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♪ theme music ♪
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(Derek) Welcome to Hope Sabbath School,
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an in-depth, interactive study
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of the Word of God.
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We are concluding an amazing series
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of studies on the book of Daniel.
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I hope you've been with us
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for the whole series.
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If you've missed any,
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go to our website, hopetv.org/hopess.
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You can watch the entire series,
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today, From Dust to Stars,
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from death, resurrection, to glory;
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it's an amazing future that is ours
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through faith in Jesus.
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Welcome to Hope Sabbath School today,
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and welcome to our team, glad you're here.
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It's going to be a great study.
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We're praying that God would guide.
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There are still some things in Daniel 12
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that are a little challenging for us,
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but one of the lessons
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that we've learned in our series
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is to see the big picture.
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That is that there's a Most High God
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who rules over the affairs of history,
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and He is working out His divine purpose,
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which is ultimately the plan of salvation
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saving us as His redeemed people forever.
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So, it's good news we're going
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to study together today.
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But before we do, I just want to say
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thank you for being part
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of our Hope Sabbath School family.
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And here's a note from Bob;
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thanks for writing from the Netherlands.
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Bob says, "Hello, brothers and sisters
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in the Hope Channel studio."
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(Team) Hello!
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(Derek) "As a family,
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we enjoy Hope Sabbath School.
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My wife and I use input
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for our Sabbath School at our church
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in Amsterdam North.
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Your approach gives us the feeling
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that we're joining with the whole team.
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I'm afraid that your studio is too small
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for all of the participants
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on this beautiful planet," that's true.
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By the way, we're in over 200 countries
around the world.
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"That's why we're glad that your team
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of 13 brothers and sisters
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is a good reflection
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of all the beautiful people in the world."
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Take a look at each other;
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you don't all look the same.
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We come from many different countries
and backgrounds,
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and that's what Bob's saying;
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it's good to see that we're all part
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of the world family of God.
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"We thank God for Hope Sabbath School
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and all of the team.
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Be blessed and stay blessed."
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Well, Bob, thanks for writing to us
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from the Netherlands.
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It's good to hear from you,
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and God bless you in your ministry there.
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Here's a note again from Jamaica.
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We have a lot of Jamaicans, Nicole,
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watching Hope Sabbath School.
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I think we must have hundreds of thousands
just in Jamaica.
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(Nicole) That's right.
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(Derek) "We listen to Hope Sabbath School
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on a regular basis.
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As soon as my husband,
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who had a stroke some years ago,
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hears your voices,
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he says, 'Don't change the channel.
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It's Hope Sabbath School!'
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We're learning so much
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from your Spirit-filled Hope
Sabbath School team.
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A special thanks; may God
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continue to bless you all.
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Enclosed, find a small donation."
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Well, thanks so much
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for writing to us from Jamaica
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and for your prayerful support.
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Here's a note from a donor in Montana
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in the United States of America.
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Some of you lived in Montana
at some point.
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"Keep up the good work."
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Now, this is interesting
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because many people
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who watch Hope Sabbath School
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get involved in ministry,
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which is what God wants.
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"Over four years ago, four of us
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felt led to start a small group
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to reach out to missing members,"
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people who used to walk with Jesus,
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used to be part of a spiritual fellowship,
but they're gone.
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"The first year saw over 100 visits
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by our small group,
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and two people were baptized."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) "God has continued
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to bless this tiny group.
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Each member gives back to the group
and teaches.
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Hope Sabbath School is really a help to us
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to feel capable to lead out.
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Thank you for all that God provides,"
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and the donor sent a gift of 100 dollars
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to help Hope Sabbath School.
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Well, we want to send a gift back to you.
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I won't mention the name,
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a couple there in Montana,
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but we want to send a gift back
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and say, "We're going to be praying
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for you and your small group.
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That is a ministry that is blessed by God.
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Thoko, Thokozile is the full name,
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but Thoko writes from South Africa
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and says, "I'd like to thank you
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for Hope Sabbath School
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and especially the theme songs
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because that's the best way
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I and my daughters learn
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to memorize the Bible.
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The lessons are the best way
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to start our week.
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I was glad to be introduced
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to the Seventh-day Adventist faith in 2004
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and I was baptized in 2008,
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and I've never looked back."
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) "Thank you for making
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the Bible study so simple
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and straight to the heart.
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We love your team."
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Well, Thoko, thanks for writing to us,
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and God bless you for not looking back.
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Didn't Jesus say something
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about not looking back
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when you decide to follow Him?
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One last note, from Kabwe, Kabwe
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in the great country of Zambia.
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Lots of Hope Sabbath School members
in Zambia.
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"My name's Kabwe;
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I'm a Sabbath School teacher
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at my local church,
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and I like your approach
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to the study of the Bible.
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I've adopted the same approach,
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and everyone is enjoying my class
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and eagerly looking forward
to the next week!
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The class is growing each Sabbath.
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My 10-year-old daughter Natasha
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always enjoys singing the Scripture songs
along with you.
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She sends greetings to Jason,"
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well, Jason, would you wave to Natasha,
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she's 10 years old, in Zambia,
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"and to the rest of you.
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May God continue blessing your ministry."
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Well, Kabwe and Natasha,
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we are thankful that you're part
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of our Hope Sabbath School family.
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And, actually, Natasha, 10 years old,
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we need you to help us
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sing our theme song.
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It's taken from Daniel,
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chapter 2, verses 20 to 23.
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If you don't have it, by the way,
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you can download it from our website,
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but let's sing it together now.
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♪ music ♪
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(Derek) I always remember
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someone telling me, if they were
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ever asked a difficult question
from the Bible,
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they would just say, "I think I'll ask
Jesus that question when I see Him."
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And that's a good answer, isn't it?
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Because, if we study all of the Scripture
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but we don't plan to meet Jesus with joy,
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we've missed everything.
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As we study Daniel, chapter 12,
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From Dust to Stars, we're going to see
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that God's greatest desire is that we
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be part of that redeemed throng.
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Let's pray the Holy Spirit
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will guide us in our study today.
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Father in Heaven, thank You so much
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for this amazing book of Daniel.
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You inspired the prophet Daniel,
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first as a young man
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and throughout his life,
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to record faithfully messages
given by You,
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not only for the blessing
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of his people in his day,
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but for throughout the history
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of the plan of salvation,
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You have blessed those
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looking forward to the Prince
of the covenant,
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the Messiah Jesus, who would come.
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And for us now living
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in the very last days of Earth's history,
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this book is so relevant.
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So, as we study from Daniel,
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chapter 12, today,
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may Your Holy Spirit be our Teacher,
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may lives be transformed, blessed forever,
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is our prayer in the name of Jesus. Amen.
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Daniel, chapter 12,
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if you have your Bible open
to that chapter,
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we've got 13 verses.
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That's a lot less than the 45
in chapter 11,
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but there are some powerful insights,
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and so let's begin with verse 1
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of Daniel, chapter 12.
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And, Pedro, would you
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begin our study today?
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(Pedro) Yes, I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version,
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Daniel 12, verse 1:
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(Derek) Now, we're going to come
to what the book is,
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but that's the most important message
of Daniel,
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is that God wants us to be part
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of those who are delivered. Amen?
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) But Michael stands up,
the great Prince.
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Where have we heard of Michael before,
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here in the book of Daniel?
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(Christian) In chapter 10.
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(Derek) Okay. He comes
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to the aid of Gabriel,
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who is a covering cherub
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but needs some help
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because a force opposed to God,
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described as the prince of Persia,
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not talking about a human monarch there;
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there's a spiritual battle going on,
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and Michael comes to the aid of Gabriel.
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But He's also called the great Prince.
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Christian, when you hear that,
"the great Prince,"
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that's also Daniel's language, isn't it?
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Where do you hear
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that great Prince language?
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(Christian) Yes, in Daniel,
chapter 10, verse 13,
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he's referred to as the chief Prince.
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(Derek) Okay, the chief Prince.
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Is there another verse, though,
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that you can think of that's important
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in speaking about the Prince? Yes, Travis?
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(Travis) Daniel, chapter 9, verse 25.
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(Derek) Would you read that for us?
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We've been studying chapter by chapter.
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By the way, while you're finding that,
I want to speak
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to our Hope Sabbath School family.
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We've got a great series
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on Daniel and Revelation,
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chapter by chapter.
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Go to HopeBibleStudy.org
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because we're not done with our study
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just because we're finishing this series.
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HopeBibleStudy.org is a free
Bible study series for you.
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But Daniel 9 and verse 25
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speaks about the Prince.
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Would you read it for us?
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(Travis) And I'll be reading
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from the New King James Version:
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(Derek) So, is it possible that Michael
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is none other than Messiah,
is that possible?
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(Team) It is.
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(Derek) What does the name...
We've got to be careful
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because some people might get
confused here, right,
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because He's called the Archangel, right?
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What does the name Michael mean?
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Anybody know? Christian?
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(Christian) It means, "Who is like God."
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(Derek) "Who is like God."
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El, you've got "El" there, Michael, right?
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"Who is like God."
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That's a significant name, by the way.
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Archangel, does that automatically mean
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that Michael is a created being? Pedro?
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(Pedro) We see that the word angel
in the Bible
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is described as not only
as a heavenly being
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but also as humans and God.
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You know, God, sends the angels,
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the messengers of God.
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(Derek) Okay, so the word aggelos
(ANG-eh-los) in the Greek,
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and in the Hebrew the word
translated angel
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can mean messenger, okay?
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Because angels are created beings, right?
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Both those who are still faithful to God
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and those who revolted against God,
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they're created; we know that
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because it speaks of Lucifer,
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"From the day you were created," right?
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But Michael, someone might say,
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"It can't be Messiah," Jonathan,
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"because we do not believe
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that the Son of God is created," right?
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And Messiah is not created;
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He's from eternity past;
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"In the beginning was the Word,
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and the Word was with God,
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and the Word was God."
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That's the One who "became flesh
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and dwelt among us."
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So, He's from eternity past. Jonathan?
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(Jonathan) Just the multiple times
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in the Old Testament
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where you see "the angel of the Lord,"
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used in language that obviously hints
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at this Being being worshiped,
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being considered to be God,
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so that that tradition
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is already laid out in Scripture.
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(Derek) Maybe not tradition,
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but the pattern, right?
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By the way, in Revelation,
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when there's a real angel
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that someone tries to worship,
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the angel says what?
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"Don't do it. Worship..."?
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(Team) God.
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(Derek) Worship God. Yes, Christian.
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(Christian) A very interesting insight
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that I have seen is that in
the book of Joshua, chapter 5,
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Joshua is confronted by the Commander
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of the army of the Lord.
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And those words "Commander" and "Prince,"
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are actually the same Hebrew word.
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And so that gives us an insight as well.
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(Derek) All right. I think
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it's in the little book of Jude,
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which only has one chapter,
so Jude, verse 9,
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that Michael appears again, right?
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I think that's where He's called
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the Archangel, is that right?
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Could someone find that little book,
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right before the book of Revelation.
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Let me know when you've found it.
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Nicole, it looks like you have it there.
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So I don't have to say, "chapter 1,"
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because there's only 1, so Jude, verse 9.
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(Nicole) The New International
Version says:
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(Derek) And we could go
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to Deuteronomy 34 where it says
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the Lord buried him and...
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speaking about Moses,
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but we don't have time for that right now.
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But I think that's the only place
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where archangel is mentioned,
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archangel and Michael together,
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the Commander, Christian, you said,
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of the angelic host, all right?
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He stands up, and it's over, right?
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I mean, there's something very significant
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about when the Commander
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of the angelic host stands up. Travis.
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(Travis) And I would also like
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to point out that Malachi 3:1 refers
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to Jesus the Messiah as a Messenger.
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(Derek) Okay. All right, so a messenger
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can apply to a variety of people, right?
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In fact, are we not also messengers?
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The three angels flying
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in the midst of heaven
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are not actually angels, they're people,
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and they're flying because it's urgent,
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and they're "crying out
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with a loud voice."
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Well, we want to continue.
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The significance of Michael standing up,
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what's the significance
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of Michael standing up?
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Is there some significance to that?
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Help me, someone. Standing up. Sean?
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(Sean) One thing to consider
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is that you can stand up
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in a judgment type of sense.
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So, you understand, "This is it.
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I have the final say,"
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when it comes over to, "The great Prince
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who stands watch over the sons
of your people."
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The other one could be
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in more of a commander sense
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where He's going to have
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some actions that take place
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based on what follows in the chapter.
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(Derek) Right, and I want
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to come to the book,
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but in verse 2 it does
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talk about those "who sleep
in the dust will arise."
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So, this is not like, "Somewhere
along the way."
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This is at the end, right,
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when Michael stands up. Travis?
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(Travis) We talked in previous studies
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about the Day of Atonement
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and judgment beginning in 1844,
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and so this talking about Michael
standing up
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is the ending of that judgment.
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We talked about the sheep
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and the goats, you know, being...
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(Derek) So, if we were to use
the language of Revelation,
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and we've been saying Daniel
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and Revelation should be studied together,
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it's when the judgment concludes
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and, "It is finished."
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"It is finished." Yes, Pedro.
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(Pedro) Even in chapter 7, verse 10,
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the courts were seated.
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The judgment started at that point,
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and now, when Jesus stands up,
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basically court is (adjourned).
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(Derek) Alright, now I've
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got to get to this book
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because if someone misses everything else,
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I want them to know
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how they can get their name in the book.
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So, remember we read about the book.
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All right, it's at the end of the verse,
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"Every one who is found
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written in the book will be delivered."
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So, what is the book
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that it's talking about?
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Well, are there various books, Christian,
that are mentioned?
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(Christian) Well, this particular book
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would be the Book of Life.
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(Derek) And where do we
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find out about the Book of Life?
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It doesn't call it the Book of LIfe,
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but it's obviously the Book of Life
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because those whose names
are in it are...?
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(Derek, Team) Delivered.
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(Derek) They're going to live, right?
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Where do we learn about that?
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Maharani, could you take us to Revelation?
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Keep our place there in Daniel.
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Remember we're studying
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these books together.
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Right at the end, Revelation, chapter 20,
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verse 12 and verse 15
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talk about a Book of Life.
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Would you read, starting
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in Revelation 20 and verse 12?
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(Maharani) Okay, and I will be reading
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from the New King James Version:
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(Derek) And then verse 15
of the same chapter.
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(Maharani) Verse 15:
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(Derek) Would you say it's good
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to be written in the Book? Absolutely.
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So now the next question,
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and this is really important.
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Some of you might say, "Derek,
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I know that," but let's say someone
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is watching for the first time.
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Amy, how do I get my name in the book?
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Well, would you look at another verse
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with us in Revelation, still,
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chapter 13, verse 8,
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and 21, verse 27, because it speaks
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a little more about this Book of Life.
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Revelation, chapter 20 and verse 12.
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Excuse me; I'm backtracking.
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Revelation 13, verse 8, and 21,
verse 27, thank you.
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(Amy) Revelation 13, verse 8, and I'm
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reading from New King James, and it says:
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(Derek) And then chapter 21, verse 27,
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giving us a little more information
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about this Book of Life.
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(Amy) Chapter 21, verse 27,
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again New King James Version:
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(Derek) So, what additional information
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do you see there, Heide,
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that wasn't in the previous verse
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we read in Revelation, chapter 20?
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(Heide) It tells you certain things
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that you should abstain from,
certain things...
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(Derek) Oh, it does that, too,
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but I'm talking about the book itself.
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It's called, not just the Book
of Life, but...
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(Team Member) The Lamb's.
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(Derek) The Lamb's Book of Life,
that's right.
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Who's the Lamb in the book of Revelation?
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(Team) Jesus.
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(Derek) Jesus is the Lamb, right?
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You go back to Revelation, chapter 4.
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And, of course, even back to the Gospels,
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when John the Baptist
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sees the Messiah coming, he shouts out...?
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(Derek, Team) "Lamb of God."
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(Derek) That's all part
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of that ceremonial system
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pointing to the Messiah to come, right?
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So, it's not just the Book of Life,
it's the...?
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(Derek, Team) Lamb's Book of Life.
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(Derek) That means it's the Book of Jesus,
right, the Savior.
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How do I get my name in the book, Amy?
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(Amy) To accept His death as yours.
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(Derek) So, I'm accepting Jesus as my...?
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(Team) Savior.
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(Derek) The word is redeemed, right?
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They're going to be redeemed.
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I'm accepting Jesus as my Redeemer,
as my Savior,
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and I'm simply saying, "Lord Jesus,
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write my name in Your book," right?
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How many does Jesus want to be saved?
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(Team) All.
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(Derek) Everybody.
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Who will be saved?
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(Team) All who choose Jesus.
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(Derek) All who choose
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to accept the gift of salvation.
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So, would it be true, then,
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that when we accept the gift of salvation,
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our name is written in the book?
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) So, maybe someone's watching,
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and they go, "I don't know if I did that.
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I grew up in a Christian home;
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I believe that Jesus is the Messiah;
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I believe He's coming back again in glory;
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I want to be ready.
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I don't know if I ever asked Him
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to write my name in the book!"
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Do we have to know
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that we made that decision,
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what do you think?
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Or is it okay to be...?
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What do you think, Maharani?
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Do I need to know?
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(Maharani) "Believe" is
a really strong word,
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so, if you believe something,
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it influences your actions, your decisions
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and choices in life.
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And so, if someone accepts Jesus
as their Savior,
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it influences their entire life
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to reflect God's character.
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(Derek) So, would it be possible
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to say, "I don't remember
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exactly when I did that,
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but I'm living for Jesus,
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and my heart's surrendered to Jesus.
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So, I know I must have done it somewhere,
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and so my name's in the Book"?
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Or, Christian, do you think it's important
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to be able to mark that time,
what do you think?
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(Christian) Well, the Apostle John,
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in his epistle, 1 John, chapter 5,
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writes it in the simplest way...
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(Derek) Would you like to read it?
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(Christian) Sure.
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(Derek) Tell us where it's found
before we start.
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Give us a moment to find it.
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(Christian) I'm reading
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from the New King James Version,
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and this is 1 John, chapter 5,
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and I'll read verses 11 and 12.
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(Derek) All right, give us
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a moment to find that,
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1 John, chapter 5:11-12.
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So this would be, you'd say,
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the way that I get my name
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written in the Lamb's Book of Life?
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(Christian) The simplest way.
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(Derek) Okay, this is important.
Let's hear what it says.
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(Christian) It says, verse 11,
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"And this is the testimony:
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That God has given us eternal life,
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and this life," which is eternal life,
"is in His Son."
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Verse 12:
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(Derek) So, you would say,
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back to what Amy said.
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When I say, "Jesus, be my Savior" -
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Jesus redeemed, to use
the word of Daniel,
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right, the redeemed? -
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"Redeem me, forgive me of my sins,
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save me" - then that's when my name
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is written in the Book of Life.
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You know, I would agree with you, Nicole.
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If I have any question about that,
just do it.
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If I have any question,
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"I don't know if I ever asked,"
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would you say, "Just do it today." Amy?
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(Amy) And I think we need
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to do it on a daily basis,
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because the choices that we make
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can either turn us towards
or away from God...
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(Derek) So, I want to challenge that
just a little bit,
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though I understand what you're saying,
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because I ought to not wake up
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wondering if my name's in the Book.
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But what can I do every day?
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(Christian) Invite Jesus to come
into your heart.
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(Derek) Can I also thank Him
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that my name's in the book,
you know, right?
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"Thank You for writing
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my name in the book,
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and be in my heart,
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Lord of my life today." Sure, Victoria?
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(Victoria) You also have to live your life
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according to the Word of God.
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(Derek) We do, and yet that comes
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out of a living connection with Him,
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like Maharani was saying, right?
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And this is crucial.
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We don't get our names written in the Book
-
by how we're doing.
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Otherwise we'd all be in serious trouble.
-
"For by grace we've been saved
through faith."
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But when we have that living connection
with Jesus,
-
Maharani said it changes
everything, right?
-
It changes the way we live.
-
One of my favorite preachers said,
-
"I'm not the man I should be,
-
but I praise God I'm not the man
I used to be;
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I've been changed,"
-
so that transformation,
-
for sure, does occur.
-
Well, in this same verse...
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By the way, this is packed;
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I thought we only had 13 verses, Pedro,
-
but there's this time of trouble
-
such as never was; Michael stands up.
-
What is that talking about?
-
What is this time of trouble?
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Is this a spiritual battle,
-
or is it a little trouble, Christian?
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(Christian) This is a reference
-
to a time period that Revelation,
-
chapters 15 and 16, refer to,
-
the seven last plagues.
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(Derek) So, it's real,
literal troubled time.
-
By the way, are God's people
-
sheltered from those plagues,
-
or do they experience them, too,
-
with everybody else?
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(Team) Sheltered.
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(Derek) They're sheltered, Travis?
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Well, it says "delivered," right?
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(Travis) In the book of Psalms,
-
Psalm 91 is written specifically
about that event.
-
And only with the eyes
-
will the righteous see the destruction.
-
(Derek) Is that where, "A thousand
may fall at your right hand
-
and ten thousand..." Yes, Christian.
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(Christian) I might even say, though,
that they are sheltered
-
because they're not delivered
until the end of the plagues.
-
So, during the plagues,
-
they truly are sheltered.
-
God shelters them through the trouble,
-
and then delivers them at the very end.
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(Derek) Okay, so it may seem like
-
the whole world is falling apart,
because it is,
-
but our deliverance is sure.
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(Team) Amen.
-
(Derek) Yes, Pedro.
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(Pedro) I think in Psalm 27 we find,
-
talking about the time of trouble,
-
how we'll be delivered.
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(Derek) Would you read that for us?
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This is a psalm of David.
-
You know, my wife likes
-
to write Scripture songs,
-
and she's actually composed
-
quite a few songs for these
-
because we don't know
-
the original tunes from these,
-
but they would sing these songs, right?
-
Are you reading verses 4 and 5
of Psalm 27?
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And how does that read in your Bible?
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(Pedro) I'll be reading
-
from the New King James Version,
-
Psalm 27, verse 4:
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Verse 5:
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(Derek) And there's another Psalm
-
that says, "The Lord is my hiding place,"
-
which would reinforce, Christian,
what you're saying.
-
Things may be happening all around us,
-
but if the Lord is our hiding place,
-
we don't need to be afraid.
-
Now, have you ever met someone
-
that was really afraid
-
of, like, the end time
-
and the seven last plagues,
-
and, you know, it's every island
-
moved out of its place?
-
I mean, that's Revelation, isn't it?
-
It seems like a fearful time.
-
What word of assurance would you give
-
to someone who feels, "Ooh!
-
I don't want to go through that"?
-
Have you ever met anyone like that?
-
You said, "It's me."
-
Evelyn, what would you say?
-
Maybe a friend comes to you at university,
-
and they say, "I'm just terrified
-
about all of that with the plagues,
-
and the elements melting
with fervent heat."
-
Of course, that happens later,
-
but, you know, just fearful
-
about this time of trouble
"such as never was."
-
(Evelyn) One assurance that we have
-
in the Bible is the Israelites
-
during the time of Moses,
-
they also went through a series
-
of 10 plagues in their time,
-
and God delivered His people.
-
Everyone around them
-
that didn't trust in the Lord,
-
they perished, and they did suffer
-
the consequences of the plagues.
-
But those people who followed God
-
and had Him in their hearts
-
were completely saved
-
from any of that destruction.
-
(Derek) And back to the salvation issue,
-
the tenth plague, when the death angel
flew over,
-
what did they have to do
-
if they were choosing God's redemption?
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(Team) Put blood on their doorposts.
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(Derek) A lamb was slayed,
-
which, you know, lambs can't save you;
-
it's pointing forward to...?
-
(Team) Jesus.
-
(Derek) The Lamb of God, right, Jesus,
-
and where did they put the blood?
-
(Team) Doorposts.
-
(Derek) Do you know, anyone
-
who chose to go in was protected?
-
Right? Isn't that right?
-
Including the firstborn, so he was glad
-
that his father put the blood
-
over the doorpost, right?
-
We could spend a lot of time there,
but we won't.
-
All right, so here is
this time of trouble,
-
but if we are standing
-
under the protection of our Savior,
-
we don't need to be afraid.
-
Something else is going to happen, though.
-
Verse 2, and, Jonathan,
-
would you read that for us
-
in Daniel, chapter 12 and verse 2?
-
Michael stands up;
-
we've considered that symbolism,
-
and there is a time of trouble,
-
but what do you read in verse 2?
-
(Jonathan) All right, I'll be reading
-
from the English Standard Version:
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(Derek) Is there any other prophet
-
in the Bible who speaks
-
of death as a sleep?
-
Do you say, "Well, is Jesus a prophet?"
-
Yeah, well, He's Prophet, Priest,
-
and King, isn't He? And Messiah.
-
Does Jesus speak of death as a sleep?
-
(Team) Yes.
-
(Derek) Where does Jesus
-
speak of death as a sleep?
-
In John, chapter 11.
-
Shall we take a moment? Is it important?
-
A lot of people have misunderstandings
-
about what happens when we die,
don't they?
-
John, chapter 11, verses 11 to 14.
-
Amy, would you be able
-
to read that for us?
-
This is a great story of God
-
raising a man named Lazarus from the dead,
-
but let's look at verses 11 to 14.
-
(Amy) John, chapter 11, verses 11 to 14,
-
and this is the New King James Version:
-
(Derek) So, Jesus speaks
-
of death as a sleep.
-
If death is a sleep, resurrection
would be...?
-
(Team) Waking up.
-
(Derek) Waking someone up
from their sleep.
-
A lot more we could look at there,
-
but in this passage where it speaks
-
about those who sleep in the dust
shall awake,
-
it speaks about two resurrections
in Daniel.
-
Is that found anywhere else
-
in Scripture? Christian?
-
(Christian) Yes, it is;
-
in the New Testament, Jesus Himself
-
spoke of that in John, chapter 5.
-
(Derek) Let's take a look at that.
-
You know, I always like to hear
-
what Jesus has to say.
-
As a follower of Jesus,
-
what He says is important.
-
And so He's spoken about death
as a sleep.
-
He's spoken about waking people up
-
from their sleep, resurrection,
-
What does He say in John, chapter 5?
-
Will you be reading verses 25, 28 and 29?
-
Could you read those three verses for us?
-
(Christian) Sure, I'm reading
-
from the New King James Version,
-
John, chapter 5, verse 25, says:
-
And then verse 28, He says:
-
Verse 29:
-
(Derek) Oh, there's so much there;
I just want to speak
-
to our Hope Sabbath School members again
-
because you've got to understand
Revelation, chapter 20
-
(so, remember HopeBibleStudy.org,
-
chapter by chapter, Daniel and Revelation)
-
speaks about those two resurrections
-
being separated by a thousand years,
right?
-
(Team) Right.
-
(Derek) Can't go into all
of those details here,
-
but here it speaks
-
about being raised from the dead.
-
What's the timing, Sean,
-
of that resurrection?
-
It speaks about Michael standing up.
-
Are there any other Bible verses
-
that speak about when that resurrection
takes place?
-
(Sean) I think, 1 Thessalonians.
-
(Derek) First Thessalonians, chapter 4?
-
Let's take a look at that together.
-
Verses 13, we could read
-
all the way to the end of the chapter,
-
but let's read 13 to 16,
-
which, as Sean pointed out,
-
talks about the timing.
-
We'd learn it from Daniel, wouldn't we?
-
Daniel says, Michael stands up,
-
time of trouble, resurrection.
-
But let's see how the Apostle Paul
-
writes to Christians in Thessalonica.
-
(Sean) Sure, I'll be reading
-
from the New King James Version:
-
(Derek) I like verse 17,
-
that, "We who are alive and remain
-
will be caught up,"
-
but I'm just going to have
-
to hold it right there.
-
It happens when Christ returns in glory.
-
So, Michael stands up,
-
returns in glory, resurrection, right?
-
(Jonathan) And it says archangel.
-
(Derek) Ah! And it speaks
-
about the voice of the archangel.
-
It also speaks in verse 13
-
about those who sleep.
-
So it's using this same language
-
that we find in Daniel, chapter 12.
-
I'm going to pause and make this
-
a little more personal, if I can.
-
Is there someone that you want
-
to talk to on that day
-
to tell them how gracious God was to you?
-
Is there someone that comes
-
to your mind, Nicole, that you want
to talk to on that day?
-
(Nicole) My mother.
-
(Derek) What do you want
to tell your mother?
-
(Nicole) "Thank you for praying for me
because I'm here with you now."
-
(Derek) Now, what someone may not know,
because we get lots
-
of Hope Sabbath School members
joining all along,
-
is there something important
-
that your mother didn't know?
-
Tell us that very briefly.
-
(Nicole) I mean, of course,
-
she's been asleep for 20 years,
-
but she didn't know
-
that I would come around
-
and give my life to Christ the way I have.
-
And when she passed (and she fell asleep),
-
I was in a different place than I am now.
-
I was definitely much more worldly
-
than I am today in terms
-
of my activities and my behaviors.
-
And I think she would be very pleased
-
that her prayers were heard on high,
-
and that I've turned my life around,
-
and I'm now a disciple for Christ.
-
(Derek) Somebody say amen.
-
(Team) Amen!
-
(Derek) Isn't that awesome?
-
I think there are going to be a whole lot
of people happy.
-
Some others could say, "I have something,"
-
maybe someone watching somewhere
around the world saying, "I have
-
someone, because I want to tell them
that their prayers for me
-
were not wasted," right?
-
Sometimes prayers are answered
-
after a person falls asleep.
-
I do believe those prayers are not wasted.
-
Well, we're going to keep going here.
-
We're just moving on to verse 4
-
of Daniel, chapter 12.
-
Why do you think this instruction
-
is given to Daniel?
-
Daniel, chapter 12, verse 4,
-
and verse 9 repeats it again.
-
And, Jason, would you read that for us?
-
(Jason) Sure, I'll be reading
-
from the New King James Version,
-
Daniel, chapter 12, verse 4 and verse 9:
-
And then verse 9:
-
(Derek) Now, there is a difference
-
between the time of the end
-
and the end of time.
-
The end of time is...?
-
(Team Member) When Jesus returns.
-
(Derek) That's it, right?
-
That's the end of time.
-
But there is a period
-
before the end of time
-
which is referred to in Scripture
-
as the time of the end.
-
Why would such an important book
be sealed up
-
for many, many, many centuries?
-
We're talking sixth century, BC,
-
until the closing part of Earth's history?
-
Why would the angel give that instruction,
-
"Seal it up until the time of the end"?
-
I thought all Scripture was given
-
by inspiration of God and is profitable,
-
so help me with that?
-
Did it mean that no one
-
should really study it?
-
Is that what it meant, "Seal it up,"?
-
What do you think? Sean?
-
(Sean) I just think there are things
-
that had to be fulfilled
-
for you to fully understand.
-
I shouldn't use "fully,"
-
but for you to understand
-
or comprehend a little bit more.
-
So, it's almost like you have
-
this letter that's written,
-
and it's on its way to get to you,
-
and things have transpired,
-
and by the time you get it,
-
it makes more sense
-
because you see things being fulfilled.
-
(Derek) Some people have told me that you
-
really only fully understand prophecy
-
after it's fulfilled, and you look back.
-
Now, I think we can see
-
the signs, for example,
-
but is it possible that we
-
don't have it all 100 percent right?
-
And we might say, "I need
to keep studying,"
-
because maybe some things
-
are a little different
-
from what I thought. Travis?
-
(Travis) The prophecies here
-
are specifically talking
-
about the judgment part
-
of Daniel that's sealed up,
-
and that, as we've studied through Daniel,
-
referred to the time of the end
-
when the warning would go out,
-
even in Revelation, chapter 14,
-
that judgment has come.
-
And so, it says that knowledge,
-
in verse 4, knowledge will increase,
-
and literature proves this to be true.
-
From 1798 on, the knowledge
-
of the judgment part
-
of Daniel's 2,300 days,
-
hundreds and hundreds of books
-
have been written about that.
-
Prior to that, there's hardly
-
one piece of literature
-
to even explain that.
-
It's an amazing revelation.
-
(Derek) And that resurgence of interest
-
in studying Bible prophecy
-
was across the globe, right?
-
People around the world
-
with this interest, this sense
-
that we're living in the time
of the end. Jason.
-
(Jason) That also came about
-
because of various technological advances.
-
So, one of the reasons you didn't have
-
a lot of books on these types of things
-
was because you didn't have
that many books, period.
-
So history also played a role
in this as well.
-
(Derek) So, you've answered my question,
-
when the prophecies were unsealed;
-
did Daniel understand any of this
-
when he was writing it down?
-
Oh, the angel explained some of it
-
to him, didn't he?
-
(Team) Yes.
-
(Derek) Yes, but some of it
-
made him feel sick.
-
It made him feel weak.
-
So, it would be fair to say
-
he didn't understand it all, right?
-
But it was still revealed to him.
-
Well, that makes me feel better
-
because I don't understand it all either.
-
But did he understand the big picture?
-
(Team) Yes.
-
(Derek) What did he know for sure?
-
(Team) God wins.
-
(Derek) God wins, right.
-
Most High God rules; God wins.
-
He's going to set up a kingdom.
-
The saints of the Most High
-
will inherit the kingdom
forever and ever. Amy?
-
(Amy) I'm just thinking
-
about not understanding and understanding.
-
It's of great comfort to me to recognize
-
that the same Holy Spirit
-
who inspired Daniel to write this
-
is the same Holy Spirit
-
that is helping me to understand
-
and will open my eyes and my insight
-
into what God has to tell me.
-
(Derek) Can you think of a promise
-
that supports what Amy just said?
-
That the same Holy Spirit
-
who inspired the prophets to write
-
wants to help us to understand.
-
Can anybody think of a Bible text
-
that supports that? Jonathan.
-
I agree with you, Amy; you're right.
-
I just want to know
-
where that's found in the Scriptures.
-
Jonathan, where are you thinking?
-
(Jonathan) Jeremiah 33:3?
-
(Derek) Jeremiah 33 and verse 3, okay.
-
That's one of my favorite Scripture songs.
-
But you're saying this shows
-
that God wants to help us
-
to understand what the Holy Spirit
-
has inspired someone to write.
-
Will you read for us
-
from Jeremiah 33 and verse 3?
-
(Jonathan) Sure. I'm reading
-
from the English Standard Version:
-
(Derek) Okay, now He could give you
-
a vision or dream, right?
-
But He could also point you
-
to the revelation that's already
been given, right?
-
So that's a great one,
-
Jeremiah 33, verse 3.
-
I was thinking of another one. Christian?
-
(Christian) In John, chapter 16,
verse 13...
-
(Derek) That's the one I was thinking of!
-
That's a promise of Jesus, isn't it?
-
(Christian) Yes, Jesus Himself...
-
(Derek) John, chapter 16, and verse 13?
-
(Christian) Yes, I could read that
for you; I'm reading
-
from the New King James Version.
-
Jesus Himself said in John 16, verse 13:
-
(Derek) I remember one time
-
someone said to me, "I don't
-
need the Bible anymore;
-
I have the Holy Spirit."
-
It's like, "Wait a minute.
-
The Holy Spirit is the One
-
who inspired the prophets
to write this down,
-
and He's not going to tell you
His own things."
-
In fact, doesn't it say that He will...
-
"The things that I have said,"
-
where is that, that, "He will
-
show you these things,
-
not His own things."
-
So He's going to point us
-
back to Scripture.
-
He's going to help us to understand
-
what has been revealed.
-
So, that's a precious promise, isn't it,
-
for each one of us.
-
Well, we want to go
-
to the closing revelation,
here in the book.
-
Notice Daniel and Revelation go together.
-
We're in Daniel, chapter 12,
-
beginning with verse 5.
-
Daniel, chapter 12, Christian,
-
would you read that for us,
-
starting in verse 5?
-
I would wish it just got really simple,
-
but Daniel's not done sharing
-
some revelation with us.
-
Let's see what he says.
-
(Christian) Again, I'm reading
-
from the New King James Version,
-
Daniel, chapter 12, verse 5:
-
Verse 6:
-
Verse 7:
-
Verse 8:
-
Verse 11:
-
Verse 13:
-
(Derek) So, it starts with the "time,
-
and the times and half a time,"
-
and then it throws in 1290 days,
-
which, if we know Bible prophecy key,
is 1290 years.
-
And just in case you didn't have
-
it all settled yet,
-
I'm going to throw in a 1,335 years.
-
And you say, "Oh, I guess there's more
-
that we need to learn."
-
But where have we heard the "time,
-
times, and half a time,"
-
or dividing of time?
-
Where have we heard that before, Pedro?
-
(Pedro) We found this
-
in Daniel and Revelation,
-
referring to the time
-
of the period of Rome, Papal Rome,
destroying.
-
The little horn power.
-
(Derek) Okay, and in Revelation,
-
in Revelation, is it 12:14
-
where the earth provides
-
a place for the woman?
-
And what's that talking about?
-
We've got to study
-
Daniel and Revelation together,
-
where lest the faithful would all perish,
-
the earth, not the sea but the earth,
-
that means where there weren't
any people, right,
-
opens up and provides shelter
-
for the people of God.
-
Many see that as being fulfilled
-
in the New World where many pilgrims came
-
seeking religious freedom
-
to what we now call
-
the United States of America,
-
which grew up where there weren't
any people.
-
By the way, there are some things
-
in Revelation about this beast
-
that speaks like a lamb
-
and then starts acting
-
like a dragon, right?
-
So, there's so much more we have to learn,
-
but what I want to ask you is...
-
"Oh, I don't think I understand
all of that."
-
Is there a promise that would be
-
an encouragement to people
-
as we're wrapping up our study
-
who are saying, "Oh, now more things
-
that I need to figure out,
1,290, 1,335..."
-
Look at the words of Jesus
-
in John, chapter 16 and verse 4.
-
Christian read earlier
-
from the words of Jesus
-
a little later in that chapter, right,
in verse 13.
-
Maharani, would you read verse 4 for us?
-
(Maharani) All right, and I'll be reading
-
from the New King James Version:
-
(Derek) "So, I'm not going to tell you
everything right now,
-
but don't be stressed out
about that," okay?
-
In fact, the Apostle Paul...
-
Victoria, maybe you could find
-
1 Corinthians for us, chapter 13
and verse 12,
-
in this wonderful chapter about love,
-
and that's not just talking
-
about human love between one and another
-
but the agape love of God, you know.
-
"These three remain, faith, hope and love,
-
and the greatest of these is..."?
-
(Team) Love.
-
(Derek) The greatest is love,
-
and that is the love of God,
-
the immeasurable, unfailing love of God.
-
And if we have a relationship with Him,
-
then His love can be revealed through us.
-
But I want you to note, Victoria,
if you would,
-
1 Corinthians 13 and verse 12,
-
what does that say?
-
(Victoria) I'll be reading
-
from the New King James Version,
-
1 Corinthians 13:12:
-
(Derek) Now, they tell me
-
that back in those days,
-
they didn't have the kind
-
of mirrors we have today.
-
Do you know how the mirrors
-
were constructed back then?
-
Polished metal, right? Polished metal.
-
And, "Oh, I think I see a face there,"
-
but I only see it...?
-
(Team) Dimly.
-
(Derek) Dimly, right?
-
It's not like, "Whew!" I see it dimly.
-
Paul's saying that's kind of how
it is with us.
-
We see, but we don't see everything.
-
So, how do we learn
-
to live with that? Amy?
-
That we see, but we don't see everything.
-
(Amy) Through faith and trust.
-
(Derek) Faith and trust in Jesus,
right? Christian?
-
(Christian) One of the promises
-
that speaks to me the most in this context
-
is found in 2 Timothy, chapter 1, verse 7.
-
(Derek) Okay.
-
(Christian) Second Timothy,
chapter 1, verse 7.
-
(Derek) Can we read that together?
-
Give us a moment to find it.
-
This is the Apostle Paul
-
writing to a young Hope
Sabbath School member.
-
He was a young man,
-
passionate about sharing
the gospel, right?
-
And in this letter, this is
kind of a long text message,
-
what is he saying in 2 Timothy 1
and verse 7?
-
(Christian) Reading from the New
King James Version, Paul wrote,
-
"For God has not given us
a spirit of fear,
-
but of power," and I love to think,
-
as opposed to powerless,
-
you know, as we saw Satan's lies,
-
so God is speaking truth and power
-
"and of love," like we just read
-
in 1 Corinthians 13,
-
"and of a sound mind."
-
So God is promising a sound mind
-
as opposed to confusion.
-
So God wants to speak clarity
-
so that we can understand
-
the things that are to come.
-
(Derek) So, would you say then,
-
even if I don't understand everything
-
in the book of Daniel
-
or Revelation or somewhere else...
-
By the way, I am so thankful
-
for the Gospels, Matthew, Mark,
Luke and John,
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which, even those are quite deep,
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especially the Gospel of John,
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but we ought to go
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to the simple, clear teaching of Scripture
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as well as wrestling with some
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of these complex portions.
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But I hear Christian saying,
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"Don't give up," right?
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Keep praying, keep...?
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(Travis) Studying.
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(Derek) Studying, right?
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"Be diligent to show yourself
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approved unto God."
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And the Holy Spirit
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"will lead us into all truth."
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Does that mean we'll know
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everything about everything?
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(Team) No.
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(Derek) What does it mean,
"into all truth"?
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(Heide) I think Jesus is
the way and the truth.
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(Derek) Ah, so you would say
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it would lead us to Him
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and to truth that He wants us
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to know for today.
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You know, we call that "present truth,"
right, Sean? Present truth.
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He will lead us to the truth
we need to know,
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but He is the truth
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that the Spirit leads us to.
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Thank you. Travis?
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(Travis) We can be confident
that He will lead us
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into all the necessary truth
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to equip us to be in Heaven.
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(Derek) All right, because that's
the goal, right?
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(Derek) So, we've got a few minutes left.
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The most important lesson
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you've learned today?
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Victoria, what's the most important lesson
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you've learned from our study today?
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(Victoria) That we don't have to fear
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during the trial and tribulation
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because we have Christ on our side.
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(Derek) Amen. "Time of trouble
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such as never was,"
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instead of being afraid, it's like,
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"Hallelujah, it's almost over!"
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Am I am hidden, right?
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I'm in that hiding place
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under His tabernacle.
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Someone else, most important lesson
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you've learned. Maharani?
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(Maharani) For the book of Daniel,
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you think of, like, symbols,
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and all these things, and numbers,
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but everything points back to Jesus.
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So, it's really simple.
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(Derek) To the Messiah, right?
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To the One that the ancients
looked forward to.
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We look back; we have
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a big advantage, don't we, look back to.
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Another lesson. Heide.
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(Heide) I see throughout this book
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kind of chaos, honestly.
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I see that even in the time of Daniel,
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he went from one ruler to another,
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his own kingdom to the Babylonian kingdom
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to the Medes and the Persians.
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And then all the visions
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are about the same thing,
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one kingdom, a different kingdom,
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one ruler, another ruler,
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the king of the North,
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the king of the South,
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and it's just chaos and disorder.
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But one day God is going to come
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and bring peace and stability.
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(Derek) And that is good news. Jonathan?
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(Jonathan) Sure. God wants us
to understand.
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He gives us these things.
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We may be like Daniel,
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and we are ready to faint.
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We see all these things, and we're like,
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"I don't know how to make sense
of things."
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But as long as we trust Him, pray,
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come to Him with our questions,
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He wants us to know,
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and He will give us what we need to know
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when we need to know it
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for where we are in history.
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(Derek) And that, my friends,
is good news.
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As we continue our study,
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don't forget HopeBibleStudy.org,
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if you want to study
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Daniel and Revelation, powerful lessons
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between those two books.
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We'll learn that Jesus is
the Alpha and the Omega;
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He's the Beginning and the End.
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He is the One who was and is,
and is to come.
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And as was pointed out,
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when our security is in Him,
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we do not need to fear.
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We can face the future with confidence.
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But if you've never asked Him
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to write your name in His book
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and say, "Jesus, be my Savior,"
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can I appeal to you to do it today?
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Or if you have a loved one,
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will you talk to her today?
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Send a text message to him today
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and say, "While there's time,
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accept the gift of salvation through Jesus
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so that you can face the future
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filled with hope and joy."
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Let's pray together.
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Father in Heaven, thank You
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for this precious series of studies.
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Thank You for using the prophet Daniel
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for preserving the Scripture for us today.
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Thank You for the hope
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that is ours in You.
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May we not keep that hope to ourselves,
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but may we share that hope
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with everyone we meet.
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In the name of Jesus. Amen.
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(Team) Amen.
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(Derek) Thanks for joining us
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for Hope Sabbath School.
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What an amazing journey!
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You say, "I know so much more."
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Well, I'm glad you've learned,
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but I hope you've learned most of all
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that the Most High God who rules
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wants to be your Savior and welcome you
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into His eternal Kingdom.
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Take that joy, go out and be a blessing
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to those around you.
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