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Wise for Salvation
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Wise for Salvation
“At the age of twelve,” wrote Pastor Paul Enns, “I was visiting my older cousin, Ernie, when he explained John 3:16 to me. I remember kneeling at the couch and praying, telling the Lord I was trusting in Jesus for salvation. And a new birth occurred!”1
No matter our age or stage in life, God’s Word has the power to change us! It’s wonderful when, like Timothy and Pastor Enns, we find the Gospel early in life. Imagine the power of a book that can forever change a four-year-old, a fourteen-year-old, or a forty-year-old! It’s not too late to tell your children about the Holy Scriptures, which can make them wise for salvation—and it’s not too late to receive the same Gospel into your own life.
It's as simple as John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” Share this Good News with someone today!
No works are necessary for salvation; it is by faith alone—accessing God’s enormous grace. Have you availed yourself of the enormity of God’s love that gives you eternal life?
Paul Enns
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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).