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Living in the Age of Signs
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Today’s Audio Devotion:
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President George H. W. Bush famously said, “Read my lips: no new taxes.” People later felt he broke that promise, and it hurt him politically. Lance Armstrong denied using performance-enhancing drugs, but he later confessed he did. Bill Clinton promised Americans he didn’t have an inappropriate relationship with an intern, but he was found out. When anyone in public life breaks a promise, it erodes our faith in the trustworthiness of our leaders.
We don’t have to worry about that with Jesus. He said, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away” (Matthew 24:35). He spoke those words on the Mount of Olives during His message about the Last Days in Matthew 24. And He gave us a staggering example. He said about Herod’s temple in Jerusalem: “Assuredly, I say to you, not one stone shall be left here upon another” (verse 2). In A.D. 70, Jerusalem was destroyed, and the temple demolished. The rubble is still visible today.
Jesus speaks with integrity. He loves you and will keep all His promises to you—including His precious promise to return and call you up to be with Him. Rest in that today!
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).