A Thousand Two Hundred and Ninety Days - Daniel 12:11

In the book of Daniel, Daniel shared how one said to him, “Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand”, and in chapter twelve and verse eleven of his book Daniel shared about, “a thousand two hundred and ninety days”, where we read,

And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, 

and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

The verse reads, “And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away, …” Daniel began with the words, “and from the time” or “and from the occurrence, occasion and time period” “that the daily sacrifice” which means “that the day by day offering” “shall be taken away” or “will be set aside, put to an end and removed”. Daniel shared how he was told that the occasion that the day by day offering is removed, the following would happen. 

The verse continues “… and the abomination that makes desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days.” Daniel added the words, “and the abomination” or “and the detestable thing or idol” “that makes desolate” which means “which appalls, stuns, stupefies and causes horror” “set up” or “put, placed, appointed, assigned and designated” “there shall be a thousand” which means “there will exist one thousand” “two hundred and ninety days” or “two hundred and ninety days”. Daniel said one thousand two hundred and ninety days will pass from the time the “abomination of desolation” is put in place. 

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn through Daniel about a specific number of days that are to pass after the “abomination that makes desolate” is put in place. From the time the antichrist puts an idol to worship within the temple of Jehovah God, there will be twelve hundred and ninety days to pass. (See Revelation 11:2; 12:6; 13:5) God knows every day, minute and hour pertaining to mankind, and He knows our time as well. His desire is to have a personal relationship with us through His Son Jesus who died on the cross for the sins of all mankind and was raised from the dead after three days. When we yield to Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and give us His Holy Spirit to help us know He has all times, even the very days, in His control. 

Next time Daniel shares about the one who, “comes to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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Many Shall Be Purified - Daniel 12:10

In the book of Daniel, Daniel shared how, “one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, Go your way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end”, and in chapter twelve and verse ten of his book Daniel shared how the one said, “many shall be purified, and made white, and tried”, where we read,

Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: 

and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

The verse reads, “Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly:” Daniel began with the word, “many” or “a great and numerous amount of people” “shall be purified” which means “will exist as polished, purged, cleansed, proved and made bright”, “and made white” or “and caused to be made clean”, “and tried” which means “and refined, tested and smelted”; “but the wicked” or “however, notwithstanding, nonetheless and moreover the criminal, guilty, wrong, ungodly and evil” “shall do wickedly” which means “will perform, produce and accomplish that which is evil”. Daniel shared how some people will be cleansed, whitened and tested, however, others who are evil and ungodly will perform evil.

The verse goes on to say, “and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.”  Daniel continued with the words, “and none of the wicked” or “and not one belonging to the criminal, guilty, wrong, ungodly and evil” “shall understand” which means “will discern, perceive, give heed to and distinguish”; “but the wise” or “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover the prudent, circumspect, prosperous and those with insight” “shall understand” which means “will discern, perceive, give heed to and distinguish”. Daniel said not one of the evil people will perceive and have discernment, however the people who possess wisdom and prudence will perceive.

When we consider the words in this verse, we learn through Daniel how there is a distinct difference between the people who are “purified, made white and tried” and those who are “evil”. Those who are purified through a personal relationship with God’s Son Jesus who died on the cross for the sins of all mankind and was resurrected from the dead after three days will perceive what is happening in the world, and those who commit wickedness will not. God is in control, and when we yield our lives to Him as our “Savior and Lord”, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and give us the wisdom of His Holy Spirit to perceive His workings in the world with the idea of redeeming people from their errors and wrongs and purifying the world from sin. 

Next time Daniel shares about, “a thousand two hundred and ninety days”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".

Go Your Way, Daniel - Daniel 12:9

In the book of Daniel, Daniel shared how, “one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?”, and in chapter twelve and verse nine of his book Daniel shared how the male being, “said, Go your way, Daniel”, where we read,

And he said, Go your way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

The verse reads, “And he said, Go your way, Daniel:” Daniel began with the words, “and he said” or “and he, the male being on the river, uttered, declared and proclaimed”, “Go your way” which means “depart, proceed and leave upon your, Daniel’s, path”, “Daniel” whose name means “God is my judge”. Daniel shared how the male being upon the river told him to depart.

The verse continues, “for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.”  Daniel added the words, “for the words” or “because, since and on account that the utterances, declarations and proclamations” “are closed up” which means “exist as shut up, hidden and in secret” “and sealed” or “and have a seal affixed to them” “till the time of the end” which means “until the season and time period pertaining to the extremity, border and finite process”. Daniel shared how the male being told him the utterances and declarations were secret and affixed with a “seal” until the time period of the finite process. 

When we think through the words in this verse, we learn through Daniel how the male being told him to leave because the utterances and declarations spoken to him were to be secret and affixed with a “seal” until the “end times”. God has His timing for all the events of the world, and although Daniel was given this message and prophesy, he was unable to understand. God closed off and kept secret these saying until the time of the end, and it is interesting to note that we are understanding more and more of these things every day. God loves us, and because His plan was to save mankind from their sins. He sent His Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of everyone, and when He raised Him from the dead, He made the way for us through belief and trust in Him to be forgiven of our sins, granted everlasting life and equipped with His Holy Spirit to lead and guide us according to His Divine revelation and timing in keeping with His will.

Next time Daniel says, “many shall be purified, and made white, and tried”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".

 

Daniel Hearing But Not Understanding - Daniel 12:8

In the book of Daniel, Daniel shared how, “one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished”, and in chapter twelve and verse eight of his book Daniel said, “I heard, but I understood not”, where we read,

And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?

The verse reads, “And I heard, but I understood not:” Daniel began with the words, “and I heard” or “and I, Daniel, was given the faculty for hearing, perceiving and listening”, “but I understood not” which means “however, nonetheless, notwithstanding and moreover I, Daniel, did not discern, perceive or have intelligence about it”. Daniel shared how he listed to what the male being said, however, he did not comprehend what it meant.

The verse goes on to say, “then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things?”  Daniel continued with the words, “then said I” or “at that time uttered, declared and proclaimed I, Daniel”, “O my Lord” which means “O, my, Daniel’s, firm and strong master”, “what shall be the end” or “whatsoever and wherewithal will exist the completion, finality and hindmost part” “of these things” which means “pertaining to each, every, the whole and everyone of the acts and deeds declared to Daniel”? Daniel questioned his firm and strong master as to whatsoever would exist as the finality and completion of the words, acts and deeds spoken to him. 

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn how Daniel continued to question the male being upon the river as to the completion of all the words, acts and deeds he was previously told. We shall see how the male being on the river responds in our next verse, but for now, let us consider this bold request made by Daniel. He did not “understand” and wanted clarification, so he asked. God wants us to boldly approach Him when we have questions and lack in understanding, (See Hebrews 4:16) and the way we gain access to Him is to receive His Son Jesus as our personal “Savior and Lord”. Jesus died on the cross for our sins, was raised from the dead after three days and promised to forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and to give us His Holy Spirit who will guide us into all truth and equip us according to His Divine purpose and will when we put our faith and trust in Him. Let all who read these words yield to Jesus and allow God to inform them in keeping with His will.  

Next time Daniel shared how the one, “said, Go your way, Daniel”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".

A Time, Times and Half a Time - Daniel 12:7

In the book of Daniel, Daniel shared how, “one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?”, and in chapter twelve and verse seven of his book Daniel said the one answered, “it shall be for a time, times, and an half”, where we read,

And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and swore by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

The verse reads, “And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, …” Daniel began with the words, “and I heard the man” or “and I, Daniel, was given the faculty for hearing, perceiving and listening to the male being” “clothed in linen” which means “arrayed in white flaxen threads”, “which was upon the waters” or “who was on the watercourses or springs” “of the river” which means “belonging to the flowing stream”, “when he held up” or “at the time and moment he, the male being’s, raised, made lofty and lifted up” “his right hand” which means “his, the male being’s, hand on the right side” “and his left hand” or “and his, the male being’s, hand on the left side” “unto heaven” which means “toward the visible sky, atmosphere and universe”. Daniel shared how he was given the capacity to hear the male being who was arrayed in white flaxen threads who was standing upon the watercourses of the flowing stream with his “right and left” hands raised toward the sky. 

The verse continues, “and swore by him that lives for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half;”  Daniel added the words, “and swore by him” or “and adjured and took an oath through the means of him, Jehovah God” “that lives for ever” which means “who remains alive eternally and unto everlasting” “that it shall be for a time” or “that it, the end of the wonders, will exist for a year”, “times” which means “two years”, “and an half” or “and one-half year”. Daniel shared how the one upon the waters responded that it would be three and one-half years until “the end of these wonders”. 

Finally the verse says, “and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.” Daniel concluded this verse with the words, “and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power” which means “and at the time and moment he, Jehovah God, will break, dash and beat in pieces the might, strength and ability” “of the holy people” or “belonging to the sacred, pure and set apart human beings”, “all these things” which means “each, every, the whole and everyone of these acts and deeds” “shall be finished” or “will exist as completed, exhausted and brought to an end”. Daniel ended this verse by saying at the time the evil one beats in pieces the might and strength of the sacred people, everything will be completed. 

When we consider the words in this verse, we learn through Daniel how the male being who was arrayed in white flaxen threads on the flowing streams raised his “left and right hand” toward the sky as though taking an oath, and said three and one-half years would pass before he spread about the might and ability of the sacred “people”, and then all the acts and deeds told to Daniel would end. God has His plan and timing for every event that happens to people, and because He desires a personal relationship with us through His Son Jesus who died on the cross for the sins of all mankind and was raised from the dead after three days, when we yield to Him we will be forgiven of our sins, granted everlasting life and assured through His Holy Spirit that He knows exactly when all His prophesies will be fulfilled as He presides over them.

Next time Daniel said, “I heard, but I understood not”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".

 

How Long Shall It Be to the End? - Daniel 12:6

In the book of Daniel, Daniel shared how he was told, “But you, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river”, and in chapter twelve and verse six of his book Daniel said one of the two asked, “how long shall it be to the end of these wonders?” where we read,

And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, 

How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?

The verse reads, “And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, …” Daniel began with the words, “and one said” or “and a certain one of the spiritual beings who was standing on the side of the river uttered, declared and proclaimed” “to the man” which means “to the spiritual being” “clothed in linen” or “dressed and arrayed within white flaxen thread”, “which was upon the waters” which means “that was stationed, fixed and established on the water springs or water courses” “of the river or “belonging to the flowing stream”. Daniel shared how a certain spiritual being spoke to another being who was established upon the watercourses of the flowing stream and asked the following words. 

The verse goes on to say, “… How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?”  Daniel continued with the words, “how long shall it be” or “for what length of time will it be” “to the end” which means “until the border, finite process and completion” “of these wonders” or “pertaining to these, the previously spoken about, extraordinary, marvelous and hard to understand acts and deeds? Daniel  said the certain one asked the one who was arrayed in white flaxen threads upon the watercourses of the river what length of time would pass until the completion of the extraordinary acts previously spoken to him.  

When we think through the words in this verse, we learn through Daniel how these spiritual beings began to speak to one another concerning the length of time that would pass until the completion of the events spoken to Daniel. We shall see his answer in our next verse, but for now let us consider that this was knowledge that was known by one being but not the other unless it was just to let Daniel and us know. God wants us to be aware that He knows our future, and because we have sin in our lives, unless there is redemption and salvation from them, we shall be separated from Him forever. For this reason, He sent His Only Begotten Son Jesus into the world to die on the cross for the sins of everyone, and when He raised Him from the dead after three days, when we put our faith and trust in Him, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and fill us with His Holy Spirit so we will trust Him with future events and prophecies according to His perfect timing and will. 

Next time Daniel shared how one of the two said, “it shall be for a time, times, and an half”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".

 

Two Others Standing - Daniel 12:5

In the book of Daniel, Daniel shared how he was told, “But you, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased”, and in chapter twelve and verse five of his book Daniel said, “then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two” where we read,

Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

The verse reads, “Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, …” Daniel began with the words, “then I Daniel looked” or “at that time I, Daniel whose name means ‘God is my judge’ inspected, perceived and considered”, “and behold” which means “and lo, look and consider”, “there stood other two” or “there were established, erected and fixed in place two other beings”, “the one on this side” which means “the one being on the same side where Daniel was standing” “of the bank of the river” or “pertaining to the side belonging to the running stream”. Daniel said he observed a spiritual being fixed in place on the same side of the flowing stream where he was located.

The verse continues, “… and the other on that side of the bank of the river.”  Daniel added the words, “and the other” or “and one other spiritual being” “on the other side of the bank” which means “located upon the opposite position on the side” “of the river” or “pertaining to the side belonging to the running stream”. Daniel shared how he observed another spiritual being opposite of where he was located upon the side of the running streams. 

When we meditate upon the words in this verse, we learn how Daniel saw two spiritual beings who were located on opposite sides of a running stream. We shall discover what these two beings were doing in our next verse, but for now let us admire Daniel’s ability  and gift to be exposed to such wonderful sights. God sees both the spiritual and the physical world at the same time, and because He desires to have a personal intimate relationship with us through His Son Jesus who died on the cross for the sins of all mankind and was resurrected from the grave after three days, when we submit to Him, He will forgive our sins, grant us everlasting life and teach us the value through His Holy Spirit of trusting Him with all things both spiritual and physical.  

Next time Daniel shared how one of the two asks, “how long shall it be to the end of these wonders?”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

See more devotionals on the website "thewordfortodaywithray.com" or look for the daily devotional book “Equipped for Battle – From Generation to Generation”, the marriage book “So, You Want to Be Married”, “One Year in the Sermon on the Mount” and the new poetry book "Random Mushrooms Volumes I and II" and the new novel "Elizabeth County" in all major bookstore sites, http://www.amazon.com ; http://www.barnesandnobles.com ; download to e-books, and find it locally at www.mrzlc.com/bookstore. All references are from "Strongs Concordance".