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Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Because I believe this to be true, I seek to do my best at rightly handling God’s Word

Or again, as Paul writes in ;

2 Timothy 2:15 ESV

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.

Doing this forces us to be exposed to some of the dustier parts of our Bibles

The parts of the Bible that are kind of tough passages

Really the entire second half of Daniel is one of those parts

But this morning, we are specifically coming to

A tough chapter where God allows Daniel to see more by revealing a vision to Daniel

God allows Daniel to see more by revealing visions to Daniel

A vision that might have looked something like this, a charging ram

(Ram from Zootopia)

Or may have included a battle cry from a goat like this;

(Video clip of a goat yelling like a human)

As we already began to see last week,

The visions God gave Daniel have some weird stuff in them

So as we ready ourselves to continue our worship of God by

Growing in Christ-likeness

I’d like to invite you to join me in prayer

WE: God Shows Us (vs. 1-14)

As you may remember chapters 2-7 were all originally written in Aramaic

Chapter 8 returns to Hebrew, the primary language of the OT

and the language of Israel

Which is appropriate because the remaining chapters deal with the future of Israel

The visions in this chapter are given some explanation

But there are some other things that are not quite as clear

And like-minded Christians have proposed a variety of assumptions

Therefore, we must likewise approach some of the aspects that aren’t so clear with a humble conviction

What we can all agree on though, is the continued testimony of God’s sovereignty

God has given us special revelation

We can fear less because we can see more

Why are we able to see more?

Because God Shows Us

Follow along with me in where we see that God Shows Us

Daniel 8:1–14 ESV

In the third year of the reign of King Belshazzar a vision appeared to me, Daniel, after that which appeared to me at the first. And I saw in the vision; and when I saw, I was in Susa the citadel, which is in the province of Elam. And I saw in the vision, and I was at the Ulai canal. I raised my eyes and saw, and behold, a ram standing on the bank of the canal. It had two horns, and both horns were high, but one was higher than the other, and the higher one came up last. I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great. As I was considering, behold, a male goat came from the west across the face of the whole earth, without touching the ground. And the goat had a conspicuous horn between his eyes. He came to the ram with the two horns, which I had seen standing on the bank of the canal, and he ran at him in his powerful wrath. I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power. Then the goat became exceedingly great, but when he was strong, the great horn was broken, and instead of it there came up four conspicuous horns toward the four winds of heaven. Out of one of them came a little horn, which grew exceedingly great toward the south, toward the east, and toward the glorious land. It grew great, even to the host of heaven. And some of the host and some of the stars it threw down to the ground and trampled on them. It became great, even as great as the Prince of the host. And the regular burnt offering was taken away from him, and the place of his sanctuary was overthrown. And a host will be given over to it together with the regular burnt offering because of transgression, and it will throw truth to the ground, and it will act and prosper. Then I heard a holy one speaking, and another holy one said to the one who spoke, “For how long is the vision concerning the regular burnt offering, the transgression that makes desolate, and the giving over of the sanctuary and host to be trampled underfoot?” And he said to me, “For 2,300 evenings and mornings. Then the sanctuary shall be restored to its rightful state.”

At the start of chapter 7, we were told Daniel’s dream took place during the first year of the reign of Belshazzar

So chapter 8 is occurring during the third year of his reign

means this chapter takes place 2 years after chapter 7

But still sometime between Chapters 4 and 5

Likely around 550BC

Daniel is still in Babylonian captivity

And there are some things that are similar from chapter 7 that we also see in chapter 8

Specifically, what some of the beasts from chapter 7 represent

The Medo-Persians and the Greeks

Here in chapter 8, they are given more attention and explanation

But like chapter 7, Daniel is having an apocalyptic vision

Which is hard for us to completely comprehend

We are reading what he saw in a book

He is watching the live version in an IMAX theater!

This time his vision involves a ram and a goat

And from this vision we’re also getting an idea of trouble in the future for God’s people

And so what is happening is God showing His people

Then helping His people to understand what He is showing

So that He can prepare His people for the suffering that awaits them

And Daniel sees what God is showing him

literally we see repeatedly Daniel saying what he saw

But just like a vision Ezekiel received in

Daniel is transported to an entirely different location in his vision

Susa, is about 230 miles east and slightly south of Babylon

That’s about the same distance and direction that Providence, RI is from here

Now when I say he was transported, it is not that he is literally transported there

In his vision, Daniel was in Susa

Which was formerly under Babylonian control

but had since been taken by the Persians

Perhaps foreshadowing what the vision would reveal

Then in vs. 3 we are introduced to the first beast of this vision

the ram

Just like the beasts from chapter 7, the ram serves as a representative of something

Later, in vs. 20 of this chapter, it is revealed that the ram represents the Medo-Persian empire

and the two horns represent the two nations of this joint empire

With their size communicating their strength

We have historical records that indicate the Medes began to rise to prominence in 612BC when they broke free of Assyrian rule

And at the time, they actually reigned over the Persians

Until 550BC, which was around the time this vision was given

When King Cyrus defeated his Median overlord and Persia became the stronger of the two nations

Which was represented as the higher horn that came up last

So this ram was charging west, north, and south

Meaning it came from the east

Which assumes it’s back is toward the east

Something alludes to

Isaiah 41:2 ESV

Who stirred up one from the east whom victory meets at every step? He gives up nations before him, so that he tramples kings underfoot; he makes them like dust with his sword, like driven stubble with his bow.

This ram, that represents the Medo-Persian empire

is being stirred up from the east

charging west, north, and south

trampling kings underfoot

making them like dust, like driven stubble

and God is rhetorically asking, who is the one that is doing all this with and through this ram?

Don’t overthink it, it is God

a continued demonstration of the theme throughout Daniel

that God is the one who raises up kings and tears down kings

And historical records indicate that Cyrus first conquered Asia Minor, to the west

Then Northern Mesopotamia then Southern Mesopotamia

And as vs. 4 said, the ram became great

The Medo-Persians, specifically the Persians, became larger than any previous empire in the history of the ancient near east

Andrew Steinmann says;

“The power of the Medo-Persian Empire was such that it was the unquestioned authority in the Near East for about two centuries (550-331 BC)”

God had risen up the Medo-Persian Empire

And they seemed untouchable

Until God shows Daniel the next kingdom He would rise up

Represented by a goat

Just like vs. 20 shows us that the ram represents the Medo-Persians

Vs. 21 shows us that the goat represents the Greeks

and this large conspicuous horn between his eyes represents “the first king”

according to vs. 21

Which we can now look back on and know it is Alexander the Great

which if you remember the beast from the previous chapter

It was a swift beast to represent the swift conquests the Greeks accomplished under the leadership of Alexander the Great

In this vision, it says he came across the face of the whole earth without touching the ground

Records indicate Alexander the Great defeated the powerful Persians and seized the Near East in just three years

(Picture of Alexander’s Greek Empire)

“In 334 BC Alexander…began a military quest to destroy the Persian Empire. Moving from west to east, he was victorious in battle at Issus in 332 BC against the Persian Darius III.

Which is what this vision communicates to us in vs. 6-7

The goat charged the ram with his powerful wrath and the ram didn’t stand a chance

He was thrown down and trampled and there was no one who could help the ram

These verses are not interpreted later in this chapter

but we know it was fulfilled in 331 BC when the Medo-Persians quick and decisively defeated by Alexander the Great and the Empire of Greece

As a result, the Greek Empire became great, as vs. 8 says

Or as other translations describe it, the Greek’s acted even more arrogantly

They quickly exceeded the size of the Medo-Persians

Moving as

Then, while still an empire, the great and arrogant horn broke

and in its place, four conspicuous horns grew

At the peak of his greatness, Alexander died almost as swiftly as he built an empire

And after a period of some struggle within the empire

resulting in the death of Alexander’s two sons

Four of Alexander’s generals divided up the Empire into four kingdoms that were inferior to the Greek Empire

Or as vs. 8 describes them, four conspicuous horns

It’s also interesting the root of the word that we translate to conspicuous is the same root word for vision or word of revelation

Meaning that God is telling Daniel that the conspicuous horn in vs. 5 and the four conspicuous horns in vs. 8 are revealing something

And if you remember from last week, those four kingdoms were Macedonia, Asia Minor, Syria, and Egypt

Dr. Daniel Akin rightly notes;

“The detail and accuracy of God’s prophetic word is truly amazing. Daniel is seeing this and writing it hundreds of years in advance.”

From these four conspicuous horns, vs. 9 tells us of a little horn

This little horn would be an opposition to God’s people unlike any other opponent they have ever faced

The interpretation later in the passage tells us it is a wicked ruler who will arise from one of the four remnant Greek kingdoms

The descriptions we see in the verses that follow, along with what we know from history cause agreement amongst biblical scholars to land on the wicked ruler, Antiochus IV

Also known as Antiochus Epiphanies

Antiochus was truly evil, he fits the mold of an antichrist

Dale Davis describes the way Antiochus led;

“A systematic programme designed to eradicate completely every trace of Israel’s faith, worship, and life. Hence the extreme emergency justified in the detailed prediction. The day would come when Israel would need this revelation.”

along those lines, John Calvin emphasized the importance of the revelation God shows us with this vision;

“The faithful were informed beforehand of these grievous and oppressive calamities, to induce them to look up to God when oppressed by such extreme darkness.”

Antiochus Epiphanies emerged from Syria many years after the death of Alexander the Great

Becoming a ruler in 175BC

and grew exceedingly great toward Egypt, which was south

He also grew east, toward Persia

and He grew toward the glorious land, Israel

Again, Dr. Akin comments on the accuracy of this prophecy;

“The accuracy with which [Antiochus’s] exploits are catalogued has caused liberal scholars to deny the authenticity of Daniel’s prophetic prediction. Surely what we read here, they reason, is vaticinium ex eventu, ‘prophecy after of from the event.’”

These liberal scholars argue there is no way it could have been written in the 500s BC

Therefore, they conclude, someone else in the 100s BC must have written it under the name of Daniel after the reign of Antiochus

But for us who believe in a sovereign God who has always existed, breathed creation into existence, and has already written the future

We know those liberal scholars are wrong

That God showed this vision to Daniel

400 years before Antiochus was even born into existence

400 years ago this year, the Mayflower sailed from England to Massachusetts

The equivalent would be someone on the Mayflower writing down that this new land they were sailing to would become a democracy and 400 years later

It would have an elected leader who use to host a reality show

If a document was found that said that, the pilgrim who wrote it would be worshipped as a god!

But the difference is that our God actually did it through His servant Daniel!

And He did it for a purpose

He showed Daniel this vision

Then helps Daniel understand it

All so He could prepare His people, specifically for Antiochus

But also for us today

But Antiochus, earlier I mentioned he is also know as Antiochus Epiphanes

He gave himself that name because Epiphanes means ‘God manifest’

And earlier I mentioned he is in the mold of the antichrist

The little horn in chapter 7 was a reference to the antichrist

It came out of the empire of the fourth beast

Antiochus fits the reference in chapter 8, again being an antichrist figure

coming out of the four conspicuous horns

but not the antichrist of the end times that chapter 7 referenced

What we see from this little horn

from Antiochus

is that he grew great to the host of heaven in vs. 10

Host here is a military term, meaning this is the heavenly army

The troops of heaven

Which is ultimately a symbol for the people of God

Who are engaged in spiritual warfare

We are troops of the heavenly army

But this little horn is like the dragon of ;

Revelation 12:4 ESV

His tail swept down a third of the stars of heaven and cast them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, so that when she bore her child he might devour it.

He is throwing some of the people of God down and trampling on them

Mitchell Chase comments about this little horn;

“This ruler was indeed a force to be reckoned with!…As the little horn reached for the stars, his arrogance was on display. He strove for a status of which no mere man is worthy. And since God was the creator of the starts in the heavens, the actions of the little horn were ultimately against God himself.”

This little horn is standing against God and defeating God’s people

Antiochus attempted to abolish the worship of Yahweh and persecuted God’s people by forcing them into his belief system

This began around 170 BC

This period of time lasted for 7 years

And Antiochus grew

His power grew and his pride grew along with it

There was no limit to his arrogance

in vs. 11, the Prince of the host is a reference to God

This is believed to reference him giving himself the name Epiphanes

Which again, means “manifestation of God”

Antiochus genuinely thought he was the manifestation of Zeus

And he stops the regular burnt offering

That was the continual worship of God in Jerusalem and Judah with sacrifices

He would not allow ceremonies to take place

And he destroyed the sanctuary in the temple

Records indicate Antiochus entered the Most Holy Place and plundered all the silver and gold

and erected an altar to Zeus in the temple court and gave offerings to Zeus there

vs. 12 says he threw truth to the ground

He was throwing destroying copies of Scripture, treating it as worthless

This vision speaks to the prosperous success of Antiochus

And Daniel hears two angels speaking

and one asks, how long will this last?

And Daniel learns that it would last 2,300 evenings and mornings

The most natural reading would suggest evening and morning refers to one day

which means it could last between six and seven years

or, some propose it may reference the evening and morning sacrifices as separate offerings

Because of the structure of the Hebrew language

It reads more like evening, morning, two thousand and three hundred.

So it would count out two thousand and three hundred sacrifices

Meaning it would only be 1,150 days

Which would be about 3 and a half years

believing the desecration of the temple in 168 BC followed by the cleansing and restoration of the temple in 164 BC fits the timeline

But others point to other forms of persecution Antiochus administered as early as 171 BC

Which would fit with the other timeline

There isn’t complete certainty amongst biblical scholars

But the fact that it was for a limited time was proven when the temple was cleansed and rededicated in December of 164 BC

And for those who were living under the intense persecution of Antiochus

It provided great hope knowing that it would end eventually

God provided this hope to His people by giving Daniel a special revelation

(Special revelation & God’s Word)

But God does not just show this to Daniel

God Shows Us as well

No, He doesn’t show us in these wild and vivid visions like Daniel

And we should not be tempted to receive that type of revelation

God has given us a special revelation

It is His Word

The Bible is God’s special revelation to us

It is through the Bible that God Shows Us His Will, the future, and Jesus Christ

Do not dismiss God’s Word as something lesser because it doesn’t seem as spectacular as some of these visions

The fact that we have God’s Word so readily available in our language is a miracle!

It is a gift!

Thank God that He Shows Us His Word

GOD: God Helps Us (vs. 15-17)

And even though God shows Daniel

Daniel needed help

So God Helped Daniel

Likewise, God Helps Us

Look with me in to see that God Helps Us;

Daniel 8:15–17 ESV

When I, Daniel, had seen the vision, I sought to understand it. And behold, there stood before me one having the appearance of a man. And I heard a man’s voice between the banks of the Ulai, and it called, “Gabriel, make this man understand the vision.” So he came near where I stood. And when he came, I was frightened and fell on my face. But he said to me, “Understand, O son of man, that the vision is for the time of the end.”

As Daniel is trying to wrap his mind around what he has just seen

God sends help

and an angel appears

Specifically, the angel Gabriel

And Gabriel is commanded by a man’s voice to explain the vision to Daniel

don’t overlook where the voice came from

between the banks of the Ulai

If we look back at vs. 2 we see the Ulai is a canal

meaning if it was just a human man, he would have to have been hovering over the water of the canal

So this voice was no mere man

Who could this voice that commanded the angel Gabriel be?

well, tells us;

Psalm 91:11 ESV

For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.

God is the one who commands His angels

And God helps Daniel by commanding Gabriel to explain the vision

Here Gabriel becomes the first angel named in Scripture

But we also see Gabriel in telling Zechariah about the birth of John the Baptist

and telling Mary about Jesus

Gabriel’s name means “mighty one of God,” “God is mighty,” or “champion of God”

So Gabriel obeys God and tells Daniel to comprehend that this vision is for the time of the end

Which many assume refers to the end times in general

When Christ returns

But some scholars argue that when looking at this in context

It seems more likely that this is in reference to the time of the end of the persecution of Antiochus

Especially now that we are at a time in history where we can look back and directly connect events that occurred to the vision

But prior to that, Gabriel refers to Daniel as son of man

and you may be thinking

last week in chapter 7 we made a big hubbub about how that was a reference to Jesus

why is an angel calling Daniel son of man now?

I’d like to borrow from one commentary;

“[Gabriel] did not use the Hebrew equivalent of the Aramaic title given to the Messiah, which points to Messiah’s divinity (7:13). The phrase used here emphasizes the human weakness and mortality of Daniel.”

So when Gabriel is using son of man here in Hebrew

He is not calling Daniel the Messianic Son of Man

He is literally saying Daniel is a son of a man

He is a mortal, his weakness is in contrast against the angel who resides with the Almighty

Earlier I mentioned that it is a gift that God Shows Us His special revelation through His Word.

His interpretation of His Word is likewise, a gift.

Without God showing us His Word we would draw false conclusions about a higher power

faulty and stumbling in the dark

But God takes delight in Showing Us Himself

We just looked at God helping Daniel by sending Gabriel to interpret the vision for him

And you may be thinking, “God, why can’t you just send Gabriel to me and have him interpret things for me like you did for Daniel?”

(The Helper, the Holy Spirit, Helps us to interpret God’s Word)

He could, he most definitely could

But you would be worse off for it

Because God Helps Us in an infinitely better way!

God Helps Us by interpreting His Word to us Himself

By taking His Holy Spirit and indwelling Himself inside of us

So that we can understand God’s Word

(The Helper, the Holy Spirit, Helps us to interpret God’s Word)

YOU: God Prepares Us (vs. 18-27)

So God Shows Us Himself through His Word

Then He Helps Us with the Helper

Indwelling us with His presence in the form of the Holy Spirit

To be able to interpret His Word for us

And through all of this God Prepares Us

Let’s look at to see how God Prepares Us;

Daniel 8:18–27 ESV

And when he had spoken to me, I fell into a deep sleep with my face to the ground. But he touched me and made me stand up. He said, “Behold, I will make known to you what shall be at the latter end of the indignation, for it refers to the appointed time of the end. As for the ram that you saw with the two horns, these are the kings of Media and Persia. And the goat is the king of Greece. And the great horn between his eyes is the first king. As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power. And at the latter end of their kingdom, when the transgressors have reached their limit, a king of bold face, one who understands riddles, shall arise. His power shall be great—but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints. By his cunning he shall make deceit prosper under his hand, and in his own mind he shall become great. Without warning he shall destroy many. And he shall even rise up against the Prince of princes, and he shall be broken—but by no human hand. The vision of the evenings and the mornings that has been told is true, but seal up the vision, for it refers to many days from now.” And I, Daniel, was overcome and lay sick for some days. Then I rose and went about the king’s business, but I was appalled by the vision and did not understand it.

Here we actually see after Gabriel starts his interpretation

Daniel passed out

and the angel had to grab him and pick him back up

Then he goes on telling Daniel about the latter time of indignation

Essentially he is saying

Daniel, this is what is going to happen at the end of the time of wrath

in other words at the end of the little horn, Antiochus’s, attacks against God’s people

But look at vs. 20-22 with me again

We need to make sure we take this all in

550 BC God gives Daniel this vision while Babylon is the biggest empire

We have been seeing a few different visions and dreams throughout Daniel

and we keep saying we know this part of the dream looks at the Medo-Persians because we are looking back on it

And we know that this references the Greeks because we are looking back on it

Until we get to vs. 20-22

Where Babylon is the world power

and now we know the ram references the Medo-Persians because God said it refers to the Medo-Persians 11 years before they seize Babylon

and maybe your thinking, well I would feel pretty confident at my ability to predict who the world power might be in 11 years

ok, that’s fair

So in vs. 21, God tells us the goat is Greece

and the horn is the first king

When did Greece come into power?

331 BC

Over 200 years later!

How are you feeling about predicting who the world power will be in the year 2220?

God wrote it down and predicted it to a tee!

Here is is! Greece! In black and white!

Is anyone else as blown away by this as I am?!

I mean come on!?

You want to doubt God?

You want to fear something more than him?

No way!

God has shown us, helped us, and prepared us. We can see more and fear less!

God correctly predicted the world power over 200 years in advance.

Why was He able to predict it so accurately?

look at the end of vs. 22

it says not with his power, referencing the horn

Who’s power was it?

Gods!

God is the one who wrote the future!

He is the one who willed it to be!

He is continuing to write and will the future!

He is sovereign!

He raises up kings!

He tears down kings!

then vs. 23 presents Antiochus again

Where we see he starts by having success

including success against God’s people, the saints

Deceiving many and foolishly deceiving himself

believing he can come against the Prince of princes

Where quickly, God shows us who the real King is

breaking Antiochus, but not by human hand

so that it is known that it was by God which Antiochus fell

Then Gabriel tells Daniel to seal up the vision

he wasn’t telling Daniel to hide it

But instead secure this document

Revelation 10:4 ESV

And when the seven thunders had sounded, I was about to write, but I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Seal up what the seven thunders have said, and do not write it down.”

“The term ‘seal’ can mean to authenticate or certify something, or to close up for confidentiality and safekeeping.”

Keep it safe for the distant future

Faithful readers of God’s Word will need it hundreds of years from now

and still today

because understanding God’s Word prepares us for what is to come

Not just end times

But understanding God’s Word prepares us for what you will face tomorrow morning

It prepares you to face whatever it is your afraid of

It prepares you to find joy in the face of adversity

It prepares you to respond with patience, gentleness, and kindness when someone in your family is rude to you or simply makes a mistake

It prepares you to say no when you are tempted for one more

one more drink, or one more peek, or one more bet

It prepares you to feel peace when everything around you is in chaos

It prepares you to cry with and embrace someone who is grieving

It prepares you to persevere in the face of doubt and adversity

It prepares you to smile, knowing you have found the secret of contentment

It prepares you for everything this world and it’s ruler can throw at you

because it prepares you to acknowledge you aren’t enough

but Jesus is so you don’t have to be

It prepares you to run to Him in repentance

embracing His grace, coming boldly before Him in His throne room

whenever you fall short

and it prepares you to desire Him more than anything else this world and it’s ruler can offer you

WE: Conclusion

God shows Us and God helps us

because understanding God’s Word prepares us for what is to come

Not just end times

But understanding God’s Word prepares us for what you will face tomorrow morning

It prepares you to face whatever it is your afraid of

It prepares you to find joy in the face of adversity

It prepares you to respond with patience, gentleness, and kindness when someone in your family is rude to you or simply makes a mistake

It prepares you to say no when you are tempted for one more

one more drink, or one more peek, or one more bet

It prepares you to feel peace when everything around you is in chaos

It prepares you to cry with and embrace someone who is grieving

It prepares you to persevere in the face of doubt and adversity

It prepares you to smile, knowing God is in control and God has won the battle for you

It prepares you for everything this world and it’s ruler can throw at you

because it prepares you to acknowledge you aren’t enough

but Jesus is so you don’t have to be

It prepares you to run to Him in repentance

embracing His grace, coming boldly before Him in His throne room

whenever you fall short

and it prepares you to desire Him more than anything else this world and it’s ruler can offer you

Being prepared doesn’t mean we don’t carry the burdens of living in a broken world

This vision was filled with tragic and graphic realities of God’s people

and it physically took a toll on Daniel

Dr. Akin’s comments are so appropriate;

“[Daniel] was comforted by the reality that God was in control and that his kingdom would eventually come (v. 25b), but to know that there would be so much evil in the world and so much suffering for God’s people before it arrived was overwhelming. It was too much, at least for a while.”

So if you are like Daniel, overcome by the evil in the world

Don’t think that makes you unprepared

you should not stay there, as Daniel was only there for a while

Because God’s grace is sufficient to overcome the evil of the world

I love the way David Helm says it;

“The final word is not had by the ram, or the goat, but by the Lamb.”

Then Daniel got back up and went about the king’s business

God’s Word prepares us to see an emotional God

The work that God had called him to

I’d like to close by sharing a response to written by Mitchell Chase;

God shows Us His Word

“We do not know what tomorrow ill bring. We do not even have assurances of how this day will end. But keeps before our minds the unchanging truth that God knows the future, and the story he is telling will end in victory and vindication for his kingdom and his people. There may be suffering. There may be persecution. There may be death. But God, who holds all earthly kingdoms and rulers in his hand, is in control and can be trusted. Since he will vanquish his enemies, during this interim period we should repent of sin and confess Jesus as risen Lord and Savior.”

and He helps Us understand it

Amen, please pray with me

So that through it He can Prepare Us to do what He has called us to

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