By Sam E. Stone The type of prophecies that Daniel gave to the Jews are frequently called apocalyptic. Using a great deal of symbolic language and unusual pictures of animals and people, his messages—like those in Revelation—are often difficult to interpret. In today’s lesson we have a great advantage: God’s messenger explains what the […]
By David Faust Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them […]
By Dan Lentz 1. What does the phrase, “I’m sorry,” mean to you? Is being sorry and asking for forgiveness the same thing? How does repentance (changing your behavior) relate to being sorry? Read Daniel 9:4-14, 17. 2. What are some recent examples you’ve seen of individuals or groups who were truly […]
By Tony Sullivan “Sir, we found a prayer journal at our gate at the airport. We were sure it belonged to you.” The words were spoken by an airline employee to Joe Guthrie, minister of the Golden Isle Christian Church in Brunswick, Georgia. Joe, a tent-making preacher for many years, does a lot of […]
By Sam E. Stone “The events of Daniel 9 were triggered by the reading of Scripture,” explains James E. Smith. “Daniel had access to a collection of prophetic literature which included the scroll of Jeremiah. He noted in Jeremiah 25:11 that the desolations of Jerusalem were to end after the termination of the seventy […]
