God's Plan For Man Final

very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy the mighty men and the holy people. He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power. The vision of the evenings and mornings that has been given you is true, but seal up the vision, for it concerns the distant future.’ I, Daniel, was exhausted and lay ill for several days. Then I got up and went about the king’s business. I was appalled by the vision; it was beyond understanding.” (Daniel 8:1–27) The wise would have to ask themselves these critical questions: does Daniel’s prophecy reveal the truth, and have these events occurred? The will of God remains veiled until wisdom gives rise to comprehension. The precise time is at hand. Three times are significant: time, times, and a half time. The question is this: What time are we in now? These details are obvious, and they certainly do apply to a time beyond the life of Daniel. That is what prophetic vision is intended to do. The truth is seldom accepted because is suppressed or confused by Satan, causing doubt and confusion within the mind. Daniel prayed, and as he spoke to God these were his words: “I, Daniel, understood from the scriptures, according to the word of the LORD given to Jeremiah the prophet that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years. So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition, in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed: ‘O Lo rd , t he g r ea t and awe s ome God , who ke eps h i s c ov enan t o f l ov e wi t h a l l who l ov e h im and obe y h i s c ommands , we have sinned [misunderstood] and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from your commands and laws. We have not listened to your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.’” “‘Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah and people of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you. O LORD, we and our kings, our princes and our fathers are covered with shame because we have sinned against you. The Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him; we have not obeyed the LORD our God or kept the laws he gave us through his

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