|END TIME SERIES Part Twelve►Daniel 12 ''Angel Gabriel's Concluding Part of the Prophecy; Concluding Part of The Book of Daniel'' (Daniel 12:1-13)

►Thursday, Feb 27, 2014||END TIME SERIES Part Twelve►Daniel 12

''Angel Gabriel's Concluding Part of the Prophecy; Concluding Part of The Book of Daniel'' (Daniel 12:1-13)

V1: When the Anti-Christ breaks his covenant with the Jews, there will be a war in Heaven (Refer to Revelation 12:7-9). There will be time of trouble/distress (Great Tribulation). At that time, thy/Daniel's people (the 144,000 Jews) who are sealed shall be protected from the Anti - Christ (Revelation 7).

V2: Note that in Verse 2 here, Daniel didn't see the Millennial period (i.e. 1,000yrs). Just as we've seen in previous chapters, God hid the Church Age (about 2,000yrs) & the Millennium (1,000yrs) from Daniel. So, here in Verse 2, the Rapture has taken place, Jesus has finished spending the Millennium with those He raptured. Now, Resurrection is in view. Some will Resurrect to LIFE (Eternal Life in Christ's Kingdom) & Resurrection to DAMNATION (Lake of Fire. together with satan, the anti-Christ, fallen angels, false prophets/teachers, sinners, etc).

V3: It talks about REWARDS. This verse means the wise (those who have acquired revelational knowledge, like Daniel, etc) will shine like the brightness of Heaven. Also, those who Preached & Practiced Righteousness and as a result, many people became converted, such people will shine like Stars. Leading others into Forgiveness of Sin (Salvation) and teaching them to Live Righteous Life (living as Overcomers). Why are they compared with Stars? This is because All stars shine, but at various degrees. This means, depending on your level of honesty AFTER SALVATION, how sincere & diligent U were, regarding your service to God & soul winning, would determine how U would be shining. Do all stars shine? Yes. But do all stars shine at same brightness? No. There will be degrees of glory in terms o brightness, type & number of crowns (i.e. Rewards). We can't compare our Reward with that of the Apostles. Good!

V4: Once again, we come across the Shutting up the words & Sealing the Book of Daniel the Prophetic part (i.e Chapters 6-12) UNTIL THE END. That's why those Prophecies were not understood in the 1st Century. Glory to God for granting U & I the privilege to understand it, even as we live in THE END TIME.

--Many shall run to & fro. It means (i) Speed of Travelling in the end time (tremendous increase in travelling. For about 5,800yrs, man was travelling on horses and sometimes with ship. But now, with the invention of car & Aeroplane, man can reach a place in 45 minutes or less, which he would have, hitherto, used about 4 hours. (ii) hunger for the Word of the Lord; Thus hunger for revelational knowledge, but they will not find it. Many Christians move from one Bible conference/Convention, church, prayer camp to the other--but many end up compounding their plights. They don' seek the Love of God & the Truth/Sound Doctrine; they prefer love of money, popularity, prosperity, miracles & wonders. They have itching ears, so God will also allow them to be deluded/deceived by false leaders (teachers, pastors, bishops, prophets, etc) (2 Thessalonians 2:9-12).

--Knowledge shall increase: Indeed, knowledge has increased, but mostly Anti-God. That's the increment in knowledge is mostly in conflict with God. Just as man decided to build Tower of Babel to reach God to rival Him in the Old Testament, so has man decided to do things to compete with God. Think of (i) Man goin to the Moon (ii) Man cloning people (iii) Man developing synthetic human beings (iv) Genetics, GMOs, etc (v) Man controlling the weather & climate & using it to create earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. U think of ''increment of knowledge'' in science & technology (medicine, biology, physics, chemistry, engineering etc), business, etc. Hasn't knowledge increased? No doubt, it has increased astronomically especially in this End Time; but mostly geared towards fighting against God's divine plan. Man has become so ''wise'' that he says he wants to practice same-sex marriage (homosexuality); something that even animals will not do. Man has become so ''wise'' & ''more knowledgeable'' than God so much so that they now think God ''made a mistake'' by making a man and creating a woman for him. Man can now walk to the hospital and ask for his gender/sex to be changed. Come out, God's people, and do not partake in such abominable acts. Repent from your sins. If U have already done so, please humble yourself and LEAN ON GOD TILL THE END.

V5-7: Daniel saw 2 Angels and one of them asked a Man clothed in linen (Read also Revelation 10), which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? The answer He gave was ''time, times, and an half'' which is 3 and half years, when the persecution of God's people has ended.

V8: Daniel heard but didn't understand. So once again, he did the honourable thing by asking for the meaning. Never depend on your own understanding when explaining the Bible. Human mind cannot comprehend God's mind, Unless God reveals it to us through HIS SPIRIT.

V9: But because the Prophecy in this Chapter is Closed & Sealed TILL THE END, He asked Daniel to go his way. for the End. Glory to God that because we're living the END Time, God has opened & Unsealed the Prophecy, Granting us the understanding.

10: Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried. It is absolutely True. Those who are sincere & honestly seeking the Truth (Sound Doctrine & victory over sin) are being worked on, by God. He is molding us into His Image. We are not conforming to the patter of this world. God is transforming us. Again, many people, especially Muslims are being saved. Hard core sinners are being genuinely saved. God is preparing the Bride of Christ.

--but the wicked shall do wickedly: Thus, those who love & practice wickedness/sin, will continue to do wickedness/sin. This is a very Serious Time in God's Calendar; When He finishes saving & Sealing all those that are His (Children), He will Declare that ''Let let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still'' (Revelation 22:11). At that point, Repentance leading to Salvation will not be available.

--and none of the wicked shall understand but the wise shall understand. This means that, to understand the Word of God, we must first LOVE Righteousness. God laid on my heart to WAIT for some days until U all have finished going through Daniel Chapters 1-6 (History, which dealt with How to BE AN OVERCOME) before we started Chapters 7-12 (Prophetic, Which was to help us know future events). This verse is a confirmation: If U don' love & seek how to gain Victory over sin, living in total obedience to God, preaching & practicing righteousness, still living in sin BUT are interested in Knowing Future events, U will NEVER UNDERSTAND. U will never received revelational knowledge. Those who love sin will not understand, even if they study & read a lot of books. They will not gain spiritual understanding even if they sit in every Church meetings, speak in tongues or perform miracles. At best, they will have distorted understanding but not genuine one. Lovers of truth/righteousness & hater of sin is the one whom God grants spiritual understanding.

V11&12: This verse tells us that, when the Anti-Christ stops the daily sacrifice and begins to rule, it will be 1290 days; which is (1,260 days i.e 3 and half years) plus 30 days (extra period). There will be an additional 70days, totalling days. Maybe those extra days are connected to the final Battle ''Armageddon.'' So, the second half of the Anti-Christ's 7-year reign -1,260. After that, there will be extra 30days and extra 70 days. Thus; 1,260days+30days=1,290days +70days =1,335days). So when the last half part of the Anti-Christ is over, the Battle of Armageddon is fought; Satan and his army are defeated & Christ begins to reign. But since those who will be be Resurrected to LIFE (i.e. to reign with Christ) must be Rewarded and shine in accordance with their works & degree of honesty to God (Refer to V2 & Rev 22:12), the Angel is telling Daniel in V12 specifically that blessed is he who is able to make it. Thus, blessed are those who will be with Christ in His Kingdom.

V13: Still, Daniel didn't understand, But the Angel told him that, ''...go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.'' Here is the encouragement, Daniel didn't understand most of the things the Angel told him; but if he was to remain faithful till the end, he would be Resurrected on the Last Day and Receive His Reward. In the same way, though God will grant us a lot of understanding regarding the prophecies to those of us who are living in the End Time, but not all of them would we understand. But if we will remain faithful till the end, God will Resurrect us on the Last Day and Reward us.

It's my humble and honest prayer that God keeps us under His shadows, keeping us safe & saved TILL HE COMES OR HE CALLS US. HOW GLORIOUS IT IS, TO BE UNDER GOD'S FEET...AND HOW EVEN MORE GLORIOUS IT SHALL BE TO BE WITH GOD, SEEING JESUS FACE TO FACE. PLEASE LORD, LET THY WILL BE DONE IN OUR LIVES, IN JESUS' MIGHTY NAME WE PRAY, WITH THANKSGIVING. AMEN

--Samuel Kwasi Forkuo
ALL THE GLORY TO GOD

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