Until the end…
IS IT OVER? How long? When I start a movie – I look to see how long it is.
While watching – may stop to see where I am in the stream
Are we there yet? – stop asking
2500 miles to visit my parents - 4 days of driving
Review
Daniel 10-11-12 – One Vision focused on the Greek Empire and successors – The King of the North (Syria) Antiochus IV Epiphanes and then zooming ahead to the final world leader, often called the Antichrist. Wars with the King of the South (Egypt) and others,
Daniel 11:40-41 (ESV)
40 “At the time of the end, the king of the south shall attack him, but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind, with chariots and horsemen, and with many ships. And he shall come into countries and shall overflow and pass through. 41 He shall come into the glorious land. And tens of thousands shall fall, but these shall be delivered out of his hand: Edom and Moab and the main part of the Ammonites.
Come into “countries” – tens of thousands shall fall; not JORDAN
Daniel 11:44-45 (ESV)
44 But news from the east and the north shall alarm him, and he shall go out with great fury to destroy and devote many to destruction. 45 And he shall pitch his palatial tents between the sea and the glorious holy mountain. Yet he shall come to his end, with none to help him.
News from the east and north- 200 Million man army in Revelation (Armageddon)
He shall come to his end, with none to help him.
NO CHAPTER BREAKS IN THE ORIGINAL
Daniel 12:1 (ESV)
1 “At that time shall arise Michael, the great prince who has charge of your people. And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time. But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.
Michael – arc angel, prince (appears in Daniel 10 – help the angel with this vision)
Gabriel – comes in Dan 9 – prophecy of 70 weeks and coming of Messiah (appears to Joseph)
“And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time.” – Great Tribulation
7 Year Period of time (Daniel’s 70th Week) from Daniel 9
Begins with peace treaty for 7 years, midway Antichrist takes over, stops the sacrifice in the Temple, image of self in the Holy Place – begins persecution of Jews (last 3.5 years of Tribulation)
Jeremiah 30:7 (NKJV)
7 Alas! For that day is great, So that none is like it; And it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, But he shall be saved out of it.
Jeremiah 31:1–2 (ESV)
1 “At that time, declares the Lord, I will be the God of all the clans of Israel, and they shall be my people.” 2 Thus says the Lord: “The people who survived the sword found grace in the wilderness; when Israel sought for rest,
Daniel 12:1b (ESV)
But at that time your people shall be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.
Romans 9:27–29 (ESV)
27 And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, 28 for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay.” 29 And as Isaiah predicted, “If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah.”
Romans 11:25–26a (ESV)
25 Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. 26 And in this way all Israel will be saved…
Hosea 5:15–6:2 (ESV)
15 I will return again to my place, until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face, and in their distress earnestly seek me. 1 “Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn us, that he may heal us; he has struck us down, and he will bind us up. 2 After two days he will revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.
Daniel 12:2 (ESV)
2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Body sleep – not the soul
2 Corinthians 5:8 (ESV)
8 Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Daniel 12:2 (ESV)
2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Resurrection – everyone will live forever – some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting contempt.
HELL – Shame and everlasting contempt (Rev 20:14-15)
Revelation 20:11–15 (ESV)
11 Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. From his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them. 12 And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the book of life. And the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to what they had done. 13 And the sea gave up the dead who were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead who were in them, and they were judged, each one of them, according to what they had done. 14 Then Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. 15 And if anyone’s name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.
Daniel 12:3 (ESV)
3 And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.
We are called to shine like the stars – A LIGHT IN TODAY’S DARKNESS.
We have the Light of Christ – we should shine – “turn many to righteousness”
Daniel 12:4 (ESV)
4 But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”
SEAL THE BOOK – not understood until our day – yet still some to be uncovered
Many run to and fro – knowledge increase
(Air travel) – be anywhere in the world in a matter of hours where used to take months or longer.
KNOWLEDGE – more info a weekday edition of modern newspaper than average 17th century person encounter in a lifetime.
Some smart watches have more computing power than mainframe computers from the 1970’s!
Google processes 3.5 Billion searches per day (in 2007 only 2.7 Billion all year)
Estimated 4 exabytes of unique info will be generated this year; more than previous 5,000 years combined.
CHART – 2010 till 2020 (30x as much info created, consumed)
Zettabytes – about 1Billion TB
INFO OVERLOAD
Daniel 12:5-7 (ESV)
5 Then I, Daniel, looked, and behold, two others stood, one on this bank of the stream and one on that bank of the stream. 6 And someone said to the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream, “How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?” 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.
How long? – Time, times and half a time. (Hebrew “times” = a duple like “both” or a “couple”)
Other places in Daniel/Revelation – 1260 days, 42 months, 3.5 years, time times half a time = 3.5 years
“and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.”
Daniel 12:7b (NET)
“It is for a time, times, and half a time. Then, when the power of the one who shatters the holy people has been exhausted, all these things will be finished.”
Jacob’s Trouble – Tribulation, shattering of the power of the holy people
Daniel 12:8-10 (ESV)
8 I heard, but I did not understand. Then I said, “O my lord, what shall be the outcome of these things?” 9 He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for the words are shut up and sealed until the time of the end. 10 Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.
Go your way – Most ignore – not for them – UNTIL THE TIME OF THE END!
It is starting to make sense. 100 years ago, didn’t make sense.
Daniel 12:10 (ESV)
Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined, but the wicked shall act wickedly. And none of the wicked shall understand, but those who are wise shall understand.
People do their thing – RIGHTEOUS – MAKE THEMSELVES WHITE
1 John 3:2b–3 (ESV)
…we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is. 3 And everyone who thus hopes in him purifies himself as he is pure.
DON’T BE CAUGHT DEAD:
Daniel 12:11 (ESV)
11 And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.
Earlier asks “what will happen after these things”
Midway trib – burnt offering stopped, abomination of desolation set up (Image of Antichrist)
Abomination of Desolation –
Dan 9:27 (end sacrifice, middle of the 7 years)
Dan 11:31 (end sacrifice, abomination)
Dan 12:11 (end sacrifice, abomination)
Rev 13:15 (image of the beast given breath)
CHART – TRIBULATION TIMELINE
CHART 2 – 45 DAYS TO SET UP THE KINGDOM (Sheep and Goat/ BEMA seat judgment) – TABERNACLES (15 days)
Matthew 24:15–16 (ESV)
15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.
Daniel 12:11 (ESV)
11 And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.
1290 days? (all others 1260)
Extra month – at end of Tribulation
Matthew 24:22 (ESV)
22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.
Daniel 12:12-13 (ESV)
12 Blessed is he who waits and arrives at the 1,335 days. 13 But go your way till the end. And you shall rest and shall stand in your allotted place at the end of the days.”
45 extra days?
Bottom Line:
Shine like the stars – bring others
Purify yourself, if you are thinking about seeing Jesus, get ready
Revelation 19:6–8 (ESV)
6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. 7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; 8 it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.
REMEMBER THE BRIDE
Does her nails
Does her hair
Might go to the gym
CAN’T DO IT ALONE – BRIDE NEEDS HELP
Don’t be caught dead:
Go your way – urgency, yet we don’t know the day or hour – could be 10 years or more