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Dan 11:45 And he (the Papacy) shall plant the
tabernacles of his palace between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet
he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.
Dan 12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the
great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be
a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same
time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be
found written in the book.
Right up until the
very end this Roman power would exist JUST AS PREDICTED.
There is no
indication whatsoever that the Papacy will disappear, is there? Can you imagine
a world without Catholics- a religious body that has been in existence for over
2000 years? Some did imagine its demise back in the late 1700's early 1800's-
but the beast that received what appeared to be a deadly wound was healed.
Rev 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded
to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the
beast.
We will be going to
the book of Revelation after we finish up the book of Daniel, because the two
go hand in hand with this prophecy, and we cannot ignore that fact.
That statue in
Daniel chapter 2 focused on the Middle East- focused on Jerusalem and the
surrounding countries, kingdoms, powers
and it tells us the big picture. That prophecy is as sure today as it
was when it was given.
NOTHING stopped what was predicted from coming to pass, and NOTHING WILL stop what is yet to come. Stop believing in God, stop believing in the Savior, stop believing in the Bible, turn your back upon everything- that is your choice and it's a choice we all have- to believe or not to believe.
NOTHING stopped what was predicted from coming to pass, and NOTHING WILL stop what is yet to come. Stop believing in God, stop believing in the Savior, stop believing in the Bible, turn your back upon everything- that is your choice and it's a choice we all have- to believe or not to believe.
When we are given
proof through prophecy, proof in history then we have ONLY ourselves to blame when we turn our backs on truth. Regardless of every single belief a person in
any religion has, there are facts that can't be disputed. As you dispute the
Bible and say it's all fantasy, all fable, all made up nonsense then explain
how that made up nonsense that only fools would belief could predict our future
so perfectly? Lucky guess? Hardly. There
is proof for those who are not blinded by their own deceit, who are not blinded
by their own desire to remain blind. The blind however can happily say they see
nothing and believe it to be the truth- their nothingness, but in the end
everything will be revealed as
PREDICTED.
By God's grace alone
are we saved. By the righteousness of our Savior alone do we have hope. By
faith in our God we have to live. Satan
will try to strip it all away from us and he will succeed for most, it is only through
God's mercy that we can be His. The
choice we make to believe -that is where it all ultimately lies, that is what
is within our grasp- our choice. When we make our choice then we place our
lives in God's hands or Satan's hands.
When that time of
trouble comes, God's people will be protected, they will have been sealed as
His, living completely in the righteousness of Christ. Those who are not
protected will feel the horrific effects of that time of trouble the precursor
to the coming of our LORD. More on all
that as we study Revelation.
This verse however
struck me today for some reason-
Psa 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
The righteous are
NOT promised an end to the afflictions of life as numerous and horrific as they
can be, there is NO exemption for those who choose to be God's.
MANY are the
afflictions of the righteous.
MANY afflictions for
those who are God's.
TOO many people
blame God day in and day out for everything that goes wrong in their
lives. TOO many claim that as proof that
there is no God because He lets good people suffer. TOO many can't face the
truth, that MANY afflictions come to the righteous. Believing in God is not a
get out of jail free card, it's not a get out of life's troubles card, it's not
a free pass from turmoil and the greatest of heartaches. Why there is that misconception that God is
out to get someone, that God hates someone because He allows intense pain and
heartache I don't know. Often the closer we are to God the greater challenges
we face because Satan wants to steal us back and he'll go to get lengths to do
just that.
How many people
willing put a target on their backs in a middle of a war? Not many. Yet that is sort of what we do when
we choose God over the world, over satan.
We place a spiritual flare on top of our heads. We have a loudly beeping
tracker attached to us and satan will NOT hesitate to pounce on us with attack
after attack. Does that mean God isn't
protecting us? NO! God will protect our
ETERNAL LIFE! Everything here right now should be counted as expendable, even
if it breaks our hearts in a million trillion pieces. Eternal life will be time enough for joy,
time enough for no more heartache or pain.
Right now we have to know that our Savior suffered in a way we can't
even imagine and the suffering we are called to endure is nothing compared to
His. He is our all in all and in Him we find life eternal.
Easy for me to say-
I know people will think that, but believe me Satan knows how to attack anyone
who chooses God over Him and I'm NO exception.
Prophecy is amazing.
Prophecy comes true. And by the grace of
God we will live to the end of all prophecy.
By His grace may we
live always in HIM!
Amen.
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