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 Our struggle is not against flesh and blood:

Finally the first group of exiles head back to the promised land, but they encounter rough opposition.  Daniel is once again on his knees in prayer when another angelic messenger comes to him.  The curtain is lifted, so to speak, and a brief glimpse of the heavenly/spiritual conflict is revealed.  God is fighting for His people.  The revelation is essential for the coming vision which details massive conflict on the earth: we must know that the battles on the earth are a shadow in comparison to what takes place in the heavens.  What part in the heavenly conflict did Daniel play?  Prayer.  We too are divinely equipped and called to take part in the war.

by Jeff Wagner

Text: Daniel Ch10
Scripture Reading: Ephesians Ch6:10-20

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The Coming Messiah:

This prophecy is given in response to Daniel’s prayer: “O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive!  O Lord, listen and take action!  For Thine own sake, O God, do not delay, because Thy city and Thy people are called by Thy name.”  Daniel is looking for a return to the land of promise and has been confessing his sin and the sin of Israel; and the prophecy looks forward to the coming of Jesus as the Messiah and the finishing of transgression, and end to sin, atonement for iniquity, the bringing in of everlasting righteousness, a sealing up of vision and prophecy, and the anointing of the most holy place.  It tells of the restoration of Jerusalem and a rebuilding of the city.  And then the Messiah is cut off and there is war and desolation.  God takes action and his answer is the Messiah!

by Jeff Wagner

Text: Daniel Ch9:20-27
Scripture Reading: Jeremiah 31:27-40

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