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Welcome to Daniel Revelation Bible
StudiesThese Bible studies are dedicated
to the express purpose of spreading the
comprehensive gospel of Jesus
Christ. Because the apocalyptic prophecies
of Daniel and Revelation are about to be
fulfilled, the words of the Apostle Paul
particularly apply to our generation. He
said,"...the hour has come for you to wake
up from your slumber, because our salvation is
nearer now than when we first believed. The night
is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us
put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the
armor of light." Romans 13:11,12
Is it possible to tell if the present generation
will be the last generation to live on earth? Can
rational people assert that the coming of Jesus
is near when people have been repeating this
message for almost 2,000 years? What Biblical
evidence proves that Jesus will soon return?
These are fair and reasonable
questions. And there are two good
answers. First, the apocalyptic
prophecies of Daniel and Revelation and certain
historical events combine to provide reasonable
evidence that Jesus is about to return. Unlike
other types of prophecies, apocalyptic sequences
have a beginning point and a ending point.
Apocalyptic sequences also contain events that
allow us to mark the passage of time as they are
fulfilled. By understanding the sequences and
identifying those parts that have been fulfilled,
we can reasonably determine our chronological
position within God's great time clock. Secondly,
the very number of people living on planet Earth
indicates horrific troubles are ahead. And the
current rate of growth, another 6 billion people
will swell the human race within 30
years! Will there be enough food, shelter
and resources for everyone? Can earth's delicate
ecosystem sustain life for 10+ billion people?
Preparation for the second coming
is all important. It is not enough to believe
that Jesus is returning to earth for the devil
knows this to be true. It is not enough to
understand the prophecies too. It is not enough
to belong to some church for the devil has
infiltrated all the religious systems in the
world. Preparation for the second coming is only
obtained by receiving Jesus Christ as Lord over
your life and by faith as He leads. Study your
Bible, pray for understanding, share the things
Jesus reveals to you, love the Lord with all your
heart, mind and soul and your neighbor as
yourself and you will grow in grace -
"attaining to the whole measure of the
fullness of Christ." Ephesians 4:13 These
studies are not sponsored nor endorsed by any
religious body or organization. Rather, this is a
"grass roots" attempt by ordinary
people to bring the "good news" of the
soon coming Jesus to every person that will
listen.
One last closing thought
I remain just as enthusiastic and fully convinced
today that the coming of Jesus is imminent! My
eager anticipation might be compared to that of
Simeon, the prophet who desperately wanted to see
baby Jesus before his own death. (Luke 2:25-32)
Even though I have not
had a revelation from the Holy Spirit that I
would live to see Jesus return as Simeon did, I
am convinced that our generation is the final
generation. I say this for three reasons:
1. According to
Daniel 12: 4,9, the book of Daniel was sealed up
until the appointed time of the end.
I believe the book of Daniel is now
unsealed because we have the four rules of
interpretation that were hidden from view for the
past 26 centuries. The discovery of these four
rules enables us to reach the intended meaning of
Daniel and Revelation. Furthermore, it is a
historical fact that on or about the time of
fulfillment, God ensures that people understand
the fulfillment of His Word.
2. In 2004, a
friend of mine produced a series of four studies
on the Jubilee Calendar. http://www.wake-up.org He
showed how seventy Jubilee cycles expired in
1994, which makes this date highly important
because Gods patience with Earth came to an
end that year. The seven angels in
Revelation 8:2 received the seven trumpets in
1994 and as they went out from Gods throne
to hurt Earth, they were told to wait until the
144,000 were sealed. Do you remember how
Gods patience with Israel ended with the
seventy weeks in A.D. 33, but the destruction of
Jerusalem occurred in A.D. 70? This is a
parallel. Time for Earth has run out, and were it
not for the command to wait, the first four
angels who have the seven trumpets would have
imposed the Great Tribulation on Earth eleven
years ago!
3. The 1,000 years
in Revelation 20 will be a sabbatical
millennium-Gods saints will rest from the
effects of sin and Earth itself will enjoy a
Sabbath rest, too. As far as I can tell, the
6,000th year is somewhere between 2008
and 2017. Of course, time will tell. The point
here is that the commencement of the 1,335 days
of the Great Tribulation cannot be far from now.
If time study frightens you take a look at
the behavior of people! We live in a world that
is spiritually, morally and financially bankrupt.
While these three matters
are brought together, it seems clear to me that
we need to do everything we can while we can.
Every farmer knows that you make hay while
the sun shines. Since the Son of
righteousness continues to bless us with relative
peace and certain freedoms, we would be wise to
do everything possible to proclaim
Revelations story while we can. We are
doing everything we can to accomplish this. Our
web site and others is dedicated to bring the
light of Jesus Christ and His eternal message to
others, so they can decide to accept Jesus and
His saving grace and be part of His eternal
kingdom.
Bob Stout August, 2003
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