SHINE LIKE THE STARS FOREVER AND EVER

Daniel             12:1-13

Key Verse       12:3

* The wise will shine like the brightness of heavens (1-4)

1.What will happen to the people of God in the end time, considering Daniel 11:20-45 together? (1-2; Mt 24:21)  What are their responses to the time of distress and what are God’s promises? (1b-2, 13)  Which people does God use as the main characters in the end times? (3)  Why are they like “the stars for ever and ever”?  In what ways can we shine like the stars forever?

2.Why does God command Daniel to “roll up and seal the words of the scroll”? What does God’s command mean? (4) What do we learn from God who gave Daniel such a mission?  How can we “roll up and seal” God’s Word for spiritual revival in this generation?

* The Final Victory of God’s People (5-13)

3.What is the man’s answer to the question in regard to the time of “completion of all these things”? (5-7)  What does he mean by saying “When the power of the holy people has been finally broken”?  Why does the man instruct Daniel to go his way instead of giving a clear answer? (9)

4.Which of the two types of people are there in the end times? (10-11)  How can we belong to the wise?  What might you tell about the meaning of “1290 days” and “1335 days” for God’s people in relation to the time of distress? (11-12)  What message does  “wait for and reach the end” give us?  What comforting word and confidence does God give to us? (13; Rom 8:17-18)

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