Daniel 12

"HOW LONG TILL THE END?"

Intro: The Jewish people have endured great suffering and persecution.

Many times they were conquered and subjugated by their ancient

enemies. They were finally dispersed by the Assyrians and

Babylonians, but a remnant returned and rebuilt from the ashes.

Finally, Rome conquered and crushed the nation in 68-70. Scattered

throughout the world they have been persecuted and discriminated.

Spanish Inquisition, German Holocaust. Today in Russia and

especially Ethiopia.

I. DANIEL PREDICTS A TIME OF TROUBLE GREATER THAN ANYTHING IN THEIR

HISTORY.

A. Jesus confirms this prophesy, Matt. 24:21.

B. The book of Revelation gives great details 6-18.

C. When you are suffering, time seems to stand still.

1. One dominant question, "How long will this last.

a. If I can see a termination point, it helps.

2. Daniel heard someone ask the question, "How long to the

end of these matters?"

a. The answer came back, "for a time, times, and a

half."

3. Daniel did not understand, so he repeated the question.

a. "From the time the daily sacrifice is taken

away and abomination of desolation set up. One

thousand two hundred and ninety days."

II. WHAT DOES ALL OF THIS MEAN?

A. There is to rise out of Western Europe a ten nation federation.

1. Out of this federation will come an awesome, powerful

leader.

2. He will come on a platform of peace, but he will be

endowed with the powers of hell.

3. He will make a treaty with Israel and they will rebuild

the temple and reinstitute the sacrifice.

4. Three and a half years after the treaty is signed he

will come to Jerusalem and enter into the holy place of

the temple declaring that he is God, and demand to be

worshipped.

a. Interesting how desperately Satan desires to be

worshipped.

b. He promised Jesus the kingdoms of this world if

He would only worship him.

5. This event will be the trigger to mark the count down

to the end.

a. It will produce the great tribulation.

b. God's judgment will fall upon men who refused

to worship Him but are now worshipping this

satanic pseudo-messiah.

c. For 1290 days, the earth will be purged by

cataclysm events.

6. Then Jesus will return to the earth with His church to

establish God's Kingdom on the earth.

7. Matt. 25:31, Jesus will then gather the nations for

judgment.

a. At this judgment, it will be determined who of

those who survived the great tribulation will

be allowed into the Kingdom age.

b. It would appear this will take 4-5 days.

So blessed is he who comes to the 1335th day. He's in the Kingdom!