Believers must persevere through suffering and persecution until the appointed time of the end, because that is the divinely determined path and pattern of Messiah who purifies His people.

As we endure the spiritual battle that rages until Messiah’s Kingdom is consummated, the Lord Himself engages the fight, brings comfort and courage to His people, and assures the victory.

Daniel’s 70 weeks form the framework for every Christian’s life, promoting realistic expectations which are the basis both for happiness and usefulness.

Without resurrection from the dead, there is no hope but only death, but with resurrection, there is a sure and certain hope of a new creation. Jesus Christ has risen from the dead guaranteeing resurrection from the dead for all who believe in Him!

Jesus Christ's death on the cross is the seed of the new creation as well as the model for all new creatures, for only those who lose their life will keep it to life eternal.

God the Son, who created all things, has come into this world as Messiah to bring in a new creation…beginning with sinners like us!

Daniel’s Jubilee proclamation in 9:24-27 is filled with suffering and hardship and yet it is not worthy to be compared with the final glory of our ultimate release from sin.

The nation, exiled now under Persia, requests release via Daniel in accordance with God’s promise in Jeremiah, and God promises a permanent release, the ultimate year of Jubilee.

The incomparable glory of our eternal home is designed to make us long for it with all our hearts through pursuing personal holiness, gospel proclamation, and kingdom prayer.

As we eagerly long for the full coming of the Kingdom, our faith ought to express itself in prayer that is increasingly concerned with the advancement of God’s salvation purposes in Christ.