Last Days

Gabriel speaking to Daniel says, "there is no one who holds strongly with me against these ones except Michael your prince." (Daniel 10:21). Then in chapter 9 he told Daniel, "Know therefore …until the time of Messiah the Prince will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks;… And after the sixty-two weeks Messiah will be cut off (crucified) and will have nothing;" (Daniel 9:25-26). These verses indicate...

Chapter 10 of Daniel reveals what we typically do not see. That is the spiritual warfare in the heavenly realm on behalf of what is taking place here on earth. In this chapter, there is a temptation to focus on that subject matter. We do not need to study Satan or his minions, nor do we need to have a full comprehension of God’s angels and their activity in order to live this Christian life. We si...

I challenge you to just read the Bible with this thought; “God is longing to dwell,without interruption, with man.”. You can go from Genesis to Revelation and see this preeminent theme. Of course, it’s interrupted by man’s rebellion over and over again, and Satan is there, jealously, disrupting, and seeking to stop any effort of mankind to get close to God. This desire of God is really clear as we...

"In the third year of Cyrus the king of Persia a word was revealed to Daniel, who was named Belteshazzar; and the word was true and concerning a great distress. And he understood the word and had an understanding of the vision." (Daniel 10:1) Daniel saw great distress, happening in Israel’s future from chapter 9. It tells us here that he lacked understanding. Chapter 10, 11, and 12 is the understa...

Daniel experienced the identical vision that John had in Revelations chapter 1. Both saw Christ glorified yet they saw him glorified as a man. Daniel saw a “certain man.” This is significant. We need to know that all old testament saints from Adam to Daniel need this certain man, the incarnated Christ. Israel was looking for a Messiah prince, who would deliver them from all their troubles. What th...

God is moving in every age he desires, something in every age . We call this God’s moves. In Daniels day. It was the move of allowing Israel to be in captivity. Daniel prayed in chapter 9 for their readiness to be released from captivity. Then at the end of chapter 9, God gives him more revelation of what God is going to do in the future, Daniels 70 weeks. God’s going to rebuild the temple, God is...

"Seventy weeks are apportioned for your people and for your holy city, to close the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make propitiation for iniquity, and to bring in the righteousness of the ages, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the Holy of Holies." (Daniel 9:24) Daniel was such a precious saint to God because Daniel was fervent for God’s move upon the Earth. The b...

"At the beginning of your supplications the command went forth, and I have come to tell you, for you are preciousness itself. Therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision." (Daniel 9:23) Daniel is called, not only preciousness, but he is called preciousness itself. This means that Daniel was so infused with a vision for God’s economy that from God’s point of view Daniel is the epitome...

""For he who has entered into His rest has himself also rested from his works, as God did from His own. So then there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. Let us therefore be diligent to enter into that rest lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience." (Hebrews 4:10-11). Rest is a person. It is the revelation of that person which is Christ Himself. Daniel and Israels ultimate...

"But the saints of the Most High will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, indeed, forever and ever." (Daniel 7:18). The Ancient of Days always has a burning churning purpose from eternity past. His sits on the throne with the books. (Vs.9-10). This desire is centered in His Son who ascends before His throne (vs. 13-14) and takes the book from the Ancient of Days and administrates...

The “Ancient of days” that Daniel sees sits down upon the throne with the books in his hand. I think Daniel is seeing here what John saw in revelation, chapter 4. God on his throne, ready to pour out his eternal purpose on the earth. But no one was found worthy to open the book. Then in chapter 5, the worthy One appears. Don’t weep John, the Lamb of God has appeared! Both Daniel and John are seein...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJUtAw21qAM “Though the nations rage, kingdoms rise and fall There is still one King reigning over all So I will not fear for this truth remains That my God is, the Ancient of Days None above Him, none before Him All of time in His hands For His throne it shall remain and ever stand All the power, all the glory I will trust in His name For my God is, the Ancient of...

"And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and on his heads names of blasphemy. And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet like those of a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority." (Revelation 13:1-2) The fourth Beast in Daniels vision is the...

The first six chapters of Daniel, we see are stories that stair step together, one building up on the other, and give us a strong case for the need to overcome. The last seven chapters contain revelation given to Daniel regarding future events. These seven chapters are to old testament saints like the book of revelation is to us today. In order to enjoy, comprehend and see the revelation that God...

"Be sober; watch. Your adversary, the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking someone to devour." (1 Peter 5:8). Daniel 6 completes the first half of this book. It is fitting that these stories end in the lions den. Darius already had insight as to the character of Daniel because this is what he said when he realized he had to obey the law and allow him to be cast into the lions den, “Your...

We must remember Satan is always seeking to establish a kingdom that disrupts, discredits and destroys Gods desires over the earth. It often looks like he is winning such as in Daniels day, but God will obtain His testimony! His purpose and plan is like a mighty freight train rolling through time. He is simply looking for men and women, He only needs a few, to overcome whatever age they live! Over...

Here are some tremendous verses that are referred to in this episode. We know Daniel, his 3 brothers and eventualy, many of the Jewish captives were influenced by these prophetic words: At the dedication of the temple Solomon said, “When they pray toward this place and confess Your name and turn from their sin when You afflict them; Then hear in the heavens, and forgive the sin of Your people Isra...

Daniel chapter 1 - 5 is the history of God operating on the Earth through the Babylonian empire. (The golden head from the image in chapter 2). Daniel and his friends are certainly older by now because Nebuchadnezzar’s grandson is the ruler. However, we are brought back to the lesson in chapter 1. We see again Daniel being offered the dainties of Babylon. The king Belshazzar is living it up with t...

steve.jones@ccofqc.org Having vision for what God is doing and what He wants is crucial in these last days. Think of it, Daniel and his 3 friends had vision for God’s purpose, and God would use them to direct 3 gentile kings and bring Israel back to His house and His testimony. If we do not have God’s vision then we have nothing controlling us. To live in this current age without His heavenly visi...

"… among the inhabitants of the earth…there is no one who can resist His hand Or say to Him, What are You doing?" (Daniel 4:35) "be humbled under the mighty hand of God that He may exalt you in due time," (1 Peter 5:6) The mighty hand of God is constant whether you feel it or not. Our natural response is to refer to and trust ourselves. Depend on our ability and resources. This is pride! All Sin o...

"He answered and said, Look, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not harmed. And the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods." (Daniel 3:25) If we stand with Jesus in all of our living, we can be assured that we will see him standing with us. Of course, He’s always with us, but He is looking for a testimony on the earth of saints who are standing for His...

"At the time that you hear the sound of the horn, flute, lyre, trigon, psaltery, bagpipe, and all kinds of music, you shall fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king has set up" (Daniel 3:5-6). The music was played as a prompt or as a means of conditioning the people to bow down before the image of gold. Of course, this is idolatry, and no God-fearing Jewish person should...

"You were watching until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the image at its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed all at once, and they became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that no trace of them was found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mo...

"I And the king said to them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit is troubled to know the dream." (Daniel 2:3) Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that was from the Lord that stirred his spirit, but he evediently couldn’t recall it’s details. He asks all of his wise men to not only interpret the dream but remind him of its details first! Of course they cannot and the king says, "If you do not make the dr...

"But Daniel set his heart not to defile himself with the king’s choice provision…" (Daniel 1:8). What revelation these young boys must’ve had regarding God’s desire and testimony. Out of all the captives, they purposed to maintain Gods testimony, even while in Babylon. Daniel purposed in his heart! He did not set his affections on the provisions supplied by the king of Babylon. He set his desires...