Read: Daniel 10-12
Daniel has his last and most moving encounter with God by the river Hiddekel which means “riddle of light”. God was about to give him the answer to the revelation of the end times. It is truly a riddle of light. Daniel sees Jesus in his glorified state and is undone. Jesus’ touch strengthened him to stand and understand what he was about to see. The first thing the messenger tells Daniel is that he is greatly loved. How sweet is that? Daniel is undone with his own unrighteousness and God extends love and mercy to him. That is our God!
Daniel’s vision was the revelation of the future - our times. Daniel had been fasting for 21 days and his fast allowed the angel, Michael to break through the demonic forces of the prince of Persia and give him this message. Persia means “division”. Division is a huge factor in the church today. We need to fast and allow God to break through this barrier of division.
In Chapter 11, Michael shows Daniel the succession of the Persian and Grecian empires. The anti-christ in verse 21 refers to Antiochus Epiphanes, who was a cruel and violent persecutor of the Jews. He sacrificed a pig on the altar which was the abomination of desolations. Mark 13:14 talks of a future abomination of desolation that will be set up. I wonder if that isn’t the Dome of the Rock on the temple mount. But, we know that chapter 12 says that God’s people will be delivered if our name is found in the book. Then all who have lived will be called to the judgment seat of Christ and be judged. The rest of the story was sealed up for now. Now, God is revealing what is going to happen in the end and it is nothing like I thought it would be. All I am certain of is that we are privileged to live in this time and a revival is coming that is going to supersede any revival in the past. We get to be a part of it!
Lord, give us your eyes to see the joy that is set before us and make us brave!
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