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Out With the Old
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Out With the Old
The turning of the year reminds us time is fleeting, the past is unalterable, the future is uncertain, and our God is unchanging!
We can say, “Lord, thank You for Your faithfulness during all this dying year. There were good days and bad ones, but there were no days without Your constant grace and care. My mistakes and sins are covered with the blood. My victories are committed to You. Now, help me to anticipate the new graces before me—the blessings, the guidance, the opportunities, the promises. May I perceive Your ways. May I foresee by faith Your path forward and the springs You will give me in the desert.”
You can record that prayer as your own, or you can write out a prayer in your own words. There’s not a better plan than recording your thoughts in the form of a prayer as the old goes out and the new comes in.
Another year is dawning! Dear Father, let it be, in working or in waiting another year with Thee.
Frances Ridley Havergal
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Some 2,600 years ago, God gave King Nebuchadnezzar a dream. In this dream, the king saw a five–part statue made of five different metals (see Daniel 2). Each section represented an empire, beginning with Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon. Four of these empires have already risen and fallen in history—a clear fulfillment of Daniel's prophetic interpretation. The fifth and final empire indicates a future Europe—a ten nation coalition that will unite under the Antichrist's rule.
You can read about the King's dream and Daniel's interpretation in Daniel 2, but let's take a quick visual look at what you will find:
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King Nebuchadnezzar's Babylon
Daniel's words to the king are clear. "You are this head of gold" (Daniel 2:37–38).
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Medo–Persian Empire
The Medo–Persian Empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC and remained in power for approximately two hundred years (Daniel 5:28).
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Grecian Empire
Greece's Empire succeeded the Medo–Persians (Daniel 8:21).
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Roman Empire
When the Grecian empire was conquered by Rome, all the lands and peoples of the previous kingdoms were assimilated into the Roman Empire through the strengths of the "iron legions of Rome" (Daniel 2:40).
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Future European Coalition
This empire has not yet risen. Daniel foretells a time when the Roman Empire—Europe—will consist of ten kingdoms or leaders. The future Roman Empire will be present on the earth when God sets up His earthly kingdom (Daniel 2:44).