Seventh-day Adventist Church leader Ted N.C. Wilson sought to meet Angola’s president to thank him for intervening in a horrific case in which six Adventists were falsely accused of kidnapping and extortion.
But he and other church leaders say the Holy Spirit blessed the presidential meeting exceedingly abundantly above all that they could ask or think by using it to put a national spotlight on the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the power of prayer, and the importance of claiming God’s Word in…
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Tuesday: The Court was Seated
After the vision of the four animals and the activities of the little horn, the prophet sees a scene of judgment in heaven (Dan. 7:9-10, Daniel 7:13-14). As the court convenes, thrones are put in place and the Ancient of Days takes His seat. As the heavenly scene shows, thousands and thousands of heavenly beings minister before the Ancient of Days, the court is seated, and the books are opened.
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What’s important to note about this judgment is that it occurs after the 1,260-year period of the little horn’s activity (A.D. 538-1798; see Friday’s lesson) but prior to the establishing of God’s final kingdom. In fact, three times in the vision the following sequence appears:
- Little horn phase (538-1798)
- Heavenly judgment
- God’s eternal kingdom
Read Daniel 7:13-14, Daniel 7:21-22, Daniel 7:26-27. In what ways does the judgment benefit God‘s people?
The Old Testament describes several acts of judgment from the tabernacle and temple, but the judgment referred to here is different. This is a cosmic judgment that affects not only the little horn but also the saints of the Most High, who will eventually receive the kingdom.
Daniel chapter 7 does not describe the judgment or give details about its beginning and closing. But it implies that the judgment is undertaken in the wake of the little horn’s attack against God and His people. The point here, then, is to emphasize the beginning of a judgment of cosmic proportions. From Daniel chapters 8 and 9 (see following weeks), we will learn about the time of judgment’s beginning and the fact that this judgment is related to the purification of the heavenly sanctuary on the heavenly Day of Atonement. The lesson here is that we clearly will have a pre-Advent judgment in heaven that will be in favor of God’s people (Dan. 7:22).
| Why is an understanding of what Jesus accomplished for us at the cross so central to why we can have assurance in the day of judgment? What hope would we have, or even could have, without the Cross? (See Rom. 8:1). |
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(2)8.3 The Court was Seated – FROM THE STORMY SEA TO THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series DANIEL with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. |
8.FROM THE STORMY SEA TO THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN |
Visions from God are always exciting, especially in the book of Daniel.
Memory Text:
Daniel 7,27 – And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
8.3 The Court was Seated
Exciting, a judgment in heaven before Jesus will return.
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Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Mendocino Abortion Rights Advocates Worry About Adventist Takeover
16 February 2020 | Abortion rights at North Coast Family Health Center in Mendocino, California, appear at risk as Adventist Health is poised to take over management of the facility. Advocates for abortion rights believe that the Adventist system’s opposition to abortion in most cases will negatively affect the Fort Bragg-based facility’s current policy of […] Source: https://atoday.org/mendocino-abortion-rights-advocates-worry-about-adventist-takeover/
