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Series Code: DWK
Program Code: DWK000061A
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00:02 Hello there. Happy Sabbath.
00:04 Come on in, we're about to meet with the King. 00:42 Good day, I'm Uncle Daniel, 00:44 and it's great to have you join us 00:45 from wherever you are watching around the world. 00:48 We pray you will have a rich blessing 00:50 from opening the Sabbath with us 00:52 in the song and Bible study. 00:54 Hello, Aunt Leah, and hello, boys and girls. 00:57 Hi, Uncle Daniel. 00:59 I like to say hello to Stan and Kathy 01:01 who are today with the King. 01:03 They live in Durham, Pandie, a town in South Queensland 01:06 where they grow lots of wheat. 01:08 Hello! Hi. 01:11 Tamia, would you please say a prayer for us 01:14 to welcome the Holy Spirit? 01:16 Dear Lord, thank You for the blessings 01:18 of the past week. 01:20 We asked for the Holy Spirit to teach us Your truth. 01:23 In Jesus' name, amen. 01:25 Aunty Leah, what Bible gem do we have this time? 01:28 I'll get you to find that in a moment. 01:30 But first of all, 01:31 what did you think of all those strange animals 01:33 in the Bible study last week? 01:35 Weird, scary. 01:37 Just as we're all going on our treasure hunt, 01:39 so we can understand 01:41 what some of these symbols mean? 01:42 Did our clues help you to understand Daniel's dream? 01:44 Yes. 01:46 It's becoming very clear that Daniel was given 01:49 the same prophecy as King Nebuchadnezzar, 01:52 but Daniel was given additional information, 01:55 particularly more information that relates to our time, 01:58 so that's very exciting. 02:00 Later in our Bible study, 02:02 we'll learn more about some animals symbols. 02:05 The prophecy given in the dream to King Nebuchadnezzar 02:08 was so important 02:09 that God repeated twice more in dreams to Daniel. 02:13 And hundreds of years later, God gave even more details 02:17 about the time period of the toes 02:19 in King Nebuchadnezzar's dream 02:21 to the Apostle John, who is one of Jesus' disciples. 02:25 But we have to study Revelation, 02:27 the prophetic book that John wrote 02:29 to understand more prophecies 02:31 relating to our time and the near future. 02:33 Okay, Bethany, we're ready to open the jewel box now. 02:36 Can you please get the gemstone out for us? 02:43 It's a pretty emerald one. 02:44 Oh, isn't it gorgeous? 02:45 What's the Bible reference? 02:47 2 Chronicles 20:20. 02:50 Caleb, would you mind reading that for us? 02:52 Sure. 02:55 "Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established, 02:59 believe His prophets, and you shall prosper." 03:02 What a wonderful promise. 03:04 God will richly bless our lives if we believe 03:07 and obey the messages and warnings 03:09 He gives us through His servants, 03:11 the prophets. 03:12 These prophecies also help us share our faith with others. 03:16 Bethany, we're ready for the clue in our jewel box, 03:18 can you read that? 03:24 Fulfilled prophecy show us that the Bible is God's Word, 03:27 not just man's word. 03:29 Yes, it's like God's unique signature. 03:33 The Bible is divine. 03:34 It speaks the truth 03:35 right from how the world was made 03:37 down to how it's going to end. 03:40 It speaks the truth that Jesus died for our sins, 03:42 and rose again, 03:44 and then He offers forgiveness to us and eternal life. 03:48 And it's our privilege and duty 03:50 to share this wonderful news with confidence. 03:52 So keep studying these prophecies 03:54 until you understand them 03:56 and talk about it to your friends. 03:58 It will build their trust in the Bible too. 04:00 Thanks, Aunty Leah, 04:02 learning about prophecy is helping me 04:03 to trust in the Bible more. 04:05 Braedan's here, do you have any one new song to teach us with? 04:08 Hello, Braedan! 04:10 Hi, everyone. 04:11 Let's start by singing a Sabbath song. 04:13 We're going to sing "Don't Forget the Sabbath." 04:22 Don't forget the Sabbath The Lord our God hath blest 04:27 Of all the week the brightest Of all the week the best 04:31 It brings repose from labor It tells of joy divine 04:36 Its beams of light descending With heavenly beauty shine 04:41 Welcome, welcome, ever welcome Blessed Sabbath day 04:45 Welcome, welcome, ever welcome Blessed Sabbath day 04:51 Braedan, can we please sing "The Books Are Open?" 04:54 We can. 04:55 This is a beautiful song that talks about Jesus 04:57 as our high priest in heaven. 04:58 Let's sing it together. 05:04 Oh there were two thousand, three hundred days 05:09 For the people to learn of God's ways 05:14 At the end of this time God would draw a great big line 05:19 And then He said the judgment would begin 05:23 The books are open It is the time of the end 05:29 But we don't have to fear Because the Judge is our friend 05:33 The books are open 05:36 And Jesus' arms are open wide 05:39 Our God's a God of love 05:43 He's on our side 05:47 Braedan, can we sing "With All Your Heart?" 05:50 That's another great scripture song. 05:51 Let's sing it together. 05:58 You will seek Me and find Me 06:02 When you seek Me with all your heart 06:06 You will seek Me and find Me 06:10 When you seek Me with all your heart 06:15 You will seek Me and find Me 06:19 When you seek Me with all your heart 06:23 Jeremiah 29:13 06:31 Thanks, Braedan, I like those new songs we learnt. 06:34 We also like story time with Dr. John, let's go. 06:38 Hello, boys and girls, I'm Dr. John, 06:40 and I'm so glad you're with me today. 06:43 And special hello to the boys and girls 06:45 watching right around the world. 06:48 A little girl once, very pretty, 06:53 but she had a problem. 06:56 It was to do with anger. 06:59 And she was rather naughty, 07:01 but I have chosen 07:02 such a sweet little assistant this morning, Alicia. 07:06 And Alicia is going to show you that cranky face. 07:16 And whenever she didn't get her own way, 07:20 she would do that, and she would stamp her feet, 07:23 and she would scream, 07:26 and people were so scared of her, 07:28 she got her own way all the time. 07:31 And one day she was walking down the road 07:35 with her cranky face. 07:37 And there was an old man called William Rogers 07:40 working in the garden. 07:42 He said, "Hello, sweetie." 07:49 Well, she thought that was nice. 07:51 He told her a story from the Bible, 07:53 had a little prayer with her, and said, "God bless you." 07:57 And she went away feeling a lot happier. 08:00 Well, not long after that, 08:04 she went into her Grandpa's office. 08:06 And her grandpa was a judge. 08:11 And when she got there, 08:12 she saw Mr. Rogers with handcuffs on, 08:17 sitting outside. 08:18 She said, 08:20 "What's the matter, Mr. Rogers?" 08:22 "I'm going to jail 08:24 because I was preaching on the Sabbath, 08:27 and the judge is going to send me 08:29 and my friends to jail." 08:33 "Who, the judge? 08:36 That's my Grandpa." 08:38 And she went in there, 08:39 and she hit the door with her fist. 08:45 "Go away." 08:46 Kicked the door, 08:48 and she butted the door with her head. 08:51 And Grandpa, 08:53 the judge, he was sitting inside. 08:58 He was wearing the judge's wig. 09:02 Finally, he said, "What's the matter?" 09:04 And she came in and said, "Grandpa, 09:07 you will let Mr. Rogers go 09:10 or I will drown myself in the lake." 09:15 Well, she has such a bad temper. 09:18 Grandpa said, "All right, 09:20 don't drown yourself in the lake." 09:22 She went and got outside, she said to Mr. Rogers, 09:27 "You'll be okay." 09:28 And Grandpa came out, he put his wig on, 09:31 he want to look important. 09:35 And he said, "Here is your sentence," 09:38 and he tore it up. 09:43 Alicia, give me a smile. 09:47 And she went away happy and so Mr. Rogers. 09:50 You know, she grew up a bit cranky. 09:53 She married, her name became Mrs. Tulie, 09:57 and she was very rich. 10:00 And she was very cranky. 10:03 And finally, she went to the doctor, and she said, 10:05 "Doctor, I am such an angry person." 10:10 And the doctor looks at her, 10:12 he was a Christian doctor, and he said, 10:14 "You need to discover God." 10:19 She went home and she had a dream 10:21 that if she went to a certain church, 10:23 she would meet a pastor, 10:25 and he would say a text for her. 10:30 So she went to a church called Cheapside Lane. 10:34 And when she got in there, she saw the pastor preaching, 10:38 and she thought, that's the pastor in my dream. 10:43 I wonder whether he will say the text, 10:45 and he did. 10:47 "Be at rest once more oh, my soul, 10:50 for the Lord has been good to you." 10:52 Psalm 116. 10:55 And, you know, she gave her life to Jesus, 10:59 and the man who was preaching the sermon, 11:02 his name was Timothy, Timothy Rogers, 11:06 and he told her the story about his father 11:09 and the cranky little girl who saved his life 11:12 and she said, 11:13 "Mr. Rogers, I was that little girl, 11:18 and Jesus has come into my heart." 11:21 Isn't that beautiful? 11:22 God uses little cranky little girls. 11:25 Thank you, boys and girls. 11:27 Welcome to our Bible study time. 11:29 Open your Bibles to Daniel Chapter 8. 11:31 We're going to learn about 11:33 the longest time prophecy in the Bible. 11:35 But first, we must pray for understanding. 11:37 Jeremiah, would you please do that for us? 11:42 Dear, God, thank You for fulfilled prophecies 11:45 that build Your trust in You. 11:47 Please help us and the children at home 11:49 to understand what we read. 11:51 In Jesus' name, amen. 11:52 Amen. Amen. 11:54 Thank you, Jeremiah. 11:55 Bryce, do you remember 11:57 what we learned about last week? 11:59 We learned that Daniel had a dream 12:01 about four animals. 12:02 Yes, those four animals represented four kingdoms. 12:06 And what did we learn about those kingdoms? 12:08 They were the same four kingdoms 12:10 from Nebuchadnezzar's dream. 12:12 Yes, today we'll learn about another vision 12:15 that Daniel had just before the fall of Babylon. 12:18 And to make it easier for us to understand, 12:21 God send His chief angel, Gabriel, 12:23 to explain the vision to Daniel. 12:26 As we'll see, 12:27 this vision parallels parts of previous visions. 12:30 This prophetic vision starts with the Medo-Persian kingdom 12:34 because Babylon is about to be conquered 12:36 and passed into history. 12:38 Aunty Leah, 12:39 could you please point to Medo-Persia on the statue. 12:45 Let's start by reading Daniel 8:3, 4. 12:50 Thanks, Jireh. 12:51 "Then I lifted up my eyes and saw there 12:53 standing beside the river was a ram which had two horns, 12:57 and the two horns were high, 12:58 but one was higher than the other, 13:00 and the higher one came up last." 13:02 Thank you. 13:04 Caleb, could you please read verse 4? 13:06 "I saw the ram 13:08 pushing westward, northward, and southward, 13:11 so that no animal could withstand him, 13:14 nor was there any 13:15 that could deliver from his hand, 13:18 but he did according to his will 13:20 and became great." 13:21 We don't have to guess 13:23 which kingdom this animal represents 13:25 because the Angel Gabriel tells us in verse 20, 13:29 that the ram represents the kings of Medes and Persia. 13:33 Then Daniel saw another animal in his vision. 13:36 Bryce, could you please read verse 5? 13:42 "And as I was considering, 13:43 suddenly a male goat came from the west, 13:46 across the surface of the whole earth, 13:48 without touching the ground, 13:49 and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes." 13:52 And, Chemiah, could you please read verse 6? 13:56 "Then he came to the ram... 13:59 "Then he came to the ram that had two horns, 14:02 which I had seen standing beside the river, 14:05 and ran at him with furious power." 14:08 And, Jeremiah, verse 7? 14:11 "And I saw him confronting the ram, 14:13 he was moved with rage against him, 14:16 attacked the ram, and broke his two horns. 14:18 There was no power in the ram to withstand him, 14:21 but he cast him down to the ground 14:23 and trampled him, 14:25 and there was no one that could deliver the ram 14:28 from his hand." 14:29 And, Sai, verse 8? 14:31 "Therefore the male goat grew very great, 14:34 but when he became strong, the large horn was broken, 14:38 and in place of it four notable ones came up 14:42 toward the four winds of heaven." 14:45 Aunty Leah, would you please read verse 21 14:48 where Angel Gabriel explains who the male goat represents? 14:51 Sure. 14:53 "And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. 14:55 The large horn that is between his eyes 14:57 is the first king." 14:59 Now, Jireh, could you please read verse 22? 15:04 "As for the broken horn 15:05 and the four that stood up in its place, 15:08 four kingdoms shall arise out of that nation, 15:11 but not with its power." 15:13 We know from history 15:14 that Alexander the Great was the first king, 15:17 the greatest king on earth at that time. 15:21 He died suddenly when he was only 33 years old, 15:24 and his four generals 15:25 divided the kingdom amongst themselves, 15:28 but none of them ever achieved 15:30 the greatness of King Alexander. 15:32 Now, look at our chart. 15:34 What kingdom ruled the world after Greece? 15:38 Rome. 15:40 Yes, Rome was very powerful and cruel. 15:43 In verse 9, we learn more about the little horn power 15:46 we learned about last week. 15:48 It started off little, but grew and became very great. 15:51 Verse 10 tells us, it grew so big and powerful 15:55 that it grew up to the host of heaven. 15:57 This little horn power is more than a political power. 16:00 It also tries to make itself equal with God. 16:04 It tries to stand in the place of the prince of the host, 16:07 which is another name for Jesus. 16:10 Caleb, could you please read verse 11? 16:17 "He even exalted himself 16:19 as high as the Prince of the host, 16:21 and by him the daily sacrifices were taken away, 16:25 and the place of His sanctuary was cast down." 16:28 Thank you. 16:30 Bryce, could you please read verse 12? 16:32 "Because of transgression, 16:33 an army was given over to the horn 16:36 to oppose the daily sacrifices, 16:40 and he cast truth down to the ground. 16:42 He did all this and prospered." 16:45 This is sanctuary language, 16:47 so let's review what we know about the sanctuary. 16:50 That will help us to understand 16:51 what this little horn power is doing that is so wicked. 16:55 The sanctuary on earth 16:56 was a copy of the sanctuary in heaven. 16:58 The sanctuary services pointed to the work of Jesus 17:02 on our behalf. 17:04 Remember, Jesus is the only one who can forgive sins. 17:09 Verse 12 tells us this little horn power 17:11 tries to trample down 17:13 and take over Jesus' role in our salvation. 17:16 This little horn power sets up a false system of worship 17:20 and claims to be able to forgive sins. 17:22 If any human being or religious organization 17:25 claims to be able to forgive sins, 17:28 we know from the Bible that they are false 17:31 because 1 Timothy 2:5 says 17:33 that only Jesus can forgive our sins. 17:37 Let's all read this together as our memory verse. 17:44 Are we ready? 17:46 All right. 17:47 "For there is one God 17:49 and one Mediator between God and men, 17:53 the Man Christ Jesus." 17:56 Now, during this vision, 17:58 Daniel hears two angels talking, 18:01 one asks the other, 18:03 "How long this wicked little horn power 18:05 is going to crush out the truth about Jesus 18:08 as our only sin pardoning savior. 18:11 What is the other angel's response in verse 14? 18:14 Thanks, Chemiah. 18:17 "And he said to me, 18:18 for two thousand three hundred days, 18:22 then the sanctuary shall be cleansed." 18:25 Two thousand three hundred prophetic days 18:28 represents how many literal years? 18:31 Two thousand three hundred years? 18:35 Yes. 18:36 And on what day was the earthly sanctuary 18:38 cleansed of all the sins that have been confessed 18:40 during the year? 18:42 The Day of Judgment. 18:43 That's right. 18:44 That was the Day of Judgment. 18:46 So after 2,300 years, 18:49 the judgment in heaven was to begin. 18:52 The Day of Atonement 18:53 was the final opportunity for the people 18:55 to seek forgiveness for their sins. 18:58 Daniel felt overwhelmed by the prophecy 19:00 and fainted before Gabriel had a chance to explain 19:03 all of the vision to him. 19:05 But, our torchlight, 19:07 Mrs. White's writings in the book, 19:09 Royalty and Ruin, page 193, 19:12 "Shines encouraging light on our ability 19:14 to understand the prophecies of Daniel, 19:17 especially as we read them 19:19 alongside the Book of Revelation." 19:21 Jeremiah, can you please read that for us? 19:26 "The prophecies of Daniel demand our special attention, 19:30 because they relate to the time in which we are living. 19:34 We should read them 19:35 along with the last book of the New Testament. 19:38 The promise is plain 19:40 that special blessing will accompany 19:42 the study of these prophecies. 19:44 'The wise shall understand.'" 19:46 Fortunately, Gabriel returned at a later time 19:49 and gave more details to Daniel 19:51 about the start date of the 2,300 year period. 19:56 We'll discover next week 19:58 that we are living in the final Day of Atonement 20:01 or judgment period in world history. 20:04 So now is the time to confess and forsake all our sins 20:08 and faithfully follow Jesus day by day. 20:11 Jesus is now in the most holy place 20:14 in the heavenly sanctuary, 20:15 judging His professed people. 20:18 One of the last warning messages to us 20:20 in Revelation 14:7 says, 20:23 "We should honor, respect, 20:25 and worship the Creator God 20:27 for the hour of His judgment has come." 20:30 To study more about this, 20:31 here's Matthew and Caleigh to remind you 20:34 just how you can download today's devotional. 20:40 What do you want? 20:42 You bored? 20:43 Yes. 20:45 Look what I got. 20:48 Whoa! 20:50 Look at that! Cool. 20:52 Where did you get this? 20:54 adaywiththeking.com. 20:58 Thanks Matthew and Caleigh. 20:59 Uncle Daniel, what are we going to be learning about next week? 21:02 Well, next week, 21:03 we are going to discover a glorious prophecy, 21:06 one that proves Jesus of Nazareth 21:08 is who He claimed to be, 21:09 the divine Son of God who died for us and rose again. 21:13 And it's just as certain 21:15 that He will come back to take us home 21:17 to be with Him in heaven. 21:19 I can't wait for that day. 21:21 Is it time to say our memory verse? 21:23 Yes, it is. 21:24 Ready, everyone? 21:26 "For there is one God and one Mediator 21:30 between God and men, 21:32 the Man Christ Jesus." 21:34 1 Timothy 2:5. 21:38 Isn't it wonderful 21:39 that Jesus Himself bridge the gap 21:41 so our sins can be forgiven directly through Jesus? 21:45 Bethany, what did you learn about the King today? 21:48 That Jesus has given us prophecies about our time? 21:51 Isn't that so exciting? 21:53 It just shows 21:54 how much Jesus is interested in you and me. 21:57 He wants us to know 21:59 that He is there for us even today. 22:01 Uncle Daniel, is it time to sing our blessing song? 22:06 Yes, it is. 22:07 Time sure flies, doesn't it? 22:10 Would you like to sing along with us? 22:12 Ready, everyone? 22:18 May God bless you and keep you 22:23 And fill your heart with love 22:28 May God guide and protect you 22:33 And watch you from above 22:38 And Sabbath after Sabbath 22:43 We greet the day of rest 22:48 The day the king of glory 22:54 Has sanctified and blessed 22:59 Goodbye my friend till we meet again 23:04 For another day with the King 23:09 Goodbye! 23:10 Happy Sabbath! 23:20 I know Jesus loves me because He's blessed me 23:23 with amazing family and friends. 23:29 I know Jesus loves me because He keeps me safe 23:32 from day to day. 23:39 I know Jesus loves me because He gave me animals. |
Revised 2019-03-14