Today we finished our Daniel Study.

Lesson 12: "Go Your Way"

1.  We have the assurance of Israel's deliverance.

•  In God's drama, unparalleled distress can set the perfect stage for unparalled deliverance.
• Such distress will not lead to Israel's deliverance alone.

2. We have the assurance of bodily resurrection

3.  We have the assurance that lights willing to shine in the darkness  will shine forever.

4.  We have the assurance that the willing will be purified and the wicked will continue to be wicked.

5. We have the assurance that God's plan will unfold to the finest detail.

• May the words and concepts He's taught us be sealed in us.
•  May we go our ways  like Daniels.

We watched the introduction to our next study Lessons I Learned In The Dark by Jennifer Rothschild.

We can't always choose our circumstances but can choose the way we respond.

2 Corinthians 5:7-"walk by faith and not by sight"

By Faith                                                            By Sight

Willing to take a step                                        Play it safe

Follows God-given potential                            Ceases control

Responds with thankfulness                              Responds with bitterness and anger

Perseveres, endures                                           Quits

Guided by truth                                                 Influenced by feelings

Willing to wait on God                                    Waits on things from God

It can be well with your soul even if it's not with your circumstance

Being  governed by your circumstances is walking by sight

God is your guide when you walk by faith

Lessons on the journey of faith God is good, life is hard

When I choose to walk by faith and not by sight, no matter how hard life is...I can simply say, "It is well with my soul" even if it is not well with my circumstances.

Prayer Requests

-Lori Rickman has a long awaited appointment with a stomach doctor.  Pray for clear diagnosis/insight and correct treatment and relief for her.  Lori is feeling lonely and would welcome visitors.

-Angela Tooley fell yesterday and broke 4 of her teeth.  She is at the dentist this morning.  Pray for comfort, speedy recovery, and provision for all she needs.  Eric gets back today from a long business trip.

-Terry Crowder's mom is near death.  She has stopped eating and drinking. Pray for comfort for his Dad and Terry.

-Sheryl Corley praising God that He opened the doors for Mike to become the Chief of Police in Brownwood.  Pray that their house will sell and that Amber will make good decisions for her and the boys.

-Karla Gerdes asking for God's anointing on her this weekend as she delivers a message at Prestonwood's Ladies Retreat during a break out session on spiritual warfare and breaking free of bonds.  Pray against the enemy's schemes and for a blessing and liberation of many women.  Also God's anointing on all the other speakers/presenters and women attending.

-Linda Edens daughter in Japan who is being mistreated by the company who hired she and her husband to come work there.  They are not paying them which is causing them to be evicted.  Concerned they could be deported.  She has been not able to get in touch with them since Saturday.

-Lynn Leaming is praising God for His provision of a house in Colorado Springs.  Asking for His peace over every detail that needs to happen in the next six weeks.

Week Eleven:  Kings in Succession

Day One: Antiochus III The Great

What piece of land was between Syria and Egypt? Israel

Whose Dynasty is reflected by the kings of the: North Seleucids, South Ptolemy

What two Seleucid Kings are reflected in Daniel 10:10-19

Seleucis III Soter and Antiochus III the Great

List several facts that were foretold about Antiochus III the Great: build up siege ramps, captured fortified city; best troops won't be able to stand against him; will do as he pleases; will make alliances with the King of the south

What do these verses say about substitute saviors?

Isaiah 17:10-11 Forgotten God, imported Savior will not flourish

Isaiah 43:11-Apart from me there is no Savior

What did verse 17 foretell his doing?

gave his daughter in marriage to Ptolemy in order to overthrow

vs. 19 "After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fail to be seen no more

Found something interesting about Antiochus III the Great none of his plans succeeded, God allowed his power for a while and then brought him down

Day Two: A Vile King's Succession

Fill in the blanks from pg. 232

Daniel 11:20 Seleucis IV Philophater; Daniel 11:21-32 Antiochus IV Epiphanes

How is the meeting described in verse 27? Their hearts bent on evil; will sit at the tables and lie to each other;

What does verse 28 forecast regarding the heart of the king of the North?

will return to his own country with great wealth, his hand will be set against the holy covenant

What would oppose Antiochus IV according to Daniel 11:30? ships of the Western coastland

What is the next thing we read this leader would do after losing his heart? he will turn back and vent his fury against the holy covenant

How can Satan take advantage of someone who feels humiliated or embarrassed? shame, anger, defensiveness, unworthiness, take away our confidence, cause us to doubt God's forgiveness

Day Three:  The Arrogant Enemy of God

What two things will rise up against this figure "at the time of the end"? King of the North and King of the South

According to verse 36, what will this self exalting king say? unheard of things against the God of gods.

How long will the antichrist be successful? until the time of wrath is completed

What does Revelation 12:14-16 describe?  woman giving birth

Who will be gathered before the throne of Christ? "all the nations"

When will the gathering of the nations take place? when the Son of Man comes in His glory

What will be the basis of this judgment? what they did for the least of these

Day Four: The Everlasting Kingdom

Karla made the observation that Satan is like a clever fisherman. He knows what lure to use to capture us the best.  He hides the hook so we will bite.

Descriptions of the coming Kingdom:  The king: the government will be on his shoulders.
       And he will be called Wonderful Counselor,  Mighty God,  Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

The People: there will be no more tears, or pain, all will be joy The earth: will be full of the knowledge of God, The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,  it will burst into bloom;  it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.
The Earth's Creatures: The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat,
       the calf and the lion and the yearling  together; and a little child will lead them.  The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox. The infant will play near the hole of the cobra,  and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest. They will neither harm nor destroy

Day Five:  Time Gives Way To Eternity

Where will Satan be during the 1,000 year reign of Christ? bound in the abyss

Revelation 20:1-6, what happens to the martyrs? beheaded because of their testimony, did not bow to the beast, were not marked by the beast, reigned with Jesus

What does 1 John 4:16-18 tell us about our judgment? there will be no fear; we can have confidence

vs. 12-"the dead were judged according to what they had done  as recorded in the books."

I Corinthians 15:24-26, list every event described: everything will be put under Christ feet, all his enemies will be destroyed, the last enemy to be destroyed is death

According to 1 Corinthians 15:26 what is Christ's ultimate enemy? death

Revelation 21:1-6, according to these verses what things will no longer exist in the new heaven and the new earth? no tears, no pain, no death, no mourning, no sea

vs. 6 What is done? everything God wanted accomplished from the beginning to the end

Revelation 22:4-They will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads