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Living inthe Ageof Signs
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Living in the Age of Signs
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Curiosity
Today’s Audio Devotion:
Curiosity
There is an odd vehicle bouncing over the landscape of Mars. Its name was chosen from a nationwide student contest that attracted more than nine-thousand ideas. NASA’s rover is called Curiosity. The Kansas student who suggested the name said, “Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyone’s mind.”1
Curiosity even burns in the minds of angels. Peter told us the angels long to “look into” the things we experience in salvation. The original Greek word means “to stoop down, bend over, and peer intently into something.” It was also used for peering out a window to catch a glimpse of the sight below. How remarkable to ponder! We are privileged to experience something that intrigues the angels. According to Luke 15:7, they rejoice when any human being repents and turns to the Savior.
Knowing this should make us appreciate all the more the inheritance we have in Christ. What a privilege to enjoy blessings that make the curious angels sing!
Angels now are hovering round us… wondering at the love that crowned us.
Thomas Olivers
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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).