{"id":"9","user_id":1,"uid":"8e01b86a-3491-4788-812e-802cd4d51adc","name":"Daniel 9: Christ the Messiah","description":"","sections":[{"uid":"0d0141f4-385a-4548-a3ab-d5e45c3a2e66","title":"First section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"8d5fd145-1009-4bda-b9ba-234f84d323c0","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 1<br>DANIEL GOES ON A QUEST","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 1"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"DANIEL GOES ON A QUEST"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"94ea585b-ea1d-42e8-b84b-1b8e13f574aa","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"The previous chapter of Daniel 8 closed with Daniel being sick from not understanding part of the prophetic vision he received. Daniel says, \u201cI was astonished at the vision\u201d (Daniel 8:27). What part of the vision did he not understand? The prophecy of the 2300 days that Gabriel declared to be sealed: \u201cthe vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision\u201d (Daniel 8:26). Thus, starting in Daniel 9, we see Daniel in search of answers to understand this 2300-day prophecy. It should be noted that Daniel\u2019s quest for answers took longer than just a few days; it actually took years. The vision in Daniel 8 took place in the third year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, and the events of Daniel 9 occurred in the first year of King Darius of the Medo-Persian empire.<br>Daniel 9:1-2<br>\u201cIn the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The previous chapter of Daniel 8 closed with Daniel being sick from not understanding part of the prophetic vision he received. Daniel says, \u201cI was astonished at the vision\u201d (Daniel 8:27). What part of the vision did he not understand? The prophecy of the 2300 days that Gabriel declared to be sealed: \u201cthe vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision\u201d (Daniel 8:26). Thus, starting in Daniel 9, we see Daniel in search of answers to understand this 2300-day prophecy. It should be noted that Daniel\u2019s quest for answers took longer than just a few days; it actually took years. The vision in Daniel 8 took place in the third year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, and the events of Daniel 9 occurred in the first year of King Darius of the Medo-Persian empire."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 9:1-2"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cIn the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the Chaldeans; In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"7155fcb8-86aa-4d44-b9a2-d0be3e6a171e","title":"1. Where does Daniel go for answers in his quest for understanding the prophecy of the 2300 days? ","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"7155fcb8-86aa-4d44-b9a2-d0be3e6a171e","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"1. Where does Daniel go for answers in his quest for understanding the prophecy of the 2300 days? "}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"fe13b313-0f1d-45b6-b398-10ea2254b919","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Daniel seeks answers regarding the previously sealed prophecy in Daniel 8, so he turns to God\u2019s Word and studies the prophetic books in his search for answers. Daniel specifically studied the following prophecy:<br>Jeremiah 25:7\u20139, 11-12<br>\u201cYet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebu1<br>chadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations... And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.\u201d<br>As Daniel studies the 70-year prophecy in Jeremiah, he wonders if it is possibly related to the 2300-day prophecy, seeing that this is a time prophecy applying to the end of their captivity and a new beginning.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel seeks answers regarding the previously sealed prophecy in Daniel 8, so he turns to God\u2019s Word and studies the prophetic books in his search for answers. Daniel specifically studied the following prophecy:"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Jeremiah 25:7\u20139, 11-12"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cYet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt. Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words, Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebu1"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"chadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations... And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"As Daniel studies the 70-year prophecy in Jeremiah, he wonders if it is possibly related to the 2300-day prophecy, seeing that this is a time prophecy applying to the end of their captivity and a new beginning."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":0},{"uid":"aa12e198-81a6-48e8-9d6a-a1b00a5bd5ed","title":"Second section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"189164fd-794a-432e-9f1d-5f3ad2e7da83","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 2<br>DANIEL TURNS TO CHRIST","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 2"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"DANIEL TURNS TO CHRIST"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"4adc958d-f19c-4b5e-86e8-f78d04e962d6","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Daniel is a man of prayer. It is during this time that his prayer life was intensely tested when the king signed a law prohibiting prayer to God. Despite his advanced age, Daniel refused to comply and continued to pray at his window three times a day. His faith was further tested when he was condemned to death for his refusal to stop praying to his God. He certainly prayed when he was thrown into the lions\u2019 den. Tested and tried by this intense trial, and having freshly experienced the power of prayer and the presence of Christ, Daniel now turns to Christ in prayer in Daniel 9.<br>Daniel 9:3<br>\u201cAnd I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel is a man of prayer. It is during this time that his prayer life was intensely tested when the king signed a law prohibiting prayer to God. Despite his advanced age, Daniel refused to comply and continued to pray at his window three times a day. His faith was further tested when he was condemned to death for his refusal to stop praying to his God. He certainly prayed when he was thrown into the lions\u2019 den. Tested and tried by this intense trial, and having freshly experienced the power of prayer and the presence of Christ, Daniel now turns to Christ in prayer in Daniel 9."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 9:3"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"9de594d0-8ae7-4018-8599-c89d60927e9b","title":"2. Where does Daniel go next for answers in his quest for understanding the prophecy of the 2300 days?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"9de594d0-8ae7-4018-8599-c89d60927e9b","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"2. Where does Daniel go next for answers in his quest for understanding the prophecy of the 2300 days?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"4849552c-285b-4667-99bf-0efb80f02f96","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"As Daniel was studying these prophecies in God\u2019s Word, it led him to deeper humility, revealing his continual need for salvation and regeneration. Studying prophecy will lead you to Christ and to deeper humility, for prophecy reveals God\u2019s rich love and Christ\u2019s work of salvation.<br>It should be noted that this deeper humility to which Daniel was led brought him to the place where he humbled himself and fasted in prayer. Some Christians assume fasting in prayer is an Old Testament relic, but Christ Himself in the New Testament encouraged fasting at times, stating that certain spiritual victories can only be obtained \u201cby prayer and fasting\u201d (Matthew 17:21). David, again, going through a deep trial, sought victory by humbling \u201chis soul with fasting\u201d (Psalm 35:13) and prayer.<br>While Biblical fasting is mostly a private spiritual method of focusing more deeply on Christ through prayer and Bible study, it may at times be done corporately too, as stated by Ezra when he instituted a fast for a time for God\u2019s people: \u201cThen I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance\u201d (Ezra 8:21). Besides physical health benefits backed up by modern science, fasting at times for the Christian holds manifold spiritual blessings.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"As Daniel was studying these prophecies in God\u2019s Word, it led him to deeper humility, revealing his continual need for salvation and regeneration. Studying prophecy will lead you to Christ and to deeper humility, for prophecy reveals God\u2019s rich love and Christ\u2019s work of salvation."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"It should be noted that this deeper humility to which Daniel was led brought him to the place where he humbled himself and fasted in prayer. Some Christians assume fasting in prayer is an Old Testament relic, but Christ Himself in the New Testament encouraged fasting at times, stating that certain spiritual victories can only be obtained \u201cby prayer and fasting\u201d (Matthew 17:21). David, again, going through a deep trial, sought victory by humbling \u201chis soul with fasting\u201d (Psalm 35:13) and prayer."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"While Biblical fasting is mostly a private spiritual method of focusing more deeply on Christ through prayer and Bible study, it may at times be done corporately too, as stated by Ezra when he instituted a fast for a time for God\u2019s people: \u201cThen I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance\u201d (Ezra 8:21). Besides physical health benefits backed up by modern science, fasting at times for the Christian holds manifold spiritual blessings."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":1},{"uid":"057f494e-70ea-4731-b73f-ef317882f3b9","title":"Third section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"f436e7ed-43ad-4c34-a850-d0fd4f04966b","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 3<br>DANIEL CONFESSES HIS & HIS PEOPLE\u2019S SIN","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 3"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"DANIEL CONFESSES HIS & HIS PEOPLE\u2019S SIN"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"bbd1c20a-9a0b-447b-af1e-7c71d85d4ff0","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Many people see confession as telling your sins to a priest. Scripture is clear that there is only \u201cone mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus\u201d (1 Timothy 2:5). He is the only Priest who \u201cever liveth to make intercession,\u201d and therefore He is the only Priest who \u201cis able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him\u201d (Hebrews 7:25). Therefore, we confess our sins only to Jesus Christ. But why do we need to confess in the first place? Because of sin. Why? For \u201cyour iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear\u201d (Isaiah 59:2). Your sin brings separation between you and God. God is holy (Isaiah 57:15) and you are sinful (Romans 3:23). Sin cannot endure in God\u2019s holy presence, for \u201cthe LORD thy God is a consuming fire\u201d (Deuteronomy 4:24). Therefore, without confession and forgiveness, by which Christ is the mediator between us and a holy God, we will be afraid of God and never be reconciled to Him, as the Word affirms: \u201cThe sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?\u201d (Isaiah 33:14).<br>1 John 3:4<br>\u201cWhosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Many people see confession as telling your sins to a priest. Scripture is clear that there is only \u201cone mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus\u201d (1 Timothy 2:5). He is the only Priest who \u201cever liveth to make intercession,\u201d and therefore He is the only Priest who \u201cis able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him\u201d (Hebrews 7:25). Therefore, we confess our sins only to Jesus Christ. But why do we need to confess in the first place? Because of sin. Why? For \u201cyour iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear\u201d (Isaiah 59:2). Your sin brings separation between you and God. God is holy (Isaiah 57:15) and you are sinful (Romans 3:23). Sin cannot endure in God\u2019s holy presence, for \u201cthe LORD thy God is a consuming fire\u201d (Deuteronomy 4:24). Therefore, without confession and forgiveness, by which Christ is the mediator between us and a holy God, we will be afraid of God and never be reconciled to Him, as the Word affirms: \u201cThe sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?\u201d (Isaiah 33:14)."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"1 John 3:4"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cWhosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"869a0314-3d3d-4d96-9b52-93883599eaf7","title":"3. What is sin? Sin is the ___________________________________________","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"869a0314-3d3d-4d96-9b52-93883599eaf7","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"3. What is sin? Sin is the ___________________________________________"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"091392da-f684-4362-a344-9d55a33cf0f4","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Popular Christian opinion these days defines sin as a broken relationship with Christ. If sin is subjectively measured by how you feel your relationship is with Christ, you can be self-deceived like those Christ describes in the judgment, who will claim: \u201cMany will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?\u201d (Matthew 7:22). These Christians thought they had a relationship with Christ, yet Christ declares of them: \u201cNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven\u201d (Matthew 7:21).<br>Your standing with God is not measured by how you feel about your relationship with Christ but by whether you are in harmony with God\u2019s will\u2014His written will, namely His law. To many such self-deceived Christians, Christ will say in the judgment, \u201cI never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity\u201d (Matthew 7:23). The Greek word for iniquity here is anomia, literally meaning \u201cagainst the law.\u201d Many \u201cChristians\u201d will be eternally condemned in the judgment because they deceived themselves and broke God\u2019s law, thinking sin is simply about not feeling right with Christ. No, sin is the breaking of God\u2019s law (1 John 3:4). The standard in the judgment is God\u2019s law (James 2:12), so God\u2019s law is the only definer of sin. The result of sin and clinging in rebellion to sin is a broken relationship with Christ, not the other way around.<br>Exodus 20:6<br>\u201cAnd shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Popular Christian opinion these days defines sin as a broken relationship with Christ. If sin is subjectively measured by how you feel your relationship is with Christ, you can be self-deceived like those Christ describes in the judgment, who will claim: \u201cMany will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?\u201d (Matthew 7:22). These Christians thought they had a relationship with Christ, yet Christ declares of them: \u201cNot every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven\u201d (Matthew 7:21)."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Your standing with God is not measured by how you feel about your relationship with Christ but by whether you are in harmony with God\u2019s will\u2014His written will, namely His law. To many such self-deceived Christians, Christ will say in the judgment, \u201cI never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity\u201d (Matthew 7:23). The Greek word for iniquity here is anomia, literally meaning \u201cagainst the law.\u201d Many \u201cChristians\u201d will be eternally condemned in the judgment because they deceived themselves and broke God\u2019s law, thinking sin is simply about not feeling right with Christ. No, sin is the breaking of God\u2019s law (1 John 3:4). The standard in the judgment is God\u2019s law (James 2:12), so God\u2019s law is the only definer of sin. The result of sin and clinging in rebellion to sin is a broken relationship with Christ, not the other way around."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Exodus 20:6"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"e4e1b3cf-cb1f-4460-b5a3-220a9369bb9a","title":"4. How does Christ view obedience?<br>Christ views _______________________________ as obedience.","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"e4e1b3cf-cb1f-4460-b5a3-220a9369bb9a","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"4. How does Christ view obedience?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Christ views _______________________________ as obedience."}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"73430d76-9db1-468f-924b-70a2796a2aa7","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"It has been established in these studies that God\u2019s law is the very foundation of His kingdom and that to be part of His kingdom you need to be in step with His law. But this does not mean legalistically trying to keep these rules in your own power. It is about loving Christ. The Word promises, \u201clove is the fulfilling of the law\u201d (Romans 13:10). For true obedience can only come out of a place of love (John 14:15; 15:10).<br>1 John 1:9<br>\u201cIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"It has been established in these studies that God\u2019s law is the very foundation of His kingdom and that to be part of His kingdom you need to be in step with His law. But this does not mean legalistically trying to keep these rules in your own power. It is about loving Christ. The Word promises, \u201clove is the fulfilling of the law\u201d (Romans 13:10). For true obedience can only come out of a place of love (John 14:15; 15:10)."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"1 John 1:9"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cIf we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"baa46bb7-d8df-449c-920d-2728f39d760a","title":"5. What is confession?<br>Confession is ______________________________________________________, acknowledging that you have broken God\u2019s law by confessing the sin by name and accepting God\u2019s forgiveness for it.","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"baa46bb7-d8df-449c-920d-2728f39d760a","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"5. What is confession?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Confession is ______________________________________________________, acknowledging that you have broken God\u2019s law by confessing the sin by name and accepting God\u2019s forgiveness for it."}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"e1f0bad5-4f41-4e86-8968-7d86549cee1e","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Besides turning to the prophetic Word to find answers to the prophecy he wanted to understand, Daniel also turned to the Scriptures to see how to confess and which promises to claim. He definitely read the following instructions and promises:<br>Leviticus 26:40\u201345<br>\u201cIf they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land... \u201d<br>Deuteronomy 30:1\u20136<br>\u201cAnd it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity...\u201d<br>2 Chronicles 6:36\u201339<br>\u201cIf they sin against thee, ...and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near ...and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name: Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.\u201d<br>God\u2019s Word is powerful and \u201clike a fire\u201d (Jeremiah 23:29), and \u201cit shall not return\u201d (Isaiah 55:11) to God void, without affecting and transforming you when prayerfully studied. After this Bible study, Daniel was led to biblical prayer.<br>Daniel 9:4\u201314<br>\u201cAnd I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Besides turning to the prophetic Word to find answers to the prophecy he wanted to understand, Daniel also turned to the Scriptures to see how to confess and which promises to claim. He definitely read the following instructions and promises:"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Leviticus 26:40\u201345"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cIf they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land... \u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Deuteronomy 30:1\u20136"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee, And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul; That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity...\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"2 Chronicles 6:36\u201339"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cIf they sin against thee, ...and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near ...and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name: Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"God\u2019s Word is powerful and \u201clike a fire\u201d (Jeremiah 23:29), and \u201cit shall not return\u201d (Isaiah 55:11) to God void, without affecting and transforming you when prayerfully studied. After this Bible study, Daniel was led to biblical prayer."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 9:4\u201314"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land. O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him; Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the prophets. Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth. Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":2},{"uid":"6e63986f-a7b4-45c3-9ecd-473451001472","title":"Fourth section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"7396cda7-cba6-4852-a5e1-0c79128a5931","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 4<br>DANIEL MAKES HIS REQUEST","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 4"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"DANIEL MAKES HIS REQUEST"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"1d88915b-4181-4b06-a30f-8d24c7f95739","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Daniel is praying one of the most sincere, heartfelt, humble prayers of confession in all of Scripture. After this deep confession for his sins and the sins of his people, Daniel is going to petition Christ with a very specific request.<br>Matthew 7:7<br>\u201cAsk, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel is praying one of the most sincere, heartfelt, humble prayers of confession in all of Scripture. After this deep confession for his sins and the sins of his people, Daniel is going to petition Christ with a very specific request."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Matthew 7:7"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAsk, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"c35a7f55-0114-4fa6-a33b-7851e7ed022e","title":"6. Does God hear us when we pray?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"c35a7f55-0114-4fa6-a33b-7851e7ed022e","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"6. Does God hear us when we pray?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"0af8d831-e1e5-49c9-858d-89c19eb6d0ab","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"When we pray, why does it seem at times that God does not always answer? God answers prayers, but sometimes we pray wrongly. James 4:3 says, \u201cYe ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.\u201d There are biblical conditions to having your prayer answered, since we are involved in spiritual warfare amid a cosmic conflict between Christ and Satan, and Christ has to do everything legally, even when answering our prayers.<br>Biblical Conditions to Answered Prayer:<br>1. Feel your Need - Isaiah 44:3.<br>2. Faith - Hebrews 11:6.<br>3. Harbor no Cherished Sin - Psalm 66:18.<br>4. Obedience - Proverbs 28:9.<br>5. Unselfish Purpose - Luke 11:1-13.<br>6. Persistence - Luke 18:7.<br>7. Diligence - Luke 15:8.<br>8. A Forgiving Spirit - Luke 6:37.<br>9. Humility - Psalm 25:9.<br>10. In Christ\u2019s Name - John 16:23.<br>Does this mean that if I fulfill these conditions I will get immediate results to my prayers? No. The Bible says, \u201cHe has made everything beautiful in His time...\u201d (Ecclesiastes 3:11). God always answers in His perfect timing, knowing when and what is best. In the next study, it will be seen that there is more information about why answers to prayers are delayed at times.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"When we pray, why does it seem at times that God does not always answer? God answers prayers, but sometimes we pray wrongly. James 4:3 says, \u201cYe ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.\u201d There are biblical conditions to having your prayer answered, since we are involved in spiritual warfare amid a cosmic conflict between Christ and Satan, and Christ has to do everything legally, even when answering our prayers."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Biblical Conditions to Answered Prayer:"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"1. Feel your Need - Isaiah 44:3."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"2. Faith - Hebrews 11:6."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"3. Harbor no Cherished Sin - Psalm 66:18."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"4. Obedience - Proverbs 28:9."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"5. Unselfish Purpose - Luke 11:1-13."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"6. Persistence - Luke 18:7."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"7. Diligence - Luke 15:8."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"8. A Forgiving Spirit - Luke 6:37."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"9. Humility - Psalm 25:9."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"10. In Christ\u2019s Name - John 16:23."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Does this mean that if I fulfill these conditions I will get immediate results to my prayers? No. The Bible says, \u201cHe has made everything beautiful in His time...\u201d (Ecclesiastes 3:11). God always answers in His perfect timing, knowing when and what is best. In the next study, it will be seen that there is more information about why answers to prayers are delayed at times."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"4b2e6266-654b-4364-ae90-0ff897e24716","title":"7. How should we pray and present our requests?<br>We should __________________________________, fulfilling the biblical conditions for prayer, not as a ritual or rule, but as an honest attitude and lifestyle.","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"4b2e6266-654b-4364-ae90-0ff897e24716","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"7. How should we pray and present our requests?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"We should __________________________________, fulfilling the biblical conditions for prayer, not as a ritual or rule, but as an honest attitude and lifestyle."}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"271e5930-35ae-420b-9668-fdc237317c89","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"After studying God\u2019s Word, which prepared his heart and mind, Daniel felt his need for prayer and came in faith, confessing all sin with the aim of being obedient to God\u2019s law. He came with an unselfish purpose, persisting with diligence and a forgiving spirit in all humility, praying in Christ\u2019s Name.<br>Daniel 9:15\u201319<br>\u201cAnd now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord\u2019s sake. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.\u201d<br>Daniel is praying that Christ would fulfill His promises. Daniel\u2019s request is straightforward: that God\u2019s people may receive their freedom from exile and that God\u2019s temple may be rebuilt.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"After studying God\u2019s Word, which prepared his heart and mind, Daniel felt his need for prayer and came in faith, confessing all sin with the aim of being obedient to God\u2019s law. He came with an unselfish purpose, persisting with diligence and a forgiving spirit in all humility, praying in Christ\u2019s Name."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 9:15\u201319"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us. Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord\u2019s sake. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel is praying that Christ would fulfill His promises. Daniel\u2019s request is straightforward: that God\u2019s people may receive their freedom from exile and that God\u2019s temple may be rebuilt."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":3},{"uid":"f02d9528-3171-463c-94f0-afcf93d6ec5e","title":"Fifth section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"bd103627-611f-4ffb-a708-c4c1ed4c3a19","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 5<br>CHRIST SENDS AN ANSWER TO DANIEL\u2019S PRAYER","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 5"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"CHRIST SENDS AN ANSWER TO DANIEL\u2019S PRAYER"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"3511bda6-b8ce-4a47-b700-5038c4cd8b1f","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Christ sends Gabriel with an answer to Daniel\u2019s prayer even before he finishes praying.<br>Daniel 9:20\u201321<br>\u201cAnd whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Christ sends Gabriel with an answer to Daniel\u2019s prayer even before he finishes praying."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 9:20\u201321"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd whiles I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God; Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"a794c313-5b61-408b-8d64-19b0952fad72","title":"8. Is it Christ\u2019s desire to answer our prayers?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"a794c313-5b61-408b-8d64-19b0952fad72","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"8. Is it Christ\u2019s desire to answer our prayers?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"b1548644-4f45-411a-a500-685ec24e70b4","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"The Bible is filled with promises and passages that affirm Christ\u2019s desire and the Father\u2019s heart to answer our prayers. Jeremiah 33:3 states, \u201cCall unto me, and I will answer thee.\u201d In Daniel\u2019s situation, there was a specific promise especially for him (that also applies today to you) in Jeremiah 29:10-14:<br>\u201cFor thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.\u201d<br>Daniel 9:22\u201323<br>\u201cAnd he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.\u201d<br>Gabriel informs Daniel that he has come to give him understanding in the matter. Which matter? What originally inspired Daniel\u2019s prayer of confession and petition? It was his study of the prophetic books as he wanted to understand the matter of the 2300-day prophecy.<br>In Daniel 8:1, Daniel tells the reader about the vision he received. The Hebrew word used here for vision is chazon. Chazon refers to the complete vision of Daniel 8. However, when Daniel refers specifically to the 2300-day prophecy, he uses a different Hebrew word, mareh, for \u201cvision\u201d (Daniel 8:27).<br>We find both these words in Daniel 9. In Daniel 9:21, Daniel says, \u201cwhile I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning.\u201d The word here for vision is chazon, as Daniel is referring to the whole vision in which Gabriel appeared to him. Then Gabriel says to Daniel in Daniel 9:23, \u201cunderstand the matter, and consider the vision.\u201d The word here for vision is mareh, referring to the prophecy Daniel wanted to understand\u2014the 2300-day prophecy.<br>Gabriel tells Daniel, therefore, that he was sent to give him insight into the vision (mareh) that was sealed in Daniel 8:27, namely the 2300-day prophecy.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The Bible is filled with promises and passages that affirm Christ\u2019s desire and the Father\u2019s heart to answer our prayers. Jeremiah 33:3 states, \u201cCall unto me, and I will answer thee.\u201d In Daniel\u2019s situation, there was a specific promise especially for him (that also applies today to you) in Jeremiah 29:10-14:"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cFor thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place. For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the LORD: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the LORD; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 9:22\u201323"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the vision.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Gabriel informs Daniel that he has come to give him understanding in the matter. Which matter? What originally inspired Daniel\u2019s prayer of confession and petition? It was his study of the prophetic books as he wanted to understand the matter of the 2300-day prophecy."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"In Daniel 8:1, Daniel tells the reader about the vision he received. The Hebrew word used here for vision is chazon. Chazon refers to the complete vision of Daniel 8. However, when Daniel refers specifically to the 2300-day prophecy, he uses a different Hebrew word, mareh, for \u201cvision\u201d (Daniel 8:27)."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"We find both these words in Daniel 9. In Daniel 9:21, Daniel says, \u201cwhile I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning.\u201d The word here for vision is chazon, as Daniel is referring to the whole vision in which Gabriel appeared to him. Then Gabriel says to Daniel in Daniel 9:23, \u201cunderstand the matter, and consider the vision.\u201d The word here for vision is mareh, referring to the prophecy Daniel wanted to understand\u2014the 2300-day prophecy."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Gabriel tells Daniel, therefore, that he was sent to give him insight into the vision (mareh) that was sealed in Daniel 8:27, namely the 2300-day prophecy."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":4},{"uid":"3aa92313-63e6-49a0-bd9d-1f7509467858","title":"Sixth section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"e59bf873-da87-4564-bbc3-cc31e204bf4c","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 6<br>GABRIEL EXPLAINS THE VISION THAT DANIEL WANTED TO UNDERSTAND","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 6"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"GABRIEL EXPLAINS THE VISION THAT DANIEL WANTED TO UNDERSTAND"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"d35a9b09-fc6b-4ba0-a38e-2bbbe4ee1abb","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Since Gabriel will give insight to Daniel about the 2300-day prophecy and will thus talk about time in his explanation, it is important to remember that this is prophetic time. As established in Study Guide 2, pp. 13-14, a day in prophecy equals one literal year. Thus, this prophecy\u2019s time frame is 2300 years.<br>Daniel 9:24<br>\u201cSeventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.\u201d<br>The Hebrew word for \u201cdetermined\u201d is chathak, which literally means \u201cto cut off.\u201d So, 70 weeks are cut off from the 2300-day prophecy. This means that 490 years are cut off from the 2300 years for the Jews and Jerusalem. Since Jerusalem was destroyed and God\u2019s people were scattered or taken captive, because of their disobedience and their rejection of Christ as their King, God would grant them one last opportunity. He would give them 490 years (70 x 7) to fulfill His plan for them to be the light of the world and share the knowledge of Christ\u2019s everlasting love and coming kingdom. Within this prophetic period, the Messiah (the Anointed) would come to this earth, the Most Holy Himself, and be anointed.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Since Gabriel will give insight to Daniel about the 2300-day prophecy and will thus talk about time in his explanation, it is important to remember that this is prophetic time. As established in Study Guide 2, pp. 13-14, a day in prophecy equals one literal year. Thus, this prophecy\u2019s time frame is 2300 years."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 9:24"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cSeventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The Hebrew word for \u201cdetermined\u201d is chathak, which literally means \u201cto cut off.\u201d So, 70 weeks are cut off from the 2300-day prophecy. This means that 490 years are cut off from the 2300 years for the Jews and Jerusalem. Since Jerusalem was destroyed and God\u2019s people were scattered or taken captive, because of their disobedience and their rejection of Christ as their King, God would grant them one last opportunity. He would give them 490 years (70 x 7) to fulfill His plan for them to be the light of the world and share the knowledge of Christ\u2019s everlasting love and coming kingdom. Within this prophetic period, the Messiah (the Anointed) would come to this earth, the Most Holy Himself, and be anointed."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"4853cf89-f8ba-4c29-bdf3-76b2099ee46c","title":"9. What or who is the Most Holy?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"4853cf89-f8ba-4c29-bdf3-76b2099ee46c","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"9. What or who is the Most Holy?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"43aa6c9f-9a63-44fb-b590-f514799e4310","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"In inaugurating God\u2019s kingdom (Matthew 4:23), He came to make an end to sin\u2019s dominion by bringing reconciliation with God and eternal righteousness by dying as the true Lamb of God on the cross, thereby fulfilling this very prophecy. Did His people gladly accept Him? No, they corporately rejected Him (John 1:11) as their Messiah and King and declared, \u201cWe have no king but Caesar\u201d (John 19:15). They chose the most cruel Christ-hating earthly kingdom of all time, Rome, in rejection of the kingdom of heaven (Daniel 2:44) and its King, Christ Jesus.<br>Daniel 9:25<br>\u201cKnow therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.\u201d<br>The starting point of this prophecy is announced by Gabriel to be the decree to restore Jerusalem. According to the prophecy, it will take 49 years (seven prophetic weeks) to rebuild Jerusalem. Then, 434 years (62 prophetic weeks) will pass until the coming of the Messiah, when He would be divinely anointed at His baptism. But how does one identify the correct starting point in history?<br>There were four decrees concerning Jerusalem:<br>1. The Decree of Cyrus the Great in 538 B.C.: This decree released the Jews from their captivity and issued a command to rebuild the Temple, with supplies provided by Cyrus (Ezra 3 & 4).<br>2. The Decree of Darius I in 519 B.C.: This decree reaffirmed Cyrus\u2019s decree (Ezra 5 & 6).<br>3. The Decree of Artaxerxes I in 457 B.C.: This decree was significant as it not only allowed for the restoration and rebuilding of Jerusalem but also established their religion in alignment with Scripture, with the king offering support for anything they needed. The restoration and rebuilding of Jerusalem thus began by Ezra in 457 B.C. (Ezra 7).<br>4. The Decree of Artaxerxes I in 444 B.C.: This reaffirmed that Jerusalem should be rebuilt. The king sent Nehemiah to rebuild the city, and it took him only 52 days to rebuild the walls because Ezra had already done most of the foundational work.<br>Gabriel specifies, \u201cfrom the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem.\u201d This points to the third decree by Artaxerxes I in 457 B.C., which provided the Jews with unlimited resources and fully restored Jerusalem and its functions and services.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"In inaugurating God\u2019s kingdom (Matthew 4:23), He came to make an end to sin\u2019s dominion by bringing reconciliation with God and eternal righteousness by dying as the true Lamb of God on the cross, thereby fulfilling this very prophecy. Did His people gladly accept Him? No, they corporately rejected Him (John 1:11) as their Messiah and King and declared, \u201cWe have no king but Caesar\u201d (John 19:15). They chose the most cruel Christ-hating earthly kingdom of all time, Rome, in rejection of the kingdom of heaven (Daniel 2:44) and its King, Christ Jesus."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 9:25"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cKnow therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The starting point of this prophecy is announced by Gabriel to be the decree to restore Jerusalem. According to the prophecy, it will take 49 years (seven prophetic weeks) to rebuild Jerusalem. Then, 434 years (62 prophetic weeks) will pass until the coming of the Messiah, when He would be divinely anointed at His baptism. 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The Decree of Artaxerxes I in 444 B.C.: This reaffirmed that Jerusalem should be rebuilt. The king sent Nehemiah to rebuild the city, and it took him only 52 days to rebuild the walls because Ezra had already done most of the foundational work."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Gabriel specifies, \u201cfrom the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem.\u201d This points to the third decree by Artaxerxes I in 457 B.C., which provided the Jews with unlimited resources and fully restored Jerusalem and its functions and services."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"18b64fb4-ed13-45f4-b71d-2e942fb4933b","title":"10. 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Who is the Messiah according to fulfilled prophecy?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"57b6ccef-f268-4b68-aac9-fa16a3784b8a","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Daniel 9:26<br>\u201cAnd after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.\u201d<br>After the 483 years (49 + 434 years) had transpired, in the last 7 years (one prophetic week) of the 490 years (70 prophetic weeks), the prophecy declares that the Messiah will be cut off\u2014He will die. He will not die for Himself, since He came to die \u201cto save His people from their sin\u201d (Matthew 1:21). Thus, according to history, He was crucified.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 9:26"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"After the 483 years (49 + 434 years) had transpired, in the last 7 years (one prophetic week) of the 490 years (70 prophetic weeks), the prophecy declares that the Messiah will be cut off\u2014He will die. He will not die for Himself, since He came to die \u201cto save His people from their sin\u201d (Matthew 1:21). Thus, according to history, He was crucified."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"42cf9dbe-b5fd-48ab-be70-97b5a442a00d","title":"11. What are the \u2018war desolations\u2019 that are determined?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"42cf9dbe-b5fd-48ab-be70-97b5a442a00d","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"11. What are the \u2018war desolations\u2019 that are determined?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"901ad302-512c-45c0-9a9e-512ed3b8c70a","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Christ died to save His people, seeking to \u201cgather thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!\u201d while crying about them, \u201cO Jerusalem, Jerusalem\u201d (Matthew 23:37). But they rejected Him as their Messiah. Therefore, Christ declared, \u201cBehold, your house is left unto you desolate\u201d (Matthew 23:38). This is why the rest of the verse describes the _____________________________, which God\u2019s people chose over Christ as Messiah, coming to __________________ their city and temple. How could they remain God\u2019s people and Jerusalem remain God\u2019s city if they rejected Him as their Messiah and King?<br>Daniel 9:27<br>\u201cAnd he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.\u201d<br>In the last 7 years of the 490 years, precisely in the middle of the 7 years, the Messiah will give His life for many. As the true Lamb of God, He will lay down His life as atonement for our sins, thus ending the sacrificial system. Note that the verse states He will give His life for many. This is said in the context of the previous verse that prophesied the destruction of the city and temple. It must be made clear that He did not only come to save the Jews, His chosen people, but many and all who would accept Him. After stating the official rejection of His people in John 1:11, John writes in the next verse, \u201cBut as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name\u201d (John 1:12). No longer would God\u2019s people be counted \u201cof blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God\u201d (John 1:13). Now, \u201cye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus\u201d (Galatians 3:26) and therefore \u201cif ye be Christ\u2019s, then are ye Abraham\u2019s seed, and heirs according to the promise\u201d (Galatians 3:29). At the conclusion of these 7 years, the people of God would be those who accept Jesus as their Messiah and Lord.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Christ died to save His people, seeking to \u201cgather thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not!\u201d while crying about them, \u201cO Jerusalem, Jerusalem\u201d (Matthew 23:37). But they rejected Him as their Messiah. Therefore, Christ declared, \u201cBehold, your house is left unto you desolate\u201d (Matthew 23:38). This is why the rest of the verse describes the _____________________________, which God\u2019s people chose over Christ as Messiah, coming to __________________ their city and temple. 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It must be made clear that He did not only come to save the Jews, His chosen people, but many and all who would accept Him. After stating the official rejection of His people in John 1:11, John writes in the next verse, \u201cBut as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name\u201d (John 1:12). No longer would God\u2019s people be counted \u201cof blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God\u201d (John 1:13). Now, \u201cye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus\u201d (Galatians 3:26) and therefore \u201cif ye be Christ\u2019s, then are ye Abraham\u2019s seed, and heirs according to the promise\u201d (Galatians 3:29). At the conclusion of these 7 years, the people of God would be those who accept Jesus as their Messiah and Lord."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"be06956c-0dad-48a8-b35d-f1167a5fa006","title":"12. What is the covenant that was to be confirmed?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"be06956c-0dad-48a8-b35d-f1167a5fa006","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"12. What is the covenant that was to be confirmed?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"92ebc5a1-c049-4447-ac7c-9c613c5e7239","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"The promise of this new covenant, prophesied in Jeremiah, could now be fulfilled by His \u201cblood of the new testament (covenant), which is shed for many for the remission of sins\u201d (Matthew 26:28). Jeremiah\u2019s prophecy states, \u201cThis shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people\u201d (Jeremiah 31:33).<br>Now that the city has rejected their Messiah and He has fulfilled the temple services, it was left to be \u201cdesolate, even until the consummation\u201d according to Daniel 9:27, in fulfillment of Christ\u2019s words in Matthew 23:38.<br>Since the 70-week prophecy (490 years) is cut off from the 2300-day prophecy (2300 years) and both start on the same date, we can clearly determine the end date of the prophecy: 1844. According to Daniel 8:14, this marks the starting date of the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary. This is when the investigative judgment starts in heaven, where Christ comes to the Father (Daniel 7:13), before the Second Coming. This indicates that we are living in judgment time. This is why God\u2019s last warning message to the world announces, \u201cFear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come...\u201d (Revelation 14:7). The judgment is here. It is now, so \u201cFear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil\u201d (Ecclesiastes 12:13\u201314).","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The promise of this new covenant, prophesied in Jeremiah, could now be fulfilled by His \u201cblood of the new testament (covenant), which is shed for many for the remission of sins\u201d (Matthew 26:28). Jeremiah\u2019s prophecy states, \u201cThis shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people\u201d (Jeremiah 31:33)."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Now that the city has rejected their Messiah and He has fulfilled the temple services, it was left to be \u201cdesolate, even until the consummation\u201d according to Daniel 9:27, in fulfillment of Christ\u2019s words in Matthew 23:38."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Since the 70-week prophecy (490 years) is cut off from the 2300-day prophecy (2300 years) and both start on the same date, we can clearly determine the end date of the prophecy: 1844. According to Daniel 8:14, this marks the starting date of the cleansing of the heavenly sanctuary. 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