Bible Study

• Daniel shows his Godly, humble heart as he talked to God
• Gabriel visited Daniel while he was crying out to God and interceding on Israel’s behalf
• Gabriel gave Daniel the “skill to understand”
• God lays out His plan clearly and concisely in verses 25-27
• After studying Daniel 9, there should be no doubt that Jesus is the Messiah the Jews were waiting for and the Bible is the inspired Word of God!

• Daniel has a vision that he can not understand
• As Daniel is seeking the meaning of the vision and the angel Gabriel appears and explains the vision to him
• God is giving us a history lesson and a window into the last days
• We get a clear description of the Antichrist consistent with Revelation
• Daniel is so moved by these visions that he, “fainted and was sick for days”.  He was astonished by the vision!

• KEY LEARNING'S FROM LESSON SEVEN
• Daniel like John was given supernatural dreams & visions about the future
• Daniel was written 600 years before John wrote Revelation
• Daniel & John share a special oneness in their experience with God
• Daniel wrote down the substance of his dream
• Daniel was greatly troubled by the things he saw
• Daniel sought to understand the meanings of what he saw and continued to ask questions and was given explanations

King Belshazzar is partying with 1,000 of his nobles and desecrating the gold and silver goblets that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem. A hand appears on the wall and begins to write stopping everyone in their tracks. The fall of Babylon begins as Daniel is summoned to reveal the meaning of the writing on the wall. 

King Nebuchadnezzar has another troubling dream that Daniel interprets with a warning for the King.  King Nebuchadnezzar does not heed Daniel's advise and God teaches the King a life lesson with the 7 year "time out" as he goes out of his mind.  It is not until the King "Raised his eyes toward heaven" that his sanity was restored. King Nebuchadnezzar closes the chapter by stating, "Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble".  WOW, WHAT A TESTIMONY!!!

Key Learning's From Lesson Two

• When faced with a death sentence, Daniel went to his three friends “that they might seek mercies from the god of heaven concerning this secret so they would not perish”
• The secret was revealed to Daniel and he blessed the Lord God of heaven
• In the presence of King Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel tells the King, “There is a God in heaven who reveals secrets and He has made known to the King”
• Daniel tells the King, “For the God of Heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength and glory”
• Nebuchadnezzar fell on his face prostrate before Daniel and said, “Truly your God is the God of gods, the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets since you could reveal this secret.”

The Book of
  Daniel
Introduction/Chapter 1
Key learnings from our lesson tonight

• Daniel “purposed in his heart” not to defile himself with the food offered to idols
• God gave them knowledge and skill in all literature and wisdom and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams
• King Nebuchadnezzar interviewed them all and none was found like them in all wisdom and understanding and the king found them 10 times better than all the magicians and astrologers in his realm
• God honors those who “purpose in their hearts not to sin” 
• God raises up his people and puts them in positions of influence for his plan and purpose
• Daniel and his friends show us that it is possible to live an exemplary life in a pagan world

 “Walking to Battle”

Focus: God provides believers with all the resources needed to live Christlike lives

 Study Passage - Ephesians 6:10-20

Christian Warfare

10 Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength. 11 Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens. 13 For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand. 14 Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest, 15 and your feet sandaled with readiness for the gospel of peace. 16 In every situation take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit—which is the word of God. 18 Pray at all times in the Spirit with every prayer and request, and stay alert with all perseverance and intercession for all the saints. 19 Pray also for me, that the message may be given to me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel. 20 For this I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I might be bold enough to speak about it as I should.

 Was there a time in your life when you repented of your sin and asked Jesus to save you?

Were there changes in your life after you made that commitment?

Ask yourself, “Are there changes that need to take place now in my walk with Jesus?”

 Are you a casual Christian or Fully committed Christ follower?

The sanctification process is falling more in love with Jesus everyday

SALVATION IS FREE BUT SANCTIFICATION TAKES A LIFETIME AND IS HARD

Where does our strength come from? (The Lord)

1.   How is God’s strength described in verse 10? (Vast strength)

a.   1 John 4:4 - You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

2.   Why should we put on the Full Armor of God? (So we can stand against the schemes of the devil-THIS IS THE 1ST TIME PAUL STATES THIS)

3.   What are these schemes? (anything to make us ineffective in our walk with Jesus)

4.   What are some examples of the devil’s schemes? (group discussion)

5.   According to verse 12, what is our struggle against? (Not people “flesh and blood”, but demonic forces under the direction of Satan)

It doesn’t mean Satan won’t use people, but that Satan is the source of our struggle

6.   Paul tells us a second time to “take up the Full Armor of God”. 

a.   Why does Paul tell us again? (This is of utmost importance in the Christian life)

b.   How much of the armor should we put on? Why?

c.   What reasons does verse 13 give us? (so that I can resist the devil and HAVING PREPARED EVERYTHING to take a stand!)

7.   What ha

God destroys the universe and creates a new heaven and new earth! Those that confess with their mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in their hearts that God raised them from the dead will be with God in His dwelling place for ever and ever.  He will wipe every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain. Jesus will, "Make everything new".  There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever with the Lord. Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

After a moving time of praise and worship in heaven, Jesus and the armies of heaven followed Him as He came to earth on a white horse and struck down the nations that rejected Him. The Antichrist and False Prophet were captured and thrown alive into the lake of fire. Jesus seized the dragon, who is Satan and bound him for 1000 years in the pit and shut it and sealed it over him.  Those that were martyred  and those that did not receive the mark on the foreheads or hands reigned with Christ for 1,000 years.
At the end of the 1,000 year reign of Jesus, Satan was loosed, gathered all the non-believers, surrounded the camp of the saints and the beloved city.  Fire from heaven came down from heaven and consumed them.  Satan was thrown into the lake of fire where along with the Antichrist and False Prophet, remained for ever and ever.
 Everyone who's name was not written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire. 
 If you are not 100% sure where you will spend eternity, now is the time to REPENT OF YOUR SINS AND ASK JESUS TO SAVE YOU.
If you are 100% sure that your name in in the book of life, you need to invite as many people as you know to join you in the Kingdom of God for ever and ever!
Romans 10:9-10 - If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.