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Living a Great-Full Life: How Great Are His Promises
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Living a Great-Full Life: How Great Are His Promises
A familiar mantra among politicians is, “Promises made; promises kept.” While it’s unlikely that any politician has ever kept all of his or her promises, one Person has: God (1 Kings 8:56). We are told that God has given us “great and precious promises” that allow us to share in His “divine nature.” But what are these promises?
In general, they may be the promises Peter preached about on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:14-41)—the coming of Christ and gift of the Holy Spirit. Going back further, they are the promises God made to His people through the patriarchs. Gentiles were excluded from those promises (Ephesians 2:12-13). But having been grafted spiritually into Israel (Romans 11:11-24), we have been made “heirs according to the promise” (Galatians 3:29). Indeed, our promises are “better” (Hebrews 8:6) because Christ is better than all who came before.
Be thankful today that you are an heir of better and greater promises in Christ.
The whole covenant is a bundle of promises.
Thomas Brooks
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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).