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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font size="3"><b>T4701R
- DANIEL - OVERVIEW</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">“<font size="3"><b>THE
UNIVERSAL SOVEREIGNTY OF GOD”</b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b>1.
2:44 (1-4) DANIEL: UNDER NEBUCHADNEZZAR. “And in the days of
those kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall
never be destroyed nor shall the <u>sovereignty</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
of it be left to another people; but it shall break in pieces and
consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
is Your word O Father, through Daniel to Nebuchadnezzar. It pertains
to the kingdoms of man versus the Kingdom of God! There is no earthly
kingdom like Your Kingdom. </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Hallowed
be your :name.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">2.
5:16 (5) DANIEL: UNDER BELSHAZZAR. “But I have heard of you,
that you can give interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if you
can read the writing, and make known to me the interpretation of it,
you shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about your
neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Father,
raise up from our midst the Daniels to meet the need in the nick of
time! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your
:kingdom come.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">3.
6:26 (6) DANIEL UNDER DARIUS. “I make a decree, that in all the
dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel;
for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his kingdom
that which shall not be destroyed; and his dominion shall be even
unto the end.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">We
marvel at such a testimony from a mighty heathen king, O Father! In
the light of this, how easy it is for us to believe You for anything!
</span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Your :will
be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">4.
7:2-3 (7) VISION OF THE FOUR BEASTS. “Daniel spoke and said, I
saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of heaven
broke forth upon the great sea. </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">3</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">And four great
beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Thank
God for Your analysis of things Father, and Your supreme authority to
effect on earth and in heaven whatever is according to Your own
counsel. Forgive us for ever doubting Your </span></span><u><span style="">Sovereignty</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">!
</span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">Our :daily
:bread Give us this day.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">5.
8:20-21 (8) VISION OF RAM AND GOAT. “The ram which you saw, that
had the two horns, they are the kings of Media and Persia. </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">21</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
And the rough he-goat is the king of Greece: and the great horn that
is between his eyes is the first king.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">We
bless You Father, for visions and their interpretation! How powerful
and </span></span><u><span style="">Sovereign</span></u><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
You are! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
forgive us our :debts, As we also have forgiven our :debtors.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">6.
9:24 (9) INTERCESSION: THE SEVENTY WEEKS. “Seventy weeks are
decreed upon your people and upon the holy city, to finish
transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation
for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal
up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
is an amazing insight, Father! It shows Your Omnipotence. It confirms
Your ability to do anything You want! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">And
bring us not into temptation.</span></i></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="justify"><font size="3"><b><span style="text-decoration: none;">7.
12:4 (10-12) VISIONS UNDER CYRUS. “But you, O Daniel, shut up
the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall
run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” </span></b><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Who
else is a God like You Father, telling us of things to come as if
they already were? We know of none! </span></span><b><i><span style="text-decoration: none;">But
deliver us from the evil </span></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;">one.</span></span></b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="justify"><font size="3"><u><b><span style="font-style: normal;">NOTE</span></b></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
</b></span></span><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Peoples
and nations tend to forget the wonders and </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Sovereignty</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
of our God. See Israel in the 40 years of her Wilderness
sojourneying. See how history in the Book of Judges, and Israel's 7
lapses, were followed by God's mercy in raising up 7 judges for
deliverance! And, see the church and her amazing lapses through the
past 2 millennia, temporarily corrected by </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Sovereign</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Revivals sent by our </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Sovereign</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
God. It will be during the Millennium following the return of our
Lord, that we will see the greatest acknowledgment to our </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Sovereign</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
God and His glorious Son!</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">All
of the above is superbly illustrated by the Book of Daniel, and the
working of our </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Sovereign</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
God! Imagine how God raised up and used Daniel under 3 Empire rulers:
Nebuchadnezzar, Darius and Cyrus! The wisdom, dream interpretation
and faithfulness of Daniel places him among the 3 great Prime
Ministers in the Old Testament.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">This
book is closely linked with the Book of Revelation. These two books
are apart from the rest of the Bible in allegorical and symbolical
form. Dreams and visions are primarily of this nature. “Dreams: The
Divinity Code - The Keys to Decoding your Dreams and Visions” by
Adrian Beale and Adam F. Thompson of Australia - is an aid in this
area. It is also a corrective concerning previous books on dreams,
which were too greatly influenced by the occultic influence of Carl
Jung.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">In
the Book of Daniel, God through His servant, gives a sweeping
panorama of human history through 4 great empires of that day, plus a
fifth empire yet to arise, which even now comes into existence.</span></span></span></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="justify"><font size="3"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Our
world gets worse and worse. </span></span></span><u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Only</span></span></u><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
upon the return of our Lord Jesus can we expect a solution to the sin
of mankind. And even then, this will not be fully decided, till the
end of the Millennium! - J.A.W.</span></span></span></font></p>
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