8 For though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it; though I did regret itfor I see that letter caused you sorrow, though only for a while9 I now rejoice, not that you were made sorrowful, but that you were made sorrowful to the point of repentance; for you were made sorrowful according to the will of God, in order that you might not suffer loss in anything through us. Revelation 21:4 God will wipe every tear from their eyes in heaven. So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed. Then I got up again and carried on the kings business; but I was astounded at the vision, and there was none to explain it (Daniel 8:27). It was to keep you from being blown by the wind or swept by the tide into destruction out to sea or on the rocks. Bible Verses on Hope Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord. This is a reference to the veil that hung across the inner sanctuary of the tabernacle and concealed the arc of the covenant where God in his glory met with the high priest once a year as he brought a blood sacrifice to atone for the sins of the people. And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them. The answer is found in the second surprising fact revealed in verse 1: The deliverance of Gods people is that which occurs in the time of her greatest troublethe Great Tribulation.115 If we are surprised to see Michael associated with the suffering of Israel, we should also be surprised to see Israels deliverance associated with the time of her greatest suffering. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. Because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. It is almost unavoidable to conclude that Michaels rising is the reason for the commencement of the Great Tribulation. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 10 Many will be purged, purified and refined; but the wicked will act wickedly, and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand. God provided mans salvation when we were too weak to save ourselves: 6 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them; 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; 18 it was he to whom it was said, IN ISAAC YOUR SEED SHALL BE CALLED. 19 He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead; from which he also received him back as a type. For this reason, Michael, the guardian prince of the nation Israel, is revealed as the one who will arise, bringing about the Great Tribulation. This is generally understood to mean a period of three and one-half years. Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is a heavenly one. The LORD has spoken. N Rumors from the East and the North reach him, and he becomes very hostile and aggressive, destroying and annihilating many (11:44). K Beyond this, He assured Daniel that he, along with all mankind, would be raised from the dead to receive either eternal life or eternal contempt. In other words, holding fast to the rope anchored in heaven is an effect and proof of belonging to Christ, not a cause of it. 11 And he said to me, O Daniel, man of high esteem, understand the words that I am about to tell you and stand upright, for I have now been sent to you. And when he had spoken this word to me, I stood up trembling. The prophecies of Gods Word, in which Daniel found courage and comfort, were certain because he would rise from the dead to receive his allotted portion at the end of the age.. In verse 4, the angel turns from the fate of the saints of the latter days to the fate of Daniel whose life and ministry is drawing to a close. 18 Even by saying these things, they scarcely persuaded the crowds not to offer sacrifice to them. That would be no security. Daniel 12 brings us to the crowning revelation of the Book of Daniel, the doctrine on which the Christian hope rests: the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead. What he bought was not the canceling of the commandment to hold fast, but the fulfillment of the commandment to hold fast. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. Only Jesus Christ has gone to heaven. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world. His death would be the entrance into his rest. His hope was that he would rise from the grave to receive the blessings which God had promised. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 16 I approached one of those who were standing by and began asking him the exact meaning of all this. Daniel was instructed to conceal the words revealed to him and to seal up the book until the end time. I understand the angel to mean that this final vision has completed the revelation of the Book of Daniel; now that the book is complete, it is to be sealed. on 04/20/2021. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. The day of his departure was near, yet he was encouraged to go his way; he was to keep on just as he had been. It is not created by perseverance. This is the anchor of verse 19, which continues verse 18: This hope we have as an anchor of the soul. In other words: what anchors our soul is not our subjective confidence, but the sure objective reality that God has promised. The doctrine of the resurrection of the dead is fundamental to the Christians hope and to the literal fulfillment of the prophecies of God. The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Surely you will hear their cries and comfort them. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. We must hold fast. In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will. Bob was born and raised in a Christian home i More, 9. The blood of the new covenant obtained the promises of the new covenant, and they included the promises to cause us to walk in his statutes. Which means that holding fast to our anchored hope is not our self-securing work, but Gods blood-bought work in us to bring us to heaven. Consider how much Christ has suffered for your hope. After a significant delay, the pastor resumed the funeral service, or so he thought. Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager. And the manager said to himself, What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? Bible verses about Heavenly Hope. So there are two things, not just one a promise and an oath that secure our hope. 33 Who will bring a charge against Gods elect? It says, This hope we have as an anchor. But lets be precise. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. They were powerless to resist the Egyptian army or to cross the Red Sea. And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. Consider Hebrews 13:2021. 118 There are several specific, but different, time indicators in the Book of Daniel. H 100 Bible Verses about Hope. But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. How could the protector of Israel precipitate this time of such great suffering? The writer compared Christ to the maker and master of a house, and compared Christians to the house itself. The question raised relates to the length of time Gods people will suffer in the tribulation period. And to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect. We have become partakers of Christ evidence? His distress and desire to understand more fully is spoken of at the beginning of chapter 10, providing the setting for the entire revelation, including chapter 12. Chapter 10 serves as the introduction; chapter 11 provides a number of the details of Gods prophetic program, and chapter 12 serves as the conclusion. No, it says that we are (now!) Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the authority to judge was committed. 17. Hopeful Bible Verses. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation." But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. What you have asked needs only to be revealed to those who live in those last days.. Were on a mission to change that. The emphasis is not so much on the length of this time of suffering but on its purpose. The anchor of our souls is bound to us as well as to heaven. Meditate from the Bible on how sure your hope is in the presence of God. It is not raised by Daniel but by one of the angels. The righteous do not receive their full reward in this life. In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit. Someone in the congregation had collapsed from a heart attack and was lying on the floor. They sum up for Daniel the destiny of Israel as a nation, the saints, and the wicked. G The resurrection of the dead was a logical necessity, in order for divine prophecy to be fulfilled. God opened the Red Sea, making a path for Israels escape and the means for the destruction of the Egyptian army (Exodus 3-15). Daniel 12 is the crowning chapter of this prophecy, as well as its conclusion. For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. B He also removes the regular sacrifice (verse 12) and tramples the holy place (verse 13). 28 At this point the revelation ended. The principle is this: Gods power and our deliverance come not through our strength but through our weakness. In Daniel 12:7 we are again told that it will be a time, times, and half a time until the end of these wonders. In Daniel 12:11, we read that there will be 1,290 days from the time the regular sacrifice is stopped until the abomination of desolation, and in Daniel 12:12 it is 1335 days (45 additional days) until the time of blessing for the saints who endure. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. A number of other biblical texts speak to this matter. We must cease to trust in ourselves and cast ourselves upon God. According to Daniel 12:1, it is at that time that Michael arises. Is there any clue in the text as to how will they be rescued? Help each other do all these things in your small groups. 3 And those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. My hope is in you.". The Bible reveals the encouraging hope that the dead will be resurrected at a future timeafter Jesus Christ returns. Death poses more than a personal problem for Daniel. Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. These words have been given for the benefit of those who live in the end time. 26 Even after my skin is flayed, yet without my flesh I shall see God (Job 19:25-26). (Heaven is my hope.), A person or event that makes your confidence sure (Jesuss death is my only hope of escaping judgment.). Some will be undaunted by it, continuing on in their sin until the time of their judgment. He died so that you would do exactly what Paul did in Philippians 3:12: I press on in order that I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. It is not foolishness, it is the gospel, to tell a sinner to do what Christ alone can enable him to do; namely, hope in God. "There will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance." (Luke 15:7) 9. These Bible verses about hope will help you find the faith you need to keep going. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. of If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? 5 Then I, Daniel, looked and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the river, and the other on that bank of the river. The resurrection faith of the Old Testament saint can be seen in Genesis 22:1-20 (especially verse 5); Job 19:25-26; Psalm 16:9-10; Isaiah 26:19; Hosea 13:14. So I exhort you this morning with all my heart: reach out and take hold of that for which you have been taken hold of by Christ, and hold it fast with all his might. "Waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ". Funerals must deal with the ugly reality of death and the reminder that each of us must come to terms with it. Daniel, distressed, mourning, and praying for insight finds the answer to all of his petitions in this final revelation. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. Daniel was in mourning, although we are not told why he mourned, apparently for some period of time. This is the salvation he obtained by his blood: the hope of heaven, and the holding fast to get there. "Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. . Romans 5:3-4 suffering joy. But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. So we are prone to ask, Why does the writer encourage us to hold fast to our hope (verse 18)? The prophecy of Daniel is not the revelation of Gods plan of salvation; it is the revelation of Gods plan for the future. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. encouragement heart courage. So he wants us to experientially lay hold of it. In the sixteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus is recorded as told by our Lord. He is author of. The salvation Jesus obtained by his blood was everything it takes to save his people, not just part of it. For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Israels time of great suffering is Gods appointed means for her deliverance; thus, the angel appointed to protect her precipitates by his actions the time of her suffering. A retired pastor, relating humorous incidents during his years of ministry, tells the story of a problem-plagued funeral service he conducted. Psalm 31:24. U He builds his lofty palace in the heavens. Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. In defense of the chapter division as we have it in our Bibles, a significant change is evident in Daniel 12:1, one which explains (if it does not also justify) the ending of chapter 11 at verse 45. Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. Then the people of God will be rescued. Up until this time, the revelations Daniel had received of the times of the end were a mystery to him, even though they were divinely revealed and explained: 15 As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within me, and the visions in my mind kept alarming me. Publication date: Apr 14, 2023. mind world. Psalm 119:114 Word of God protection. O Sheol, where is your sting? Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. And when I heard and saw them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who showed them to me. Hoping to drain the water by pushing upward on the tent with his umbrella, the director slipped. Daniel 11:4012:4 is one paragraph. And with whom was he provoked for forty years? And the devil who had deceived them was thrown into the lake of fire and sulfur where the beast and the false prophet were, and they will be tormented day and night forever and ever. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 25 Jesus said to her, I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. It says that we are to have strong encouragement, we who have fled for refuge in laying hold of the hope set before us. The hope is something set before us. It is the future objective reality that we hope for. How can the promised blessing of biblical prophecy bring hope to the believer who will die before they are fulfilled? Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!". But our citizenship is in heaven. Michael is Israels prince (10:21), the great prince who stands guard over the sons of Daniels people, Israel (12:1). The final words spoken to Daniel are words of comfort, words intended to turn the sorrow of verses 2 and 3 of chapter 10 into joy. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. The hope of the Old Testament saint required the resurrection of the dead. 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt. But what if someone said: I have fitted your boat with a good solid heavy anchor that will grip any sea-bottom, only have not made it fast to the boat. The Cross And Christs Suffering For Sins (1 Peter 3:18-22), 6. F What was the hope of the Old Testament saint? Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. First, the angel Michael114 is the instrument through whom the period of the Great Tribulation is initiated. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. Find biblical answers to common questions about heaven, such as "is heaven real?" The anchor of our souls is not a rope hanging in the air waiting for our weak hands to grasp and hold. Verses 2 and 3 inform us of Daniels mental and spiritual state at the time of his vision: 2 In those days I, Daniel, had been mourning for three entire weeks. We know the vision he received was in response to his request to understand that which the angel was sent to explain: 10 Then behold, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. D In his place of torment, the rich man begged that someone be sent to warn his five brothers of the wrath to come. Are you not much more valuable than they? The certain hope of the resurrection of the dead is the basis for godly living, even in times when godliness brings persecution. Daniel did not ask the question. While the specifics of Gods plan for the future will remain a mystery to Daniel and to us, God does not leave Daniel in doubt as to the implications of prophecy for this Old Testament saint. Y Psalm 33:22 trust reliability I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope. To remedy the problem, the funeral director leaped over the casket toward the heater to disconnect it, sending floral arrangements flying in all directions. Psalm 130:5 Word of God soul Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdenednot that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? Here are my four reasons for thinking this, which I pray will give you a deep sense of Gods sovereign care for your perseverance and hope and encouragement. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. This is what verse 20 means when it says that Jesus has become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek. So our anchor our promised future is sure; it is steadfast; and it is the finished and purchased work of Jesus our High Priest. T 19 Your dead will live; their corpses will rise, you will lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, for your dew is as the dew of the dawn, and the earth will give birth to the departed spirits (Isaiah 26:19). Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.. Never again is the king of the North (or the king of the South) mentioned in the remaining verses of Daniel. But that doesn't mean all hope is lost when someone dies. The question Daniel asked inquired as to the outcome of all these amazing and perplexing events (which he calls wonders). God is the one who justifies; 34 who is the one who condemns? It will be 2,300 evenings and mornings until the holy place is properly restored. Romans 8:25. His soul draws near the pit, and his life to those who bring death. I wonder how many of us could be told the same thing. Just as the angels rising (so to speak) in response to Daniels prayer precipitated angelic conflict (10:12-13), so Michaels rising precipitates the heavenly and earthly conflict of the Tribulation. It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. As the day of our death or the day of our Lords return draws near, is there anything we would wish to change? (4) What is the hope described in Daniel 12:3? Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. "There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." (Acts 4:12) 8. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. Verses 5-7, a final vision of two angels and of the glorified Lord, raises and answers the question, How long will these wonders be? Verses 8-13, the final paragraph, explore the outcome of the events. See that you do not despise one of these little ones. In chapter 7, a new element of prophecy is introduced in Danielthe little horn who boasts (verses 8 and 20), speaks against the Most High (verse 25), and successfully opposes God and His saints (verses 21, 25). But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.. Do you believe this? (John 11:25-26). If I am going to hold fast to my well-anchored hope, then I will need some sin-conquering help from God. Romans 15:13. He comes into frequent contact with the nation Israel because of its location in relationship to the king of the South. At least three times in our text, the king of the North wages war with the king of the South. 113 The first and last attacks are successful, while the second ends in retreat. Great amounts of money and effort are spent to conceal the ugly face of death. . ", "who is in heaven?" Any hope for Israel and for the saints must be a hope which extends beyond the grave. 13 But as for you, go your way to the end; then you will enter into rest and rise again for your allotted portion at the end of the age.. He does not exert himself with promises, and oaths, and the blood of his Son, and the eternal priesthood of Jesus simply to anchor down one end of our security while leaving the other to dangle in the air. 18 In hope against hope he believed, in order that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE. 19 And without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarahs womb; 20 yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waiver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully assured that what He had promised, He was able also to perform. Robert L. (Bob)Deffinbaugh graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with his Th.M. I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 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