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September 22 – 28, 2024

Key Text

“We have such a High Priest, … a Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle which the Lord erected, and not man.” Hebrews 8:1, 2

Study Help: The Great Controversy, 50–60, 479–491

Introduction

“Christ has made one sufficient sacrifice, and has become the only Mediator and sole Priest between God and man. Let every man stand out of the way, and occupy his own place as wearing Christ’s yoke.” Manuscript Releases, Vol. 9, 184

Sunday

1 CHRIST, A MINISTER OF THE SANCTUARY

1.a. In Old Testament times, what was the purpose of the daily atonement? Leviticus 4:13, 20, 26, 31, 35. Although the sins of the people were forgiven in the daily atonement, what was the purpose of the yearly atonement? Leviticus 16:16, 30, 33

 

Note: “Under the Mosaic system the cleansing of the sanctuary, or the great Day of Atonement, occurred on the tenth day of the seventh Jewish month (Leviticus 16:29–34), when the high priest, having made an atonement for all Israel, and thus removed their sins from the sanctuary, came forth and blessed the people.” The Great Controversy, 400

1.b. When the sins accumulated in the sanctuary were removed and put on the head of the live goat (who was sent away “unto a land not inhabited” “by the hand of a fit man” Leviticus 16:21, 22), what did this man have to do before entering the camp? Leviticus 16:26

 

1.c. When could the people know for sure that they were cleansed—exonerated from the sins they had confessed and that had been forgiven in the daily atonement? Leviticus 16:29, 30, 33, 34

 

Monday

2 THE THRONE OF GRACE—WHERE?

2.a. What was done in the earthly sanctuary to “serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things” (Hebrews 8:5)? Therefore, where do we have a High Priest, and what is He doing for us? Hebrews 9:11, 12; 1 John 2:1, 2

 

2.b. Where is the throne of grace to which we are invited to come with our prayers? Hebrews 4:16; Revelation 8:3

 

2.c. When our sins are confessed and forgiven in answer to our daily prayers (1 John 1:9; Matthew 6:12), are they blotted out immediately? If not, where do they go and for what purpose? 1 Timothy 5:24

 

Note: “Some men’s sins are open beforehand, confessed in penitence, and forsaken, and they go beforehand to judgment. Pardon is written over against the names of these men. But other men’s sins follow after, and are not put away by repentance and confession, and these sins will stand registered against them in the books of heaven.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Vol. 7, 916

“Be ready and anxious to confess your faults and forsake them, that your mistakes and sins may go beforehand to judgment and be blotted out.” Testimonies, Vol. 5, 331

2.d. Concerning our duty to eradicate sin in the church, what warning should we always bear in mind? Matthew 13:27–30

 

Note: “God has precious ones in His church; there are also men and women who are as tares among the wheat. But the Lord does not give you or anyone else the office of saying who are tares and who are wheat. We may see and condemn the faults of others, while we have greater faults which we have never realized, but which are distinctly seen by others.” Testimonies, Vol. 5, 333, 334

Tuesday

3 OUR ONLY MEDIATOR

3.a. What was taught to God’s people from the beginning of the world? Hebrews 9:22 last part; John 1:29; Revelation 13:8

 

Note: “There is only one channel and that is accessible to all, and through that channel a rich and abundant forgiveness awaits the penitent, contrite soul and the darkest sins are forgiven.

“These lessons were taught to the chosen people of God thousands of years ago, and repeated in various symbols and figures, that the work of truth might be riveted in every heart, that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. The great lesson embodied in the sacrifice of every bleeding victim, impressed in every ceremony, inculcated by God Himself, was that through the blood of Christ alone is forgiveness of sins.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Vol. 7, 913

3.b. Who is our only Mediator and Saviour, and how did He obtain our redemption? John 14:6; 1 Timothy 2:5; Hebrews 9:12

 

3.c. Since access to Him has been opened in the sanctuary, what are we advised to do? Hebrews 10:19–22. Where are God’s people worshiping by faith in the time of the end—and what do they see? Revelation 11:1, 19

 

3.d. What else do they see by faith? Daniel 7:9, 10. What do they understand? Revelation 14:7; Acts 3:19

 

Note: “The work of the investigative judgment and the blotting out of sins is to be accomplished before the second advent of the Lord. Since the dead are to be judged out of the things written in the books, it is impossible that the sins of men should be blotted out until after the judgment at which their cases are to be investigated. But the apostle Peter distinctly states that the sins of believers will be blotted out ‘when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; and He shall send Jesus Christ.’ Acts 3:19, 20. When the investigative judgment closes, Christ will come, and His reward will be with Him to give to every man as his work shall be.” The Great Controversy, 485

Wednesday

4 IN THE END OF THE WORLD

4.a. When the work of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary is understood, what deception clearly stands out? Daniel 8:13

 

Note: “The so-called intercession of the saints is the greatest falsehood that can be invented. Priests and rulers have no right to interpose between Christ and the souls for whom He has died, as though invested with the Saviour’s attributes, and able to pardon transgression and sin.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Vol. 7, 913

“The church’s claim to the right to pardon leads the Romanist to feel at liberty to sin; and the ordinance of confession, without which her pardon is not granted, tends also to give license to evil.” The Great Controversy, 567

4.b. How can we become “complete” in Christ? Colossians 2:10; 4:12

 

Note: “Through His [Christ’s] sacrifice, human beings may reach the high ideal set before them, and hear at last the words, ‘Ye are complete in Him,’ not having your own righteousness, but the righteousness that He wrought out for you.” The Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, Vol. 7, 907

4.c. How does Paul refer to the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary at “the end of the world,” just before Christ’s return? Hebrews 9:23–28

 

Note: “In the typical service the high priest, having made the atonement for Israel, came forth and blessed the congregation. So Christ, at the close of His work as mediator, will appear, ‘without sin unto salvation’ (Hebrews 9:28), to bless His waiting people with eternal life. As the priest, in removing the sins from the sanctuary, confessed them upon the head of the scapegoat, so Christ will place all these sins upon Satan, the originator and instigator of sin. The scapegoat, bearing the sins of Israel, was sent away ‘unto a land not inhabited’ (Leviticus 16:22); so Satan, bearing the guilt of all the sins which he has caused God’s people to commit, will be for a thousand years confined to the earth, which will then be desolate, without inhabitant, and he will at last suffer the full penalty of sin in the fires that shall destroy all the wicked.” The Great Controversy, 485, 486

Thursday

5 VICTORY STILL POSSIBLE!

5.a. In view of the shortness of time remaining for our sins to be blotted out, what should be our most urgent priority? 2 Corinthians 4:5–7; 6:2; Philippians 2:5

 

Note: “Satan triumphs when he hears the professed follower of Christ offering excuses for his defects of character. Sin unrepented of, unconfessed, can never be blotted from the books of God’s record. Through faithful, thorough confession of sin, the heart is cleansed from its moral impurity. There must be a forsaking of the sins the Lord has reproved before the soul can stand acquitted before God. …

“It is Satan’s work to tempt; it is man’s work to resist, and, in the name and strength of Jesus, to say, ‘It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve.’ ” The Signs of the Times, December 13, 1899

“Life, with its marvelous privileges and opportunities, will soon be ended. The time for improvement in character will be past. Unless our sins are now repented of, and blotted out by the blood of the Lamb, they will stand in the ledger of heaven to confront us in the coming day. Then let us earnestly examine ourselves in the light of God’s word, seeking to discover every defect of character, that we may wash our robes and make them white in the blood of the Lamb.” The Review and Herald, April 21, 1910

Friday

PERSONAL REVIEW QUESTIONS

1          Explain the difference between the daily and the yearly atonements.

2          What way was opened before us by the death of Christ? For what purpose, and how, do we enter the heavenly sanctuary?

3          After our sins have been confessed and pardoned, day by day, where do they go before they can be blotted out?

4          On the basis of Hebrews 9:23–28, explain the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary in the time of the end, before Christ’s return.

5          What opportunity, which is still available to us, will soon pass away?

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September 15 – 21, 2024

The First Part of Daniel’s Vision Explained

Key Text

“I have come to tell you, for you are greatly beloved; therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.” Daniel 9:23, last part

Study Help: The Great Controversy, 324–328

Introduction

“There was one important point in the vision of chapter 8 which had been left unexplained, namely, that relating to time—the period of the 2,300 days; therefore the angel, in resuming his explanation, dwells chiefly upon the subject of time.” The Great Controversy, 325

Sunday

1 DANIEL TRIES TO UNDERSTAND THE VISION

1.a. What happened to Daniel before the angel Gabriel could finish explaining the 2,300 prophetic days in connection with the little horn causing desolation and treading the sanctuary underfoot? Daniel 8:25–27

 

1.b. After the departure of Gabriel, what was Daniel’s great concern? What answer was he trying to find in the prophetic writings of Jeremiah? What was the burden of his prayers? Daniel 9:2, 17–19

 

1.c. What was Daniel’s attitude in approaching the Almighty with his supplication? Daniel 9:3–11

 

Note: “Come now, while mercy lingers; come with confession, come with contrition of soul, and God will abundantly pardon. …

“Wait in deep humiliation before God. From this hour resolve to be the Lord’s, doing your whole duty, trusting implicitly in the great atonement. Do this and you will have nothing to fear.” Testimonies, Vol. 5, 353

Monday

2 GABRIEL RETURNS TO EXPLAIN THE VISION

2.a. How did God respond to Daniel’s prayer of contrition? Daniel 9:20, 21

 

2.b. Since Gabriel explained only part of the vision (Daniel 8:11–14, 25, 26), for what purpose did he return? Daniel 9:22, 23

 

Note: “The angel had been sent to Daniel for the express purpose of explaining to him the point which he had failed to understand in the vision of the eighth chapter, the statement relative to time—‘unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.’ ”
The Great Controversy, 326

2.c. How did Gabriel explain the first part of the 2,300 prophetic days? Daniel 9:24

 

Note: “After bidding Daniel ‘understand the matter, and consider the vision,’ the very first words of the angel are: ‘Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy Holy City.’ The word here translated ‘determined’ literally signifies ‘cut off.’ Seventy weeks, representing 490 years, are declared by the angel to be cut off, as specially pertaining to the Jews. But from what were they cut off? As the 2,300 days was the only period of time mentioned in chapter 8, it must be the period from which the seventy weeks were cut off; the seventy weeks must therefore be a part of the 2,300 days, and the two periods must begin together. The seventy weeks were declared by the angel to date from the going forth of the commandment to restore and build Jerusalem. If the date of this commandment could be found, then the starting point for the great period of the 2,300 days would be ascertained.

“In the seventh chapter of Ezra the decree is found. Verses 12–26. In its completest form it was issued by Artaxerxes, king of Persia, 457 B.C. But in Ezra 6:14, the house of the Lord at Jerusalem is said to have been built ‘according to the commandment [‘decree,’ margin] of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.’ These three kings, in originating, reaffirming, and completing the decree, brought it to the perfection required by the prophecy to mark the beginning of the 2,300 years. Taking 457 B.C., the time when the decree was completed, as the date of the commandment, every specification of the prophecy concerning the seventy weeks was seen to have been fulfilled.” The Great Controversy 326, 327

Tuesday

3 KEY PROPHECIES FULFILLED

3.a. How did God’s messenger divide the seventy prophetic years in the vision given to Daniel? Daniel 9:25

 

Note: “The decree of Artaxerxes went into effect in the autumn of 457 B.C. From this date [69 prophetic weeks or], 483 years extend to the autumn of A.D. 27. … At that time this prophecy was fulfilled. The word ‘Messiah’ signifies ‘the Anointed One.’ In the autumn of A.D. 27, Christ was baptized by John and received the anointing of the Spirit. The apostle Peter testifies that ‘God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power.’ Acts 10:38.” The Great Controversy, 327

 

3.b. How did the angel explain the last prophetic week of the 490 years allotted to the Jewish people? Daniel 9:27, first part

 

Note: “ ‘And He shall confirm the covenant with many for one week.’ The ‘week’ here brought to view is the last one of the seventy; it is the last seven years of the period allotted especially to the Jews. During this time, extending from A.D. 27 to A.D. 34, Christ, at first in person and afterward by His disciples, extended the gospel invitation especially to the Jews. As the apostles went forth with the good tidings of the kingdom, the Saviour’s direction was: ‘Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.’ Matthew 10:5, 6.” The Great Controversy, 327

 

3.c. What happened in the middle of the last prophetic week? Daniel 9:27, middle part

 

Note: “ ‘In the midst of the week He shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease.’ In A.D. 31, three and a half years after His baptism, our Lord was crucified. With the great sacrifice offered upon Calvary, ended that system of offerings which for four thousand years had pointed forward to the Lamb of God. Type had met antitype, and all the sacrifices and oblations of the ceremonial system were there to cease.” The Great Controversy, 327, 328

Wednesday

4 THE SEVENTY WEEKS CONCLUDED

4.a. What happened at the end of the last prophetic week? Acts 7:59, 60; 8:1–5; 13:46, 47; 22:21

 

Note: “The seventy weeks, or 490 years, especially allotted to the Jews, ended, as we have seen, in A.D. 34. At that time, through the action of the Jewish Sanhedrin, the nation sealed its rejection of the gospel by the martyrdom of Stephen and the persecution of the followers of Christ. Then the message of salvation, no longer restricted to the chosen people, was given to the world.” The Great Controversy, 328

4.b. After the seventy prophetic weeks of years ended in A.D. 34, what happened to the city of Jerusalem and to the temple? Daniel 9:26, 27; Matthew 24:1, 2, 15, 16

 

Note: “Both the city and the temple were razed to their foundations, and the ground upon which the holy house had stood was ‘plowed like a field.’ Jeremiah 26:18. In the siege and the slaughter that followed, more than a million of the people perished; the survivors were carried away as captives, sold as slaves, dragged to Rome to grace the conqueror’s triumph, thrown to wild beasts in the amphitheaters, or scattered as homeless wanderers throughout the earth.” The Great Controversy, 35

4.c. What responsibility did the Jews of Jesus’ day take upon themselves by shouting, “His blood be on us and on our children?” Matthew 27:25

 

Note: “Looking upon the smitten Lamb of God, the Jews had cried, ‘His blood be on us, and on our children.’ That awful cry ascended to the throne of God. That sentence, pronounced upon themselves, was written in heaven. That prayer was heard. The blood of the Son of God was upon their children and their children’s children, a perpetual curse.

“Terribly was it realized in the destruction of Jerusalem. Terribly has it been manifested in the condition of the Jewish nation.” The Desire of Ages, 739

Thursday

5 EARNEST SEEKERS REWARDED

5.a. What did the angel of the Lord say about the 2,300 days? Daniel 8:26. How did the Advent pioneers find the end of the 2,300 prophetic days in 1844? What lesson can we gain from this experience? Deuteronomy 4:29; 29:29; John 7:17

 

Note: “Thus far every specification of the prophecies is strikingly fulfilled, and the beginning of the seventy weeks is fixed beyond question at 457 B.C., and their expiration in A.D. 34. From this data there is no difficulty in finding the termination of the 2,300 days. The seventy weeks—490 days—having been cut off from the 2,300, there were 1810 days remaining. After the end of 490 days, the 1810 days were still to be fulfilled. From A.D. 34, 1810 years extend to 1844. Consequently the 2,300 days of Daniel 8:14 terminate in 1844. At the expiration of this great prophetic period, upon the testimony of the angel of God, ‘the sanctuary shall be cleansed.’ ” The Great Controversy, 328

“He [Christ] will make plain His word to all who seek Him in sincerity of heart. Those who study the word of God with hearts open to the enlightenment of the Holy Spirit, will not remain in darkness as to the meaning of the word. ‘If any man willeth to do His will,’ Christ said, ‘he shall know of the teaching whether it be of God, or whether I speak from Myself.’ John 7:17, R.V. All who come to Christ for a clearer knowledge of the truth will receive it. He will unfold to them the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, and these mysteries will be understood by the heart that longs to know the truth.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 36

Friday

PERSONAL REVIEW QUESTIONS

1          What was Daniel’s concern about the vision referred to in Daniel 8:11–14, 25, 26? Where did he try to find the explanation of this vision?

2          Summarize the significance of Daniel’s prayer.

3          What explanation did Gabriel, God’s messenger, give about the first part of the 2,300 prophetic days?

4          What was the fate of Jerusalem and the temple shortly after the end of the seventy prophetic weeks?

5          Why can we be encouraged by the way the Advent pioneers found that the 2,300 prophetic days of Daniel 8:14 ended in 1844?

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September 8 – 14, 2024

Key Text

“But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” Daniel 12:4

Study Help: Prophets and Kings, 551–555

Introduction

“The light that Daniel received from God was given especially for these last days. The visions he saw … are now in process of fulfillment, and all the events foretold will soon come to pass.” Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 112, 113

Sunday

1 ANCIENT EMPIRES IN PROPHECY

1.a. What principle does the Sovereign of the universe utilize in the history of the nations? Ezekiel 21:26–28; Daniel 2:21; 4:35

 

Note: “Every nation that has come upon the stage of action has been permitted to occupy its place on the earth, that the fact might be determined whether it would fulfill the purposes of the Watcher and the Holy One.” Prophets and Kings, 535

1.b. What do we learn from the accuracy with which the prophecies of nations have been fulfilled? Isaiah 46:9, 10

 

Note: “The history of nations speaks to us today. To every nation and to every individual God has assigned a place in His great plan. Today men and nations are being tested by the plummet in the hand of Him who makes no mistake. All are by their own choice deciding their destiny, and God is overruling all for the accomplishment of His purposes. …

“All that prophecy has foretold as coming to pass, until the present time, has been traced on the pages of history, and we may be assured that all which is yet to come will be fulfilled in its order.” Prophets and Kings, 536

Monday

2 FOUR KINGDOMS IN SEQUENCE

2.a. What did Daniel behold in prophetic vision in the third year of King Belshazzar’s reign? Daniel 8:3, 4. How did the angel Gabriel explain the meaning of the ram with two horns? Verse 20

 

2.b. What explanation did the angel give about the rough goat that overpowered the ram? Daniel 8:5–7, 21, 22

 

2.c.      After Alexander the Great’s four generals divided the Greek city-states he had established, how was the next world power depicted? Daniel 8:8; 7:7

 

2.d.      Of what heinous crime was this cruel empire guilty? Acts 4:26, 27

 

Note: “The chief agent of Satan in making war upon Christ and His people during the first centuries of the Christian Era was the Roman Empire, in which paganism was the prevailing religion. Thus while the dragon, primarily, represents Satan, it is, in a secondary sense, a symbol of pagan Rome.” The Great Controversy, 438

2.e. What realization can bring us comfort even amidst the wickedness prevailing in this dark world? Daniel 2:20–22; Acts 15:18

 

Note: “Prophecy has traced the rise and progress of the world’s great empires—Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. With each of these, as with the nations of less power, history has repeated itself. Each has had its period of test; each has failed, its glory faded, its power departed.

“While nations have rejected God’s principles, and in this rejection have wrought their own ruin, yet a divine, overruling purpose has manifestly been at work throughout the ages.” Prophets and Kings, 535

Tuesday

3 THE RISE OF THE LITTLE HORN

3.a. What was noticeable about one of the ten horns in Daniel’s vision, and what does this signify? Daniel 8:9–11, 24, 25; 7:8

 

Note: “Says Daniel, of the little horn, the papacy: ‘He shall think to change times and the law.’ Daniel 7:25, R.V. And Paul styled the same power the ‘man of sin,’ who was to exalt himself above God.” The Great Controversy, 446

3.b. What does the word of prophecy say, in the New Testament, about the little horn when it is already developed into a religious/political power? 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4; Revelation 13:2–8

 

3.c. By what other names is this power mentioned in the New Testament? When and how will this power eventually come to an end? Daniel 7:11, 26; Revelation 17:5, 16; 18:7, 16, 18, 20

 

3.d. As the prophet was listening to the conversation between the two angels, what question impressed his mind—and what answer did he hear? Daniel 8:12–14

 

3.e. In Daniel 8, the truth, the sanctuary, and the host of the Prince would be trodden under foot by the little horn until the end of the 2300 prophetic days (or 2,300 literal years). In Daniel 7, the same religious/political power would prevail until the judgment. Daniel 7:19–22. Therefore, what great event in the plan of God must coincide with the end of the 2,300 hundred years?

 

Note: “Both the prophecy of Daniel 8:14, ‘Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed,’ and the first angel’s message, ‘Fear God, and give glory to Him; for the hour of His judgment is come,’ pointed to Christ’s ministration in the most holy place, to the investigative judgment.” The Great Controversy, 424

3.f. After what events, and after what period of time, does the Bible set the beginning of the investigative judgment? Daniel 7:25, 26; Revelation 11:2, 3, 18, 19

Wednesday

4 “THE ABOMINATION OF DESOLATION”

4.a. What warning did Jesus give the early disciples about “the abomination of desolation” spoken of in the vision given to Daniel? Matthew 24:15–20

 

Note: “When the idolatrous standards of the Romans should be set up in the holy ground, which extended some furlongs outside the city walls, then the followers of Christ were to find safety in flight. When the warning sign should be seen, those who would escape must make no delay. Throughout the land of Judea, as well as in Jerusalem itself, the signal for flight must be immediately obeyed. He who chanced to be upon the housetop must not go down into his house, even to save his most valued treasures. Those who were working in the fields or vineyards must not take time to return for the outer garment laid aside while they should be toiling in the heat of the day. They must not hesitate a moment, lest they be involved in the general destruction.” The Great Controversy, 26

4.b. In what sense does this warning about “the abomination of desolation” have a second application today? Compare Daniel 8:13; 9:26, 27; 11:31; 12:11

 

Note: “The time is not far distant, when, like the early disciples, we shall be forced to seek a refuge in desolate and solitary places. As the siege of Jerusalem by the Roman armies was the signal for flight to the Judean Christians, so the assumption of power on the part of our nation [the United States] in the decree enforcing the papal sabbath will be a warning to us. It will then be time to leave the large cities, preparatory to leaving the smaller ones for retired homes in secluded places among the mountains.

“For years I have been given special light that we are not to center our work in the cities. The turmoil and confusion that fill these cities, the conditions brought about by the labor unions and the strikes, would prove a great hindrance to our work. Men are seeking to bring those engaged in the different trades under bondage to certain unions. This is not God’s planning, but the planning of a power that we should in no wise acknowledge. …

“Educate our people to get out of the cities into the country, where they can obtain a small piece of land, and make a home for themselves and their children. …

“Erelong there will be such strife and confusion in the cities, that those who wish to leave them will not be able.” Maranatha, 180

Thursday

5 THE URGENCY OF THE HOUR

5.a. As we see the fulfillment of prophecy unfolding before our very eyes, what words of encouragement should we take to heart? Ecclesiastes 7:8; Jude 1:21

 

Note: “The prophecies which the great I AM has given in His word, uniting link after link in the chain of events, from eternity in the past to eternity in the future, tell us where we are today in the procession of the ages and what may be expected in the time to come. …

“The present is a time of overwhelming interest to all living. Rulers and statesmen, men who occupy positions of trust and authority, thinking men and women of all classes, have their attention fixed upon the events taking place about us. They are watching the relations that exist among the nations. They observe the intensity that is taking possession of every earthly element, and they recognize that something great and decisive is about to take place—that the world is on the verge of a stupendous crisis.” Prophets and Kings, 536, 537

Friday

PERSONAL REVIEW QUESTIONS

1          In the vision of the prophet Daniel, what kingdom was represented by the ram with two horns?

2          In ancient history, who was the rough he-goat that overpowered the ram? Who were the four horns that came up after the goat’s large horn was broken?

3          Who was symbolized by the “little horn” that took root in the territory of one of the four horns (Macedonia)?

4          What did Jesus prophesy about the two-fold prophecy of “the abomination of desolation” spoken of by Daniel?

5          After the religious/political power represented by the little horn loses its supremacy, for what work would the most holy place in the heavenly sanctuary be opened?

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