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Doug Batchelor: Hello, friends.
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I wanna welcome you to our
"Sabbath School Study Hour,"
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and we're so glad that you
can join us today for our study.
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We're continuing in
this great quarterly dealing
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with the Prophet
Daniel, the book of Daniel.
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And in just a few moments,
Pastor Ross is gonna be bringing
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us lesson number eight that
talks about "From Stormy Sea
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to the Clouds of Heaven."
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And we've really been
enjoying these lessons on Daniel
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and the prophecies.
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And I also want to remind
our friends that we have a free
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Well, we're in for a very
exciting and informative lesson
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today, but before we go to
the study of God's Word, I'd
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like to invite out our singers.
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We've got a special group called
One Accord that's gonna praise
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the Lord with us
today and bring some music.
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And they're a singing
group from Weimar and we'd
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like to invite
them out at this time.
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¤ Like the woman at the well, ¤
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¤ I was seeking for
things that could not satisfy. ¤
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¤ And then I heard
my Savior speaking, ¤
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¤ "Draw from my well
that never shall run dry." ¤
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¤ There are millions in
this world who are craving ¤
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¤ the pleasures
earthly things afford. ¤
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¤ But none can match
the wondrous treasure that ¤
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¤ I find in
Jesus Christ my Lord. ¤
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¤ Fill my cup, Lord. ¤
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¤ I lift it up, Lord. ¤
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¤ Come and quench this
thirsting of my soul. ¤
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¤ Bread of heaven, feed
me 'til I want no more. ¤
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¤ Fill my cup. ¤
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¤ Fill it up
and make me whole. ¤
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¤ So my children, if the
things this world gave you ¤
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¤ leave hungers
that won't pass away, ¤
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¤ my blessed Lord
will come and save you ¤
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¤ if you kneel to
him and humbly pray. ¤
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¤ Fill my cup, Lord. ¤
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¤ I lift it up, Lord. ¤
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¤ Come and quench this
thirsting of my soul. ¤
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¤ Bread of heaven, feed
me 'til I want no more. ¤
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¤ Fill my cup. ¤
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¤ Fill it up
and make me whole. ¤
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¤ Bread of heaven, feed
me 'til I want no more. ¤
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¤ Fill my cup. ¤
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¤ Fill it up and make me ¤
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¤ whole. ¤
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¤ Fill my cup
and make me whole ¤¤
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Doug Batchelor:
That was beautiful.
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And that's our prayer today,
that we will have our cups full
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the Word of God as we study
this important prophecy, amen?
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Let's have a word of prayer.
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Father in heaven, we are
thankful for the promise that if
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we come and we seek in humility
for the Spirit to guide us that
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you will answer that prayer.
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Lord, we believe you've given
us these prophecies because you
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want them to be understood
and revealed, and we pray right
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now that our minds would be
quickened by the Spirit and that
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we'll understand the things
that are especially pertinent
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for today.
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Be with Pastor
Ross as he teaches.
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We pray all this
in Jesus's name, amen.
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And as you've heard in my
prayer, Pastor Jean Ross is our
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teacher for today's lesson.
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Jean Ross:
Thank you Pastor Doug.
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We thought we'd mix it
up for you a little bit this
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morning, have Pastor Doug do
the intro and I'll be teaching
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the lesson.
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One of our favorite
books is the book of Daniel.
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Also I in particular
like the book of Revelation,
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but they're prophetic books
and they have very important
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information for us, especially
for this time of earth's
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history.
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So our study today, as mentioned
in the introduction, is Daniel
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chapter 7 is gonna be our
key passage of study, and it's
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entitled, "From Stormy
Sea to the Clouds of heaven."
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And we have a memory verse.
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You probably see it right there
in your lesson quarterly if you
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have one.
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It's Daniel chapter 7, verse 27.
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And as our tradition here,
we're going to try and read this
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together.
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Daniel chapter 7,
looking at verse 27.
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It says, "Then the kingdom
and dominion and greatness
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of the kingdoms under the
whole heaven shall be given
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to the people, the
saints of the most high.
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His kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom and a dominion that
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shall serve and obey him."
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So we find our memory text
coming to us near the end of our
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study today in the
chapter, chapter 7.
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It's near the end.
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It's verse 27.
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There's a total of 28
verses that we find in Daniel
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chapter 7.
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Now, the chapter is divided
up roughly into three different
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topics or areas.
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The first, from verse 1
through 8 is a vision of four
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beasts that come up
from the sea, as well as
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the little horn power, and we'll
get to that in a few minutes.
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And then from verse 9
through to verse 14, we have
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a passage talkin'
about the ancient of days
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and one likened to the
Son of Man, and we'll talk
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about that.
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That's verse 9 through 14.
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And then we have an
interpretation of this vision
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which begins in verse 15
and goes through to the end
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of the chapter,
which is verse 28.
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So roughly three
parts to chapter 7.
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The first is the vision itself,
and then there is a little
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interlude about a event taking
place in heaven, and then we
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have the interpretation
of the various images that we
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find in this chapter.
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So with that, let's begin.
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We'll go straight to
the Scriptures and we'll
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start with four
great beasts and ten horns.
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This will cover Sunday's lesson
and a little bit on Monday
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as well.
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And you find this in
Daniel chapter 7, verse 1.
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So if you have your Bibles, you
can turn to that and we're going
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to just spend some time
reading through these various
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verses here.
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Daniel chapter 7, and
beginning then in verse 1.
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It says, "In the first year
of Belshazzar King of Babylon."
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Now, right away we can realize
that the book of Daniel is not
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written in a strict
chronological order because
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in the previous chapter you read
about Daniel in the lion's den,
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and even before that you read
about Belshazzar and the fall
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of Babylon.
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So chapter 7 took place prior
to actually the fall of Babylon,
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because it says
Belshazzar is still the king.
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So you have the story part
of Daniel clustered together
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and then you have
more of the prophetic part
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or the visions
clustered from verse 7 onwards.
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So we're actually jumping
back a little bit in time if you
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follow the chronology
that we have in the book.
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"In the first year of Belshazzar
King of Babylon," it says,
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"Daniel had a dream and visions
of his head while on his bed.
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Then he wrote down the
dream, telling the main facts."
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And verse 2 says, "Daniel spoke
saying, 'I saw in my vision
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by night, and behold, the four
winds of heaven were striving
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upon the Great Sea.'"
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How many winds?
Four winds of heaven.
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Now, what are these
four winds of heaven?
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When you to talk
about the number four
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in the Bible, it often has
reference to the four points
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of the compass:
north, south, east, and west.
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You'll remember in Revelation
chapter 7, we read about four
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angels standing on the four
corners of the earth, holding
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the four winds of the
earth that they should not blow
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upon the earth.
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So wind in Bible prophecy
represents turmoil or conflict.
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And notice it says this
took place on what's called
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the Great Sea.
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Now, back in Bible times,
when Bible writers were talking
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about the Great Sea, what
was the Great Sea that they were
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aware of at that time?
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Most of the scriptural
writings we'll find centered
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around Mediterranean of
course, mostly in Israel.
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To them the Great Sea was really
the Mediterranean Sea 'cause
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that's kind of where the
nations would arise and fall.
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And so seas in Bible prophecy,
according to Revelation chapter
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17, represents multitudes,
and nations, and kindreds,
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and tongues.
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So we know that when it talks
about wind blowing upon the sea,
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it represents
conflict or turmoil.
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And as a result, we have
four great beasts that arise
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from the sea.
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And this is verse 3.
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It says, "Four great beasts came
up from the sea, each different
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from the other."
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Now as mentioned in
the introduction, we have
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the vision itself and then
we have the angel explaining
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the meaning of the vision.
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So we don't have to guess as
to the identity of these various
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beasts, these symbols
that we find in Daniel 7.
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Matter of fact, if you'll
look in verse 15, same chapter,
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Daniel chapter 7 and verse 15,
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it says, "And I, Daniel, was
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grieved in my spirit, then my
body, and the visions of my head
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troubled me."
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Verse 16 says, "I came
near to one of those who stood
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by and I asked him the
truth of all these things.
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So he told me and made
known to me the interpretation
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of these things."
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So here's the angel now giving
the interpretation of this.
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Verse 17, "These great beasts
which are four are four kings
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that shall arise
out of the earth."
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No question as to the
identity of these four beasts.
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It says they are kings.
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These kings represent kingdoms.
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As you find later on in the same
chapter, it refers to the fourth
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beast as being
the fourth kingdom.
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So the king
represents the kingdom.
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These various creatures
or beasts represent kingdoms.
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Now, of course that shouldn't
be a strange idea to us today
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because even in our modern
society, we still use various
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animals to represent
various kingdoms or nations.
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For example in the United
States, when we say, "What
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animal will come to mind?"
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we think of the eagle, right, as
a symbol of the United States.
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When we say England,
what animal comes to mind?
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You think of a lion.
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When you say Canada,
what animal comes to mind?
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You think of the maple
leaf, but they do actually have
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an animal that
represents Canada.
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I didn't know this.
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Apparently it's the beaver.
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So when you think Canada,
you got to think of the beaver,
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all right?
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And so different countries have
different animals that represent
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them as a nation.
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So we have these four living
creatures or these beasts, you
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might say, animals that come
up from the sea, and they're
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quite different
one from another.
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Verse 4, this is
going back to the vision.
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Verse 4 in chapter 7 identifies
the first and it says, "The
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first was like unto a lion."
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Now it wasn't
just a regular lion.
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It says he had eagle's wings.
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What do wings
represent in Bible prophecy?
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Represents speed.
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Represents speed.
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You find out that the first
beast, the lion, has eagle's
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wings.
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But you get a little later
on in the same chapter, it talks
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about another beast
that has four wings.
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So if you think the lion was
fast, well, the leopard is even
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faster with four wings,
and you'll see the significance
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of that.
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Verse 4 says, "The first was
like a lion and it had eagle's
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wings, and I watched
'til the wings were plucked
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off and it was lifted up
from the earth, made to stand
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on two feet like a man,
and a man's heart was given
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to it."
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Now, who does this
first beast represent?
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Represents the
kingdom of Babylon.
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It's interesting to note
that even in the archaeological
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diggings of ancient Babylon, one
of the pictures that were there
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made of tile in the walls
of the ancient city was a lion
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with wings.
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So when Daniel spoke
about a lion with wings even
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to those who were there
at the time in Babylon, they
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knew who this represents.
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This represents
the kingdom of Babylon.
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So the lion with
wings represents the kingdom
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of Babylon.
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But something happens.
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Verse 5 says, "And
suddenly another beast, a second
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like a bear, it was raised
up on the one side and three
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ribs were in its
mouth between its teeth.
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And it said, 'Thus, arise.
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Devour much flesh.'"
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So what kingdom
conquered Babylon?
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Well, we know from our
study in Daniel chapter 2 that
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the kingdom that conquered
Babylon was Medo Persia.
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Now, probably it's good
to mention this right here.
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There is a pattern that we find
in Daniel, we also find this
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in the book of Revelation, where
a particular series of events
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or subject matter is presented
in one chapter, and then as we
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read further we find
the same material presented
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under different imagery
or different symbols and it's
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magnified.
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Additional details are added.
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So in the book of Daniel,
we find Daniel 2 where we have
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the image of gold,
and silver, and so on.
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Then we find those same kingdoms
represented in Daniel 7,
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but additional
information is given.
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Then we find the same symbols
or actually same kingdoms
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under different
symbols in Daniel chapter 8
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with additional
information given.
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So it's repeat and
enlarge, repeat and enlarge.
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So that's the pattern that
we see both in Daniel and also
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in the book of Revelation.
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Of course, the
two books go together.
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So if we take the book
of-- or if you look at chapter 2
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of Daniel and we compare that
with chapter 7 of Daniel, we can
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see the parallel
that's taking place here.
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So you can see Daniel chapter
2 and then you see the various
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kingdoms
represented here in Daniel 7.
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So the head of gold in Daniel
2 represents Babylon, symbolized
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here by the lion
that has two wings.
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The next kingdom
represented is Medo Persia.
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In Daniel 2 it's represented
by the chest and arms of silver.
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Here it's represented by a
bear raised up on its one side.
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Now, you might be wondering,
"Why it's the bear raised
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up on its one side?"
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In Daniel 2, the
statue has how many arms?
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Two arms, right?
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Chest and arms of
silver represents Medo Persia.
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Medo Persia was comprised
of two powers working together,
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the Medes and the Persians.
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It's interesting to note
that the Medes came up first,
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but the Persians
came to dominance.
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So you might think of maybe
the right arm, which typically
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is stronger if
you're right-handed.
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The right arm could
represent the Persians.
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The left arm may be the Medes.
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And in Daniel chapter 7,
this bear comes up from the sea.
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It says he's
raised up on the one side.
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Bible scholars have
identified that as the Persians.
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They'd grew to
dominance over the Medes.
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And matter of fact, they're
asking if we can maybe put
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the picture on the big screen.
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Those of you in the studio, it
might be easier for them to see
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and they'll work on that and get
that for us on the big screen.
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So the bear raised
up on the one side.
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Well, what does this
bear have in his mouth?
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Three ribs.
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Some people have wondered,
"Well, what do these three ribs
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represent?"
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These are the principal nations
that was conquered by Medo
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Persia as it rose to dominance,
and these were Lydia, Babylon,
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and Egypt.
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These three powers were
united in opposition to Cyrus
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and the Medes.
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So the bear here
would represent Medo Persia.
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Then we look in verse 6.
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It says, "After these there
was another likened to a leopard
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and he had on his
back four wings of a bird.
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The beast also had four heads
and dominion was given unto it."
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So the kingdom that followed
Medo Persia, as you know
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from Daniel 2, was
Greece, symbolized by the belly
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and the thighs of brass.
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And here in Daniel 7,
it's a leopard with four wings.
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Now, a leopard is a fast animal,
but a leopard with four wings is
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a very fast animal.
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And so that
symbolizes the kingdom of Greece
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under the leadership
of Alexander the Great.
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It grew very rapidly, but
just in his early 30s, Alexander
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the Great died and his kingdom
was divided up amongst these
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four generals.
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Notice that this
leopard has four heads.
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The four heads on the leopard
represent the four generals
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or the four divisions
of the Grecian Empire.
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The four generals:
Cassander, Lysimachus, Seleucus,
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and Ptolemy.
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So they divided up the territory
of Greece, and that's what that
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leopard would represent.
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Then number seven, verse 7,
it says, "And I saw in the night
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visions, and behold, a fourth
beast, dreadful and terrible,
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exceedingly strong."
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Now the other beasts
are an animal that we could
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recognize, the lion,
the bear, the leopard.
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But when it comes to the
fourth beast, there isn't really
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an animal that Daniel
can liken this beast to.
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It's almost a dragon kind
of beast, because notice it
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says, "It has great iron teeth."
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Interesting.
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"It devours.
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It breaks in pieces.
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It's trampling the
residue with its feet."
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This is verse 7.
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"It was different from the
other beasts that were before it
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and it had ten horns."
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So here you're almost thinkin'
of a dragon, like maybe even
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a dinosaur kind of beast, right?
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Something different, something
that was unknown at least
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to the people then.
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Some of the characteristics
that's listed of this fourth
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beast is that it
says it has iron teeth.
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Well, if you compare that
to Daniel 2, what were the legs
00:19:00.80\00:19:04.57
of the image in
Daniel 2 made out of?
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Made out of iron.
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And what did the legs represent?
00:19:08.48\00:19:09.81
The iron monarchy of Rome.
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And then following the legs
of iron, incidentally, let me
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just add, how many arms
does the image have in Daniel 2?
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Two arms.
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How many legs
does the image have?
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Two.
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Isn't it interesting that
Rome is made up of two parts?
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You've got Pagan Rome, and
as we'll see in a few moments,
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you've got papal Rome.
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Pagan Rome came up first,
kinda like the Medes arose first
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but the Persians
grew to dominance.
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So you have Pagan Rome that
came first, but papal Rome grew
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to dominance and ruled
much longer then Pagan Rome.
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So you see some parallels here
in Daniel chapter 2 with what's
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been described
in Daniel chapter 7.
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So you have these seven-- or
you have these ten horns on this
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fourth beast, representing
the ten toes of Daniel chapter
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2, and then it talks
about a little horn that arises.
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So the fourth beast very clearly
is a description of Rome.
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Now, verse 8 is where it gets
interesting, kind of focusing
00:20:05.20\00:20:08.24
now on these horns,
these ten horns on the beast.
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It says, "I was considering
the horns," Daniel 7, verse 8,
00:20:11.47\00:20:14.58
"and there was another horn,
a little one coming up amongst
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them before whom three of
the first horns were plucked
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up by the roots.
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And there was-- in this
horn there were eyes as the eyes
00:20:23.12\00:20:26.42
of a man and a mouth
speaking pompous words."
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So Daniel's attention is now
directed to the horns on this
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beast.
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He sees ten horns, but as he's
looking, suddenly sees three
00:20:34.96\00:20:38.73
of the horns kind of
being pushed up and uprooted,
00:20:38.77\00:20:42.20
and another little
horn seems to grow.
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And as he looks at the horn, he
says, "This is a different kind
00:20:45.91\00:20:48.31
of horn.
00:20:48.34\00:20:49.64
There are eyes as the
eyes of a man in the horn.
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And this horn is
speaking pompous words."
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Now you can imagine Daniel
is looking at this and he's
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wondering, "What on
earth does this mean?"
00:20:57.69\00:20:59.85
Well, I think Daniel has a
fairly good idea as to what
00:20:59.89\00:21:02.52
the beasts might mean,
especially the line with eagle's
00:21:02.56\00:21:05.93
wings.
00:21:05.96\00:21:07.23
He knows that's a symbol
of Babylon and these other
00:21:07.30\00:21:08.73
kingdoms that would come,
but what about this little horn
00:21:08.76\00:21:11.50
power?
00:21:11.53\00:21:12.83
It was a mystery to Daniel.
00:21:12.87\00:21:14.20
He wanted to know what is this
little horn power all about.
00:21:14.24\00:21:18.67
So now we find in verse
19-20, Daniel is particularly
00:21:18.71\00:21:23.81
interested in knowing
about this little horn.
00:21:23.85\00:21:26.55
When the angel begins to give
an explanation of the dream,
00:21:26.58\00:21:30.05
talks about the beasts that
represent four kings that shall
00:21:30.09\00:21:32.92
arise, but Daniel in particular
wanted to know about this little
00:21:32.95\00:21:36.32
horn power and
what this power did.
00:21:36.36\00:21:38.73
So in the text in Daniel chapter
7, we find ten characteristics
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that's given of
this little horn power.
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Now, we know as students
of the Bible that this little
00:21:46.74\00:21:50.04
horn power is very significant
as it relates to Bible prophesy.
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It represents the
papal power or papal role.
00:21:53.27\00:21:57.11
You've got Pagan Rome and you've
got papal Rome, and the little
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horn represents papal Rome which
played a very important role
00:22:00.48\00:22:05.22
after Christ during
the Christian era, but it
00:22:05.25\00:22:08.59
also plays a very important
role in end time events.
00:22:08.62\00:22:11.96
So that brings us all the
way up to where we are now.
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So what I'd like to just take
a few moments, we're not going
00:22:15.43\00:22:17.57
to spend too much time on this,
but we do want to look at these
00:22:17.60\00:22:20.24
ten identifying characteristics
that we find in Daniel 7 as
00:22:20.27\00:22:24.57
to this little horn power.
00:22:24.61\00:22:26.54
We need to make sure we
understand who this power is
00:22:26.57\00:22:30.15
and be able to back
it up from Scripture.
00:22:30.18\00:22:32.21
So we find ten characteristics
and I'd like to take a look
00:22:32.25\00:22:35.95
at them.
00:22:35.98\00:22:37.29
The first characteristic
is that this power arose
00:22:37.32\00:22:39.05
out of the fourth beast.
00:22:39.09\00:22:41.06
Now, we know who the
fourth beast is, right?
00:22:41.09\00:22:42.62
Who is the fourth beast?
00:22:42.66\00:22:44.23
Represents Rome, Pagan Rome.
00:22:44.26\00:22:46.83
So this little horn power
was to come out of Pagan Rome.
00:22:46.86\00:22:51.30
And when we look in history, it
says the papacy is essentially
00:22:51.33\00:22:54.07
a Roman power, both in
origin as well as in character.
00:22:54.10\00:22:58.11
It was cradled in Italy.
00:22:58.14\00:23:00.21
It's headquarters
have always been in Rome.
00:23:00.24\00:23:03.21
It inherited many of
the qualities and material
00:23:03.24\00:23:05.68
assets of Imperial
Rome, or Pagan Rome.
00:23:05.71\00:23:08.82
It bears the name "Roman
Catholic Church" to this day.
00:23:08.85\00:23:12.39
So we can see a close connection
between Pagan Rome and papal
00:23:12.42\00:23:16.42
Rome, both in territory--
the headquarters of Pagan Rome
00:23:16.46\00:23:20.76
was Rome for many years.
00:23:20.80\00:23:22.46
The headquarters of papal Rome
is Rome and even the name Rome
00:23:22.50\00:23:27.37
is there still in the church.
00:23:27.40\00:23:29.00
So yes, absolutely, the papacy
did arise from this fourth
00:23:29.04\00:23:32.71
beast.
00:23:32.74\00:23:34.08
It says it arose or grew
up amongst the ten horns.
00:23:34.11\00:23:37.95
So now we're gonna look at
some quotes from some trusted
00:23:37.98\00:23:40.65
historians.
00:23:40.68\00:23:41.92
The first is from a historian
by the name of Myers and it's
00:23:41.95\00:23:44.85
the "General History
for Colleges," page 348.
00:23:44.89\00:23:47.96
This is what he said.
00:23:47.99\00:23:49.32
He said, "Long before the fall
of Rome, there had begun to grow
00:23:49.36\00:23:51.69
up," notice the language he
uses, "grow up within the Roman
00:23:51.73\00:23:54.73
Empire an ecclesiastical
state which was shaping itself
00:23:54.76\00:23:58.27
upon the imperial model."
00:23:58.30\00:24:00.27
So he's talkin' about the
rise of the papacy and he uses
00:24:00.30\00:24:02.44
the words "grow up."
00:24:02.47\00:24:03.94
Remember, it talks about
the little horn that grew
00:24:03.97\00:24:06.11
and uprooted three?
00:24:06.14\00:24:07.51
And then we have
another historian, James Harvey
00:24:07.54\00:24:09.51
Robinson, who writes, "Besides
the Emperors at Constantinople."
00:24:09.54\00:24:13.21
You'll remember they moved
the court as the headquarters
00:24:13.25\00:24:15.48
of pagan Rome from Rome to
Constantinople, and they left
00:24:15.52\00:24:20.02
the bishop of Rome eventually
in charge of Western Rome,
00:24:20.06\00:24:24.33
or the Western Roman Empire.
00:24:24.36\00:24:26.76
It says, "Besides the Emperors
at Constantinople, the various--
00:24:26.80\00:24:29.40
and the various German kings,
there grew up in Europe a line
00:24:29.43\00:24:32.53
of rulers far more powerful
than any of these, namely,
00:24:32.57\00:24:36.91
the Popes."
00:24:36.94\00:24:38.24
So we do find indeed
that the papal power rose
00:24:38.27\00:24:41.01
after the ten horns.
00:24:41.04\00:24:42.34
Now, the ten horns represent
the ten divisions of Western
00:24:42.38\00:24:46.35
Rome, or the Western Roman
Empire, these Germanic invading
00:24:46.38\00:24:50.15
tribes.
00:24:50.19\00:24:51.52
And we find that the papacy grew
to dominance after the territory
00:24:51.55\00:24:55.52
was divided up, and
we'll notice that when we talk
00:24:55.56\00:24:58.13
about the number three
after the ten horns arose.
00:24:58.16\00:25:02.93
So after a series of
humiliations by Barbarian
00:25:02.96\00:25:05.67
invaders, the Emperor Romulus
Augustus abdicated in AD 476.
00:25:05.70\00:25:11.67
The political supremacy
of the papacy however did not
00:25:13.27\00:25:16.14
begin until 62
years later, in 533.
00:25:16.18\00:25:19.91
Justinian, Emperor of
the Eastern Roman Empire,
00:25:19.95\00:25:22.98
decreed that the bishop of Rome
should be recognized as the head
00:25:23.02\00:25:26.49
of all holy churches.
00:25:26.52\00:25:28.59
This decree was
put into effect in 538.
00:25:28.62\00:25:31.79
That's a very
important date, 538.
00:25:31.83\00:25:34.30
Thus the papacy grew into
full power after the barbarian
00:25:34.30\00:25:37.47
kingdoms, which had
divided up Rome's territory.
00:25:37.50\00:25:41.50
So you have ten horns, and
then the little horn that comes
00:25:41.54\00:25:44.34
and uproots three.
00:25:44.37\00:25:45.71
So this power was to arise
after the Western Roman Empire
00:25:45.74\00:25:49.61
had been divided up amongst
these various invading groups.
00:25:49.64\00:25:53.72
Identifying point number four,
it says it would be different
00:25:53.75\00:25:58.35
from the other ones.
00:25:58.39\00:25:59.69
Matter of fact, let
me just read the verse.
00:25:59.72\00:26:01.12
It's verse 24 of chapter 7.
00:26:01.16\00:26:03.39
It says, "The ten horns are ten
kings who shall arise from this
00:26:03.43\00:26:07.36
kingdom and another
shall arise after them."
00:26:07.40\00:26:10.17
That would be the papacy.
00:26:10.20\00:26:11.53
"He shall be different
from the first and shall subdue
00:26:11.57\00:26:14.60
three kings."
00:26:14.64\00:26:16.17
So the papacy was different.
00:26:16.20\00:26:17.91
Here is a quote again
from the "General History
00:26:17.94\00:26:19.81
of Colleges," "Another
consequence of the fall
00:26:19.84\00:26:21.74
of the Roman power in
the west was the development
00:26:21.78\00:26:24.35
of the papacy.
00:26:24.38\00:26:25.71
In the absence of the Emperor
in the west, the popes rapidly
00:26:25.75\00:26:28.42
gained influence
and power and soon built
00:26:28.45\00:26:30.69
up and ecclesiastical empire
that in some respects took
00:26:30.72\00:26:34.06
the place of the old empire."
00:26:34.09\00:26:36.36
So papal Rome is now
replacing Pagan Rome.
00:26:36.39\00:26:41.26
Point number five, it says
it was greater than his fellows.
00:26:41.30\00:26:45.40
Verse 20 in Daniel chapter 7
says this, "And the ten horns
00:26:45.43\00:26:50.34
on its head," talking
about these ten kings, "and
00:26:50.37\00:26:52.47
another horn which came up
for which three fell, namely
00:26:52.51\00:26:56.64
that horn that had eyes
and a mouth speaking pompous
00:26:56.68\00:26:59.68
words, whose appearance
was greater than his fellows."
00:26:59.71\00:27:04.45
So the little horn power seems
to be greater than the original
00:27:04.49\00:27:07.92
ten horns, three
of which are uprooted.
00:27:07.96\00:27:10.73
Here's another quote
from "Medieval and Modern
00:27:10.76\00:27:12.96
Times," page 40-41.
00:27:12.99\00:27:14.60
It says, this is the historian
Robinson, "He bears witness
00:27:14.63\00:27:17.57
to the fact that the papacy
did indeed become the mightiest
00:27:17.60\00:27:20.37
power in Medieval Europe.
00:27:20.40\00:27:22.10
Besides the
emperors at Constantinople
00:27:22.14\00:27:24.01
and the various German kings,
there grew up in Europe a line
00:27:24.04\00:27:26.47
of rulers far more powerful
than any of these, namely,
00:27:26.51\00:27:28.88
the popes."
00:27:28.91\00:27:30.25
And then he goes on to say, "The
longest and the mightiest line
00:27:30.28\00:27:32.88
of rulers that the
world has ever seen."
00:27:32.91\00:27:35.98
Now, Rome, Pagan Rome, ruled
longer than Greece, and Medo
00:27:36.02\00:27:42.02
Persia, and Babylon if you go
backwards up Daniel Chapter 2,
00:27:42.49\00:27:47.96
but what's interesting is papal
Rome ruled even longer, 1,260
00:27:47.96\00:27:52.33
years, ruled even
longer then Pagan Rome.
00:27:52.37\00:27:55.34
So each of these various powers
have more territory and they
00:27:55.37\00:27:59.77
have a longer rule, and we can
see this bearing fact in history
00:27:59.81\00:28:03.61
as well.
00:28:03.65\00:28:04.95
Another characteristic of
this little horn power, very
00:28:04.98\00:28:07.45
interesting, it says he uprooted
three horns or three kingdoms.
00:28:07.48\00:28:12.89
Verse 24 of Daniel 7, "The ten
horns are ten kings who shall
00:28:12.92\00:28:18.29
arise from the kingdom
and another shall arise
00:28:18.33\00:28:21.46
after them.
00:28:21.50\00:28:22.80
He shall be different
from the first and shall
00:28:22.83\00:28:24.77
subdue," or King James
says "uproot," "three kings."
00:28:24.80\00:28:30.11
Now, here we take a look
at what history tells us.
00:28:30.14\00:28:32.41
Most of the barbarian nations
to whom the Roman Emperor--
00:28:32.44\00:28:35.81
Roman Empire had now yielded bow
to the authority of the Bishop
00:28:35.84\00:28:39.08
of Rome.
00:28:39.11\00:28:40.48
But there were three tribes
that did not accept the papacy
00:28:40.52\00:28:43.85
or the pulpit.
00:28:43.89\00:28:45.19
It says the Heruli, the
Vandals, and the Ostrogoths.
00:28:45.22\00:28:47.19
They challenged the sovereignty
of the Bishop of Rome.
00:28:47.22\00:28:50.69
Reason being is they were
Arian tribes, so they disagreed
00:28:50.73\00:28:54.20
on some theological issues.
00:28:54.20\00:28:56.06
They were more
inclined to follow a bishop
00:28:56.10\00:28:58.90
from Alexandria as far as their
doctrinal teaching or their
00:28:58.93\00:29:02.70
religious leaning.
00:29:02.74\00:29:05.04
And then we find that the first
of these horns was uprooted
00:29:05.07\00:29:07.81
in 497 when Theodoric, leader
of the Ostrogoths, crushed
00:29:07.84\00:29:12.15
the power of
the Heruli in Italy.
00:29:12.18\00:29:14.35
The Vandals were destroyed
in 534 and the Ostrogoths
00:29:14.38\00:29:17.65
in 538, thus making the
way for the papacy to rise up.
00:29:17.69\00:29:22.99
These kingdoms were completely
uprooted and disappeared
00:29:23.02\00:29:25.69
from European history.
00:29:25.73\00:29:27.40
So the other various tribes,
they'd carved out the territory
00:29:27.46\00:29:31.20
of Western Rome.
00:29:31.23\00:29:32.53
We have modern counterparts,
the Anglo Saxons, settled
00:29:32.57\00:29:35.60
in English, the
Franks settle in France,
00:29:35.64\00:29:38.34
and so on and so forth.
00:29:38.37\00:29:40.01
But when it comes to
the Ostrogoths, the Vandals,
00:29:40.04\00:29:42.91
the Heruli, we have
no modern counterparts.
00:29:42.94\00:29:45.75
They were completely
uprooted and destroyed.
00:29:45.78\00:29:48.45
And in order for the papacy
to gain influence over Western
00:29:48.48\00:29:52.49
Rome, these three tribes
had to be removed, and that's
00:29:52.52\00:29:55.96
exactly what happened.
00:29:55.99\00:29:57.49
Notice the date when the last
of these tribes were uprooted,
00:29:57.53\00:30:00.70
538.
00:30:00.73\00:30:02.90
That's the beginning of
the reign of the papal power,
00:30:02.93\00:30:05.17
the 1,260 years
of papal supremacy.
00:30:05.20\00:30:08.44
Number seven, it says, "This
power would speak pompous words
00:30:08.47\00:30:11.84
against the Most High."
00:30:11.87\00:30:14.01
And we looked at the verse,
it's verse 25, "He shall speak
00:30:14.04\00:30:17.58
pompous words
against the Most High.
00:30:17.61\00:30:19.25
He shall persecute the
saints of the Most High.
00:30:19.28\00:30:22.05
Any shall think to
change times and laws."
00:30:22.08\00:30:25.49
We'll talk about that
here in just a minute.
00:30:25.52\00:30:27.36
So here are just a few
of the pompous words that
00:30:27.39\00:30:30.26
originated from the papacy.
00:30:30.29\00:30:32.66
There's many different quotes
we can give, but just a few here
00:30:32.69\00:30:35.43
will make the point.
00:30:35.46\00:30:36.97
This is from Pope Leo XIII, his
encyclical letter dated June 20,
00:30:37.00\00:30:43.00
1894.
00:30:43.54\00:30:44.87
This is what he wrote.
00:30:44.91\00:30:46.21
He said, "The pope is as it were
God on earth, sole sovereign
00:30:46.24\00:30:50.18
of the faithful of Christ, chief
of kings, having plentitude
00:30:50.21\00:30:53.25
of power, to whom has been
entrusted by the omnipotent God
00:30:53.28\00:30:56.95
direction not only
of the earthly but also
00:30:56.99\00:30:59.75
of the heavenly kingdom."
00:30:59.79\00:31:02.32
Does that sound
like a pompous statement?
00:31:02.36\00:31:05.89
He goes on to say, "The Pope is
of so great authority and power
00:31:05.93\00:31:09.30
that he can modify, explain,
or interpret even divine laws."
00:31:09.33\00:31:15.17
So the papacy has the
power to change the law of God.
00:31:15.20\00:31:17.77
At least that's what they
propose, because they say their
00:31:17.81\00:31:20.24
authority comes
directly from God.
00:31:20.28\00:31:22.24
And they have influence not
only on earthly things, but even
00:31:22.28\00:31:26.01
heavenly things.
00:31:26.05\00:31:27.38
Of course, you see the quote
there, Prompta Bibliotheca.
00:31:27.42\00:31:30.19
Well, another characteristic
of this little horn power is
00:31:30.22\00:31:32.59
number eight.
00:31:32.62\00:31:33.96
It says it's a
persecuting power.
00:31:33.99\00:31:35.22
He shall persecute the saints
of God, the saints of the Most
00:31:35.26\00:31:39.09
High.
00:31:39.13\00:31:40.46
Well, for centuries, the
soil of Europe was crimson
00:31:40.50\00:31:42.36
with the martyrs blood.
00:31:42.40\00:31:43.73
Great armies were raised
and crusades were launched
00:31:43.77\00:31:46.50
for the sole purpose of
exterminating the so-called
00:31:46.53\00:31:49.04
heretics.
00:31:49.07\00:31:50.37
The historian Lecky writes,
"That the church of Rome has
00:31:50.41\00:31:55.14
shed more innocent blood than
any other institution that has
00:31:55.18\00:31:58.41
ever existed amongst mankind,
will be questioned by no
00:31:58.45\00:32:01.35
Protestant who has a
competent knowledge of history."
00:32:01.38\00:32:04.52
That's the "Rise and Influence
of the Spirit of Rationalism
00:32:04.55\00:32:07.22
in Europe," page 32.
00:32:07.26\00:32:08.76
It is estimated that over 50
million so-called heretics were
00:32:08.79\00:32:13.33
put to death during
the 1,260-year reign
00:32:13.36\00:32:17.37
of the papal power.
00:32:17.40\00:32:18.70
That is an extraordinary number.
00:32:18.73\00:32:20.94
And of course recently,
even the Vatican was forced
00:32:20.97\00:32:24.81
to acknowledge that it was a
persecuting power in its past
00:32:24.84\00:32:28.98
and it's made some statements
in apology for the many that
00:32:29.01\00:32:32.65
were put to death.
00:32:32.68\00:32:34.08
Another interesting
characteristic that you have is
00:32:34.12\00:32:36.18
that he thought to
change times and laws.
00:32:36.22\00:32:39.65
Becoming more and more arrogant,
the papal church did not
00:32:39.69\00:32:42.52
hesitate to temple
with the law of God.
00:32:42.56\00:32:44.89
Finding the second commandment
out of harmony with its use
00:32:44.93\00:32:47.93
of images in worship.
00:32:47.96\00:32:49.23
What is the second commandment?
00:32:49.26\00:32:50.90
You're not to make or
bow down to graven images.
00:32:50.93\00:32:54.34
Now, you can just imagine
how that could be a problem
00:32:54.37\00:32:56.60
for the Roman Catholic
Church that has lots of statues
00:32:56.64\00:33:00.48
and images in its church.
00:33:00.51\00:33:01.81
So having a problem with that
one, the papal church attempted
00:33:01.84\00:33:04.68
to eliminate
this sacred precept.
00:33:04.71\00:33:07.55
And I'll mention
something about that.
00:33:07.58\00:33:09.42
Of course, the fourth
commandment that says, "Remember
00:33:09.45\00:33:11.59
the Sabbath to keep it holy.
00:33:11.62\00:33:12.95
Six days you are to
labor and all your work,
00:33:12.99\00:33:14.96
but the seventh is the Sabbath
of the Lord thy God," they
00:33:14.99\00:33:18.33
modified and shortened
it to just say, "Remember
00:33:18.36\00:33:20.43
the Sabbath."
00:33:20.46\00:33:21.76
And then they got to
define which day is the Sabbath.
00:33:21.80\00:33:23.83
At least, they thought
they were able to do that.
00:33:23.87\00:33:25.67
The fourth commandment
was shortened and the tenth
00:33:25.70\00:33:27.60
commandment was divided into two
commandments, which says, "Thou
00:33:27.64\00:33:30.81
shalt not covet."
00:33:30.84\00:33:32.14
They had to divide the tenth
into two to make a total of ten
00:33:32.17\00:33:34.31
commandments because they
removed the second commandment.
00:33:34.34\00:33:37.28
Now, if you'd like to read
the actual commandments that are
00:33:37.31\00:33:40.22
put together by the Catholic
Church, you can simply read
00:33:40.25\00:33:43.28
a Catholic catechism.
00:33:43.32\00:33:45.25
It'll actually show you how they
removed the second commandment
00:33:45.29\00:33:49.29
and divided the last of the
Ten Commandments and shortened
00:33:49.32\00:33:53.09
the fourth commandment
that talks about the Sabbath.
00:33:53.13\00:33:55.16
It's clearly there.
00:33:55.20\00:33:56.53
You can just
read it for yourself.
00:33:56.56\00:33:57.87
So yes, this power did
think to change times and laws.
00:33:57.90\00:34:00.77
And then we have our final
characteristic as to who this
00:34:00.80\00:34:03.44
little horn power is.
00:34:03.47\00:34:04.87
It says he reigned for a
time, times, and a half a time.
00:34:04.91\00:34:08.88
Now, a time is equal to a year
in the Bible, times would be two
00:34:08.91\00:34:13.75
years, and a half a
time would be a half a year.
00:34:13.78\00:34:15.82
There are 360 days in a
Hebrew month, and when we talk
00:34:15.85\00:34:20.19
about prophetic
times, 360 days in a year.
00:34:20.22\00:34:23.53
Thus we can calculate 360,
plus 720, that's two times,
00:34:23.56\00:34:29.30
plus a half a time, that's 180,
that gives you a total of 1,260
00:34:29.33\00:34:33.23
days.
00:34:33.27\00:34:34.50
Now, in Bible reckoning, when
you're talking about prophetic
00:34:34.54\00:34:36.91
time, one prophetic days
equal to one literal year.
00:34:36.94\00:34:40.64
So we have a time
period of 1,260 years.
00:34:40.68\00:34:43.88
And there are some
cross reference numbers there
00:34:43.91\00:34:46.95
in the book of
numbers as well as in Ezekiel.
00:34:46.98\00:34:49.68
You can read about that.
00:34:49.72\00:34:51.05
So when did this
time period begin?
00:34:51.09\00:34:52.79
Well, in 533, Justinian
proclaimed the bishop of Rome as
00:34:52.82\00:34:56.52
the head of all of the
holy churches and the true
00:34:56.56\00:34:58.33
ineffective
corrector of heretics.
00:34:58.36\00:35:00.26
This decree went into effect
in 538 AD when Belisarius,
00:35:00.30\00:35:06.27
Justinian's
general, gave the death blow
00:35:06.63\00:35:09.34
to the Ostrogoths, the last
of the three great Arian powers.
00:35:09.37\00:35:12.84
In the same year, 538, Justinian
published edicts compelling all
00:35:12.87\00:35:17.05
non-Catholics to join the church
in 90 days or leave the empire,
00:35:17.08\00:35:21.58
and he confiscated their goods.
00:35:21.62\00:35:23.45
So 538 is the starting
time period of the reign
00:35:23.49\00:35:27.56
of the little horn power and
he would reign for 1,260 days.
00:35:27.59\00:35:32.29
It says on the 10th of February
1798, on pretense of an insult
00:35:32.33\00:35:38.37
to the French ambassador
in Italy, General Berthier,
00:35:38.40\00:35:41.90
Napoleon's famous chief of
staff, entered Rome and took
00:35:41.94\00:35:45.07
the Pope a prisoner.
00:35:45.11\00:35:46.74
The Papal states were
abolished and Rome was declared
00:35:46.78\00:35:49.44
a republic.
00:35:49.48\00:35:50.81
The Pope himself was carried
off to France where he died
00:35:50.85\00:35:53.01
a captive on August 29th, 1799.
00:35:53.05\00:35:56.18
Interestingly, the
papacy came to power in 538.
00:35:56.22\00:36:00.16
Adding 1,260 years to 538,
we arrive at the date 1798.
00:36:00.19\00:36:05.79
There is no other power in
history that fits these ten
00:36:05.83\00:36:10.33
identifying marks
other than the papal power.
00:36:10.37\00:36:14.57
There's no other power
that has ruled for 1,260 years.
00:36:14.60\00:36:17.87
So there's no question, if you
study the Scripture, Daniel 7 is
00:36:17.91\00:36:22.18
pointing to the papal power when
it's talking about the little
00:36:22.21\00:36:26.45
horn of Daniel chapter 7.
00:36:26.48\00:36:28.82
All right, so that's
the little horn power.
00:36:28.85\00:36:30.52
And of course, the Bible tells
us that this power receives
00:36:30.55\00:36:32.89
a deadly wound, but
the deadly wound is healed.
00:36:32.92\00:36:36.46
And that's a study later
on 'cause that gets you really
00:36:36.49\00:36:38.79
into the book of Revelation.
00:36:38.83\00:36:40.70
But now, the next part
of the vision that we want
00:36:40.73\00:36:43.16
to talk about in Daniel 7 begins
in Daniel 7, verse 9, and it is
00:36:43.20\00:36:48.50
a vision of what's
called the Ancient of Days.
00:36:48.54\00:36:51.21
And this is just a fascinating
portion of the chapter, so if
00:36:51.24\00:36:55.04
you have your Bibles, turn
to Daniel chapter 7 and let's
00:36:55.08\00:36:57.58
look at verse 9.
00:36:57.61\00:36:58.95
It says, "I watched 'til
thrones were put in place
00:36:58.98\00:37:02.65
and the Ancient
of Days was seated."
00:37:02.68\00:37:05.35
Now, who do you
suppose the Ancient of Days is?
00:37:05.39\00:37:08.62
That would be God the Father.
00:37:08.66\00:37:10.93
Now, you'll find Jesus in
the same passage, but he's
00:37:10.96\00:37:13.43
not referred to as
the Ancient of Days.
00:37:13.46\00:37:15.23
He's actually
given a different title.
00:37:15.26\00:37:17.10
It says, "I watched 'til
thrones were put in place
00:37:17.13\00:37:19.07
and the Ancient
of Days was seated.
00:37:19.10\00:37:20.44
His garment was white as snow
and the hairs of his head was
00:37:20.47\00:37:23.07
like pure wool.
00:37:23.10\00:37:24.44
His throne was a fiery flame.
00:37:24.47\00:37:25.91
Its wheels, a burning fire."
00:37:25.94\00:37:28.61
Now, why would a
throne need wheels?
00:37:28.64\00:37:31.38
Well, maybe the throne moves.
00:37:31.41\00:37:32.91
That's why it has wheels.
00:37:32.95\00:37:34.52
Notice the beginning of
verse 9 says, "I watched
00:37:34.55\00:37:37.55
until the Ancient
of Days was seated."
00:37:37.59\00:37:41.59
So that would indicate
that the Ancient of Days, God
00:37:41.62\00:37:44.16
the Father, moves.
00:37:44.19\00:37:46.06
His throne has wheels.
00:37:46.09\00:37:48.00
And in vision, after talking
about this little horn power
00:37:48.03\00:37:50.97
that would persecute the church
for 1,260 years, that's papal
00:37:51.00\00:37:54.57
supremacy which ended in 1798,
the next thing that's brought
00:37:54.60\00:37:58.37
to John's view is something
happening in heaven where he
00:37:58.41\00:38:01.38
sees God the Father.
00:38:01.41\00:38:02.88
God the Father moves somewhere,
and he's seated, and something
00:38:02.91\00:38:06.78
happens, verse 10.
00:38:06.82\00:38:08.38
Daniel 7, verse 10, "A fiery
stream issued and came forth
00:38:08.42\00:38:11.19
from before him.
00:38:11.22\00:38:12.52
A thousand thousand
ministered unto him."
00:38:12.55\00:38:14.56
That would be angels.
00:38:14.59\00:38:15.92
"Ten thousand times ten
thousand stood before him."
00:38:15.96\00:38:18.13
Notice the last part of
verse 10, "The court was seated
00:38:18.16\00:38:22.20
and the books were opened."
00:38:22.23\00:38:24.40
So here we find the Ancient
of Days, God the Father, moving
00:38:24.43\00:38:27.50
to a place in heaven.
00:38:27.54\00:38:29.60
He is seated, the books are
opened, and a judgment seems
00:38:29.64\00:38:33.98
to take place.
00:38:34.01\00:38:35.31
Verse 26, same
chapter, the angel is giving
00:38:35.34\00:38:38.41
an explanation of the vision.
00:38:38.45\00:38:40.72
Verse 26, it says, "But
the court shall be seated
00:38:40.75\00:38:43.69
and they shall take away his
dominion," talking of the little
00:38:43.72\00:38:46.42
horn power, "to consume
and destroy it forever."
00:38:46.45\00:38:50.33
Now, some people have asked--
Well, first of all, we know
00:38:50.36\00:38:53.06
the Ancient of Days is God
the Father, so this event must
00:38:53.09\00:38:55.33
be taking place in heaven,
but what does it mean when it
00:38:55.36\00:38:58.10
says the Ancient
of Days is seated?
00:38:58.13\00:39:00.14
Where is God the Father seated?
00:39:00.17\00:39:02.44
And why now in this
prophetic history sometime
00:39:02.47\00:39:06.91
after the little on
power is God the Father seated?
00:39:06.94\00:39:09.38
You'd think God the Father
would be seated in heaven all
00:39:09.41\00:39:11.21
the time.
00:39:11.25\00:39:12.58
Well, remember the
earthly sanctuary is a pattern
00:39:12.61\00:39:14.68
of the heavenly, and
the heavenly sanctuary that
00:39:14.72\00:39:17.45
we read about in the book of
Hebrews has two compartments.
00:39:17.49\00:39:20.32
The earthly sanctuary had three.
00:39:20.36\00:39:21.79
You had the courtyard, you had
the holy, and you had the most
00:39:21.82\00:39:23.96
holy place.
00:39:23.99\00:39:25.33
But the courtyard represents
the earth and the things that
00:39:25.36\00:39:27.60
took place in the courtyard
represents the work that Jesus
00:39:27.66\00:39:30.10
would do for us
here on the earth.
00:39:30.13\00:39:31.77
In heaven, you have
the holy and the most holy.
00:39:31.80\00:39:34.44
Now, in the heavenly sanctuary,
you've got the two compartments,
00:39:34.47\00:39:38.07
the holy and the most holy.
00:39:38.11\00:39:40.34
The high priest would enter
into the most holy on one day
00:39:40.38\00:39:44.95
of the year for a work
of judgment called the Day
00:39:44.98\00:39:48.15
of Atonement.
00:39:48.18\00:39:49.52
It was a work of cleansing,
a work of judgment, cleansing
00:39:49.55\00:39:51.69
of the sins of the sanctuary.
00:39:51.72\00:39:53.59
That was a shadow and a type
of something that was to happen
00:39:53.62\00:39:56.19
in heaven.
00:39:56.22\00:39:57.56
So here in Daniel chapter 7,
it's describing God the Father
00:39:57.59\00:40:01.40
being seated in
the most holy place.
00:40:01.43\00:40:04.03
Now, if you look at the earthly
sanctuary, you notice there are
00:40:04.07\00:40:06.13
three articles of furniture
in the first compartment, one
00:40:06.17\00:40:09.37
article of furniture
in the most holy place.
00:40:09.40\00:40:12.81
The three articles of furniture
in the first compartment is
00:40:12.84\00:40:15.08
the table of showbread, opposite
to that is the seven-branched
00:40:15.11\00:40:19.05
candlestick, you have the altar
of incense, and then you have
00:40:19.08\00:40:23.02
the veil and then you
have the Ark of the Covenant
00:40:23.05\00:40:24.95
in the most holy place.
00:40:24.99\00:40:27.06
When you study the book
of Revelation, Jesus first
00:40:27.09\00:40:29.79
appears in Revelation
chapter 1 standing amongst
00:40:29.82\00:40:32.36
the seven-branched candlestick.
00:40:32.39\00:40:34.83
And in Revelation chapter
4, you have a description
00:40:34.86\00:40:37.33
of the heavenly throne room
where God the Father is seated
00:40:37.37\00:40:40.14
upon his throne.
00:40:40.17\00:40:41.50
And directly in front of
God the Father seated upon his
00:40:41.54\00:40:45.27
throne are seven
burning lamps of fire.
00:40:45.31\00:40:48.81
Well, if you look at the first
compartment of the heavenly
00:40:48.84\00:40:50.65
sanctuary, what would
represent-- what article
00:40:50.68\00:40:53.95
of furniture would
represent the throne of God?
00:40:53.98\00:40:56.42
Well, the one directly opposite
the seven burning lamps of fire.
00:40:56.45\00:40:59.29
That would be the
table of showbread.
00:40:59.32\00:41:01.22
So in the beginning
of Revelation, Revelation
00:41:01.26\00:41:03.02
chapter 1 through to Revelation
5, you find the description here
00:41:03.06\00:41:07.03
in the first compartment
of their heavenly sanctuary.
00:41:07.10\00:41:11.27
But in Daniel chapter 7, God
the Father moves from the holy
00:41:11.30\00:41:15.47
into the most holy place
and the article of furniture
00:41:15.50\00:41:18.91
that's brought to light
is the Ark of the Covenant.
00:41:18.94\00:41:21.54
And of course, the Ark of
the Covenant is the most holy
00:41:21.58\00:41:23.58
place, and we find that
in Revelation chapter 11.
00:41:23.61\00:41:25.91
Matter of fact, we'll even
read that passage here in just
00:41:25.95\00:41:28.95
a few moments.
00:41:28.98\00:41:30.29
So here, God the Father
is seated and a judgment is
00:41:30.32\00:41:33.15
about to take place.
00:41:33.19\00:41:34.49
Notice the sequence.
00:41:34.52\00:41:35.86
This happens after the little
horn power has ended his reign,
00:41:35.89\00:41:40.80
which ended in 1798.
00:41:40.83\00:41:42.33
So what's described here must
take place sometime after 1798.
00:41:42.36\00:41:46.70
We don't know the exact
date for this judgment in heaven
00:41:46.74\00:41:50.44
until Daniel chapter 8,
and we're going to look at that
00:41:50.47\00:41:53.01
next week.
00:41:53.04\00:41:54.34
It's just a
fascinating prophecy.
00:41:54.38\00:41:55.71
All right, well,
let me keep going.
00:41:55.74\00:41:57.05
What is next brought to view?
00:41:57.08\00:41:58.45
And if you'll look in verse
13, Daniel chapter 7, verse 13,
00:41:58.48\00:42:02.68
still talkin' about this
event taking place in heaven.
00:42:02.72\00:42:05.85
Now, it talks about one
likened to the Son of Man.
00:42:05.89\00:42:08.12
Verse 13, "I was
watching in the night visions.
00:42:08.16\00:42:10.93
Behold, one
likened to the Son of Man."
00:42:10.96\00:42:14.10
Now, who would that be?
00:42:14.10\00:42:15.60
Jesus, "Coming with
the clouds of heaven."
00:42:15.63\00:42:18.77
A-ha, we've got the
second coming of Christ, right?
00:42:18.80\00:42:23.20
Jesus is coming with clouds.
00:42:23.24\00:42:25.27
No, no, no, this is not
the second coming of Christ,
00:42:25.31\00:42:27.98
although Jesus
does come with clouds.
00:42:28.01\00:42:29.98
Notice where he is going.
00:42:30.01\00:42:32.21
Look at verse 13, "I was
watching in the night vision.
00:42:32.25\00:42:34.75
Behold, one likened to the Son
of Man coming with the clouds
00:42:34.78\00:42:37.22
of heaven, he came
to the Ancient of Days."
00:42:37.25\00:42:40.16
So this is not Jesus coming
to the earth, but this is Jesus
00:42:40.19\00:42:43.43
entering in before his
Father in the most holy place
00:42:43.46\00:42:47.40
of the heavenly sanctuary.
00:42:47.46\00:42:48.93
It says, "They
brought him near before him."
00:42:48.96\00:42:51.20
Who do you think that they are?
00:42:51.23\00:42:53.23
Well, that would be the
angels, so I want you to imagine
00:42:53.27\00:42:55.74
the scene.
00:42:55.77\00:42:57.07
God the Father, sometime
after 1798, moves from the holy
00:42:57.11\00:42:59.71
place into the most Holy
place of the heavenly sanctuary.
00:42:59.74\00:43:02.91
He is seated, the
books are opened, judgment is
00:43:02.94\00:43:05.08
about to begin, and then
the angels escort Jesus and he
00:43:05.11\00:43:09.72
enters into the most holy place.
00:43:09.75\00:43:12.22
He's standing before the Father.
00:43:12.25\00:43:14.39
There is a
judgment taking place.
00:43:14.42\00:43:16.26
Why does Jesus enter
in before his Father?
00:43:16.29\00:43:18.29
Because he's our advocate.
00:43:18.33\00:43:20.46
He is our representative
before the Father, right?
00:43:20.50\00:43:23.53
And if we're going to be
judged from the books, our
00:43:23.57\00:43:26.77
representative
needs to be there.
00:43:26.80\00:43:28.34
Our advocate Jesus is they're
standing before the Father.
00:43:28.37\00:43:31.47
Now, after this judgment
takes place, look at verse 14.
00:43:31.51\00:43:35.38
It says, "Then to him was
given dominion, and glory,
00:43:35.41\00:43:38.88
and a kingdom that all people,
and nations, and languages
00:43:38.91\00:43:41.52
should serve him.
00:43:41.55\00:43:42.88
His dominion is an everlasting
dominion which shall not pass
00:43:42.92\00:43:46.09
away; his kingdom one
that shall not be destroyed."
00:43:46.12\00:43:48.89
Has that happened?
00:43:48.92\00:43:50.46
Has the kingdoms of this earth
become the kingdoms of Christ?
00:43:50.49\00:43:54.00
Has that happened yet?
00:43:54.03\00:43:55.50
Not yet.
00:43:55.53\00:43:56.83
When does that happen?
00:43:56.87\00:43:58.20
At the second coming
when Jesus comes again.
00:43:58.23\00:43:59.80
So notice that this judgment
that's described here in Daniel
00:43:59.83\00:44:02.87
chapter 7 takes place in
heaven before Jesus comes.
00:44:02.90\00:44:07.48
And after the judgment is
finished, then the kingdoms
00:44:07.51\00:44:11.01
of this earth become
the kingdoms of our Lord
00:44:11.05\00:44:12.81
and of his Christ and he
shall reign forever and ever.
00:44:12.85\00:44:15.32
Then Jesus comes.
00:44:15.35\00:44:16.58
So here's the sequence that
we see laid out for us in Daniel
00:44:16.62\00:44:20.39
chapter 7.
00:44:20.42\00:44:21.86
The first is the
lion with eagle's wings.
00:44:21.89\00:44:24.03
That's Babylon.
00:44:24.06\00:44:25.39
The next is a bear,
symbolized Medo Persia.
00:44:25.43\00:44:27.96
The next is the leopard
with four wings and four heads,
00:44:28.00\00:44:31.07
symbolizing Greece.
00:44:31.10\00:44:32.57
Then you have the dragon-like
beast, which represents Pagan
00:44:32.60\00:44:35.97
Rome.
00:44:36.00\00:44:37.31
Then you have the little
horn power that rules for 1,260
00:44:37.34\00:44:40.28
years, representing the papacy.
00:44:40.31\00:44:42.38
And it brings you
right up 'til 1798.
00:44:42.41\00:44:45.21
And then after 1798,
there is this judgment described
00:44:45.25\00:44:48.85
in heaven.
00:44:48.88\00:44:50.19
And after the judgment is
finished, then Jesus comes as
00:44:50.22\00:44:55.12
King of kings and Lord of lords.
00:44:55.16\00:44:57.53
Now, we haven't been told when
this judgment begins in heaven.
00:44:57.56\00:45:00.90
We know it's sometime
after 1798, but we don't have
00:45:00.93\00:45:03.57
a specific date.
00:45:03.60\00:45:05.20
We'll get the answer to that
next week in Daniel chapter 8.
00:45:05.23\00:45:09.47
But we're living today
during this time of judgment,
00:45:09.50\00:45:12.54
and soon the work will be
finished in heaven and then
00:45:12.57\00:45:16.51
Jesus will say, "He that is
holy, let him be holy still.
00:45:16.54\00:45:19.45
He that is filthy,
let him be filthy still."
00:45:19.48\00:45:21.72
The judgment ends, probation
closes, and Jesus comes back as
00:45:21.75\00:45:26.39
King of kings and Lord of lords.
00:45:26.42\00:45:29.02
So the great panorama of history
from the time of Babylon all
00:45:29.06\00:45:34.30
the way to the judgment
and the second coming is
00:45:34.36\00:45:38.13
revealed to us
in Daniel chapter 7.
00:45:38.17\00:45:41.70
No wonder it's such an
important passage of Scripture.
00:45:41.74\00:45:45.41
The time period is given
for the judgment in Daniel
00:45:45.44\00:45:48.44
chapter 8.
00:45:48.48\00:45:49.78
Now, just to kind of put
this together, remember we spoke
00:45:49.81\00:45:51.81
about God the Father
going from the holy place
00:45:51.85\00:45:53.72
into the most holy place
in the heavenly sanctuary?
00:45:53.75\00:45:56.42
We also mentioned that in
the first part of Revelation,
00:45:56.45\00:45:58.99
the scene is in
the first compartment
00:45:59.02\00:46:01.36
by the
seven-branched candlesticks.
00:46:01.39\00:46:04.39
And God the Father, the Son,
that's sort of the description
00:46:04.43\00:46:07.46
of where they are.
00:46:07.50\00:46:09.03
But then the Father
moves to the most holy place.
00:46:09.06\00:46:11.77
Jesus then follows the
Father into the most holy place.
00:46:11.80\00:46:15.80
Do we have a description
of this in Revelation?
00:46:15.84\00:46:18.81
Yes, we do.
00:46:18.84\00:46:20.14
If you have your Bibles
with you, turn to Revelation
00:46:20.18\00:46:23.21
chapter 11, verse 15, and we'll
be closing with this passage.
00:46:23.24\00:46:26.28
This is an amazing passage.
00:46:26.31\00:46:28.95
Revelation chapter 11, verse 15.
00:46:28.98\00:46:31.42
This is the sounding
of the seventh trumpet.
00:46:31.45\00:46:35.09
The sounding of
the seventh trumpet.
00:46:35.12\00:46:36.66
So this brings you right up 'til
the time close to the second
00:46:36.69\00:46:40.03
coming.
00:46:40.06\00:46:41.36
Revelation chapter 11,
and I'm looking at verse 15.
00:46:41.40\00:46:43.80
Revelation 11, verse 15.
00:46:43.83\00:46:45.43
It says, "Then the seventh angel
sounded and there were loud
00:46:45.47\00:46:48.54
voices in heaven, saying,
'The kingdoms of this world have
00:46:48.57\00:46:52.17
become the kingdoms of our Lord
and of his Christ and he shall
00:46:52.21\00:46:55.08
reign forever and ever.'" Notice
the similarity between what's
00:46:55.11\00:46:58.35
happening in heaven described
in Revelation chapter 11
00:46:58.38\00:47:01.32
and what we just read in Daniel
chapter 7 about the Son of Man
00:47:01.35\00:47:05.05
coming before the Father
and he receives the kingdoms
00:47:05.09\00:47:07.69
of the earth.
00:47:07.72\00:47:09.06
Verse 16, Revelation 11:16, "And
the 24 elders who sat before God
00:47:09.09\00:47:12.93
on their thrones fell on their
faces worshiping God," verse 17,
00:47:12.96\00:47:17.50
"saying, 'We give you thanks,
O Lord God Almighty, the One who
00:47:17.53\00:47:20.10
is, who was, and who is to come,
because you have taken your
00:47:20.14\00:47:23.27
great power and reigned."'
Verse 18 says, what's happening
00:47:23.30\00:47:26.84
on the earth during this time?
00:47:26.88\00:47:28.21
"The nations were angry."
00:47:28.24\00:47:30.71
So is this before
or after the second
00:47:30.75\00:47:32.65
coming?
00:47:32.68\00:47:34.28
Must be before, why?
00:47:34.32\00:47:36.05
Because the nations are
angry on the earth, right?
00:47:36.08\00:47:38.85
It says, "The nations are angry.
00:47:38.89\00:47:40.99
Your wrath has come."
00:47:41.02\00:47:43.53
Now, what is the wrath of
God as described in Revelation.
00:47:43.56\00:47:46.16
It's the seven last plagues.
00:47:46.19\00:47:48.40
So this is during a time now
when the seven last plagues are
00:47:48.43\00:47:51.43
about to fall.
00:47:51.47\00:47:52.70
"And the time of the dead that
they should be judged and you
00:47:52.73\00:47:56.77
should reward your servants,
the prophets, and the saints,
00:47:56.81\00:47:59.01
and those who fear your
name small and great, and should
00:47:59.04\00:48:02.04
destroy those who
destroy the earth."
00:48:02.08\00:48:04.21
When are the saints rewarded?
00:48:04.25\00:48:05.55
At the second coming.
00:48:05.58\00:48:06.92
When are the wicked destroyed?
00:48:06.95\00:48:08.42
At the second coming.
00:48:08.45\00:48:09.95
Now, look at verse 19, "Then
the temple of God was opened
00:48:09.98\00:48:14.29
in heaven."
00:48:14.32\00:48:15.62
And what is seen in the temple?
00:48:15.66\00:48:17.13
Verse 19, "The Ark of his
Covenant is seen in the temple
00:48:17.16\00:48:22.16
and there were lightning,
noises, thundering, earthquake,
00:48:22.20\00:48:24.77
and great hail."
00:48:24.80\00:48:26.13
So the events described
here under the sounding
00:48:26.17\00:48:27.67
of the seventh trumpet take
place in the most holy place
00:48:27.70\00:48:32.71
of the heavenly sanctuary, there
where the Ark of the Covenant
00:48:32.74\00:48:35.01
is.
00:48:35.04\00:48:36.38
So in the book of Revelation,
you can see Jesus moving
00:48:36.41\00:48:38.95
from the holy into
the most holy place.
00:48:38.98\00:48:41.78
And so during the time of
Babylon, Medo Persia, Greece,
00:48:41.82\00:48:44.45
Rome, Pagan Rome, and then Jesus
comes, Christ ascends to heaven
00:48:44.49\00:48:49.26
after the resurrection.
00:48:49.29\00:48:50.59
He's our High Priest,
ministering in the first
00:48:50.63\00:48:52.26
compartment of the heavenly
sanctuary until the end of that
00:48:52.29\00:48:55.03
1,260-year time period in 1798
when the little horn power loses
00:48:55.06\00:48:59.00
its political influence.
00:48:59.03\00:49:00.70
Then sometime after that, God
the Father moves into the most
00:49:00.74\00:49:03.94
holy place.
00:49:03.97\00:49:05.31
Jesus comes into the most holy
place for the final judgment.
00:49:05.34\00:49:08.71
At the end of the judgment,
the kingdoms of this earth
00:49:08.74\00:49:10.71
become his and Jesus now
comes as King of kings and Lord
00:49:10.75\00:49:15.68
of lords to reap the
harvest of the earth.
00:49:15.72\00:49:19.39
You know, it's so
exciting to have the Bible.
00:49:19.42\00:49:22.62
We know how the
story ends, amen?
00:49:22.66\00:49:26.33
You know, I look at the
discussion that's taking
00:49:26.36\00:49:29.40
place in our world and
the various political plans
00:49:29.43\00:49:34.07
and ideas.
00:49:34.10\00:49:35.40
And if you don't know the Bible,
it's kind of a scary place
00:49:35.44\00:49:38.37
'cause you don't know
what's going to happen next.
00:49:38.41\00:49:41.24
But based upon what the Bible
says, we can have confidence
00:49:41.28\00:49:43.98
because we know who's in charge.
00:49:44.01\00:49:46.08
We know what's happening.
00:49:46.11\00:49:47.52
We know that Jesus is soon
to come and he's going to take
00:49:47.55\00:49:51.72
away all pain,
and sorrow, and death.
00:49:51.75\00:49:53.49
He's going to
make all things new.
00:49:53.52\00:49:56.46
We know how the story ends.
00:49:56.49\00:49:57.79
Well, this has been just a
great study of Daniel chapter 7.
00:49:57.83\00:50:02.06
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"Amazing Facts: Changed Lives."
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male: I'd have to say that I had
a wonderful childhood growing
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up.
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I went to a private school
up until the seventh grade 'til
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junior high.
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I believe it was at that point
in junior high that my life
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began to change.
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Going from a Christian education
into a public school was a big
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difference.
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There was a lot of secular
influence, peer pressure,
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and for me it was the music.
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I started listening
to heavy metal music.
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Every concert that would
come to town, I was there.
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That had a
profound effect on me.
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I started using
marijuana probably age of 14.
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I started drinking, using a
lot of cocaine, and that led
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to methamphetamine, and
that completely changed my life.
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I dropped out of high school my
sophomore year and went to work.
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I would get off of work and we'd
go into the bar until 2 o'clock
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in the morning.
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I'd get back up at 5:00 and I'd
go back at it again, six, seven
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days a week.
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At the age of 20, I lost
my dad to a heart attack.
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I didn't know how to handle
the loss so I tried to mask my
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pain with alcohol and drugs.
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Got three DUIs in one year.
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Was arrested.
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They gave me a
year in the county jail.
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And the moment I got out, I went
back to doing the same thing,
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hanging with the same
people, the same crowd.
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I was involved in a hit and run
motorcycle accident and I was
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charged with a felony DUI.
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Even though at the time
of the accident I was not
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under the influence, I still had
methamphetamine in my system.
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At my sentencing day, I left
the courtroom and I didn't come
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back, and that left
me with a felony warrant.
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I had fallen asleep in a park
and I woke up to a park ranger
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knocking on my window.
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I knew I was wanted and I knew
that I was not gonna just turn
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myself in.
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I turned to him and I made
the comment, "Not today," and I
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took off.
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I led five different agencies
on about a 35-minute chase.
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I realized at that point that
I wasn't gonna get away and that
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this was gonna end up either
me killing somebody or myself,
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and so I made a
decision to pull over.
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At that point,
everything that I had, I lost.
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I was sentenced to two years
in state prison, and it was
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there that God got ahold of
me, and that was through Amazing
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Facts Ministries.
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I remember listening on my
radio to Pastor Doug Batchelor.
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I wanted to get
to know the Bible.
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I wanted to know God, and so my
Aunt Marilyn sent me the Amazing
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Facts study guides and it
was there that my relationship
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with Christ began.
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I had called home and I knew my
mother wasn't doing well, but I
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didn't realize
that she had cancer.
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She had about a 30%
chance of making it through her
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surgery.
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She had told the doctors that
she was not going to have chemo
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and she was not gonna have
radiation, that if her God was
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going to save her,
then he would save her.
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I remember hanging up the phone
to what I thought was my last
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conversation with my mom.
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I turned around, I got
down on my knees, and I prayed
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to God.
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I said, "God, if you're
there, please save my mother.
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Wherever you lead me in life,
whatever you want me to do, I am
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yours."
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And I had a feeling of such
peace that I knew that my mother
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was gonna be okay and that
my life was going to change.
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There are no words that I can
adequately express to "Amazing
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Facts" and to Pastor
Doug to say thank you.
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To all those people who support
the ministry, I am a product
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of your support.
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My life has changed because
of this ministry and I thank you
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from the bottom of my heart.
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Doug Batchelor: Hi, friends.
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This is Pastor Doug Bachelor.
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Would you like to
hear an amazing fact?
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More and more of the world
is turning now to natural forms
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of energy to try and find their
power, and they're resorting
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to things like the wind farm
that we have here in Jamaica
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at Wigton.
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You know, I remember years
ago my wife and I going to visit
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the Big Island of Hawaii, and we
were amazed at all the potential
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there for natural power,
but they weren't using it.
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There at the south part
of the island, there was
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volcanic activity.
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You can make
geothermal power there.
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If you went to Waimea, the wind
was constantly blowing, but they
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had no windmills there.
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If you went over to Kona,
the sun always shines, solar
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electric, but they didn't have
very much solar electric there.
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And if you went to Hilo, it was
always raining, hydro electric.
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And in spite of all that
potential for power there
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on the Big Island of Hawaii,
they were powering the island
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back then with
dirty diesel generators.
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Made me think about how
we sometimes waste the power
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of God's Spirit that he's making
available to us, and each of us
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can have that
Spirit if we simply ask.
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You can read in Zechariah
chapter 10, what do we do?
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"Ask of the Lord rain in
the time of the latter rain,
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and he will send
flashing clouds."
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Jesus also said in the book
of Luke, "If you then being evil
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know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more
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with your Father in heaven give
the Holy Spirit to them that
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ask?"
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When you look in the book
of Acts, when the Holy Spirit
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was poured out, it says there
was a sound of a mighty, rushing
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wind, and that power that
launched the church back then
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can still power
your life today, friends.
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So why don't you ask him?
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