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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40 anni di Radio Voce della Speranza – Giovanni De Meo
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 Giovanni De Meo Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkwKruoCaG4
Sabato 28 dicembre 2019
Salmo 22:22-27
Io annuncerò il tuo nome ai miei fratelli, ti loderò in mezzo all’assemblea. O voi che temete il Signore, lodatelo! Voi tutti, discendenti di Giacobbe, glorificatelo, temetelo voi tutti, stirpe d’Israele! Poiché non ha disprezzato né sdegnato l’afflizione del sofferente, non gli ha nascosto il suo volto; ma quando quello ha gridato a lui, egli lo ha esaudito….
Testo di Angela Lamuraglia, presentato in studio da Sara Durante.
Meditazione giornaliera, serie "Apri la porta del tuo cuore". Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzA-E_WKHzM
