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As The World Turns
Today’s Audio Devotion:
As The World Turns
Israel, China, Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Cuba, India, Nigeria. Every single day bad news circles the globe from each of the world’s nearly two hundred nations. Yes, good things are happening too, but most of them are not reported. It’s the disasters, wars, famines, and woes that capture the press and beam onto our screens.
But God is at work too. When awful things are happening all around us, we as Christians are called to “trust in the Lord and do good.” No matter what others are doing, we’re to have confidence that God is in control so we can “feed on His faithfulness” every day (Psalm 37:3). We can form our opinions about world conditions, and we can do what we can. We can pray and give and sometimes go.
Yet often the Lord wants us to look around us, trust Him where we are, acknowledge His reign and rule, and do the work He sets before us. So do not fret because of evildoers. The world is going to spin on its axis every 24 hours regardless of what is happening on its surface. So as the world turns, trust in its Maker and do good.
Faith cures fretting.
Charles Spurgeon
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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).