29 December 2019 | The reigning Miss Zimbabwe, Belinda Potts, visited an Adventist orphanage in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, on Christmas Day. Potts joined representatives from well-known soccer team Highlanders Football Club as well as designer Thembani Mubochwa as the group visited Queen Elizabeth’s Children’s Home to present a gift of groceries and clothes. The gift was […] Source: https://atoday.org/miss-zimbabwe-visits-adventist-orphanage-christmas-day/
What Would Mister Rogers Do?
by Sonja DeWitt | 23 December 2019 | I’ve been thinking a lot about neighbors lately. Although I have yet to see either “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” or “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” (the documentary and feature film featuring Mister Rogers, respectively), he’s been in news persistently over the last few months. I […] Source: https://atoday.org/wont-you-be-my-neighbor/
New Year’s Eve: “The Bible In Miniature”
New Year's Eve: "The Bible In Miniature"
Message: Pr. Sujjan John
Vespers: December 31, 2019 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlRGlrHwHCI
Monday: The Structure of Daniel
The arrangement of the Aramaic section of Daniel, chapters 2-7 (parts of Daniel were written in Hebrew and other parts in Aramaic), reveals the following structure, which helps reinforce a central message of that section, and of the book:
A. Nebuchadnezzar’s vision of four kingdoms (Daniel chapter 2)
B. God delivers Daniel’s companions from the fiery furnace (Daniel chapter 3)
C. Judgment upon Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel chapter 4)
C’. Judgment upon Belshazzar (Daniel chapter 5)
B’. God delivers Daniel from the den of lions (Daniel chapter 6)
A’. Daniel’s vision of four kingdoms (Daniel chapter 7)
This kind of literary arrangement serves to highlight the main point by placing it at the center of the structure, which in this case consists of C and C’ (Daniel chapters 4 and 5): God removes the kingdom from Nebuchadnezzar (temporarily) and from Belshazzar (permanently). Therefore, the emphasis of chapters 2-7 is on God’s sovereignty over the kings of the earth as He establishes and removes them.
One of the most effective ways of conveying a message and making a point clear is by repetition. For example, God gives Pharaoh two dreams about the immediate future of Egypt (Gen. 41:1-7). In the first dream, seven fat cows are devoured by seven thin cows. In the second dream, seven ears of healthy grain are devoured by seven thin and blighted ears. Both dreams make the same point: seven years of prosperity will be followed by seven years of scarcity.
In the book of Daniel, God also uses repetition. There are four prophetic cycles, which are repetitions of an overall basic structure. In the end, this structure shows us the ultimate sovereignty of God. Although each major prophetic outline conveys a distinct perspective, together they cover the same historical period, extending from the time of the prophet to the end, as the following diagram shows:
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| What great hope do these texts present regarding our long-term prospects? Dan. 2:44, Ps. 9:7-12, 2 Pet. 3:11-13. |
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1.2 The Structure of Daniel – FROM READING TO UNDERSTANDING | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series DANIEL with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
1.FROM READING TO UNDERSTANDING |
How is the structure of the book of Daniel? What should we take care of?
1.2 The Structure of Daniel
Fascinating! What deep thoughts in structure of the book. Made from heaven!
We would like to thank the artist Maximilian Jantscher for his permission to use his paintings for the series DANIEL.
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Isaia 55:10 Come infatti la pioggia e la neve scendono dal cielo e non vi ritornano senza avere irrigato la terra, senza averla fecondata e fatta germogliare, perché dia il seme al seminatore e pane da mangiare, così sarà della parola uscita dalla mia bocca: non ritornerà a me senza effetto, Testo elaborato e presentato in studio da Laura Paris Meditazione giornaliera, serie "Apri la porta del tuo cuore". https://hopemedia.it Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E74Z1bJAG58
40 anni di Radio Voce della Speranza – Vasily Makarchuk
Il 30 novembre il circuito nazionale delle emittenti avventiste ha festeggiato a Firenze il suo quarantesimo anniversario di presenza in Italia. Una voce cristiana con il sogno di accendere parole di viva speranza. Intervento di Vasily Makarchuk Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eXTEK3Kueo
Worship: “Mind Your Business”
Worship: "Message For This Time"
Message: Pr. Ivor Myers
Worship Service: December 28, 2019
“Leaders in Israel” Lesson Study: Prathaban Isaac Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MZlophoWMU
1.1 Christ: The Center of Daniel – FROM READING TO UNDERSTANDING | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series DANIEL with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
1.FROM READING TO UNDERSTANDING |
How is the structure of the book of Daniel? What should we take care of?
1.1 Christ: The Center of Daniel
Jesus is in the middle of the book of Daniel. Daniel`s experience is analogue to that of Christ.
We would like to thank the artist Maximilian Jantscher for his permission to use his paintings for the series DANIEL.
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My God bless you today and always.
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Sunday: Christ – The Center of Daniel
Read Luke 24:25-27; John 5:39; and 2 Corinthians 1:19-20. In what ways is Christ the center of the Scriptures?
There is no question that Jesus is central to the Scriptures, and this includes Daniel as well. For example: Chapter 1 shows, although in a limited and imperfect way, that Daniel’s experience is analogous to that of Christ, who left heaven to live in this sinful world and confront the powers of darkness. Moreover, Daniel and his companions are endowed from above with Christ-like wisdom to face the challenges of the Babylonian culture.
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Chapter 2 describes the figure of the end-time (eschatological) stone to indicate that the kingdom of Christ will eventually replace all the kingdoms of the world. Chapter 3 reveals Christ walking with His faithful servants within a furnace of fire. Chapter 4 shows God removing Nebuchadnezzar from his kingdom from for a period of time so that the king could understand that “Heaven rules” (Dan. 4:26, NKJV). The expression “Heaven rules” reminds us that Christ, as “the Son of Man” (Dan. 7:13, NKJV), receives the dominion and the kingdom, as depicted in Daniel 7. Chapter 5 shows the demise of King Belshazzar and the fall of Babylon to the Persians during a night of revelry and debauchery. This foreshadows the defeat of Satan and the obliteration of end-time Babylon by Christ and His angels. Chapter 6 shows the plot against Daniel in ways that resemble the false accusations voiced against Jesus by the chief priests. Moreover, as King Darius unsuccessfully tries to spare Daniel, Pilate unsuccessfully tries to spare Jesus (Matt. 27:17-24). Chapter 7 depicts Christ as the Son of man receiving the kingdom and reigning over His people. Chapter 8 shows Christ as a priest of the heavenly sanctuary. Chapter 9 portrays Christ as the sacrificial victim whose death reconfirms the covenant between God and His people. And chapters 10-12 present Christ as Michael, the commander-in-chief, who fights the forces of evil and victoriously rescues God’s people, even from the power of death.
So let us bear in mind that Christ is central to Daniel. At every chapter of the book there is some experience or idea that points to Christ.
| Amid struggles, trials, or even times of great happiness and prosperity, how can we learn to keep Christ at the center of our lives? Why is it so important that we do so? |
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