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history of the kingdoms there represented. Behold statesmen, coun-
cils, powerful armies, and see how God wrought to abase the pride
of men, and lay human glory in the dust....
The light that Daniel received from God was given especially
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for these last days. The visions he saw by the banks of the Ulai
and the Hiddekel, the great rivers of Shinar, are now in process of
fulfillment, and all the events foretold will soon come to pass.
Consider the circumstances of the Jewish nation when the
prophecies of Daniel were given.
Let us give more time to the study of the Bible. We do not
understand the word as we should. The book of Revelation opens
with an injunction to us to understand the instruction that it contains.
“Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this
prophecy,” God declares, “and keep those things which are written
therein: for the time is at hand.” When we as a people understand
what this book means to us, there will be seen among us a great
revival. We do not understand fully the lessons that it teaches,
notwithstanding the injunction given us to search and study it.
In the past teachers have declared Daniel and the Revelation
to be sealed books, and the people have turned from them. The
veil whose apparent mystery has kept many from lifting it, God’s
own hand has withdrawn from these portions of His word. The
very name “Revelation” contradicts the statement that it is a sealed
book. “Revelation” means that something of importance is revealed.
The truths of this book are addressed to those living in these last
days. We are standing with the veil removed in the holy place of
sacred things. We are not to stand without. We are to enter, not
with careless, irreverent thoughts, not with impetuous footsteps, but
with reverence and godly fear. We are nearing the time when the
prophecies of the book of Revelation are to be fulfilled....
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We have the commandments of God and the testimony of Jesus
Christ, which is the spirit of prophecy. Priceless gems are to be
found in the word of God . Those who search this word should
keep the mind clear. Never should they indulge perverted appetite in
eating or drinking.
If they do this, the brain will be confused; they will be unable
to bear the strain of digging deep to find out the meaning of those
things which relate to the closing scenes of this earth’s history.