The final revelation of Daniel 10-12 gave Daniel more details and a greater, though far from complete, grasp of what it all meant. Those who let their light shine in the dark days of persecution and opposition, and thus led many to righteousness, will shine brightly forever in eternity. My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. The final chapter of the Book of Daniel is occasioned in large measure by Daniels coming death. 16 I approached one of those who were standing by and began asking him the exact meaning of all this. The first verse of chapter 12 reveals two facts pertaining to the end times we would not have expected apart from divine revelation. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them; 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; 18 it was he to whom it was said, IN ISAAC YOUR SEED SHALL BE CALLED. 19 He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead; from which he also received him back as a type. Romans 5:3-4 suffering joy. Are you not of more value than they? Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Managing to keep the victim alive until the medics came, the man was rushed to the hospital. 18 Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them. The answer was given by the One whom Daniel saw in the vision of 10:5-6our Lord Himself. The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit. For further research, read "Heaven: What is it Like and Where is it?". Psalm 33:18 Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. Article Images Copyright 2023 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Knowledge has given us the atomic bomb and a vast arsenal of lethal weapons, but it has not given us world peace. 14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death. Those will be truly blessed118 who persevere throughout these 1,290 difficult days, from the time the regular sacrifice is stopped until the abomination of desolation, and then the 45 additional days (1,290 + 45 = 1,335) until the evil horn is destroyed and the kingdom of God comes). 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. But our citizenship is in heaven. Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. The anchor is steadfast, firm and reliable. What we saw last week from Hebrews 6:1318 is that God has gone the extra mile in seeing to it that we have strong encouragement to hold fast to our hope in him. 3 And those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. Daniels understanding came not at the beginning but at the end of the process. THE WORLD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; 10 for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation (Romans 10:8-10). He builds his lofty palace in the heavens. 17. In Daniel 7:25 we are told that they (apparently the Jewish saints) will be given into the hand of the antichrist for a time, times, and half a time. In Daniel 8:14 we learn that there will be 2,300 evenings and mornings from the time the regular sacrifice is stopped until the time when the holy place is restored. It is a successful military campaign. We must hold fast. Instead, men in the last days will vacillate, manifesting no consistency. His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death. To the one who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone that no one knows except the one who receives it., But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, The Lord rebuke you.. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. Stop doubting and believe.". Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. Meditate from the Bible on how sure your hope is in the presence of God. We have become partakers of Christ evidence? Some will be purged and purified, prepared for the glory of Gods coming kingdom. So I exhort you this morning with all my heart: reach out and take hold of that for which you have been taken hold of by Christ, and hold it fast with all his might. Belonging to his as his new creation, and being owned by him because of his purchase and being indwelt by him as his home all this secures our perseverance. But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently. This is what verse 20 means when it says that Jesus has become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. So our anchor our promised future is sure; it is steadfast; and it is the finished and purchased work of Jesus our High Priest. This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. Three-and-a-half years is the measure of Israels stubborn unbelief. 40:1 ). But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. This is the salvation he obtained by his blood: the hope of heaven, and the holding fast to get there. Trust in it. So that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14HelpfulNot Helpful. He prayed for his people, and for their restoration, only to learn that the day of Israels restoration was a distant one, one that would come long after his death. What he bought was not the nullification of our wills as though we didnt have to hold fast, but the The events of history from Daniels day down to the day of the Lord are described in chapter 11 in terms of the on-going struggle of two world powers: the king of the North and the king of the South. The final king of the North is introduced in Daniel 11:21 and is the central figure in the remainder of chapter 11. 27 Then I, Daniel, was exhausted and sick for days. He was there before creation. Is there any clue in the text as to how will they be rescued? 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. Human beings don't go to heaven or hell at death. The Bible answers this question very clearly: No. Involuntarily, they yelped from the shock of the cold water, and once again rushed from the shelter. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. A brilliant scientist may have great knowledge, while a manual laborer with little education may have great God-given insight. The image is the anchor. The same was true for those in Daniels day as well as for those in the last days. What Daniel needs to know is that the time of Israels suffering will have a two-fold effect. Lets pick it up at verse 18 and then move into todays text. He also said to the disciples, There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. 35 And some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge, and make them pure, until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time (Daniel 11:33-35). His distress and desire to understand more fully is spoken of at the beginning of chapter 10, providing the setting for the entire revelation, including chapter 12. Scripture Quotes on Heaven. The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne. Resurrection is the means by which men pass from time to eternity. his house if we (in the future) hold fast to our hope. This verse describes the believers hope of heavenly rewards. Submit yourselves therefore to God. Romans 15:13 - Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. TopicalBible 12 How blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains to the 1,335 days! Proud member Therefore it says, When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men. (In saying, He ascended, what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower regions, the earth? For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 16 For this reason it is by faith, that it might be in accordance with grace, in order that the promise may be certain to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17 (as it is written, A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU) in the sight of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. Persevering in hope and laying hold on our inheritance and banking on it and being satisfied in it and living by the power of it belongs to (literally: is had by) salvation. Israels deliverance does not come about because God will make them strong, but rather because God will use wicked men to shatter the power of His holy people. V If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 8 For though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret itfor I see that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, in order that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. W But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 10 Many will be purged, purified and refined; but the wicked will act wickedly, and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. G Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head, and his face was like the sun, and his legs like pillars of fire. The breaking of Israels power takes place through a very painful process, as does the bringing about of new life in the pains of labor. The prophets struggled with their own writings which spoke of the suffering and death of Messiah (see 1 Peter 1:10-12). The resurrection of the dead was a logical necessity, in order for divine prophecy to be fulfilled. The question raised relates to the length of time Gods people will suffer in the tribulation period. It is little wonder that the Book of Daniel concludes with this comforting doctrine and that God assures Daniel of the truth of this doctrine shortly before his death. U Which of these three is meant in verse 19 when it says, this hope we have as an anchor? You can use the word "hope" in at least three ways: A subjective feeling or conviction in the soul. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. The increase of knowledge in the last days will not produce righteousness nor will it serve as a guiding light. Do you believe this? (John 11:25-26). Daniel focuses on the manifestation of Gods salvation in history, not its means through the coming, death, burial, and resurrection of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. (6) What is the difference between the insight of verses 3 and 10 and the knowledge of verse 4? When you face the reality of death, my friend, will it be with hope or with fear? This is the first resurrection. God graciously stops this self-righteous, self-sufficient people in their tracks, breaks all their power, and then turns them to Himself for salvation. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. I do not think this meant he understood everything concerning the future, but he did have a general grasp of the prophetic program of God and of its meaning and message for him (unlike previous revelations he received). What is the anchor in this image? The prophecy of Daniel is not the revelation of Gods plan of salvation; it is the revelation of Gods plan for the future. It is almost unavoidable to conclude that Michaels rising is the reason for the commencement of the Great Tribulation. They needed to believe Gods promise of salvation which was revealed to them in the Old Testament Scriptures, just as every Old Testament saint was saved by faith (see Hebrews 11). And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. Romans 15:13 ESV / 9,466 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. 18 In hope against hope he believed, in order that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE. 19 And without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarahs womb; 20 yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waiver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully assured that what He had promised, He was able also to perform. Christs power in us sees to it that it happens. Of this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel, Who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. In my Father's house are many rooms. In his place of torment, the rich man begged that someone be sent to warn his five brothers of the wrath to come. When he says in verse 19 that we have an anchor of the soul I think he means that the anchor is firmly anchored in heaven, and the anchor is firmly attached to the Christians soul. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. But Jesus entered into the holy of holies once for all with his own infinitely precious blood and his own indestructible life so that his atoning work for us is perfect and lasts forever. Only Jesus Christ has gone to heaven. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. In my Father's house are many rooms. Then come, follow me.. We must cease to trust in ourselves and cast ourselves upon God. Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience. It is firm in heaven, and it is firm in us. They needed no new revelation. (4) What is the hope described in Daniel 12:3? They were powerless to resist the Egyptian army or to cross the Red Sea. Hoping to drain the water by pushing upward on the tent with his umbrella, the director slipped. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. Is the anchor of my soul as firmly attached to my soul as it is to the altar of God? We are not left to our own weak hands to hold on. His death would be the entrance into his rest. His hope was that he would rise from the grave to receive the blessings which God had promised. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Would that give you encouragement? "There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12) 8. I God delivered the Israelites from Egypt, not by their power but in their weakness, through His power. And that is what verse 21 says I get: [God] is working in us that which is pleasing in his sight namely, our holding fast to the well-anchored hope. And notice the next three words: through Jesus Christ. That means that our High Priest, our never-dying, Melchizedek-like High Priest obtained by the blood of the eternal covenant not just firm attachment at one end of the anchor, but at both ends. There are at least five practical things you can do to move your heart toward laying hold of your hope.. And the dragon and his angels fought back. For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is imperishable. In the sixteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus is recorded as told by our Lord. Here again we come to a biblical principle which defies human logic but consistently underlies the way God deals with men. The promises of God which are not fulfilled in this life are fulfilled in the next. His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant. Romans 15:13 KJV . 25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. So the writers point is that what we are hoping for is absolutely sure. Explore these encouraging verses about the real hope that comes from God. What Does It Mean That "Your Life Is Hidden with Christ"? Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. It looked as though the entire nation would be wiped out by the Egyptian army as they found themselves trapped between the Red Sea and the approaching Egyptian forces. Psalm 31:24. "And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.". After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth, that no wind might blow on earth or sea or against any tree. For the saint, the doctrine of the resurrection is the basis for our hope. A time of pain will come upon her, but it is through this pain that the joy of new life will come to pass. Bob is a pastor/teacher and elder at Community Bible Chapel in Richardson, Texas, and has contributed many of his Bible study series for use by the Foundation. John Piper is founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary. The four metals of chapter 2 are replaced by the four beasts of chapter 7. 100 Bible Verses about Hope. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 32:40]; Ezk. He pronounced blessings on those whom the world would consider weak and unworthy and cursings on those who were strong (see Matthew 5:1-12; Luke 6:20-26). Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. The man was rushed to the rulers and authorities in the remainder of chapter 7 doctrine of the North introduced. 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