Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Deut. 32:45-47; Gen. 49:8-12; Isa. 53:3-7; 1 Cor. 15:3-5, 1 Cor. 15:51-55; Rom. 12:2. Memory Text: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105, NKJV). Composed of 66 books, and written over 1,500 years on three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe) by over forty authors, the Bible is … Continue reading –>
How to Interpret Scripture As Seventh-day Adventists, we are Protestants, which means that we believe in sola Scriptura, the Bible alone as the sole authoritative foundation of our faith and doctrines. This is especially relevant in the last days, when, as Ellen G. White said, God will have “a people upon the earth to maintain … Continue reading –>
‘Crying Happy Tears’ By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission Larissa Madeline Van Bommel, a university student from Canada, was having a bad day in Germany. First, she got lost. Wandering around for a while, she entered an empty church outside Frankfurt. She had struggled with her faith since her mother had died, and she hadn’t prayed … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “The prophecies present a succession of events leading down to the opening of the judgment. This is especially true of the book of Daniel. But that part of his prophecy which related to the last days, Daniel was bidden to close up and seal ‘to the time of the end’. Not till we … Continue reading –>
Read Daniel 12:5-13. How does the book conclude? Interestingly, this final scene takes place at the “river”, or the Tigris, the place of Daniel’s last major vision (Dan. 10:4). However, the word used here is not the common Hebrew word for “river”, but the term ye’or, which usually designates “the Nile River”. This reminds us of the Exodus and … Continue reading –>
Read Daniel 12:4 and John 14:29. Why is the book of Daniel to be sealed until the time of the end? At the conclusion of the last major section of the book (Dan. 10:1-12:4), the prophet receives the command to seal the scroll until the time of the end. In the same breath, the angel predicts that “ ‘many … Continue reading –>
Read Daniel 12:2-3. What event is he talking about here, and why, considering what we understand about death, is this event so important to us? Daniel makes probably the most explicit reference in the Old Testament to the coming resurrection. And as we reflect on this passage, we can learn some very important truths. First, as … Continue reading –>
Daniel 12:1 talks about those who are “found written in the book”? What does that mean? The time of Michael’s intervention is also described as a time of trouble without parallel. This corresponds to the time when God’s Spirit will be withdrawn from rebellious humankind. Then the seven last plagues, as expressions of God’s wrath … Continue reading –>
Read Daniel 12:1. Who changes the course of history at the end of time? How do Romans 8:34 and Hebrews 7:25 help us understand what this text means? Every chapter of Daniel so far has begun by mentioning the ruler of a pagan nation. Daniel chapter 12 likewise begins with a ruler, but unlike every other chapter the ruler … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Dan. 12:1-13; Rom. 8:34; Luke 10:20; Rom. 8:18; Heb. 2:14-15; John 14:29; Rev. 11:3. Memory Text: “Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever” (Daniel 12:3, NKJV). The book of Daniel begins with Nebuchadnezzar invading Judea and taking captives to … Continue reading –>
