HOW LONG UNTIL THE END? (8 OF 8)
Scripture: Daniel 12:1-13
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How Long until the End? (8 of 8)
Series: Our God Reigns
Jonathan McLeod
Daniel 12:1-13
''How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?'' (v. 6).
HOW LONG?
This time of year, children often ask the question, ''How many days until Christmas?'' We are often like impatient children, asking God, ''How long?'' ''How long?'' is actually a common question in the Bible.
1. ''How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?'' (Ps. 13:1).
2. ''How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from [my enemies'] destruction, my pre-cious life from lions'' (Ps. 35:17).
3. ''O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear?'' (Hab. 1:2).
4. ''[The martyrs in heaven] cried out with a loud voice, ''O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?'' (Rev. 6:10).
At the conclusion of Daniel's visions, the question is asked, ''How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?'' (v. 6). [Review the vision of Daniel 7.] We believe that God is sovereign. The end will come when God decides it will happen. In Daniel 12, we see how God answers the question, ''How long until the end?''
[Read Daniel 12:1-13.]
THE END WILL COME
When people are experiencing suffering, they naturally ask ''How long?'' How much longer until this is over? Daniel is told that there is be ''a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time'' (v. 1). Many Christians believe this refers (at least in part) to a time of great tribulation prior to the second coming of Jesus. Though the suffering will be great, Daniel is promised that ''[his] people will be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book'' (v. 1).
The end will come. And when it comes, ''many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt'' (v. 2). This is ''the first ...
Series: Our God Reigns
Jonathan McLeod
Daniel 12:1-13
''How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?'' (v. 6).
HOW LONG?
This time of year, children often ask the question, ''How many days until Christmas?'' We are often like impatient children, asking God, ''How long?'' ''How long?'' is actually a common question in the Bible.
1. ''How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?'' (Ps. 13:1).
2. ''How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from [my enemies'] destruction, my pre-cious life from lions'' (Ps. 35:17).
3. ''O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear?'' (Hab. 1:2).
4. ''[The martyrs in heaven] cried out with a loud voice, ''O Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long before you will judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?'' (Rev. 6:10).
At the conclusion of Daniel's visions, the question is asked, ''How long shall it be till the end of these wonders?'' (v. 6). [Review the vision of Daniel 7.] We believe that God is sovereign. The end will come when God decides it will happen. In Daniel 12, we see how God answers the question, ''How long until the end?''
[Read Daniel 12:1-13.]
THE END WILL COME
When people are experiencing suffering, they naturally ask ''How long?'' How much longer until this is over? Daniel is told that there is be ''a time of trouble, such as never has been since there was a nation till that time'' (v. 1). Many Christians believe this refers (at least in part) to a time of great tribulation prior to the second coming of Jesus. Though the suffering will be great, Daniel is promised that ''[his] people will be delivered, everyone whose name shall be found written in the book'' (v. 1).
The end will come. And when it comes, ''many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt'' (v. 2). This is ''the first ...
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