Jul 18, 2010 | Daniel
When I hear the exhortation found in Daniel 10:19 my mind automatically goes back to the Book of Joshua. God’s angel said, “O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong.” In many ways, I identify with Joshua. When...
Jul 11, 2010 | Daniel
Daniel was not a great and important man simply because it was divinely ordained that he be great. It was ordained that David and Solomon would also be great and important men. But remember that David fell far short of Daniel in character and honor, and Solomon fell...
Jul 11, 2010 | Daniel
In a vision, as Daniel was facing one who appears to be the Son of God, his strength failed him. He fell prone to the ground – flat on his face. In this position and condition, he was forced to focus on the words which the Lord gave to him. And then an angelic...
Jul 4, 2010 | Daniel
Whenever the subject of the Antichrist is raised, people who are ordinarily not interested in the Bible can quickly become very interested. The Antichrist is someone who can consistently sell tabloid newspapers. He is someone about whom lots of people have opinions,...
Jun 27, 2010 | Daniel
I mentioned last week that I deliberately chose not to study all of Daniel’s seventy weeks at one time. I have my reasons: First, under the circumstances of last week, we might have lost our attentions by the time we reached the seventh week, long before we got...
Jun 27, 2010 | Daniel
Earlier in this study of Daniel, we had a lesson on angels. It was a doctrinal message, dealing with some of the general information that the Lord has given to us about His very special messengers. Then about 6 or 8 weeks later, when we came to Daniel 8, I referred...
Jun 20, 2010 | Daniel
I’m going to try to avoid overburdening you this afternoon. This is one of the most important scriptures in all the Word of God, so we need to go slowly and to try to get it right. And then there is the fact that many of you have eaten more than you should...
Jun 20, 2010 | Daniel
When Judy and I were still in Canada, we sometimes watched a television news magazine called “W-5.” It was on the same line as “60 Minutes,” “Dateline,” and “20/20” here in the States. I’m not thinking about the...
Jun 13, 2010 | Daniel
If you had all the resources available to any human being, and you could become world famous through one of those means, what would you choose as your avenue toward fame? Just about everyone knows the name Al Capone. His name is famous, or perhaps we should say...
Jun 6, 2010 | Daniel
In the course of Daniel’s confession of Israel’s sin, he mentioned a warning made by Moses. Commentators argue just a bit about to what place in the writings of Moses Daniel refers. John Gill summarizes those quarrels to either Leviticus 26 or Deuteronomy...