"This is the end of
the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned
pale, but I kept the matter to myself.”
{Daniel 7:28} (NIV1984)
Here is
the account of a holy, godly man who is given a vision into the future of
mankind, and he is shaken. This is no man of ordinary courage. This is the man
who stood before the kings who ruled the world, and served God, before he
served them. This man stood alone before savage lions and lived and he lived
and thrived among savage people.
We would say that he lived among terrible
times for the people of God. Yet it appears that he is frightened by what he
saw. Terrible times await the world and await God’s people. Terrible times
controlled by God, unable to be changed even by the terrifying beasts, the
spiritual powers of darkness. The visions of what will come, drained the blood
out of the face of Daniel. “But the court will sit.." (Dan.7:26)
Friend, why
try to look into the future? Should we not instead keep our gaze fixed on the
Author and Perfecter of our faith? Praise God that He holds the future! Praise
God that He has set a day that the court will sit!
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