Message: Despite present difficulties, we are part of God’s big picture!

Two great questions presented in today’s text:
1. Can God speak supernaturally in His Word?
2. Can God work supernaturally in your life?

The Ram and the Goat
Review of Daniel chapter 2 and 7

Good News: The Rock cut with no human hands crumbles the statue.

Daniel 8
The Vision of a Ram & Goat explained.
The Ram is the Medes and Persia kingdom.
The Ram has 2 horns – 1 short, 1 long.
The Ram runs N,S,E,W.
Only a Goat can stop him.
The Goat is Alexander the Great.

Daniel Then, For Now

Evil May Have It’s Day
Israel was in captivity for 70 years.

Evil rises again and again to resist God’s rule but the story moves persistently forward to the conclusion God intends.

God Will Have His Say
God knows the measure of evil.
*note the precision of prophecy

God Knows Evil Will End
Babylon falls - Alexander the Great dies young - Antiochus Epiphanes dies

None is greater than God!!

Wake Up!
Daniel was sickened but he went back to living.

Don’t run away from…

The __________ of the Book

The __________ of Life

The __________ King

All that this world is overrun with should cause us to run to God!

ANSWERS

Don’t run away from….
The Author of the Book
The Creator of Life
The Ruling, Returning King