Hope Sabbath School

The Seventh-day Adventist Church was born from within the pages of the book of Daniel, our study for this quarter.

As we study Daniel, there is one important thing to keep in mind: the true hero of the book is God.

Although the rise and fall of nations, ideologies and political parties seem to happen at the discretion of human whim alone, Daniel 2 shows that it is the God of heaven who actually moves human history to its grand finale.

While facing the threat of death because of the issue of worship might seem a thing of some pre-scientific and superstitious age, Scripture reveals that at the end of time, when the world has greatly “advanced”, something similar will unfold, but on a worldwide scale.

Pride led to Lucifer’s fall, so now he instills pride in men, thus leading them to be against God and, so, to go down a path toward destruction.

In Daniel 5, the Word of God gives us a powerful example of human hubris that ends in a stunning and dramatic way.

Daniel’s experience with persecution serves as a paradigm for God’s people in the time of the end.

Unpacking the vision of Daniel 7.

Whereas Daniel 7 shows the heavenly tribunal and the Son of man receiving the kingdom, Daniel 8 shows the purification of the heavenly sanctuary.

In crucial moments of his life, Daniel resorts to prayer in order to cope with the challenges that lie before him. In chapter 9 we find one these prayers—arguably one of the greatest prayers of the Bible.

Ultimately, our success in the conflict rests on Jesus Christ, who alone defeated Satan at the cross.

At the end of the day, evil will end—and God's eternal kingdom will be established.

The book of Daniel begins with Nebuchadnezzar invading Judea and taking captives to Babylon; the book of Daniel concludes, in contrast, with Michael standing up to deliver God’s people from end-time Babylon.