Again looking to Daniel, as to the signs of the end of the age, as instructed by Jesus, in Mathew chapter 24. In Daniel's writings, Chapter 9, Daniel is now in a supplication mode after seeing the visions that he was shown. He now in verses 6 -16, confesses the short comings of Israel and acknowledges that he understands why this will befall Israel and cries out for forgiveness. He then prays to God to take action for His own sake because of the City called by His name. Verse 13 is telling, when Daniel says,
" As it is written in Moses, all this calamity has come on us; yet we have
not sought the favor of the Lord our God by turning from our iniquity and
giving attention to Thy truth."
Jesus is the Truth. Remember, by now Daniel has seen in one of his visions the resurrected Lord on His throne and one like the Son of Man. Daniel saw Jesus, and all that he had perceived in his religious mind, had been transformed to understand that reality was way beyond what he could have perceived by his earthly religious practices. He then knew the plan of God's salvation for Israel and overflowing to the gentiles, was a sacrificed and risen Lord, that was rejected by Israel when He came. He now understood that by their rejection and reluctance to acknowledge Jesus as their Lord, has lead to the calamity that Daniel saw befall Israel in the end times. So whether you are of the line of Jacob or a gentile, please know that reality is way beyond what we may perceive by our earthly religious practices. That the simplicity of the Truth may contain more wisdom than the confusion of man's attempt to please God by their religious practices. When all is said and done, true religion is summed up in this: Jesus stands outside the hearts door and knocks, and if anyone hears His voice ( every time you hear this word it is His voice ) and lets Him in; He will come into your soul and make you a New Creation, born of above. You can read previous blogs to get more detail on this. Peace to you.
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