.21
in the last days?
Because before that, the hour
00:32:32.31\00:32:35.45
of His judgment had
not come. "For only then
00:32:35.52\00:32:39.89
would it be true
that the hour of judgment
00:32:39.99\00:32:41.92
had come." The
prophecies present a succession
00:32:42.02\00:32:46.23
of events. This is
Daniel 7, right? Lion,
00:32:46.36\00:32:49.63
bear, leopard, dragon,
ten horns, little horn-
00:32:49.73\00:32:53.20
that's a succession
that she's talking about. The
00:32:53.27\00:32:55.47
prophecies present
a succession of events
00:32:55.57\00:32:57.84
leading down to the
opening of the judgment.
00:32:57.97\00:33:00.01
Is that Daniel 7? Is
the opening of the judgment
00:33:00.14\00:33:02.51
the final stage? Yes.
This is especially true
00:33:02.61\00:33:07.62
of the book of
Daniel. Now here comes the
00:33:07.75\00:33:09.38
key portion. "However,
that part of his prophecy
00:33:09.45\00:33:13.46
that related to the last
days, that," what? "Part,
00:33:13.56\00:33:20.03
Daniel was bidden to
close up and seal till
00:33:20.60\00:33:23.80
the time of the end."
Is all of Daniel sealed
00:33:23.90\00:33:26.33
to the time of the end?
No! She says- she wrote,
00:33:26.43\00:33:31.04
"Not till we reach
this time could a message
00:33:31.27\00:33:34.08
concerning the
judgment be proclaimed based on
00:33:34.18\00:33:37.65
the fulfillment of
these prophecies. However, 'at
00:33:37.75\00:33:40.75
the time of the end,'
says the prophet, 'many
00:33:40.85\00:33:43.05
shall run to and
fro, and knowledge shall
00:33:43.15\00:33:46.02
be,'" what? "'increased.'"
Now, let's skip the next
00:33:46.12\00:33:49.82
quotation and go to
the one from Manuscript
00:33:49.92\00:33:51.83
Releases. This is very
interesting. "The unsealing
00:33:51.93\00:33:56.13
of the little book"-
what is the little book?
00:33:56.23\00:33:58.33
The book that was
what? Sealed until the time
00:33:58.90\00:34:01.00
of the end. The
unsealing of the little book was
00:34:01.10\00:34:04.77
the message in
relation to time. Which time?
00:34:04.87\00:34:09.44
The 2,300-day
prophecy. So what is the part
00:34:10.25\00:34:13.42
that is sealed?
That which has to do with
00:34:13.48\00:34:16.55
the 2,300-day
prophecy! So she explicitly says
00:34:17.32\00:34:21.06
the unsealing of
the little book was the
00:34:21.16\00:34:22.96
message in relation
to time. Now, let's read
00:34:23.06\00:34:27.63
the last statement.
I hate to pass it up.
00:34:27.70\00:34:30.00
Time flies by so
fast, but this is just a
00:34:30.10\00:34:34.17
powerful statement.
"Honored by man with
00:34:34.24\00:34:36.27
the responsibilities
of state and with the
00:34:36.34\00:34:38.87
secrets of kingdoms,
bearing universal sway,
00:34:38.97\00:34:41.44
Daniel was honored
by God as His ambassador
00:34:41.88\00:34:44.58
and was given many
revelations of the mysteries
00:34:45.15\00:34:47.12
of ages to come.
His wonderful prophecies
00:34:47.22\00:34:50.45
as recorded by him in
chapters 7 to 12 of the
00:34:50.52\00:34:54.12
book bearing his name
were not fully understood,
00:34:54.26\00:34:58.09
even by the
prophet himself. But before
00:34:58.23\00:35:01.80
his life labors closed,
he was given the blessed
00:35:01.93\00:35:05.33
assurance that at the
end of the days in the
00:35:05.40\00:35:08.70
closing period of this
world's history, he would
00:35:08.80\00:35:11.57
again be permitted
to stand in his lot and
00:35:11.67\00:35:14.01
place." By the way,
this is not in person,
00:35:14.08\00:35:15.94
but through the unsealing
of the book that he wrote.
00:35:16.01\00:35:19.51
"It was not given him
to understand all that
00:35:20.22\00:35:22.88
God had revealed
of the divine purpose.
00:35:22.98\00:35:24.95
'Shut up the words
and seal the book,' he was
00:35:25.89\00:35:28.42
directed, concerning
his prophetic writings.
00:35:28.49\00:35:30.86
These were to be
sealed, even to the time of the
00:35:30.93\00:35:33.29
end. 'Go thy way, Daniel,'
the angel once more directed
00:35:33.40\00:35:37.37
the faithful messenger
of Jehovah, 'for the words
00:35:37.43\00:35:39.90
are closed up and sealed
till the time of the end.
00:35:39.97\00:35:42.90
Go thou thy way
till the end be, for thou
00:35:43.41\00:35:46.37
shalt rest and stand
in thy lot at the end
00:35:46.47\00:35:49.71
of the days.'" So
what is the aspect that was
00:35:50.38\00:35:53.01
not understood, particularly
by Daniel? It was the
00:35:53.11\00:35:57.52
event that had to do
with time - the prophecy
00:35:57.59\00:36:01.02
of the 2,300 days.
So, are you understanding
00:36:01.12\00:36:04.79
Reason #3? Now
let's go to Reason #4. The
00:36:04.89\00:36:09.00
internal evidence
of Daniel 8-12 proves
00:36:09.10\00:36:14.24
beyond any doubt that
these chapters compose
00:36:15.07\00:36:18.47
the little book
sealed until the time of the
00:36:18.97\00:36:21.01
end. In other
words, when you examine the
00:36:21.14\00:36:22.91
chapters themselves,
you discover this. These
00:36:22.98\00:36:26.38
chapters have a
central theme that bonds them
00:36:26.48\00:36:30.12
together. The 2,300
days and the beginning
00:36:30.22\00:36:34.12
date for the heavenly
investigative judgment.
00:36:34.22\00:36:36.46
That's a central
theme of Daniel 8-12. Let us
00:36:36.52\00:36:40.26
consider the
content of these chapters
00:36:40.36\00:36:42.13
one-by-one to see how
they relate to the 2,300
00:36:42.23\00:36:46.47
days and the heavenly
judgment. So, we'll go
00:36:46.53\00:36:49.17
quickly. Daniel 8. You
should have this memorized!
00:36:49.24\00:36:52.87
Because it was the
Sabbath school lesson
00:36:52.97\00:36:54.54
last Sabbath. [laughter]
The vision in this chapter
00:36:54.61\00:36:57.81
describes the
historical chain of events that
00:36:57.91\00:37:01.18
precede the
beginning of the investigative
00:37:01.32\00:37:03.39
judgment. What do we
have first in Daniel 8?
00:37:03.49\00:37:06.29
A ram with two horns.
What does that represent?
00:37:06.72\00:37:09.06
Medo-Persia. Then
you have a he-goat. What
00:37:09.52\00:37:12.26
kingdom? Greece. Then
you have a notable horn
00:37:12.36\00:37:15.06
on the head of the
he-goat. What is that?
00:37:15.16\00:37:17.07
It is the first
king, Alexander the Great.
00:37:18.03\00:37:20.90
Then four horns come
out of the head of the
00:37:21.34\00:37:23.61
scapegoat after the
great horn is broken.
00:37:23.67\00:37:25.74
That is the four divisions
of what? Of the Grecian
00:37:26.14\00:37:28.88
Empire. Then you have
a little horn that first
00:37:28.98\00:37:31.85
extends how? Geographically,
horizontally, and then morphs
00:37:31.98\00:37:37.85
into a system that
challenges the God of
00:37:37.95\00:37:41.59
heaven, tramples the
saints, and messes with
00:37:41.69\00:37:45.09
the sanctuary. And
then, when Daniel 8 ends,
00:37:45.16\00:37:50.33
the vision itself
ends with two heavenly
00:37:50.40\00:37:53.13
messengers speaking.
One heavenly messenger
00:37:53.27\00:37:56.27
asks, "Until when
will this vision be?" The
00:37:56.37\00:38:00.18
totality of the
vision. And what is the answer
00:38:00.28\00:38:03.38
of the other? Until
2,300 days, the sanctuary
00:38:03.48\00:38:10.02
shall be what?
Shall be cleansed. Now, I
00:38:10.09\00:38:14.79
want you to notice
something very important
00:38:14.86\00:38:16.49
here. The vision
covers what? The question is,
00:38:16.59\00:38:22.20
until when is the
vision? The vision covers from
00:38:22.30\00:38:25.57
Medo-Persia to what?
To the cleansing of the
00:38:25.70\00:38:29.00
sanctuary, right? Now
remember that, because
00:38:29.10\00:38:32.67
we're gonna come
back to that. The vision-
00:38:32.74\00:38:34.78
"Until when, the vision".
It's the same word 'vision'
00:38:34.84\00:38:37.01
that is used early in
the chapter to describe
00:38:37.08\00:38:39.45
Medo-Persia, Greece,
the first king, the four
00:38:40.25\00:38:42.32
kings, the little
horn geographically, and
00:38:42.42\00:38:45.12
the little horn
vertically. So, this covers the
00:38:45.19\00:38:48.62
entire vision that
has been given in Daniel
00:38:48.69\00:38:53.03
chapter 8. And then,
the interesting thing
00:38:53.09\00:38:56.46
is that Gabriel comes,
and he tries to explain
00:38:56.53\00:39:02.00
to Daniel,
particularly the time element of
00:39:02.10\00:39:07.01
this prophecy. And
what happens with Daniel?
00:39:07.11\00:39:10.45
He just can't get
e- the chapter ends by
00:39:12.61\00:39:15.28
saying, "I didn't
understand." But do
00:39:15.38\00:39:17.19
you know what he
didn't understand? There's two
00:39:17.25\00:39:18.79
words for 'vision' in
Daniel 8. Unless you're
00:39:18.85\00:39:22.69
able to go to the
Hebrew, you would never know it.
00:39:22.79\00:39:25.63
The first is the word
'châzôn', which describes
00:39:27.10\00:39:33.27
the entire vision
from Medo-Persia all the
00:39:33.37\00:39:36.50
way till the
cleansing of the sanctuary. The
00:39:36.60\00:39:39.47
second word is
'mar'é', and the word 'mar'é'
00:39:39.61\00:39:43.01
applies only to
the 2,300 days of the
00:39:43.14\00:39:47.32
vision. It's specialized
in that particular point.
00:39:47.42\00:39:51.22
And at the end of
Daniel 8, Daniel doesn't say,
00:39:51.69\00:39:54.56
"I didn't
understand the châzôn." Daniel
00:39:54.66\00:39:57.66
says, "I did not understand
the mar'é!" "I did not
00:39:57.76\00:40:01.20
understand the 2,300
days." So, in Daniel 8,
00:40:01.30\00:40:05.80
Daniel gets sick,
and Gabriel was not able
00:40:05.90\00:40:08.97
to finish the
explanation. Did Gabriel give an
00:40:09.10\00:40:14.18
explanation of when the
2,300 days begin in Daniel
00:40:14.28\00:40:17.91
8? No. Did he
explain when they end? No!
00:40:18.01\00:40:21.42
He just said 2,300 days.
So now, Daniel is confused,
00:40:21.52\00:40:26.05
because God had said
that Israel was gonna
00:40:26.12\00:40:28.16
be captive for 70
years, then they would go back
00:40:28.26\00:40:30.39
and they re-established
their temple, and they
00:40:30.49\00:40:32.96
would build the
walls, they would establish
00:40:33.06\00:40:35.06
their religion. And
now, he says, "2,300
00:40:35.16\00:40:38.00
years", [laughs]
that means, then, that
00:40:39.20\00:40:41.57
probably, we're so
sinful that God has decided
00:40:41.64\00:40:44.31
that He's gonna extend
the period from 70 years
00:40:45.01\00:40:47.84
to 2,300 years. So,
in Daniel chapter 9, the
00:40:47.91\00:40:52.41
very next chapter,
the chapter begins, and
00:40:52.51\00:40:55.32
Daniel is studying
the prophecy of the 70
00:40:55.42\00:40:57.15
years. Why is he
studying the prophecy of the 70
00:40:57.29\00:41:00.86
years? Well, because
he can't make sense of
00:41:00.96\00:41:04.19
70 years verses 2,300
years. And then, after
00:41:04.26\00:41:09.20
he- it says that he's
studying the 70 years,
00:41:09.30\00:41:11.83
then the text tells
us that Daniel begins the
00:41:12.27\00:41:15.80
prayer. We've sinned.
We're wicked. We deserve
00:41:15.90\00:41:20.54
exactly what we got.
We broke the covenant.
00:41:20.68\00:41:22.91
But then when he gets
to verse 19 in chapter
00:41:23.71\00:41:29.55
9, he says, "Don't delay."
That's an important word.
00:41:29.62\00:41:35.19
He's saying to God,
"Don't delay." Don't
00:41:36.49\00:41:38.09
delay what? "Don't delay
in fulfilling Your prophecy
00:41:38.19\00:41:41.70
of 70 years of captivity!"
And then, Gabriel comes
00:41:42.66\00:41:46.60
back at the end of Daniel's
prayer, and what does he
00:41:46.70\00:41:50.61
give Daniel? An explanation
of what? The 70 weeks,
00:41:50.71\00:41:56.08
from the going forth
of the command to restore
00:41:57.05\00:42:00.02
and build Jerusalem.
Basically-I'm gonna summarize-
00:42:00.12\00:42:03.72
there's gonna be a
period of what? 70 weeks,
00:42:03.82\00:42:06.32
allotted for the
Jewish nation, which is 490
00:42:06.42\00:42:11.13
years. The 490 years
are the first part of
00:42:11.26\00:42:16.00
which prophecy? The
first part of the prophecy
00:42:16.13\00:42:20.04
of the 2,300 days.
And it gives us the what?
00:42:20.14\00:42:23.51
The starting point.
So is Daniel 9 related to
00:42:24.24\00:42:28.71
the 2,300 days? [Yes.]
Yes! Gives us a starting
00:42:28.84\00:42:32.11
point. Does it also
give us the ending point?
00:42:32.21\00:42:36.02
Course. If you
know the starting point
00:42:36.12\00:42:37.49
and you know it's
2,300 years, you're gonna
00:42:37.99\00:42:40.62
know when it ends!
So, the 70 weeks are the
00:42:40.72\00:42:43.89
first part. It
gives us a starting point
00:42:44.03\00:42:45.56
for the prophecy
that was given in Daniel
00:42:46.83\00:42:49.40
chapter 8. Are you with
me so far? Then, in Daniel
00:42:50.27\00:42:54.50
chapter 10, we have an
interesting battle. That's
00:42:54.60\00:42:57.11
the lesson for
this week. By the way,
00:42:57.21\00:43:00.24
it is a very
important chapter. Have you ever
00:43:00.38\00:43:05.25
a sermon in Daniel
10? [laughs] It's not one
00:43:05.31\00:43:09.58
of the chapters that we
study, but it is crucially
00:43:09.72\00:43:12.92
important. There's an
entire chapter in these
00:43:13.05\00:43:15.82
study notes on
Daniel chapter 10, which you
00:43:15.89\00:43:18.19
need to take a look
at. But now, I can only
00:43:18.29\00:43:20.10
give you a synthesis
of how it's related to
00:43:20.20\00:43:23.57
the 2,300 days. Now
let me ask you: In order
00:43:23.70\00:43:26.13
for the 2,300-day
prophecy to be fulfilled, was it
00:43:26.27\00:43:29.20
necessary for
Israel to go back to their
00:43:29.30\00:43:31.34
land to rebuild
the temple? Of course!
00:43:31.41\00:43:35.78
But in order for
them to go back to their
00:43:36.64\00:43:38.45
land to rebuild the
temple, the Medo-Persian
00:43:38.51\00:43:42.58
king needed to give
a what? A decree. So,
00:43:42.65\00:43:49.26
there are two individuals
struggling with Cyrus.
00:43:50.13\00:43:53.96
One is called the
Prince of Persia, and the other
00:43:55.93\00:43:58.10
one is called
Michael. Actually, it's Gabriel
00:43:58.23\00:44:01.74
first, and then
Michael. And they're struggling.
00:44:01.80\00:44:05.41
What are they struggling
about? They're struggling
00:44:05.47\00:44:08.54
with the mind of
Cyrus for Cyrus to give the
00:44:08.64\00:44:11.61
decree for God's people
to go back and to rebuild
00:44:11.68\00:44:14.75
the temple, and ? decrees will
00:44:14.82\00:44:17.95
give them permission,
also, to establish the
00:44:18.05\00:44:19.89
theocracy so that
the prophecy of the 70
00:44:19.99\00:44:24.16
weeks can begin on
time. You think Satan was
00:44:24.26\00:44:29.86
able to interpret
the prophecy of the 70
00:44:29.96\00:44:32.17
weeks and the 2,300
days? Why do you suppose the
00:44:32.23\00:44:35.30
devil rose up so
many counterfeit movements
00:44:35.40\00:44:38.67
around 1844? Marxism!
Evolutionism! The Bahá'í,
00:44:38.77\00:44:44.18
the Jehovah's Witnesses,
the Mormons, spiritualism...
00:44:44.28\00:44:47.62
You name it! One
after another...because the
00:44:49.05\00:44:53.02
devil knew that
God was gonna raise up
00:44:53.09\00:44:54.66
a true movement,
and he wanted to confuse
00:44:54.76\00:44:56.73
the minds of
people. Are you following me
00:44:56.83\00:44:59.46
or not? And so, we
find in Daniel chapter 10,
00:44:59.56\00:45:03.97
this battle. Is
Daniel 10 related, somehow,
00:45:04.07\00:45:06.87
to the 2,300 days? Of
course. The decree has
00:45:07.34\00:45:10.81
to be given so that
the 2,300 days can begin
00:45:10.91\00:45:13.78
on time. Let me
read this statement from
00:45:13.91\00:45:16.81
Ellen White. It's
in your manual here-
00:45:16.88\00:45:22.58
let me see if I can
find it. It's on page
00:45:22.68\00:45:28.22
232; it's a little
bit later on in what we're
00:45:28.86\00:45:33.29
gonna talk about. It
says, "While Satan was
00:45:33.40\00:45:35.60
striving to
influence the highest powers in
00:45:35.73\00:45:38.87
the kingdom of Medo-Persia
to show disfavor for God's
00:45:38.97\00:45:42.80
people, angels worked
in behalf of the exiles.
00:45:42.90\00:45:47.18
The controversy was
one in which all heaven
00:45:47.58\00:45:49.84
was interested.
Through the prophet Daniel, we
00:45:49.94\00:45:53.62
are given a glimpse
of this mighty struggle
00:45:53.72\00:45:55.58
between the forces of
good and the forces of
00:45:55.68\00:45:57.65
evil, for three
weeks, Gabriel wrestled with
00:45:57.75\00:46:01.49
the powers of
darkness, seeking to counteract
00:46:01.66\00:46:05.16
the influences at
work on the mind of whom?
00:46:05.26\00:46:08.80
On Cyrus! Do you know
that there was opposition
00:46:09.36\00:46:12.80
when they were
gonna rebuild the temple?
00:46:13.30\00:46:14.77
Opposition from that
point, all the way down
00:46:14.84\00:46:17.77
to the building of
the wall! Why? Because
00:46:17.84\00:46:21.24
Satan knew that
everything had to be restored in
00:46:21.34\00:46:25.15
order for the 70
weeks to begin and the 2,300
00:46:25.25\00:46:28.62
days to be fulfilled.
So, was Gabriel successful
00:46:28.72\00:46:32.22
in fighting against
the prince of Persia and
00:46:32.29\00:46:35.79
his hosts? Not by
himself, because it says, "And
00:46:35.89\00:46:40.33
before the contest
closed, Christ Himself came to
00:46:40.43\00:46:44.50
Gabriel's aid." Did
Cyrus give the decree? Yes,
00:46:44.60\00:46:49.24
which would
ultimately lead to the decree of
00:46:49.34\00:46:51.74
the 2,300 days.
How important is Daniel
00:46:51.81\00:46:55.08
chapter 10? It's crucially
important! Does it have
00:46:55.18\00:46:59.15
anything to do with
the 2,300-day prophecy?
00:46:59.25\00:47:01.72
Of course it does.
Now, unfortunately, our time
00:47:02.48\00:47:06.25
has flown by. So,
I'm gonna have to go here
00:47:06.35\00:47:13.16
to Daniel 11, and
we'll have to go through
00:47:13.26\00:47:16.33
this very quickly.
We've noticed that Daniel 8
00:47:16.43\00:47:20.14
has to do- what is the
central theme of Daniel 8?
00:47:20.24\00:47:22.50
The 2,300 days.
What is the central theme
00:47:23.30\00:47:25.31
of Daniel 9? The beginning
date for the 2,300 days.
00:47:25.44\00:47:28.48
What's the central
theme of Daniel 10?
00:47:29.04\00:47:31.28
The struggle for
Israel to be re-established so
00:47:32.05\00:47:35.02
that the 2,300 days
can begin on time with the
00:47:35.12\00:47:37.65
70 weeks. What about
Daniel 11? Do you know
00:47:37.72\00:47:41.19
there's no new
vision in Daniel 11? There's
00:47:41.29\00:47:44.83
no new vision;
there's just an explanation.
00:47:44.93\00:47:46.90
An explanation of
what? Of Daniel 8. Are you
00:47:47.30\00:47:53.23
with me? So now, Gabriel's
gonna say, "Okay, Daniel.
00:47:53.30\00:47:56.17
Now I've explained
the beginning date and the
00:47:57.21\00:47:59.47
struggle so that the
decree could be given.
00:47:59.57\00:48:01.41
Now, I'm gonna
take you back to where I
00:48:01.54\00:48:03.18
started Daniel 8,
and we're gonna go in the
00:48:03.24\00:48:06.01
course of history; but
instead of ending in 1844,
00:48:06.11\00:48:08.88
I'm gonna take you
all the way to the close
00:48:08.98\00:48:10.69
of probation and
the setting-up of the
00:48:10.75\00:48:12.25
everlasting
kingdom." And so, let's notice
00:48:12.35\00:48:15.22
this - are you following
me? It's amazing! Let's go
00:48:15.29\00:48:19.93
to page 232. In chapter
11, Gabriel will complete
00:48:20.00\00:48:23.53
the explanation that
he suspended in Daniel 8.
00:48:24.23\00:48:27.34
It is important to
underline that there
00:48:28.24\00:48:29.87
is no new vision in this
chapter, only an explanation.
00:48:29.97\00:48:33.88
What would it be an
explanation of? Well,
00:48:34.31\00:48:37.58
it's Daniel 8;
it's gonna become very
00:48:37.68\00:48:39.01
clear. This
indicates that Daniel 11 is the
00:48:39.05\00:48:42.18
explanation of the
vision of Daniel 8,
00:48:42.28\00:48:44.42
because there is no
other vision between
00:48:44.95\00:48:47.36
chapter 8 and chapter
11. Gabriel will begin
00:48:47.46\00:48:50.56
the explanation of
the vision of Daniel 8 at
00:48:50.63\00:48:52.76
the same starting
point. And if you read Daniel
00:48:52.86\00:48:55.90
11, what kingdom
does Daniel 11 begin with?
00:48:55.96\00:48:58.90
Persia! What kingdom
does it continue with?
00:48:59.73\00:49:04.14
They're given by name-
Greece! Does it mention
00:49:04.74\00:49:09.14
the first king in Daniel
11? [Yes.] That's a notable
00:49:09.24\00:49:12.71
horn! Does it then
mention the four divisions
00:49:12.78\00:49:15.78
of Alexander's
kingdom? Is he starting where
00:49:15.92\00:49:19.19
he started Daniel 8?
Absolutely! Then, the
00:49:19.29\00:49:23.36
chapter describes the
dominion of pagan Rome
00:49:23.49\00:49:25.86
through verse 30.
Then, it describes from verse
00:49:27.20\00:49:31.07
31 through verse 39
papal Rome. Then when
00:49:31.17\00:49:39.27
you get to Daniel
11 verse 40, you have a
00:49:39.37\00:49:42.48
mention of the
deadly wound. Remember we
00:49:42.58\00:49:45.85
looked at the King of
the South, which represents
00:49:45.91\00:49:48.98
France attacking
whom? The King of the North!
00:49:49.08\00:49:53.72
So, is this taking
you to 1798 and to the
00:49:53.82\00:50:00.23
French Revolution?
Absolutely! But the
00:50:00.33\00:50:03.30
vision takes us
well beyond the 1,260
00:50:03.43\00:50:06.37
years of papal oppression
to the final persecution
00:50:06.47\00:50:10.21
of God's people when
the King of the North's
00:50:10.31\00:50:12.27
wound is healed.
Have you noticed in Daniel
00:50:12.37\00:50:14.38
11, after it says
that the King of the South
00:50:14.44\00:50:16.61
attacks the King of
the North, that suddenly,
00:50:16.71\00:50:18.55
the King of the North
overwhelms everything?
00:50:18.65\00:50:21.32
So, is the deadly
wound given by the King of
00:50:22.58\00:50:26.96
the South to the King
of the North, the last
00:50:27.06\00:50:28.72
end of the story?
No, because then the King
00:50:28.82\00:50:31.39
of the North goes out
and conquers everything.
00:50:31.49\00:50:34.00
We're on page 233.
When the King of the North
00:50:35.46\00:50:38.70
goes out to destroy
and annihilate God's
00:50:38.80\00:50:41.50
people and sets up
in a strategic point to
00:50:41.60\00:50:46.24
deliver a final
death blow, what happens?
00:50:46.41\00:50:49.01
Michael stands up. Do
you know what that is?
00:50:50.35\00:50:51.88
That's the end of
the judgment that began
00:50:52.61\00:50:54.52
in 1844. It's the
close of probation when Jesus
00:50:54.62\00:50:58.59
changes His garments
from His High Priestly
00:50:58.65\00:51:00.76
garments to His
garments of vengeance. So, does
00:51:00.89\00:51:04.36
Daniel 11 take us far
beyond 1844, the beginning
00:51:04.46\00:51:09.06
of the judgment? Yeah.
If Daniel hadn't gotten
00:51:09.16\00:51:11.57
sick, probably
Gabriel would've given him
00:51:11.67\00:51:13.03
everything. [chuckles]But
he got sick, so Gabriel had to
00:51:13.13\00:51:16.20
wait to explain.
So, Michael standing up
00:51:16.30\00:51:21.01
represents the
close of human probation.
00:51:21.11\00:51:23.45
You say, "How do
we know that?" Because
00:51:23.55\00:51:24.98
the same expression,
"Stand up," is used in
00:51:25.08\00:51:27.42
verses 2 and 3, and it
refers to kings beginning
00:51:27.52\00:51:30.35
to reign. And when
will Jesus begin to reign?
00:51:30.42\00:51:34.46
When His kingdom
is made up. And when
00:51:35.49\00:51:37.83
will His kingdom
be made up? When the
00:51:37.96\00:51:40.80
investigative judgment
ends. Now, we continue.
00:51:40.96\00:51:44.07
The vision of
Daniel 8 only explained the
00:51:45.10\00:51:47.50
prophetic chain from
the kingdom of Persia to the
00:51:47.60\00:51:49.67
beginning of the
judgment at the end of the 2,300
00:51:49.77\00:51:51.71
days. The explanation
of Daniel 11 begins at
00:51:51.77\00:51:57.15
the same starting
point as Daniel 8, but takes
00:51:57.25\00:52:00.98
us beyond the
beginning of the judgment at the
00:52:01.08\00:52:05.62
conclusion of the
2,300 days to the close of
00:52:05.69\00:52:08.26
the investigative
judgment when Michael
00:52:08.36\00:52:10.99
stands up. After
Michael stands up, what's gonna
00:52:11.56\00:52:15.50
happen? Daniel
12:1 says, "Michael will
00:52:15.56\00:52:20.04
stand up.
Probation will close." What's
00:52:20.10\00:52:23.94
gonna happen after
that? Ohh, it says, "God's
00:52:24.01\00:52:27.18
people will go
through," what? "Through the
00:52:27.28\00:52:30.01
worst time of
trouble in history." But at
00:52:30.05\00:52:33.52
the moment when it
appears like the King
00:52:33.58\00:52:35.52
of the North is
going to annihilate them,
00:52:35.58\00:52:37.59
what's gonna happen?
At the end of the time
00:52:38.89\00:52:41.66
of trouble, God will
what? Deliver His people
00:52:41.79\00:52:46.33
from the wrath of the
King of the North, that
00:52:46.43\00:52:48.93
is, all whose names
will retain in the book.
00:52:49.03\00:52:51.67
Let's go to Daniel 12:1.
This is really interesting.
00:52:51.77\00:52:54.70
Daniel chapter 12
and verse 1 has several
00:52:55.27\00:52:59.27
elements. Daniel 12:1.
And let's go, actually,
00:52:59.34\00:53:04.55
to verse 44. It
says here when the King
00:53:04.61\00:53:11.15
of the North is overwhelming
everything, according
00:53:11.25\00:53:13.15
to the previous
verses, "But news from the east
00:53:13.25\00:53:16.19
and the north shall
trouble him." So there's
00:53:16.29\00:53:19.79
gonna be news from the
east and the north that
00:53:19.89\00:53:21.63
is gonna trouble
the King of the North,
00:53:21.70\00:53:23.93
who has overwhelmed
everything. What comes
00:53:24.03\00:53:26.84
from the east? The angel
that seals comes from the
00:53:26.90\00:53:32.07
rising sun. And
the north is where? Up!
00:53:32.17\00:53:37.51
Revelation 18
speaks about an angel that
00:53:38.41\00:53:40.32
He sends from heaven;
the whole world is filled
00:53:40.42\00:53:42.28
with His glory. Is
that going to really alarm
00:53:42.35\00:53:46.15
the papacy?
Absolutely. And what is he gonna
00:53:47.62\00:53:50.36
do as a result?
"Therefore, he shall go out with
00:53:50.46\00:53:53.53
great fury to
destroy and annihilate many."
00:53:53.70\00:53:57.43
But when he goes
out to annihilate many,
00:53:58.83\00:54:00.94
what happens? Verse 1
of chapter 12. "At that
00:54:01.37\00:54:03.71
time, Michael shall
stand up." What does
00:54:03.81\00:54:07.81
that mean,
"Michael shall stand up"?
00:54:07.91\00:54:09.24
Probation closes.
Is that the end of the
00:54:09.94\00:54:13.11
story? No. It
says, "The great prince
00:54:13.25\00:54:16.79
who stands watch over
the sons of your people,"
00:54:16.89\00:54:19.32
and then what comes?
"There shall be a time
00:54:19.75\00:54:24.09
of trouble, such as
never was since there was a
00:54:24.19\00:54:27.26
nation." So is there
a period after the close
00:54:27.40\00:54:30.70
of probation before
Jesus comes to give the kingdom
00:54:30.80\00:54:34.00
to His people? Yes.
And it says, "At that
00:54:34.10\00:54:38.37
time, your people
shall be," what? "Delivered."
00:54:38.47\00:54:44.35
And here's an important
detail. "Everyone who is
00:54:45.28\00:54:47.28
found written in
the book." How is that
00:54:47.42\00:54:52.15
determined who will
be written in the book?
00:54:52.25\00:54:54.06
[chuckles] What
determined who would be written
00:54:55.32\00:54:59.06
in the book? The investigative
judgment. People say,
00:54:59.19\00:55:03.90
"Well, the investigative
judgment, that was Ellen
00:55:04.00\00:55:05.33
White's invention."
Was not Ellen White's
00:55:05.40\00:55:08.30
invention; it's
all over the Bible. But
00:55:08.40\00:55:11.77
notice that not
only does Gabriel take
00:55:11.91\00:55:15.58
Daniel to the close
of- the wrath of the
00:55:15.68\00:55:17.65
King of the North
of the papacy, setting
00:55:17.75\00:55:21.22
up in a strategic place
to deliver a death blow.
00:55:21.32\00:55:24.02
The loud cry of the
fourth angel, and the
00:55:24.69\00:55:27.49
sealing, and the
close of probation, and the
00:55:27.59\00:55:32.69
time of trouble,
and the deliverance of
00:55:32.79\00:55:35.80
God's people-it
goes even beyond-and many
00:55:35.90\00:55:39.23
of those who sleep
in the dust of the earth
00:55:39.33\00:55:41.20
shall awake. This is
what it's called: The
00:55:41.30\00:55:43.37
Special Resurrection.
Don't have time to get
00:55:43.47\00:55:46.07
into that. "And many
of those who sleep in the
00:55:46.17\00:55:49.74
dust of the earth shall
awake, some to everlasting
00:55:49.84\00:55:52.91
life, and some to shame
and everlasting contempt."
00:55:53.05\00:55:56.15
Those who pierced Jesus
were resurrected in that
00:55:56.25\00:55:58.79
special
resurrection, and those who died
00:55:58.89\00:56:01.39
of the faith of the
third angel's message
00:56:01.52\00:56:03.46
will resurrect during
that period. It doesn't
00:56:04.33\00:56:07.36
end there, though; it
ends with the everlasting
00:56:07.43\00:56:09.76
kingdom. It says,
"Those who are wise shall shine
00:56:09.86\00:56:14.70
like the brightness of
the firmament and those
00:56:16.17\00:56:18.97
who turn many to
righteousness, like
00:56:19.04\00:56:23.11
the stars forever and
ever." Are you following
00:56:23.21\00:56:30.35
me? Now, there's a
fifth reason: The internal
00:56:30.42\00:56:34.72
evidence shows us
that, really, Daniel 8-12 has
00:56:34.79\00:56:39.16
a central theme,
right? We notice chapter 8,
00:56:39.23\00:56:42.13
9, 10, 11, and
through 12 and verse 3! Now,
00:56:42.23\00:56:47.70
let me ask you
this: If Daniel 12:4 says
00:56:47.80\00:56:51.54
that the book is
sealed until the time of the
00:56:51.61\00:56:53.78
end, would you expect
there to be some place
00:56:53.88\00:56:57.81
in the Bible where
it talks about that book
00:56:58.38\00:57:01.28
being opened?
[chuckles] And that the book has
00:57:01.38\00:57:06.86
to do with the
judgment? And the judgment hour
00:57:06.96\00:57:10.93
message is gonna
cause a disappointment? But
00:57:11.06\00:57:14.40
after that, it has to
be preached that the temple
00:57:14.53\00:57:17.43
has to be
measured- hello!? [laughter]
00:57:17.50\00:57:20.54
Would you expect
another place in the Bible to
00:57:21.30\00:57:23.51
describe the moment
when the book opens? Do we
00:57:23.61\00:57:27.71
have such a passage in
Scripture? Where is it?
00:57:27.81\00:57:30.68
In Revelation
chapter 10. Powerful angel
00:57:31.68\00:57:34.92
descends from
heaven with an open book in
00:57:35.02\00:57:37.62
his hand, and the
entire chapter has to do with
00:57:37.72\00:57:43.39
the judgment. And
so, tomorrow in our first
00:57:43.66\00:57:48.60
session, we will study
about the opening of the
00:57:48.66\00:57:52.43
little book that was
sealed. So as I always
00:57:52.57\00:57:55.90
say, don't miss the
next exciting episode!
00:57:55.97\00:57:59.01