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Revelation INTRODUCTIONRevelation reports a vision seen by the Apostle John while exiled to the island of Patmos, in the mid A.D. 90s. At the time the church was undergoing persecution, and the book was intended to encourage believers suffering for their faith.A variety of schemes for interpreting Revelation have been developed. It has been treatedContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

VISIONS OF THE ENDDaniel 10–12 “He will exalt and magnify himself above every god and will say unheard-of things about the God of gods. He will be successful until the time of wrath is completed” (Dan. 11:36). Among the great movements of peoples and armies described in this chapter, the character of God’s opponents standsContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

VISIONS OF THE FUTUREDaniel 7–9 “I am going to tell you what will happen later in the time of wrath, because the vision concerns the appointed time of the end” (Dan. 8:19). Elements of Daniel’s visions of the future have already been fulfilled. Others still await fulfillment. BackgroundThe last half of Daniel is filled withContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

TALES OF THREE RULERSDaniel 4–6 “People must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. For He is the living God and He endures forever; His kingdom will not be destroyed, His dominion will never end. He rescues and He saves; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth” (Dan. 6:26–27). ThroughoutContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”

Daniel INTRODUCTIONDaniel contains the memoirs of a young Jewish captive taken to Babylon in 605 B.C. He with other youthful members of the Judean nobility were trained for posts as civil servants in Nebuchadnezzar’s administration. The incidents and prophecies recorded in this little book span Daniel’s 70-year career as a high government official.The first halfContinue reading “The 365-Day Devotional Commentary”