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Living in the Age of Signs
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Living and Powerful
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Living and Powerful
We occasionally will hear someone say about a book they have read, “It totally changed my life!” The author of such a book may have hoped for a life-changing response from a reader, but there is no guarantee that life change will be the result. Books are not alive; the same book may change one person’s life while having no impact on another person.
There is one book, however, that is different from all the rest. Because the Bible is the Word of God, it is “living and powerful” and is able to impact us at the deepest levels. God’s Word stands in judgment over our most secret “thoughts and intents.” God’s Word always accomplishes the purpose for which God sends it (Isaiah 55:10-11). For example, Psalm 107:20 says, “[God] sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” God speaks with purpose, and His purpose is always accomplished.
Read the Bible with the expectation that God is using His words to accomplish His purposes in your life.
All of God’s work is done by God’s word.
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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).