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Welcome back to our Encouraging Concepts Bible study series focused on the powerfully PROPHETIC picture portrayed in the Old Testament book of Daniel painted as a panoramic landscape of World History in FIVE successions “written” in ardent ADVANCE some 2,600 years ago… “The Book of Daniel: Prophecy PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE!”
The Book of Daniel: Prophecy PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE (Chapter 12: Verse 1)
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 – Daniel 12:1
OPENING POINTS TO PONDER: The faithfully FINAL vast “vision” vindicated by “Gabriel” given directly unto “Daniel” is the most detailed and intently INCLUDES the apt amalgamation of the previous THREE chapters compiled. Incidentally, the inserted chapter break ending chapter 11 with verse 45 should NOT discreetly distract our serious “study” through this distinct narrative. WHY? Because this poignant PROPHECY plainly proceeds uniquely uninterrupted within the halls of HISTORY heralded concerning every IMPORTANT insight of our great “God’s” pictured proclamation of the nation “Israel” beginning with the dire “days” of the devoted “Daniel” up until “Jerusalem’s” dreaded – DESTRUCTION Determined!
When we HOLD wholly on to “God’s” plain parameters we will intentionally INTERPRET the forthright figurative language by the “Scripture” soundly determining the holdened HISTORICAL narrative navigated. A perfect PROPHECY intently including ALL the complete chronological details delivered within chapter 11 must NOT inaptly ignore the very IMPORTANT years yielded set between the years 150 B.C. through 70 A.D. outlining the “desolation” of jaundice “Jerusalem” already insightfully introduced earlier in the closing CONTEXT of chapter nine succinctly…
And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined. And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate – Daniel 9:26-27
And here we find that this heralded “He” Himself would completely “confirm the covenant” with a myriad of the “many” for “one week” and put an absolute END to religious “sacrifice and the oblation” in full. And then 600 years later “in the midst of the week” the jaundice “Jewish” jurisdiction of “Jerusalem” would be utterly DESTROYED due to her “overspreading of abominations” through their WORTHLESS religious rites made utterly “desolate” in kind – DURING the 70th Week!
This profound PROPHECY has a Christological firm focus throughout its chronology as the PERFECT God-man Jesus Christ is indeed the CLEAR subject of this PROMISED passage. His sacrificial ATONEMENT is the Theological core center of this perfect PROPHECY and the culmination of the “Hebrew” Prophets' personal HOPES for the nigh “nation” of insolent “Israel” and therefore ALL vital vindicated "vision and prophecy" are indeed "sealed up" within – Him ALONE!
Chapter 12: Israel 's Time of Trouble & Deliverance!
BIBLICAL BACKGROUND: It is very IMPORTANT to ultimately “understand” that this perfect PROPHECY has particular “people” parameters and “time” traits of which are limited to the HISTORY of the nigh nation of insatiable “Israel” and eagerly encompasses their looming “latter days” boldly beginning with the “Babylonian” co-opted CAPTIVITY until their destined DESTRUCTION as diligently declared by the angelic assistant “Gabriel” sent from “heaven” itself:
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days – Daniel 10:14
And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall – Daniel 11:14
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth forever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished – Daniel 12:7
Ultimately, ALL of these “finished” engulfing events were finally FULFILLED by the trying “time” of insolent “Israel’s” sordid salacious SCATTERING by the “accomplished” rogue ransacking of the roaring Roman Empire in the yielded year – 70 A.D.
Time of TROUBLE!
For the PARTICULAR tumultuous “time” rightly referred to here in this particular passage, the compelling CONTEXT clarifies the ruling ranks of the Herod hordes Sovereignly set over the rote – Roman Empire!
At this terrible “time of trouble” declared during the heinous Herodian horrific HISTORICAL hour heralded, “Michael” would sternly “stand up” for the chided “children” of insatiable “Israel” as predominately PROPHESIED perfectly:
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 – Daniel 12:1
“And” now here “Michael” the guardian “great prince” had been Sovereignly sent specifically for the purposed PROTECTION of the devoted “Daniel’s” pious “people” the jaundice “Jews” of whom are the ELECT souls saved and faithfully “found written in the book” of eternal LIFE to be Divinely “delivered” from “God’s” just – JUDGMENT Justified!
HISTORICAL HINTS: Incidentally, the “time of the end” specified EARLIER within chapter 11 rigorously represents the cosmic CONFLICT between the “third beast” of graduating Greece and the final “fourth beast” boasting of Rome to ravishingly reign...
And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over – Daniel 11:40
THEOLOGICAL THOUGHTS: This terrible “time of trouble” premised precedent is intently IDENTICAL to the “great tribulation” that was PROMISED upon jeering “Jerusalem” by our loving “Lord Jesus Christ” proclaimed 40 years BEFORE it would come to pass within the HISTORICAL narrative…
For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be – Matthew 24:21
The “Apostle John” was later provided with this PROPHESIED picture pertaining to the HISTORICAL halls of these “heavenly” hosted heralds for our grand “God’s” chosen “church” chronicles…
And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered. 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. 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. And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne. And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. 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 when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child. And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent – Revelation 12:1-9 & 13-14
HISTORICAL HINTS: The “Jewish” historian Josephus wrote of these coarse calamities and severe suffering exceeding any “time” tallied in “Israel’s” horrendous HISTORY and rightly recorded over 1,100,000 of their “people” overtly KILLED by the Romans and another 97,000 of them taken CAPTIVE in kind. These ardent ATROCITIES eventually resulted in many of the upper class “Jewish” women to woefully EAT their own “children” due to the ferocious fruit of this fostered – FAMINE Forecasted!
PROPHETIC PROMISE: As “Jesus Christ” Himself personally had PROPHESIED perfectly, these very “elect” would PHYSICALLY be safely “saved” in their “flesh” from the dire deception and desperate destruction Divinely “determined” ahead of “time” during the YIELDED year yearned during 70 A.D.…
And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened… 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. Behold, I have told you before – Matthew 24:22 & 24-25
And again “Jesus Christ” along with the “Apostle Peter” had insightfully instructed these “elect” souls of whom the “Lord our God shall call” in exactly HOW to eagerly escape this coming JUDGMENT justified…
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains… – Matthew 24:15-16
For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation – Acts 2:39-40
Commentators of CONJECTURE!
Beloved, most modern-day commentators vehemently HOLD to some supposed great “Gap” or long “Leap” theory of interpretation intently inserted INTO this terrible “time of trouble” considered. WHY? Because they arrogantly ascertain upon a great GAP of surmised “time” of conspired conjecture totaling some 2000+ years of sordid SPECULATION wildly wedged within our great “God’s” perfect plan of PROPHECY concerning the “seventy weeks” of heralded HISTORY harkened earlier in chapter 9 anticipated. Therefore, they ardently assume it quite EASY to do so – Here AGAIN!
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