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OUTLINE: HISTORICAL SECTION OF DANIEL

November, 9 2020

FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:

OUTLINE: HISTORICAL SECTION OF DANIEL

To encourage and enable you to do your personal diligent study of the book of Daniel, in addition to our group effort, here under is the Historical Section outline. The Prophetic Section follows tomorrow.

Historical Section. 1:1 to 6:28.

A. The education of Daniel and his companions. 1:21. (Under A) 1. The first transportation of captives from Judah to Babylon,  1:1,2.  2. Daniel and his friends selected to be trained for royal service, 1:3-7.  3. Daniel procures permission to live according to his (God’s) law, 1:8-16. 4. Successful education and acceptance into the royal service, 1:17-21.

B. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream of the great image, 2:1-49. (Under B) 1. Nebuchadnezzar disturbed by a dream, 2:1-11.  3. Daniel receives knowledge and expresses gratitude, 2:17-23.  4. Daniel communicates the dream to the king, 2:24-35.  5. Daniel interprets the dream, 2:36-45.  6. NEBUCHADNEZZAR acknowledges God’s greatness,  2:46-49.

C. Deliverance of Daniel’s friends from the fiery furnace, 3:1-30. (Under C) 1. Nebuchadnezzar erects an IMAGE and demands its its worship, 3:1-7. [Note parallel antitype in Rev. 13]. 2. The three faithful Hebrews refuse to worship image, 3:8-18.  3. The deliverance from the furnace by divine intervention, 3:19-25.  4. Nebuchadnezzar’s confession and decree; the Hebrews promoted, 3:26-30.

D. Nebuchadnezzar’s second dream, humiliation, and restoration, 4:1-37.  (Under D). 1. Nebuchadnezzar’s confession of God’s knowledge and power, 4:1-9.   2. Description of the dream, 4:10-18.  3. Daniel’s interpretation of the dream, 4:19-27.   4. Nebuchadnezzar’s fall and restoration, 4:28-36.  5. Nebuchadnezzar praises the God of heaven, 4:37.

E. BELSHAZZAR’S banquet and the loss of the monarchy, 5:1-31. (Under E). 1. Belshazzar’s desecration of the Temple vessels, 5:1-4.  2. The mysterious handwriting on the wall, 5:5-12.   3. Daniel’s interpretation, 5:13-28.   4. Daniel receives honor, Babylon FALLS, 5:39-31.

F. Daniel’s deliverance from the lions’ den, 6:1-28. (Under F). 1. Daniel’s elevation and the jealousy of his colleagues, 6:1-5.   2. Darius’ decree RESTRICTING prayers, 6:6-9.   3. Daniel’s transgression of the decree and his condemnation, 6:10-17.   4. Daniel’s deliverance and the punishment of the accusers, 6:18-24.   5. Public recognition of the greatness of Daniel’s God, 6:25-28.

Ask, seek, and knock for the Holy Spirit to guide, enlighten, teach, convince, convict and then bring all things you study into remembrance.  Bless all, NMF 

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PRESUMPTUOUS MISHANDLING OF GOD’S WORD PREPARES FOR SPIRITUALISM

July 22, 2020

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PRESUMPTUOUS MISHANDLING OF GOD’S WORD PREPARES FOR SPIRITUALISM

“Bind up the testimony, seal the law among My disciples. . . . And when they say to you, Seek those who are mediums and wizards, who whisper and mutter, should not a people seek their God? Should they seek the dead in behalf of the living? To the law and testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light (of truth) in them.”

Isa. 8:18,19,20, NKJV.

“In the days of Christ the leaders and teachers of Israel [the Jewish nation] were powerless to resist the work of Satan. They were neglecting the ONLY means by which they could have withstood EVIL SPIRITS. It was by the Word of God that Christ overcame the wicked one.”

“The leaders of Israel professed to be the expositors of God’s Word BUT they had studied it only to SUSTAIN their traditions, and enforce their man-made observances. By their interpretations they made it express sentiments that God has NEVER given.”

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Understanding the Spiritual Kingdom of God

Friday Morning Manna July 3, 2020

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Understanding the Spiritual Kingdom of God

“And when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of should come, He answered them and said, ‘The kingdom of God cometh not with observation (outward show, margin): neither shall they say, ‘Lo here! or lo there! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”

Luke 17: 20, 21, KJV, Authorized Version

According to the Bible a king is: “A male sovereign in whom is invested supreme authority over a tribe or nation. Generally, rule is for life and succession is on a hereditary basis. That over which he rules is called a kingdom.

“The kings of ancient heathen nations were often considered as deities or direct descendants of a deity. [The Egyptian kings, known as pharaohs, were worshipped as deities in the first atheistic world empire, ancient Egypt].

Brief History from Theocracy to Monarchy

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All Earthly Kingdoms Headed for History’s Dustbin

Friday Morning Manna June 26, 2020

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All Earthly Kingdoms Headed for History’s Dustbin

“Blessed by the name of the Lord forever and ever, for wisdom and might are His. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings [and kingdoms] and raises up kings [and kingdoms].” See Daniel 2: 20-22, NKJV.

Lest we forget or lose sight of the far greater and grander things and issues of eternal consequences with all these distractions and schemes of Satan and fall victims to the worst yet to come, we fretful, fitful, “busybody” finite mortals need to calm down and “come down to earth from our imaginary high places” and be reminded that:—

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DON’T REPEAT THE HISTORY OF THE CHOSEN PEOPLE!

March 11, 2020

MID-WEEK MESSAGE FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:

DON’T REPEAT THE HISTORY OF THE CHOSEN PEOPLE!

See Acts 17: 11 and be a Berean.  “In this our day as in Christ’s day, there will be a misreading and misinterpreting of the Scriptures. If the Jews had studied the Scriptures with earnest, prayerful hearts, their searching would have been rewarded with a true knowledge of the time, and not only the time, but also the manner of Christ’s FIRST appearing. . . .

They had the testimony of Daniel: they had the testimony of Isaiah and other prophets; they had the teaching of Moses; and here was Christ Himself in their midst, and STILL were searching the Scriptures for evidence in regard to His coming!  MANY are doing the same thing today because they have not experienced the TESTING message comprehended in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd angels’ messages.

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FAITHFULLY ENDURE TO THE END

MID-WEEK MESSAGE FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:

January 22 2020

FAITHFULLY ENDURE TO THE END.

“As it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be in the days of the coming of the Son of man.” Matt. 24:27,28.

“He that endures to the end the same shall be saved.” Matt. 10:22.

“As Noah proclaimed his warning message, some listened, and worked with him in building the ark. But they did not endure. Evil influences prevailed. They turned away from the truth and became scoffers (2 Pet. 3:3). 

Thus it shall be in the last days of this earth’s history. Those who today hear the message of truth, but do not believe, will fall amid the MORAL infidelity, even as in Noah’s day those who were not FIRMLY grounded failed to stand till the end of their probation. 

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Ecumenical Movement Entering its Penultimate Stage

Source: AP Photo/Andrew Medichini

FRIDAY MORNING MANNA                                  February 8, 2019

Nathaniel Fajardo                                     email: [email protected]

Ecumenical Movement Entering its Penultimate Stage

     “Jews, Evangelicals reach out to Sunni Gulf Arab leaders.” This was the headline of a news story simultaneously appearing and similarly titled in at least 32 news outlets on Tuesday this week. The editorial boards/staffs of these news outlets unitedly perceived its newsworthy nature– from whatever angle, agenda, and editorial policies each had that determined its value.  Should we be interested too? And how much?

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The ‘Seven Thunders’ portray prophesied events within the prophecies of the first and second angel’s messages

"Stained glass window, York Minster, York. The Mighty Angel and the Seven Thunders (Revelation 10:1-7)" Source: Wikimedia.org

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The ‘Seven Thunders’ portray prophesied events within the prophecies of the first and second angel’s messages

       Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle (dove) and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but My people know not the judgment of the Lord. Jeremiah 8: 7, K.J.V.

SEVEN is a significant number in the Bible. It denotes perfection and completeness, and is often referred to as God’s number. It suggests the height of: purification, worship, the gospel light, Spirits, seals, trumpets, angels, heads and crowns, plagues, and kings. On the other hand, thunder, literally a sound produced by lightning is figurative of God’s power (Job 26: 14); control (Ps. 104: 7); majesty (Rev. 4: 5), and visitations of judgment (Rev. 11: 19).  

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