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circumstances today. Much of the recorded insights provided by dreams leave many unanswered questions, as do most of the scriptures. However, a certain time is set when the answers are revealed, and the full meanings understood. Time is paramount; Daniel asked when the astonishing things would happen: “It will be for a time, times, and a half time” (Daniel 12:7) The reply indicates three times—specifically “ t ime” , “ t ime s” and “ha l f t ime , ” or three periods wherein all events will take place; thus, concluding man’s purpose according to the Divine Will of God. As these events unfold in different ages or time periods, the Plan unfolds, so “ t ime” is the period when the scriptures were first documented. “Time s” [the second period] is twice the period “ t ime” , and this period concludes at the close of the second millennium [our time today]. After the close of the period “ t ime s” , Satan is chained, and there are another thousand years— “ha l f t ime s , ” half the period “ t ime s” . The Divine Will is expressed as the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end—time is required for God’s Plan For Man to be completed or fulfilled. These secrets—once mysteries—are revealed, and are applicable in our time [end of times, end times]. For most people the question is, what time is it? Daniel’s quote in part: “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever. This is the meaning of the vision of the rock [a stone] cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces. The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and the interpretation is trustworthy.” (Daniel 2: 44–45) “To the peoples, nations and men of every language, who live in all the world: May you prosper greatly! It is my pleasure to tell you about the miraculous signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me. How great are his signs, how mighty his wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; his dominion endures from generation to generation.” (Daniel 4:1–3) Daniel’s dreams were inspirations or visions that passed through his mind while he was lying on his bed, perhaps contemplating. He shared the substance of his dream when he said: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea.

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