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3/11/2012 Sunday

Keeping It Going Until Christ Returns

Daniel 12:8-13

  • 3 truths of the Wise that will shape the look of Christ’s coming:
    1. The wise will understand
      • remember that when Jesus entered the city, He was weeping for the people; (Matt 23:39)
      • why tribulation? to stir up understanding in the hearts of the people
      • how do you know you understand? you invite God’s word into your life and heart
      • 1 Cor 2:14-16
      • deliverance from bondage VS dominance of our own desires
      • Jn 1:45; Philip’s demonstration of understanding
      • Matt 25:1-13; wise live expectingly, waiting for the Coming
      • Zech 13; 1/3 of Israel will be found
    2. The wise will wait
      • blessed is the one who waits (Isa 30:18) for and reaches the end of the 1335 days
        • Dan 12:12
        • Isa 40:2
        • Zech 14:1
      • you don’t get rewarded when you start, you only get rewarded at the end (ie. starting a program vs graduating and getting degree; accepting Christ vs dying as a Christian and returning to God)
      • 1260 vs 1290 days?
        • old-school calendar of 30 days for 12 months for the “time, time time and a half”…
        • @ 2nd Coming, Jesus will be coming ablaze with Judgement for 30 days
        • you’re going to need to be consistent in your interpretation of “days”? are you going to interpret 6 days of creation as literally 6 days (wherein 1335 days will be as such), or are you interpreting 6 days of creation as 6000 years (resulting in 1335 days as 1.3M days)?
      • 1 Tim 6:14-15; fight hard for your faith, don’t slack off…the Lord Jesus will appear
        • God will bring it about in His own time
      • 2 Cor 4:16-18
      • your exterior can be damaged and hurting, but your interior can still be rich with the eternal, which is what matters the most
    3. The wise will rise and receive
      • blessed and holy are those who have part in 1st resurrection (Rev 20:6)
      • ok…1290 days…but 45 more?
        • Jesus separating sheep from goats
        • days between 2nd coming and the millennia of Christ
        • 1260 days to Return +30 days to clean up the mess +45 days of Judgement
      • Rom 11:25
      • once fullness of Gentiles complete, God will turn back to the Jews and bring a number of them back
      • Isa 7:9
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