The Beloved Prophets

Daniel is entitled "Greatly Beloved" by a super angel sent from God. (Dan. 10:19)

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Daniel was in prayer and fasting for 3 full weeks. (Dan. 10:2)  He was seeking the face of the Most High  God to return His people to Jerusalem as prophesied by the Jeremiah (Jer. 29:10).  This was at the end of being held captive in Babylon for 70 years.  God heard the prayers of Daniel, saw his heart, and answered.  God's  answer was sending a message from heaven to Daniel about the great and coming Messiah and the ultimate victory of His Kingdom for the people of Israel.  Daniel recorded the vision and the meaning.  

And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent....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 10:10,11,14) 

In the Bible the men given the honor as the beloved of God were both given great visions of the world to come.  Daniel was the first, John was the second.

Jesus Commands Us to Watch

Jesus commands His followers to be constantly watching for His soon Coming.

 Especially now, as we approach the end of this age.  This includes His appearing in the heavens at the rapture and His Second Coming to earth.  I like the way Jesus sums things up: (Mark 13:34-37 NLT)    “The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his slaves instructions about the work they were to do, and he told the gatekeeper to watch for his return. You, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight, before dawn, or at daybreak. Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning. I say to you what I say to everyone: Watch for him!”

The NIV puts Jesus' words in Mark 13:37 this way: What I say to you, I say to everyone: 'Watch!'"  Here's the NASB translation: "What I say to you I say to all, 'Be on the alert!'"  

The Message rendition explains Jesus' commands to know the times like this: "So, stay at your post, watching. You have no idea when the homeowner is returning, whether evening, midnight, cockcrow, or morning. You don’t want him showing up unannounced, with you asleep on the job. I say it to you, and I’m saying it to all: Stay at your post. Keep watch.” (from Mark 13)  

Billy Graham's daughter says we are at the end of the age: "One of the things He has impressed on me is that we are living at the end of human history as we know it," Lotz wrote in a June 20 (2014) letter to CBN founder Pat Robertson.

No One Knows the Day or Time

32 No one knows the day or the time. The angels in heaven don’t know, and the Son himself doesn’t know. Only the Father knows. 33 So watch out and be ready! You don’t know when the time will come. 34 It is like what happens when a man goes away for a while and places his servants in charge of everything. He tells each of them what to do, and he orders the guard to keep alert. 35 So be alert! You don’t know when the master of the house will come back. It could be in the evening or at midnight or before dawn or in the morning. 36 But if he comes suddenly, don’t let him find you asleep. 37 I tell everyone just what I have told you. Be alert! (Mark chapter 13 CEV)

The Throne of David

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Out of the stump of David’s family will grow a shoot—

yes, a new Branch bearing fruit from the old root.

And the Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—

the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,

the Spirit of counsel and might,

the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.

He will delight in obeying the LORD.

He will not judge by appearance

nor make a decision based  on hearsay.  He will give justice to the poor  and make fair decisions for the exploited.  The earth will shake at the force of his word, and one breath from his mouth will destroy the wicked. He will wear righteousness like a belt  and truth like an undergarment.  (Is. 11:1-5NLT)

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Thrones with Jesus

"To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne."   Promises Jesus in Revelation 3:21.

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Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads. (Rev. 4:4)

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Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? Do you not know that we will judge angels? (1Cor. 6:2a,3a)  

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So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. (Heb. 4:16 NLT)

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The Thrones of Heaven

Daniel, the Prophet, had a vision of the night.  He was taken in a dream into heaven at the time of the end.  This is what he saw:

“As I was watching all this,

“Thrones were set in place                    

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    and The Old On (Ancient of Days)  sat down.
His robes were white as snow,
    his hair was white like wool.
His throne was flaming with fire,
    its wheels blazing.
A river of fire
    poured out of the throne.
Thousands upon thousands served him,
    tens of thousands attended him.
The courtroom was called to order,
    and the books were opened." (Dan. 7:9,10 Msg) 

                                                                                                " As I continued to watch the vision that night,  

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I saw what looked like a

    Son of Man (Lord Jesus)
coming with the clouds of heaven,
and he was presented
    to the Eternal God. (Ancient of Days). 
 He was crowned king
    and given power and glory,
so that all people
of every nation and race
    would serve him.
He will rule forever,
and his kingdom is eternal,
    never to be destroyed."                                                                     (Dan. 7:13:14 CEV)

King Nebuchaddrezar

#5 My Seven Years (Approx.)

by Sidney Hemmingmoore - Saturday, 31 May 2014, 8:08 PM

 

The reason Nebuchadrezzar was given 7 years of madness is clear.  So that he, and the whole world, would know that it is God Most High, the God of Heaven, that rules on earth and is control of human events.  The great king of Babylon was  humbled.  I too went through an an awful 7 years that broke my heart.  For 7 long years the empowerment to read and study the Bible was lifted off me.  It was dreadful.  But, praise be to God, I came back to my senses and Jesus has restored to me the supernatural gifting and ability to read about Him again in His Word and to study with Dr. Missler.  I thank Jesus and praise Him and love Him even more. It's amazing, how my need for Jesus grows continually.  I met Jesus 20 years ago on my death bed with cancer.  He took all fear of death off me when I asked Him to get me to heaven and my family there someday too.  A short time later, in a miracle Jesus healed me.  It was like the book of Acts, Jesus supernatural presence.  His empowerment to testify of Him.  For around 14 years I walked in power and devoured Scripture and He showed me great and mighty things.  Then my husband got ill.  I still loved Jesus and prayed to Him.  But, I could not read Scripture nor hardly tell about Jesus anymore.  My husband passed away, I just was surviving in this world.  Like I was lost in this world.  I still went to church.  Then, after 7 long years I thought my cancer had returned.  I would be happy, I would be in heaven.  Jesus answered my prayers of 20 years ago and let me live long enough to raise my children.  But Jesus had other plans.  One day during worship at church with my eyes closed it was as if He came to me in a vision.  I saw myself worshiping at His feet.  He said, "come up here."  I stood face to face with Him.  Jesus said, "I still have more for you to do."  I knew immediately I was not dying.  He said, "Tell of My mercy." I knew He meant when He miraculously healed me of invasive cancer.  He said, "Tell of My grace." I knew immediately, like Nebuchadrezzar that anything and everything I had was only by grace.  Tell of my forgiveness.  My sins, so grievous to me, I knew were gone, forgiven.  His mercy, grace, forgiveness is unfathomable, power, forever, infinite.

Daniel Chapter 4

 

 King Nebuchaddrezar told Daniel about his dream of the great tree being cut down by decree of the watchers.  Daniel instantly knew the meaning of the dream.  He felt very saddened and alarmed because Daniel understood that Nebuchaddrezar would stumble on sin and be cut down.  Daniel loved his king in my personal opinion.  He was entirely devoted to and trusted by Nebuchaddrezar for many years.  So, naturally, Daniel would be overcome with grief when he knew what would happen.  He told the king he wished the dream was about somebody else, but Nebuchaddrezar implored Daniel to tell him the interpretation.  Daniel told him tha he would be cut down for 7 full years, then restored.  Daniel begged him to turn over a new leaf in life and start being merciful and humble.  But, tragically, after a year Nebuchaddrezar became an even more proud, headstrong tyrant who thought he was somehow a god who had made himself and babylon his great city.  At that very moment he was cut down to the state of an animal until 7 long years passed and he came to his senses and praised the Most High God of Heaven.  God restored him when he humbled.  He reminds me of the prodigal son who Jesus told about who came to his senses, came back to his Father, and was restored.  God is good, and merciful, and forgiving through Jesus Christ His Son.