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Rousing Send-Offs: Timothy
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Rousing Send-Offs: Timothy
Timothy was probably a teenager when Paul sent him on his very first solo mission. Paul, Silas, and Timothy had evangelized in the city of Thessalonica, planting a church there. Being run out of town, they traveled three hundred miles south to the city of Athens. But Paul was worried about the new believers, so worried that he sent the teenager to check on them. Timothy traveled three hundred miles alone, slipped into Thessalonica, sought out the new believers, encouraged them, and brought updates back to Paul. It’s amazing such a young man would be sent on such a mission. But he was successful.
Whatever our age, the Lord has a way of sending us to new places, new people, new situations, and unexpected circumstances. Wherever we go, there are people we can establish and encourage in their faith. The God of Timothy is our God, and the mission endures.
Let’s follow the Lamb wherever He goes (Revelation 14:4).
Christ has been sent here to reveal the Father and to show forth His glory. So we are sent into the world to show forth Christ’s glory, which is the glory of the Father.
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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).