WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:28.519 He shall come down like the rain upon the mowgrass, 00:00:28.519 --> 00:00:28.519 00:00:28.519 --> 00:00:32.519 as showers that water the earth, 00:00:33.240 --> 00:00:37.640 as showers that water the earth. 00:00:38.060 --> 00:00:45.519 He shall deliver the needy when he cryeth, 00:00:46.519 --> 00:00:53.700 the poor also and him that hath no helper. 00:00:53.700 --> 00:01:05.920 Blessed be the Lord God, who only doeth wondrous things. 00:01:05.920 --> 00:01:14.280 Blessed be the Lord God, who only doeth wondrous things. 00:01:14.280 --> 00:01:24.200 Blessed be the Lord God, who only doeth wondrous things. 00:01:24.500 --> 00:01:30.520 And blessed be his glorious name forever. 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:42.519 He shall come down like the rain upon the mowgrass, 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:47.519 as showers that water the earth, 00:01:48.239 --> 00:01:52.519 as showers that water the earth. 00:01:53.000 --> 00:02:00.519 He shall deliver the needy when he cryeth, 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:10.519 the poor also and him that hath no helper. 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:37.120 And with that same type of quietness, 00:02:37.120 --> 00:02:40.120 there is a hymn on page 159, which... 00:02:40.120 --> 00:03:01.120 Savior, like a shepherd lead us, 00:03:01.120 --> 00:03:06.120 much we need thy tender care. 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:13.360 In thy pleasant pastures feed us, 00:03:13.360 --> 00:03:17.120 for our use thy faults prepare. 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:24.120 Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, 00:03:24.120 --> 00:03:25.120 blessed Jesus, 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:31.120 thou hast bought us, thine we are. 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:38.120 Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, 00:03:38.120 --> 00:03:45.120 thou hast bought us, thine we are. 00:03:45.120 --> 00:04:02.120 Thou hast promised to receive us, 00:04:02.120 --> 00:04:07.120 poor and sinful though we be. 00:04:07.120 --> 00:04:10.120 Thou hast mercy to relieve us, 00:04:10.120 --> 00:04:14.120 Thou hast mercy to relieve us, 00:04:14.120 --> 00:04:19.120 grace to cleanse and power to free. 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:25.120 Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, 00:04:25.120 --> 00:04:32.120 early let us turn to thee. 00:04:32.120 --> 00:04:38.120 Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:46.120 early let us turn to thee. 00:04:46.120 --> 00:05:01.120 We turn to Daniel chapter 10. 00:05:01.120 --> 00:05:11.120 I'm aware that it's difficult to keep continuity in a book such as Daniel. 00:05:11.120 --> 00:05:16.120 We are all interested in the prophecies of Daniel, 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:24.120 the visions that Daniel interpreted of the heathen kings from chapter 1 through chapter 6. 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:30.120 We certainly are interested in Daniel's own visions and prophecy of chapter 7, chapter 8, 00:05:30.120 --> 00:05:36.120 and his prayer of chapter 9, which is answered by an angel with four verses, 00:05:36.120 --> 00:05:43.120 which are probably the most foremost important verses from a prophetic revelation standpoint in your Bible. 00:05:43.120 --> 00:05:48.120 May I just take time again tonight to read and comment. 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:52.120 The tenth chapter, by my own personal liking, 00:05:52.120 --> 00:06:00.120 is a chapter which anyone who enjoys studying the Bible would like to just stay in a week in and a week out 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:03.120 and pick up a thought here and a thread there. 00:06:03.120 --> 00:06:07.120 But that's not entertaining enough for most Baptists, 00:06:07.120 --> 00:06:10.120 so you have to do a little more to keep them coming. 00:06:10.120 --> 00:06:14.120 But the tenth chapter is sort of an interlude. 00:06:14.120 --> 00:06:16.120 I told you that before. 00:06:16.120 --> 00:06:19.120 And basically, we've studied only one time, 00:06:19.120 --> 00:06:22.120 that was two weeks ago tonight, in this tenth chapter. 00:06:22.120 --> 00:06:28.120 It is unique in the fact that it's the only time in Daniel's history that we have 00:06:28.120 --> 00:06:32.120 that he didn't get prayer immediately answered. 00:06:32.120 --> 00:06:38.120 Before this time in chapter 2, and in chapter 4, and in chapter 9, 00:06:38.120 --> 00:06:44.120 Daniel prays, and sometimes while he prays the answer comes. 00:06:44.120 --> 00:06:47.120 But this time that is not true. 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:52.120 I think it's well for us always, and we will not review that a great deal tonight, 00:06:52.120 --> 00:06:57.120 because I jumped from verse 3 to verse 12 the last time we were together. 00:06:57.120 --> 00:07:02.120 I personally believe that the tenth chapter of Daniel gives us a great deal of teaching latitude, 00:07:02.120 --> 00:07:07.120 not only about Daniel, but about persistent praying, 00:07:07.120 --> 00:07:13.120 a good instance and illustration in the Old Testament of the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:07:13.120 --> 00:07:18.120 Quite a bit of teaching about angels and demons. 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:26.120 So the chapter is full of good biblical instruction. 00:07:26.120 --> 00:07:32.120 As well as good Bible practicality. 00:07:32.120 --> 00:07:37.120 Follow me as I get you to a couple of places tonight, and I'm being honest with what I'd like to do. 00:07:37.120 --> 00:07:42.120 I'd like to get you to the place tonight that next Sunday night I can study with you 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:47.120 in its fullest simple content about the doctrine of angels. 00:07:47.120 --> 00:07:50.120 How many of them are there? 00:07:50.120 --> 00:07:52.120 What do they do? 00:07:52.120 --> 00:07:54.120 What's their ministry? 00:07:54.120 --> 00:07:58.120 How do we look at angels? 00:07:58.120 --> 00:08:00.120 Do demons have to have a body? 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:02.120 And etc. 00:08:02.120 --> 00:08:09.120 Now I do not want to get into depth, but I do want to take you just briefly to the word of God, 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:12.120 if I'm to that place tonight when we close. 00:08:12.120 --> 00:08:15.120 And even though I will use Daniel 10 as a takeoff next Sunday night, 00:08:15.120 --> 00:08:20.120 I will use your entire Bible for a simple study of the subject of angels. 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:27.120 Daniel writes in the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a thing was revealed unto Daniel, 00:08:27.120 --> 00:08:31.120 or a word was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belshazzar. 00:08:31.120 --> 00:08:33.120 And the word was true. 00:08:33.120 --> 00:08:36.120 But the time appointed was long. 00:08:36.120 --> 00:08:38.120 Your Bible says it's the word great. 00:08:38.120 --> 00:08:43.120 I personally believe that some place along the line Daniel received some confidence 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:49.120 that the nation of Israel was going to be allowed to go back out of captivity to the place of Jerusalem. 00:08:49.120 --> 00:08:54.120 Now you are aware from chapter 9 he has read Jeremiah in its entirety. 00:08:54.120 --> 00:09:00.120 And Jeremiah literally says that 70 years after the children of Israel are taking captive, 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:05.120 they would be allowed to release themselves and the kings would release themselves by decree, 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:08.120 to go back to Jerusalem. 00:09:08.120 --> 00:09:11.120 That happened in the book of Nehemiah and Ezra. 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:19.120 Daniel at the time that he wrote or revealed chapter 9 was close to having been 70 years in exile. 00:09:19.120 --> 00:09:22.120 He was close to 85 years of age. 00:09:22.120 --> 00:09:28.120 Whether this verse of chapter 10 verse 1 is connected to the vision of chapter 9 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:33.120 or his reading of Jeremiah, it would seem he had some confidence 00:09:33.120 --> 00:09:41.120 that what he saw and what was told him was going to take place very quickly and then it didn't. 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:47.120 And Jeremiah as all people of God, and I didn't say men of God, 00:09:47.120 --> 00:10:00.120 should become very, very concerned when God isn't answering prayer directly connected to his word. 00:10:00.120 --> 00:10:03.120 Now I believe that's where Jeremiah is. 00:10:03.120 --> 00:10:10.120 You realize in chapter 11 you have the major prophecy of Daniel. 00:10:10.120 --> 00:10:18.120 Chapter 9 is a major prophecy, but chapter 11 is the major prophecy that deals with length with the Antichrist 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:23.120 and the closing of the age before the millennial reign of Christ. 00:10:23.120 --> 00:10:29.120 So this little interlude is a practical lesson as well as a very theological lesson. 00:10:29.120 --> 00:10:34.120 And so I believe the time of the word was long and he understood the thing. 00:10:34.120 --> 00:10:40.120 Daniel had perfect consciousness of what God was saying and had understanding of the vision. 00:10:40.120 --> 00:10:44.120 In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three, four weeks. 00:10:44.120 --> 00:10:46.120 Now that's strange. 00:10:46.120 --> 00:10:50.120 Never before had he prayed three weeks to get an answer. 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:55.120 And of course, as we go along, you'll again come to verse 12. 00:10:55.120 --> 00:11:02.120 Daniel found, tried to find out whether he was the problem of God not answering prayer. 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:05.120 And that should always be our case. 00:11:05.120 --> 00:11:08.120 First of all, examination in the light of the word of God. 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:11.120 Now kindly notice in verse 3. 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:17.120 During this three weeks of time, basically human pleasure was laid aside. 00:11:17.120 --> 00:11:23.120 I assume from the context at least that Daniel was fasting. 00:11:23.120 --> 00:11:24.120 He was mourning. 00:11:24.120 --> 00:11:26.120 He was sorrowful. 00:11:26.120 --> 00:11:29.120 Food was not interesting to him. 00:11:29.120 --> 00:11:32.120 You have to get a Christian pretty miserable before he won't eat. 00:11:32.120 --> 00:11:35.120 That's what it says. 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:37.120 I ate no pleasant bread. 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:39.120 Neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth. 00:11:39.120 --> 00:11:44.120 Neither did I anoint myself or set myself apart for any godly mission. 00:11:44.120 --> 00:11:48.120 Until three whole weeks were fulfilled. 00:11:48.120 --> 00:11:49.120 Twenty-one days. 00:11:49.120 --> 00:11:52.120 And that's peculiar. 00:11:52.120 --> 00:11:55.120 He did not give up praying. 00:11:55.120 --> 00:12:01.120 Daniel always believed that you prayed until you got an answer. 00:12:01.120 --> 00:12:07.120 Even when the king said, you can't pray for thirty days, Daniel did what he normally did. 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:10.120 He practiced his spiritual habit three times a day. 00:12:10.120 --> 00:12:20.120 And he believed that God by prayer could intervene even in a kingly command that was contrary to the freedom of spirituality. 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:28.120 Now you are aware that at seventy years of age, God had to deliver Daniel out of the lion's den. 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:33.120 But his prayer was answered. 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:34.120 So you come to verse four. 00:12:34.120 --> 00:12:38.120 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, I was by the side of the great river, which is Hetico. 00:12:38.120 --> 00:12:40.120 Now we've seen that before. 00:12:40.120 --> 00:12:45.120 Now I want to be technical with you for a little while, if you'll allow me. 00:12:45.120 --> 00:12:50.120 Then I lifted up mine eyes and looked and behold a... 00:12:50.120 --> 00:12:52.120 Now you have two words, class, that interest me. 00:12:52.120 --> 00:12:55.120 Now if you have a reference Bible, you have some reference to what I'm going to say. 00:12:55.120 --> 00:13:00.120 If you have commentaries at home, you're going to have debates on the next five verses. 00:13:00.120 --> 00:13:05.120 I think you have to accept the Bible in its specifics, first of all. 00:13:05.120 --> 00:13:10.120 And the fact that we have a full Bible and we can compare Scripture with Scripture. 00:13:10.120 --> 00:13:15.120 Now Daniel lifts up an eyes and looked, behold, a certain man. 00:13:15.120 --> 00:13:18.120 Now that is a specific phrase. 00:13:18.120 --> 00:13:20.120 A certain man. 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:28.120 If you read some of your commentaries, there are those who say that in verse five, Daniel was introduced to an angel. 00:13:28.120 --> 00:13:35.120 And the conversation from verse five with any that Daniel has is an angel. 00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:37.120 Now I personally do not believe that. 00:13:38.120 --> 00:13:44.120 I believe that verse five, when he speaks of a certain man and then he describes something, 00:13:44.120 --> 00:13:49.120 is an Old Testament illustration again of the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:13:49.120 --> 00:13:51.120 Now look what he says. 00:13:51.120 --> 00:13:53.120 He saw a certain man. 00:13:53.120 --> 00:13:55.120 And you'll kindly notice something. 00:13:55.120 --> 00:13:56.120 I'm running ahead of myself. 00:13:56.120 --> 00:14:02.120 It seems to me when the Bible wants to speak specifically, it says so. 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:06.120 When it speaks of angels, very often it speaks in a general term. 00:14:06.120 --> 00:14:09.120 Not certain or the, but a. 00:14:09.120 --> 00:14:12.120 Now I think that's good Bible. 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:15.120 Now he describes the certain man he sees. 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:17.120 Somebody says to me, well, why is that important? 00:14:17.120 --> 00:14:20.120 It must be important because all scripture is important to us. 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:23.120 This certain man is clothed in linen. 00:14:23.120 --> 00:14:25.120 The Hebrew term is fine linen. 00:14:25.120 --> 00:14:30.120 Now immediately only one person in the Old Testament times ever wore fine linen. 00:14:30.120 --> 00:14:31.120 Who was it class? 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:33.120 Who was it class? 00:14:33.120 --> 00:14:37.120 Oh, what a bunch of deadheads. 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:41.120 Who wore fine linen in the Old Testament only? 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:43.120 The high priest. 00:14:43.120 --> 00:14:47.120 When did he wear the fine linen class? 00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:49.120 Huh? 00:14:49.120 --> 00:14:54.120 On the day of atonement only. 00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:59.120 Now your Bible in the Old Testament very often speaks in type. 00:14:59.120 --> 00:15:09.120 Now I personally believe that Daniel has revealed to him prophetically and practically in the ages to come, the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:15:09.120 --> 00:15:13.120 The one whom he has seen before is taking over the kingdom of the Antichrist. 00:15:13.120 --> 00:15:18.120 He described him in one of the chapters as the Ancient of Days. 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:23.120 So here we have a certain man pictured as the high priest on the day of atonement. 00:15:23.120 --> 00:15:27.120 Secondly, whose loins were girded with fine gold. 00:15:27.120 --> 00:15:34.120 Now girded loins always speak of the person being ready to work or able to work. 00:15:34.120 --> 00:15:37.120 He doesn't have the flowing robes that are going to get in his ways. 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:40.120 He has his loins girded and ready for work. 00:15:40.120 --> 00:15:45.120 And kindly notice his loins are girded with the best material the Bible can describe, gold. 00:15:45.120 --> 00:15:48.120 Then you come to verse 6. 00:15:48.120 --> 00:15:51.120 Strange term and we do not understand it. 00:15:51.120 --> 00:15:54.120 His body also was like the barrel. 00:15:54.120 --> 00:15:57.120 In other words, this is the color of azure. 00:15:57.120 --> 00:16:00.120 It is the color of the sky, blue. 00:16:00.120 --> 00:16:03.120 Maybe a picture of heaven. 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:10.120 But certainly a picture of what we know is serene and calm and blessed and appealing. 00:16:10.120 --> 00:16:13.120 Not someone to be afraid of. 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:17.120 And his face as the appearance of lightning. 00:16:17.120 --> 00:16:22.120 Now that immediately gives you something that's the opposite of the azure. 00:16:22.120 --> 00:16:27.120 Lightning in the Bible always speaks of terror or fear. 00:16:27.120 --> 00:16:34.120 And the only fear that you connect with Christ is the fact that he has to deal with evil and sin. 00:16:34.120 --> 00:16:43.120 So here Daniel, concerned about the fact he does not get a prayer answered the way he usually does, 00:16:43.120 --> 00:16:54.120 is given the privilege of a new fresh vision of one who presents peace and is ready and is the atonement and also he will do evil. 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:57.120 And then he says his eyes like the lamps of fire. 00:16:57.120 --> 00:17:00.120 In other words, his ability to see all. 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:03.120 And his arms and feet like in color to polish brass. 00:17:03.120 --> 00:17:07.119 Prophetically speaking, that speaks of the brightness of the gospel. 00:17:07.119 --> 00:17:17.119 And a voice so much like his words was as the voice of multitude speaking. 00:17:17.119 --> 00:17:22.119 Now basically, when we look at this, we are concerned. 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:34.119 If you drop down, you are aware that Daniel was so concerned with this vision of a certain man that he fell on his face. 00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:39.119 He even goes to fact to say he was in a deep sleep and my face was toward the ground. 00:17:39.119 --> 00:17:44.119 Now stop here for acceptance because you have a reference Bible and turn to Revelation 1. 00:17:44.119 --> 00:17:58.119 I personally believe that when Daniel introduces a certain man, which I believe is the illustration of the Lord Jesus Christ, 00:17:58.119 --> 00:18:03.119 Daniel falls down in some kind of a consternation. 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:05.119 Now look at Revelation 1. 00:18:05.119 --> 00:18:15.119 I believe that the illustration of Daniel and the illustration of John and the Isle of Patmos in Revelation 1 connects the two books. 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:24.119 So that whatever is going to take place in Daniel after this vision is highlighted in the very prophecy of the New Testament. 00:18:24.119 --> 00:18:28.119 What is going to take place that John describes after that vision? 00:18:28.119 --> 00:18:38.119 Therefore, Daniel's writing and the writing of Revelation can be compared and many places synonymous in what's going to take place. 00:18:38.119 --> 00:18:42.119 Now in Revelation 1, you all are ahead of me. 00:18:42.119 --> 00:18:52.119 But just read or follow along as I read as John comes through the introduction to the seven churches and come with me at verse 10. 00:18:52.119 --> 00:18:58.119 I was in the spirit on the Lord's day and heard behind me a great voice as of a trumpet saying, 00:18:58.119 --> 00:19:04.119 I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, and what thou seest write in a book and send it unto the seven churches which are in Asia. 00:19:04.119 --> 00:19:05.119 Verse 12. 00:19:05.119 --> 00:19:06.119 Verse 12. 00:19:06.119 --> 00:19:09.119 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. 00:19:09.119 --> 00:19:12.119 And when he turned, he did not see the voice immediately. 00:19:12.119 --> 00:19:18.119 Being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks, which are the seven churches and the ministers of the seven churches. 00:19:18.119 --> 00:19:24.119 And in the midst of the candlesticks, one light unto the Son of Man, a certain man. 00:19:24.119 --> 00:19:27.119 Now he describes him. 00:19:27.119 --> 00:19:35.119 Kindly notice the description of Revelation 1 is exactly except for one phrase the same as Daniel 10. 00:19:35.119 --> 00:19:37.119 What does he say? 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:38.119 Clothed with a garment. 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:40.119 There's the high priest picture again. 00:19:40.119 --> 00:19:43.119 A specific garment down to the foot. 00:19:43.119 --> 00:19:47.119 And gird about the paps or the loins with a golden girdle. 00:19:47.119 --> 00:19:50.119 Same thing as Daniel, ready for work. 00:19:50.119 --> 00:19:53.119 His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. 00:19:53.119 --> 00:19:58.119 Now that phrase is not in Daniel 10, but it's in Daniel 7. 00:19:58.119 --> 00:20:03.119 So Daniel has already seen the ancient of days, pictured in the whiteness. 00:20:03.119 --> 00:20:04.119 He's already seen that. 00:20:04.119 --> 00:20:06.119 He does not have to see that again. 00:20:06.119 --> 00:20:08.119 Pick it up in verse 14. 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:15.119 And his eyes were as a flame of fire, that piercing knowledge and ability of Christ to see all. 00:20:15.119 --> 00:20:16.119 Same as Daniel. 00:20:16.119 --> 00:20:21.119 And his feet like undefined brass, as if they burned in a furnace. 00:20:21.119 --> 00:20:29.119 And his voice like the sound of many waters. 00:20:29.119 --> 00:20:34.119 Now what I want you to see is, look at verse 17. 00:20:34.119 --> 00:20:40.119 And when I saw him, I fell as his feet as dead. 00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:43.119 The same experience that Daniel had. 00:20:43.119 --> 00:20:47.119 Now all we can do is conjecture. 00:20:47.119 --> 00:20:51.119 Why did John fall down as dead? 00:20:51.119 --> 00:20:57.119 Why did Daniel prostrate himself on his face in sleep? 00:20:57.119 --> 00:21:08.119 The only thing we can think is, that both men could not believe what God had revealed to them. 00:21:08.119 --> 00:21:14.119 Is it possible that this is going to take place? 00:21:14.119 --> 00:21:27.119 Is it possible that the very one Daniel saw is the very one John saw, already completed his ministry and waiting for his kingdom to be set up? 00:21:27.119 --> 00:21:34.119 He did not fall dead because of the person he saw. 00:21:34.119 --> 00:21:37.119 John was a follower of the Christ. 00:21:37.119 --> 00:21:44.119 And he has to find himself, for some reason, concerned of what he is told and what he is going to be told. 00:21:44.119 --> 00:21:53.119 Certainly John on the Isle of Patmos, by himself, and pay attention to that phrase, is concerned of why he's there. 00:21:53.119 --> 00:21:55.119 Exiled to Patmos. 00:21:55.119 --> 00:21:57.119 What can he do for God? 00:21:57.119 --> 00:22:03.119 What can a lone individual do who has no relationships or fellowships? 00:22:03.119 --> 00:22:08.119 If he had not been alone, he'd have never gotten a prophecy of revelation. 00:22:12.119 --> 00:22:14.119 It would be too startling. 00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:19.119 And Daniel has had revealed to him one startling prophecy after another. 00:22:19.119 --> 00:22:24.119 And basically he's physically exhausted in chapter 10. 00:22:24.119 --> 00:22:26.119 Go back to chapter 10. 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:33.119 I'm saying to you that what Daniel sees in a certain man and John sees in the Son of God, or appears as the Son of God, 00:22:33.119 --> 00:22:39.119 connects the two books together in the relationship of doctrine and in the relationship of time. 00:22:39.119 --> 00:22:45.119 One is before the cross. 00:22:45.119 --> 00:22:48.119 And the other is after the cross. 00:22:48.119 --> 00:22:50.119 But both have the same message. 00:22:50.119 --> 00:22:52.119 Now look at verse 7. 00:22:52.119 --> 00:22:53.119 Verse 7. 00:22:53.119 --> 00:23:02.119 And I, Daniel, alone, saw the vision. 00:23:02.119 --> 00:23:05.119 For the men that were with me saw not the vision. 00:23:05.119 --> 00:23:08.119 In other words, he was with others at the river Hitticum. 00:23:08.119 --> 00:23:17.119 But a great quaking fell upon them, or around them, or something of nature caused them to be fearful, so that they fled to hide themselves. 00:23:17.119 --> 00:23:19.119 Therefore, I was left alone. 00:23:19.119 --> 00:23:21.119 We don't pay attention to these words in our Bible. 00:23:21.119 --> 00:23:24.119 Do you like to be alone? 00:23:24.119 --> 00:23:34.119 What's a practical application to this seemingly inapplicable picture of Daniel? 00:23:34.119 --> 00:23:35.119 Alone. 00:23:35.119 --> 00:23:38.119 I'll think of something for a second. 00:23:38.119 --> 00:23:53.119 Someone says that men are at their best, and they're the best men when they're alone with God. 00:23:53.119 --> 00:23:59.119 Character is what man is when he's alone. 00:23:59.119 --> 00:24:01.119 You see something here that's very interesting. 00:24:01.119 --> 00:24:04.119 You read about the lonely men of God in the Bible. 00:24:04.119 --> 00:24:05.119 Enoch. 00:24:05.119 --> 00:24:07.119 Walked with God. 00:24:07.119 --> 00:24:10.119 And the inference is by himself. 00:24:10.119 --> 00:24:13.119 And you have it here. 00:24:13.119 --> 00:24:15.119 You have it with Joseph. 00:24:15.119 --> 00:24:17.119 All by himself. 00:24:17.119 --> 00:24:18.119 Alone. 00:24:18.119 --> 00:24:22.119 You have it with Elijah on Mount Carmel. 00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:23.119 How many were there to help him? 00:24:23.119 --> 00:24:25.119 No one against the prophets of Baal. 00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:26.119 Just Elijah. 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:27.119 Alone. 00:24:27.119 --> 00:24:28.119 Alone. 00:24:28.119 --> 00:24:30.119 You have it with Paul. 00:24:30.119 --> 00:24:32.119 Caught up into the third heaven. 00:24:32.119 --> 00:24:34.119 First Corinthians chapter 12. 00:24:34.119 --> 00:24:35.119 Second Corinthians chapter 12. 00:24:35.119 --> 00:24:36.119 Alone. 00:24:36.119 --> 00:24:39.119 You have John on the island of Patmos. 00:24:39.119 --> 00:24:40.119 Alone. 00:24:40.119 --> 00:24:48.119 I would remind you that the world tries to show you that being alone is bad. 00:24:48.119 --> 00:24:53.119 The world is afraid to be alone because then it has to think. 00:24:53.119 --> 00:24:58.119 And I believe that you know that Daniel was a loner, don't you? 00:24:58.119 --> 00:25:03.119 Other than Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, we haven't heard from them for a number of years. 00:25:03.119 --> 00:25:05.119 Daniel is alone. 00:25:05.119 --> 00:25:14.119 I personally believe that every Hebrew boy that was taken captive apart from those four compromised with the heathens in the land in which they were slaves. 00:25:14.119 --> 00:25:15.119 Daniel was a loner. 00:25:15.119 --> 00:25:17.119 Daniel was a loner. 00:25:17.119 --> 00:25:27.119 And godly people are the best and more susceptible to God's leading when they're alone. 00:25:27.119 --> 00:25:29.119 And that's where you find Daniel. 00:25:29.119 --> 00:25:30.119 Let's go a little further. 00:25:30.119 --> 00:25:37.119 Now that's a very difficult verse. 00:25:37.119 --> 00:25:39.119 What vision? 00:25:39.119 --> 00:25:42.119 The vision that he was looking for in verse 1? 00:25:42.119 --> 00:25:45.119 No, that vision he had already understood. 00:25:45.119 --> 00:25:53.119 The great vision he had just seen was one that had been given in between the one he knew and the one he wanted to know. 00:25:53.119 --> 00:25:57.119 This was the vision of the Lord Jesus Christ. 00:25:57.119 --> 00:26:06.119 And that's why I believe you destroy Daniel 10 if you say that beginning with verse 5, God has introduced an angel into Daniel's life. 00:26:06.119 --> 00:26:13.119 He saw a great vision and there remained no strength in me. 00:26:13.119 --> 00:26:15.119 I talked about this the last time. 00:26:15.119 --> 00:26:17.119 I would remind you something. 00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:25.119 The more knowledge you have of God and the more knowledge you have of his word, the greater is the burden and physically drained you. 00:26:28.119 --> 00:26:31.119 And I don't think anybody realizes this. 00:26:33.119 --> 00:26:35.119 And Daniel was physically drained. 00:26:35.119 --> 00:26:37.119 Twice we have this in this same chapter. 00:26:37.119 --> 00:26:39.119 You've had it before in other chapters. 00:26:39.119 --> 00:26:42.119 For my comeliness was turned in me into corruption. 00:26:42.119 --> 00:26:46.119 In other words, I look like I was going to die, perishing. 00:26:46.119 --> 00:26:49.119 And I retain no strength. 00:26:49.119 --> 00:26:51.119 Now, let me just keep going. 00:26:51.119 --> 00:26:58.119 Yet, in this weakened physical condition, I heard the voice of his words. 00:26:58.119 --> 00:27:05.119 And when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face and my face toward the ground, prostrate. 00:27:05.119 --> 00:27:08.119 But you can't serve God in that position. 00:27:14.119 --> 00:27:16.119 Now you come to verse 10. 00:27:16.119 --> 00:27:19.119 And I believe the reference Bible tells us here exactly what it should be. 00:27:20.119 --> 00:27:25.119 And behold, an hand touched me, not the hand of the certain man, a hand. 00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:38.119 Now Daniel is introduced to the angel that was supposed to bring the answer to his prayer, which had been waiting for 21 to 24 days. 00:27:38.119 --> 00:27:46.119 Behold, a hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. 00:27:47.119 --> 00:27:49.119 And he said unto me. 00:27:49.119 --> 00:27:50.119 Now I have to stop. 00:27:50.119 --> 00:27:52.119 I told you when I was in the other chapter that has this phrase. 00:27:52.119 --> 00:27:55.119 Every time you come to this phrase, you have to stop. 00:27:55.119 --> 00:28:01.119 He said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved. 00:28:02.119 --> 00:28:03.119 Notice verse 19. 00:28:04.119 --> 00:28:08.119 And said, O man greatly beloved. 00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:11.119 That sounds like Job. 00:28:14.119 --> 00:28:15.119 Chapter 1, verse 1. 00:28:15.119 --> 00:28:16.119 Job. 00:28:16.119 --> 00:28:20.119 Man after God's perfectness. 00:28:22.119 --> 00:28:25.119 Who walked after God and eschewed evil. 00:28:25.119 --> 00:28:26.119 Upright. 00:28:28.119 --> 00:28:30.119 Now you've had this once before in Daniel. 00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:36.119 If you look back in chapter 9 for a moment and look at verse 23, you seem to say the same thing. 00:28:37.119 --> 00:28:46.119 Here again, Gabriel, the angel, comes to answer Daniel's prayer of great length this time about the children of Israel and their sin. 00:28:46.119 --> 00:28:55.119 And in verse 23, he says to them again, at the beginning of thy supplications, the commandment came forth, and I am come forth to show thee, for thou art greatly beloved. 00:28:57.119 --> 00:28:59.119 Daniel wasn't sinning. 00:28:59.119 --> 00:29:01.119 That wasn't why he wasn't getting prayer answered. 00:29:02.119 --> 00:29:04.119 Again, let's stop for a second. 00:29:04.119 --> 00:29:07.119 How do you become greatly beloved by God? 00:29:09.119 --> 00:29:16.119 Do you ever ask yourself, and I have these crazy questions that come to my mind, why did Daniel have the privilege of becoming a prophet? 00:29:18.119 --> 00:29:20.119 Do you ever ask yourself that question? 00:29:25.119 --> 00:29:26.119 I have a conviction on it. 00:29:26.119 --> 00:29:32.119 In chapter 1, don't turn back to it. 00:29:32.119 --> 00:29:37.119 As a young fellow, no younger than 12 and no older than 18, we have that span to consider. 00:29:39.119 --> 00:29:49.119 Daniel stood up to the servant of the king, who had been told to give them the best food that come from the king's table, and said, in essence, I will not compromise. 00:29:49.119 --> 00:29:50.119 I have decided to trust God. 00:29:50.119 --> 00:29:54.119 I have decided to trust God. 00:29:54.119 --> 00:30:02.119 It was not because of the fact he had position in the land. 00:30:02.119 --> 00:30:06.119 The prophetic mission of Daniel grew out of his position of public life. 00:30:06.119 --> 00:30:09.119 He could interpret the dreams of the king. 00:30:09.119 --> 00:30:12.119 But that came because of his personal life. 00:30:13.119 --> 00:30:17.119 Did you ever wonder why God asked you to live a separated life? 00:30:21.119 --> 00:30:28.119 You ever question the New Testament situation of why God would have the gall who saves you by his grace to say, live by my word? 00:30:28.119 --> 00:30:36.119 Why would John write, love not the world, neither the things of the world. 00:30:36.119 --> 00:30:39.119 If the love of the world is in you, the love of the Father is not in you. 00:30:39.119 --> 00:30:42.119 You cannot serve God and mammon at the same time. 00:30:42.119 --> 00:30:44.119 That has nothing to do with your salvation. 00:30:45.119 --> 00:30:47.119 It has nothing to do with your eternal life. 00:30:48.119 --> 00:30:50.119 It basically has nothing to do with heaven. 00:30:50.119 --> 00:30:53.119 You accept heaven and eternal life by the grace of God. 00:30:53.119 --> 00:30:54.119 It's a free gift by faith. 00:30:54.119 --> 00:30:56.119 I believe. 00:30:57.119 --> 00:31:03.119 Daniel is a good example, I believe, of an uncompromising saint. 00:31:06.119 --> 00:31:16.119 And that's what brought Daniel to the place of being given power by God ten times greater than the astrologers of the heathen king. 00:31:16.119 --> 00:31:23.119 We somehow have not grasped what God wants us to do. 00:31:23.119 --> 00:31:29.119 There are a lot of us that are average Christians. 00:31:29.119 --> 00:31:32.119 We are not totally carnal. 00:31:32.119 --> 00:31:35.119 And we are not totally spiritual. 00:31:35.119 --> 00:31:38.119 We are in the middle. 00:31:38.119 --> 00:31:45.119 And certainly God would not define us as greatly beloved. 00:31:45.119 --> 00:31:49.119 Do you remember there is one New Testament saint that has that same thing. 00:31:49.119 --> 00:31:53.119 John is called the beloved disciple. 00:31:55.119 --> 00:31:56.119 Why? 00:31:57.119 --> 00:31:59.119 Did you ever read about John? 00:31:59.119 --> 00:32:00.119 Hmm? 00:32:03.119 --> 00:32:05.119 When they were at the table? 00:32:05.119 --> 00:32:08.119 Who was closest to Christ? 00:32:08.119 --> 00:32:09.119 John. 00:32:09.119 --> 00:32:13.119 Not trying to separate himself. 00:32:14.119 --> 00:32:16.119 Who stood at the foot of the cross? 00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:20.119 And accepted the responsibility for the mother of Christ? 00:32:20.119 --> 00:32:21.119 John. 00:32:22.119 --> 00:32:29.119 Who recognized Christ when Peter jumped out of the ship and walked towards the shore after the resurrection? 00:32:29.119 --> 00:32:30.119 Was John. 00:32:30.119 --> 00:32:50.119 It would seem to me that someday, whether we do it in beginning teaching to young people, we ought to say to ourselves and prove to ourselves from the word of God that not compromising is the basis to being used of God in an extraordinary way. 00:32:50.119 --> 00:32:58.119 And all of you sit and say, Pastor, but I have to work every day of my life. 00:32:58.119 --> 00:33:02.119 But that means you have a better opportunity not to compromise than somebody who's in the Lord's work. 00:33:02.119 --> 00:33:07.119 It's easy for a pastor not to compromise. 00:33:07.119 --> 00:33:09.119 He doesn't want to be touched by the world. 00:33:09.119 --> 00:33:11.119 He just doesn't go out in the world. 00:33:12.119 --> 00:33:14.119 He shuts himself in his little office. 00:33:15.119 --> 00:33:17.119 And he doesn't have to compromise. 00:33:17.119 --> 00:33:18.119 You do not have that choice. 00:33:18.119 --> 00:33:20.119 You walk in the world every day. 00:33:21.119 --> 00:33:24.119 There are days in my life I never see another individual beside my family. 00:33:26.119 --> 00:33:28.119 But you don't have that privilege. 00:33:29.119 --> 00:33:35.119 Here's that phrase, which I know we're probably harboring on too much, but it's twice in this paragraph. 00:33:35.119 --> 00:33:44.119 Daniel, you are a man that is greatly beloved, an uncompromising nature, beginning at childhood. 00:33:48.119 --> 00:33:49.119 You can see it in the physical. 00:33:53.119 --> 00:33:57.119 What do you do with a sinner who dissipates his body and then accepts Christ? 00:33:57.119 --> 00:33:59.119 Give him a new body. 00:33:59.119 --> 00:34:13.119 No, you take a youngster who is willing to dedicate himself to the Lord and not compromise with the world's gains and with the world's physical attraction and you keep him pure and his life probably will be lived for Christ a long time. 00:34:13.119 --> 00:34:19.119 Think about it. 00:34:20.119 --> 00:34:23.119 Here's a man greatly beloved because he didn't compromise. 00:34:23.119 --> 00:34:27.119 Here's a man greatly beloved, no doubt, because he was a man of prayer. 00:34:28.119 --> 00:34:29.119 He prayed regularly. 00:34:29.119 --> 00:34:30.119 He prayed specially. 00:34:31.119 --> 00:34:32.119 He prayed specifically. 00:34:33.119 --> 00:34:34.119 He was always concerned. 00:34:34.119 --> 00:34:41.119 Here's a man who never cheated on his duty. 00:34:41.119 --> 00:34:45.119 His everyday life was above reproach. 00:34:45.119 --> 00:34:46.119 Listen to me carefully. 00:34:46.119 --> 00:34:47.119 You can't read in the Bible. 00:34:47.119 --> 00:34:48.119 You can only imagine. 00:34:49.119 --> 00:34:58.119 How under the sun did he stay as being president of a land under four different kings if he wasn't above board? 00:34:58.119 --> 00:35:03.119 Because a heathen king could get a new president at the drop of a hat. 00:35:03.119 --> 00:35:06.119 How he stayed alive for 70 years is amazing. 00:35:10.119 --> 00:35:13.119 He must have been a genius when it came to business. 00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:18.119 The king must have trusted him explicitly. 00:35:18.119 --> 00:35:25.119 For example, when Belshazzar saw the handwriting on the wall, the new king came in that night, didn't he, and took over the castle and Daniel never missed a meal. 00:35:29.119 --> 00:35:30.119 Can you say that? 00:35:33.119 --> 00:35:39.119 Here's a man that lived 70 years and not just as a man of God, a man of politics. 00:35:41.119 --> 00:35:43.119 And kept in that position. 00:35:43.119 --> 00:35:46.119 I personally think he was totally faithful. 00:35:47.119 --> 00:35:48.119 Certainly we've seen this before. 00:35:49.119 --> 00:35:50.119 He was always interested in the welfare of others. 00:35:52.119 --> 00:35:53.119 He was interested in his land. 00:35:54.119 --> 00:35:55.119 Why did he pray in chapter 9? 00:35:55.119 --> 00:35:58.119 Because he wanted Israel back to the place of turning to God. 00:35:58.119 --> 00:36:00.119 Is it possible for a sinning nation to find atonement? 00:36:01.119 --> 00:36:02.119 He answered yes. 00:36:03.119 --> 00:36:04.119 He wasn't concerned about his own skin. 00:36:06.119 --> 00:36:07.119 He was concerned about others. 00:36:08.119 --> 00:36:09.119 He was concerned about his land. 00:36:09.119 --> 00:36:10.119 He was concerned about being a patriarch. 00:36:10.119 --> 00:36:13.119 I could go on with this. 00:36:13.119 --> 00:36:14.119 I'm not sure it's important. 00:36:15.119 --> 00:36:19.119 You know that Daniel always looked at life through the eyes of God. 00:36:23.119 --> 00:36:25.119 What does it mean to God? 00:36:26.119 --> 00:36:27.119 What will it do for God? 00:36:28.119 --> 00:36:31.119 During this last week as I was preaching in this little prayer conference, 00:36:32.119 --> 00:36:33.119 I made this statement. 00:36:33.119 --> 00:36:44.119 Do you live your life, no matter what you do, that you would be afraid to embarrass God? 00:36:49.119 --> 00:36:51.119 Are you always concerned that God is first? 00:36:52.119 --> 00:36:54.119 Are you always concerned that his word is not embarrassed? 00:36:54.119 --> 00:36:55.119 Are you always concerned that his testimony is not decreased? 00:36:55.119 --> 00:36:58.119 Are you always concerned that his testimony is not decreased? 00:36:59.119 --> 00:37:01.119 I've mentioned this before in this pulpit. 00:37:01.119 --> 00:37:07.119 Years ago, I had a man that came to my church. 00:37:08.119 --> 00:37:09.119 A lovely man. 00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:13.119 55 or 60 years of age, but a heathen. 00:37:13.119 --> 00:37:16.119 Came regularly to church. 00:37:16.119 --> 00:37:20.119 All of a sudden, one day, I didn't see him there. 00:37:21.119 --> 00:37:26.119 So in the course of conversation, I talked to some folks who knew him, and they said, 00:37:26.119 --> 00:37:27.119 Pastor, he's not coming back to church. 00:37:28.119 --> 00:37:29.119 That was interesting to me. 00:37:29.119 --> 00:37:38.119 So I had occasion to talk to him once, and I said to him, just as a friend, why did you stop coming to church? 00:37:40.119 --> 00:37:42.119 He said to me, Pastor, do you know so and so? 00:37:42.119 --> 00:37:43.119 I said, yeah, he's a member of my church. 00:37:43.119 --> 00:37:45.119 He said, that's why I never came back. 00:37:46.119 --> 00:37:49.119 I said, I'd appreciate if you explained. 00:37:50.119 --> 00:37:51.119 He said, this was his word. 00:37:51.119 --> 00:37:59.119 That man has a more filthy mouth than anybody I've ever heard in my life. 00:38:00.119 --> 00:38:06.119 And he said, if that man goes to your church, I don't need your church. 00:38:09.119 --> 00:38:10.119 Now that scares us. 00:38:11.119 --> 00:38:15.119 But it also ought to put us in a position to realize that people look at us. 00:38:15.119 --> 00:38:20.119 They look at a pastor, and that is not the key, friends. 00:38:20.119 --> 00:38:24.119 I'm convinced that the key to witnessing and revival is the people that sit in a pew. 00:38:27.119 --> 00:38:30.119 Here was Daniel, who always looked at things through the eyes of God. 00:38:30.119 --> 00:38:32.119 And here he's prayed for three weeks. 00:38:33.119 --> 00:38:34.119 And he has consternation. 00:38:35.119 --> 00:38:37.119 Why haven't I got my prayer answered? 00:38:38.119 --> 00:38:39.119 Never had that before. 00:38:40.119 --> 00:38:42.119 Have I walked out of God's way? 00:38:42.119 --> 00:38:43.119 Have I walked out of God's will? 00:38:43.119 --> 00:38:45.119 Have I walked out of God's command? 00:38:45.119 --> 00:38:46.119 I better find out. 00:38:46.119 --> 00:38:47.119 You are now to verse 12. 00:38:47.119 --> 00:38:48.119 We studied it the last time. 00:38:49.119 --> 00:38:51.119 Look at verse 11 to start with. 00:38:52.119 --> 00:38:53.119 I wish I had time to go on that. 00:38:53.119 --> 00:38:57.119 You realize that Daniel's probably the most consistent spiritual Christian in the Bible? 00:39:00.119 --> 00:39:01.119 That's right. 00:39:01.119 --> 00:39:02.119 He's even better than Paul. 00:39:03.119 --> 00:39:05.119 At least in the history of Daniel, there are no ups and downs. 00:39:06.119 --> 00:39:08.119 He's consistently spiritual. 00:39:08.119 --> 00:39:12.119 Now he says to me, Daniel, man greatly beloved. 00:39:12.119 --> 00:39:13.119 This is the angel. 00:39:13.119 --> 00:39:19.119 Kindly notice, if you want to have some fun this week, go through your Bible and see how many times angels have answered prayers. 00:39:19.119 --> 00:39:23.119 I have been fascinated about that subject. 00:39:23.119 --> 00:39:24.119 I believe in angels. 00:39:24.119 --> 00:39:26.119 You believe in angels, right? 00:39:27.119 --> 00:39:30.119 Do you know why you should sit up and pay attention tonight and behave yourself in church? 00:39:30.119 --> 00:39:31.119 Because angels are here. 00:39:31.119 --> 00:39:32.119 I'll prove that to you next week. 00:39:32.119 --> 00:39:33.119 Not just one angel either. 00:39:33.119 --> 00:39:34.119 If each believer has a guardian angel, and he does. 00:39:34.119 --> 00:39:35.119 And I got 200 people here tonight that are Christians. 00:39:35.119 --> 00:39:37.119 I got 200 guardian angels listening to me preach. 00:39:37.119 --> 00:39:45.119 And Daniel said, I better be finding something else. 00:39:46.119 --> 00:39:55.119 Some of you are going to go home and try to argue with me that there are no angels here. 00:39:55.119 --> 00:40:01.179 and daniel said i better be finding something out 00:40:01.179 --> 00:40:06.119 now some of you are going to go home and try to argue with me that there's no angels here 00:40:06.119 --> 00:40:09.980 it happens to be in the new testament not in the old testament 00:40:09.980 --> 00:40:14.500 and it happens to be attached to a local church 00:40:14.500 --> 00:40:19.299 now read with me for a second our time is shortly drawing to a close 00:40:19.299 --> 00:40:24.579 he said to me oh daniel a man greatly bestowed understand the words that i speak unto thee and 00:40:24.579 --> 00:40:32.400 stand up you cannot listen laying down you cannot be ready to serve prostrate on the ground even 00:40:32.400 --> 00:40:38.239 though the vision has caused you some consternation that john had that same thing the son of god said 00:40:38.239 --> 00:40:45.159 to him john stand up and tell the church is what i want you to tell him same thing stand up all right 00:40:45.159 --> 00:40:50.219 for unto thee am i now sent all right an angel was sent to daniel now be careful of something 00:40:50.219 --> 00:40:54.539 this angel spoke to daniel it doesn't have to be that angel speak today 00:40:54.539 --> 00:41:02.119 to be any less useful and when he had spoken this word unto me i stood up trembling that's the first 00:41:02.119 --> 00:41:07.679 inclination of my bible i feel a little human weakness of daniel but i probably would tremble too 00:41:07.679 --> 00:41:13.279 then said he unto me now i'd study this all for you two weeks ago tonight i'm just reviewing it 00:41:13.280 --> 00:41:22.100 quickly to get you to a place fear not that's the result of what daniel got when he prayed 00:41:22.100 --> 00:41:28.720 no fear now i covered that a week ago sunday morning there is no gray areas in your bible 00:41:28.720 --> 00:41:34.300 the minute you walk out of the realm of faith you walk into the realm of fear 00:41:34.300 --> 00:41:43.120 you can't have half fear and half faith it's impossible in the word of god so that every 00:41:43.120 --> 00:41:46.960 time we as believers have fear we are not having faith 00:41:46.960 --> 00:41:53.820 and there is nothing in the bible to be contrary to that statement as far as i know and i've read 00:41:53.820 --> 00:42:02.780 now he says to daniel fear not for from the first day now look for 24 days at least 21 days he had 00:42:02.780 --> 00:42:10.480 prayed from the first day the answer was on the way right that's what he says now you have this 00:42:10.480 --> 00:42:15.200 little lesson that i gave you about how did daniel pray for three weeks how should we pray when 00:42:15.200 --> 00:42:24.000 prayer is not being answered he's examining himself this is how daniel prayed thou did set thine heart 00:42:24.000 --> 00:42:30.720 you were willing to be changed if that was necessary to get this prayer answered to understand to find out 00:42:30.719 --> 00:42:38.419 what the vision was to understand when it's going to come to pass you are willing to say god i have to 00:42:38.419 --> 00:42:43.139 know and he kept praying that and praying that and praying that for 21 days 00:42:43.139 --> 00:42:50.019 and to chasten thyself that's verse three 00:42:50.019 --> 00:42:53.659 willing not to eat 00:42:53.659 --> 00:42:59.559 willing not to set himself apart all he was concerned about is lord 00:42:59.559 --> 00:43:08.059 if i'm the person that's in the way to answer this prayer show me we don't pray that way i don't pray that way 00:43:08.059 --> 00:43:15.619 we do not like to humble ourself in the sight of the lord 00:43:15.619 --> 00:43:21.179 do not like to humble ourself in the sight of those who know us 00:43:21.179 --> 00:43:24.679 but daniel was willing to chasten himself 00:43:24.679 --> 00:43:28.239 and he did it before god 00:43:28.239 --> 00:43:30.159 then he says he prayed 00:43:30.159 --> 00:43:32.059 thy words were heard 00:43:32.059 --> 00:43:34.960 and i am come for thy words 00:43:34.960 --> 00:43:37.239 i've got the answer for you daniel 00:43:37.239 --> 00:43:38.879 well where you been 00:43:38.879 --> 00:43:42.879 well i got stopped between heaven and earth 00:43:42.880 --> 00:43:45.940 he got stopped 00:43:45.940 --> 00:43:48.280 yeah i got stopped 00:43:48.280 --> 00:43:49.860 who'd you get stopped by 00:43:49.860 --> 00:43:52.380 well i had a little fight with the demons while i was coming through the atmosphere 00:43:52.380 --> 00:43:56.820 may i remind you something 00:43:56.820 --> 00:44:00.840 there are three involved when you pray 00:44:00.840 --> 00:44:03.780 you 00:44:03.780 --> 00:44:06.220 and god 00:44:06.220 --> 00:44:08.600 and satan 00:44:08.600 --> 00:44:16.660 if daniel had stopped praying 00:44:16.660 --> 00:44:19.640 the answer would not have come 00:44:19.640 --> 00:44:25.579 this is not far out theology 00:44:25.579 --> 00:44:28.699 twice in this chapter 00:44:28.699 --> 00:44:30.559 and angel says to daniel 00:44:30.559 --> 00:44:32.500 i am having problems 00:44:32.500 --> 00:44:34.559 with the beings of satan 00:44:34.559 --> 00:44:37.099 read what he says 00:44:37.099 --> 00:44:40.639 when your words were first heard 00:44:40.639 --> 00:44:43.279 the first day i started out with the answer for you 00:44:43.279 --> 00:44:46.119 but that's verse 13 00:44:46.119 --> 00:44:47.940 that's one of the biggest buts in the bible 00:44:47.940 --> 00:44:52.940 the prince of the kingdom of persia 00:44:52.940 --> 00:44:56.460 if we believe in guardian angels 00:44:56.460 --> 00:44:59.340 then the word of god also teaches us 00:44:59.340 --> 00:45:01.800 there is at least one angel of satan 00:45:01.800 --> 00:45:05.500 set to try to take care of national situations 00:45:05.500 --> 00:45:12.159 there was a demon 00:45:12.159 --> 00:45:13.940 an emissary of satan 00:45:13.940 --> 00:45:15.760 which was assigned to persia 00:45:15.760 --> 00:45:18.940 and this evil angel was appointed by satan 00:45:18.940 --> 00:45:20.539 to control persia 00:45:20.539 --> 00:45:23.599 do you see why god says 00:45:23.599 --> 00:45:25.679 pray for those in authority over you 00:45:25.679 --> 00:45:29.500 pray for the place in which you live 00:45:29.500 --> 00:45:30.739 there is a demon 00:45:30.739 --> 00:45:32.119 an angel servant 00:45:32.119 --> 00:45:34.659 who is after the united states 00:45:34.659 --> 00:45:37.860 if you don't believe me 00:45:37.860 --> 00:45:39.139 drop over to verse 20 00:45:39.139 --> 00:45:41.199 then said he 00:45:41.199 --> 00:45:42.679 we have a problem who the he is 00:45:42.679 --> 00:45:43.840 but for tonight let's leave it 00:45:43.840 --> 00:45:46.840 knowest thou wherefore i come unto thee 00:45:46.840 --> 00:45:51.920 and now will i return to fight with the satanic prince of persia again 00:45:51.920 --> 00:45:53.120 to get back into heaven 00:45:53.120 --> 00:45:58.400 and when i am gone forth victorious there 00:45:58.400 --> 00:46:00.600 lo the prince of greece that come after me 00:46:00.600 --> 00:46:02.200 and i'll have to battle with him 00:46:02.200 --> 00:46:03.980 on behalf of the people again 00:46:03.980 --> 00:46:07.100 did you ever read that before 00:46:07.099 --> 00:46:12.219 daniel prayed 00:46:12.219 --> 00:46:13.079 one day two days 00:46:13.079 --> 00:46:13.539 three days 00:46:13.539 --> 00:46:14.039 seven days 00:46:14.039 --> 00:46:14.539 twelve days 00:46:14.539 --> 00:46:15.179 fifteen days 00:46:15.179 --> 00:46:15.839 twenty-one days 00:46:15.839 --> 00:46:16.619 the answer didn't come 00:46:16.619 --> 00:46:18.980 the angel was on his way 00:46:18.980 --> 00:46:21.960 he didn't make it 00:46:21.960 --> 00:46:25.579 the prince of the kingdom of persia 00:46:25.579 --> 00:46:26.139 withstood me 00:46:26.139 --> 00:46:27.880 one and twenty days 00:46:27.880 --> 00:46:32.239 i had to go through the sphere 00:46:32.239 --> 00:46:35.879 of satan 00:46:35.879 --> 00:46:39.019 now i'm just doing something off the top of my head 00:46:39.019 --> 00:46:39.959 i don't have any notes 00:46:39.959 --> 00:46:40.959 i don't have any notes in front of me 00:46:40.959 --> 00:46:42.459 but i don't have my original notes 00:46:42.459 --> 00:46:43.399 so if you were here this morning 00:46:43.399 --> 00:46:45.259 and heard mr greer say something that's very unique 00:46:45.259 --> 00:46:47.019 that i had never thought about 00:46:47.019 --> 00:46:49.659 you remember he talked about the canopy of moisture 00:46:49.659 --> 00:46:50.779 over the earth 00:46:50.779 --> 00:46:52.319 before the flood 00:46:52.319 --> 00:46:52.899 right 00:46:52.899 --> 00:46:56.039 and then he referred you to peter 00:46:56.039 --> 00:46:58.859 and said there is now a canopy of fire 00:46:58.859 --> 00:47:00.359 over the earth 00:47:00.360 --> 00:47:02.720 reserve the judgment of fire 00:47:02.720 --> 00:47:05.039 god is gathering fire 00:47:05.039 --> 00:47:07.000 that is not without comparison 00:47:07.000 --> 00:47:09.480 to the prince of the power of the air 00:47:09.480 --> 00:47:11.240 the principalities and the powers 00:47:11.240 --> 00:47:14.300 and that which is in the control of satan 00:47:14.300 --> 00:47:18.900 this angel had to go through that 00:47:18.900 --> 00:47:22.680 and he would have never made it 00:47:22.680 --> 00:47:24.599 first of all if daniel had stopped praying 00:47:24.599 --> 00:47:27.460 and for the prayers of daniel being lifted to heaven 00:47:27.460 --> 00:47:30.160 god sent michael to help that angel 00:47:30.159 --> 00:47:31.440 through that atmosphere 00:47:31.440 --> 00:47:34.119 that's what he says 00:47:34.119 --> 00:47:35.099 but lo 00:47:35.099 --> 00:47:37.619 michael one of the chief princes 00:47:37.619 --> 00:47:39.019 came to help me 00:47:39.019 --> 00:47:41.579 and i remained there with the kings of persia 00:47:41.579 --> 00:47:43.159 and we finally made it 00:47:43.159 --> 00:47:46.980 now i am come to make the understand 00:47:46.980 --> 00:47:50.179 which shall befall thy people in the latter days 00:47:50.179 --> 00:47:52.899 i'm come to give you more of the vision 00:47:52.900 --> 00:47:56.840 i know i've reviewed 15 minutes 00:47:56.840 --> 00:47:57.860 and talked for 25 00:47:57.860 --> 00:48:03.059 but don't talk to me anymore about persistent praying 00:48:03.059 --> 00:48:04.059 it's necessary 00:48:04.059 --> 00:48:11.500 drop back to verse 19 as i close 00:48:11.500 --> 00:48:18.960 you realize again i personally believe that daniel saw christ again in verse 16 00:48:18.960 --> 00:48:28.019 and behold one like the similitude of the sons of men touched me it wasn't the son of men but one like him touched my lips 00:48:28.019 --> 00:48:38.019 then i opened my mouth and spake and said unto him that stood before me oh my lord by the vision now kindly notice physically and mentally he's exhausted again 00:48:38.019 --> 00:48:40.579 i wish i'd get that across to you 00:48:40.579 --> 00:48:44.400 i'm not playing on your mercy 00:48:44.400 --> 00:48:45.579 there is none 00:48:45.579 --> 00:48:49.860 but once in a while your pastor gets tired 00:48:49.860 --> 00:48:55.620 you know i don't even have to reduce on sunday did you know that 00:48:55.620 --> 00:48:59.620 i lose five pounds every sunday from morning till night 00:48:59.620 --> 00:49:04.039 don't even have to try 00:49:04.039 --> 00:49:07.860 the more knowledge 00:49:07.860 --> 00:49:09.780 the more responsibility 00:49:09.780 --> 00:49:11.400 the more exhaustion 00:49:11.400 --> 00:49:15.700 if you're a sunday school teacher you know what i'm talking about 00:49:15.700 --> 00:49:18.920 if you've ever stood before a group of people 00:49:18.920 --> 00:49:26.059 and done everything from start to finish and try to make it honor christ and not honor yourself when you're done you're exhausted 00:49:26.059 --> 00:49:32.840 you can always do it on yourself if i could get up here to honor myself i could put a big show on real easy that's no problem at all that's like falling off a law 00:49:32.840 --> 00:49:36.680 but not to do it for christ 00:49:36.680 --> 00:49:45.180 and daniel is exhausted again and he says my lord by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me and i've retained no strength 00:49:45.179 --> 00:49:52.319 for how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord for as for me straightway there remaineth no strength in me neither is any breath 00:49:52.320 --> 00:49:53.320 left in me 00:49:53.320 --> 00:49:59.460 then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man that's different than one touched by the similitude of a man i personally think 00:49:59.460 --> 00:50:00.460 this is an angel again 00:50:00.460 --> 00:50:02.960 and he strengthened me 00:50:02.960 --> 00:50:04.400 and he said 00:50:04.400 --> 00:50:09.800 oh man greatly beloved you don't compromise you pray you're faithful you're intelligent you're willing 00:50:09.800 --> 00:50:13.580 you do your everyday job you look at everything through the eyes of the lord 00:50:13.579 --> 00:50:17.179 now he gives you three things that i want to send you home with 00:50:19.019 --> 00:50:19.659 fear not 00:50:21.179 --> 00:50:21.900 in that grave 00:50:24.139 --> 00:50:26.460 peace be unto thee 00:50:28.059 --> 00:50:29.259 now change the translation 00:50:30.940 --> 00:50:31.579 have faith 00:50:34.539 --> 00:50:36.139 you can't be strong without faith 00:50:36.139 --> 00:50:41.339 and when he had spoken unto me 00:50:41.339 --> 00:50:43.019 i 00:50:43.019 --> 00:50:44.779 was what class 00:50:44.779 --> 00:50:46.379 they 00:50:46.379 --> 00:50:49.179 that wait upon the lord 00:50:50.779 --> 00:50:52.219 shall renew their strength 00:50:54.779 --> 00:50:57.099 you know why some of you 20 year olds are always tired 00:50:57.980 --> 00:50:58.539 hmm 00:50:58.539 --> 00:51:01.099 it's because you don't wait on the lord 00:51:01.099 --> 00:51:09.179 you know why some 60 year olds have got more energy than anybody else it's because they put the lord first 00:51:12.139 --> 00:51:12.940 said fear not 00:51:14.139 --> 00:51:14.940 peace daniel 00:51:16.299 --> 00:51:16.940 have faith 00:51:17.980 --> 00:51:18.940 immediately when he spoke 00:51:20.380 --> 00:51:21.259 i was strengthened 00:51:22.779 --> 00:51:24.619 and said let my lord speak 00:51:25.900 --> 00:51:27.259 for thou has strengthened me 00:51:28.380 --> 00:51:29.179 let's stop there 00:51:31.420 --> 00:51:32.299 what about angels 00:51:33.900 --> 00:51:34.860 what about demons 00:51:35.980 --> 00:51:37.019 what about prayer 00:51:38.299 --> 00:51:39.739 most of you think i'm crazy 00:51:42.539 --> 00:51:48.139 i want you here on wednesday night to defeat the powers of the principality of the air 00:51:50.779 --> 00:51:51.739 and it's above us 00:51:53.500 --> 00:51:58.699 and every prayer that's answered's got to come through that fight with satan 00:51:58.699 --> 00:52:03.099 and sometimes it takes 21 days 00:52:05.739 --> 00:52:07.500 if daniel had stopped praying 00:52:09.739 --> 00:52:19.099 god might not have sent michael to help the angel and the angel would have been defeated in bringing the force to end now all of you are going to say well that couldn't be it could have been 00:52:19.099 --> 00:52:20.460 why didn't he just go back there 00:52:21.500 --> 00:52:26.860 if the angel was strong enough to get through by himself why didn't he just push the demons out of the way and say you guys can't do anything to me 00:52:27.900 --> 00:52:29.579 he didn't make it for 21 days 00:52:30.699 --> 00:52:37.659 and he says when i get back to go through the the princes of persia on behalf of the people then i have to come back and fight the prince of greece 00:52:41.099 --> 00:52:41.819 ! 00:52:41.820 --> 00:52:48.780 that's a picture of a man greatly beloved 00:52:49.660 --> 00:52:51.660 here's a picture of answers to prayer 00:52:52.380 --> 00:52:52.780 based 00:52:53.820 --> 00:52:55.100 on our willingness to pray 00:52:55.100 --> 00:52:56.539 heavenly father thank you for the word 00:52:57.660 --> 00:53:01.180 you take it tonight and you use it we've come to this place now and daniel 00:53:02.059 --> 00:53:03.660 that maybe we can look 00:53:03.660 --> 00:53:05.660 at that which you give to us 00:53:07.019 --> 00:53:09.580 maybe tonight we can look again at the privilege of prayer 00:53:09.579 --> 00:53:14.460 and the privilege of a crucified buried risen ascended christ 00:53:16.380 --> 00:53:19.099 who says to us be of good courage 00:53:20.860 --> 00:53:23.980 be strong in the lord put on the armor of his might 00:53:26.460 --> 00:53:27.259 and stand 00:53:29.659 --> 00:53:33.259 our father as we read this passage and put it together with the armor 00:53:33.260 --> 00:53:38.700 where you said put on the whole armor of god that you maybe will stand against the wiles of the devil 00:53:40.620 --> 00:53:43.980 certainly one of his wiles is to stop answered prayer 00:53:45.660 --> 00:53:49.340 maybe that's true in this work maybe that's true with a building we really don't know 00:53:49.340 --> 00:53:52.140 but we've kept on praying 00:53:54.300 --> 00:53:56.460 close the service for the glory of christ 00:53:57.740 --> 00:53:58.140 amen 00:53:58.140 --> 00:54:02.860 i'd have you sing a stanza or two of our hymn of the month oh he's a wonderful savior it fits in 00:54:03.500 --> 00:54:05.820 with the high priest and the atonement and the girded 00:54:06.380 --> 00:54:11.019 girdle of gold and the eyes and the piercing brass 00:54:11.019 --> 00:54:17.739 and the voice of many waters he's a wonderful savior 41 shall we stand and close the day in the lord 00:54:23.820 --> 00:54:31.820 oh he's a wonderful savior glory to him we ascribe 00:54:31.820 --> 00:54:40.620 oh he's a wonderful savior who can his mercies describe 00:54:40.620 --> 00:54:44.940 going to dark calvary 00:54:46.940 --> 00:54:49.580 dying our death on that tree 00:54:51.500 --> 00:54:55.420 oh he's a wonderful savior 00:54:56.700 --> 00:54:59.420 wonderful savior is he 00:54:59.420 --> 00:55:04.059 now the last verse is all we're going to sing and then we're going to dismiss if you have a 00:55:04.059 --> 00:55:07.019 spiritual need a spiritual decision spiritual question 00:55:08.139 --> 00:55:13.099 i believe the holy spirit can use an invitation for you to step from your seat and do what he asked 00:55:13.099 --> 00:55:18.860 you to do not what we do the invitation is always open sing the third verse this closes our day in the 00:55:18.860 --> 00:55:32.539 lord if you'd like to meet me at the front please 00:55:32.539 --> 00:55:32.539 00:55:32.539 --> 00:55:36.539 oh 00:55:36.539 --> 00:55:40.539 at the end 00:55:40.539 --> 00:55:42.219 so 00:55:42.219 --> 00:55:42.779 it 00:55:42.779 --> 00:55:43.420 it 00:55:43.179 --> 00:55:44.059 it 00:55:44.059 --> 00:55:44.219 it 00:55:44.219 --> 00:55:44.860 it 00:55:44.860 --> 00:55:45.259 it 00:55:45.259 --> 00:55:45.900 lip 00:55:45.900 --> 00:55:46.059 it 00:55:46.059 --> 00:55:46.860 lip 00:55:46.860 --> 00:55:47.219 lip 00:55:47.219 --> 00:55:47.739 lip 00:55:47.739 --> 00:55:48.139 at 00:55:48.139 --> 00:55:48.860 lip 00:55:48.860 --> 00:55:49.340 pat 00:55:49.340 --> 00:55:49.340 00:55:49.340 --> 00:55:49.340 00:55:49.340 --> 00:55:49.340 00:55:49.340 --> 00:55:49.340 00:55:49.340 --> 00:55:49.340 00:55:49.340 --> 00:55:49.340 00:55:49.340 --> 00:55:49.340 00:55:49.340 --> 00:55:49.340 00:55:49.340 --> 00:55:49.820 op 00:55:37.820 --> 00:55:49.900 lip 00:55:49.900 --> 00:55:50.219 lip 00:55:50.199 --> 00:55:50.300 lip 00:55:41.460 --> 00:55:50.259 lip 00:55:50.259 --> 00:55:50.300 lip 00:55:37.900 --> 00:55:50.300 lip 00:55:37.820 --> 00:55:50.259 lip 00:55:50.239 --> 00:55:50.259 lip 00:55:50.199 --> 00:55:50.259 lip 00:55:50.259 --> 00:55:50.259 00:55:50.239 --> 00:55:50.300 lip 00:55:38.460 --> 00:55:50.300 lip 00:55:38.860 --> 00:55:50.259 lip 00:55:50.139 --> 00:55:50.259 lip 00:56:06.539 --> 00:56:36.519 The End 00:56:36.539 --> 00:57:06.519 The End