Participants: Stephen Bohr
Series Code: ASTPP
Program Code: ASTPP000023
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00:15 Well here we are again.
00:17 We want to continue our study of, Daniel's Little Sealed Book. 00:22 And basically, we have been discussing the fact that the 00:26 book of Daniel is composed of two books. 00:29 The first book is Daniel 1 through 7. 00:32 The second book is Daniel 8 through 12. 00:34 Now we have not proved that Daniel 8 through 12 00:37 is the second book. 00:38 But we have discussed Daniel 1 through 7. 00:41 And we noticed that these chapters are interrelated, 00:46 interconnected. 00:47 Daniel 2 and 7 are connected, Daniel 3 and 6 are connected, 00:52 and Daniel 4 and 5 are connected, in terms of theme. 00:56 And Daniel 1 would be the introduction. 00:59 So you have a candelabrum. 01:01 What is called, a chiasm, if you please. 01:04 Now we were also discussing the sequence of powers in Daniel 7. 01:09 And we're going to our material now. 01:12 The sequence of powers was Babylon, Medo-Persia, 01:15 Greece, Rome, Rome divided into ten kingdoms, 01:19 then the little horn, which is papal Rome, 01:21 which rules until 1798. 01:23 And then after 1798, we have the judgment. 01:28 We have the beginning of the judgment. 01:30 And where does that judgment take place? 01:33 It takes place in heaven. 01:35 Does it take place before the second coming of Christ? 01:38 Yes, because the Son of Man goes to the Ancient of Days 01:42 to receive the kingdom before He comes here 01:44 to take over the kingdom. 01:46 He goes to the Ancient of Days to receive the kingdom. 01:49 So the investigative phase of that judgment 01:52 takes place in heaven. 01:53 And then the time comes when Christ and the saints 01:56 take over the kingdom, according to Daniel 7. 01:59 Now, that description of Jesus coming to the Father, 02:03 to the Ancient of Days, is found in Daniel 7 02:06 verses 9-10 and 13-14. 02:09 I'd like to read those verses. 02:11 Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 02:13 It is in your material. 02:15 It says here, "I watched till thrones were put in place..." 02:19 This is after the little horn rules for 1260 years. 02:23 "I watched till thrones were put in place, 02:25 and the Ancient of Days was seated. 02:29 His garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head 02:32 was like pure wool. 02:33 His throne was a fiery flame, its wheels a burning fire. 02:38 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. 02:42 A thousand thousands ministered to Him; 02:44 ten thousand times ten thousand stood before Him. 02:48 The court was seated and the books were opened." 02:52 Where is this judgment being enacted? 02:56 In heaven. 02:58 Now notice verses 13 and 14. 03:00 After the Father moves, then you find this. 03:03 "I was watching in the night visions, and behold, 03:06 one like the Son of Man, coming with the clouds of heaven. 03:09 He came to the Ancient of Days..." 03:13 Where's the Ancient of Days? 03:16 In heaven. 03:17 We pray, "Our Father which art in heaven." 03:20 The Ancient of Days is in heaven. 03:21 So the Son of Man comes to the Ancient of Days. 03:24 Where is this judgment taking place? 03:26 It's taking place in heaven. 03:28 And so it says, "One like the Son of Man, 03:30 coming with the clouds of heaven. 03:31 He came to the Ancient of Days, 03:33 And they," that is the clouds, the angels, 03:36 "brought Him near before Him." 03:38 And now notice. 03:39 "Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, 03:43 that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. 03:46 His dominion is an everlasting dominion, 03:48 which shall not pass away, and His kingdom 03:51 the one which shall not be destroyed." 03:54 So Daniel 7 has something very interesting. 03:58 It has the sequence of powers that would rule in the world 04:02 till the time that Jesus takes over the kingdom, 04:05 empirically when He comes to take over the kingdom. 04:08 But there's something in Daniel 7 that was not 04:10 understood until after 1798. 04:15 You see, before 1798, it was believed that when Jesus came, 04:20 He would take over the kingdom, but they did not know, 04:23 they did not realize that a judgment is going to 04:26 take place in heaven before Jesus takes over the kingdom. 04:30 In other words, that's one point that was not 04:32 understood before 1798, the judgment aspect. 04:36 You see, before 1798, basically they believed that the 04:41 judgment is when Jesus comes. 04:44 Somehow even the Millerites did not understand, 04:46 because William Miller used Daniel chapter 7 04:50 to speak of the second coming of Christ, even though 04:53 it says that the Son of Man came to the Ancient of Days. 04:56 They did not fully understand that before Jesus comes 05:00 to empirically take over the kingdom, 05:02 there was going to be a judgment that would declare Jesus, 05:06 "Jesus is right to have the kingdom in the heavenly court." 05:10 Are you understanding what I'm saying? 05:11 So there was one aspect of Daniel chapter 7 05:14 that was not understood before 1798. 05:18 And that was the judgment aspect, 05:20 the heavenly judgment aspect, 05:22 of the taking over of the kingdom. 05:25 Is that point clear? 05:27 Now that is very important for what we're 05:30 going to discuss next. 05:32 Let's discuss now the second book. 05:35 We've already discussed the first book. 05:37 The first book ends by saying that there's going to be 05:40 two phases to the judgment. 05:42 One, a heavenly phase where Jesus will be given the kingdom 05:47 legally in a court of law. 05:49 And then the time when Jesus actually takes over the kingdom 05:51 that He was legally given in the court of law. 05:54 Now let's look at the second book. 05:57 Daniel 12 and verse 4 says, "But you, Daniel, 06:01 shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; 06:08 many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." 06:15 Now the big question here is this, 06:18 which book is Daniel 12 verse 4 referring to? 06:22 Is it referring to the entire book of Daniel? 06:25 Or is it referring to the second book within the book, 06:29 which is Daniel chapter 8 through 12? 06:33 That's what we want to pursue. 06:35 Now it says clearly here that the book would be sealed 06:39 until when? 06:41 It would be sealed until the time of the end. 06:44 But at the time of the end, what would happen? 06:46 The seal would be removed and knowledge would be increased. 06:50 Not scientific knowledge, but knowledge of the book. 06:55 Because at the time of the end, the book would be opened. 06:58 And now people would be able to understand 07:01 what was in the book that had been sealed 07:03 in the days of Daniel. 07:04 Are you following me or not? 07:06 This is very, very important. 07:08 Now, there are five reasons that I want to give you 07:13 that prove that the entire book of Daniel was not sealed 07:17 until the time of the end. 07:20 The only portion of Daniel that was sealed until the 07:23 time of the end was the content of Daniel 8 through 12. 07:28 And so that is the book that was sealed 07:31 until the time of the end. 07:32 It is the book within the book. 07:36 Now let's pursue this so that you understand 07:39 this very important point. 07:42 Reason number one, there is evidence that Daniel 07:47 chapters 1 through 7 was understood, to a great degree, 07:52 long before the time of the end. 07:56 Notice the words of the church father, Hippolytus, 08:00 who wrote in the third century AD. 08:03 Now you tell me if he understood, 08:05 to a great degree, Daniel 7. 08:07 This is what he says, "In speaking of a lioness 08:10 from the sea, Daniel meant the rising of the kingdom 08:14 of Babylon, and that this was the golden head of the image. 08:19 Then after the lioness, he sees a second beast like a bear, 08:22 which signified the Persians. 08:24 For after the Babylonians, the Persians obtained the power. 08:29 And in saying that it had three ribs in its mouth, 08:31 he pointed to the three nations, Persians, Medes, 08:33 and Babylonians, which were expressed in the image 08:36 by the silver after the gold. 08:38 Then comes a third beast, a leopard, which means the Greeks. 08:42 For after the Persians, Alexander of Macedon 08:45 had the power when Darius was overthrown, 08:48 which was also indicated by the brass in the image. 08:51 And in saying that the beast had four wings of a fowl, 08:54 and four heads, he showed most clearly how the kingdom of 08:57 Alexander was parted into four divisions. 09:00 For in speaking of four heads, he meant the four kings that 09:03 arose out of it. 09:05 For Alexander, when dying, divided his kingdom 09:08 into four parts. 09:09 Then he says the fourth beast was dreadful and terrible. 09:12 It had iron teeth and claws of brass. 09:15 Who then are meant by this but the Romans 09:17 whose kingdom, the kingdom that still stands, 09:21 is expressed by the iron. 09:23 For says he, its legs are of iron." 09:27 Did Hippolytus understand Daniel 2 and Daniel 7? 09:30 Oh yeah, to a great degree. 09:33 Now you say, "Ah, but he didn't understand the antichrist." 09:37 Oh yes he did. 09:39 But there's one thing that Hippolytus missed. 09:41 Let's read his second quotation. 09:44 By the way, for those who are interested, 09:45 this is found in LeRoy Edwin Frooms book, 09:49 The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, volume 1, page 272. 09:54 This is what Hippolytus said in the second statement, 09:57 "Let us look at what is before us more carefully 09:59 and scan it, as it were, with open eye. 10:02 The golden head of the image is identical with the lioness, 10:06 by which the Babylonians were represented. 10:09 The golden shoulders and arms of silver are the same 10:12 with the bear, by which the Persians and Medes are meant. 10:15 The belly and thighs of brass are the leopard, by which the 10:18 Greeks who ruled from Alexander onwards are intended. 10:21 The legs of iron are the dreadful and terrible beast, 10:24 by which the Romans who hold the empire now are meant. 10:28 The toes of clay and iron are the ten horns which are to be. 10:33 The one other little horn springing up in their midst 10:36 is the antichrist." 10:38 Interesting. 10:39 Was he right? 10:41 Of course he was. 10:42 "The stone that smites the image and breaks it in pieces 10:46 and that filled the whole earth is Christ 10:50 who comes from heaven and brings judgment on the world." 10:55 What's missing? 10:59 What's missing here in his description? 11:02 For him, when is the judgment? 11:05 When Jesus comes from heaven and brings 11:08 judgment on the world. 11:10 What is he missing? 11:12 He's missing the pre-advent judgment. 11:15 He did not understand the pre-advent judgment. 11:17 But did he understand everything else? 11:21 He understood everything else. 11:22 So was Daniel 7 sealed until the time of the end? 11:25 No, there was one aspect that was sealed 11:27 until the time of the end. 11:29 And that is the investigative judgment phase, 11:32 after which Jesus would take over the kingdom. 11:35 Now the evidence in these quotations indicate 11:39 that Hippolytus understood everything about Daniel 7 11:42 except the investigative pre-advent judgment. 11:46 It should be noted that even some portions, 11:49 this is important also, that even some portions 11:52 of Daniel 8 through 12 that were fulfilled before the 11:56 time of the end could be understood before that time. 12:00 The historical sections of the book 12:03 could certainly be understood. 12:05 The meaning of the ram and the he goat of chapter 8 12:08 were understood before the time of the end. 12:11 Is that correct? 12:13 Of course, because Daniel tells us who these beasts represent, 12:18 the ram and the goat. 12:19 He says the ram represents Medo-Persia, 12:21 and the goat represents Greece. 12:23 You don't have to wait until the time of the end 12:25 to understand that. 12:26 So even some portions of Daniel 8 were understood 12:29 before the time of the end. 12:30 But there's one aspect of Daniel 8 that wasn't. 12:32 Let's continue. 12:34 Much of the earlier portions of Daniel 11 could be understood 12:37 before the time of the end. 12:39 As can be seen by the fact that the pagan philosopher, 12:43 Porphyry, argued to the church father, Tertullian, 12:48 that the first half of Daniel 11 describes so precisely 12:52 Greek and Roman history that it had to have been written 12:55 in the second century rather than in the sixth century. 12:58 So Porphyry said, "This is too detailed. 13:00 This could not have been written 400 years before it happened. 13:03 So somehow Daniel must have been written 13:05 in the year 200 BC." 13:08 So were there portions of Daniel 11 that even the 13:11 pagan philosopher Porphyry could understand? 13:14 Of course. 13:15 But there is one specific element of Daniel 8 through 12 13:19 that could not be understood by anyone 13:22 until the time of the end. 13:24 And that was the message concerning the 2300 days 13:27 and the judgment. 13:29 These things were sealed until the time of the end, 13:33 because only then would it be true that the 13:36 judgment had begun. 13:39 Are you with me? 13:40 I want to make sure that you're following along here. 13:43 What is the only thing that was not understood? 13:47 The 2300 days and the investigative judgment. 13:52 Now let me give you a second reason why you're dealing here 13:56 with two books rather than just one book. 14:00 Now I realize that Daniel is one book, 14:02 but there are two books within it. 14:05 The book of Daniel was written in two different languages. 14:09 Chapter 1, which is the introduction to the entire book, 14:13 was written in Hebrew. 14:15 Chapters 2 through 7 were written in Aramaic. 14:19 Which was, you know, somewhat like Hebrew. 14:22 It's kind of like Portuguese and Spanish. 14:25 Aramaic and Hebrew. 14:27 And so chapters 2 through 7 were written in Aramaic. 14:31 And chapters 8 through 12 were written in Hebrew. 14:35 The difference in language between Daniel 2 through 7 14:38 and Daniel 8 through 12 indicates that 14:42 the book of composed of two units. 14:47 Reason number three, the little old lady. 14:53 Ellen White knew this. 14:56 I never cease to marvel at how Ellen White understood this. 14:59 You know, most people, they say, "Oh, you know, the 15:02 book that was sealed until the time of the end was Daniel." 15:05 Ellen White didn't make that mistake. 15:07 She didn't say it was Daniel. 15:09 Let's read several statements from her writings. 15:12 This is, Acts of the Apostles, page 585. 15:15 "In the Revelation, all the books of the Bible meet and end. 15:21 Here is the complement of the book of Daniel. 15:24 One is a prophecy, the other a revelation. 15:28 The book that was sealed is not the Revelation, 15:31 but that portion..." 15:35 Hmmm. 15:37 What is a portion? 15:40 Part. 15:41 "...but that portion of the prophecy of Daniel 15:45 relating to the last days. 15:49 The angel commanded, 'But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, 15:52 and seal the book, even to the time of the end.'" 15:56 So is the book that was sealed all of Daniel? 15:59 No, it is that portion having to do with the last days. 16:04 In another statement, Great Controversy, page 355, 16:08 Ellen White explains, "The message of salvation 16:10 has been preached in all ages, but this message..." 16:13 She's talking about the first angel's message that says, 16:15 "The hour of His judgment has come." 16:18 "...but this message is a part of the gospel which could be 16:22 proclaimed only in the last days, for only then 16:25 would it be true that the hour of Judgment had come." 16:30 And now listen to what she says. 16:31 "The prophecies present a succession of events 16:35 leading down to the opening of the Judgment." 16:38 Daniel 7 does that, right? 16:40 Daniel 7 "presents a succession of events 16:43 leading down to the opening of the Judgment. 16:46 This is especially true of the book of Daniel." 16:49 Now listen carefully. 16:50 "But that part of his prophecy which related to the last days, 16:57 Daniel was bidden to close up and seal 17:00 'until the time of the end.' 17:02 Not till we reach this time could a message 17:06 concerning the..." What? 17:07 "...the Judgment be proclaimed, based on the fulfillment 17:11 of these prophecies. 17:12 But at the time of the end, says the prophet, 17:14 'many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.'" 17:19 So in one statement she says, "that portion," was sealed, 17:24 and in the other statement she says, "that part." 17:27 So the book that was sealed was not all of Daniel. 17:31 It was the portion having to do with the 2300 days. 17:34 And that is the central theme of Daniel 8 through 12. 17:36 We're going to study that. 17:38 Desire of Ages, 234. 17:41 "The words of the angel to Daniel relating to the last days 17:47 were to be understood in the time of the end. 17:51 At that time, 'many shall run to and fro, 17:53 and knowledge shall be increased.' 17:55 'The wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked 17:58 shall understand; but the wise shall understand.'" 18:02 Now here's a very interesting statement, 18:04 Manuscript Releases, volume 1, page 99. 18:08 You remember that the seal was taken off the book 18:12 and the book was open in Revelation chapter 10? 18:15 Remember that the angel descends from heaven 18:16 with a book that's open, having been opened? 18:19 Was the seal taken off that book? 18:21 You know what that book is? 18:23 It's this book. 18:25 That portion of Daniel is that book. 18:28 And the angel comes with the book open because 18:30 the seal has been taken off. 18:32 Now listen to what Ellen White says about what the seal was. 18:35 She says, "The unsealing of the little book 18:38 was the message in relation to time." 18:41 Which time? 18:45 "Unto 2300 days, the Sanctuary shall be cleansed." 18:50 So when the 2300 days are preached, what happens 18:54 with the seal? 18:55 The seal is removed, and now people can understand it. 19:00 Are you following me? 19:02 So what is it that was sealed? 19:04 The message in relation to time. 19:06 The 2300 day prophecy. 19:10 Now here's another statement. 19:12 This is, Prophets and Kings, page 547. 19:16 She says, "Honored by men with the responsibilities of state 19:21 and with the secrets of kingdoms bearing universal sway, 19:25 Daniel was honored by God as His ambassador, 19:29 and was given many revelations of the 19:31 mysteries of ages to come. 19:34 His wonderful prophecies, as recorded by him in 19:37 chapters 7 to 12 of the book bearing his name, 19:41 were not fully understood even by the prophet himself; 19:45 but before his life labors closed, he was given the 19:49 blessed assurance that 'at the end of the days,' 19:52 in the closing period of this world's history, 19:56 he would again be permitted to stand in his lot and place." 19:59 That is, through his book, of course. 20:00 Not personally. 20:02 "It was not given him to understand all that God had 20:06 revealed of the divine purpose. 20:08 'Shut up the words, and seal the book,' he was directed 20:10 concerning his prophetic writings; 20:12 these were to be sealed 'even to the time of the end.' 20:16 'Go thy way, Daniel,' the angel once more directed the 20:19 faithful messenger of Jehovah; 'for the words are closed up 20:22 and sealed till the time of the end... 20:25 'Go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, 20:29 and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.'" 20:34 So what is it that was sealed until the time of the end? 20:38 The entire book of Daniel? 20:40 No, it was the portion of Daniel that has to 20:43 do with the 2300 days. 20:46 That has to do with the beginning of the judgment, 20:48 the chronology of the beginning of the judgment. 20:50 That was sealed. 20:52 Other things could be understood. 20:54 Could they understand the lion? 20:56 Sure. Could they understand the bear? 20:59 Could they understand the leopard? 21:01 Could they understand the dragon beast? 21:03 The ten horns? The little horn? 21:05 Even Martin Luther and the reformers, you know. 21:07 Martin Luther believed that the little horn was Islam, 21:10 but other reformers believed that the little horn 21:12 was the papacy, and the man of sin was the papacy. 21:15 And so these things could be understood. 21:17 Could they understand that the ram represented Medo-Persia? 21:21 Sure. Could they understand that the he goat represented Greece, 21:23 and that Greece would be divided into four kingdoms? 21:26 Absolutely. 21:28 Daniel 11, as we noticed, could be understood. 21:31 At least the portions that didn't have to do with the 21:33 last days, which was the portion that could not be understood. 21:37 Ellen White says that which had to do with the last days. 21:42 With the investigative judgment. 21:43 With the 2300 day prophecy. 21:48 Now let's go to reason number four. 21:51 This is the most important of all. 21:52 And I hope that you're well versed in Daniel 8. 21:56 I hope that you've read Daniel 8 21:57 and you know what the sequence is. 21:59 Because that's going to be very important to understand 22:02 what we're going to go through now. 22:03 What I want to show you now is that the internal evidence 22:08 of Daniel 8 through 12 proves beyond any doubt 22:12 that this little book that was sealed until the time of the end 22:16 is composed of these chapters. 22:21 In fact, we're going to take these chapters one by one, 22:24 beginning with chapter 8, and we're going to see that 22:27 each one of these chapters in some way is related 22:31 to the 2300 day prophecy. 22:34 Now, let's begin with Daniel 8. 22:38 In this chapter, the 2300 day prophecy is introduced. 22:44 The chapter begins in the time of the kingdom of Persia. 22:47 Right? 22:48 There's no symbol for Babylon. 22:50 Why is there no symbol for Babylon? 22:53 Because the 2300 days begin with Persia. 22:57 So if you put in Babylon, you're taking a kingdom, 23:00 the vision would include a kingdom before the 2300 days 23:03 begin their chronological period. 23:07 That's the real reason. 23:10 So notice, the chapter begins in the time of 23:13 the kingdom of Persia, continues with Greece, 23:17 the four divisions of Greece, pagan and papal Rome, 23:21 all the way down to the conclusion of the 2300 days 23:25 when the process of cleansing the Sanctuary will begin. 23:28 Are you acquainted with the broad sweep? 23:32 Yeah, you have the ram; Medo-Persia. 23:34 Then you have the he goat; Greece. 23:36 Then the he goat grows four horns. 23:39 Those are the four heads of the leopard, by the way. 23:41 They grow four horns. 23:43 And then arises the little horn, which at first is pagan Rome. 23:47 It grows horizontally, and then it grows 23:50 vertically towards heaven. 23:51 In other words, Rome morphs from a political power 23:54 into a religious power. 23:57 And then it takes you all the way down to the time 24:00 of the cleansing of the Sanctuary. 24:02 So Daniel 8 gives you the broad sweep 24:04 from the time of Persia till the time when the Sanctuary 24:08 is going to be cleansed. 24:10 2300 days, which we understand as years. 24:16 Now I want you to notice that there are four differences 24:20 between the prophecy of Daniel 8 and those of 24:24 Daniel 2 and Daniel 7. 24:27 They are somewhat parallel, but there are differences. 24:30 First, while in Daniel 2 and 7 the prophetic series begins with 24:36 the kingdom of Babylon, that is the gold and the lion, 24:40 in Daniel 8 there is no symbol for the kingdom of Babylon. 24:46 Interesting. 24:47 The usual argument given for this difference 24:50 is that the kingdom of Babylon was about to pass away. 24:54 But the date given in this chapter indicates that the 24:57 kingdom of Babylon would not pass away for another 12 years. 25:01 So Babylon was still going to rule for 12 years. 25:04 There has to be another reason. 25:05 And the reason is that it had to begin with Persia 25:08 because that's when the 2300 day prophecy begins. 25:13 Second, in contrast to Daniel 7, the beasts of Daniel 8 25:18 are domestic Sanctuary animals. 25:23 What kind of beasts do you have in Daniel 7? 25:28 Carnivorous beasts. 25:31 Wild beasts. 25:33 But in Daniel 8, you have Sanctuary beasts. 25:37 Because the central theme is the Sanctuary. 25:41 The ram was used in the daily service, 25:44 while the he goat was used in the yearly service. 25:49 This strongly hints that the central theme 25:52 of Daniel 8 is the daily. 25:55 Is the daily referred to very clearly there? 25:58 Yeah. 25:59 Leading up to the end of the 2300 days 26:02 you have the little horn taking away what? 26:05 The daily. 26:07 That's the ram. 26:09 But that's not all. 26:11 And the yearly, in which the little horn is what? 26:17 Judged. 26:19 Are you following this? 26:21 In other words, two Sanctuary animals are used to illustrate 26:24 that the papacy was going to take away the daily. 26:27 And as a result, the papacy was going to be judged 26:30 in the yearly service. 26:32 Which is the cleansing of the Sanctuary, or the judgment. 26:36 Third, there is only one symbol in Daniel 8 26:40 for both pagan and papal Rome. 26:42 A little horn. 26:44 The horn first spreads out horizontally, 26:48 that is geographically, to the east, the south, 26:50 and the glorious land. 26:52 And then it extends vertically to heaven. 26:56 That is to say, it first extends politically and geographically, 26:59 and then religiously. 27:02 It is clear that the introduction of another beast 27:05 into Daniel 8 to represent pagan Rome would have spoiled the 27:11 symmetry of the chapter which emphasizes 27:14 the two beasts of the Sanctuary service. 27:17 So if a third beast had been introduced, 27:19 it would ruin the theme of the daily and the yearly; 27:23 the two beasts of the sanctuary. 27:25 Fourth, this is very important, there is no reference 27:30 in Daniel 8 to the establishment of Christ's everlasting kingdom. 27:36 Does Daniel 2 refer to the setting up of 27:38 Christ's everlasting kingdom? 27:40 He will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed. 27:42 That's the culmination of the vision of Daniel 2. 27:45 Does Daniel 7 end with Jesus taking over the kingdom? 27:48 Yes it does. 27:49 But Daniel 8, strangely enough, the chapter ends 27:53 and there's no reference to the everlasting kingdom. 27:56 Which is different than Daniel 2 and Daniel 7. 28:00 Now this was due to the fact that Daniel got sick 28:04 before Gabriel was able to explain the entire vision. 28:08 And you can read that in chapter 8 verses 26 and 27. 28:11 This is the reason why Gabriel came back, 28:16 in Daniel 9 through 12, to explain the things 28:19 that had remained unexplained in chapter 8. 28:23 In other words, if Daniel had not gotten sick, 28:26 Gabriel would have continued giving him 28:28 Daniel 9, 10, 11, and 12. 28:32 But he gave it later. 28:34 Now, what is the central theme of Daniel 8 then? 28:39 What is the central theme of the vision? 28:42 "Unto 2300 days, the Sanctuary shall be cleansed." 28:47 That's the central theme, right? 28:48 The 2300 days and the judgment. 28:52 Now let's go to our next page. 28:57 What is the central theme of Daniel 9? 28:59 Now here we have a problem in Daniel 8. 29:01 What is the problem in Daniel chapter 8? 29:03 The problem is that you have a 2300 day prophecy, 29:06 but you don't know where to start it. 29:11 We want to know when the 29:12 Sanctuary is going to be cleansed. 29:13 2300 years and the Sanctuary will be cleansed. 29:16 The problem is, there's no starting point in Daniel 8. 29:20 So where would you expect to find the starting date? 29:23 How about the next chapter? 29:27 Are you with me or not? 29:30 So in chapter 9... 29:33 Daniel 8 mentions the 2300 day prophecy, 29:36 but does not provide a starting point. 29:38 In chapter 9, the crucial starting point 29:40 for the 2300 days is given. 29:42 The 70 weeks constitute the first 490 years 29:46 of the 2300 day prophecy. 29:48 And those years begin during the kingdom of Persia. 29:52 This is the real reason why the kingdom of Babylon is 29:55 not mentioned in Daniel 8. 29:57 It is because the 2300 days begin during the reign 30:00 of Persia and not during the reign of Babylon. 30:06 So far so good? 30:09 See, there's a reason for all this. 30:10 Is it important to know the literary structure? 30:14 Indispensable. 30:18 So then Daniel 9 gives you the starting point 30:20 for the 2300 days. 30:21 So what is the central purpose of Daniel 9? 30:25 To give you the starting point for the 2300 day prophecy. 30:30 So is Daniel 9 related to Daniel 8? 30:33 Absolutely. 30:34 Now, could the 70 weeks be understood before the 30:37 time of the end? 30:39 Yes. 30:41 Because they were fulfilled before the time of the end. 30:44 But what could not be understood until the time of the end? 30:47 That the remaining 1810 years would take you to the 30:52 investigative judgment. 30:55 So the portions that were fulfilled could be understood. 30:58 What could not be understood is the ending point. 31:03 The cleansing of the Sanctuary. 31:04 The end of the 2300 day prophecy; 31:06 that there was going to be a judgment in heaven 31:10 before Jesus came to take over the kingdom on earth. 31:13 Even the Millerites did not understand it. 31:17 Wow. 31:19 Okay, so let's go to Daniel 10. 31:22 Does Daniel 10 have anything to do with the 2300 day prophecy? 31:26 Of course it does. 31:27 Let's read it. 31:29 In order for the prophecy of the 2300 days to be fulfilled, 31:34 especially the 70 weeks, it was necessary for the kings of 31:38 Persia to give certain decrees for Israel to go back 31:43 to their land to rebuild their temple, city, walls, 31:47 and to restore a functioning Hebrew theocracy. 31:52 It was the command to build and restore Jerusalem. 31:59 Certain decrees had to be given in order for the 2300 day 32:03 prophecy to begin on time. 32:07 Now Satan, the prince of Persia, knew this. 32:14 Do you think the devil could understand the prophecy 32:16 of the 70 weeks and the 2300 days? 32:20 You better believe he could. 32:22 So he says, "If I can skew the starting point, 32:29 I can eliminate the ending point." 32:32 Now notice, Satan knew this. 32:35 And therefore, he worked on the minds of the Persian kings 32:40 to try and prevent them from allowing Israel 32:44 to return to their land. 32:46 Do you know that after Israel returned in 536, 32:50 there was all sorts of opposition. 32:54 Cyrus gave a decree, and then it was revoked. 32:57 And then it was reinstated. 32:59 The people that had remained in the land fought 33:02 those who came back tooth and nail. 33:04 Why do you suppose that was? 33:07 Because the devil was behind it. 33:09 Daniel 10 gives you the reason behind the reason. 33:15 Now notice, I'll continue reading here. 33:19 If the temple, the city, and the walls were not rebuilt, 33:26 if the theocracy was not re-established, 33:29 the prophecy of the 2300 days could not begin to be fulfilled, 33:34 and God's plan would be frustrated. 33:38 But in the end, Michael came to help Gabriel. 33:43 And the prophecy of the 2300 days began right on schedule. 33:49 Is Daniel 10 related to the 2300 days? 33:52 Yeah. 33:53 There's a battle going on in Daniel chapter 10. 33:58 The prince of Persia, who is the devil, 34:00 is struggling with the kings of Persia. 34:04 And what he's doing is, he's trying to convince them 34:06 not to favor the Jewish people. 34:08 And not to give them, to tell them, "You revoke that decree." 34:12 You know, even Artaxerxes gave the decree, 34:15 and then he revoked the decree, 34:17 and then he re-enacted the decree. 34:19 I don't know if you were aware of that. 34:22 But there was huge opposition. 34:24 Because the devil did not want the 2300 day prophecy 34:26 to begin on time. 34:28 Now notice what Ellen White says in, Prophets and Kings, 34:31 page 571 and 572. 34:35 She explains what was going on. 34:37 "While Satan was striving to influence the highest powers 34:41 in the kingdom of Persia to show disfavor to God's people, 34:45 angels worked in behalf of the exiles. 34:49 The controversy was one in which all heaven was interested. 34:53 Through the prophet Daniel we are given a glimpse 34:55 of this mighty struggle between the forces of good 34:58 and the forces of evil. 35:00 For three weeks Gabriel wrestled with the powers of darkness, 35:04 seeking to counteract the influences at work 35:08 on the mind of Cyrus; and before the contest closed, 35:12 Christ Himself came to Gabriel's aid." 35:17 And you know what Michael said after this? 35:19 He says, "I've got to go now, because I've got to 35:22 continue struggling with the kings of Persia." 35:26 So is chapter 10 related to the prophecy of the 2300 days? 35:30 Yes it is. 35:31 This is a book within a book. 35:33 All of the chapters have the same central theme. 35:37 The 2300 day prophecy. 35:40 Now we need to go to chapter 11. 35:45 In chapter 11, what kingdom does this chapter begin with? 35:50 Persia. 35:52 With which kingdom did Daniel 8 begin? 35:55 Persia. 35:56 Do you know what's going to happen now in Daniel 11? 36:00 There is no new vision in Daniel 11. 36:02 Are you aware that there's no new vision in Daniel 11? 36:06 What Gabriel does, he comes back and he now says to Daniel, 36:09 "Daniel, you got sick and I wasn't able to finish. 36:11 Now I'm going to start where I started in Daniel 8, 36:13 but I'm going to take you all the way to the end." 36:19 Is that clear? 36:22 And so, now he's going to go back to where Daniel 8 began, 36:26 and he's going to take Daniel, 36:28 he's going to give Daniel the sweep. 36:30 But he's not only going to take him to the point of the 36:33 ending of the 2300 days. 36:35 He's going to take him beyond that to the final conflict. 36:38 and to the establishment of Christ's everlasting kingdom. 36:42 Which he did not have the kingdom in Daniel 8 36:44 because Daniel got sick. 36:45 So in Daniel 11, Gabriel is going to say, 36:48 "I'm going to show you the whole sweep. 36:50 And I'm going to end with the everlasting kingdom, 36:53 which I did not end with in Daniel 8." 36:55 So let's read this. 36:57 Now that which was begun and not finished in Daniel 8 37:00 will be completed in Daniel 11. 37:03 As in Daniel 8, the vision of Daniel 11 begins during the 37:07 kingdom of Persia, not Babylon. 37:10 It continues with Greece. 37:12 You can read this in Daniel 11. It's clear. 37:15 It continues with its first king 37:17 and the four divisions of Alexander's empire. 37:21 It then describes the dominion of pagan Rome. 37:25 Then it describes papal Rome in both of its stages; 37:31 during the 1260 years and at the end of time. 37:35 Verses 40 to 45 describe the papacy after the 37:38 deadly wound is healed. 37:40 The verses before that, verse 31 through verse 39, 37:45 describes the career of the papacy during the 1260 years. 37:50 But now notice. 37:52 But instead of taking us merely from the time of 37:54 the kingdom of Persia to the end of the 2300 days in 1844... 37:59 Is that where Daniel 8 ended? 38:03 "Unto 2300 days, the Sanctuary shall be cleansed." 38:05 That takes you to 1844. 38:08 But now in Daniel 11, instead of taking Daniel 38:11 only to 1844, he's going to take him all the way 38:15 to the time of the establishment of the everlasting kingdom. 38:18 He's going to take him to the time when the judgment ends, 38:20 and the time of trouble comes, and God's people are delivered, 38:23 and Christ establishes His everlasting kingdom. 38:27 Instead of taking us merely from the time of 38:29 the kingdom of Persia to the end of the 2300 days in 1844 38:33 when the judgment begins, Daniel 11 takes us 38:37 all the way from Persia to the end of that judgment 38:40 and the close of probation when Michael stands up. 38:45 So does Daniel 11 take you far beyond 1844? 38:49 It most certainly does. 38:51 And finally, in Daniel 12 verses 2 and 3, 38:55 you have a description of the climax when God's people 38:58 will resurrect and inherit the everlasting kingdom, 39:02 and the righteous will shine as stars forever and ever. 39:07 Thus, Daniel 11:1 through 12:3 take us full circle from the 39:13 time of Persia till Christ sets up His everlasting kingdom. 39:19 Isn't this incredible? 39:21 So what is the central theme of all of these chapters? 39:25 The central theme, folks, is the 2300 day prophecy. 39:29 The judgment. 39:32 All of the chapters have the same central theme. 39:37 And much of this, the judgment aspect could not be understood 39:40 until the time of the end. 39:41 So is this a book within a book? 39:44 Basically, what it's doing is, Daniel 7 gives you the inkling. 39:48 It introduces it, when it says that the Ancient of Days 39:51 goes in and He sits, and the judgment is set. 39:55 And then the Son of Man comes, He's taken before the 39:58 Ancient of Days, the judgment sits and the books are opened. 40:01 Daniel 7, at the end of the chapter, gives you the 40:03 introduction to the second book; 40:08 the idea that the judgment is going to be in heaven 40:10 and the judgment is going to be before 40:13 the second coming of Christ. 40:16 Now let's go to reason number five. 40:20 And we're going to amplify this one in the next few minutes. 40:24 We don't have a lot of time left in this particular presentation. 40:28 But we are going to deal with Revelation chapter 10 40:32 more extensively in our next session. 40:35 But let's go through the material that we have here. 40:38 The opening of the little book in Revelation 10 40:42 is a clear reference to the unsealing and opening 40:45 of the book that was sealed in Daniel 12 verse 4. 40:50 There is only one book in the Bible that was sealed 40:52 to be opened at the time of the end. 40:55 Notably, the little book of Revelation 10 40:58 is opened in the period of the sixth trumpet 41:02 at the very end of history immediately before Jesus 41:06 takes over the kingdom at the time of the seventh trumpet. 41:11 Are you catching the chronology? 41:14 In other words, the little book is opened during 41:15 the period of the sixth trumpet. 41:17 That's when you have the eating of the book. 41:19 It's sweet in the mouth, bitter in the stomach, you know. 41:21 And then after that, you have the episode 41:27 of Christ taking over the kingdom 41:31 under the seventh trumpet. 41:33 Now, we shall find in our next study that no chapter 41:36 in the Bible explains in a clearer way the origin, 41:39 message, mission, and destiny of God's end time remnant people 41:45 than Revelation 10. 41:48 It is no coincidence that the central theme 41:51 of the Millerites who preached at the beginning of the 41:54 time of the end was drawn 41:58 and Revelation 14:6-7. 42:00 The eating of the little book of Revelation 10 42:04 clearly indicates the judgment hour preaching 42:06 of the Millerite movement and its subsequent disappointment. 42:11 Let me ask you, did the Millerites gobble up 42:14 the little book? 42:15 Oh yeah. 42:17 Was it sweet? 42:19 Ooh it so sweet. 42:20 Why was it sweet? 42:23 They thought Jesus was coming back. 42:25 First in 1843, then they re-adjusted it. 42:30 And then finally they settled on October 22, 1844. 42:33 And Ellen White says that the coming of Jesus 42:37 was something that brought joy to everyone. 42:41 She said that was the happiest year of her life, 42:44 the year that led up to the great disappointment. 42:47 So the experience was sweet. 42:49 These people loved Jesus. 42:51 They wanted to see Jesus come. 42:54 And then when October 22, 1844 ended, 42:57 ooh the bitterness. 42:58 I'm going to read you some statements 43:00 from the pioneers after Jesus didn't come. 43:04 Wow. 43:05 Their hopes were dashed. 43:08 But they didn't totally lose hope. 43:11 Because they went back to studying Scripture. 43:14 And they said, "We missed the fact that the judgment 43:21 is going to have a heavenly phase before Jesus comes 43:24 to take over the kingdom." 43:27 In a parable Jesus says that we are to be individuals 43:31 that wait for the return of the Master from the wedding. 43:34 In other words, the wedding takes place in heaven. 43:36 And we are there in absentia. 43:40 And then Jesus comes to get His people. 43:44 But He determines His kingdom before. 43:46 The Millerites did not understand that. 43:49 So the acid test of what this little book is 43:52 is found in history. 43:55 It was fulfilled in history; in 1844. 44:00 Now interestingly enough, the eating of the little book 44:03 in Revelation 10 clearly describes the judgment 44:06 hour preaching of the Millerite movement 44:08 and its subsequent disappointment. 44:10 After the disappointment, John was told to what? 44:14 Prophesy again. 44:16 Prophesy again from where? 44:20 Where did the prophecy come from the first time? 44:23 From the little book? 44:25 So it says, "You have to prophesy again 44:27 from the little book. 44:28 Because you didn't get it right the first time." 44:32 And he was commanded then to what? 44:35 Wow, to measure the temple. 44:37 And what is the measuring of the temple? 44:39 The investigative judgment. 44:41 See, after the disappointment, in the very next verse 44:47 you have the investigative judgment. 44:49 By the way, when it says, "You must prophesy again," 44:51 where is the message found in Revelation prophesying again? 44:57 Revelation chapter 14; the three angels' messages. 45:02 In other words, after the disappointment, God's people 45:05 were called upon to present another message 45:07 from the book of Daniel. 45:09 And that message had to do with the measuring of the 45:12 heavenly temple, which is the investigative judgment. 45:16 Concerning the unsealing of the little book, 45:18 Ellen White remarks, "It was the lion of the tribe of Judah 45:23 who unsealed the book and gave to John the revelation 45:27 of what should be in these last days. 45:30 Daniel stood in his lot to bear his testimony, 45:34 which was sealed until the time of the end," 45:36 now notice this, "until the time of the end when..." What? 45:41 "...when the first angel's message should be 45:44 proclaimed to our world." 45:45 So what is the unsealing of the book? 45:47 It is preaching what? 45:49 The first angel's message, "The hour of His judgment has come." 45:54 These matters are of infinite importance in these last days. 45:58 But while many shall be purified and made white 46:00 and tried, the wicked shall do wickedly, 46:03 and none of the wicked shall understand. 46:05 The book of Daniel is unsealed in the revelation to John 46:08 and carries us forward to the last scenes 46:12 of this earth's history. 46:15 So as we studied the structure of the book of Daniel, 46:19 we discovered that Daniel is one book composed of two books. 46:25 One book is self contained; Daniel 1 through 7. 46:29 The chapters relate to each other in a chiastic fashion. 46:33 And then Daniel 8 through 12 amplifies the theme of 46:38 the last verses of Daniel 7 in speaking about 46:42 the 2300 days and the investigative judgment. 46:45 Did you understand what we studied? 46:47 It's marvelous, isn't it? 46:48 How important is it to understand the structure? 46:52 It's vital. 46:54 You know, people say, "Well, just love Jesus." 46:57 Well yeah, I think we need to love Jesus. 46:59 That's good. 47:00 So if it's, "Just love Jesus," why don't we have only in 47:03 the Bible, "For God so loved the world that He gave 47:05 His only begotten Son." 47:07 If it's just a matter of loving Jesus, 47:09 just give us one verse. 47:12 The fact is, that as we study these things, 47:14 we love Jesus more and more. 47:18 Because no human mind could have done this. 47:21 No human mind could have devised this unity 47:24 that exists in the book of Daniel. 47:26 And God wants us to be prepared for the coming of Jesus. 47:30 Now let's notice here, we have about 10 minutes left, 47:33 and so we can introduce our next study. 47:37 And then we'll continue after we take a break. 47:41 The origin, identity, mission, and message of the remnant. 47:45 This will absorb the rest of our time. 47:49 There is no passage in Scripture that better describes 47:56 the origin, message, identity, and mission 48:00 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 48:01 than Revelation 10. 48:03 This is a critically important chapter in the self-identity 48:08 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. 48:11 Let's read the passage so we have it clear in our minds. 48:16 "I saw still another mighty angel..." 48:21 This is not just an ordinary angel. 48:22 It is a mighty angel. 48:25 "...coming down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. 48:29 And a rainbow was on his head, his face was like the sun, 48:35 and his feet like pillars of fire." 48:41 Who do you think this angel is? 48:43 The same description as Jesus in Revelation 1. 48:48 It continues saying, "He had a little book open..." 48:53 That doesn't capture the tense of the verb in Greek. 48:57 The tense of the verb is, "having been opened." 49:01 In other words, at some point previous to the angel 49:03 descending from heaven, the book was closed, 49:06 and it was opened. 49:09 "He had a little book open," or having been opened, 49:13 "in his hand. 49:14 And he set his right foot on the sea and his left foot 49:18 on the land, and cried with a loud voice, 49:22 as when a lion roars. 49:25 When he cried out, seven thunders uttered their voices. 49:29 Now when the seven thunders uttered their voices, 49:32 I was about to write; but I heard a voice from heaven 49:36 saying to me, 'Seal up the things which the seven thunders 49:39 uttered, and do not write them.'" 49:43 There's a lot of speculation about the thunders 49:44 in the Adventist church these days. 49:47 Without any reason; there shouldn't be any speculation. 49:49 We'll see. 49:51 "The angel whom I saw standing," this is verse 5. 49:54 "The angel whom I saw standing on the sea and on the land 49:57 raised up his hand to heaven 50:02 and swore by Him who lives forever and ever, 50:07 who created heaven and the things that are in it, 50:09 the earth and the things that are in it, 50:12 and the sea and the things that are in it..." 50:15 Which God is this? 50:17 The Creator God. 50:24 "...that there should be," and this is the New King James, 50:27 "delay no longer..." 50:28 Terrible translation. 50:30 The King James has it right. 50:32 "...that there should be time no longer, 50:39 but in the days of the sounding of the seventh angel, 50:44 when he is about to sound..." 50:46 Not when he sounds, but when the seventh angel is about to sound. 50:49 "...the mystery of God would be finished..." 50:53 So is the mystery of God going to be finished 50:54 shortly before the seventh trumpet blows? 50:57 Absolutely. Very important. 50:59 We're going to study all these things in detail. 51:04 So once again, verse 7, "...but in the days of the 51:07 sounding of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, 51:10 the mystery of God would be finished, 51:12 as He declared to His servants the prophets. 51:15 Then the voice which I heard from heaven spoke to me again 51:18 and said, 'Go, take the little book which is open in the 51:21 hand of the angel who stands on the sea and on the earth.' 51:25 So I went to the angel and said to him, 51:27 'Give me the little book.' 51:29 And he said to me, 'Take it and eat it; 51:33 and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be 51:36 as sweet as honey in your mouth.'" 51:38 You say, "Now wait a minute. 51:39 Why do you have this reversed? 51:41 Why doesn't it say, 'It's sweet in the mouth 51:42 and bitter in the stomach?' 51:43 Why does it say, 'Bitter in your stomach 51:44 and sweet in the mouth?'" 51:46 There's a chiastic reason. 51:47 We're going to see that. 51:49 You need to know the structure. 51:51 Verse 9 again, "So I went to the angel and said to him, 51:55 'Give me the little book.' 51:56 And he said to me, 'Take it and eat it; 51:58 and it will make your stomach bitter, but it will be 52:01 as sweet as honey in your mouth.' 52:03 Then I took the little book out of the angel's hand and ate it, 52:07 and it was," now you have the right order, 52:08 "and it was as sweet as honey in my mouth. 52:12 But when I had eaten it, my stomach became bitter." 52:17 So why do you have this order? 52:20 You know, bitter, sweet. Sweet, bitter. 52:25 There's a structural reason for that. 52:27 We're going to notice it. 52:30 Verse 11, "And he said to me, 'You must prophesy again...'" 52:36 And the New King James says, "...about..." 52:40 The King James says, "to," which I think is better. 52:42 "You must prophesy again to many peoples, 52:47 nations, tongues, and kings. 52:51 Then I was given a reed..." 52:52 And this is verse 1 of chapter 11. 52:57 It's really part of the passage. 52:58 "Then I was given a reed like a measuring rod. 53:02 And the angel stood by, saying..." 53:04 Is it the same angel? 53:07 Yeah, it's the same angel. 53:09 "Rise and measure the temple of God, the altar, 53:13 and those who worship there." 53:16 So do you have the picture clear in your mind? 53:18 Okay, now let's summarize the little book episode. 53:25 Let's look at the sequence of events in this chapter. 53:30 Everything revolves around the angel and the little book. 53:36 First of all, the mighty angel comes down 53:38 from heaven to the earth. 53:40 So I want you to visualize this, okay? 53:44 The angel comes down from heaven to the earth. 53:48 Then next, his physical characteristics are described. 53:53 His face shines like the sun, 53:56 and his feet are like burnished bronze. 54:02 And then he brings in his hand a scroll that is open. 54:08 Which means that it was opened before he came down. 54:11 He places one foot on dry land and then he places the other 54:15 foot on the sea. 54:19 Next, he speaks with the roar of the lion. 54:23 And when he roars like a lion, seven thunders come out. 54:30 He then swears the oath to the Creator, 54:34 and he says that time will be no longer. 54:38 Then he gives the book to John with instructions to eat it. 54:44 After John eats it and it's sweet in the mouth 54:46 and bitter in the stomach, he instructs John 54:49 to prophesy again. 54:51 And after telling him to prophesy again, 54:54 he commands John to measure the temple of God 54:57 and those who worship God. 55:01 And then the last point, which is not in the chronological 55:06 order, but it is the last point in the sequence. 55:11 The mystery of God is finished when the seventh angel 55:16 is about to sound his trumpet. 55:21 Okay, do you have the sequence clear in your mind? 55:24 See, we have to have the sequence clear. 55:26 Now, let's take a look at the messenger 55:29 that descends from heaven. 55:31 The message of Revelation 10 is imparted 55:33 by Jesus Christ Himself. 55:36 So it must be extremely important. 55:39 Jesus is described in the following terms: 55:43 It is a mighty angel, his face is like the sun. 55:48 The same description of Christ in Revelation 1:16. 55:52 He is surrounded by a cloud, 55:54 like Jesus is surrounded by angels. 55:57 His legs are like pillars of fire. 55:59 Same description as Revelation 1. 56:02 He roars like a lion. 56:04 Who is Jesus? 56:05 He's the lion of the tribe of Judah. 56:08 And he has a rainbow over his head. 56:12 Ellen White makes this interesting comment 56:13 about the rainbow. 56:15 She says, "As the bow in the cloud 56:17 results from the union of sunshine and shower, 56:20 so the bow above God's throne represents the union of 56:24 His mercy and His justice. 56:26 To the sinful but repentant soul, God says, 56:29 'Live thou; I have found a ransom.'" 56:33 Ellen White clearly identifies who this angel is. 56:37 In, Adventist Bible Commentary, volume 7, page 971, she says, 56:41 "The mighty angel who instructed John was no less 56:44 a personage than Jesus Christ." 56:47 And she also says in the, Bible Commentary, volume 7, 56:50 pages 953 and 954, "The instruction to be communicated 56:55 to John was so important that Christ came from heaven 57:00 to give it to His servant, telling him to send it 57:04 to the churches." 57:06 So is this message of Revelation chapter 10 57:10 an extremely important message? 57:12 Yes, because it is not delivered to an angel to be given to us. 57:17 It is delivered by Jesus Christ Himself. 57:21 It must be crucially important if Jesus comes down 57:25 in person to reveal this to His servant John, 57:29 and to us who receive the message of John. 57:32 So, I hope we have this picture clear in our minds. 57:37 We are going to take a look at the rest of the details of 57:40 this chapter in our next session together. 57:43 Don't miss it, because it's going to be exciting. |
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