Key Thought : Daniel and Revelation focus on the ultimate fate of the world/. But they are messages of hope: God will save His faithful followers at the end of time.
June 21, 2025
1. Have a volunteer read Daniel 2:31-45.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
- What was Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, and how did Daniel interpret it?
- Personal Application: How can we be sure that the last kingdom will come and fight against God’s people in the name of God? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your relatives states, “How does Daniel 2 prove to us that God knows the future and is in charge of it?” How would you respond to your relative? .
2. Have a volunteer read Daniel 3:1-12, 17,18.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What is important about the statue being pure gold and the king demanding that everyone worship it?
- Personal Application: What do the Hebrew youth’s words teach us about faith and what it may demand of us at times? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your friends states, “How can we avoid the easy rationalisations to compromise our faith in the little things? If we continue to compromise on the little, daily things, how can we stand when we face the larger issues of economics, jail, and death?” How would you respond to your friend?
3. Have a volunteer read Revelation 13:11-17; 14:9-12; Rev 16:2; Rev 19:20, 20:4.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What contrast is present here that pits the commandments of God against the commandments of men?
- Personal Application: How do we shake off the spirit of fear and find God’s message of hope even when facing persecution for our faith? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “How should we relate to Catholic people? How is the Babylon mentality found in our church, in our characters, and in our relationships? How do we shift from a Babylon mentality to a Biblical mindset?” How would you respond to your neighbor?
4. Have a volunteer read Matthew 12:9-14, John 5:1-16.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What caused the religious leaders to want to kill Jesus?
- Personal Application: How could people rationalise not wanting to die because of breaking one of the commandments of God? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.
(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).
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