Signs and symbols,
the future cloaked in beasts, kingdoms, dragons, stars, sounds like a movie of
the week doesn't it? And even in our movies of the weeks we expect
comprehension. Bad movies get bad reviews - it never became clear what was
going on, it was too confusing, I couldn’t understand. Those are only a few of
the things that people might say about a bad movie. And with Biblical prophecy
many might say the same things. It's too confusing, I can't understand it, it's
not clear. And when you tell people you
can explain it they often become defensive. They say such things as- I should
be able to understand it plainly, if God wanted me to understand He'd enlighten
me, I'm not supposed to understand that stuff it's for Bible scholars not me.
They also say if it were really important we'd be told it was by our church
leaders. Some say prophecy is for crazy
sects, not true churches. People say all kinds of things and they ignore what
they want to ignore. They remain blind because they want to be blind. They
remain deaf because they want to be deaf. People will say they see, when in
truth they are completely blind, completely!
Satan LOVES counterfeits and subterfuge. Satan LOVES to confuse and
destroy. Why are people so incredibly deceived by Him when we are told he is a
deceiver?
Gen 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall
not surely die:
Gen 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat
thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good
and evil.
Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the
lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and
abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a
lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
2Co 11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is
transformed into an angel of light.
2Co 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent
beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the
simplicity that is in Christ.
Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old
serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was
cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Rev 20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and
shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no
more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be
loosed a little season.
2Th 2:9 Even him, whose coming is after the working
of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
2Th 2:10 And with all deceivableness of
unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the
truth, that they might be saved.
Mat 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
Mat 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay,
nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Mat 13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom,
and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that
which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
Joh 17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out
of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
2Th 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish
you, and keep you from evil.
1Jn 2:13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have
known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye
have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye
have known the Father.
1Jn 2:14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye
have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men,
because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome
the wicked one.
1Jn 5:18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth
not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one
toucheth him not.
Rev 3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of
Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make
them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
1Ti 3:7 Moreover he must have a good report of them
which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
2Ti 2:26 And that they may recover themselves out of
the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
2Co 2:10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also:
for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it
in the person of Christ;
2Co 2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for
we are not ignorant of his devices.
1Ti 5:14 I will therefore that the younger women
marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to
speak reproachfully.
1Ti 5:15 For some are already turned aside after
Satan.
1Ti 2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman
being deceived was in the transgression.
Dan 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause
craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by
peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;
but he shall be broken without hand.
2Ti 3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and
worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
Exo 7:11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the
sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with their
enchantments.
Exo 7:12 For they cast down every man his rod, and
they became serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.
Mat 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
Mar 13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall
rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even
the elect.
Rev 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh
fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Rev 13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by
the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast;
saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast,
which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the
false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them
that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Mat 7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you
in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Deu 13:5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams,
shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD
your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of
the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God
commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of
thee.
Jer 23:26 How long shall this be in the heart of the
prophets that prophesy lies? yea, they are prophets of the deceit of their own
heart
Eze 13:6 They have seen vanity and lying divination,
saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made
others to hope that they would confirm the word.
Eze 13:7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye
not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith it; albeit I have
not spoken?
Eze 13:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye
have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith
the Lord GOD.
Eze 13:9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that
see vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my
people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel,
neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am
the Lord GOD.
Eze 13:10 Because, even because they have seduced my
people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and,
lo, others daubed it with untempered morter
Mat 4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of
God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge
concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time
thou dash thy foot against a stone.
2Co 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded
the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.
Are we going to be
deceived? We choose.
May God bless us as
we read the prophecies and keep what we read- opening our minds to His truth
and only HIS truth. Guide us, Lord, guide us and keep us in You!
******* Continuing
our prophecy study-- Please GO back
several days and read the study from the beginning to gain full understanding
of where we are if you haven't been following this study daily. Thank you :)
God bless you! *******
A ram with two high
horns, one horn higher than the other, the higher coming up last.
Media and Persia.
A he goat, a notable
horn between his eyes. Grecia.
Four horns from
broken notable horn. Four generals of Alexander.
Little horn. Rome
Pagan and Papal.
This is all history.
We're recapping it again because it warrants recapping. Re-read Daniel 8 and while you're reading it
take a moment or two to realize that this prophecy that was given to Daniel to
write down and then given to us- preserved by the holy spirit's power for a
reason! To think that anything our Lord has given us to read is invaluable is
to do a great disservice to our God, and to put ourselves at risk of losing out
on the messages He has given us in His word.
Personally I don't
know many people who love the Lord that don't receive personal messages through
the Lord's holy word. What do I
mean? I mean that opening God's word to
read it hoping to gain wisdom we are rewarded by the infinite wisdom present in
the most holy word of God, all by the grace of our Lord. The wisdom, the
messages written were written for all of mankind since the moment they were
given. The holy word could NOT remain
hidden, could NOT remain in seclusion. Scribes expounded on the written word
and Jesus Himself rose up in the synagogue to read from the scriptures given-
opening God's word to all who had an ear to hear. Then men of God inspired by the Holy Spirit
wrote down all they could about Jesus and the message He brought to them, to
US.
Part of that holy
word is PROPHECY. The very prophecy we
are undertaking to understand. We have
to believe that God will give us understanding, and bless us as we read His word.
Let's reread Daniel
8 in its entirety, with a heart filled with love for our Savior, with hope for
understanding, for wisdom, for the Holy Spirit's guidance in all truth.
Dan 8:1 In the third year of the reign of king
Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, even unto me Daniel, after that which
appeared unto me at the first.
Dan 8:2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass,
when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of
Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
Dan 8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and,
behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two
horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up
last.
Dan 8:4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and
northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was
there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will,
and became great.
Dan 8:5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat
came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground:
and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.
Dan 8:6 And he came to the ram that had two horns,
which I had seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of his
power.
Dan 8:7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he
was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns:
and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to
the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram
out of his hand.
Dan 8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and
when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable
ones toward the four winds of heaven.
Dan 8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little
horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and
toward the pleasant land.
Dan 8:10 And it waxed great, even to the host of
heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and
stamped upon them.
Dan 8:11 Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince
of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of
his sanctuary was cast down.
Dan 8:12 And an host was given him against the daily
sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground;
and it practised, and prospered.
Dan 8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another
saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision
concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give
both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?
Dan 8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and
three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Dan 8:15 And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel,
had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood
before me as the appearance of a man.
Dan 8:16 And I heard a man's voice between the banks
of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the
vision.
Dan 8:17 So he came near where I stood: and when he
came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O
son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision.
Dan 8:18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a
deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright.
Dan 8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know
what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the
end shall be.
Dan 8:20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns
are the kings of Media and Persia.
Dan 8:21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and
the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
Dan 8:22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up
for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
Dan 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when
the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and
understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
Dan 8:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his
own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise,
and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.
Dan 8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause
craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by
peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes;
but he shall be broken without hand.
Dan 8:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning
which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for
many days.
Dan 8:27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain
days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at
the vision, but none understood it.
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Isn't that amazing.
Really amazing. Daniel fainted. Daniel was sick for a number of days. After
those sick days Daniel rose up and went about the king's business. Daniel was
astonished at the vision he'd been given and even with the interpretation-- he did NOT understand it.
This was a POWERFUL
vision! Powerful. And WE have to understand how powerful because this vision
was shut up so that not even Daniel fully understood it and no one would
understand it until the vision was opened up.
If it was shut, then there would have to come a time for it to be open.
We've gone to
another book in the Bible to help us in understanding Daniel before and that
book was Revelation. These are two
prophecy books that go hand in hand in many ways. Let's look at these verses for a moment--
Rev 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from
heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was
as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
Rev 10:2 And he had in his hand a little book open:
and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth
Rev 10:3 And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion
roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.
Rev 10:4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their
voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me,
Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.
Rev 10:5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea
and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,
Rev 10:6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and
ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and
the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein,
that there should be time no longer:
Rev 10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh
angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as
he hath declared to his servants the prophets.
Rev 10:8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake
unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand
of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.
Rev 10:9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him,
Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it
shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
Rev 10:10 And I took the little book out of the angel's
hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I
had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
Rev 10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again
before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
These verses are
incredibly enlightening. Daniel is a
'little book' of prophecy. Think about it! Daniel wrote a little book of
prophecy and that book was 'shut up'.
Revelation talks of a little book that had to be taken and eaten, a book
that would taste sweet and then make the belly bitter.
There is NO other
book that is shut up in the Bible, not a one.
The book of Daniel
was meant to be open at the time of the end, it was sealed until God wanted it
to be understood.
Dan 8:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning
which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for
many days.
Dan 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the
words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
We are MEANT to
understand and understanding is coming to us through the Holy Spirit.
We know that the
pieces are falling into place perfectly.
We might not want to admit how perfectly if we are stubborn but I pray
to God that we set aside all preconceived notions and let the Holy Spirit lead
us. I've said it before and I'm going to
say it again- the Little Horn power is
the papacy- yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
That Little Horn power is controlled by the dragon. This means the papacy is controlled by the
dragon. The papacy is controlled by
Satan.
Some may grow
outraged at this point and refuse to read anything further, not willing to even
consider this could be true. They don't believe Jesus. Turning away from truth is denying the words
of our Savior and our Savior said this…
Mat 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it
were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
God says this…
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not
endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves
teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the
truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
People don't want to
hear truth they want fables.
This is truth.
People look at the
Papacy today and they wonder at it in awe, they extol its virtues, they praise
its marvelous good works. People find it
hard to ever imagine that anything that LOOKS so wondrous, anything that APPEARS
so marvelous could ever be controlled by evil.
There is much more
to study on this, much more and it is all amazing how the Bible explains so
much to us, so much!
By the grace of God
may we open our hearts to our Savior's truth, all truth!
By His love and His
forgiveness! In His mercy and grace!
Amen
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