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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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I'm glad you joined us today.

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In fact, I'm excited as we begin

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a brand new series of studies

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on the book of <i>Daniel.</i>

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This is going to be life-changing,

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and I hope you'll be able to join us

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for the entire series.

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We're always happy to hear

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from our Hope Sabbath School members
around the world.

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Now we're in 220 countries
around the world,

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so we're glad you're part

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of our Hope Sabbath School family;
we welcome you.

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Welcome to the team, by the way,

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glad you're all here.

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And here's a note from Lucy.

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She says, "I'm from Kenya,

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but I'm living and working

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in the Ivory Coast."

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I love this comment; she says,

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"I'm recently married,

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and Hope Sabbath School

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has been a great teaching for me

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as a young wife and mother.

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Thank you so much to the entire team.

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It's important to note the Bible gives us

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guidance on every aspect of life,"
is that right?

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Well, she talks about some things
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but she says, "My prayer is for God

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to give me grace to be a virtuous woman,

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even in this day and age

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where sin has dominated the world."

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What do you say?

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(Team) Amen.

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(Derek) That's powerful, isn't it?

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"Hope Sabbath School teachings

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are a great blessing

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to many all around the world.

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God continue to use you."

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Well, Lucy, thanks for writing
to us from Kenya,

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actually from Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire,

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but a Kenyan living there,

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and we're glad that God is the center

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of your home; that's beautiful.

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Emmanuel writes to us

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from Zambia, a great place,

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lots of Hope Sabbath School members
in Zambia.

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Emmanuel says, "I'm really grateful

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to Hope Sabbath School

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for the good work you're doing.

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It helps me in my study,

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but I'm also a teacher.

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You're helping me to teach my class well."

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(Team) Amen.

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(Derek) Now, our prayer

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is that Hope Sabbath School

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would be multiplied 10,000 times over,

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so that's wonderful, Emmanuel.

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"The Good Lord always bless you

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as you continue blessing others."

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Well, thanks for writing to us, and greet

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all of our Hope Sabbath School members
there in Zambia.

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Here's a note from a donor in Georgia

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in the United States of America.

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We don't read names

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but a beautiful letter, "I'm so excited

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to be writing this letter."

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This is a real letter, not an email.

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"I've been watching Hope Sabbath School
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After each episode, I tell myself,

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'You need to become a donation disciple.'"

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Well, we call those "sustaining partners."

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We're part of the mission together.

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"A few weeks ago, the Lord blessed me

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with some extra money,

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and this is my gift

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for Hope Sabbath School.

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May God continue to bless this ministry.

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And please tell Jason hello from me,

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and I'm looking forward

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to seeing him lead out again."

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Well, that will happen later

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in the series, right?

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But thanks so much to that donor,

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and a gift of 1220 dollars!

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So, praise God; that's going

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to really help the ministry as we're

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sharing with Hope Sabbath School members

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in now 220 countries around the world,
like Ethiopia.

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Thank you, Thanyang, for writing

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to us from Ethiopia, "I thank Almighty God

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for what you're doing.

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Your message is reaching my heart."

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(Team) Amen.

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(Derek) He says, "Don't give up.

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The Lord will strengthen you.

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I download Hope Sabbath School

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on YouTube and watch it.

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Thank you very much, from Ethiopia."

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Well, thanks so much

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for writing to us, Thanyang.

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It really is amazing to know

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so many countries are being impacted,

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even the United States of America.

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in the United States,

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and Ester writes and says,

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"We," writing with her husband,

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"thank God for Hope Sabbath School.

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We watch you every week,

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and we learn so much!

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Your class members
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We say?

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(Team) Amen.

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(Derek) Praise God.

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"My husband and I enjoy

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your practical applications,

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your personal testimonies,

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and the Scripture songs."

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Well, Ester, stay with us

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(and your husband).

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We have a Scripture song

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coming up right now.

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"Singing Scripture helps us

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remember more of the Bible."

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And that is just so true.

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You can go to our website,
hopetv.org/hopess.

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You can download the theme song

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for this series on the book of <i>Daniel.</i>

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It's taken from Daniel, chapter 2,

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verses 20 through 23;

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it's called, "Blessed be the Name of God."

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And I'm actually quite excited today

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because I've asked one

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of our Hope Sabbath School team,

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who is about the same age as Daniel

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at the time that Daniel 2 happened,

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if he'd come and lead the song for us.

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So, Adison, come up here and...

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Yeah, it's amazing to realize, Adison,

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Daniel was just a young man,

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in his early twenties.

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And Adison is going to sing

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the song through once

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so we can learn it

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and then invite us to all sing together.

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(Derek) Amen. Let's pray together

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that the Holy Spirit of God would guide us

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in this sacred book, the book of Daniel,

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inspired by the Holy Spirit.

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Our Father in Heaven,

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You sealed up this book, You said,

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but now is the time

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that we need to understand,

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more fully than ever before,
the revelation

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given to the prophet Daniel.

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And so we pray in the name of Jesus

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that You would guide

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our Hope Sabbath School family
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and as we engage in this in-depth,
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And I pray as Daniel prayed

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that You, God of wisdom and might,

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would give us wisdom as we study

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and give us strength, not only physically

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but mentally and spiritually

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to be all that You've called us to be

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in these last days of Earth's history.

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We thank You and we praise You

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for hearing our prayer.

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In the name of Jesus. Amen.

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(Team) Amen.

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(Derek) We're going to start

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in our first study,

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<i>From Reading to Understanding.</i>

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It's kind of a background

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to studying any Bible prophecy

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moving from just reading the words

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with a basic presupposition

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which Jesus gave us in Luke, chapter 24,

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which means He's the center
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(Derek, Team) Daniel.

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(Derek) So let's begin.

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Jason, would you read for us

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in Luke 24, verses 25 to 27.

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a Bible study, actually, to two disciples

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and let's hear what he says.

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(Jason) I'll be reading

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(Derek) So we could conclude, Stephanie,

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from that, at least that Jesus Christ
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(Stephanie) In Daniel.

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(Derek) Well, Moses, at least,
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(Derek, Team) Prophets.

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the Psalms, which He does,

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at the end of Luke 24.

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and I'm revealed in the prophets,"

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but He makes an even broader statement.

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(Daisy) I'll be reading

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(Derek) Period. How much

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of the Scriptures point to Jesus?

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things that will happen to Him.

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(Derek) Verses 13 and 14,
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We're just doing an introduction here.

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Where else from your study

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do you see Jesus clearly revealed?

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(Travis) And I'll be reading

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(Derek) "Son of Man," where else

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do you hear that term anywhere

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in the Bible, "Son of Man"?

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In the Gospels, right?

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also in the book of Revelation.

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it's speaking about the Son of God

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who will, what, 600 years later,

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of Jesus of Nazareth.

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"In the beginning was that Word,

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and the Word was with God,
and the Word..."?

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(Derek, Team) Was God.

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(Derek) "And the Word became flesh

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and dwelt among us."

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Where else in Daniel, though, anybody?

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Tricia Lee, Gary, yeah, what do you think?

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We don't need to read the text,

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(Gary) Okay, the 490-day prophecy?

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(Derek) Okay, yeah, you're

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in Daniel, chapter 9,

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where it actually talks

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about what's going to happen,

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the baptism of Jesus, or His anointing,

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and in the midst of the week,

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three-and-a-half years into His ministry,

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Messiah will be cut off?

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So that's a powerful reference.
Tricia Lee?

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(Tricia Lee) There's a reference

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with the famous story of the fiery furnace

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where the king looks in, and he says,

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"I see one like the Son of God,"
the Son of Man, "in the midst."

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(Derek) It's interesting, someone

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asked the translation.

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Someone translations say,

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"One like the son of the gods."

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One other says, "like the Son of God."

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The bottom line is Nebuchadnezzar

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looked in and said,

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"There's a divine Being
in there with them."

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Another place in the book of Daniel

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where you see a reference
to Jesus, Adison?

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(Adison) Throughout Daniel 8,

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I see Christ depicted as a high priest...

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(Derek) Okay.

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(Adison) ...in the sanctuary.

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(Derek) All right, anybody else? Travis?

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(Travis) In Daniel, chapter 12, Michael,

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when He stands up.

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(Derek) "One who is like God," right,

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"stands up," to deliver His people.

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Nobody mentioned Daniel 2.

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Where's Jesus in Daniel 2? Jason?

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(Jason) At the end of Daniel 2,

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when the statue is destroyed,

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there's a kingdom; God sets up a kingdom,

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and Jesus is the One

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who's given the Kingdom.

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(Derek) "And on this Rock," yeah,

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so Jesus is the Rock; He's the foundation,

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but He's also the rock cut out
without human hands.

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So, you say, "Wow, we just took

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kind of a fast flight

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through the whole book, but Jesus,

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this is a foundational principle,

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we want to see Jesus

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in the book of Daniel, because He's there.

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We want to see the Son of God
revealed there.

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So I have a question

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before we move on into the details.

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Why is that foundation important?

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Why is it important that we always say,

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"Where is Jesus here?"

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What do you think?

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Why is that important? Yes, Adison?

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(Adison) Just as Jesus is

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the center of Daniel and the whole Bible,

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He wants to be the center of our own life.

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(Derek) Ahh! So it's not just information,
but it's what?

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(Adison) Translated

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into a personal relationship.

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(Derek) A personal relationship
with God, right?

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It's very personal; Jesus says,

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"Come to Me; I will give you rest,"

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not just hear some information,
right? Travis?

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(Travis) I think it's important, too,

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because then we begin to develop

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an understanding of His character.

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And if it's just about ordinances

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and different things like that,

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and rules and laws and all that...

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(Derek) And even fulfillments
of prophecy, right?

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(Travis) But it's revealing His character.

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(Derek) Beautiful.

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So with that foundation,

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we're going to go into the structure

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of the book of Daniel.

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Now, here is where all kinds

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of Bible scholars come in,

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and they have things

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that they call chiasms;

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that's kind of like a triangle, you know?

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I'm not an expert in Old Testament
theology,

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but they have chiasms,

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and at the center is, like,

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what's really important, right?

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So, if you take a look at the big picture,

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the book of Daniel begins with a prophecy.

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of, well, it first starts

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with Daniel himself, right,

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but then the prophecy is about what?

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Four kingdoms, right?

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That's in chapter 2, right?

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If I had six hands, this would help me,

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but let's start with the four kingdoms.

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Daniel 3 is about...? A trial, right?

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And God's people are faithful, right?

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Daniel, chapter 4...?

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It's about a judgment of someone, who?

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Of King Nebuchadnezzar,

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who is filled with pride.

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Now, praise God, stay with us
in the series

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because he's going

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to give his heart to God,

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and we're going to see Nebuchadnezzar

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in the Kingdom of Heaven.

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That's amazing, because he did

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a lot of bad things in the past, right?

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I mean, he didn't have

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a great reputation, right?

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Then Daniel, chapter 5...

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Here's the judgment, by the way,

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four kingdoms, faithful people delivered,

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judgment on Nebuchadnezzar.

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Chapter 5 is judgment on...?

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(Derek, Team) Babylon.

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(Derek) So, judgment, and that's

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where, of course, Daniel 7
will come in, too.

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Judgment of God's people

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who are also going to be vindicated.

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And then what's in Daniel,

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chapters 7, 8 and 9?

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Excuse me, Daniel 6, first,

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is deliverance, just like the three

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in the furnace, right?

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And then 7, 8, and 9

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and on through the end of the book is...?

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The four kingdoms again, right?

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So there's like this triangle.

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Now, I want to give you one Bible text.

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You say, "Derek, that's, like,
really complicated,"

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but I want to suggest to you

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the Holy Spirit not only guided Daniel

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in <i>what</i> he wrote,

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but the Holy Spirit also guided him
<i>how</i> he wrote.

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Think about that - how he wrote.

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I added a verse here,

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and, Charity, if you'd read it for us.

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It's in 2 Peter; I added a verse 
to our study.

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I was praying this morning,

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and I was just impressed

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we need to hear this verse again.

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Second Peter, if you're following
in your Bible,

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chapter 1, verses 19 through 21,

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because it reinforces something

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that's so important for all of us,

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especially as Hope Sabbath School members
around the world,

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and that is that this is not

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human words about God.

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This is the Word of God

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to the human family.

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So, Charity, 2 Peter, chapter 1,

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beginning with verse 19

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and down through verse 21,

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how does that read in your Bible?

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(Charity) All right, and I'll be reading

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from the New King James Version,

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2 Peter, chapter 1, verses 19 to 21:

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(Derek) That's a powerful text , isn't it?

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By the way, did you see that Jesus
is the center even there?

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(Team) Yes.

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(Derek) Where? What did you hear?

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The morning star rising

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in your hearts, right?

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It's all about Him,

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but we see that the Holy Spirit
is guiding Daniel,

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not only giving him a message,

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but even guiding him

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in how to share that message.

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And the judgment is at the very heart.

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Now, typically when we think of judgment,

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do we have positive or negative thoughts,

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Michael, what do you think - judgment?

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(Michael) Usually negative.

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(Derek) Negative thoughts.

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So why would the judgment

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be a positive thought

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for the saints of the Most High God,

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as they called it in the book of Daniel?

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Why would that be a good thing?

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Elise, the judgment.

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(Elise) Because that's when God

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vindicates His people,

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especially in the context of in times

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when they were in captivity;

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they would look forward

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to something changing.

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(Derek) Liberation, freedom? A new day?

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So, the judgment is in favor

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of the saints, right?

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It's a vindication, so it actually

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becomes good news for us.

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Now, I have another question.

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We're just looking broad picture,

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then we're going to get into the text.

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If you've studied Daniel 2,

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it appears that in Daniel 7, in Daniel 8,

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in Daniel 9, it's kind of repeated,

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like, four kingdoms, four kingdoms.

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By the way, you'll find the reference

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in Revelation, too, to these kingdoms.

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Why do you think, Daisy,

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they're, like, repeated?

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Why don't they just have the one

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of the metal man, which shows...

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By the way, what does it show

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when it shows this sequence of kingdoms?

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What does that show?

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Really important, what does it show
about God?

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(Derek, Team) He knows the end
from the beginning.

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(Derek) By the way, these prophecies

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in the books of Daniel and Revelation

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have caused skeptics to become believers.

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Yeah, and, by the way,

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I will just pause for a second.

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I'm going to speak

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to our Hope Sabbath School family.

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We have a chapter-by-chapter Bible study

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on Daniel <i>and</i> Revelation.

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If you go to Hopebiblestudy.org

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because we're not going

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to learn it all in this series,

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but Hopebiblestudy.org.

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I'm praying hundreds of people

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would keep studying in depth

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because this is a crucial message

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for these last days, right?

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So, why is it repeated over
and over again?

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(Daisy) Because it's important.

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(Derek) It's important.

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(Travis) Clarification.

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(Derek) Clarification.

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(Travis) Make sure we get it right.

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(Derek) Make sure we get it right.

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Are new things added? More details?

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Okay, so you've got

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the broad picture. Stephanie?

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(Stephanie) I was thinking

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repetition deepens impression,

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but also what he does

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is he repeats and expands.

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(Derek) Okay, spoken as a teacher, right?

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Repetition deepens impression,

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but it's not just repetition,

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it's repetition and expansion,

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so, greater details.

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For example, when you talked

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about the 70 weeks

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and about Messiah coming,

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it's a lot more than in Daniel,

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chapter 2, right? Jason?

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(Jason) It also provides
more authority as well,

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because when you say something just once,

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okay, well it's easy to dismiss.

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But when you say it five or ten times,

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it has an authoritative kind of mark
or seal on it.

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(Derek) So, here we've laid a foundation.

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Already we're sensing this is important,

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and Jesus is at the center of it.

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And we're going to discover

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many amazing lessons as we study together.

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But now I want to talk

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about the type of prophecy

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that we find in the book of Daniel, okay?

537
00:23:31,517 --> 00:23:33,167
So, the difference

538
00:23:33,167 --> 00:23:37,611
between what we call apocalyptic

539
00:23:37,611 --> 00:23:40,957
(the apocalypse is the end
of things, right),

540
00:23:40,957 --> 00:23:42,695
the apocalyptic prophecy

541
00:23:42,695 --> 00:23:46,088
and regular or classical prophecy.

542
00:23:46,088 --> 00:23:49,760
Let's look at a few classical prophecies,

543
00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:51,079
and then we'll look at some

544
00:23:51,079 --> 00:23:53,297
of the apocalyptic prophecies,

545
00:23:53,297 --> 00:23:54,647
including one from Daniel,

546
00:23:54,647 --> 00:23:55,632
and then you tell me

547
00:23:55,632 --> 00:23:56,865
what's the big difference

548
00:23:56,865 --> 00:23:58,344
that you see, okay?

549
00:23:58,344 --> 00:24:02,641
So, let's start in Jonah, chapter 3.

550
00:24:02,641 --> 00:24:04,195
These are little books.

551
00:24:04,195 --> 00:24:05,946
Wave at me when you find it.

552
00:24:05,946 --> 00:24:07,783
Okay, Rod, would you read Jonah,

553
00:24:07,783 --> 00:24:12,008
chapter 3, and read verses 3 and 4 for us,

554
00:24:12,008 --> 00:24:14,829
verses 3 and 4 of Jonah, chapter 3.

555
00:24:14,829 --> 00:24:15,916
(Rod) I'll be reading

556
00:24:15,916 --> 00:24:17,375
from the King James Version:

557
00:24:37,253 --> 00:24:38,473
(Derek) Is there anything

558
00:24:38,473 --> 00:24:41,190
hard to understand about that?

559
00:24:41,190 --> 00:24:42,565
How many days have you got?

560
00:24:42,565 --> 00:24:43,321
(Team) Forty.

561
00:24:43,321 --> 00:24:45,069
(Derek) Forty days, and what's going

562
00:24:45,069 --> 00:24:46,980
to happen at the end (it's a prophecy)?

563
00:24:46,980 --> 00:24:48,461
(Stephanie, Derek) Destruction.

564
00:24:48,461 --> 00:24:50,459
(Derek) Now, one of the things we'll learn

565
00:24:50,459 --> 00:24:54,027
is that some prophecies are conditional.

566
00:24:54,027 --> 00:24:55,908
What did Nineveh do?

567
00:24:55,908 --> 00:24:58,201
The king led the way. Adison?

568
00:24:58,201 --> 00:24:59,296
(Adison) They repented.

569
00:24:59,296 --> 00:25:00,345
(Derek) They repented.

570
00:25:00,345 --> 00:25:02,205
(Adison) Turned from their wicked ways.

571
00:25:02,205 --> 00:25:04,161
(Derek) They were bad people, too, right?

572
00:25:04,161 --> 00:25:05,777
Of course, all of us were sinners,

573
00:25:05,777 --> 00:25:07,631
but they were known for their ferocity,

574
00:25:07,631 --> 00:25:10,552
and they repented in sackcloth and ashes,

575
00:25:10,552 --> 00:25:12,573
and God accepted their repentance.

576
00:25:12,573 --> 00:25:14,617
But that was a very clear prophecy.

577
00:25:14,617 --> 00:25:16,804
"You've got 40 days to decide,

578
00:25:16,804 --> 00:25:19,083
because after that, judgment is coming."

579
00:25:19,083 --> 00:25:20,369
Let's look at another one.

580
00:25:20,369 --> 00:25:23,867
Micah, it's right after the book of Jonah,
chapter 5.

581
00:25:23,867 --> 00:25:25,169
Let me know if you have it.

582
00:25:25,169 --> 00:25:30,132
Tricia Lee, Micah, chapter 5, and verse 2.

583
00:25:30,132 --> 00:25:31,200
(Tricia Lee) It reads:

584
00:25:46,952 --> 00:25:48,705
(Derek) That would be fulfilled

585
00:25:48,705 --> 00:25:51,100
hundreds of years later

586
00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:52,803
when what happened?

587
00:25:52,803 --> 00:25:54,726
(Derek, Team) When Jesus was born.

588
00:25:54,726 --> 00:25:57,796
(Derek) But He says He's
Jesus of Nazareth,

589
00:25:57,796 --> 00:25:59,016
but where was He born?

590
00:25:59,016 --> 00:26:00,099
(Team) Bethlehem.

591
00:26:00,099 --> 00:26:01,365
(Derek) Born in Bethlehem,

592
00:26:01,365 --> 00:26:02,876
just as the prophecy predicted.

593
00:26:02,876 --> 00:26:04,510
And it took, of course, the decree

594
00:26:04,510 --> 00:26:06,322
for the empire to be taxed

595
00:26:06,322 --> 00:26:09,631
to bring him back to Joseph's home city

596
00:26:09,631 --> 00:26:12,040
of Bethlehem, okay?

597
00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:13,269
Fairly clear, right?

598
00:26:13,269 --> 00:26:15,882
It is talking about something
in the future.

599
00:26:15,882 --> 00:26:17,508
It shows us that God knows

600
00:26:17,508 --> 00:26:18,817
the end from the beginning

601
00:26:18,817 --> 00:26:19,796
as Rod pointed out.

602
00:26:19,796 --> 00:26:21,582
By the way, that is in the Scripture,

603
00:26:21,582 --> 00:26:23,321
"I know the end from the beginning."

604
00:26:23,321 --> 00:26:25,720
That's in Isaiah's book.

605
00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:27,705
But it's fairly clear what it's saying.

606
00:26:27,705 --> 00:26:29,481
Let's look at one more,

607
00:26:29,481 --> 00:26:30,580
a little farther along

608
00:26:30,580 --> 00:26:32,787
in the minor prophets, Zechariah,

609
00:26:32,787 --> 00:26:35,353
chapter 9 and verse 9.

610
00:26:35,353 --> 00:26:37,013
Laurel, do you have Zechariah?

611
00:26:37,013 --> 00:26:38,705
Chapter 9 and verse 9,

612
00:26:38,705 --> 00:26:40,348
this is another prophecy,

613
00:26:40,348 --> 00:26:43,114
what we might call a classical prophecy.

614
00:26:43,114 --> 00:26:44,645
What does it say?

615
00:26:44,645 --> 00:26:45,793
(Laurel) I'll be reading

616
00:26:45,793 --> 00:26:47,727
from the New American Standard Bible:

617
00:27:07,046 --> 00:27:09,073
(Derek) Now, when they hear
about the king,

618
00:27:09,073 --> 00:27:11,040
they go, "Hallelujah" because they think

619
00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:13,022
Messiah is going to be a great Deliverer,

620
00:27:13,022 --> 00:27:15,432
right, overthrow all of the bondage,

621
00:27:15,432 --> 00:27:17,260
but we get a little clue

622
00:27:17,260 --> 00:27:20,001
that it's a different kind of conqueror

623
00:27:20,001 --> 00:27:21,643
because He's humble,

624
00:27:21,643 --> 00:27:23,390
and He's riding on a donkey,

625
00:27:23,390 --> 00:27:25,247
actually, not even a full-sized donkey,

626
00:27:25,247 --> 00:27:29,489
a little donkey, right, fulfilled when?

627
00:27:29,489 --> 00:27:31,925
(Team) Palm Sunday.

628
00:27:31,925 --> 00:27:33,947
(Derek) On what we call Palm Sunday

629
00:27:33,947 --> 00:27:36,979
or the triumphal entry of Jesus

630
00:27:36,979 --> 00:27:40,757
during the end of the ministry of Jesus.

631
00:27:40,757 --> 00:27:43,108
Prediction, by the Holy Spirit,

632
00:27:43,108 --> 00:27:45,910
God knows the end from the beginning,
fulfillment.

633
00:27:45,910 --> 00:27:47,421
Are you with me so far?

634
00:27:47,421 --> 00:27:48,329
(Team) Yes.

635
00:27:48,329 --> 00:27:49,487
(Derek) Now, let's go

636
00:27:49,487 --> 00:27:51,705
to what we call apocalyptic prophecy.

637
00:27:51,705 --> 00:27:55,103
Elise, could you read for us in Daniel,

638
00:27:55,103 --> 00:27:57,849
and let's go to Daniel, chapter 7,

639
00:27:57,849 --> 00:27:59,499
and read the first six verses.

640
00:27:59,499 --> 00:28:00,519
Now, we're not going

641
00:28:00,519 --> 00:28:03,515
to unpack all of this and draw diagrams.

642
00:28:03,515 --> 00:28:05,901
We're just using an illustration here

643
00:28:05,901 --> 00:28:09,217
to see, wow, this apocalyptic prophecy

644
00:28:09,217 --> 00:28:12,913
is different from the classical prophecies
we've been reading.

645
00:28:12,913 --> 00:28:15,033
Same Holy Spirit, same God

646
00:28:15,033 --> 00:28:16,840
who knows the end from the beginning,

647
00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:20,858
but let's take a look at Daniel 7,
verses 1 to 6.

648
00:28:20,858 --> 00:28:21,940
(Elise) I'm reading

649
00:28:21,940 --> 00:28:23,558
from English Standard Version:

650
00:29:20,159 --> 00:29:21,787
(Derek) So, what's the first thing

651
00:29:21,787 --> 00:29:22,924
you notice in verse 1?

652
00:29:22,924 --> 00:29:26,138
How is this revelation given to Daniel?

653
00:29:26,138 --> 00:29:27,555
In visions and a dream.

654
00:29:27,555 --> 00:29:29,472
Now, could classical prophecy

655
00:29:29,472 --> 00:29:31,544
be given in a vision and a dream, too?

656
00:29:31,544 --> 00:29:34,090
Absolutely, so that part

657
00:29:34,090 --> 00:29:36,875
is not necessarily different, right?

658
00:29:36,875 --> 00:29:39,315
But now we start seeing

659
00:29:39,315 --> 00:29:43,263
animals, right, coming up.

660
00:29:43,263 --> 00:29:45,025
What's the first clue that this isn't

661
00:29:45,025 --> 00:29:46,796
just like a regular prophecy?

662
00:29:46,796 --> 00:29:48,861
Are these real animals?

663
00:29:48,861 --> 00:29:49,940
(Adison) Symbols.

664
00:29:49,940 --> 00:29:51,081
(Derek) They're symbols.

665
00:29:51,081 --> 00:29:52,563
How do you know they're symbols

666
00:29:52,563 --> 00:29:53,639
and not a real lion

667
00:29:53,639 --> 00:29:56,777
just walking by the sea, or a real bear?

668
00:29:56,777 --> 00:29:58,394
(Charity) It reads, "like a lion."

669
00:29:58,394 --> 00:30:00,457
(Derek) Oh, it's <i>like</i> a lion because...?

670
00:30:00,457 --> 00:30:02,464
(Stephanie) They're trying to describe it.

671
00:30:02,464 --> 00:30:04,528
(Derek) Right. Rod, what do you see there?

672
00:30:04,528 --> 00:30:05,714
(Rod) It also had wings.

673
00:30:05,714 --> 00:30:06,957
(Derek) It's got wings!

674
00:30:06,957 --> 00:30:10,750
Lions don't have wings, right?

675
00:30:10,750 --> 00:30:14,990
You almost see Daniel, what...?

676
00:30:14,990 --> 00:30:16,372
He's kind of struggling

677
00:30:16,372 --> 00:30:18,710
to describe these beasts there,

678
00:30:18,710 --> 00:30:20,921
and the fourth one's the worst of all.

679
00:30:20,921 --> 00:30:25,392
It's like a nondescript beast, right,

680
00:30:25,392 --> 00:30:26,961
with iron teeth and iron claws

681
00:30:26,961 --> 00:30:28,745
he'll go on in the chapter.

682
00:30:28,745 --> 00:30:30,950
So, Adison, you mentioned,

683
00:30:30,950 --> 00:30:34,954
these are symbols that are
being used. Travis?

684
00:30:34,954 --> 00:30:36,974
(Travis) They're also rising out of a sea;

685
00:30:36,974 --> 00:30:38,422
it's obvious that land animals

686
00:30:38,422 --> 00:30:40,209
can't live in a sea, so, you know...

687
00:30:40,209 --> 00:30:42,064
(Derek) And we'll come to, in a minute,

688
00:30:42,064 --> 00:30:43,259
what the sea represents,

689
00:30:43,259 --> 00:30:45,994
but there's just a lot of symbolism here.

690
00:30:45,994 --> 00:30:50,360
But God is revealing just as He did

691
00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:51,626
in...what was Daniel 2?

692
00:30:51,626 --> 00:30:53,145
What was the vision there?

693
00:30:53,145 --> 00:30:53,884
(Team) Statue.

694
00:30:53,884 --> 00:30:55,013
(Derek) A metal statue,

695
00:30:55,013 --> 00:30:56,810
but it wasn't all one metal, was it?

696
00:30:56,810 --> 00:30:59,188
It was like a composite, all right?

697
00:30:59,188 --> 00:31:01,547
So, we're seeing symbolism.

698
00:31:01,547 --> 00:31:04,108
Let's hyperspace over to the book
of Revelation.

699
00:31:04,108 --> 00:31:06,083
You can keep your place in Daniel,

700
00:31:06,083 --> 00:31:09,444
but let's go to Revelation, chapter 13,

701
00:31:09,444 --> 00:31:12,396
because Daniel and Revelation...

702
00:31:12,396 --> 00:31:14,211
And, Tricia Lee, maybe you could read

703
00:31:14,211 --> 00:31:15,929
Revelation 13 for us.

704
00:31:15,929 --> 00:31:18,089
Again we're not going to unpack it all,

705
00:31:18,089 --> 00:31:19,408
the first nine verses,

706
00:31:19,408 --> 00:31:24,095
but they're kind of paired together,
aren't they.

707
00:31:24,095 --> 00:31:27,366
In fact, the series that I recommended

708
00:31:27,366 --> 00:31:29,686
from Hopebiblestudy.org

709
00:31:29,686 --> 00:31:31,321
is chapter by chapter

710
00:31:31,321 --> 00:31:33,193
on Daniel <i>and</i> Revelation

711
00:31:33,193 --> 00:31:34,360
because they're related,

712
00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:35,952
a great, great study.

713
00:31:35,952 --> 00:31:38,190
Tricia Lee, the first nine verses,

714
00:31:38,190 --> 00:31:40,143
we'd like to answer all of the questions,

715
00:31:40,143 --> 00:31:41,510
but I'd just like you to see

716
00:31:41,510 --> 00:31:43,178
the difference between the kind

717
00:31:43,178 --> 00:31:44,580
of prophecies we read,

718
00:31:44,580 --> 00:31:46,115
which were very straightforward,

719
00:31:46,115 --> 00:31:48,270
and these that have a lot of symbolism.

720
00:31:48,270 --> 00:31:49,501
(Tricia Lee) I'm reading

721
00:31:49,501 --> 00:31:51,070
from the New King James Version:

722
00:33:05,298 --> 00:33:06,815
(Derek) Sorry, go ahead.

723
00:33:18,789 --> 00:33:20,525
(Derek) Do you see some similarities

724
00:33:20,525 --> 00:33:24,040
between Daniel's prophecy we read
and Revelation?

725
00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:25,218
What do you see?

726
00:33:25,218 --> 00:33:27,423
They're not identical, right?

727
00:33:27,423 --> 00:33:29,401
Stephanie, you talked about expanding.

728
00:33:29,401 --> 00:33:30,454
What do you see there?

729
00:33:30,454 --> 00:33:33,698
(Stephanie) Right, I see the same beasts

730
00:33:33,698 --> 00:33:35,911
except they're in the reverse order.

731
00:33:35,911 --> 00:33:37,071
(Derek) And they're all

732
00:33:37,071 --> 00:33:38,572
kind of composite, aren't they?

733
00:33:38,572 --> 00:33:40,024
It's all kind of put together.

734
00:33:40,024 --> 00:33:41,479
It's like all of the kingdoms.

735
00:33:41,479 --> 00:33:42,759
What else do you see

736
00:33:42,759 --> 00:33:45,391
that's different here?

737
00:33:45,391 --> 00:33:47,359
(Jason) I see another similarity.

738
00:33:47,359 --> 00:33:48,561
(Derek) Okay, similarity.

739
00:33:48,561 --> 00:33:50,064
(Jason) The sea, so something's

740
00:33:50,064 --> 00:33:51,569
coming up out of the sea again.

741
00:33:51,569 --> 00:33:54,416
(Derek) Okay, so you've got that symbolism
of the sea again,

742
00:33:54,416 --> 00:33:56,162
and you've got animals again, right?

743
00:33:56,162 --> 00:33:57,124
What else, Travis?

744
00:33:57,124 --> 00:33:58,684
(Travis) It seems like they all

745
00:33:58,684 --> 00:33:59,755
make up one beast now.

746
00:33:59,755 --> 00:34:02,802
Instead of being separate beasts
in Daniel 7,

747
00:34:02,802 --> 00:34:04,299
now they all make up one beast.

748
00:34:04,299 --> 00:34:05,733
It's like the beast has taken

749
00:34:05,733 --> 00:34:07,189
the attributes of all of this.

750
00:34:07,189 --> 00:34:08,304
(Derek) And they're all

751
00:34:08,304 --> 00:34:09,403
worshiping the dragon,

752
00:34:09,403 --> 00:34:11,266
and people are like, "Wow, that sounds

753
00:34:11,266 --> 00:34:14,870
like something from some kind of movie,
you know?

754
00:34:14,870 --> 00:34:18,418
But the dragon is also a...?

755
00:34:18,418 --> 00:34:22,005
It's a symbol, right, which will bring us

756
00:34:22,005 --> 00:34:23,379
to the principle, which is,

757
00:34:23,379 --> 00:34:25,479
how do we know what the beast represents,

758
00:34:25,479 --> 00:34:26,675
what the sea represents,

759
00:34:26,675 --> 00:34:28,291
what the dragon represents?

760
00:34:28,291 --> 00:34:29,797
But do you see there's

761
00:34:29,797 --> 00:34:32,060
also another element in this prophecy,

762
00:34:32,060 --> 00:34:36,327
and that is the issue of time.

763
00:34:36,327 --> 00:34:37,781
You say, "Forty-two months?"

764
00:34:37,781 --> 00:34:40,263
That's what, three-and-a-half years?

765
00:34:40,263 --> 00:34:41,366
That's not very long

766
00:34:41,366 --> 00:34:44,145
for this power to dominate,

767
00:34:44,145 --> 00:34:45,655
unless, of course, it's longer

768
00:34:45,655 --> 00:34:47,711
than three-and-a-half years.

769
00:34:47,711 --> 00:34:49,904
if there's another key that we need

770
00:34:49,904 --> 00:34:51,838
to understand this power

771
00:34:51,838 --> 00:34:55,960
that will dominate for a vast amount
of time, okay?

772
00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:58,326
So we've got some idea here.

773
00:34:58,326 --> 00:35:01,529
The classical prophecies, pretty simple,

774
00:35:01,529 --> 00:35:02,801
"This is going to happen,

775
00:35:02,801 --> 00:35:04,623
or it won't happen if you repent."

776
00:35:04,623 --> 00:35:07,963
But now we get into symbols.

777
00:35:07,963 --> 00:35:10,081
How do we find the key?

778
00:35:10,081 --> 00:35:11,448
That's the next question

779
00:35:11,448 --> 00:35:14,272
to unlock these apocalyptic

780
00:35:14,272 --> 00:35:16,003
or End-Time prophecies.

781
00:35:16,003 --> 00:35:17,454
How do we find the key?

782
00:35:17,454 --> 00:35:19,494
Help me, someone. What do you think?

783
00:35:19,494 --> 00:35:21,109
(Tricia Lee) Well, the good thing

784
00:35:21,109 --> 00:35:23,347
is that we can use the Bible
to help understand

785
00:35:23,347 --> 00:35:24,541
and interpret the Bible.

786
00:35:24,541 --> 00:35:25,962
And specifically when Daniel,

787
00:35:25,962 --> 00:35:27,828
he has questions that he asks as well,

788
00:35:27,828 --> 00:35:29,202
and literally an angel comes

789
00:35:29,202 --> 00:35:31,187
and explains some of these things to him.

790
00:35:31,187 --> 00:35:33,064
So, in the book of Daniel specifically,

791
00:35:33,064 --> 00:35:34,112
we actually have some

792
00:35:34,112 --> 00:35:35,741
of his questions answered for us.

793
00:35:35,741 --> 00:35:36,888
And in other prophecies

794
00:35:36,888 --> 00:35:39,253
we're able to kind of search
the Scriptures,

795
00:35:39,253 --> 00:35:40,350
and we're actually told

796
00:35:40,350 --> 00:35:42,035
how to unlock some of these things.

797
00:35:42,035 --> 00:35:46,104
(Derek) So, we'll look in the Scripture
to find keys.

798
00:35:46,104 --> 00:35:48,068
Now, what if we get to the place

799
00:35:48,068 --> 00:35:49,537
we don't understand it all?

800
00:35:49,537 --> 00:35:50,667
Well, hold on a second;

801
00:35:50,667 --> 00:35:52,903
we'll get there in just a minute.

802
00:35:52,903 --> 00:35:54,563
There are various approaches

803
00:35:54,563 --> 00:35:57,898
to understanding apocalyptic prophecy.

804
00:35:57,898 --> 00:36:00,250
In our study, we outline them.

805
00:36:00,250 --> 00:36:01,932
The preterist approach,

806
00:36:01,932 --> 00:36:03,381
the futurist approach,

807
00:36:03,381 --> 00:36:05,295
the idealist approach

808
00:36:05,295 --> 00:36:06,996
and the historicist approach.

809
00:36:06,996 --> 00:36:09,847
It's interesting that the Reformers

810
00:36:09,847 --> 00:36:12,404
all followed the historicist approach.

811
00:36:12,404 --> 00:36:14,647
They saw history unfolding,

812
00:36:14,647 --> 00:36:18,656
and they actually saw the apostate church

813
00:36:18,656 --> 00:36:21,104
clearly identified in those prophecies.

814
00:36:21,104 --> 00:36:25,218
By the way, the apostate church
was us, right?

815
00:36:25,218 --> 00:36:26,672
We were the Christian Church,

816
00:36:26,672 --> 00:36:28,465
and the Church had gone away,

817
00:36:28,465 --> 00:36:29,924
and the Reformers were trying

818
00:36:29,924 --> 00:36:33,172
to call our Church, the Christian Church,

819
00:36:33,172 --> 00:36:35,385
back to faithfulness to God.

820
00:36:35,385 --> 00:36:38,167
But they saw clearly

821
00:36:38,167 --> 00:36:40,310
that historical unfolding.

822
00:36:40,310 --> 00:36:42,647
We call that the historicist approach.

823
00:36:42,647 --> 00:36:44,092
But there were some people,

824
00:36:44,092 --> 00:36:45,341
it's interesting, we don't

825
00:36:45,341 --> 00:36:46,644
have time to expand on it,

826
00:36:46,644 --> 00:36:49,647
who wanted to divert that interpretation,

827
00:36:49,647 --> 00:36:52,289
so they came up with other ideas.

828
00:36:52,289 --> 00:36:55,456
The preterist idea was what? Anybody know?

829
00:36:55,456 --> 00:36:57,010
(Elise) It's already happened.

830
00:36:57,010 --> 00:36:58,272
(Derek) Yeah, it was all

831
00:36:58,272 --> 00:36:59,636
something in the past.

832
00:36:59,636 --> 00:37:01,790
It's nothing to do with now.

833
00:37:01,790 --> 00:37:03,692
That takes the heat off,

834
00:37:03,692 --> 00:37:05,644
if prophecy is showing

835
00:37:05,644 --> 00:37:07,596
a power out of harmony,

836
00:37:07,596 --> 00:37:09,401
especially if it's a religious power,

837
00:37:09,401 --> 00:37:10,848
out of harmony with the Word

838
00:37:10,848 --> 00:37:12,173
and the will of God.

839
00:37:12,173 --> 00:37:13,620
Or another thing you could do

840
00:37:13,620 --> 00:37:15,966
to take the heat off of the prophecy

841
00:37:15,966 --> 00:37:18,148
pointing at a problem that's happening

842
00:37:18,148 --> 00:37:19,664
is to put it all...?

843
00:37:19,664 --> 00:37:21,010
(Team) In the future.

844
00:37:21,010 --> 00:37:22,599
(Derek) Right, it's all somewhere

845
00:37:22,599 --> 00:37:24,760
right at the end; it's nothing
to do with now.

846
00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,952
We call that the futurist.

847
00:37:26,952 --> 00:37:30,803
So, all in the past, all in the future,

848
00:37:30,803 --> 00:37:32,520
and what about this idealist?

849
00:37:32,520 --> 00:37:34,273
That's a new one. Gary?

850
00:37:34,273 --> 00:37:37,852
(Gary) Everything that is symbolic
is just symbolic.

851
00:37:37,852 --> 00:37:41,204
It doesn't mean anything literally.

852
00:37:41,204 --> 00:37:43,296
(Derek) Okay, so it's maybe...

853
00:37:43,296 --> 00:37:44,849
By the way, people do that

854
00:37:44,849 --> 00:37:46,221
with even the Gospels.

855
00:37:46,221 --> 00:37:47,986
They say, "Well, Jesus wasn't

856
00:37:47,986 --> 00:37:49,741
really tempted in the wilderness.

857
00:37:49,741 --> 00:37:51,632
He didn't talk to Satan.

858
00:37:51,632 --> 00:37:53,757
It's just like a parable

859
00:37:53,757 --> 00:37:56,443
of a struggle between good and evil."

860
00:37:56,443 --> 00:37:59,187
You read the text, and it's literal.

861
00:37:59,187 --> 00:38:00,806
There's a literal conflict.

862
00:38:00,806 --> 00:38:02,754
There's a literal battle,

863
00:38:02,754 --> 00:38:04,451
just as you read in Revelation 12,

864
00:38:04,451 --> 00:38:08,472
a literal war or conflict in Heaven.

865
00:38:08,472 --> 00:38:12,562
So, I think we're safe to say let's

866
00:38:12,562 --> 00:38:16,303
at least see what these great Reformers
through the ages,

867
00:38:16,303 --> 00:38:19,072
how they saw the unfolding of Scripture

868
00:38:19,072 --> 00:38:21,963
and see if it is accurate.

869
00:38:21,963 --> 00:38:25,761
Does it show...By the way, to suggest

870
00:38:25,761 --> 00:38:26,668
that these kingdoms

871
00:38:26,668 --> 00:38:28,145
are not really kingdoms,

872
00:38:28,145 --> 00:38:30,347
that it's just symbolic or...

873
00:38:30,347 --> 00:38:32,497
No, it's a clear revelation

874
00:38:32,497 --> 00:38:34,568
of what's going to happen, right?

875
00:38:34,568 --> 00:38:36,463
An unfolding of Scripture,

876
00:38:36,463 --> 00:38:38,540
one part to another.

877
00:38:38,540 --> 00:38:40,964
So let's go to some keys; are you ready?

878
00:38:40,964 --> 00:38:42,811
Let's look at a few keys together,

879
00:38:42,811 --> 00:38:45,260
and I think Tricia Lee said some of them,

880
00:38:45,260 --> 00:38:46,842
maybe the angel will tell us

881
00:38:46,842 --> 00:38:47,961
what it means, right;

882
00:38:47,961 --> 00:38:49,411
it will be right in the text.

883
00:38:49,411 --> 00:38:52,784
Daniel, chapter 7, and, Daisy,

884
00:38:52,784 --> 00:38:56,738
could you read for us Daniel 7:23-24?

885
00:38:56,738 --> 00:38:58,246
We're laying a foundation

886
00:38:58,246 --> 00:38:59,968
for an exciting series

887
00:38:59,968 --> 00:39:01,278
on the book of Daniel.

888
00:39:01,278 --> 00:39:05,393
We know at the very foundation is...?

889
00:39:05,393 --> 00:39:06,516
(Team) Jesus.

890
00:39:06,516 --> 00:39:08,184
(Derek) Jesus, right, Jesus Christ,

891
00:39:08,184 --> 00:39:11,126
Messiah, Son of God, soon-coming King;

892
00:39:11,126 --> 00:39:13,461
He's at the foundation, all right.

893
00:39:13,461 --> 00:39:14,429
We know that we're

894
00:39:14,429 --> 00:39:15,706
going to see some symbols,

895
00:39:15,706 --> 00:39:16,829
so let's see if we can

896
00:39:16,829 --> 00:39:18,327
unpack some of them.

897
00:39:18,327 --> 00:39:19,488
(Daisy) I'll be reading

898
00:39:19,488 --> 00:39:21,173
from the New Living Translation:

899
00:39:49,448 --> 00:39:51,989
(Derek) There's an overarching principle,

900
00:39:51,989 --> 00:39:55,200
and that is that these symbols...?

901
00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:56,405
(Jason) Mean something?

902
00:39:56,405 --> 00:39:58,506
(Derek) They mean something;
that's right.

903
00:39:58,506 --> 00:40:00,058
It's not just kind of, you know,

904
00:40:00,058 --> 00:40:01,261
"That's a strange story."

905
00:40:01,261 --> 00:40:03,433
These symbols mean something,

906
00:40:03,433 --> 00:40:05,671
and we might have guessed

907
00:40:05,671 --> 00:40:11,548
that the beast is a power or a kingdom.

908
00:40:11,548 --> 00:40:13,062
We might have guessed that,

909
00:40:13,062 --> 00:40:15,015
but the text actually tells us.

910
00:40:15,015 --> 00:40:18,034
We might have guessed that the horns

911
00:40:18,034 --> 00:40:21,456
were also a symbol of power in some way,

912
00:40:21,456 --> 00:40:22,806
but the text tells us

913
00:40:22,806 --> 00:40:25,271
that there are 10 kings, right?

914
00:40:25,271 --> 00:40:28,507
So, we'll find what we can
in the Scripture.

915
00:40:28,507 --> 00:40:29,939
Now, remember I said

916
00:40:29,939 --> 00:40:31,417
that Daniel and Revelation,

917
00:40:31,417 --> 00:40:33,138
they're kind of sister books, right?

918
00:40:33,138 --> 00:40:35,889
There's another key in Revelation,

919
00:40:35,889 --> 00:40:39,688
chapter 17 and verse 15.

920
00:40:39,688 --> 00:40:44,304
We've been talking about the sea.

921
00:40:44,304 --> 00:40:46,366
Revelation, Rod, do you have that?

922
00:40:46,366 --> 00:40:52,033
Chapter 17 of Revelation and verse 15.

923
00:40:52,033 --> 00:40:53,197
(Rod) I'll be reading

924
00:40:53,197 --> 00:40:54,574
from the King James Version:

925
00:41:05,887 --> 00:41:07,392
(Derek) It's right there

926
00:41:07,392 --> 00:41:08,959
because we've seen these animals

927
00:41:08,959 --> 00:41:10,778
coming up out of the sea.

928
00:41:10,778 --> 00:41:11,885
That would mean they're

929
00:41:11,885 --> 00:41:13,482
coming up out of...?

930
00:41:13,482 --> 00:41:14,980
(Team Member) Populated areas.

931
00:41:14,980 --> 00:41:16,994
(Derek) Populated areas.

932
00:41:16,994 --> 00:41:18,342
By the way, we're not doing

933
00:41:18,342 --> 00:41:19,930
a series on Revelation right now,

934
00:41:19,930 --> 00:41:22,013
but in Revelation, we'll see a beast

935
00:41:22,013 --> 00:41:24,202
that comes up out of the earth.

936
00:41:24,202 --> 00:41:25,465
So, what would that mean?

937
00:41:25,465 --> 00:41:26,767
(Team Member) Unpopulated.

938
00:41:26,767 --> 00:41:28,708
(Derek) That there weren't any people.

939
00:41:28,708 --> 00:41:30,154
Well, that doesn't make sense.

940
00:41:30,154 --> 00:41:31,330
How could a superpower

941
00:41:31,330 --> 00:41:32,404
come up out of a place

942
00:41:32,404 --> 00:41:33,700
where there are no people?

943
00:41:33,700 --> 00:41:35,024
Well, if you study history,

944
00:41:35,024 --> 00:41:36,388
you'll discover a superpower

945
00:41:36,388 --> 00:41:38,066
that comes up in a place

946
00:41:38,066 --> 00:41:40,084
where there were no people.

947
00:41:40,084 --> 00:41:42,907
But we know, we've got another key, right?

948
00:41:42,907 --> 00:41:44,782
Letting the Scripture interpret itself.

949
00:41:44,782 --> 00:41:46,134
Beasts are kingdoms;

950
00:41:46,134 --> 00:41:49,698
waters are peoples, nations.

951
00:41:49,698 --> 00:41:51,757
Let's look at one other key.

952
00:41:51,757 --> 00:41:53,632
And I've got two texts to look at here,

953
00:41:53,632 --> 00:41:55,066
Numbers, chapter 14.

954
00:41:55,066 --> 00:41:57,613
This one's important, especially when we

955
00:41:57,613 --> 00:42:02,269
look at 490 days, or we look

956
00:42:02,269 --> 00:42:07,022
at 1260 days, or 2,300 days.

957
00:42:07,022 --> 00:42:08,666
If I'm just looking literally,

958
00:42:08,666 --> 00:42:10,225
that's like somewhere

959
00:42:10,225 --> 00:42:14,130
between three years to six-and-a-half
or something.

960
00:42:14,130 --> 00:42:16,247
But let's look and see

961
00:42:16,247 --> 00:42:18,219
in the writings of the prophets.

962
00:42:18,219 --> 00:42:20,780
Numbers 14, Adison, would you

963
00:42:20,780 --> 00:42:23,964
read verse 34 for us?

964
00:42:23,964 --> 00:42:26,182
(Adison) Reading from the King James
Version:

965
00:42:39,997 --> 00:42:43,507
(Derek) So there's kind of a formula,
I guess, right?

966
00:42:43,507 --> 00:42:46,095
One day equals a year.

967
00:42:46,095 --> 00:42:47,570
Now, that's just one text,

968
00:42:47,570 --> 00:42:49,083
so let's look at another one

969
00:42:49,083 --> 00:42:51,527
in Ezekiel, chapter 4.

970
00:42:51,527 --> 00:42:52,766
Michael, maybe if you can

971
00:42:52,766 --> 00:42:54,285
find Ezekiel for us,

972
00:42:54,285 --> 00:42:58,121
chapter 4, verses 5 and 6.

973
00:42:58,121 --> 00:42:59,422
Again, these are prophets.

974
00:42:59,422 --> 00:43:00,399
I'm not reading this

975
00:43:00,399 --> 00:43:02,163
from some random writing

976
00:43:02,163 --> 00:43:03,541
in China or somewhere.

977
00:43:03,541 --> 00:43:05,164
This is in the Bible,

978
00:43:05,164 --> 00:43:08,400
and there's a principle here,
to interpret.

979
00:43:08,400 --> 00:43:10,802
Ezekiel 4, verses 5 and 6.

980
00:43:10,802 --> 00:43:13,075
(Michael) The New King James Version says:

981
00:43:32,611 --> 00:43:34,073
(Derek) You say, "I wish they

982
00:43:34,073 --> 00:43:35,558
weren't rebellious for so long;

983
00:43:35,558 --> 00:43:36,490
that's a long time

984
00:43:36,490 --> 00:43:38,260
to lie on one side," right?

985
00:43:38,260 --> 00:43:40,185
One day for a year is a principle.

986
00:43:40,185 --> 00:43:43,098
Now, if you apply that

987
00:43:43,098 --> 00:43:45,926
to some of these time prophecies,

988
00:43:45,926 --> 00:43:48,562
1260 days, or in Revelation

989
00:43:48,562 --> 00:43:52,681
it's called, what, 42 months,

990
00:43:52,681 --> 00:43:54,977
how does that affect - or 1200,

991
00:43:54,977 --> 00:43:58,749
or, excuse me, 2,300 days -

992
00:43:58,749 --> 00:44:00,364
how would that affect you

993
00:44:00,364 --> 00:44:02,075
if you were seeing revelations

994
00:44:02,075 --> 00:44:04,848
that involve that kind of time?

995
00:44:04,848 --> 00:44:07,639
Well, let's look in Daniel, chapter 8.

996
00:44:07,639 --> 00:44:09,279
Elise, maybe you could read for us

997
00:44:09,279 --> 00:44:13,259
in Daniel 8 and verse 27.

998
00:44:13,259 --> 00:44:14,772
By the way, did you know Daniel

999
00:44:14,772 --> 00:44:15,842
is one of the prophets

1000
00:44:15,842 --> 00:44:17,595
that there's nothing recorded

1001
00:44:17,595 --> 00:44:19,801
where he turned away from God?

1002
00:44:19,801 --> 00:44:21,639
He always - I love this book -

1003
00:44:21,639 --> 00:44:23,768
he always purposed in his heart

1004
00:44:23,768 --> 00:44:25,102
that he would honor God.

1005
00:44:25,102 --> 00:44:27,511
He was a young man of integrity,

1006
00:44:27,511 --> 00:44:28,931
and that's a challenge to us,

1007
00:44:28,931 --> 00:44:30,052
young women, young men,

1008
00:44:30,052 --> 00:44:32,152
to be people of integrity.

1009
00:44:32,152 --> 00:44:33,816
He'd probably be the first to say,

1010
00:44:33,816 --> 00:44:36,398
"I wasn't perfect; only God is perfect,"

1011
00:44:36,398 --> 00:44:38,152
but a great man of God.

1012
00:44:38,152 --> 00:44:40,105
But when he had this revelation,

1013
00:44:40,105 --> 00:44:43,127
this was one of the time prophecies,

1014
00:44:43,127 --> 00:44:44,888
how did he react, Elise,

1015
00:44:44,888 --> 00:44:47,886
in chapter 8, verse 27?

1016
00:44:59,678 --> 00:45:01,230
(Derek) That's strong language.

1017
00:45:01,230 --> 00:45:04,700
Why was he appalled?

1018
00:45:04,700 --> 00:45:08,040
Was it because he saw bad things?

1019
00:45:08,040 --> 00:45:08,981
Yes, partly, right?

1020
00:45:08,981 --> 00:45:10,690
I mean, there's this power

1021
00:45:10,690 --> 00:45:12,002
fighting against the saints

1022
00:45:12,002 --> 00:45:14,208
of the Most High God. Gary?

1023
00:45:14,208 --> 00:45:16,646
(Gary) Just to go along with that thought,

1024
00:45:16,646 --> 00:45:21,521
if he understood, let's say,
these time keys,

1025
00:45:21,521 --> 00:45:23,383
then that means that the saints of God

1026
00:45:23,383 --> 00:45:27,750
would be under the power of this kingdom

1027
00:45:27,750 --> 00:45:29,619
for such a long amount of time.

1028
00:45:29,619 --> 00:45:33,925
And that probably made him feel appalled.

1029
00:45:33,925 --> 00:45:35,641
(Derek) Yeah, you know, just to get

1030
00:45:35,641 --> 00:45:38,433
my mind around that length of time, right,

1031
00:45:38,433 --> 00:45:41,009
could make me feel sick.

1032
00:45:41,009 --> 00:45:42,603
Now, Tricia Lee, you said earlier

1033
00:45:42,603 --> 00:45:44,994
that sometimes angels come to help.

1034
00:45:44,994 --> 00:45:47,246
And right after Daniel 8

1035
00:45:47,246 --> 00:45:48,700
you've got Daniel 9,

1036
00:45:48,700 --> 00:45:50,861
and who shows up to help him,
do you remember?

1037
00:45:50,861 --> 00:45:51,813
(Stephanie) Gabriel.

1038
00:45:51,813 --> 00:45:53,288
(Derek) The angel Gabriel says,

1039
00:45:53,288 --> 00:45:54,856
"By the way, you've been praying,

1040
00:45:54,856 --> 00:45:56,851
and I'm here to help," right?

1041
00:45:56,851 --> 00:45:59,239
Doesn't change the prophecy,

1042
00:45:59,239 --> 00:46:03,527
but at least gives him, what?

1043
00:46:03,527 --> 00:46:05,483
What does it do for him?

1044
00:46:05,483 --> 00:46:07,092
It doesn't change the prophecy.

1045
00:46:07,092 --> 00:46:08,440
(Team Member) Understanding.

1046
00:46:08,440 --> 00:46:10,362
(Derek) It gives him some understanding

1047
00:46:10,362 --> 00:46:11,803
so that he's like, "Okay,

1048
00:46:11,803 --> 00:46:15,583
that's what God wanted to reveal to me."

1049
00:46:15,583 --> 00:46:17,786
So, I want to ask a broad question.

1050
00:46:17,786 --> 00:46:19,943
Now, we're going to go through this book.

1051
00:46:19,943 --> 00:46:22,188
I've studied this book several times,

1052
00:46:22,188 --> 00:46:24,336
and I'm studying it again now.

1053
00:46:24,336 --> 00:46:26,946
I don't understand everything
in this book,

1054
00:46:26,946 --> 00:46:29,305
so this is a disclaimer, right?

1055
00:46:29,305 --> 00:46:32,271
I don't understand everything
in this book,

1056
00:46:32,271 --> 00:46:34,996
so what do we do when we're coming

1057
00:46:34,996 --> 00:46:37,119
to study something with the recognition

1058
00:46:37,119 --> 00:46:38,940
that we may not fully understand it?

1059
00:46:38,940 --> 00:46:41,631
What are some things we could do?

1060
00:46:41,631 --> 00:46:43,377
Maybe some promises in the Bible

1061
00:46:43,377 --> 00:46:45,191
or something that comes to your mind,

1062
00:46:45,191 --> 00:46:46,840
just a principle, Charity?

1063
00:46:46,840 --> 00:46:48,782
Like, "I don't understand all of this!"

1064
00:46:48,782 --> 00:46:50,074
(Charity) The Bible says

1065
00:46:50,074 --> 00:46:52,202
you can pray and ask for wisdom from God.

1066
00:46:52,202 --> 00:46:53,736
(Derek) Yes, that's found

1067
00:46:53,736 --> 00:46:55,717
in the book of James, right,

1068
00:46:55,717 --> 00:46:58,741
chapter 1, verse 5, "If anyone..."?

1069
00:46:58,741 --> 00:47:00,402
(Derek, Team) "...lacks wisdom..."

1070
00:47:00,402 --> 00:47:01,311
(Derek) Do what?

1071
00:47:01,311 --> 00:47:02,719
(Team) "Let him ask of God."

1072
00:47:02,719 --> 00:47:04,108
(Derek) That's prayer, right?

1073
00:47:04,108 --> 00:47:05,418
I ask God, and do you know

1074
00:47:05,418 --> 00:47:06,302
what it says next?

1075
00:47:06,302 --> 00:47:08,855
Some of you apparently have been
reading your Bibles.

1076
00:47:08,855 --> 00:47:10,021
"Who gives to all," how?

1077
00:47:10,021 --> 00:47:10,841
(Team) Liberally.

1078
00:47:10,841 --> 00:47:12,207
(Derek) What does that mean?

1079
00:47:12,207 --> 00:47:14,804
Generously, right, "and without..."?

1080
00:47:14,804 --> 00:47:15,907
(Team) Reproach.

1081
00:47:15,907 --> 00:47:17,957
(Derek) What does that mean?

1082
00:47:17,957 --> 00:47:21,944
Without condemnation, like,

1083
00:47:21,944 --> 00:47:24,466
[deep voice] "Asking for wisdom again?"

1084
00:47:24,466 --> 00:47:26,255
Why is He happy to give us wisdom?

1085
00:47:26,255 --> 00:47:27,407
Why was Gabriel happy

1086
00:47:27,407 --> 00:47:29,590
to come and give understanding to Daniel?

1087
00:47:29,590 --> 00:47:31,833
(Daisy) Because he wants us
to understand.

1088
00:47:31,833 --> 00:47:33,382
(Derek) That's why it was given,

1089
00:47:33,382 --> 00:47:35,100
that we could understand it, right?

1090
00:47:35,100 --> 00:47:36,629
His Word He desires to be a...?

1091
00:47:36,629 --> 00:47:37,501
(Team) Lamp.

1092
00:47:37,501 --> 00:47:39,223
(Derek) A lamp to our feet and a...?

1093
00:47:39,223 --> 00:47:39,995
(Team) Light.

1094
00:47:39,995 --> 00:47:41,268
(Derek) Light to our path.

1095
00:47:41,268 --> 00:47:42,573
So it's not that He doesn't

1096
00:47:42,573 --> 00:47:43,689
want us to understand.

1097
00:47:43,689 --> 00:47:45,729
Thank you, Charity; one place we can start

1098
00:47:45,729 --> 00:47:48,057
is to pray and ask for wisdom.

1099
00:47:48,057 --> 00:47:49,332
Okay, anybody else?

1100
00:47:49,332 --> 00:47:50,802
What can I do if I don't

1101
00:47:50,802 --> 00:47:53,656
fully understand everything? Elise?

1102
00:47:53,656 --> 00:47:56,597
(Elise) In Daniel 1, after Daniel

1103
00:47:56,597 --> 00:47:59,580
and his friends had chosen to be healthy,

1104
00:47:59,580 --> 00:48:02,057
it said that they were 10 times brighter.

1105
00:48:02,057 --> 00:48:04,879
And so, that may be part of why God

1106
00:48:04,879 --> 00:48:07,219
continued to teach and give him insight,

1107
00:48:07,219 --> 00:48:09,085
was because he was following the light

1108
00:48:09,085 --> 00:48:10,058
that he already had.

1109
00:48:10,058 --> 00:48:11,661
(Derek) Ah, so you would say,

1110
00:48:11,661 --> 00:48:15,172
"If I don't understand everything,

1111
00:48:15,172 --> 00:48:21,766
remove any obstacle and follow
the truth that...?

1112
00:48:21,766 --> 00:48:23,700
You know. Does that make sense?

1113
00:48:23,700 --> 00:48:24,438
(Team) Yes.

1114
00:48:24,438 --> 00:48:25,935
(Derek) People are like, "Well,

1115
00:48:25,935 --> 00:48:27,759
when I finally know it all, maybe I'll

1116
00:48:27,759 --> 00:48:29,290
give my heart to Jesus," no, no.

1117
00:48:29,290 --> 00:48:30,569
Follow the light you know.

1118
00:48:30,569 --> 00:48:31,791
Is that a good principle?

1119
00:48:31,791 --> 00:48:32,546
(Team) Yes.

1120
00:48:32,546 --> 00:48:34,510
(Derek) Thank you. And that actually has

1121
00:48:34,510 --> 00:48:35,861
very practical implications

1122
00:48:35,861 --> 00:48:39,487
for even how I care for my body, right?

1123
00:48:39,487 --> 00:48:41,378
Another insight, Travis?

1124
00:48:41,378 --> 00:48:43,977
(Travis) I think that when you
study the Bible,

1125
00:48:43,977 --> 00:48:45,435
I think God doesn't give you

1126
00:48:45,435 --> 00:48:46,502
everything right away.

1127
00:48:46,502 --> 00:48:48,222
You just keep coming back for more,

1128
00:48:48,222 --> 00:48:49,979
and I think the best thing we can do

1129
00:48:49,979 --> 00:48:51,751
is just be patient and keep studying.

1130
00:48:51,751 --> 00:48:54,865
And I know as I've been studying
over the years,

1131
00:48:54,865 --> 00:48:57,166
every day new light bulbs keep going off,

1132
00:48:57,166 --> 00:48:58,528
and God just keeps revealing

1133
00:48:58,528 --> 00:49:00,173
more and more and more.

1134
00:49:00,173 --> 00:49:01,570
(Derek) Isn't there somewhere

1135
00:49:01,570 --> 00:49:03,200
Jesus says, "There are many things

1136
00:49:03,200 --> 00:49:04,304
I would share with you,

1137
00:49:04,304 --> 00:49:05,775
but you cannot bear them now"?

1138
00:49:05,775 --> 00:49:06,989
I mean, what would happen

1139
00:49:06,989 --> 00:49:08,533
if He shared everything with us?

1140
00:49:08,533 --> 00:49:11,058
(Team Members) Overwhelming; I can faint.

1141
00:49:11,058 --> 00:49:12,454
(Derek) You might faint.

1142
00:49:12,454 --> 00:49:14,192
You might feel faint or sick, right,

1143
00:49:14,192 --> 00:49:16,120
and that wasn't even everything, right?

1144
00:49:16,120 --> 00:49:20,052
So be patient, keep studying.

1145
00:49:20,052 --> 00:49:21,991
There's a text I'd like someone to read

1146
00:49:21,991 --> 00:49:23,778
because it's one I really appreciate.

1147
00:49:23,778 --> 00:49:24,759
Stephanie, maybe you

1148
00:49:24,759 --> 00:49:26,269
could read from Jeremiah 33.

1149
00:49:26,269 --> 00:49:27,344
You know my wife likes

1150
00:49:27,344 --> 00:49:29,259
to write Scripture songs, right?

1151
00:49:29,259 --> 00:49:31,205
And she does that to help

1152
00:49:31,205 --> 00:49:33,205
her husband memorize the Bible

1153
00:49:33,205 --> 00:49:34,468
as well as our little ones

1154
00:49:34,468 --> 00:49:36,098
when they were growing up.

1155
00:49:36,098 --> 00:49:38,201
But this is one of the songs

1156
00:49:38,201 --> 00:49:41,480
that she has, in Jeremiah 33 and verse 3.

1157
00:49:41,480 --> 00:49:42,813
Incredible promise,

1158
00:49:42,813 --> 00:49:45,717
and if you're part of this journey

1159
00:49:45,717 --> 00:49:47,231
in the book of Daniel, saying,

1160
00:49:47,231 --> 00:49:48,890
"I don't get it all," well, we can

1161
00:49:48,890 --> 00:49:50,408
ask for wisdom and we can pray.

1162
00:49:50,408 --> 00:49:51,992
But we could claim this promise

1163
00:49:51,992 --> 00:49:54,159
in Jeremiah 33 and verse 3.

1164
00:49:54,159 --> 00:49:55,632
(Stephanie) And I'll be reading

1165
00:49:55,632 --> 00:49:57,057
from the King James Version:

1166
00:50:05,679 --> 00:50:06,598
(Derek) So, that's

1167
00:50:06,598 --> 00:50:08,146
kind of the prayer thing, right?

1168
00:50:08,146 --> 00:50:09,923
And, by the way, I had another text

1169
00:50:09,923 --> 00:50:11,462
in 2 Timothy 2 which says,

1170
00:50:11,462 --> 00:50:12,733
"Study," or be diligent,

1171
00:50:12,733 --> 00:50:14,243
"to show yourself approved,"

1172
00:50:14,243 --> 00:50:16,310
which is back to keep on studying, right,

1173
00:50:16,310 --> 00:50:19,329
"a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed,

1174
00:50:19,329 --> 00:50:24,267
rightly dividing," so keep on studying,
keep on praying.

1175
00:50:24,267 --> 00:50:25,489
Realize that God is not

1176
00:50:25,489 --> 00:50:27,094
hiding truth from us.

1177
00:50:27,094 --> 00:50:28,335
He's wanting, actually,

1178
00:50:28,335 --> 00:50:29,448
to reveal truth to us.

1179
00:50:29,448 --> 00:50:30,636
Well, we need to move on

1180
00:50:30,636 --> 00:50:31,601
to our last section,

1181
00:50:31,601 --> 00:50:32,786
which is the relevance

1182
00:50:32,786 --> 00:50:35,868
of the book of Daniel for our lives today.

1183
00:50:35,868 --> 00:50:39,506
Why is it important, anyone,

1184
00:50:39,506 --> 00:50:41,015
for us to study Daniel,

1185
00:50:41,015 --> 00:50:42,978
and we might add Revelation because these

1186
00:50:42,978 --> 00:50:45,625
are the two apocalyptic books, right,

1187
00:50:45,625 --> 00:50:47,453
these apocalyptic prophecies

1188
00:50:47,453 --> 00:50:49,167
pointing to the End Time.

1189
00:50:49,167 --> 00:50:51,718
Why is it important to study them today?

1190
00:50:51,718 --> 00:50:54,067
What do you think? Yes, Tricia Lee.

1191
00:50:54,067 --> 00:50:56,170
(Tricia Lee) It wasn't
just a history lesson

1192
00:50:56,170 --> 00:50:57,536
for a history lesson's sake.

1193
00:50:57,536 --> 00:50:59,040
It was the history of the world

1194
00:50:59,040 --> 00:51:00,433
from the lens and perspective

1195
00:51:00,433 --> 00:51:02,778
of what's happening to God's people.

1196
00:51:02,778 --> 00:51:05,005
And I think that was important
for Daniel then,

1197
00:51:05,005 --> 00:51:06,376
but certainly for us now.

1198
00:51:06,376 --> 00:51:08,559
We don't have national borders

1199
00:51:08,559 --> 00:51:10,620
that define where God's people live;

1200
00:51:10,620 --> 00:51:11,809
we're all over the world.

1201
00:51:11,809 --> 00:51:13,977
And so, being able to look
at these prophecies

1202
00:51:13,977 --> 00:51:15,134
and see where we fit in

1203
00:51:15,134 --> 00:51:16,307
is very important for us

1204
00:51:16,307 --> 00:51:18,205
to understand how things will unfold

1205
00:51:18,205 --> 00:51:19,904
in these particular days

1206
00:51:19,904 --> 00:51:21,813
when God's people are scattered all over

1207
00:51:21,813 --> 00:51:22,851
all around the world.

1208
00:51:22,851 --> 00:51:25,095
(Derek) So Paul said in 2 Timothy 3,

1209
00:51:25,095 --> 00:51:27,449
I think it begins in verse 16,

1210
00:51:27,449 --> 00:51:29,989
"All Scripture," that would include

1211
00:51:29,989 --> 00:51:32,683
the apocalyptic prophecies,

1212
00:51:32,683 --> 00:51:34,409
"All Scripture is given by..."?

1213
00:51:34,409 --> 00:51:36,250
(Derek, Team) "...inspiration of God."

1214
00:51:36,250 --> 00:51:37,858
(Derek) We read, holy men

1215
00:51:37,858 --> 00:51:39,556
and women of God, right?

1216
00:51:39,556 --> 00:51:41,494
"...by inspiration of God and is..."?

1217
00:51:40,774 --> 00:51:42,380
(Derek, Team) "...profitable..."

1218
00:51:42,380 --> 00:51:44,309
(Derek) For? A variety of things, right,

1219
00:51:44,309 --> 00:51:45,419
"...profitable for...?"

1220
00:51:45,419 --> 00:51:46,209
(Team) Doctrine.

1221
00:51:46,209 --> 00:51:48,170
(Derek) "Doctrine," what does that mean?

1222
00:51:48,170 --> 00:51:50,986
That means understanding the truth
that God wants to reveal.

1223
00:51:50,986 --> 00:51:52,538
"For doctrine, for..."?

1224
00:51:52,538 --> 00:51:55,048
Reproof, which means...?

1225
00:51:55,048 --> 00:51:56,049
"You're out of line."

1226
00:51:56,049 --> 00:51:57,004
So, rather than say,

1227
00:51:57,004 --> 00:51:59,091
"Well, let's interpret this some other way

1228
00:51:59,091 --> 00:52:00,820
and say it all happened...," no, no.

1229
00:52:00,820 --> 00:52:02,682
If we're being reproved,

1230
00:52:02,682 --> 00:52:05,322
well, what's the next thing, "for...?

1231
00:52:05,322 --> 00:52:07,790
"Correction," right, which means

1232
00:52:07,790 --> 00:52:10,029
how to change, "and for..."?

1233
00:52:10,029 --> 00:52:12,959
(Derek, Team) "Instruction
in righteousness."

1234
00:52:12,959 --> 00:52:14,715
(Derek) So, when I believe that...

1235
00:52:14,715 --> 00:52:16,960
You say, "Well, this is relevant
for us today,"

1236
00:52:16,960 --> 00:52:19,017
but you say, "Some of them
are just stories.

1237
00:52:19,017 --> 00:52:20,147
Why are the stories...?

1238
00:52:20,147 --> 00:52:21,693
Are they just stories?"

1239
00:52:21,693 --> 00:52:24,360
Or do the stories even have,

1240
00:52:24,360 --> 00:52:26,086
Gary, do they have relevance, too,

1241
00:52:26,086 --> 00:52:27,354
for us in the End Time?

1242
00:52:27,354 --> 00:52:29,449
(Gary) I strongly believe that they do.

1243
00:52:29,449 --> 00:52:32,726
I mean, Daniel's name, "God is my Judge,"

1244
00:52:32,726 --> 00:52:39,396
and we're living in the Laodicean portion
of Earth's history,

1245
00:52:39,396 --> 00:52:40,696
a people under judgment...

1246
00:52:40,696 --> 00:52:42,401
(Derek) You're using more prophecy

1247
00:52:42,401 --> 00:52:43,538
here in Revelation...

1248
00:52:43,538 --> 00:52:44,572
(Gary) In Revelation.

1249
00:52:44,572 --> 00:52:46,483
(Derek) ...with the church of Laodicea.

1250
00:52:46,483 --> 00:52:47,349
So, the End time?

1251
00:52:47,349 --> 00:52:49,390
(Gary) Yeah, in the End Time,
which is now,

1252
00:52:49,390 --> 00:52:50,732
we are going to have to face

1253
00:52:50,732 --> 00:52:53,640
the same type of decisions

1254
00:52:53,640 --> 00:52:55,168
Daniel and his friends faced.

1255
00:52:55,168 --> 00:52:58,141
Do I worship God or do I

1256
00:52:58,141 --> 00:52:59,537
worship something else?

1257
00:52:59,537 --> 00:53:00,648
(Derek) So, in Romans,

1258
00:53:00,648 --> 00:53:02,918
chapter 15 and verse 4, it says,

1259
00:53:02,918 --> 00:53:05,597
"These things were written for our..."?

1260
00:53:05,597 --> 00:53:07,055
"...admonition," right?

1261
00:53:07,055 --> 00:53:09,131
You may want to write Romans 15:4 down.

1262
00:53:09,131 --> 00:53:11,366
But I've got to go to Daniel, chapter 12,

1263
00:53:11,366 --> 00:53:13,361
because there's one last thought

1264
00:53:13,361 --> 00:53:14,555
in the few minutes left.

1265
00:53:14,555 --> 00:53:16,549
Elise, could you read Daniel 12 for us,

1266
00:53:16,549 --> 00:53:18,011
beginning with verse 1,

1267
00:53:18,011 --> 00:53:20,161
because this is where Michael stands up,

1268
00:53:20,161 --> 00:53:22,150
and it talks about a book.

1269
00:53:22,150 --> 00:53:23,702
And I want to conclude

1270
00:53:23,702 --> 00:53:26,464
our introductory study on this series

1271
00:53:26,464 --> 00:53:29,640
to ask how do I get my name in the book,

1272
00:53:29,640 --> 00:53:32,217
because that is a really
important question.

1273
00:53:32,217 --> 00:53:35,642
So, how does your Bible read,
Daniel 12:1-4?

1274
00:54:19,357 --> 00:54:21,372
(Derek) So this book, is it
an earthly book

1275
00:54:21,372 --> 00:54:24,807
or is it a heavenly book?

1276
00:54:24,807 --> 00:54:27,173
It's not a book in Babylon, right?

1277
00:54:27,173 --> 00:54:29,146
It's not a book in Jerusalem.

1278
00:54:29,146 --> 00:54:30,681
It's a heavenly book.

1279
00:54:30,681 --> 00:54:32,236
Moses talks about that

1280
00:54:32,236 --> 00:54:34,607
when he says, "God, if You

1281
00:54:34,607 --> 00:54:35,762
can't save my people,

1282
00:54:35,762 --> 00:54:38,815
blot my name out of Your book."

1283
00:54:38,815 --> 00:54:41,400
It's not their book; it's <i>Your</i> book.

1284
00:54:41,400 --> 00:54:43,620
In fact, in Revelation 13,

1285
00:54:43,620 --> 00:54:47,341
it talks about a judgment of all of those

1286
00:54:47,341 --> 00:54:49,371
whose names are not written,

1287
00:54:49,371 --> 00:54:52,578
and it describes this book
as the Lamb's...?

1288
00:54:52,578 --> 00:54:54,105
(Derek, Team) Book of Life.

1289
00:54:54,105 --> 00:54:55,583
(Derek) Ah, so, see

1290
00:54:55,583 --> 00:54:57,520
how Daniel and Revelation connect?

1291
00:54:57,520 --> 00:54:59,996
So here's the most important question

1292
00:54:59,996 --> 00:55:01,757
of our hour of study,

1293
00:55:01,757 --> 00:55:03,107
because this is all

1294
00:55:03,107 --> 00:55:05,217
about the history of the earth

1295
00:55:05,217 --> 00:55:08,415
and the deliverance of God's people
and judgment, right,

1296
00:55:08,415 --> 00:55:10,385
which is good news for the saints, right,

1297
00:55:10,385 --> 00:55:12,782
because it's in favor of the saints.

1298
00:55:12,782 --> 00:55:14,117
How do I make sure my name

1299
00:55:14,117 --> 00:55:17,649
is in the book, the Lamb's Book of Life?

1300
00:55:17,649 --> 00:55:21,514
How does my name get written there?
Yes, Travis?

1301
00:55:21,514 --> 00:55:23,532
(Travis) Follow the Lamb wherever He goes.

1302
00:55:23,532 --> 00:55:24,732
(Derek) Follow the Lamb,

1303
00:55:24,732 --> 00:55:26,027
now that's kind of imagery,

1304
00:55:26,027 --> 00:55:29,589
but be more specific for me, please;
help me, someone.

1305
00:55:29,589 --> 00:55:30,881
Rod, how do I get my name

1306
00:55:30,881 --> 00:55:31,893
written in the book?

1307
00:55:31,893 --> 00:55:33,912
(Rod) I think we need to serve the Lord

1308
00:55:33,912 --> 00:55:36,220
in the same way that Jesus
was on this earth.

1309
00:55:36,220 --> 00:55:37,989
You know, ministering and taking care

1310
00:55:37,989 --> 00:55:39,742
of sick people, widows.

1311
00:55:39,742 --> 00:55:41,096
I think we need to do that.

1312
00:55:41,096 --> 00:55:42,331
(Derek) Okay, and I think

1313
00:55:42,331 --> 00:55:43,494
that that is an outcome

1314
00:55:43,494 --> 00:55:45,194
of that living connection.

1315
00:55:45,194 --> 00:55:48,126
But, Stephanie, how do I get
my name <i>in</i> the book?

1316
00:55:48,126 --> 00:55:50,120
(Stephanie) Commit your life to Jesus,

1317
00:55:50,120 --> 00:55:51,757
accept what He's done for you.

1318
00:55:51,757 --> 00:55:54,506
(Derek) "Jesus, save me.

1319
00:55:54,511 --> 00:55:56,544
Write my name in Your book."

1320
00:55:56,544 --> 00:55:58,275
Do I still have work to do?

1321
00:55:58,275 --> 00:55:59,058
(Team) Yes.

1322
00:55:59,058 --> 00:56:00,581
(Derek) Do I still have growth

1323
00:56:00,581 --> 00:56:01,786
to happen in my life?

1324
00:56:01,786 --> 00:56:02,529
(Team) Yes.

1325
00:56:02,529 --> 00:56:05,551
(Derek) Absolutely, but, "Write my name
in Your book; save me."

1326
00:56:05,551 --> 00:56:07,521
"Everyone," Romans 10:13,

1327
00:56:07,521 --> 00:56:09,972
"who calls on the name of the Lord..."

1328
00:56:09,972 --> 00:56:11,265
(Team) "...will be saved."

1329
00:56:11,265 --> 00:56:13,853
(Derek) Now, I don't want to get
into a big discussion,

1330
00:56:13,853 --> 00:56:15,160
but could I at some point,

1331
00:56:15,160 --> 00:56:17,132
after my name's been written in the book,

1332
00:56:17,132 --> 00:56:19,365
say, "God, I don't want You
to save me anymore;

1333
00:56:19,365 --> 00:56:21,579
take my name out of the book,"
could I do that?

1334
00:56:21,579 --> 00:56:22,315
(Team) Yes.

1335
00:56:22,315 --> 00:56:24,374
(Derek) I have a freedom of choice, right?

1336
00:56:24,374 --> 00:56:25,901
But if I choose and say,

1337
00:56:25,901 --> 00:56:28,552
"God, write my name; Jesus, save me,"

1338
00:56:28,552 --> 00:56:30,000
and it's going to be affecting

1339
00:56:30,000 --> 00:56:32,309
the way I live from now on, isn't it...

1340
00:56:32,309 --> 00:56:34,014
I'll be praying for wisdom;

1341
00:56:34,014 --> 00:56:36,953
I'm going to be praying for might,

1342
00:56:36,953 --> 00:56:38,688
back to the song, wisdom and might

1343
00:56:38,688 --> 00:56:41,538
to live a life that will honor God.

1344
00:56:41,538 --> 00:56:43,420
But my name's been written in the book,

1345
00:56:43,420 --> 00:56:45,756
and I don't know when that
happened for you,

1346
00:56:45,756 --> 00:56:46,643
and I want to talk

1347
00:56:46,643 --> 00:56:48,570
to our Hope Sabbath School family,

1348
00:56:48,570 --> 00:56:50,219
I don't know when that happened.

1349
00:56:50,219 --> 00:56:51,392
You say, "Pastor Derek,

1350
00:56:51,392 --> 00:56:55,230
I don't think I've ever asked
Jesus to save me.

1351
00:56:55,230 --> 00:56:57,869
I grew up in a Christian family, but..."

1352
00:56:57,869 --> 00:56:59,173
But I want to challenge you

1353
00:56:59,173 --> 00:57:01,092
as I challenge each of us,

1354
00:57:01,092 --> 00:57:02,768
"Lord, write my name in the book."

1355
00:57:02,768 --> 00:57:04,942
And if you said that, as many of us have,

1356
00:57:04,942 --> 00:57:08,229
just every day say, "Thank You, God,"
get excited.

1357
00:57:08,229 --> 00:57:10,127
"You wrote my name in Your book,

1358
00:57:10,127 --> 00:57:11,310
the Lamb's Book of Life,

1359
00:57:11,310 --> 00:57:13,023
and I want to live to honor You."

1360
00:57:13,023 --> 00:57:14,967
And this book of Daniel wlll

1361
00:57:14,967 --> 00:57:16,995
not only tell us what's going to happen

1362
00:57:16,995 --> 00:57:20,394
but how to live as we prepare

1363
00:57:20,394 --> 00:57:21,922
for the glorious return

1364
00:57:21,922 --> 00:57:23,919
of the King of kings and Lord of lords.

1365
00:57:23,919 --> 00:57:25,461
Let's pray; Father in Heaven,

1366
00:57:25,461 --> 00:57:26,535
thank You so much

1367
00:57:26,535 --> 00:57:27,797
as we begin this journey

1368
00:57:27,797 --> 00:57:29,593
studying the book of Daniel.

1369
00:57:29,593 --> 00:57:32,692
And I pray in the name of Jesus

1370
00:57:32,692 --> 00:57:34,515
that You would accept us.

1371
00:57:34,515 --> 00:57:37,677
Say, "Jesus, save us; let us be part

1372
00:57:37,677 --> 00:57:39,861
of the redeemed of all ages."

1373
00:57:39,861 --> 00:57:42,122
And guide us as we live and as we grow

1374
00:57:42,122 --> 00:57:44,469
and as we learn how to walk

1375
00:57:44,469 --> 00:57:46,332
in these last days of Earth's history.

1376
00:57:46,332 --> 00:57:48,582
In the name of Jesus. Amen.

1377
00:57:48,582 --> 00:57:49,713
(Team) Amen.

1378
00:57:49,713 --> 00:57:51,172
(Derek) Thanks for joining us

1379
00:57:51,172 --> 00:57:52,327
for Hope Sabbath School.

1380
00:57:52,327 --> 00:57:53,680
This is an amazing journey,

1381
00:57:53,680 --> 00:57:54,717
the book of <i>Daniel.</i>

1382
00:57:54,717 --> 00:57:56,523
We are going to discover that God

1383
00:57:56,523 --> 00:57:57,821
will show us how to live,

1384
00:57:57,821 --> 00:58:00,915
that we can be lights to the world.

1385
00:58:00,915 --> 00:58:02,991
Go out and point people to Jesus.

1386
00:58:02,991 --> 00:58:29,091
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