The Dream Is Certain
We have all come to a time when:
- Corruption Is Normal
- Immorality Is Relished
- Truth Is Disregarded
- Men are Elevated Because of Status
- Greed is Fueled by Wealth and Power
- Love Is Sensational
- Spiritualism Is The New Christianity
All these things tell us that we cannot survive in this world much longer.
The best education, the best investments and no amount of money can help us escape from the decrepit state of society; the wasted state of this present world.
We live as if this is it. We are trying our best to hold on to a rope made of sand which is hopelessness Thank God that there is a dream that is certain. The Real New World Order is established...
What is a dream?
Dream - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. Also aspirations or ambitions.
What is certain?
Certain - able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case.
Whatever God says Is certain. This means that whatever God says is already done and has been done.Therefore whenever the Word of God is delivered to a person that Word Is Truth because Truth Is its own verity. We can only Use Truth To Verify Truth. Only God could explain God. That’s why we must ask for the Spirit of Truth to guide...
Two facts about the Word of God
- It Is Living
- It Is Written
Think about life written yet living or alive
Bibles out
The Word of God Is Life Living (Alive).
John 1:1-4.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing
made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
So
Gods Word is ALIVE, there is life inherent in The Word of God, It is LIFE itself
- Hebrews 4:12. For the word of God [is] quick (meaning Alive), and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
- Isaiah 55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.
The Word of God - This Life is also written
- Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
- Exodus 31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
- 1 Corinthians 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.
Recap
Dream - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep. Certain - able to be firmly relied on to happen or be the case.
Whatever God says Is certain. This means that whatever God says is already done and has been done. Therefore whenever the Word of God is delivered to a person that Word Is Truth because Truth Is its own verity. We can only Use Truth To Verify Truth.
The Living Word and The Written Word, was revealed to both John and Daniel in visions and dreams.
Brief Comparison of Daniel and John
Daniel 1:8,17.
8 ...But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.
Daniel 2:17-21.
17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:
18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon.
19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Daniel 2:27-29,45,47.
27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men], the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the king;
28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came [into thy mind] upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.
45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth [it is], that your God [is] a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.
From Daniel 1 & 2 we learnt that
- Obedience to God is paramount
- God Grants the power to fulfill His Calling
- We must seek God for wisdom
- The accreditation or qualifications of this world CANNOT qualify anyone for the handling of eternal matters
- Whatever God reveals to His servants SHALL come to pass
- The heathen (the person who does not adhere to God) WILL acknowledge the power of God as supreme
Revelation 1:1-3,10,19.
1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant John:
2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.
3 Blessed [is] he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time [is] at hand.
10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet,
19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;
From Revelation 1 we learnt that
- It Is The Word of God – The testimony of Jesus
- Gods revealed Word is authentic – it is Truth, Original, and Pure
- It is revealed when abiding in the Spirit of Truth
- It contain matters of an eternal nature
- It reveals what is to come shortly
- There is a blessing for those who hear (LISTEN), read (UNDERSTAND) and keep (COMPLY and OBEY)
Quote – Daniel {4BC 1166.5,6}
The light that Daniel received direct from God was given especially for these last days. The visions he saw by the banks of the Ulai and the Hiddekel, the great rivers of Shinar, are now in process of fulfillment, and all the events foretold will soon have come to pass (Letter 57, 1896).
...When Daniel was in Babylon, he was beset with temptations of which we have never dreamed, and he realized that he must keep his body under. He purposed in his heart that he would not drink of the king's wine or eat of his dainties. He knew that in order to come off a victor, he must have clear mental perceptions, that he might discern between right and wrong. While he was working on his part, God worked also, and gave him "knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams." This is the way God worked for Daniel; and He does not propose to do any differently now. Man must cooperate with God in carrying out the plan of salvation (RH April 2, 1889).
To Daniel God revealed the light of His purposes, which had been hidden for many generations. He chose that Daniel should see in vision the light of His truth, and reflect this light on the proud kingdom of Babylon...
Quote – Revelation {7BC 953.9, 954.2}
The instruction to be communicated to John was so important that Christ came from heaven to give it to His servant, telling him to send it to the churches. This instruction is to be the object of our careful and prayerful study; for we are living in a time when men who are not under the teaching of the Holy Spirit will bring in false theories. These men have been standing in high places, and they have ambitious projects to carry out. They seek to exalt themselves, and to revolutionize the whole showing of things. God has given us special instruction to guard usagainst such ones. He bade John write in a book that which should take place in the closing scenes of this earth's history (MS 129, 1905).
...Many have entertained the idea that the book of Revelation is a sealed book, and they will not devote time and study to its mysteries. They say that they are to keep looking to the glories of salvation, and that the mysteries revealed to John on the Isle of Patmos are worthy of less consideration than these. But God does not so regard this book. . . .
The book of Revelation opens to the world what has been, what is, and what is to come; it is for our instruction upon whom the ends of the world are come. It should be studied with reverential awe. We are privileged in knowing what is for our learning. . . .
The Dream Is Certain
Ezekiel 3:11.
11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear.
Let Us Choose to Take God at His Word
Amen
Extra Reading
Especially for Last Days.--Read the book of Daniel. Call up, point by point, the history of the kingdoms there represented. Behold statesmen, councils, powerful armies, and see how God wrought to abase the pride of men, and lay human glory in the dust. God alone is represented as great. In the vision of the prophet He is seen casting down one mighty ruler, and setting up another. He is revealed as the monarch of the universe, about to set up His everlasting kingdom-- the Ancient of days, the living God, the Source of all wisdom, the Ruler of the present, the Revealer of the future. Read, and understand how poor, how frail, how short-lived, how erring, how guilty is man in lifting up his soul unto vanity. . . . {4BC 1166.4}.
. On the despot king was permitted to flash light from the throne of God. Nebuchadnezzar was shown that the God of heaven was ruler over all the monarchs and kings of earth. His name was to go forth as the God over all gods. God desired Nebuchadnezzar to understand that the rulers of earthly kingdoms had a ruler in the heavens. God's faithfulness in rescuing the three captives from the flames and vindicating their course of action showed His wonderful power. {4BC 1169.3}.
Great light shone forth from Daniel and his companions. Glorious things were spoken of Zion, the city of the Lord. Thus the Lord designs that spiritual light shall shine from His faithful watchmen in these last days. If the saints in the Old Testament bore such a decided testimony of loyalty, how should God's people today, having the accumulated light of centuries, shine forth, when the prophecies of the Old Testament shed their veiled glory into the future (Letter 32, 1899)! {4BC 1169.4}.
The Trustee of Divine Revelation.--[Revelation 1:1, 2 quoted.] The whole Bible is a revelation; for all revelation to men comes through Christ, and all centers in Him. God has spoken unto us by His Son, whose we are by creation and by redemption. Christ came to John exiled on the Isle of Patmos to give him the truth for these last days, to show him that which must shortly come to pass. Jesus Christ is the great trustee of divine revelation. It is through Him that we have a knowledge of what we are to look for in the closing scenes of this earth's history. God gave this revelation to Christ, and Christ communicated the same to John. {7BC 953.7}.
John, the beloved disciple, was the one chosen to receive this revelation. He was the last survivor of the first chosen disciples. Under the New Testament dispensation he was honored as the prophet Daniel was honored under the Old Testament dispensation. {7BC 953.8}.
The Lord Himself revealed to His servant John the mysteries of the book of Revelation, and He designs that they shall be open to the study of all. In this book are depicted scenes that are now in the past, and some of eternal interest that are taking place around us; other of its prophecies will not receive their complete fulfillment until the close of time, when the last great conflict between the powers of darkness and the Prince of heaven will take place (RH Aug. 31, 1897). {7BC 954.3}