Bigger than Babylon (1 of 12)
Series: Thrive
Craig Smith
Daniel 1
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills. I'm so glad you're here for the beginning of our new message series, Thrive. For the next several weeks, we're going to be working our way through one of the most interesting books in the Bible, the book of Daniel.
Now, some of you are already pretty familiar with the book of Daniel. And some of you don't know anything about it at all. It doesn't really matter which side of that spectrum you're on...this series is going to make a difference in your life. And whether you've already studied the book of Daniel before or are just learning that there's a book called Daniel in the Bible, let me tell you three things that will help you get everything out of this series that God wants to give you.
1. The book of Daniel is a prophetic book. That means it contains prophecies which often involve predictions about the future. Now, there's a lot more to biblical prophecy than just predictions about the future, but such predictions are usually part of prophecy. So that's the first thing to know: that Daniel contains prophecies.
2. Most of Daniel's prophecies have already been fulfilled. I believe Daniel was written during the 6th century BC and many of the things he predicted were came true in the centuries leading up to and including the birth, death and Resurrection of Jesus. So most of what Daniel predicted has already been fulfilled. Now, not all of it. Some of the things that Daniel predicted are still in the future even for us. Some of Daniel's prophecies relate to what we often call the End Times, which haven't taken place yet. But, in my opinion, those still-to-come predictions are the minority in Daniel. Most of his predictions have already been fulfilled.
And you might be thinking, ''well, where's the fun in that?'' What's the point of looking at a prophecy that's already been fulfilled? Here's what we have to understand: biblical proph ...
Series: Thrive
Craig Smith
Daniel 1
I. Introduction
Welcome to Mission Hills. I'm so glad you're here for the beginning of our new message series, Thrive. For the next several weeks, we're going to be working our way through one of the most interesting books in the Bible, the book of Daniel.
Now, some of you are already pretty familiar with the book of Daniel. And some of you don't know anything about it at all. It doesn't really matter which side of that spectrum you're on...this series is going to make a difference in your life. And whether you've already studied the book of Daniel before or are just learning that there's a book called Daniel in the Bible, let me tell you three things that will help you get everything out of this series that God wants to give you.
1. The book of Daniel is a prophetic book. That means it contains prophecies which often involve predictions about the future. Now, there's a lot more to biblical prophecy than just predictions about the future, but such predictions are usually part of prophecy. So that's the first thing to know: that Daniel contains prophecies.
2. Most of Daniel's prophecies have already been fulfilled. I believe Daniel was written during the 6th century BC and many of the things he predicted were came true in the centuries leading up to and including the birth, death and Resurrection of Jesus. So most of what Daniel predicted has already been fulfilled. Now, not all of it. Some of the things that Daniel predicted are still in the future even for us. Some of Daniel's prophecies relate to what we often call the End Times, which haven't taken place yet. But, in my opinion, those still-to-come predictions are the minority in Daniel. Most of his predictions have already been fulfilled.
And you might be thinking, ''well, where's the fun in that?'' What's the point of looking at a prophecy that's already been fulfilled? Here's what we have to understand: biblical proph ...
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