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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
of studies

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on the book of <i>Daniel.</i>

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Today we're studying Daniel, chapter 9,

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and the topic, <i>From Confession
to Consolation.</i>

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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
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
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'
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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
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(Team) Amen!

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(Derek) I think that's a preacher
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
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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
a blessing to me

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and to my Sabbath School class
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
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,
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
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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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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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(Stephanie) All right.
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(Gladys) It was not Babylon anymore;

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it had just moved to the Medes
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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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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?
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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,
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(Team) Yes.

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(Stephanie) It was, so what happened
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
a beautiful promise, wasn't it?

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So, what is it that was revealed
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
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
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
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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00:18:51,610 --> 00:18:53,677
and trust in God, isn't it?

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(Derek) And it happens

404
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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
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,

417
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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 <i>that?</i>

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00:19:40,397 --> 00:19:42,218
(Gladys) More prayer, more power.

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00:19:42,218 --> 00:19:44,292
(Stephanie) More prayer,
more power. Evelyn?

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00:19:44,292 --> 00:19:46,875
(Evelyn) I think also something admirable
about Daniel

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is that he's praising God
even when he's facing

425
00:19:49,111 --> 00:19:51,379
a really scary or devastating situation.

426
00:19:51,379 --> 00:19:53,799
I mean, I know that's not easy to do,

427
00:19:53,799 --> 00:19:54,966
to say, "Thank You, God.

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00:19:54,966 --> 00:19:56,216
Even though something bad

429
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is going to happen,

430
00:19:57,183 --> 00:19:59,198
or this bad situation is going on,

431
00:19:59,198 --> 00:20:00,868
I praise You for what You have done

432
00:20:00,868 --> 00:20:02,654
and what You're going to do for me."

433
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(Derek) Amen.

434
00:20:03,924 --> 00:20:07,650
(Stephanie) Notice in verse 3,
he prayed with...

435
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How does it describe his prayer?

436
00:20:10,388 --> 00:20:12,108
(Gladys) Fasting, sackcloth...

437
00:20:12,108 --> 00:20:15,630
(Stephanie) With fasting,
sackcloth, ashes.

438
00:20:15,630 --> 00:20:20,485
What is the significance
of that? Kenneth.

439
00:20:20,485 --> 00:20:22,806
(Kenneth) Humbling himself before God

440
00:20:22,806 --> 00:20:25,071
and not thinking that somehow

441
00:20:25,071 --> 00:20:27,197
he has a righteousness of his own

442
00:20:27,197 --> 00:20:29,545
to stand before God and to boast.

443
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But going down, humbling himself,

444
00:20:33,306 --> 00:20:35,593
and allowing God to do what He does best.

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00:20:35,593 --> 00:20:37,670
(Stephanie) Yes, thank you, Kenneth.
Gladys.

446
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(Gladys) In the past,

447
00:20:38,741 --> 00:20:41,392
whenever they used a sackcloth
and the ashes,

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that was a sign of pain and suffering,

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00:20:44,021 --> 00:20:46,881
and kind of like stripping yourself

450
00:20:46,881 --> 00:20:50,719
from anything that would be self.

451
00:20:50,719 --> 00:20:54,185
More like, relying completely on God.

452
00:20:54,185 --> 00:20:55,621
(Derek) I think it's important

453
00:20:55,621 --> 00:20:58,146
to realize, Stephanie, that it's

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not like some kind of self-punishment

455
00:21:01,153 --> 00:21:03,604
or flagellation or something,

456
00:21:03,604 --> 00:21:06,396
where, you think with Jonah and Nineveh,

457
00:21:06,396 --> 00:21:09,039
it's a sign of true repentance.

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00:21:09,039 --> 00:21:12,076
When you repent with sackcloth and ashes,

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00:21:12,076 --> 00:21:13,616
it's not like, "Dear God,

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help me to have a nice day. Amen."

461
00:21:16,147 --> 00:21:20,027
It's a heartfelt, genuine repentance.

462
00:21:20,027 --> 00:21:21,735
And what's interesting is there's

463
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no record of Daniel committing sins.

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00:21:24,608 --> 00:21:26,325
Now, I'm sure he made mistakes,

465
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but he's actually repenting

466
00:21:27,621 --> 00:21:29,718
for his whole nation,

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not just for himself.

468
00:21:31,098 --> 00:21:32,430
(Stephanie) Yes, and we are

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00:21:32,430 --> 00:21:34,334
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,

472
00:21:37,852 --> 00:21:39,286
it's a time of mourning, too,

473
00:21:39,286 --> 00:21:40,327
the way he's praying.

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00:21:40,327 --> 00:21:43,330
And I've always thought of ashes to be...

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00:21:43,330 --> 00:21:44,855
it's always mentioned with dust,

476
00:21:44,855 --> 00:21:46,516
and by putting that on their head,

477
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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
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."

482
00:21:58,206 --> 00:22:00,120
(Stephanie) And fasting also,

483
00:22:00,120 --> 00:22:02,984
another aspect is, fasting is helpful

484
00:22:02,984 --> 00:22:06,645
to clear our minds so that we're

485
00:22:06,645 --> 00:22:09,397
in tune and focused with God.

486
00:22:09,397 --> 00:22:11,087
Let's go into this prayer,

487
00:22:11,087 --> 00:22:14,400
and we'll look at Daniel, chapter 9,

488
00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:19,450
verse 4 and then verses 5 through 14.

489
00:22:19,450 --> 00:22:22,700
Evelyn, if you would read verse 4,

490
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and then, Nicole, if you would read

491
00:22:25,425 --> 00:22:27,456
verses 5 through 14,

492
00:22:27,456 --> 00:22:29,616
and, Abigail, if you would be prepared

493
00:22:29,616 --> 00:22:31,707
to read 15 through 19.

494
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Let's take a look at this prayer
in segments.

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(Evelyn) All right, and I'll be reading

496
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from the New King James Version:

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(Stephanie) What does that verse

498
00:22:56,606 --> 00:22:59,895
tell you about Daniel?

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00:22:59,895 --> 00:23:01,065
(Gladys) He praises God,

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00:23:01,065 --> 00:23:02,711
he's acknowledging who God is.

501
00:23:02,711 --> 00:23:04,331
(Stephanie) He is acknowledging

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00:23:04,331 --> 00:23:06,505
who God is, absolutely.

503
00:23:06,505 --> 00:23:11,131
Let's go to verses 5 through 14, Nicole?

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(Nicole) The New King James Version

505
00:23:12,962 --> 00:23:14,859
of Daniel 9:5-14 says:

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(Stephanie) What do you see

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00:25:17,168 --> 00:25:19,735
Daniel doing in this passage? Rodney.

508
00:25:19,735 --> 00:25:22,330
(Rodney) I'm just blown away
by his humility.

509
00:25:22,330 --> 00:25:24,915
He is saying "we," and from all

510
00:25:24,915 --> 00:25:26,215
that we have read so far,

511
00:25:26,215 --> 00:25:27,360
we have seen that Daniel

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has been an upright man.

513
00:25:28,859 --> 00:25:30,792
He wasn't sinless, but he was upright.

514
00:25:30,792 --> 00:25:32,649
And he is saying, "We have sinned,"

515
00:25:32,649 --> 00:25:34,316
and, "We have committed..."

516
00:25:34,316 --> 00:25:35,576
Not they, "They, Lord,

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00:25:35,576 --> 00:25:37,580
they are the ones that..."

518
00:25:37,580 --> 00:25:39,632
He's including himself because he sees;

519
00:25:39,632 --> 00:25:41,492
he's humbling himself before God

520
00:25:41,492 --> 00:25:42,677
because the same prayer

521
00:25:42,677 --> 00:25:44,128
that he has for his fellowmen

522
00:25:44,128 --> 00:25:47,179
he has for himself; great humility.

523
00:25:47,179 --> 00:25:49,174
(Stephanie) On that note, it does appear

524
00:25:49,174 --> 00:25:54,767
that he's identifying himself
with their sins.

525
00:25:54,767 --> 00:25:58,443
Why? Why would Daniel

526
00:25:58,443 --> 00:25:59,980
ask for forgiveness of sins

527
00:25:59,980 --> 00:26:03,611
that he did not commit?

528
00:26:03,611 --> 00:26:05,701
(Derek) That's a good question, Stephanie,

529
00:26:05,701 --> 00:26:07,461
because when his enemies

530
00:26:07,461 --> 00:26:10,070
put his life under a microscope,

531
00:26:10,070 --> 00:26:13,381
they're unable to find any fault with him

532
00:26:13,381 --> 00:26:15,535
except that he's fully devoted

533
00:26:15,535 --> 00:26:17,454
to the God of Heaven.

534
00:26:17,454 --> 00:26:19,275
But I think he's demonstrating

535
00:26:19,275 --> 00:26:21,800
the humility of saying, "I am

536
00:26:21,800 --> 00:26:25,623
as much in need of a Messiah,
of a Redeemer,

537
00:26:25,623 --> 00:26:28,893
as anyone else," which is true
for all of us.

538
00:26:28,893 --> 00:26:30,908
(Stephanie) Yes, for all of us, exactly.

539
00:26:30,908 --> 00:26:32,028
What else do you see

540
00:26:32,028 --> 00:26:33,657
Daniel doing in this passage?

541
00:26:33,657 --> 00:26:37,837
It's definitely confession, right? John.

542
00:26:37,837 --> 00:26:39,234
(John) He sees himself

543
00:26:39,234 --> 00:26:41,873
as one with God's people,

544
00:26:41,873 --> 00:26:43,663
and that's what you see.

545
00:26:43,663 --> 00:26:45,558
When you do that, just as Christ,

546
00:26:45,558 --> 00:26:47,874
you identify with them,

547
00:26:47,874 --> 00:26:50,025
then you can take upon, you know,

548
00:26:50,025 --> 00:26:51,783
almost the guilt because of that.

549
00:26:51,783 --> 00:26:53,412
And so I see confession,

550
00:26:53,412 --> 00:26:54,539
but he's also pleading

551
00:26:54,539 --> 00:26:58,898
on God's goodness and His mercy.

552
00:26:58,898 --> 00:27:01,960
(Stephanie) We'll get to you, Travis.

553
00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,937
Why do you think it's important

554
00:27:04,937 --> 00:27:08,417
to focus on God's mercy and his goodness

555
00:27:08,417 --> 00:27:10,642
instead of our shortcomings,

556
00:27:10,642 --> 00:27:14,814
our sins and our needs?

557
00:27:14,814 --> 00:27:16,380
(Gladys) It gives us hope.

558
00:27:16,380 --> 00:27:17,617
(Stephanie) Gladys? Hope,

559
00:27:17,617 --> 00:27:19,494
It gives us hope. Kim.

560
00:27:19,494 --> 00:27:21,496
(Kim) Sometimes when we focus on our sins,

561
00:27:21,496 --> 00:27:23,600
we can focus too much on the guilt.

562
00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,812
But when we focus on God,

563
00:27:25,812 --> 00:27:27,431
we know that He forgives us,

564
00:27:27,431 --> 00:27:28,641
and He can also help us

565
00:27:28,641 --> 00:27:31,185
to overcome sins in our life.

566
00:27:31,185 --> 00:27:32,610
(Stephanie) Amen. Kenneth.

567
00:27:32,610 --> 00:27:34,374
(Kenneth) When we focus on our sins,

568
00:27:34,374 --> 00:27:37,363
we make our sins greater than God,

569
00:27:37,363 --> 00:27:40,009
and, you know, we make God
less of something.

570
00:27:40,009 --> 00:27:41,543
But when we focus on God,

571
00:27:41,543 --> 00:27:43,289
we see, though we have sinned,

572
00:27:43,289 --> 00:27:45,192
we know that in His hand

573
00:27:45,192 --> 00:27:47,156
are mercy and forgiveness, and He is able

574
00:27:47,156 --> 00:27:48,952
to redeem us and forgive us.

575
00:27:48,952 --> 00:27:51,335
(Stephanie) Amen. Derek.

576
00:27:51,335 --> 00:27:52,998
(Derek) I saw Shaina's hand, too,

577
00:27:52,998 --> 00:27:54,567
but I just want to say

578
00:27:54,567 --> 00:27:58,174
there is a place for confession of sin.

579
00:27:58,174 --> 00:28:00,941
The Bible says, "If we confess our sins,

580
00:28:00,941 --> 00:28:02,819
He is faithful and just."

581
00:28:02,819 --> 00:28:05,586
The issue is, is that <i>all</i> we do?

582
00:28:05,586 --> 00:28:08,400
"Oh, I did this sin; I did that sin;
I did..."

583
00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,048
I think that's depressing.

584
00:28:11,048 --> 00:28:13,595
I think, by beholding all of that sin,

585
00:28:13,595 --> 00:28:15,486
we stay focused on it.

586
00:28:15,486 --> 00:28:17,340
So it's good to recognize

587
00:28:17,340 --> 00:28:19,193
where we're out of harmony with God.

588
00:28:19,193 --> 00:28:21,481
That's what confession is, right?

589
00:28:21,481 --> 00:28:24,291
But then we turn our eyes toward Jesus,

590
00:28:24,291 --> 00:28:25,468
who is the One who can

591
00:28:25,468 --> 00:28:27,562
forgive us and cleanse us.

592
00:28:27,562 --> 00:28:29,304
Or, of course, he's looking forward

593
00:28:29,304 --> 00:28:31,205
to the Messiah to come.

594
00:28:31,205 --> 00:28:34,756
So, I think, yeah, don't stay there,

595
00:28:34,756 --> 00:28:37,182
but it is important to recognize

596
00:28:37,182 --> 00:28:39,404
where we need forgiveness.

597
00:28:39,404 --> 00:28:40,852
(Stephanie) So he acknowledged

598
00:28:40,852 --> 00:28:42,875
at the very beginning who God was,

599
00:28:42,875 --> 00:28:46,191
and now He's essentially acknowledging
who man is.

600
00:28:46,191 --> 00:28:47,562
They are weak, right?

601
00:28:47,562 --> 00:28:51,731
But he's focusing, again, on God. Travis.

602
00:28:51,731 --> 00:28:54,289
(Travis) Well, I just kind of agree

603
00:28:54,289 --> 00:28:56,526
with everything everyone's been saying,

604
00:28:56,526 --> 00:29:00,625
but he acknowledges, he tells God,

605
00:29:00,625 --> 00:29:02,694
"You said this would happen,

606
00:29:02,694 --> 00:29:04,612
and now it's happened, but You also said

607
00:29:04,612 --> 00:29:06,269
that You would have mercy."

608
00:29:06,269 --> 00:29:08,786
So he's acknowledging

609
00:29:08,786 --> 00:29:09,918
that what God has said

610
00:29:09,918 --> 00:29:11,988
would happen all along,

611
00:29:11,988 --> 00:29:13,513
but at the end of his prayer,

612
00:29:13,513 --> 00:29:14,971
he's just claiming the mercies

613
00:29:14,971 --> 00:29:16,270
that God has also promised.

614
00:29:16,270 --> 00:29:17,874
So, as Derek mentioned,

615
00:29:17,874 --> 00:29:19,645
when we confess our sins,

616
00:29:19,645 --> 00:29:22,394
we're looking to God the whole time,

617
00:29:22,394 --> 00:29:23,956
but we can also claim

618
00:29:23,956 --> 00:29:25,160
the promises that He has,

619
00:29:25,160 --> 00:29:26,025
and we can rejoice

620
00:29:26,025 --> 00:29:27,788
because we have a Savior who loves us

621
00:29:27,788 --> 00:29:29,238
and has promised to redeem us.

622
00:29:29,238 --> 00:29:30,966
(Stephanie) Very true. So, Abigail,

623
00:29:30,966 --> 00:29:33,573
if you would take us to that last portion

624
00:29:33,573 --> 00:29:36,548
that Travis referred to,

625
00:29:36,548 --> 00:29:38,650
verses 15 through 19.

626
00:29:38,650 --> 00:29:40,347
(Abigail) Okay, and I'll be reading

627
00:29:40,347 --> 00:29:42,090
from the New Living Translation:

628
00:31:00,491 --> 00:31:02,761
(Stephanie) What impresses you the most

629
00:31:02,761 --> 00:31:06,985
about this intercessory prayer
of Daniel? Kenneth.

630
00:31:06,985 --> 00:31:08,937
(Kenneth) It's not even about the people,

631
00:31:08,937 --> 00:31:10,961
but because of God's name.

632
00:31:10,961 --> 00:31:13,094
(Stephanie) He's claiming the promises

633
00:31:13,094 --> 00:31:14,900
and provisions, right?

634
00:31:14,900 --> 00:31:15,999
Not just the promises

635
00:31:15,999 --> 00:31:18,075
but the provisions. Rodney.

636
00:31:18,075 --> 00:31:19,336
(Rodney) This sounds like

637
00:31:19,336 --> 00:31:22,465
he knows God very well.

638
00:31:22,465 --> 00:31:24,825
The language that is used;

639
00:31:24,825 --> 00:31:26,288
it's like he's talking

640
00:31:26,288 --> 00:31:28,621
to a Friend, a Father.

641
00:31:28,621 --> 00:31:30,742
It's like, "Please..."

642
00:31:30,742 --> 00:31:33,330
It's just amazing to see

643
00:31:33,330 --> 00:31:35,803
how he goes through and intercedes

644
00:31:35,803 --> 00:31:37,284
on behalf of the people.

645
00:31:37,284 --> 00:31:41,545
And the language, the actual language
used - very personal.

646
00:31:41,545 --> 00:31:44,587
So he had that relationship with his God.

647
00:31:44,587 --> 00:31:47,181
(Stephanie) That is beautiful.
Nicole. Thank you.

648
00:31:47,181 --> 00:31:48,391
(Nicole) It's funny, he's

649
00:31:48,391 --> 00:31:49,501
where we should be.

650
00:31:49,501 --> 00:31:51,637
You can tell that he dislikes sin.

651
00:31:51,637 --> 00:31:53,780
He's like, "This is horrible,

652
00:31:53,780 --> 00:31:55,958
but, Lord, You are who You say You are."

653
00:31:55,958 --> 00:31:57,496
And so, we should be at a point

654
00:31:57,496 --> 00:31:59,170
where, even if we're not involved

655
00:31:59,170 --> 00:32:01,060
in some of the activities of the world,

656
00:32:01,060 --> 00:32:02,818
we despise what's going on around us

657
00:32:02,818 --> 00:32:04,535
so much that we are pleading to God

658
00:32:04,535 --> 00:32:08,918
to please do what only He can do for us,
including ourselves.

659
00:32:08,918 --> 00:32:11,359
(Stephanie) So, that's a great point,
Nicole.

660
00:32:11,359 --> 00:32:15,240
How do we get there, practically speaking?

661
00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:16,541
How do we get to the point

662
00:32:16,541 --> 00:32:20,526
where we detest sin?

663
00:32:20,526 --> 00:32:26,637
We detest it. Someone help me out. Evelyn.

664
00:32:26,637 --> 00:32:28,460
(Evelyn) I think we get to that point

665
00:32:28,460 --> 00:32:29,906
when we love God,

666
00:32:29,906 --> 00:32:31,895
and we know that by sinning,

667
00:32:31,895 --> 00:32:33,487
or transgressing His law,

668
00:32:33,487 --> 00:32:34,865
that separates us from Him.

669
00:32:34,865 --> 00:32:37,112
And just that slight separation from Him

670
00:32:37,112 --> 00:32:40,477
is devastating for us.

671
00:32:40,477 --> 00:32:41,422
(Stephanie) Gladys.

672
00:32:41,422 --> 00:32:43,895
(Gladys) Having a close relationship
with Him,

673
00:32:43,895 --> 00:32:45,769
like Rodney was saying,

674
00:32:45,769 --> 00:32:48,388
that his relationship with God
was so close

675
00:32:48,388 --> 00:32:51,618
that he can say to Him, "Lord, forgive!

676
00:32:51,618 --> 00:32:52,808
Lord, hear! Lord, act!"

677
00:32:52,808 --> 00:32:54,712
because he knows who He's talking about.

678
00:32:54,712 --> 00:32:57,022
It's just that close relationship
with Him.

679
00:32:57,022 --> 00:32:59,244
The more you get closer to God,

680
00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:01,520
the more you're going to shun evil.

681
00:33:01,520 --> 00:33:03,392
(Stephanie) The things of this world...

682
00:33:03,392 --> 00:33:05,266
(Stephanie, Gladys) Grow strangely dim.

683
00:33:05,266 --> 00:33:07,204
(Stephanie) Dark, right? Derek.

684
00:33:07,204 --> 00:33:08,501
(Derek) I imagine tears

685
00:33:08,501 --> 00:33:11,600
running down his cheeks, "Oh, Lord!"

686
00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:17,879
And I'm thinking, we don't
pray like that very much,

687
00:33:17,879 --> 00:33:20,639
because it's not just that he knows God,

688
00:33:20,639 --> 00:33:22,172
but he knows how much

689
00:33:22,172 --> 00:33:24,692
God loves His people.

690
00:33:24,692 --> 00:33:28,047
It's a very intense prayer,

691
00:33:28,047 --> 00:33:29,979
and it's not, you know,

692
00:33:29,979 --> 00:33:32,198
"Thank You for this nice day."

693
00:33:32,198 --> 00:33:34,967
I mean, it's "Oh, Lord!"

694
00:33:34,967 --> 00:33:36,475
And he knows he's not trying

695
00:33:36,475 --> 00:33:37,702
to change God's heart

696
00:33:37,702 --> 00:33:39,675
because God loves all of His people

697
00:33:39,675 --> 00:33:41,816
with an everlasting love.

698
00:33:41,816 --> 00:33:45,899
But it's like it's a heart cry,

699
00:33:45,899 --> 00:33:47,409
and I find myself saying,

700
00:33:47,409 --> 00:33:51,288
"God, I want to know you like that

701
00:33:51,288 --> 00:33:55,568
and pray like that," not just for myself.

702
00:33:55,568 --> 00:33:57,501
(Stephanie) The intercessory prayer,

703
00:33:57,501 --> 00:33:58,881
and, Travis, we're going

704
00:33:58,881 --> 00:34:00,222
to take your point,

705
00:34:00,222 --> 00:34:02,649
but as Travis is going to share,

706
00:34:02,649 --> 00:34:03,688
I'd like you to think

707
00:34:03,688 --> 00:34:06,481
about other intercessory prayers

708
00:34:06,481 --> 00:34:08,845
in the Bible that you recall. Travis.

709
00:34:08,845 --> 00:34:11,472
(Travis) And while this is
an intercessory prayer,

710
00:34:11,472 --> 00:34:14,603
in verses 17 and 18, the focus

711
00:34:14,603 --> 00:34:19,022
really is on Daniel, chapter 8:14,

712
00:34:19,022 --> 00:34:21,968
the restoration of the sanctuary
in Jerusalem.

713
00:34:21,968 --> 00:34:23,404
The thing that made him faint

714
00:34:23,404 --> 00:34:24,737
because he thinks this thing

715
00:34:24,737 --> 00:34:26,178
is not going to be restored.

716
00:34:26,178 --> 00:34:27,677
(Stephanie) Okay, so referring

717
00:34:27,677 --> 00:34:30,719
back to chapter 8 in Daniel.

718
00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:33,072
All right, can anyone share

719
00:34:33,072 --> 00:34:35,909
another intercessory prayer
in the Bible? Alex?

720
00:34:35,909 --> 00:34:38,335
(Alex) I think of Jesus in, I'd say,

721
00:34:38,335 --> 00:34:42,231
in Luke 23, if you want to turn there.

722
00:34:42,231 --> 00:34:44,355
(Stephanie) Would you like
to take us there?

723
00:34:44,355 --> 00:34:45,937
(Alex) Yeah, Luke 23, verse 34.

724
00:34:45,937 --> 00:34:49,149
(Stephanie) Luke 23, verse 34,

725
00:34:49,149 --> 00:34:50,770
and what does the Bible say?

726
00:34:50,770 --> 00:34:52,182
(Alex) Okay, I'll be reading

727
00:34:52,182 --> 00:34:53,519
from the King James Version:

728
00:35:01,634 --> 00:35:03,197
So here's the Son of God,

729
00:35:03,197 --> 00:35:06,054
and He's, you know, they're
crucifying Him;

730
00:35:06,054 --> 00:35:07,688
they're killing Him on the cross,

731
00:35:07,688 --> 00:35:09,061
and He's praying for them

732
00:35:09,061 --> 00:35:11,989
on their behalf, at a time like that.

733
00:35:11,989 --> 00:35:13,141
(Derek) It shows you

734
00:35:13,141 --> 00:35:14,428
that an intercessory prayer

735
00:35:14,428 --> 00:35:16,214
doesn't have to be long.

736
00:35:16,214 --> 00:35:17,497
(Stephanie) Exactly.

737
00:35:17,497 --> 00:35:19,355
(Derek) It's one sentence, right?

738
00:35:19,355 --> 00:35:23,110
But you sense that same intensity
and passion.

739
00:35:23,110 --> 00:35:28,423
(Stephanie) Yes, oh to have <i>that</i>
as we pray. Shaina.

740
00:35:28,423 --> 00:35:30,588
(Shaina) Another intercessory prayer

741
00:35:30,588 --> 00:35:37,248
is in Exodus, chapter 32, verses 11 to 14.

742
00:35:37,248 --> 00:35:38,676
(Stephanie) All right, Exodus,

743
00:35:38,676 --> 00:35:43,242
chapter 32, 11 through 14,

744
00:35:43,242 --> 00:35:44,685
and you're saying that this is

745
00:35:44,685 --> 00:35:47,498
another example of intercessory prayer?

746
00:35:47,498 --> 00:35:48,750
All right, would you like

747
00:35:48,750 --> 00:35:49,708
to read that for us?

748
00:35:49,708 --> 00:35:51,149
(Shaina) Sure, I'll be reading

749
00:35:51,149 --> 00:35:52,741
from the King James Version:

750
00:36:44,079 --> 00:36:47,237
(Stephanie) Again we hear intercession,

751
00:36:47,237 --> 00:36:48,521
"Remember who You are;

752
00:36:48,521 --> 00:36:51,443
this is Your people, God." Abigail.

753
00:36:51,443 --> 00:36:53,435
(Abigail) There is another one;

754
00:36:53,435 --> 00:36:55,446
Moses intercedes for the people

755
00:36:55,446 --> 00:36:59,937
in Numbers 14:17-19.

756
00:36:59,937 --> 00:37:01,760
(Stephanie) All right, let's go there.

757
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:03,085
Would you read that for us?

758
00:37:03,085 --> 00:37:04,769
(Abigail) Yes, and I'll be reading

759
00:37:04,769 --> 00:37:06,642
from the New Living Translation:

760
00:37:50,199 --> 00:37:52,394
(Stephanie) What do you notice there?

761
00:37:52,394 --> 00:37:58,533
He's referring back to the character
of God? All right.

762
00:37:58,533 --> 00:37:59,643
How is it possible

763
00:37:59,643 --> 00:38:02,775
to offer intercessory prayer with joy,

764
00:38:02,775 --> 00:38:04,683
even though you do not see

765
00:38:04,683 --> 00:38:08,765
the outcome of that prayer? Kenneth.

766
00:38:08,765 --> 00:38:10,711
(Kenneth) I think Daniel says something

767
00:38:10,711 --> 00:38:14,586
in the chapter, verse 4 of chapter 9,

768
00:38:14,586 --> 00:38:15,967
where he says that, "You are

769
00:38:15,967 --> 00:38:17,762
a covenant-keeping God."

770
00:38:17,762 --> 00:38:19,827
God keeps His covenants

771
00:38:19,827 --> 00:38:21,121
because He is the One

772
00:38:21,121 --> 00:38:23,702
who made a covenant, not us with Him.

773
00:38:23,702 --> 00:38:24,893
And He is faithful,

774
00:38:24,893 --> 00:38:26,946
so whenever we seek Him,

775
00:38:26,946 --> 00:38:28,266
and then we ask Him

776
00:38:28,266 --> 00:38:30,865
because we know He is a faithful God,

777
00:38:30,865 --> 00:38:32,998
He will always keep His covenant.

778
00:38:32,998 --> 00:38:35,122
(Stephanie) So the joy is in Jesus,

779
00:38:35,122 --> 00:38:36,625
not in the circumstances

780
00:38:36,625 --> 00:38:38,352
or what we can see?

781
00:38:38,352 --> 00:38:39,370
(Derek) I'm thinking

782
00:38:39,370 --> 00:38:41,877
of the Scripture song, Stephanie,
we've been singing.

783
00:38:41,877 --> 00:38:43,085
When he's going, "Blessed

784
00:38:43,085 --> 00:38:44,536
be the name of God,"

785
00:38:44,536 --> 00:38:46,471
he's not seen any evidence,

786
00:38:46,471 --> 00:38:48,602
apart from the faithfulness of God,

787
00:38:48,602 --> 00:38:50,060
that he's got the right dream

788
00:38:50,060 --> 00:38:51,663
and the right interpretation.

789
00:38:51,663 --> 00:38:52,885
(Stephanie) That's right.

790
00:38:52,885 --> 00:38:55,616
(Derek) He's going to find that out
in just a few minutes

791
00:38:55,616 --> 00:38:57,004
when he goes before the king.

792
00:38:57,004 --> 00:38:59,789
But there's this, like, total confidence

793
00:38:59,789 --> 00:39:01,900
in a God who loves us,

794
00:39:01,900 --> 00:39:04,113
that he's already rejoicing.

795
00:39:04,113 --> 00:39:06,597
And what that illustrates is,

796
00:39:06,597 --> 00:39:08,011
"I know who is in charge

797
00:39:08,011 --> 00:39:11,809
of the outcome - God -

798
00:39:11,809 --> 00:39:15,239
so I'm going to praise Him ahead of time."

799
00:39:15,239 --> 00:39:17,412
(Stephanie) He had a praise session,

800
00:39:17,412 --> 00:39:18,868
and then he went and delivered

801
00:39:18,868 --> 00:39:20,666
the message to the king.

802
00:39:20,666 --> 00:39:23,310
Let's see what the response is

803
00:39:23,310 --> 00:39:25,421
to Daniel's prayer here

804
00:39:25,421 --> 00:39:27,066
in Daniel, chapter 9.

805
00:39:27,066 --> 00:39:32,585
We're going to look at Daniel, chapter 9,

806
00:39:32,585 --> 00:39:34,375
verses 20 through 23,

807
00:39:34,375 --> 00:39:37,094
and, Kim, would you read that for us?

808
00:39:37,094 --> 00:39:38,585
(Kim) Sure, I'll be reading

809
00:39:38,585 --> 00:39:40,906
from the New King James Version,

810
00:39:40,906 --> 00:39:44,029
Daniel, chapter 9, verses 20 to 23:

811
00:40:28,557 --> 00:40:30,027
(Stephanie) What encouragement

812
00:40:30,027 --> 00:40:31,825
do you find in Daniel's testimony?

813
00:40:31,825 --> 00:40:34,739
And, by the way, this is a heavenly being

814
00:40:34,739 --> 00:40:36,157
that is having a conversation

815
00:40:36,157 --> 00:40:40,510
with Daniel, all right; go ahead, Nancy.

816
00:40:40,510 --> 00:40:43,957
(Nancy) As soon as he called to God,

817
00:40:43,957 --> 00:40:45,932
the prayer was answered.

818
00:40:45,932 --> 00:40:49,178
He sent Gabriel just like that.

819
00:40:49,178 --> 00:40:54,557
Heaven is listening attentively to us;
God loves us.

820
00:40:54,557 --> 00:40:55,516
(Stephanie) Nicole.

821
00:40:55,516 --> 00:40:57,201
(Nicole) In all the prayers we read

822
00:40:57,201 --> 00:40:58,360
just in the last segment

823
00:40:58,360 --> 00:40:59,425
and just this segment,

824
00:40:59,425 --> 00:41:00,732
it seems like when you have

825
00:41:00,732 --> 00:41:02,675
that fervent desire to know

826
00:41:02,675 --> 00:41:04,153
what God wants you to do,

827
00:41:04,153 --> 00:41:06,449
and you pray to Him in earnest,

828
00:41:06,449 --> 00:41:08,696
He speaks to you right then.

829
00:41:08,696 --> 00:41:10,323
I mean, you don't have to wait...

830
00:41:10,323 --> 00:41:12,336
I mean, some may have to wait a long time,

831
00:41:12,336 --> 00:41:13,390
but in these examples,

832
00:41:13,390 --> 00:41:15,537
right when they were done
with their prayers,

833
00:41:15,537 --> 00:41:17,028
somehow God came and told them

834
00:41:17,028 --> 00:41:18,503
what was needed for that time.

835
00:41:18,503 --> 00:41:20,595
That's true intercession.

836
00:41:20,595 --> 00:41:22,402
(Stephanie) That's awesome. Kenneth.

837
00:41:22,402 --> 00:41:24,302
(Kenneth) There's a key phrase he uses.

838
00:41:24,302 --> 00:41:26,829
It says, "This being was caused

839
00:41:26,829 --> 00:41:30,096
to fly swiftly to reach out to him."

840
00:41:30,096 --> 00:41:31,593
You know, like, it tells you

841
00:41:31,593 --> 00:41:34,232
how much God cares about you.

842
00:41:34,232 --> 00:41:35,957
God doesn't use snail mail,

843
00:41:35,957 --> 00:41:39,065
He uses express mail, you know, immediate.

844
00:41:39,065 --> 00:41:40,680
(Stephanie) "Snail mail" being...

845
00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:43,430
Put a postage stamp on the letter
and send it.

846
00:41:43,430 --> 00:41:45,528
(Kenneth) But immediate...

847
00:41:45,528 --> 00:41:47,846
(Stephanie) Immediate.

848
00:41:47,846 --> 00:41:49,304
God is in the business

849
00:41:49,304 --> 00:41:51,699
of answering prayers.

850
00:41:51,699 --> 00:41:53,403
The question is, why are we

851
00:41:53,403 --> 00:41:55,886
so reluctant to petition

852
00:41:55,886 --> 00:41:57,302
His throne of grace?

853
00:41:57,302 --> 00:41:58,498
That's not a question

854
00:41:58,498 --> 00:42:00,427
to answer here today.

855
00:42:00,427 --> 00:42:02,211
(Derek) You know the word, Stephanie,

856
00:42:02,211 --> 00:42:04,936
"You are greatly beloved,"

857
00:42:04,936 --> 00:42:06,901
and immediately I think,

858
00:42:06,901 --> 00:42:10,745
"God so loved the world."

859
00:42:10,745 --> 00:42:12,715
That's not just the feeling of Heaven

860
00:42:12,715 --> 00:42:15,221
for one man or woman.

861
00:42:15,221 --> 00:42:17,155
But imagine an angel coming to you

862
00:42:17,155 --> 00:42:19,946
and saying, "You're greatly beloved."

863
00:42:19,946 --> 00:42:21,378
You know, I'd just have to use

864
00:42:21,378 --> 00:42:22,613
my favorite Hebrew word.

865
00:42:22,613 --> 00:42:23,967
(Derek, Team) Hallelujah!

866
00:42:23,967 --> 00:42:25,796
(Derek) I mean, that is a breakthrough

867
00:42:25,796 --> 00:42:26,904
for so many people

868
00:42:26,904 --> 00:42:28,947
even watching Hope Sabbath School today,

869
00:42:28,947 --> 00:42:32,895
is to understand how greatly beloved
they are by God.

870
00:42:32,895 --> 00:42:34,848
(Stephanie) Somebody needs to know that.

871
00:42:34,848 --> 00:42:35,920
(Derek) That's right.

872
00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:37,799
(Stephanie) Someone needs to know that.

873
00:42:37,799 --> 00:42:40,583
There is a vision that the Bible speak of

874
00:42:40,583 --> 00:42:42,392
in these verses that Daniel

875
00:42:42,392 --> 00:42:44,602
was seeking to understand.

876
00:42:44,602 --> 00:42:50,469
Can you tell me what that vision was?
Travis.

877
00:42:50,469 --> 00:42:52,385
(Travis) Well, some might say

878
00:42:52,385 --> 00:42:54,377
that it was the vision of Daniel 8,

879
00:42:54,377 --> 00:42:55,968
but actually in Daniel 8,

880
00:42:55,968 --> 00:42:58,111
almost the whole vision was explained,

881
00:42:58,111 --> 00:43:01,117
but it was specifically the 2,300 days

882
00:43:01,117 --> 00:43:03,276
in Daniel, chapter 8, verse 14,

883
00:43:03,276 --> 00:43:05,747
that he didn't have an understanding of.

884
00:43:05,747 --> 00:43:08,264
(Stephanie) All right, so, let's go

885
00:43:08,264 --> 00:43:15,035
to Daniel, chapter 8, verse 14 and 27.

886
00:43:15,035 --> 00:43:17,968
And, Nancy, would you read that for us?

887
00:43:17,968 --> 00:43:22,192
Daniel, chapter 8, verses 14 and 27,

888
00:43:22,192 --> 00:43:25,504
this is the one piece of that vision

889
00:43:25,504 --> 00:43:28,945
that did not receive an interpretation

890
00:43:28,945 --> 00:43:30,802
at the time - go ahead.

891
00:43:30,802 --> 00:43:31,840
(Nancy) I'm reading

892
00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:34,617
from the New King James Version, verse 14:

893
00:43:42,864 --> 00:43:44,763
And then verse 27:

894
00:44:01,830 --> 00:44:07,959
(Stephanie) So, he was astonished why?

895
00:44:07,959 --> 00:44:10,860
(Gladys) Perhaps he had

896
00:44:10,860 --> 00:44:14,992
Jeremiah's prophecy about the 70 years,

897
00:44:14,992 --> 00:44:16,628
and like we said at the beginning,

898
00:44:16,628 --> 00:44:17,876
he was probably thinking

899
00:44:17,876 --> 00:44:19,245
it's about coming to an end.

900
00:44:19,245 --> 00:44:23,561
And then he receives this new meaning,
2,300.

901
00:44:23,561 --> 00:44:24,944
He was like, "What is that?"

902
00:44:24,944 --> 00:44:27,247
Another number, basically, to add.

903
00:44:27,247 --> 00:44:29,589
So he might be a little bit confused,

904
00:44:29,589 --> 00:44:31,092
"What is this all about?"

905
00:44:31,092 --> 00:44:32,922
(Stephanie) So he potentially thought

906
00:44:32,922 --> 00:44:35,636
the captivity time would be extended

907
00:44:35,636 --> 00:44:38,230
instead of the 70 years. Travis.

908
00:44:38,230 --> 00:44:40,771
(Travis) I think the sanctuary service,

909
00:44:40,771 --> 00:44:42,230
what it pointed forward to

910
00:44:42,230 --> 00:44:43,992
meant so much to Daniel,

911
00:44:43,992 --> 00:44:45,135
it was just like being

912
00:44:45,135 --> 00:44:47,377
in the presence of God,
by the sanctuary.

913
00:44:47,377 --> 00:44:49,594
He knew that God came to dwell with him.

914
00:44:49,594 --> 00:44:52,349
We found that out in Moses' day,

915
00:44:52,349 --> 00:44:53,809
that, that's why He had

916
00:44:53,809 --> 00:44:54,799
the sanctuary built,

917
00:44:54,799 --> 00:44:56,827
was so that He could dwell
with His people.

918
00:44:56,827 --> 00:44:58,261
And He just looked so forward

919
00:44:58,261 --> 00:44:59,926
to being close to God

920
00:44:59,926 --> 00:45:01,205
and living with God again.

921
00:45:01,205 --> 00:45:03,087
And all of a sudden, "What?

922
00:45:03,087 --> 00:45:04,267
It's taken away from me?

923
00:45:04,267 --> 00:45:07,082
It's, like, almost here? I want this now."

924
00:45:07,082 --> 00:45:08,941
And I imagine it's like losing

925
00:45:08,941 --> 00:45:11,599
a best friend, "What?!" you know...

926
00:45:11,599 --> 00:45:13,275
(Stephanie) So he's on the brink

927
00:45:13,275 --> 00:45:15,747
of giving the interpretation.

928
00:45:15,747 --> 00:45:19,165
Let's see what the Bible says in verse 24.

929
00:45:19,165 --> 00:45:20,353
And, Rodney, if you

930
00:45:20,353 --> 00:45:21,472
would read that for us.

931
00:45:21,472 --> 00:45:24,265
Daniel, chapter 9, verse 24,

932
00:45:24,265 --> 00:45:26,439
which is really just a continuation

933
00:45:26,439 --> 00:45:27,658
of that interpretation

934
00:45:27,658 --> 00:45:29,669
from Daniel, chapter 8.

935
00:45:29,669 --> 00:45:30,690
(Rodney) I'm reading

936
00:45:30,690 --> 00:45:32,226
from the New King James Version:

937
00:45:55,546 --> 00:45:57,672
(Stephanie) So, Gabriel is bringing in

938
00:45:57,672 --> 00:46:02,266
this time frame of 70 weeks.

939
00:46:02,266 --> 00:46:04,903
According to prophetic time,

940
00:46:04,903 --> 00:46:07,413
how many years is that?

941
00:46:07,413 --> 00:46:08,933
So do some quick calculations.

942
00:46:08,933 --> 00:46:11,719
(Derek, Stephanie) 70 times 7.

943
00:46:11,719 --> 00:46:14,198
(Stephanie, Team) 490 years.

944
00:46:14,198 --> 00:46:15,433
(Stephanie) And it says

945
00:46:15,433 --> 00:46:18,507
that it was determined.

946
00:46:18,507 --> 00:46:22,611
What does that mean literally, determined?

947
00:46:22,611 --> 00:46:24,038
(Gladys) It's been separated;

948
00:46:24,038 --> 00:46:25,478
it has been set apart.

949
00:46:25,478 --> 00:46:27,493
(Stephanie) It's been cut off, right?

950
00:46:27,493 --> 00:46:29,724
Cut off from what?

951
00:46:29,724 --> 00:46:32,635
(Gladys, Rodney) From the larger piece.

952
00:46:32,635 --> 00:46:35,403
(Stephanie) From the larger time period,
which was the...?

953
00:46:35,403 --> 00:46:38,370
(Stephanie, Team) 2,300 years.

954
00:46:38,370 --> 00:46:42,610
(Stephanie) Okay, and this verse

955
00:46:42,610 --> 00:46:45,606
is really giving us somewhat of a summary

956
00:46:45,606 --> 00:46:47,201
of the next three verses, okay?

957
00:46:47,201 --> 00:46:48,229
The next three verses

958
00:46:48,229 --> 00:46:50,526
we're going to break out

959
00:46:50,526 --> 00:46:51,540
some of the details.

960
00:46:51,540 --> 00:46:54,921
So let's go to verses 25 and 26,

961
00:46:54,921 --> 00:46:59,449
and, Travis, if you would
read that for us,

962
00:46:59,449 --> 00:47:03,622
Daniel, chapter 9, verses 25 and 26.

963
00:47:03,622 --> 00:47:05,078
(Travis) And I'll be reading

964
00:47:05,078 --> 00:47:06,636
from the New King James Version:

965
00:47:44,153 --> 00:47:46,940
(Stephanie) All right, so, in verse 24

966
00:47:46,940 --> 00:47:49,962
we talked about the 70 weeks.

967
00:47:49,962 --> 00:47:54,255
In verse 25, we have a starting point

968
00:47:54,255 --> 00:47:58,642
for the 70 weeks, right?

969
00:47:58,642 --> 00:48:01,527
When was that starting point?

970
00:48:01,527 --> 00:48:03,792
(Gladys) When King Darius sent the decree

971
00:48:03,792 --> 00:48:09,572
that the captives will go
back to Jerusalem.

972
00:48:09,572 --> 00:48:12,335
(Stephanie) So, Artaxerxes had a decree

973
00:48:12,335 --> 00:48:13,986
that the Jews would go back

974
00:48:13,986 --> 00:48:15,228
and rebuild Jerusalem.

975
00:48:15,228 --> 00:48:20,575
When was that? 457 BC, all right.

976
00:48:20,575 --> 00:48:24,460
So, if we know the beginning
of the 70 weeks,

977
00:48:24,460 --> 00:48:25,620
we'll know the beginning

978
00:48:25,620 --> 00:48:28,577
of the 2300-day prophecy, right?

979
00:48:28,577 --> 00:48:29,754
(Derek) I think the fact

980
00:48:29,754 --> 00:48:31,119
that that is so important -

981
00:48:31,119 --> 00:48:35,442
Ezra, chapter 4, actually records
the whole decree -

982
00:48:35,442 --> 00:48:37,370
when you see that whole decree,

983
00:48:37,370 --> 00:48:39,274
you think, "There must be something

984
00:48:39,274 --> 00:48:41,544
really significant about this decree."

985
00:48:41,544 --> 00:48:43,258
Because there were some other times

986
00:48:43,258 --> 00:48:45,250
they were given permission to go home,

987
00:48:45,250 --> 00:48:46,860
but with this one, it's like,

988
00:48:46,860 --> 00:48:48,699
the whole thing's written down,

989
00:48:48,699 --> 00:48:51,105
like, "Mark this decree well."

990
00:48:51,105 --> 00:48:53,920
Now, at that time,

991
00:48:53,920 --> 00:48:56,332
certainly not everybody realized

992
00:48:56,332 --> 00:48:58,073
how important it was,

993
00:48:58,073 --> 00:49:00,856
but I think Ezra was obedient,

994
00:49:00,856 --> 00:49:04,121
and he wrote down the details
of the decree

995
00:49:04,121 --> 00:49:06,926
because that's a historical moment.

996
00:49:06,926 --> 00:49:10,775
It's not like, "somewhere, sometime."

997
00:49:10,775 --> 00:49:13,977
A specific king makes a specific decree

998
00:49:13,977 --> 00:49:17,561
in a specific year, and that's crucial

999
00:49:17,561 --> 00:49:19,190
for giving us that starting point

1000
00:49:19,190 --> 00:49:21,805
for the 2,300-year prophecy.

1001
00:49:21,805 --> 00:49:25,414
(Stephanie) Thank you. Definitely.

1002
00:49:25,414 --> 00:49:29,482
Daniel, chapter 9, verses 25 and 26,

1003
00:49:29,482 --> 00:49:31,042
in addition to giving us

1004
00:49:31,042 --> 00:49:33,814
the time when it starts,

1005
00:49:33,814 --> 00:49:35,292
it also broke down

1006
00:49:35,292 --> 00:49:39,548
just the first how many weeks?

1007
00:49:39,548 --> 00:49:44,208
The first seven plus three score and two,

1008
00:49:44,208 --> 00:49:47,272
so, 69 weeks, that's what it's looking at.

1009
00:49:47,272 --> 00:49:51,019
So, if I take 69 weeks times 7,

1010
00:49:51,019 --> 00:49:52,703
how many years do I get?

1011
00:49:52,703 --> 00:49:54,659
We're looking at prophetic time.

1012
00:49:54,659 --> 00:49:56,924
(Stephanie, Team) 483 years.

1013
00:49:56,924 --> 00:50:00,036
(Stephanie) So, 457 BC,

1014
00:50:00,036 --> 00:50:02,757
483 years from there,

1015
00:50:02,757 --> 00:50:07,580
what does that take us to? 27 AD.

1016
00:50:07,580 --> 00:50:10,712
All right, what happened in 27 AD?

1017
00:50:10,712 --> 00:50:12,559
(Team) The baptism of Jesus.

1018
00:50:12,559 --> 00:50:14,061
(Stephanie) Jesus was baptized;

1019
00:50:14,061 --> 00:50:15,334
what does that signify?

1020
00:50:15,334 --> 00:50:16,682
(Travis, Gladys) Anointing.

1021
00:50:16,682 --> 00:50:17,926
(Stephanie) The anointing,

1022
00:50:17,926 --> 00:50:22,490
and we can see that
in Luke and Acts, right?

1023
00:50:22,490 --> 00:50:23,515
(Derek) I'm thinking

1024
00:50:23,515 --> 00:50:25,588
a lot of things happen in 27 AD,

1025
00:50:25,588 --> 00:50:26,688
but the question is,

1026
00:50:26,688 --> 00:50:28,860
what happened related to Messiah?

1027
00:50:28,860 --> 00:50:30,490
Because that's what this prophecy

1028
00:50:30,490 --> 00:50:32,248
is all about, the plan of salvation.

1029
00:50:32,248 --> 00:50:36,498
And it's interesting that Dr. Luke
specifically says,

1030
00:50:36,498 --> 00:50:38,062
"It's in the fifteenth year

1031
00:50:38,062 --> 00:50:40,560
of the reign of Tiberius," and it's like,

1032
00:50:40,560 --> 00:50:42,474
does it really matter to us

1033
00:50:42,474 --> 00:50:45,212
what year Jesus was baptized?

1034
00:50:45,212 --> 00:50:46,278
Shouldn't we just say,

1035
00:50:46,278 --> 00:50:47,901
"Well, He was baptized,

1036
00:50:47,901 --> 00:50:50,589
and we should be baptized,
as His followers"?

1037
00:50:50,589 --> 00:50:53,311
The answer is, "It does matter,"

1038
00:50:53,311 --> 00:50:57,223
because that is a key point
in this prophecy.

1039
00:50:57,223 --> 00:50:59,775
And so Luke says specifically,

1040
00:50:59,775 --> 00:51:01,369
"Fifteenth year of the reign

1041
00:51:01,369 --> 00:51:02,930
of Tiberius Caesar.

1042
00:51:02,930 --> 00:51:04,501
(Stephanie) Thank you. Travis.

1043
00:51:04,501 --> 00:51:05,952
(Travis) And another key point

1044
00:51:05,952 --> 00:51:08,218
is found in Matthew 3:15

1045
00:51:08,218 --> 00:51:09,531
when John the Baptist

1046
00:51:09,531 --> 00:51:11,942
wants Jesus to baptize him,

1047
00:51:11,942 --> 00:51:14,626
and Jesus said, "No, permit it to be so

1048
00:51:14,626 --> 00:51:16,688
for righteousness to be fulfilled."

1049
00:51:16,688 --> 00:51:17,931
So there's a fulfillment

1050
00:51:17,931 --> 00:51:19,177
of time going to happen.

1051
00:51:19,177 --> 00:51:20,695
Jesus becomes the Messiah,

1052
00:51:20,695 --> 00:51:22,838
the anointed Messiah.

1053
00:51:22,838 --> 00:51:24,437
(Derek) He's already the Messiah,

1054
00:51:24,437 --> 00:51:25,834
if I can correct that.

1055
00:51:25,834 --> 00:51:29,272
He doesn't become Messiah; He is Messiah,

1056
00:51:29,272 --> 00:51:32,524
but He begins His work as Messiah.

1057
00:51:32,524 --> 00:51:33,928
And, of course, the anointing

1058
00:51:33,928 --> 00:51:36,149
of the Spirit at His baptism

1059
00:51:36,149 --> 00:51:37,581
is all like you said,

1060
00:51:37,581 --> 00:51:38,876
part of the fulfillment

1061
00:51:38,876 --> 00:51:41,059
of this great prophecy.

1062
00:51:41,059 --> 00:51:42,705
(Stephanie) I'd like us to turn...

1063
00:51:42,705 --> 00:51:44,232
I know it's not in your outline,

1064
00:51:44,232 --> 00:51:46,187
but let's turn to Galatians,

1065
00:51:46,187 --> 00:51:49,716
chapter 4, verses 4 and 5,

1066
00:51:49,716 --> 00:51:52,515
because we're talking about the timing

1067
00:51:52,515 --> 00:51:55,466
and how detailed the timing was

1068
00:51:55,466 --> 00:51:57,646
when events took place.

1069
00:51:57,646 --> 00:52:00,217
Galatians, chapter 4, verses 4 and 5,

1070
00:52:00,217 --> 00:52:02,459
and, John, would you read that for us?

1071
00:52:02,459 --> 00:52:05,855
(John) Sure, from the King James it says:

1072
00:52:19,350 --> 00:52:20,845
(Stephanie) "When the fullness

1073
00:52:20,845 --> 00:52:22,272
of time had come."

1074
00:52:22,272 --> 00:52:25,387
There is no haste nor delay

1075
00:52:25,387 --> 00:52:27,897
in what God does; it's always on time.

1076
00:52:27,897 --> 00:52:30,240
Going back to Daniel, chapter 9,

1077
00:52:30,240 --> 00:52:34,018
our last verse is verse 27,

1078
00:52:34,018 --> 00:52:36,435
and, Nicole, do you have that?

1079
00:52:36,435 --> 00:52:38,918
Would you read that for us?

1080
00:52:38,918 --> 00:52:40,647
(Nicole) The New King James Version

1081
00:52:40,647 --> 00:52:42,909
of Daniel 9:27 says:

1082
00:53:06,355 --> 00:53:11,626
(Stephanie) All right, so, 25 and 26

1083
00:53:11,626 --> 00:53:15,302
talk about the 69 weeks of the 70, right?

1084
00:53:15,302 --> 00:53:18,225
Verse 27 talks about that last week.

1085
00:53:18,225 --> 00:53:19,406
What's going to happen

1086
00:53:19,406 --> 00:53:21,691
in the middle of the week?

1087
00:53:21,691 --> 00:53:23,404
(Team) Messiah cut off.

1088
00:53:23,404 --> 00:53:25,456
(Stephanie) "The Messiah
shall be cut off."

1089
00:53:25,456 --> 00:53:28,099
If we're looking at the middle

1090
00:53:28,099 --> 00:53:30,492
of the week, that last week,

1091
00:53:30,492 --> 00:53:33,364
that would be AD 31.

1092
00:53:33,364 --> 00:53:35,835
What took place in AD 31

1093
00:53:35,835 --> 00:53:38,339
as it relates to the Messiah?

1094
00:53:38,339 --> 00:53:39,970
(Gladys) Jesus died.

1095
00:53:39,970 --> 00:53:42,875
(Stephanie) The cross, Jesus died

1096
00:53:42,875 --> 00:53:45,920
right on time, perfect timing.

1097
00:53:45,920 --> 00:53:47,923
Three-and-a-half years later,

1098
00:53:47,923 --> 00:53:52,296
what took place in AD 34?

1099
00:53:52,296 --> 00:53:54,848
(Derek) According to the prophecy,
Stephanie,

1100
00:53:54,848 --> 00:53:56,176
the end of this time

1101
00:53:56,176 --> 00:53:59,728
for the Jewish people.

1102
00:53:59,728 --> 00:54:01,609
So that means, as we see

1103
00:54:01,609 --> 00:54:02,903
the book of Acts taking

1104
00:54:02,903 --> 00:54:06,163
the gospel to the Gentiles,

1105
00:54:06,163 --> 00:54:07,832
and certainly you've got the event

1106
00:54:07,832 --> 00:54:10,004
of Stephen being martyred

1107
00:54:10,004 --> 00:54:12,751
and the persecution that leads

1108
00:54:12,751 --> 00:54:16,725
to the people going everywhere to share,

1109
00:54:16,725 --> 00:54:19,590
is clearly a fulfillment of the conclusion

1110
00:54:19,590 --> 00:54:22,634
of the 70-week prophecy.

1111
00:54:22,634 --> 00:54:24,420
(Stephanie) Yes, beautiful!

1112
00:54:24,420 --> 00:54:26,699
Do you see the connection?

1113
00:54:26,699 --> 00:54:29,292
No detail is missed.

1114
00:54:29,292 --> 00:54:31,338
God is very intentional.

1115
00:54:31,338 --> 00:54:33,555
Now, we're just going to recap.

1116
00:54:33,555 --> 00:54:36,098
We said that the 2300 days,

1117
00:54:36,098 --> 00:54:37,740
it started at the same time

1118
00:54:37,740 --> 00:54:39,632
as the 70 weeks, right?

1119
00:54:39,632 --> 00:54:41,164
When did it start?

1120
00:54:41,164 --> 00:54:45,451
When was that decree? 457 BC.

1121
00:54:45,451 --> 00:54:48,880
Twenty-three hundred years after that
takes us to...?

1122
00:54:48,880 --> 00:54:51,199
(Stephanie, Team) 1844.

1123
00:54:51,199 --> 00:54:54,041
This is the antitypical Day of Atonement

1124
00:54:54,041 --> 00:54:54,999
and the cleansing

1125
00:54:54,999 --> 00:54:56,568
of the heavenly sanctuary.

1126
00:54:56,568 --> 00:54:58,596
And we spoke about that

1127
00:54:58,596 --> 00:55:01,116
in a previous lesson already.

1128
00:55:01,116 --> 00:55:04,872
What does this prophecy...

1129
00:55:04,872 --> 00:55:07,747
Why is that so important to us today?

1130
00:55:07,747 --> 00:55:11,631
Does it even impact us today? Travis.

1131
00:55:11,631 --> 00:55:13,045
(Travis) Because we're living

1132
00:55:13,045 --> 00:55:14,212
in the time of judgment.

1133
00:55:14,212 --> 00:55:15,725
Jesus is coming soon,

1134
00:55:15,725 --> 00:55:17,608
and we see that in Revelation 14

1135
00:55:17,608 --> 00:55:18,790
where it says, "The hour

1136
00:55:18,790 --> 00:55:20,372
of His judgment <i>has</i> come,"

1137
00:55:20,372 --> 00:55:22,126
and that's the message to the world.

1138
00:55:22,126 --> 00:55:24,041
Jesus is coming soon; He loves you

1139
00:55:24,041 --> 00:55:26,357
with an unfailing, immeasurable love,

1140
00:55:26,357 --> 00:55:28,383
and He is coming back soon for His people.

1141
00:55:28,383 --> 00:55:30,107
And He just wants us to come to Him.

1142
00:55:30,107 --> 00:55:31,436
(Stephanie) Yes. Evelyn.

1143
00:55:31,436 --> 00:55:33,147
(Evelyn) If we wanted any more proof

1144
00:55:33,147 --> 00:55:35,887
to know if we're in the Last Times,
this is it.

1145
00:55:35,887 --> 00:55:38,598
I mean, the angel told Daniel,

1146
00:55:38,598 --> 00:55:40,349
"These will come to happen

1147
00:55:40,349 --> 00:55:42,353
in the Last Days."

1148
00:55:42,353 --> 00:55:45,428
This last date, 1844,

1149
00:55:45,428 --> 00:55:47,296
of the 2,300 years has passed.

1150
00:55:47,296 --> 00:55:48,912
So now we know for a fact we are

1151
00:55:48,912 --> 00:55:51,444
in the Last Days of Christ's coming.

1152
00:55:51,444 --> 00:55:52,710
(Stephanie) What hope,

1153
00:55:52,710 --> 00:55:54,021
in the last few seconds

1154
00:55:54,021 --> 00:55:56,263
of our study today,

1155
00:55:56,263 --> 00:55:57,771
what hope have you found

1156
00:55:57,771 --> 00:56:00,160
in this lesson as we've studied?

1157
00:56:00,160 --> 00:56:01,542
(Travis) You can trust Jesus.

1158
00:56:01,542 --> 00:56:03,087
(Stephanie) You can trust Jesus.

1159
00:56:03,087 --> 00:56:05,677
(Abigail) God is always on time,
and He will come back.

1160
00:56:05,677 --> 00:56:07,311
(Stephanie) God is always on time,

1161
00:56:07,311 --> 00:56:08,796
and He will come back. Gladys.

1162
00:56:08,796 --> 00:56:10,536
(Gladys) He is faithful to His Word.

1163
00:56:10,536 --> 00:56:12,734
(Stephanie) He's faithful
to His Word. Nicole.

1164
00:56:12,734 --> 00:56:14,027
(Nicole) Because of Him,

1165
00:56:14,027 --> 00:56:16,592
we're going to win; we're going
to win this battle.

1166
00:56:16,592 --> 00:56:18,442
(Stephanie) Amen. We are going to win.

1167
00:56:18,442 --> 00:56:20,002
Praise God for His faithfulness.

1168
00:56:20,002 --> 00:56:21,916
Aren't you glad we have the Word of God?

1169
00:56:21,916 --> 00:56:22,677
(Team) Amen!

1170
00:56:22,677 --> 00:56:25,082
(Stephanie) We've got to share it
with more people.

1171
00:56:25,082 --> 00:56:26,337
Thank you for studying.

1172
00:56:26,337 --> 00:56:27,767
(Derek) Thank you, Stephanie.

1173
00:56:27,767 --> 00:56:29,867
And there is so much more
we have to learn.

1174
00:56:29,867 --> 00:56:31,636
We're not done with the series.

1175
00:56:31,636 --> 00:56:34,061
We've got chapter 10, 11 and 12,

1176
00:56:34,061 --> 00:56:35,306
but I hope you've learned

1177
00:56:35,306 --> 00:56:37,890
the most important lesson
through this book:

1178
00:56:37,890 --> 00:56:40,302
There's a Most High God who rules,

1179
00:56:40,302 --> 00:56:42,242
and He will accomplish

1180
00:56:42,242 --> 00:56:44,325
His perfect plan of salvation.

1181
00:56:44,325 --> 00:56:46,947
And He wants you to be a part of that.

1182
00:56:46,947 --> 00:56:48,925
He wants you to make a decision today.

1183
00:56:48,925 --> 00:56:51,360
Maybe you've not made that decision yet

1184
00:56:51,360 --> 00:56:53,458
to say, "God, will You save me?

1185
00:56:53,458 --> 00:56:54,945
Will You forgive my sins?

1186
00:56:54,945 --> 00:56:56,932
Will You have a place for me

1187
00:56:56,932 --> 00:56:58,493
in Your eternal Kingdom?"

1188
00:56:58,493 --> 00:57:00,235
I want to personally invite you

1189
00:57:00,235 --> 00:57:02,526
to make that decision today

1190
00:57:02,526 --> 00:57:05,727
while there's still time; let's pray.

1191
00:57:05,727 --> 00:57:08,656
Father in Heaven, there may be

1192
00:57:08,656 --> 00:57:11,666
someone today listening to our prayer

1193
00:57:11,666 --> 00:57:13,473
who needs to make that decision,

1194
00:57:13,473 --> 00:57:15,254
"God, will you save me?

1195
00:57:15,254 --> 00:57:17,697
We're living in the Last Days.

1196
00:57:17,697 --> 00:57:19,072
Will You be my Savior

1197
00:57:19,072 --> 00:57:20,917
and soon-coming King?"

1198
00:57:20,917 --> 00:57:22,862
I thank You that You're touching hearts

1199
00:57:22,862 --> 00:57:24,351
right now by Your Holy Spirit.

1200
00:57:24,351 --> 00:57:26,355
And we, too, say thank You, Jesus,

1201
00:57:26,355 --> 00:57:28,114
that You have saved us,

1202
00:57:28,114 --> 00:57:30,294
and for Your amazing plan of salvation,

1203
00:57:30,294 --> 00:57:32,430
that You love us with an everlasting love.

1204
00:57:32,430 --> 00:57:35,301
May we live a life that would honor You

1205
00:57:35,301 --> 00:57:37,262
and be a blessing to those around us.

1206
00:57:37,262 --> 00:57:39,751
We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

1207
00:57:39,751 --> 00:57:40,927
(Team) Amen.

1208
00:57:40,927 --> 00:57:43,071
(Derek) Well, we're not done
with our series,

1209
00:57:43,071 --> 00:57:44,818
but take the truths you've learned

1210
00:57:44,818 --> 00:57:46,560
and go out now and be a blessing

1211
00:57:46,560 --> 00:57:47,993
to those around you.

1212
00:57:47,993 --> 00:58:29,114
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