Saturday, January 14, 2017

Daniel 8

And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, who called, and said, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” v.16

Read chapter 8
Gabriel, one of the two names of angles we have reordered in scripture appears here to explain the vision to Daniel.  We don't know much of Gabriel as he only appears in the book of Daniel and Luke and is only seen giving messages.  (Notice the angle Gabriel has  a man's voice, no mention of wings or being Daniel's guardian angle.)  This is sill future as Gabriel tells him as the "times of the end" (v.17).  This is explained of a time after there's peace in all the earth and a rebellion happens and one will rise up in the rebellion to destroy the might men and holy people only then to be taken out not by human power.  6.3 years is how long this rebellion seems to be according to the 2,300 days mentioned in verse fourteen.  All this end time stuff is exhausting for Daniel as it seems to be for most people today about reading future horror stuff.  This even makes Daniel like ill for several days.  Yet does knowing future rebellion and its outcome cause you to live to be one to endure or to not care?  We have some glimpses written down for us, let's not be ignorant but aware of the times.  What message do you wish an angle was giving to you right now?

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