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Unchanging!
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Unchanging!
Does God change His mind? Some passages of the Bible studied alone and out of context could lead to that conclusion. But Numbers 23:19 says, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind” (NIV). God always knows what He is going to do, His logic is consistent, and His character is unchanging. Malachi 3:6 says, “I the Lord do not change” (NIV). And James 1:17 says that with God there is “no variation or shadow of turning.”
The Bible, however, sometimes speaks of God in human terms, using phrases we can understand. For example, Jonah 3:10 says that God “relented.” God accommodates Himself to us. He helps us understand how His fixed character relates to our fluid human situations.
Studying the nature and the ways of God strengthens us. We can never fully understand Him, for His infinite nature boggles our minds. But the more we get to know Him, the better we can worship Him.
A true fear of God is a beautiful thing, for it is worship, it is love, it is veneration.
A. W. Tozer
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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).