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Living in the Age of Signs
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High Time!
Today’s Audio Devotion:
High Time!
Dr. J. Frank Pantridge was a cardiologist at Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. He knew that people who die from heart attacks often do so within an hour of the attack. So in 1965, Pantridge developed the first portable defibrillator and had it installed in an ambulance. His invention has helped paramedics around the world save many lives.
When it comes to spiritual heart trouble, believers are like God’s paramedics. The Lord has stationed us all over the world to provide the medicine of the Gospel urgently and effectively. We sometimes think there’s lots of time left for us to share the Gospel with someone. But maybe not! We never know when the other person will die, when we ourselves will be called to heaven, or when the Lord Jesus will come for us in the clouds. The brevity of life and the imminent return of Christ should motivate us to share the Gospel whenever and wherever we can, to whomever we can.
Today, look for an opportunity to share the Gospel with someone in need!
The gospel is only good news if it gets there in time.
Carl F. H. Henry
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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).