Rev_22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that
keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
Jesus' words.
Tell me please, how
you can keep the sayings of the prophecies if you don't know them, don't study
them, refuse to acknowledge their importance, give them up as something too
hard to comprehend, and so on and so forth?
Also, tell me
please, why Jesus would instruct us to keep something we can't comprehend? Why?
How foolish it is to
tell a two year old to get a job (and mean it, not jokingly)? Can they even
comprehend getting a job? Not at all. So no one would tell a two year old to
get a job and if they did they'd be deemed crazy. It's crazy to instruct people
to do something that is truly impossible for them to do. It makes no sense to
do so and so why would our loving Savior tell us to do something impossible? He
wouldn't.
You're blessed if
you keep the sayings, but hey, it's impossible to keep them so you're not going
to be blessed. THAT is not something our
Savior would ever do, not ever.
We can comprehend,
we can keep, but we must make a real effort to study. If you want to take
several different scholars beliefs on prophecy and study them all then do so,
and pray the Holy Spirit gives you knowledge of the truth amid all the
deceptions. Just don't tell yourself that because you don't have a personal
comprehension that it is impossible to find one elsewhere. Just because you cannot sit down and decipher
the prophecy without knowing history doesn't mean that the prophecy is not for
you to understand. You have to STUDY. God did NOT give everyone the ability to
be used by the Holy Spirit to write down His Holy Words. Does that mean we
shouldn't believe anything of the Bible because we aren't led to write God's
Holy Words? Read this…
1Co 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in
particular.
1Co 12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first
apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then
gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
1Co 12:29 Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all
teachers? are all workers of miracles?
1Co 12:30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak
with tongues? do all interpret?
1Co 12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet
shew I unto you a more excellent way.
No, not all are
apostles, prophets, teachers etc.
Some were given the
gift of enlightenment with prophecy and they shared this enlightenment. We must
study and pray, seeking to know ONLY the truth. We cannot turn a blind eye to
truth that is out there, to do so is to reject the light God would give to us.
Please Father in
heaven, please open our spiritual understanding so we may be blessed in keeping
the sayings of Your prophecies. Please.
All through Jesus
Christ our Lord, our Savior, now and forever! Amen!
******* 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! *******
Identifying
fulfilled prophecy demands much study and obviously isn't something that is
done quickly. We learn so much but we need to be careful that we aren't going
too fast and overlooking things. We've already learned some amazing facts about
prophecy and our history and there are many more to learn.
Let's jump back to
Daniel 8, something we touched on
briefly.
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.
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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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This was a vision
that Daniel was given an interpretation to and he only comprehended in part.
Yet, the interpretation was given for a reason that we dare not ignore!
Daniel was told
about the time he was currently living in- the Medes and Persians. Just as he'd been shown with the vision he'd
been given when he was under the reign of Babylon's king, he was allowed to
understand that the vision was a continuous identifying picture of what would
come to pass, what would one day be history just as Babylon had succumbed to
the Medes and Persians which was now part of Daniel's history.
Daniel was told
outright that the next power would be Grecia. He wasn't living under the rule
of Greece, but he knew that the angel revealing the vision to him was speaking
truth. The Medes and Persians would NOT remain a ruling kingdom forever.
While Daniel didn't
live to see the Medes and Persian's conquered by Greece he knew they would be,
and they were.
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.
Greece under
Alexander the Great conquered the Medes and Persians.
When Alexander died,
four of his generals took over the land he'd conquered- none with power as he
had.
Facts…undisputed!
Now it gets a bit
less clear doesn't it? While the words-
Medes/Persia, Grecia were actually
clarified the next power wasn't so much.
Also, we know for a fact that Rome - the next power never fully
disappeared but rather the Roman Empire was split up and out of the pieces of
Rome came up that little horn power- the Papacy. So it's no wonder that the next power would
be soooooo diverse from all the others.
Rome as an empire dominating disappeared but that little horn power that
took out three of the ten powers splitting up the Roman Empire sits where
today? Where? Rome. This isn't
coincidence, this is prophecy fulfilled.
Let's delve into
this more deeply and solely by the grace of God we will gain understanding
through the Holy Spirit.
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.
Who did this? We
know Rome did, we know the Roman empire conquered like NO other had. It conquered the south, the east, and the
pleasant land- the middle east and Jerusalem. (((Do you remember the Roman
Centurion coming to Jesus, that soldier had a sick servant and His GREAT FAITH
in the word of Jesus was what Jesus saw and Jesus healed that servant. A ROMAN soldier.))) Rome ruled in great, great power.
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.
The power that would
come out of Rome, the Papacy as we've noted --
Dan 7:20 ... even of that horn that had eyes, and a
mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
Dan 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the
saints, and prevailed against them
Dan 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the
most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change
times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times
and the dividing of time
THIS is the Papacy
beyond any doubt.
Now… what's with
this…'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.'
Where else in our
Bible are stars cast to the ground?
Rev 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven;
and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven
crowns upon his heads.
Rev 12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars
of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the
woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it
was born.
When our Savior was
born who ruled? We just talked about this… ROME. The child is our Savior being born! Satan
didn't want Jesus to live! Didn't he have Herod try to kill him as soon as He
was born?
Mat 2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of
Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east
to Jerusalem,
Mat 2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the
Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.
Mat 2:3 When Herod the king had heard these things,
he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
Mat 2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief
priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ
should be born.
Mat 2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of
Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
Mat 2:6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art
not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor,
that shall rule my people Israel.
Mat 2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the
wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
Mat 2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go
and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me
word again, that I may come and worship him also.
Mat 2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed;
and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came
and stood over where the young child was.
Mat 2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with
exceeding great joy.
Mat 2:11 And when they were come into the house, they
saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him:
and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold,
and frankincense, and myrrh.
Mat 2:12 And being warned of God in a dream that they
should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.
Yes. Satan wanted the Savior to be devoured as
soon as He was born. One third of the
angels were cast out from heaven when Satan sealed His fate.
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.
And way back in
Daniel we were told this…
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.
Even to the host of
heaven.
Cast down some of
the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them.
In the time of Rome
this happened, it came to pass, it is history, our history.
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.
Against the daily
sacrifice…by reason of transgression… and it cast down the truth to the
ground…and it practiced and prospered.
Was sacrifice was
made daily?
We know the Jewish
religion, the religion of the people of Israel given them by God was that of a
sacrificial system. There was a daily sacrifice because of sin, our sins. That sacrificial service pointed where? To our SAVIOR who sacrificed Himself for us,
to our Savior who died so we could be forgiven!
Who cast the truth to the ground? Who?!
ROME was the force behind the crucifixion. ROME carried out the
crucifixion. ROME was used by the Pharisees who wanted Jesus dead. ROME
fulfilled this. Rome practiced and
prospered.
We can't deny this!
We can't! It fits without being forced in any way whatsoever. It fits because
God intended that it fit.
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.
How long would be
the vision concerning-
-the daily sacrifice
-the transgression
of desolation
-to give both the
sanctuary and the host to be trodden underfoot?
2300 days - THEN - the shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Prophetically 2300
years? We'll have to see if it fits won't we.
The sanctuary
services upon earth ended when our Savior died on the cross, yes? The veil was torn in two.
Mat 27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent
in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks
rent
We know that there
is a heavenly sanctuary.
Psa 102:19 For he hath looked down from the height of
his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth
Heb 9:24 For Christ is not entered into the holy
places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven
itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us
Knowing these fact-
Biblical facts we have much to discern and by the grace of God we will as we
continue to study His most holy word!
Enough for tonight,
more tomorrow.
May we continue to
understand His truth for us, we need it sooo desperately.
In his love!
Amen.
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