To attack Jerusalem is extremely serious. We never think that the Word of God can make
us ill as well as heal us. I refer you to Matthew Chapter 24 verse
15. Christ is coming. Antiochus Epiphanes made life intolerable for the Jews, the chosen people
of God. Let that make you well.The last animal to appear will be the Lamb
of God or more accurately the Ram of God.What lessons flow from Daniel Chapter 8?1.Be
careful as to which leaders you follow.2.Prosperity does not necessarily mean we are living in
accordance with the truth of God.3.Keep on watching and be a watchman.4.Be prepared to be
upset by what you might see.5.Do not be too surprised if people seek to make
your life intolerable. She was not safe, and she is not safe today.What made Daniel
so ill was God's indignation against Israel's transgression.How did Antiochus get into Jerusalem? Israel was
reading Greek philosophers, and giving Greek names, and playing Greek sports, and these were performed
in total nudity, and that was forbidden in Israel from The Word of God.Antiochus found
a Greek city, with Greek ways and nike requin Greek language and dress, and all he had
to do was walk in and take it.And it was the priests who had allowed
this to happen. What happened was one of the consequences of the visions revealed to
Daniel the prophet and top Civil Servant in Daniel Chapter 8 in the Old Testament
part of the Scriptures.Do people try to make life intolerable for you? If you are
a leader be a good leader. He was broken physical wreck, suffering from colic and
manic depression. Jesus Christ knew what was in the book of Daniel.Do we have to
go through something like this all again? How will we react when the anti-Christ arises
and appears? Will he find people who have already accepted his ways and his culture?The
Jews have always been a warning to us. To attack Israel is never wise.He nearly
stamped out Jerusalem It was almost gone, and one faithful priest and his five sons
stopped him, and it was the Maccabees family.Handel wrote a musical work after this incident,
called Judas Maccabees.After all this Daniel felt ill for days. If you are in nike tn a
position of responsibility and authority, display understanding leadership.The Bible has so much to teach about
leadership and in these pages we learn of bad leadership and good leadership.Do read that
amazingly profound text in Daniel Chapter 8.Daniel heard two angels. He asked, "For how long
will this last?" He was informed it would last for 2,300 days.It was in the
year 171 BC that Antiochus deposed the High Priest, and he dies in 165 BC
some 2,300 days later. Daniel saw all this coming.It was as if God was saying,
"If they want to be Greek let them have a Greek leader."Antiochus was the anti-Christ
of the Old Testament, a type of foreshadow of the anti- Christ of the New
Testament who is yet to come.People said when he put the pork on the altar
in Jerusalem he had put the abomination of desolation where it ought not to be
and Jesus Christ referred to this in the last week of his life on earth.
He broadcasts regularly on WSHO radio out of New Orleans, and writes a weekly commentary
at http://www.studylight.org entitled "Word from Scotland" on various biblical themes, as well as a weekly
newspaper column. and B.D. This man caused havoc and chaos. 6.Jesus Christ was familiar with
the Book of Daniel, and as we follow Jesus so should we.Sandy Shaw is Pastor
of Nairn Christian Fellowship, Chaplain at Inverness Prison, and Nairn Academy, and serves on The
Children's Panel in Scotland, and has travelled extensively over these past years teaching, speaking, in
America, Canada, South Africa, Australia, making 12 visits to Israel conducting Tours and Pilgrimages, and
most recently in Uganda and Kenya, ministering at Pastors and Leaders Seminars, in the poor
areas surrounding Kampala, Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu. Do not allow the philosophy and deception of
the world to deceive you.Remain faithful to Jesus. Do not assimilate the things of others.Do
not readily accept the ideas and culture and the standards of this world. Do you
know why? Now, this is one of the lessons.Israel thought she would be safe when
back in her own land. His M.A. degrees are from The University of Edinburgh, and
he continues to run and exercise regularly to maintain a level of physical fitness..
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