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Psalms 32:11

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, for praise from the upright is beautiful.

Abiding love surrounds those who trust in the Lord God, so rejoice in Him, and shout for joy, all those who obey God.

 

Psalms 100

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all you people of the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness. Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the Lord, He is God. It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto Him and bless His name.

For the Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.

Give thanks to God and bless His holy name. For the Lord is always good.

God is always loving and kind, and His faithfulness goes on and on to each succeeding generations.

 

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.

In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.

Trust in God and do not depend on your own understanding.

Seek God’s will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.

 

1 Peter 1:3-5

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

To an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you.

God will keep us by His mighty power and by our faith in Him, and He offers us salvation and eternal life ready to be revealed in the last time.

All honour to God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; for it is His boundless mercy that has given us the privilege  of being born again, so that we are now members of God’s own family.

Now we live in the hope of eternal life because Jesus Christ died for our sins and rose again, and is in Heaven with our Heavenly Father.

And God has reserved for His children, the priceless gift of eternal life; it is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay.

And God in His mighty power will make sure that you receive it, because you have accepted His Son, Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord, and because you trust in God.

Even though the going is rough for a while down here, be truly happy because there is wonderful joy and happiness ahead.

Eternal life will be yours on that last day. So be truly glad.

 

 

 

Daniel 2

What a great day that will be when God sets up His Kingdom, and Jesus will rule as Kings of kings and Lord of lords forever. And there will be no end to the Kingdom of God.

I want to be in that Kingdom, and I hope you do too.

Hebrews 11:10

Abraham was confidently looking forward to a city with eternal foundations, whose builder and maker is God. A  city whose architect and builder is God.

Only those who have accepted Jesus as their personal Savior and Lord, and are now part of the family of God will inherit eternal life and be in the Heavenly Kingdom.

We can see that we are living in the time of the end, as the words of the song says:

“Signs of the times are everywhere – keep your eyes on the eastern skies – lift up your heads – redemption draws near.

Jesus coming is very soon, and sin and its effect, eg.  suffering, death, and disease, grief and sorrow and evil will be over.

Lord, we look forward to that day when  your face we shall see. Please help us to be ready to meet you in the clouds of heaven.

Trust in Jesus, Who is the author and finisher of your faith. He will keep you faithful.

Jesus says, “Be faithful and I will give you a crown of life.”

Prayer.

Our Father in Heaven, what a mighty God You are, and we praise and honour You.

Thank You Lord God for revealing to Daniel the dream of Nebuchadnezzar and it meaning.

Lord, what You revealed is exactly what has happened in world history.

Now Lord, we are in time of distress of nations and all kinds of trials and tribulations.

But Lord, we have this hope within our hearts, hope in the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus. When Your Heavenly Kingdom will be set up, and there will be no more sin for the former things will pass away.

Lord Jesus, we look forward to that day when we will see Your face and worship You forever. When we will live in peace and harmony and interact with You and all the Holy angels.

Lord Jesus, please forgive of all our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We accept You as our personal Saviour and Lord, and we thank You for dying on Calvary’s cross to redeem us back to our Father God, the Great Creator and Sustainer of all life.

Lord, we ask You to increase our faith in You each and every day, and may we be always ready to meet You. We ask that You save us in Your Eternal Kingdom, we pray.

In Jesus’s name, Amen.

 

 

 

 

Last week we looked at king Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, and the interpretation God gave to Daniel in a vision.

We will review some key points today. Nebuchadnezzar was thinking about what would happen in the future, and he had a dream about future events.

However, king Nebuchadnezzar could not remember what he had dreamed about, but he knew it was important.

So he called all his wise men and astrologers to tell him the dream and its meaning, but they could not do so.

But Daniel who served the true and living God, prayed and asked God to reveal to him the dream and its interpretation.

And God did.

King Nebuchadnezzar saw an image in his dream -the head was made of gold, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of brass, legs of iron, and feet part iron and part clay.

Babylon was the first empire to rule the entire world.  605 BC – 539 BC.  (Head of Gold)  The ruins of Babylon can be found in modern day Iraq.

Medes and Persians Empire 539 BC – 331 BC (Breast and arms of Silver) This is now modern day Iran.

Greece – 331 BC – 146 BC ( Belly and Thighs of Brass) Greece is still around, but no longer a world empire.

Rome – 146 BC- 476 AD (Legs of Iron) Rome is no longer a world empire.

Divided Nations – 476 AD – present day.

There is no longer any world empire that rules the entire world, although we do have super powers eg. U.S.A. Different nations have tried to set up empires eg. the British but they have failed in their attempt to rule the entire world and have collapse.

God’s Kingdom – Stone Rock cut out without hands. This kingdom will last forever.

We are living in the time of Divided Nations, where each country rules itself – just as the prophets said. This is the time just before Jesus returns and set us His everlasting Kingdom, that will last forever.

The God of Heaven will soon set up His everlasting Kingdom that will last for all eternity.

“We look for a Kingdom, whose builder and maker is God.”

What a great day that will be when God sets up His eternal Kingdom.

Revelation 21:4

“And God shall wipe away all tears from our eyes, there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There will be no more pain, for the former things are passed away.”

Then He Who sat on the Throne said, ” Behold, I make all things new.”

What a great day it will be when there will be no more diseases, pestilences, wars and famine and suffering.

Instead, there will be peace, joy, happiness, love and contentment, and we will see Jesus, our Saviour, and worship God, the only true and living God and  Creator and Sustainer of all life forever and ever.

To Be Continued.

 

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope, fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

 

 

Matthew 24:42

Jesus says, ” Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.”

Revelation 1:7

Behold, He is coming with clouds and every eye will see Him, even they who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. Even so. Amen.

1 Thessalonians 4:16-18

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.

Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to  meet the Lord in the air, and so shall we always be with the Lord.”

Therefore, comfort one another with these words.

 

 

Hebrews 11:6

Without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever comes to Him, must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.

You can never please God without faith, without  depending on Him. Anyone who wants to come to God, must believe that there is a God, and that He rewards those who sincerely look for Him.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near.

Let the wicked forsake his ways and the unrighteousness man his thoughts.

Let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy on him,  and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

 

 

 

 

Daniel 2

Listing of King Nebuchadnezzar’s image.

Head of Gold

Babylon                               –   605 BC – 539 BC

Breasts and Arms of Silver

Medes and Persians    –  539 BC – 331 BC

Belly & Thighs of Bronze

Greece                                 –  331 BC  – 146 BC

Legs of Iron

Rome                                   –    146 BC   –  476 AD

Feet Iron & Clay

Divided Nations               –       476AD   – Present time

Stone Rock                          –        Kingdom of God – forever.

BC    –    Before Christ.

AD    –    After Death of Christ.

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