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♪ theme music ♪
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(Derek) Welcome to Hope Sabbath School,
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an in-depth, interactive study
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of the Word of God.
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We are in the middle
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of an amazing, life-changing series[br]of studies
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on the book of Daniel.
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Today we're studying Daniel, chapter 9,
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and the topic, From Confession[br]to Consolation.
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I'm excited because Stephanie
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is going to be leading our study.
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I know it's going to be a great blessing.
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So, welcome to you
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and welcome to our team.
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We're always happy to hear from you.
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What's been the greatest blessing[br]in this series?
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(Nicole) Victories in Jesus.
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(Derek) Yes, just realizing
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that Jesus is at the center,
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the Messiah, the One who is to come,
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the Prince of the host,
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and we've discovered that Jesus wins.
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That's good news, isn't it?
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We're always happy to hear from you,
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our Hope Sabbath School viewers.
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Leila writes to us
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from British Columbia in Canada;
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thanks for writing to us.
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"Hello, Hope Sabbath School members."
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(Team) Hello.
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(Derek) "Just wanted to say
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that every week I'm watching
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Hope Sabbath School;
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sometimes I watch it twice.
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God bless you all.
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I'd also like to share with you
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that I accepted Jesus about one year ago."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Isn't that awesome?!
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And I just want to affirm you, Leila,
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for studying the Word of God
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to help you grow strong in the Lord.
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I love what it says next,
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"Since that day, I have[br]found peace in my life."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) "Peace in God is an experience
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that no one and nothing
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can take away from me.
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This is an amazing experience
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I never had before.
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I thank God for His unconditional love
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and saving me, no matter
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how far I was from Him."
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This is powerful, isn't it?
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"The first thing that made me curious
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about the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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was hearing the word 'Sabbath'[br]from a friend,
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and the conversation
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led me to search for God.
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At that time, I was being accused,
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insulted and rejected by my loved one,
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was feeling hopeless and desperate,
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but God who created me and loved me[br]has saved me."
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(Team) Amen!
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(Derek) I think that's a preacher[br]right there.
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"I am a precious child of God."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Well, thank you so much
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for writing to us Leila;
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that is so powerful.
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I am praying someone heard your testimony
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and said, "Oh, Lord, do You
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feel that way about me, too?"
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and what's the answer?
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(Team) Yes.
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(Derek) Absolutely. Absolutely.
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Here's a short note from Franck
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in Massachusetts in the United States[br]of America,
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"Good job, brothers and sisters in Christ.
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Keep up the good work until Jesus returns,
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and you will all be rewarded.
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I would love to join you one day.
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May the Lord bless you all."
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What is our reward when Jesus comes?
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(Travis) Jesus.
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(Derek) Just being with Jesus. Absolutely.
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Thanks for writing to us.
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Here is another note
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from Trinidad and Tobago.
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We had one of those just recently.
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Garnet writes to us, "Hi,
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Hope Sabbath School members."
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(Team) Hi.
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(Derek) "Just letting you know
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that the lessons have been[br]a blessing to me
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and to my Sabbath School class[br]in Trinidad.
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We also have a link to the weekly study
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on our church website,
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so anyone visiting our church website
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can click on Hope Sabbath School."
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What a great idea.
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"Thanks for making a difference
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in our study of the Bible," praise God.
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Here's a note from a donor in Georgia.
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I want to just say thank you
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to all of our donors;
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it's a donor-supported ministry.
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Here's a note that says, "We have been
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contributing 25 dollars a month
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to Hope Channel; we love Hope
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and particularly like Hope Sabbath School.
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God bless you all."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) You know, we are all part
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of a great miracle, aren't we?
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And I'm just thankful
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to each of our donors.
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To this couple in Georgia,
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thank you for being part
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of this great miracle of God.
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And one from the other side of the world,
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from Patrick in Vanuatu,
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way over in the South Pacific,
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"Hi, Hope Sabbath School team."
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(Team) Hi!
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(Derek) I think they say that
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just so that we'll smile
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and wave at them, right?
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"I've learned about your program
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for the past two years;
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I started downloading the series to watch.
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I never get tired of repeating
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the same series for the week.
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I watch it over and over again."
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That's a great way to learn, isn't it?
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"I wish we would follow the same outline
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in our Sabbath School class at church."
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Well, I've got good news for you, Patrick.
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You can go to our website,
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hopetv.org/hopess;
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you can download the outline.
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We do that at the small church
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that I attend each week,
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and we give a copy
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to everyone who is participating.
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So, think about that.
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"Lives are transformed,
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and I personally understand[br]the Bible better
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than studying by myself.
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I praise God for the lovely members,
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and most of all for our great teacher,[br]the Holy Spirit."
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(Team) Amen!
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(Derek) We were hoping
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he'd say that, right? Absolutely.
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We're part of the team,
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but He's the Great Teacher.
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"Keep witnessing for the Lord[br]until He comes."
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Well, Patrick, thanks for writing
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to us from Vanuatu.
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We've got Hope Sabbath School members
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in over 200 countries
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around the world now,
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and we are glad that you're part
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of our Hope Sabbath School family,
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and we're going to ask you
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to sing a song with us now.
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You can download it from our website,
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but you probably have already learned it.
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Written by the prophet Daniel,
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a little tune by my wife
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to help us to memorize it.
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Let's sing it together.
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♪ music ♪
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(Derek) That song just makes us
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want to praise God, doesn't it?
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Stephanie, why don't you lead us in prayer
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as we begin our study today.
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(Stephanie) It does make us
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want to praise God; let's pray.
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Dear Heavenly Father,
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Lord, thank You so much
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that You are the source
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of wisdom and knowledge.
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We ask that You would be with us today;
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teach us from Your Word, that we would
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not only have a head knowledge,
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but our hearts would be energized
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for who You are and what You've done
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and what You will be doing.
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In Jesus' name. Amen.
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(Derek, Team) Amen.
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(Stephanie) Our study today
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is in Daniel, chapter 9,
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and I'd like us to start out in verse 1.
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John, if you would be prepared
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to read that for us,
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Daniel, chapter 9, verse 1.
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And as we're listening to this verse,
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keep in mind, or think about,
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what the setting is for Daniel, chapter 9.
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(John) All right, reading
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from the King James Version,
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Daniel 9, verse 1, says:
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(Stephanie) All right.[br]What have you learned
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in just that first verse?
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(Gladys) It was not Babylon anymore;
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it had just moved to the Medes[br]and the Persians.
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(Stephanie) So it's not Babylon.
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(Travis) We've passed chapter 5
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in the chronological order
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in the book of Daniel.
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(Stephanie) That's right, so let's
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kind of do a quick review of chapter 5.
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What happened in chapter 5?
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Babylon was still in reign, right?[br]Who was the king?
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(Gladys) Belshazzar.
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(Stephanie) Belshazzar, and he has a feast
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in Daniel, chapter 5.
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Then there's, what, writing on the wall?
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Okay, and who came
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to give the interpretation?
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(Team) Daniel.
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(Stephanie) Daniel, okay.
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And then, that interpretation,[br]was it fulfilled?
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(Team) Yes.
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(Stephanie) It was, so what happened[br]that night?
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(Derek, Stephanie, Team) Babylon fell.
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(Stephanie) The beginning
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of Daniel, chapter 6, what do we see?
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(Team Member) Darius as king.
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(Stephanie) We see Darius, right?
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And he comes to the throne,
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and he is setting up his kingdom.
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And who does he set on top?
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(Stephanie, Team) Daniel.
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(Stephanie) What does that do[br]to the others?
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(Team) Jealousy.
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(Stephanie) Some jealousy.
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What happens as a result of that?
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(Team) A plot.
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(Stephanie) There's a plot,
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but there's a decree, right?
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(Team) Yes.
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(Stephanie) What is[br]the decree, specifically?
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(Gladys) Worship, whoever worships
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anybody besides the king.
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(Stephanie) Worship, but what aspect[br]of worship?
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(Team) Prayer.
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(Stephanie) Prayer and supplication.
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"Do not make any other supplication
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to anyone other than King Darius."
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This is about the same time frame
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as we look at Daniel, chapter 9, okay?
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Daniel, chapter 9, let's go back
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and look at verses 2 and 3.
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And, Nicole, would you read that for us?
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Daniel, chapter 9, verses 2 and 3,
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what does the Bible say?
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(Nicole) The New King James Version says:
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(Stephanie) All right, what is[br]Daniel doing here?
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(Gladys) He's humbling himself.
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(Stephanie) He's humbling himself.
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He's studying the Word of God with prayer.
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What was it that he was[br]studying in Jeremiah?
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Let's turn over to Jeremiah, chapter 25,
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and look at verses 11 and 12. Derek.
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(Derek) While they are about to read that,
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I think a crucial lesson,
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and it relates to Hope Sabbath School,
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even though he's receiving
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special revelations from God,
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he's still wanting to study,
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both the Hebrew Scriptures[br]that are existing
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and even a contemporary prophet.
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Jeremiah is receiving messages
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from the Lord, too.
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So it tells me, we all
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have more to learn, right?
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And he's got a teachable spirit.
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(Stephanie) Amen. Thank you.
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Jeremiah 25, looking at verses 11 and 12,
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and, Gladys, would you read that for us?
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(Gladys) Sure.
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(Stephanie) As Gladys is reading,
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let's ask ourselves the question,
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what is that revelation
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that is being revealed to Daniel?
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(Gladys) I'll be reading
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from the book of Jeremiah,
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in the New International Version,
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chapter 25, verses 11 and 12:
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(Stephanie) All right, and let's
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move over to Jeremiah 29, verse 10,
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and, Evelyn, would you read that for us?
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Jeremiah 29, verse 10.
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(Evelyn) I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version:
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(Stephanie) That was[br]a beautiful promise, wasn't it?
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So, what is it that was revealed[br]to Jeremiah
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that Daniel was studying,
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that it was becoming clear to him?
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(John) The number of years that Jerusalem
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would be captives in Babylon.
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(Stephanie) All right, what value
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was that to him at that time?
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Can you tell me the time frame?
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(Derek) Well, it's about the end[br]of that 70 years.
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I'm sure Daniel is thinking,
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"I get to go home," because he was
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a teenager when he was taken
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as a prisoner of war.
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As it is, God has another special work
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for him to do in the next kingdom.
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But I can imagine on a personal level
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that he was thinking, "We get to go home,"
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after all of this time.
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(Stephanie) So he knew
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that the time was coming
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for them to be able to go back
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or go out of captivity.
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Why is it that prayer is important
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when we are seeking to understand
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God's Word and His will?
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Because that's what Daniel was doing.
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He was praying, in addition[br]to studying. Alex.
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(Alex) I think a lot of times,
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when we think of stuff without praying,
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our personal desires come into play.
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I could even think
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that I'm acting on my own
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or acting on what is right,
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but without taking it to prayer,
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I really may not be in line
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with what God wants for me.
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(Stephanie) So, putting us
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in alignment with God's will
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and understanding it? Gladys?
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(Gladys) Well, this is God's Word,
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and He's the better Translator.
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There are a lot of things that we are
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not going to be able to understand,
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but this is His Word.
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So it's best to go back to Him and say,
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"What is the message
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that I need to understand right now?"
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(Stephanie) Yes, Shaina?
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(Shaina) So, praying is communicating
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with the One who knows all things,
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the Omniscient One,
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so it's like fact-checking
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to make sure that my steps are ordered,
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I am going in the right way.
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(Stephanie) So it sounds like Daniel
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was on the right track, right?
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(Derek) Absolutely.
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(Stephanie) Travis.
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(Travis) We just read in Jeremiah,
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Jeremiah had wrote that God had said,
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"You'll find Me if you search for Me
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with all your heart.
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I will be found by you,"
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So Daniel in his innocence
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is just claiming the promises
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that Jeremiah had written.
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So he's claiming Scripture, the promise,
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"Lord, You said You would restore us."
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(Stephanie) So, Daniel...
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This is not the first time
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Daniel is about to pray, right,
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but this is the longest prayer
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that's recorded for Daniel.
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Where else have you seen Daniel praying
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and making supplication? Rodney.
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(Rodney) In Daniel 2.
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(Stephanie) Daniel, chapter 2,
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what was happening then?
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(Rodney) His life was about to be ended
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among many other...
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(Team Member) Wise men.
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(Rodney) ....wise men.
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And when the news came to him
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that, "Okay, it's time for you to die,"
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he asked for more time.
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And he went to his friends, and said,
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"Friends, please pray with me
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so that the Lord will reveal the vision
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so that I can report back to the king."
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(Stephanie) And after he receives that[br]in the night,
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what does he do?
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He praises the Lord, exactly.
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John, did you have a comment?
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(John) No, that was it.
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(Stephanie) All right. Very good.
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So, where else do we see? Yes, Kim.
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(Kim) In Daniel, chapter 6,
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as we just spoke about earlier.
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When the king sets out the decree
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for nobody to petition to any god
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or any person but him,
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Daniel still goes to his window and prays.
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(Stephanie) That is faith
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and trust in God, isn't it?
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(Derek) And it happens
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all the way back in chapter 1
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when he purposes in his heart
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that he will not defile himself.
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And you know that before he asks[br]the steward,
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because he gets turned down
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by the chief of the eunuchs, right?
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When he asks the steward,
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you know he's praying,
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because, "God, I want to honor You
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but I need divine help."
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So I see him even as a teenager,
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and like Kim said,
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all the way up to now, he's older,
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but he's developed this life practice
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of staying in communication with God.
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(Stephanie) This is a way of life.
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What can we learn from that?
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(Gladys) More prayer, more power.
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(Stephanie) More prayer,[br]more power. Evelyn?
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(Evelyn) I think also something admirable[br]about Daniel
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is that he's praising God[br]even when he's facing
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a really scary or devastating situation.
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I mean, I know that's not easy to do,
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to say, "Thank You, God.
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Even though something bad
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is going to happen,
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or this bad situation is going on,
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I praise You for what You have done
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and what You're going to do for me."
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(Derek) Amen.
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(Stephanie) Notice in verse 3,[br]he prayed with...
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How does it describe his prayer?
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(Gladys) Fasting, sackcloth...
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(Stephanie) With fasting,[br]sackcloth, ashes.
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What is the significance[br]of that? Kenneth.
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(Kenneth) Humbling himself before God
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and not thinking that somehow
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he has a righteousness of his own
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to stand before God and to boast.
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But going down, humbling himself,
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and allowing God to do what He does best.
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(Stephanie) Yes, thank you, Kenneth.[br]Gladys.
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(Gladys) In the past,
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whenever they used a sackcloth[br]and the ashes,
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that was a sign of pain and suffering,
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and kind of like stripping yourself
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from anything that would be self.
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More like, relying completely on God.
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(Derek) I think it's important
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to realize, Stephanie, that it's
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not like some kind of self-punishment
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or flagellation or something,
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where, you think with Jonah and Nineveh,
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it's a sign of true repentance.
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When you repent with sackcloth and ashes,
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it's not like, "Dear God,
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help me to have a nice day. Amen."
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It's a heartfelt, genuine repentance.
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And what's interesting is there's
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no record of Daniel committing sins.
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Now, I'm sure he made mistakes,
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but he's actually repenting
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for his whole nation,
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not just for himself.
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(Stephanie) Yes, and we are
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going to look at that for sure. Travis.
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(Travis) I'm just going to say, too,
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there's a mourning, you know,
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it's a time of mourning, too,
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the way he's praying.
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And I've always thought of ashes to be...
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it's always mentioned with dust,
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and by putting that on their head,
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it's like, "Lord, I know
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that I'm made of dust."
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And so it's just this really incredible[br]sign of humility,
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like, "I know that You're my Creator,"
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that, "I only exist because of You."
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(Stephanie) And fasting also,
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another aspect is, fasting is helpful
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to clear our minds so that we're
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in tune and focused with God.
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Let's go into this prayer,
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and we'll look at Daniel, chapter 9,
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verse 4 and then verses 5 through 14.
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Evelyn, if you would read verse 4,
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and then, Nicole, if you would read
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verses 5 through 14,
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and, Abigail, if you would be prepared
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to read 15 through 19.
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Let's take a look at this prayer[br]in segments.
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(Evelyn) All right, and I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version:
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(Stephanie) What does that verse
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tell you about Daniel?
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(Gladys) He praises God,
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he's acknowledging who God is.
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(Stephanie) He is acknowledging
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who God is, absolutely.
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Let's go to verses 5 through 14, Nicole?
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(Nicole) The New King James Version
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of Daniel 9:5-14 says:
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(Stephanie) What do you see
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Daniel doing in this passage? Rodney.
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(Rodney) I'm just blown away[br]by his humility.
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He is saying "we," and from all
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that we have read so far,
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we have seen that Daniel
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has been an upright man.
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He wasn't sinless, but he was upright.
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And he is saying, "We have sinned,"
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and, "We have committed..."
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Not they, "They, Lord,
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they are the ones that..."
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He's including himself because he sees;
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he's humbling himself before God
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because the same prayer
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that he has for his fellowmen
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he has for himself; great humility.
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(Stephanie) On that note, it does appear
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that he's identifying himself[br]with their sins.
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Why? Why would Daniel
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ask for forgiveness of sins
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that he did not commit?
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(Derek) That's a good question, Stephanie,
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because when his enemies
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put his life under a microscope,
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they're unable to find any fault with him
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except that he's fully devoted
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to the God of Heaven.
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But I think he's demonstrating
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the humility of saying, "I am
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as much in need of a Messiah,[br]of a Redeemer,
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as anyone else," which is true[br]for all of us.
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(Stephanie) Yes, for all of us, exactly.
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What else do you see
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Daniel doing in this passage?
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It's definitely confession, right? John.
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(John) He sees himself
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as one with God's people,
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and that's what you see.
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When you do that, just as Christ,
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you identify with them,
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then you can take upon, you know,
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almost the guilt because of that.
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And so I see confession,
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but he's also pleading
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on God's goodness and His mercy.
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(Stephanie) We'll get to you, Travis.
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Why do you think it's important
0:27:04.937,0:27:08.417
to focus on God's mercy and his goodness
0:27:08.417,0:27:10.642
instead of our shortcomings,
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our sins and our needs?
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(Gladys) It gives us hope.
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(Stephanie) Gladys? Hope,
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It gives us hope. Kim.
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(Kim) Sometimes when we focus on our sins,
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we can focus too much on the guilt.
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But when we focus on God,
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we know that He forgives us,
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and He can also help us
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to overcome sins in our life.
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(Stephanie) Amen. Kenneth.
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(Kenneth) When we focus on our sins,
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we make our sins greater than God,
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and, you know, we make God[br]less of something.
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But when we focus on God,
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we see, though we have sinned,
0:27:43.289,0:27:45.192
we know that in His hand
0:27:45.192,0:27:47.156
are mercy and forgiveness, and He is able
0:27:47.156,0:27:48.952
to redeem us and forgive us.
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(Stephanie) Amen. Derek.
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(Derek) I saw Shaina's hand, too,
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but I just want to say
0:27:54.567,0:27:58.174
there is a place for confession of sin.
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The Bible says, "If we confess our sins,
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He is faithful and just."
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The issue is, is that all we do?
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"Oh, I did this sin; I did that sin;[br]I did..."
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I think that's depressing.
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I think, by beholding all of that sin,
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we stay focused on it.
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So it's good to recognize
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where we're out of harmony with God.
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That's what confession is, right?
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But then we turn our eyes toward Jesus,
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who is the One who can
0:28:25.468,0:28:27.562
forgive us and cleanse us.
0:28:27.562,0:28:29.304
Or, of course, he's looking forward
0:28:29.304,0:28:31.205
to the Messiah to come.
0:28:31.205,0:28:34.756
So, I think, yeah, don't stay there,
0:28:34.756,0:28:37.182
but it is important to recognize
0:28:37.182,0:28:39.404
where we need forgiveness.
0:28:39.404,0:28:40.852
(Stephanie) So he acknowledged
0:28:40.852,0:28:42.875
at the very beginning who God was,
0:28:42.875,0:28:46.191
and now He's essentially acknowledging[br]who man is.
0:28:46.191,0:28:47.562
They are weak, right?
0:28:47.562,0:28:51.731
But he's focusing, again, on God. Travis.
0:28:51.731,0:28:54.289
(Travis) Well, I just kind of agree
0:28:54.289,0:28:56.526
with everything everyone's been saying,
0:28:56.526,0:29:00.625
but he acknowledges, he tells God,
0:29:00.625,0:29:02.694
"You said this would happen,
0:29:02.694,0:29:04.612
and now it's happened, but You also said
0:29:04.612,0:29:06.269
that You would have mercy."
0:29:06.269,0:29:08.786
So he's acknowledging
0:29:08.786,0:29:09.918
that what God has said
0:29:09.918,0:29:11.988
would happen all along,
0:29:11.988,0:29:13.513
but at the end of his prayer,
0:29:13.513,0:29:14.971
he's just claiming the mercies
0:29:14.971,0:29:16.270
that God has also promised.
0:29:16.270,0:29:17.874
So, as Derek mentioned,
0:29:17.874,0:29:19.645
when we confess our sins,
0:29:19.645,0:29:22.394
we're looking to God the whole time,
0:29:22.394,0:29:23.956
but we can also claim
0:29:23.956,0:29:25.160
the promises that He has,
0:29:25.160,0:29:26.025
and we can rejoice
0:29:26.025,0:29:27.788
because we have a Savior who loves us
0:29:27.788,0:29:29.238
and has promised to redeem us.
0:29:29.238,0:29:30.966
(Stephanie) Very true. So, Abigail,
0:29:30.966,0:29:33.573
if you would take us to that last portion
0:29:33.573,0:29:36.548
that Travis referred to,
0:29:36.548,0:29:38.650
verses 15 through 19.
0:29:38.650,0:29:40.347
(Abigail) Okay, and I'll be reading
0:29:40.347,0:29:42.090
from the New Living Translation:
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(Stephanie) What impresses you the most
0:31:02.761,0:31:06.985
about this intercessory prayer[br]of Daniel? Kenneth.
0:31:06.985,0:31:08.937
(Kenneth) It's not even about the people,
0:31:08.937,0:31:10.961
but because of God's name.
0:31:10.961,0:31:13.094
(Stephanie) He's claiming the promises
0:31:13.094,0:31:14.900
and provisions, right?
0:31:14.900,0:31:15.999
Not just the promises
0:31:15.999,0:31:18.075
but the provisions. Rodney.
0:31:18.075,0:31:19.336
(Rodney) This sounds like
0:31:19.336,0:31:22.465
he knows God very well.
0:31:22.465,0:31:24.825
The language that is used;
0:31:24.825,0:31:26.288
it's like he's talking
0:31:26.288,0:31:28.621
to a Friend, a Father.
0:31:28.621,0:31:30.742
It's like, "Please..."
0:31:30.742,0:31:33.330
It's just amazing to see
0:31:33.330,0:31:35.803
how he goes through and intercedes
0:31:35.803,0:31:37.284
on behalf of the people.
0:31:37.284,0:31:41.545
And the language, the actual language[br]used - very personal.
0:31:41.545,0:31:44.587
So he had that relationship with his God.
0:31:44.587,0:31:47.181
(Stephanie) That is beautiful.[br]Nicole. Thank you.
0:31:47.181,0:31:48.391
(Nicole) It's funny, he's
0:31:48.391,0:31:49.501
where we should be.
0:31:49.501,0:31:51.637
You can tell that he dislikes sin.
0:31:51.637,0:31:53.780
He's like, "This is horrible,
0:31:53.780,0:31:55.958
but, Lord, You are who You say You are."
0:31:55.958,0:31:57.496
And so, we should be at a point
0:31:57.496,0:31:59.170
where, even if we're not involved
0:31:59.170,0:32:01.060
in some of the activities of the world,
0:32:01.060,0:32:02.818
we despise what's going on around us
0:32:02.818,0:32:04.535
so much that we are pleading to God
0:32:04.535,0:32:08.918
to please do what only He can do for us,[br]including ourselves.
0:32:08.918,0:32:11.359
(Stephanie) So, that's a great point,[br]Nicole.
0:32:11.359,0:32:15.240
How do we get there, practically speaking?
0:32:15.240,0:32:16.541
How do we get to the point
0:32:16.541,0:32:20.526
where we detest sin?
0:32:20.526,0:32:26.637
We detest it. Someone help me out. Evelyn.
0:32:26.637,0:32:28.460
(Evelyn) I think we get to that point
0:32:28.460,0:32:29.906
when we love God,
0:32:29.906,0:32:31.895
and we know that by sinning,
0:32:31.895,0:32:33.487
or transgressing His law,
0:32:33.487,0:32:34.865
that separates us from Him.
0:32:34.865,0:32:37.112
And just that slight separation from Him
0:32:37.112,0:32:40.477
is devastating for us.
0:32:40.477,0:32:41.422
(Stephanie) Gladys.
0:32:41.422,0:32:43.895
(Gladys) Having a close relationship[br]with Him,
0:32:43.895,0:32:45.769
like Rodney was saying,
0:32:45.769,0:32:48.388
that his relationship with God[br]was so close
0:32:48.388,0:32:51.618
that he can say to Him, "Lord, forgive!
0:32:51.618,0:32:52.808
Lord, hear! Lord, act!"
0:32:52.808,0:32:54.712
because he knows who He's talking about.
0:32:54.712,0:32:57.022
It's just that close relationship[br]with Him.
0:32:57.022,0:32:59.244
The more you get closer to God,
0:32:59.244,0:33:01.520
the more you're going to shun evil.
0:33:01.520,0:33:03.392
(Stephanie) The things of this world...
0:33:03.392,0:33:05.266
(Stephanie, Gladys) Grow strangely dim.
0:33:05.266,0:33:07.204
(Stephanie) Dark, right? Derek.
0:33:07.204,0:33:08.501
(Derek) I imagine tears
0:33:08.501,0:33:11.600
running down his cheeks, "Oh, Lord!"
0:33:11.600,0:33:17.879
And I'm thinking, we don't[br]pray like that very much,
0:33:17.879,0:33:20.639
because it's not just that he knows God,
0:33:20.639,0:33:22.172
but he knows how much
0:33:22.172,0:33:24.692
God loves His people.
0:33:24.692,0:33:28.047
It's a very intense prayer,
0:33:28.047,0:33:29.979
and it's not, you know,
0:33:29.979,0:33:32.198
"Thank You for this nice day."
0:33:32.198,0:33:34.967
I mean, it's "Oh, Lord!"
0:33:34.967,0:33:36.475
And he knows he's not trying
0:33:36.475,0:33:37.702
to change God's heart
0:33:37.702,0:33:39.675
because God loves all of His people
0:33:39.675,0:33:41.816
with an everlasting love.
0:33:41.816,0:33:45.899
But it's like it's a heart cry,
0:33:45.899,0:33:47.409
and I find myself saying,
0:33:47.409,0:33:51.288
"God, I want to know you like that
0:33:51.288,0:33:55.568
and pray like that," not just for myself.
0:33:55.568,0:33:57.501
(Stephanie) The intercessory prayer,
0:33:57.501,0:33:58.881
and, Travis, we're going
0:33:58.881,0:34:00.222
to take your point,
0:34:00.222,0:34:02.649
but as Travis is going to share,
0:34:02.649,0:34:03.688
I'd like you to think
0:34:03.688,0:34:06.481
about other intercessory prayers
0:34:06.481,0:34:08.845
in the Bible that you recall. Travis.
0:34:08.845,0:34:11.472
(Travis) And while this is[br]an intercessory prayer,
0:34:11.472,0:34:14.603
in verses 17 and 18, the focus
0:34:14.603,0:34:19.022
really is on Daniel, chapter 8:14,
0:34:19.022,0:34:21.968
the restoration of the sanctuary[br]in Jerusalem.
0:34:21.968,0:34:23.404
The thing that made him faint
0:34:23.404,0:34:24.737
because he thinks this thing
0:34:24.737,0:34:26.178
is not going to be restored.
0:34:26.178,0:34:27.677
(Stephanie) Okay, so referring
0:34:27.677,0:34:30.719
back to chapter 8 in Daniel.
0:34:30.719,0:34:33.072
All right, can anyone share
0:34:33.072,0:34:35.909
another intercessory prayer[br]in the Bible? Alex?
0:34:35.909,0:34:38.335
(Alex) I think of Jesus in, I'd say,
0:34:38.335,0:34:42.231
in Luke 23, if you want to turn there.
0:34:42.231,0:34:44.355
(Stephanie) Would you like[br]to take us there?
0:34:44.355,0:34:45.937
(Alex) Yeah, Luke 23, verse 34.
0:34:45.937,0:34:49.149
(Stephanie) Luke 23, verse 34,
0:34:49.149,0:34:50.770
and what does the Bible say?
0:34:50.770,0:34:52.182
(Alex) Okay, I'll be reading
0:34:52.182,0:34:53.519
from the King James Version:
0:35:01.634,0:35:03.197
So here's the Son of God,
0:35:03.197,0:35:06.054
and He's, you know, they're[br]crucifying Him;
0:35:06.054,0:35:07.688
they're killing Him on the cross,
0:35:07.688,0:35:09.061
and He's praying for them
0:35:09.061,0:35:11.989
on their behalf, at a time like that.
0:35:11.989,0:35:13.141
(Derek) It shows you
0:35:13.141,0:35:14.428
that an intercessory prayer
0:35:14.428,0:35:16.214
doesn't have to be long.
0:35:16.214,0:35:17.497
(Stephanie) Exactly.
0:35:17.497,0:35:19.355
(Derek) It's one sentence, right?
0:35:19.355,0:35:23.110
But you sense that same intensity[br]and passion.
0:35:23.110,0:35:28.423
(Stephanie) Yes, oh to have that[br]as we pray. Shaina.
0:35:28.423,0:35:30.588
(Shaina) Another intercessory prayer
0:35:30.588,0:35:37.248
is in Exodus, chapter 32, verses 11 to 14.
0:35:37.248,0:35:38.676
(Stephanie) All right, Exodus,
0:35:38.676,0:35:43.242
chapter 32, 11 through 14,
0:35:43.242,0:35:44.685
and you're saying that this is
0:35:44.685,0:35:47.498
another example of intercessory prayer?
0:35:47.498,0:35:48.750
All right, would you like
0:35:48.750,0:35:49.708
to read that for us?
0:35:49.708,0:35:51.149
(Shaina) Sure, I'll be reading
0:35:51.149,0:35:52.741
from the King James Version:
0:36:44.079,0:36:47.237
(Stephanie) Again we hear intercession,
0:36:47.237,0:36:48.521
"Remember who You are;
0:36:48.521,0:36:51.443
this is Your people, God." Abigail.
0:36:51.443,0:36:53.435
(Abigail) There is another one;
0:36:53.435,0:36:55.446
Moses intercedes for the people
0:36:55.446,0:36:59.937
in Numbers 14:17-19.
0:36:59.937,0:37:01.760
(Stephanie) All right, let's go there.
0:37:01.760,0:37:03.085
Would you read that for us?
0:37:03.085,0:37:04.769
(Abigail) Yes, and I'll be reading
0:37:04.769,0:37:06.642
from the New Living Translation:
0:37:50.199,0:37:52.394
(Stephanie) What do you notice there?
0:37:52.394,0:37:58.533
He's referring back to the character[br]of God? All right.
0:37:58.533,0:37:59.643
How is it possible
0:37:59.643,0:38:02.775
to offer intercessory prayer with joy,
0:38:02.775,0:38:04.683
even though you do not see
0:38:04.683,0:38:08.765
the outcome of that prayer? Kenneth.
0:38:08.765,0:38:10.711
(Kenneth) I think Daniel says something
0:38:10.711,0:38:14.586
in the chapter, verse 4 of chapter 9,
0:38:14.586,0:38:15.967
where he says that, "You are
0:38:15.967,0:38:17.762
a covenant-keeping God."
0:38:17.762,0:38:19.827
God keeps His covenants
0:38:19.827,0:38:21.121
because He is the One
0:38:21.121,0:38:23.702
who made a covenant, not us with Him.
0:38:23.702,0:38:24.893
And He is faithful,
0:38:24.893,0:38:26.946
so whenever we seek Him,
0:38:26.946,0:38:28.266
and then we ask Him
0:38:28.266,0:38:30.865
because we know He is a faithful God,
0:38:30.865,0:38:32.998
He will always keep His covenant.
0:38:32.998,0:38:35.122
(Stephanie) So the joy is in Jesus,
0:38:35.122,0:38:36.625
not in the circumstances
0:38:36.625,0:38:38.352
or what we can see?
0:38:38.352,0:38:39.370
(Derek) I'm thinking
0:38:39.370,0:38:41.877
of the Scripture song, Stephanie,[br]we've been singing.
0:38:41.877,0:38:43.085
When he's going, "Blessed
0:38:43.085,0:38:44.536
be the name of God,"
0:38:44.536,0:38:46.471
he's not seen any evidence,
0:38:46.471,0:38:48.602
apart from the faithfulness of God,
0:38:48.602,0:38:50.060
that he's got the right dream
0:38:50.060,0:38:51.663
and the right interpretation.
0:38:51.663,0:38:52.885
(Stephanie) That's right.
0:38:52.885,0:38:55.616
(Derek) He's going to find that out[br]in just a few minutes
0:38:55.616,0:38:57.004
when he goes before the king.
0:38:57.004,0:38:59.789
But there's this, like, total confidence
0:38:59.789,0:39:01.900
in a God who loves us,
0:39:01.900,0:39:04.113
that he's already rejoicing.
0:39:04.113,0:39:06.597
And what that illustrates is,
0:39:06.597,0:39:08.011
"I know who is in charge
0:39:08.011,0:39:11.809
of the outcome - God -
0:39:11.809,0:39:15.239
so I'm going to praise Him ahead of time."
0:39:15.239,0:39:17.412
(Stephanie) He had a praise session,
0:39:17.412,0:39:18.868
and then he went and delivered
0:39:18.868,0:39:20.666
the message to the king.
0:39:20.666,0:39:23.310
Let's see what the response is
0:39:23.310,0:39:25.421
to Daniel's prayer here
0:39:25.421,0:39:27.066
in Daniel, chapter 9.
0:39:27.066,0:39:32.585
We're going to look at Daniel, chapter 9,
0:39:32.585,0:39:34.375
verses 20 through 23,
0:39:34.375,0:39:37.094
and, Kim, would you read that for us?
0:39:37.094,0:39:38.585
(Kim) Sure, I'll be reading
0:39:38.585,0:39:40.906
from the New King James Version,
0:39:40.906,0:39:44.029
Daniel, chapter 9, verses 20 to 23:
0:40:28.557,0:40:30.027
(Stephanie) What encouragement
0:40:30.027,0:40:31.825
do you find in Daniel's testimony?
0:40:31.825,0:40:34.739
And, by the way, this is a heavenly being
0:40:34.739,0:40:36.157
that is having a conversation
0:40:36.157,0:40:40.510
with Daniel, all right; go ahead, Nancy.
0:40:40.510,0:40:43.957
(Nancy) As soon as he called to God,
0:40:43.957,0:40:45.932
the prayer was answered.
0:40:45.932,0:40:49.178
He sent Gabriel just like that.
0:40:49.178,0:40:54.557
Heaven is listening attentively to us;[br]God loves us.
0:40:54.557,0:40:55.516
(Stephanie) Nicole.
0:40:55.516,0:40:57.201
(Nicole) In all the prayers we read
0:40:57.201,0:40:58.360
just in the last segment
0:40:58.360,0:40:59.425
and just this segment,
0:40:59.425,0:41:00.732
it seems like when you have
0:41:00.732,0:41:02.675
that fervent desire to know
0:41:02.675,0:41:04.153
what God wants you to do,
0:41:04.153,0:41:06.449
and you pray to Him in earnest,
0:41:06.449,0:41:08.696
He speaks to you right then.
0:41:08.696,0:41:10.323
I mean, you don't have to wait...
0:41:10.323,0:41:12.336
I mean, some may have to wait a long time,
0:41:12.336,0:41:13.390
but in these examples,
0:41:13.390,0:41:15.537
right when they were done[br]with their prayers,
0:41:15.537,0:41:17.028
somehow God came and told them
0:41:17.028,0:41:18.503
what was needed for that time.
0:41:18.503,0:41:20.595
That's true intercession.
0:41:20.595,0:41:22.402
(Stephanie) That's awesome. Kenneth.
0:41:22.402,0:41:24.302
(Kenneth) There's a key phrase he uses.
0:41:24.302,0:41:26.829
It says, "This being was caused
0:41:26.829,0:41:30.096
to fly swiftly to reach out to him."
0:41:30.096,0:41:31.593
You know, like, it tells you
0:41:31.593,0:41:34.232
how much God cares about you.
0:41:34.232,0:41:35.957
God doesn't use snail mail,
0:41:35.957,0:41:39.065
He uses express mail, you know, immediate.
0:41:39.065,0:41:40.680
(Stephanie) "Snail mail" being...
0:41:40.680,0:41:43.430
Put a postage stamp on the letter[br]and send it.
0:41:43.430,0:41:45.528
(Kenneth) But immediate...
0:41:45.528,0:41:47.846
(Stephanie) Immediate.
0:41:47.846,0:41:49.304
God is in the business
0:41:49.304,0:41:51.699
of answering prayers.
0:41:51.699,0:41:53.403
The question is, why are we
0:41:53.403,0:41:55.886
so reluctant to petition
0:41:55.886,0:41:57.302
His throne of grace?
0:41:57.302,0:41:58.498
That's not a question
0:41:58.498,0:42:00.427
to answer here today.
0:42:00.427,0:42:02.211
(Derek) You know the word, Stephanie,
0:42:02.211,0:42:04.936
"You are greatly beloved,"
0:42:04.936,0:42:06.901
and immediately I think,
0:42:06.901,0:42:10.745
"God so loved the world."
0:42:10.745,0:42:12.715
That's not just the feeling of Heaven
0:42:12.715,0:42:15.221
for one man or woman.
0:42:15.221,0:42:17.155
But imagine an angel coming to you
0:42:17.155,0:42:19.946
and saying, "You're greatly beloved."
0:42:19.946,0:42:21.378
You know, I'd just have to use
0:42:21.378,0:42:22.613
my favorite Hebrew word.
0:42:22.613,0:42:23.967
(Derek, Team) Hallelujah!
0:42:23.967,0:42:25.796
(Derek) I mean, that is a breakthrough
0:42:25.796,0:42:26.904
for so many people
0:42:26.904,0:42:28.947
even watching Hope Sabbath School today,
0:42:28.947,0:42:32.895
is to understand how greatly beloved[br]they are by God.
0:42:32.895,0:42:34.848
(Stephanie) Somebody needs to know that.
0:42:34.848,0:42:35.920
(Derek) That's right.
0:42:35.920,0:42:37.799
(Stephanie) Someone needs to know that.
0:42:37.799,0:42:40.583
There is a vision that the Bible speak of
0:42:40.583,0:42:42.392
in these verses that Daniel
0:42:42.392,0:42:44.602
was seeking to understand.
0:42:44.602,0:42:50.469
Can you tell me what that vision was?[br]Travis.
0:42:50.469,0:42:52.385
(Travis) Well, some might say
0:42:52.385,0:42:54.377
that it was the vision of Daniel 8,
0:42:54.377,0:42:55.968
but actually in Daniel 8,
0:42:55.968,0:42:58.111
almost the whole vision was explained,
0:42:58.111,0:43:01.117
but it was specifically the 2,300 days
0:43:01.117,0:43:03.276
in Daniel, chapter 8, verse 14,
0:43:03.276,0:43:05.747
that he didn't have an understanding of.
0:43:05.747,0:43:08.264
(Stephanie) All right, so, let's go
0:43:08.264,0:43:15.035
to Daniel, chapter 8, verse 14 and 27.
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And, Nancy, would you read that for us?
0:43:17.968,0:43:22.192
Daniel, chapter 8, verses 14 and 27,
0:43:22.192,0:43:25.504
this is the one piece of that vision
0:43:25.504,0:43:28.945
that did not receive an interpretation
0:43:28.945,0:43:30.802
at the time - go ahead.
0:43:30.802,0:43:31.840
(Nancy) I'm reading
0:43:31.840,0:43:34.617
from the New King James Version, verse 14:
0:43:42.864,0:43:44.763
And then verse 27:
0:44:01.830,0:44:07.959
(Stephanie) So, he was astonished why?
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(Gladys) Perhaps he had
0:44:10.860,0:44:14.992
Jeremiah's prophecy about the 70 years,
0:44:14.992,0:44:16.628
and like we said at the beginning,
0:44:16.628,0:44:17.876
he was probably thinking
0:44:17.876,0:44:19.245
it's about coming to an end.
0:44:19.245,0:44:23.561
And then he receives this new meaning,[br]2,300.
0:44:23.561,0:44:24.944
He was like, "What is that?"
0:44:24.944,0:44:27.247
Another number, basically, to add.
0:44:27.247,0:44:29.589
So he might be a little bit confused,
0:44:29.589,0:44:31.092
"What is this all about?"
0:44:31.092,0:44:32.922
(Stephanie) So he potentially thought
0:44:32.922,0:44:35.636
the captivity time would be extended
0:44:35.636,0:44:38.230
instead of the 70 years. Travis.
0:44:38.230,0:44:40.771
(Travis) I think the sanctuary service,
0:44:40.771,0:44:42.230
what it pointed forward to
0:44:42.230,0:44:43.992
meant so much to Daniel,
0:44:43.992,0:44:45.135
it was just like being
0:44:45.135,0:44:47.377
in the presence of God,[br]by the sanctuary.
0:44:47.377,0:44:49.594
He knew that God came to dwell with him.
0:44:49.594,0:44:52.349
We found that out in Moses' day,
0:44:52.349,0:44:53.809
that, that's why He had
0:44:53.809,0:44:54.799
the sanctuary built,
0:44:54.799,0:44:56.827
was so that He could dwell[br]with His people.
0:44:56.827,0:44:58.261
And He just looked so forward
0:44:58.261,0:44:59.926
to being close to God
0:44:59.926,0:45:01.205
and living with God again.
0:45:01.205,0:45:03.087
And all of a sudden, "What?
0:45:03.087,0:45:04.267
It's taken away from me?
0:45:04.267,0:45:07.082
It's, like, almost here? I want this now."
0:45:07.082,0:45:08.941
And I imagine it's like losing
0:45:08.941,0:45:11.599
a best friend, "What?!" you know...
0:45:11.599,0:45:13.275
(Stephanie) So he's on the brink
0:45:13.275,0:45:15.747
of giving the interpretation.
0:45:15.747,0:45:19.165
Let's see what the Bible says in verse 24.
0:45:19.165,0:45:20.353
And, Rodney, if you
0:45:20.353,0:45:21.472
would read that for us.
0:45:21.472,0:45:24.265
Daniel, chapter 9, verse 24,
0:45:24.265,0:45:26.439
which is really just a continuation
0:45:26.439,0:45:27.658
of that interpretation
0:45:27.658,0:45:29.669
from Daniel, chapter 8.
0:45:29.669,0:45:30.690
(Rodney) I'm reading
0:45:30.690,0:45:32.226
from the New King James Version:
0:45:55.546,0:45:57.672
(Stephanie) So, Gabriel is bringing in
0:45:57.672,0:46:02.266
this time frame of 70 weeks.
0:46:02.266,0:46:04.903
According to prophetic time,
0:46:04.903,0:46:07.413
how many years is that?
0:46:07.413,0:46:08.933
So do some quick calculations.
0:46:08.933,0:46:11.719
(Derek, Stephanie) 70 times 7.
0:46:11.719,0:46:14.198
(Stephanie, Team) 490 years.
0:46:14.198,0:46:15.433
(Stephanie) And it says
0:46:15.433,0:46:18.507
that it was determined.
0:46:18.507,0:46:22.611
What does that mean literally, determined?
0:46:22.611,0:46:24.038
(Gladys) It's been separated;
0:46:24.038,0:46:25.478
it has been set apart.
0:46:25.478,0:46:27.493
(Stephanie) It's been cut off, right?
0:46:27.493,0:46:29.724
Cut off from what?
0:46:29.724,0:46:32.635
(Gladys, Rodney) From the larger piece.
0:46:32.635,0:46:35.403
(Stephanie) From the larger time period,[br]which was the...?
0:46:35.403,0:46:38.370
(Stephanie, Team) 2,300 years.
0:46:38.370,0:46:42.610
(Stephanie) Okay, and this verse
0:46:42.610,0:46:45.606
is really giving us somewhat of a summary
0:46:45.606,0:46:47.201
of the next three verses, okay?
0:46:47.201,0:46:48.229
The next three verses
0:46:48.229,0:46:50.526
we're going to break out
0:46:50.526,0:46:51.540
some of the details.
0:46:51.540,0:46:54.921
So let's go to verses 25 and 26,
0:46:54.921,0:46:59.449
and, Travis, if you would[br]read that for us,
0:46:59.449,0:47:03.622
Daniel, chapter 9, verses 25 and 26.
0:47:03.622,0:47:05.078
(Travis) And I'll be reading
0:47:05.078,0:47:06.636
from the New King James Version:
0:47:44.153,0:47:46.940
(Stephanie) All right, so, in verse 24
0:47:46.940,0:47:49.962
we talked about the 70 weeks.
0:47:49.962,0:47:54.255
In verse 25, we have a starting point
0:47:54.255,0:47:58.642
for the 70 weeks, right?
0:47:58.642,0:48:01.527
When was that starting point?
0:48:01.527,0:48:03.792
(Gladys) When King Darius sent the decree
0:48:03.792,0:48:09.572
that the captives will go[br]back to Jerusalem.
0:48:09.572,0:48:12.335
(Stephanie) So, Artaxerxes had a decree
0:48:12.335,0:48:13.986
that the Jews would go back
0:48:13.986,0:48:15.228
and rebuild Jerusalem.
0:48:15.228,0:48:20.575
When was that? 457 BC, all right.
0:48:20.575,0:48:24.460
So, if we know the beginning[br]of the 70 weeks,
0:48:24.460,0:48:25.620
we'll know the beginning
0:48:25.620,0:48:28.577
of the 2300-day prophecy, right?
0:48:28.577,0:48:29.754
(Derek) I think the fact
0:48:29.754,0:48:31.119
that that is so important -
0:48:31.119,0:48:35.442
Ezra, chapter 4, actually records[br]the whole decree -
0:48:35.442,0:48:37.370
when you see that whole decree,
0:48:37.370,0:48:39.274
you think, "There must be something
0:48:39.274,0:48:41.544
really significant about this decree."
0:48:41.544,0:48:43.258
Because there were some other times
0:48:43.258,0:48:45.250
they were given permission to go home,
0:48:45.250,0:48:46.860
but with this one, it's like,
0:48:46.860,0:48:48.699
the whole thing's written down,
0:48:48.699,0:48:51.105
like, "Mark this decree well."
0:48:51.105,0:48:53.920
Now, at that time,
0:48:53.920,0:48:56.332
certainly not everybody realized
0:48:56.332,0:48:58.073
how important it was,
0:48:58.073,0:49:00.856
but I think Ezra was obedient,
0:49:00.856,0:49:04.121
and he wrote down the details[br]of the decree
0:49:04.121,0:49:06.926
because that's a historical moment.
0:49:06.926,0:49:10.775
It's not like, "somewhere, sometime."
0:49:10.775,0:49:13.977
A specific king makes a specific decree
0:49:13.977,0:49:17.561
in a specific year, and that's crucial
0:49:17.561,0:49:19.190
for giving us that starting point
0:49:19.190,0:49:21.805
for the 2,300-year prophecy.
0:49:21.805,0:49:25.414
(Stephanie) Thank you. Definitely.
0:49:25.414,0:49:29.482
Daniel, chapter 9, verses 25 and 26,
0:49:29.482,0:49:31.042
in addition to giving us
0:49:31.042,0:49:33.814
the time when it starts,
0:49:33.814,0:49:35.292
it also broke down
0:49:35.292,0:49:39.548
just the first how many weeks?
0:49:39.548,0:49:44.208
The first seven plus three score and two,
0:49:44.208,0:49:47.272
so, 69 weeks, that's what it's looking at.
0:49:47.272,0:49:51.019
So, if I take 69 weeks times 7,
0:49:51.019,0:49:52.703
how many years do I get?
0:49:52.703,0:49:54.659
We're looking at prophetic time.
0:49:54.659,0:49:56.924
(Stephanie, Team) 483 years.
0:49:56.924,0:50:00.036
(Stephanie) So, 457 BC,
0:50:00.036,0:50:02.757
483 years from there,
0:50:02.757,0:50:07.580
what does that take us to? 27 AD.
0:50:07.580,0:50:10.712
All right, what happened in 27 AD?
0:50:10.712,0:50:12.559
(Team) The baptism of Jesus.
0:50:12.559,0:50:14.061
(Stephanie) Jesus was baptized;
0:50:14.061,0:50:15.334
what does that signify?
0:50:15.334,0:50:16.682
(Travis, Gladys) Anointing.
0:50:16.682,0:50:17.926
(Stephanie) The anointing,
0:50:17.926,0:50:22.490
and we can see that[br]in Luke and Acts, right?
0:50:22.490,0:50:23.515
(Derek) I'm thinking
0:50:23.515,0:50:25.588
a lot of things happen in 27 AD,
0:50:25.588,0:50:26.688
but the question is,
0:50:26.688,0:50:28.860
what happened related to Messiah?
0:50:28.860,0:50:30.490
Because that's what this prophecy
0:50:30.490,0:50:32.248
is all about, the plan of salvation.
0:50:32.248,0:50:36.498
And it's interesting that Dr. Luke[br]specifically says,
0:50:36.498,0:50:38.062
"It's in the fifteenth year
0:50:38.062,0:50:40.560
of the reign of Tiberius," and it's like,
0:50:40.560,0:50:42.474
does it really matter to us
0:50:42.474,0:50:45.212
what year Jesus was baptized?
0:50:45.212,0:50:46.278
Shouldn't we just say,
0:50:46.278,0:50:47.901
"Well, He was baptized,
0:50:47.901,0:50:50.589
and we should be baptized,[br]as His followers"?
0:50:50.589,0:50:53.311
The answer is, "It does matter,"
0:50:53.311,0:50:57.223
because that is a key point[br]in this prophecy.
0:50:57.223,0:50:59.775
And so Luke says specifically,
0:50:59.775,0:51:01.369
"Fifteenth year of the reign
0:51:01.369,0:51:02.930
of Tiberius Caesar.
0:51:02.930,0:51:04.501
(Stephanie) Thank you. Travis.
0:51:04.501,0:51:05.952
(Travis) And another key point
0:51:05.952,0:51:08.218
is found in Matthew 3:15
0:51:08.218,0:51:09.531
when John the Baptist
0:51:09.531,0:51:11.942
wants Jesus to baptize him,
0:51:11.942,0:51:14.626
and Jesus said, "No, permit it to be so
0:51:14.626,0:51:16.688
for righteousness to be fulfilled."
0:51:16.688,0:51:17.931
So there's a fulfillment
0:51:17.931,0:51:19.177
of time going to happen.
0:51:19.177,0:51:20.695
Jesus becomes the Messiah,
0:51:20.695,0:51:22.838
the anointed Messiah.
0:51:22.838,0:51:24.437
(Derek) He's already the Messiah,
0:51:24.437,0:51:25.834
if I can correct that.
0:51:25.834,0:51:29.272
He doesn't become Messiah; He is Messiah,
0:51:29.272,0:51:32.524
but He begins His work as Messiah.
0:51:32.524,0:51:33.928
And, of course, the anointing
0:51:33.928,0:51:36.149
of the Spirit at His baptism
0:51:36.149,0:51:37.581
is all like you said,
0:51:37.581,0:51:38.876
part of the fulfillment
0:51:38.876,0:51:41.059
of this great prophecy.
0:51:41.059,0:51:42.705
(Stephanie) I'd like us to turn...
0:51:42.705,0:51:44.232
I know it's not in your outline,
0:51:44.232,0:51:46.187
but let's turn to Galatians,
0:51:46.187,0:51:49.716
chapter 4, verses 4 and 5,
0:51:49.716,0:51:52.515
because we're talking about the timing
0:51:52.515,0:51:55.466
and how detailed the timing was
0:51:55.466,0:51:57.646
when events took place.
0:51:57.646,0:52:00.217
Galatians, chapter 4, verses 4 and 5,
0:52:00.217,0:52:02.459
and, John, would you read that for us?
0:52:02.459,0:52:05.855
(John) Sure, from the King James it says:
0:52:19.350,0:52:20.845
(Stephanie) "When the fullness
0:52:20.845,0:52:22.272
of time had come."
0:52:22.272,0:52:25.387
There is no haste nor delay
0:52:25.387,0:52:27.897
in what God does; it's always on time.
0:52:27.897,0:52:30.240
Going back to Daniel, chapter 9,
0:52:30.240,0:52:34.018
our last verse is verse 27,
0:52:34.018,0:52:36.435
and, Nicole, do you have that?
0:52:36.435,0:52:38.918
Would you read that for us?
0:52:38.918,0:52:40.647
(Nicole) The New King James Version
0:52:40.647,0:52:42.909
of Daniel 9:27 says:
0:53:06.355,0:53:11.626
(Stephanie) All right, so, 25 and 26
0:53:11.626,0:53:15.302
talk about the 69 weeks of the 70, right?
0:53:15.302,0:53:18.225
Verse 27 talks about that last week.
0:53:18.225,0:53:19.406
What's going to happen
0:53:19.406,0:53:21.691
in the middle of the week?
0:53:21.691,0:53:23.404
(Team) Messiah cut off.
0:53:23.404,0:53:25.456
(Stephanie) "The Messiah[br]shall be cut off."
0:53:25.456,0:53:28.099
If we're looking at the middle
0:53:28.099,0:53:30.492
of the week, that last week,
0:53:30.492,0:53:33.364
that would be AD 31.
0:53:33.364,0:53:35.835
What took place in AD 31
0:53:35.835,0:53:38.339
as it relates to the Messiah?
0:53:38.339,0:53:39.970
(Gladys) Jesus died.
0:53:39.970,0:53:42.875
(Stephanie) The cross, Jesus died
0:53:42.875,0:53:45.920
right on time, perfect timing.
0:53:45.920,0:53:47.923
Three-and-a-half years later,
0:53:47.923,0:53:52.296
what took place in AD 34?
0:53:52.296,0:53:54.848
(Derek) According to the prophecy,[br]Stephanie,
0:53:54.848,0:53:56.176
the end of this time
0:53:56.176,0:53:59.728
for the Jewish people.
0:53:59.728,0:54:01.609
So that means, as we see
0:54:01.609,0:54:02.903
the book of Acts taking
0:54:02.903,0:54:06.163
the gospel to the Gentiles,
0:54:06.163,0:54:07.832
and certainly you've got the event
0:54:07.832,0:54:10.004
of Stephen being martyred
0:54:10.004,0:54:12.751
and the persecution that leads
0:54:12.751,0:54:16.725
to the people going everywhere to share,
0:54:16.725,0:54:19.590
is clearly a fulfillment of the conclusion
0:54:19.590,0:54:22.634
of the 70-week prophecy.
0:54:22.634,0:54:24.420
(Stephanie) Yes, beautiful!
0:54:24.420,0:54:26.699
Do you see the connection?
0:54:26.699,0:54:29.292
No detail is missed.
0:54:29.292,0:54:31.338
God is very intentional.
0:54:31.338,0:54:33.555
Now, we're just going to recap.
0:54:33.555,0:54:36.098
We said that the 2300 days,
0:54:36.098,0:54:37.740
it started at the same time
0:54:37.740,0:54:39.632
as the 70 weeks, right?
0:54:39.632,0:54:41.164
When did it start?
0:54:41.164,0:54:45.451
When was that decree? 457 BC.
0:54:45.451,0:54:48.880
Twenty-three hundred years after that[br]takes us to...?
0:54:48.880,0:54:51.199
(Stephanie, Team) 1844.
0:54:51.199,0:54:54.041
This is the antitypical Day of Atonement
0:54:54.041,0:54:54.999
and the cleansing
0:54:54.999,0:54:56.568
of the heavenly sanctuary.
0:54:56.568,0:54:58.596
And we spoke about that
0:54:58.596,0:55:01.116
in a previous lesson already.
0:55:01.116,0:55:04.872
What does this prophecy...
0:55:04.872,0:55:07.747
Why is that so important to us today?
0:55:07.747,0:55:11.631
Does it even impact us today? Travis.
0:55:11.631,0:55:13.045
(Travis) Because we're living
0:55:13.045,0:55:14.212
in the time of judgment.
0:55:14.212,0:55:15.725
Jesus is coming soon,
0:55:15.725,0:55:17.608
and we see that in Revelation 14
0:55:17.608,0:55:18.790
where it says, "The hour
0:55:18.790,0:55:20.372
of His judgment has come,"
0:55:20.372,0:55:22.126
and that's the message to the world.
0:55:22.126,0:55:24.041
Jesus is coming soon; He loves you
0:55:24.041,0:55:26.357
with an unfailing, immeasurable love,
0:55:26.357,0:55:28.383
and He is coming back soon for His people.
0:55:28.383,0:55:30.107
And He just wants us to come to Him.
0:55:30.107,0:55:31.436
(Stephanie) Yes. Evelyn.
0:55:31.436,0:55:33.147
(Evelyn) If we wanted any more proof
0:55:33.147,0:55:35.887
to know if we're in the Last Times,[br]this is it.
0:55:35.887,0:55:38.598
I mean, the angel told Daniel,
0:55:38.598,0:55:40.349
"These will come to happen
0:55:40.349,0:55:42.353
in the Last Days."
0:55:42.353,0:55:45.428
This last date, 1844,
0:55:45.428,0:55:47.296
of the 2,300 years has passed.
0:55:47.296,0:55:48.912
So now we know for a fact we are
0:55:48.912,0:55:51.444
in the Last Days of Christ's coming.
0:55:51.444,0:55:52.710
(Stephanie) What hope,
0:55:52.710,0:55:54.021
in the last few seconds
0:55:54.021,0:55:56.263
of our study today,
0:55:56.263,0:55:57.771
what hope have you found
0:55:57.771,0:56:00.160
in this lesson as we've studied?
0:56:00.160,0:56:01.542
(Travis) You can trust Jesus.
0:56:01.542,0:56:03.087
(Stephanie) You can trust Jesus.
0:56:03.087,0:56:05.677
(Abigail) God is always on time,[br]and He will come back.
0:56:05.677,0:56:07.311
(Stephanie) God is always on time,
0:56:07.311,0:56:08.796
and He will come back. Gladys.
0:56:08.796,0:56:10.536
(Gladys) He is faithful to His Word.
0:56:10.536,0:56:12.734
(Stephanie) He's faithful[br]to His Word. Nicole.
0:56:12.734,0:56:14.027
(Nicole) Because of Him,
0:56:14.027,0:56:16.592
we're going to win; we're going[br]to win this battle.
0:56:16.592,0:56:18.442
(Stephanie) Amen. We are going to win.
0:56:18.442,0:56:20.002
Praise God for His faithfulness.
0:56:20.002,0:56:21.916
Aren't you glad we have the Word of God?
0:56:21.916,0:56:22.677
(Team) Amen!
0:56:22.677,0:56:25.082
(Stephanie) We've got to share it[br]with more people.
0:56:25.082,0:56:26.337
Thank you for studying.
0:56:26.337,0:56:27.767
(Derek) Thank you, Stephanie.
0:56:27.767,0:56:29.867
And there is so much more[br]we have to learn.
0:56:29.867,0:56:31.636
We're not done with the series.
0:56:31.636,0:56:34.061
We've got chapter 10, 11 and 12,
0:56:34.061,0:56:35.306
but I hope you've learned
0:56:35.306,0:56:37.890
the most important lesson[br]through this book:
0:56:37.890,0:56:40.302
There's a Most High God who rules,
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and He will accomplish
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His perfect plan of salvation.
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And He wants you to be a part of that.
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He wants you to make a decision today.
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Maybe you've not made that decision yet
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to say, "God, will You save me?
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Will You forgive my sins?
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Will You have a place for me
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in Your eternal Kingdom?"
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I want to personally invite you
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to make that decision today
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while there's still time; let's pray.
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Father in Heaven, there may be
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someone today listening to our prayer
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who needs to make that decision,
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"God, will you save me?
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We're living in the Last Days.
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Will You be my Savior
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and soon-coming King?"
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I thank You that You're touching hearts
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right now by Your Holy Spirit.
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And we, too, say thank You, Jesus,
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that You have saved us,
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and for Your amazing plan of salvation,
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that You love us with an everlasting love.
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May we live a life that would honor You
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and be a blessing to those around us.
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We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Well, we're not done[br]with our series,
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but take the truths you've learned
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and go out now and be a blessing
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to those around you.
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♪ theme music ♪