Psalm 130:5 Word of God soul Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! It is not raised by Daniel but by one of the angels. The anchor is steadfast, firm and reliable. The Lord swears by Him who lives forever. Our hope of resurrection rests with the God who lives forever. The four metals of chapter 2 are replaced by the four beasts of chapter 7. 115 For the Old Testament teaching on the time of the Great Tribulation, see Deuteronomy 4:30; Jeremiah 30:4-8; Daniel 9:27; 11:40-45; Zechariah 13:7-9. The gospel of Jesus Christ faces death head-on, with the proclamation that while death is the consequence of sin, Christ is the cure for sin and death. Psalm 108:5 worship. And that is what verse 21 says I get: [God] is working in us that which is pleasing in his sight namely, our holding fast to the well-anchored hope. And notice the next three words: through Jesus Christ. That means that our High Priest, our never-dying, Melchizedek-like High Priest obtained by the blood of the eternal covenant not just firm attachment at one end of the anchor, but at both ends. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. If chapter 11 describes the approach of the last days from a human standpoint, chapter 12 describes the end in terms which are divine. In His grace, God brings the nation Israel into the most terrible time of their national existence to press them beyond the limits of their power, wisdom, and strength and to turn them to Himself for salvation. Daniel 12 is the crowning chapter of this prophecy, as well as its conclusion. So he wants us to experientially lay hold of it. The answer was given by the One whom Daniel saw in the vision of 10:5-6our Lord Himself. The resurrection of the dead was a logical necessity, in order for divine prophecy to be fulfilled. So that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. When Moses appeared before Pharaoh and demanded that he let Gods people go, Pharaoh only made things more difficult for the Jews. In Daniel 12:7 we are again told that it will be a time, times, and half a time until the end of these wonders. In Daniel 12:11, we read that there will be 1,290 days from the time the regular sacrifice is stopped until the abomination of desolation, and in Daniel 12:12 it is 1335 days (45 additional days) until the time of blessing for the saints who endure. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. Be satisfied with it. The Argument from Contingency: A Proof for God, 6 Verses to Cling to When You Are Overwhelmed. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. And we are his house, if indeed we hold fast our confidence and our boasting in our hope. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. For example, in 1934, when twenty-eight-year-old John Stam, missionary to China, was being led away to execution by the communists with his wife Betty, someone on the road asked, Where are you going? John laid hold on the hope set before him and said, We are going to heaven.. Why should the book be sealed? Believe in God; believe also in me. It takes the believer to the high-water mark of Christian hopethe assurance of the resurrection of the dead. So there are two things, not just one a promise and an oath that secure our hope. 11 And from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. Recall Hebrews 6:9. So I exhort you this morning with all my heart: reach out and take hold of that for which you have been taken hold of by Christ, and hold it fast with all his might. The writer compared Christ to the maker and master of a house, and compared Christians to the house itself. The last words of this chapter, and of the entire book, speak of death and of the believers hope beyond the grave. Persevering in hope and laying hold on our inheritance and banking on it and being satisfied in it and living by the power of it belongs to (literally: is had by) salvation. 14:22; Ex. His distress and desire to understand more fully is spoken of at the beginning of chapter 10, providing the setting for the entire revelation, including chapter 12. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Those who are righteous will be purged and purified by their suffering, prepared for the coming of the King and His kingdom (compare 1 Peter 1:6-7). The Cross And Separation From The World (1 Peter 4:1-6), 7. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. There is a definite link between the king of the North and the Great Tribulation to be sure. But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens, And Your glory above all the earth. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." - Matthew 6:19 This world will only ever be a poor reflection of heaven. In the sixteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus is recorded as told by our Lord. There is no hope for those who do not put their faith in Jesus. Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, You must not do that! I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. But that doesn't mean all hope is lost when someone dies. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him. But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. Bible verses about Heavenly Hope. The final verse of the chapter and of the Book of Daniel spell out the hope of Daniel and every Old and New Testament saint: 13 But as for you, go your way to the end; then you will enter into rest and rise again for your allotted portion at the end of the age.. empowering of our wills because we want to hold fast. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. We must hold fast. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Let us listen and learn, and gain hope and comfort. Those who have insight, and by it are encouraged to let their lights shine in the midst of opposition and persecution, will shine even more brightly in heaven. 11 As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant, will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities. Psalm 31:24. Death is the great dilemma of biblical prophecy. This last campaign leaves the king of the North encamped between the sea and the beautiful Holy Mountain (verse 45). Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. Without the resurrection, there is no prophetic hope. Instead, one of the angels standing on the shore of the Tigris river asked for him. OpenBible.info 2 My Father's house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? Thy kingdom come. The answer is given in verse 18. Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. 32:40]; Ezk. Now the tent visibly began to bulge. 9 His grave was assigned to be with wicked men, Yet with a rich man in His death; Although He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. 2 Corinthians 4:16 We Do Not Lose Heart Bible Verses about Hope of Heaven; Romans 15:13 The God of Hope Bible Verse. What he bought was not the nullification of our wills as though we didnt have to hold fast, but the They came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years. The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. The Bible is filled with what we need most: hope. Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. This is where Jesus has gone as a forerunner for us (which means we will enter with him someday). The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. He does not exert himself with promises, and oaths, and the blood of his Son, and the eternal priesthood of Jesus simply to anchor down one end of our security while leaving the other to dangle in the air. Q When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. God has chosen to bring about the salvation of his chosen ones by means of suffering. D Then the people of God will be rescued. And the dragon and his angels fought back. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation." Christians, however, are knowledgeable about both paradise and hell. Now here is the burning question for me. So is it with the resurrection of the dead. 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? But he said to me, You must not do that! Such is the way He has worked and does work in us. In a sense, they were right. What the writer shows there is that when Jesus purchased our salvation by his blood of the eternal covenant the new covenant (Luke 22:20; Jeremiah 31:33; 32:40; Ezekiel 11:19; 36:27; Deuteronomy 30:6) what he obtained for us was not just heaven, but the faith and hope that it takes to get to heaven. M Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. From Daniels question in verse 8, it is clear he did not yet understand where the prophetic program of God was going, and so he asked, My lord, what will be the outcome of these events? The answer Daniel is given in verse 9 seems to be a gentle refusal to supply the information he requested. (Heaven is my hope.), A person or event that makes your confidence sure (Jesuss death is my only hope of escaping judgment.). The last half of the verse describes the end times as having a great increase in knowledge but lacking stability or direction. This is consistent with the teaching of 2 Thessalonians 2:11-13 and Revelation 22:11. Verse 11 reveals one more detail: the period between the time the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up will be 1,290 days. It is answered, as I understand it, by our glorified Lord who is described in Daniel 10:5-6. Are you not much more valuable than they? And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope. Some will be purged and purified, prepared for the glory of Gods coming kingdom. For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven. First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 40:1 ). For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. He died so that you would do exactly what Paul did in Philippians 3:12: I press on in order that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. It is not foolishness, it is the gospel, to tell a sinner to do what Christ alone can enable him to do; namely, hope in God. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. H Paul reminded his Corinthian readers that God saved the weak, not the strong, for His own glory (1 Corinthians 1:18-31). His umbrella pierced the canvas, ripping a gaping hole in the roof of the tent as a river of ice cold water cascaded over the pall-bearers. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. 10 Many will be purged, purified and refined; but the wicked will act wickedly, and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand. What we saw last week from Hebrews 6:1318 is that God has gone the extra mile in seeing to it that we have strong encouragement to hold fast to our hope in him. The prophet Daniel was indeed a godly man. 5 Then I, Daniel, looked and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the river, and the other on that bank of the river. The same was true for those in Daniels day as well as for those in the last days. 26 Even after my skin is flayed, yet without my flesh I shall see God (Job 19:25-26). Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 10 But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. That too is a work of our salvation. R The stone is none other than the promised Messiah, whose coming will terminate earthly kingdoms and inaugurate the kingdom of God. I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses. So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, How much do you owe my master? And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God. But from the first chapter of Daniel through all those many years of his bondage and service in captivity, Daniel remained faithful. Like all sinners, unbelieving Israels self-righteousness and self-sufficiency turns this people from God, trusting in themselves for righteousness, strength, and eternal life. They sum up for Daniel the destiny of Israel as a nation, the saints, and the wicked. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Behold, the . Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. He did not need to change as death drew near, for he had lived all of his life in the light of eternity and of his glorious hope in the God of Israel. The Cross And Unjust Suffering (1 Peter 2:19-25), 5. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. The answer is found in the second surprising fact revealed in verse 1: The deliverance of Gods people is that which occurs in the time of her greatest troublethe Great Tribulation.115 If we are surprised to see Michael associated with the suffering of Israel, we should also be surprised to see Israels deliverance associated with the time of her greatest suffering. Let not your hearts be troubled. I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. It reveals how Gods salvation will be fulfilled, not how it is made possible. Colossians 3:2. I have conducted many funerals, but never have I had an experience approaching this one. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. If I am going to hold fast to my well-anchored hope, then I will need some sin-conquering help from God. The Bible answers this question very clearly: No. You believe in God; believe also in me. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things. Verse Concepts. "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Before we can be used of God, we must cease to trust in our own strength and wisdom, and turn to Him in our weakness for the strength He provides (Romans 12:1-8; 2 Corinthians 3:1-8; 4:7-15). The Cross And Our Response to Trials (1 Peter 4:12-19), 8. In verse 3, the reward of the righteous in eternity is directly linked to their faithfulness to the task they were given in time. And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. W Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. reliability acknowledging promises. Some prophecies have already been fulfilled, giving us hope and confidence that the remainder of His promises will also be fulfilled. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, 9. E He comes into frequent contact with the nation Israel because of its location in relationship to the king of the South. At least three times in our text, the king of the North wages war with the king of the South. 113 The first and last attacks are successful, while the second ends in retreat. (4) What is the hope described in Daniel 12:3? As the pastor began to read the encouraging words of Romans 8, For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, he was interrupted by flames bursting from the heater, causing everyone to flee the tent. Everyone tried to crowd under the tent where a small heater attempted to offset the bitter cold. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 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