Key Thought: Daniel 10 shows us there would be great conflict and the spiritual battle going on behind the scenes. Our prayer life helps engage us in this conflict.
.March 14, 2020

1. Have a volunteer read Daniel 10:1-9.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What does the angel telling Daniel that he is greatly beloved tell you about the emotional link between heaven and earth?
3. Personal Application: Have you ever seen the great controversy battle manifested in your own life? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “I don’t think fasting does anything. Why would anyone give up eating for a day, a few days, or even weeks to get God to answer a prayer? What is the usefulness or significance to fasting anyway? How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Daniel 10: 10-19.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What does this tell us about the spiritual warfare that goes on in the minds of men?
3. Personal Application: How often do you think about just how closely that heaven and earth are tied? How would you live differently if you always kept this truth alive? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why did God’s angels have to persuade the Persian king to invade Babylon? Why didn’t He just put it in his mind to do it? God can cause anyone to do anything.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Daniel 10:20,21.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. Why does Gabriel tell Daniel that he must return to fight with the prince of Persia and the prince of Greece?
3. Personal Application: How can we make the promise of being conquerors a real experience in our own Christian lives? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “Who is Michael, and why does Daniel call him Daniel’s prince? Aren’t princes sons of God? I thought Michael was an angel. Are angels sons of God? How would you respond to your neighbor?
   (Note: Hebrews 1 tells us that angels are never called sons of God. Luke 3:38 tells us Adam was the son of God. I John tells us we are the sons of God in Jesus. Michael raised the dead in Jude 9. Michael is the archangel – the head or chief of all angels. The voice of the archangel raises the dead in I Thessalonians 4 at the second coming of Jesus. Jesus said it was His voice that would raise the dead. Michael – who is like God – is another name for Jesus.

4. Have a volunteer read Daniel 10:13.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. What kind of battle is revealed here?
3. Personal Application: What does this tell us about the warfare going on over our souls and the lives of those we are praying for? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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