💥(NOTES B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅Book Of Ephesians Ch 1️⃣✅ WEEK 2 PART 2️⃣ 📍 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ 📍 ●Paul's Explanation of The 15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ Continues● ●Holy and Blameless (v.4) ● ●In His Love (v.4) ● ●Predestined to Adoption (v.5) ● ●Accepted in to the Beloved● ●The Basis Of Adoption● With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 17, 2024 ●5. Accepted in the Beloved (v.6) You are not rejected. You are not an outcast. You are not unworthy of approval. The Creator of the universe accepts you in Christ. You have been relationally reconciled in Christ and are pleasing to God. You might not have health in all of your relationships right now, but, in Christ, there is nothing between you and God today. Paul says that we were predestined for adoption as his children. Adoption carries so many significant truths. ●First, the one adopting pays a great price. The cost for our adoption to become children of God was the blood of Jesus. His blood is the means that secured our adoption. The highest price that could ever be conceived, the death of the Son of God, was what was necessary to adopt us. ●Second, the one being adopted cannot will the adoption to happen. If God did not want to adopt us sinners as his children, then we could not have been adopted. Third, adoption means you are part of a new, permanent family. There is nothing temporary about adoption. You are given all the rights and privileges of the family. It is as if you are born into the family by blood once you are adopted. God signed the adoption papers for you with the blood of Christ. Your identity is secured in this new family. Before we could do anything, before we even existed, God chose to adopt us. ●THE BASIS OF ADOPTION● ●Why did God do this for us? Notice the beginning of the sentence which is found at the end of verse 4: “In love he predestined us for adoption.” The basis of our adoption is his own love for us. Can we begin to see and try to understand the depths of God’s love for us? Can we try to get our minds around the idea that God is acting for us, like a parent on the basis of love? ●God’s love for you is deeper than you have for your own children.● ●God has chosen to adopt you. Listen to how the apostle John proclaimed this desire for our hearts.● See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! (1 John 3:1 NIV) Do we see this love? ●The second reason God predestined us for adoption was because of “the purpose of his will.●” I think the NKJV has a good interpretation, “according to the good pleasure of his will.” Our adoption was the plan of God and that plan came from his own good pleasure. This is what God desired to do and God accomplished that will. ●Salvation is not some accident or afterthought on the part of God. His purpose and desire was always to draw you to himself. God wanted you to be his child.●

💥(NOTES A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅Book Of Ephesians Ch 1️⃣✅ WEEK 2 PART 2️⃣ 📍 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ 📍 ●Paul's Explanation of The 15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ Continues● ●Holy and Blameless (v.4) ● ●In His Love (v.4) ● ●Predestined to Adoption (v.5) ● ●Accepted in to the Beloved● ●The Basis Of Adoption● With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 17, 2024 ●Paul's Explanation of The 15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ Continues● God made a promise to open the doors of access to the whole world to belong in relationship to him. But our election calls for us to continue in faith toward the one who called us. ●2. Holy and Blameless (v.4) This is the second heavenly blessing. Notice how this fits what Paul goes on to teach. He does not end the sentence that he just chose people. ●Notice that he chose us to be holy and blameless before him. God has not elected us to remain sinners. The process does not stop with the election. God has not selected us to continue in sin. God has called us to be holy. Israel was called to be holy and blameless and now we are that chosen people (Deuteronomy 18:13; Exodus 19:6). ●Therefore, the test of our election is the holiness of our lives. We do not belong to the elect if we are not living holy lives before him. ●Notice that the apostle Paul, in a parallel text, makes the same point to the Colossians: And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. (Colossians 1:21-23 ESV)● ●In Christ, you are holy and blameless. This means you are fit to serve Him and worship Him despite your shortcomings.● God enjoys you when you approach Him and He gladly moves through your life to touch others, not because of your own righteousness, but because of the righteousness of Christ that has been imputed or attributed to you. ●The apostle Peter puts it this way. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:10-11 NIV) ●The apostle Paul instructed the Corinthians in the same manner. Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? - unless indeed you fail to meet the test! (2 Corinthians 13:5 ESV) ●We have been called/elected/chosen to be holy and blameless before him. This happens by continuing firmly in the faith and not shifting away from the gospel which called us. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. (Ephesians 1:4-6 ESV) ●3. . In His Love (v.4) In Christ you stand in agape or unconditional love. You cannot earn it. Today, you are unconditionally loved in Christ. Have you received it? Make the following confession today, “Jesus, I receive your unconditional love.” ●4. Predestined to Adoption (v.5) God has predetermined to call you His own in Christ. -Predestined- The word “predestined” means what it sounds like - “to decide beforehand, mark out beforehand, to determine beforehand.” God decided in advance. I want us to stop and think about this statement for a minute. ●People want to know the purpose of their lives. Why are we here?● ●God has a purpose for you and every human being before you were ever created. That purpose is to be adopted as his children through Jesus Christ. Our destiny is to enter the family of God so that we might become children of God. God created you to belong to the family in Christ.● ●We were predestined to belong to Jesus. That is what you have been called to. God chose us to be in Christ and decided to bring us into relationship with himself through adoption. To state this another way: God determined in advance that those who are in Christ would be his people.●

💥NOTES (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Ephesians Ch1 WEEK 1 PART 📍 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ📍 ●INTRODUCTION● ●Themes & Doctrines Of Christianity ● ●Your Identity in Christ● ●Apostles Anointed • Saints Set Apart● ●positional sanctification) & (progressive sanctification)● ●15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ (Apostle Paul) ●Chosen before the foundation of the world With Bishop Worrell Hylton September 10, 2024 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ Ephesians Chapter 1 ●TO THE SAINTS WHO ARE IN EPHESUS: Paul described the Ephesian believers as ●God’s holy people (NIV) or saints. It doesn’t mean we are perfect. To be means that you are no longer defined by your sin, but by the righteousness of Christ.● The Greek word ‘hagios‘ translated as saint, means “set apart and dedicated as holy unto the LORD.” That is what we are as Christians (see 1 Peter 2:9,10). ●God's people are holy because of the imputed righteousness of Jesus (cf. Romans 4; II Cor. 5:21). God set us apart as his own "treasured possession" to be a "holy nation" through which God make himself known to the world. ● ●In the New Testament, believers in Jesus Christ are referred to as "saints" or "holy people" because they are set apart by God as the bride of Christ. ● ●A saint is simply a sinner who has discovered the marvelous grace of God through Christ Jesus.● Paul refers to the believers as “those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus.” ●To be sanctified means, “to be made clean, to be separated and set apart for a purpose.”● 1 Corinthians 6:11: “And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” Hebrews 10:10: “We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all.” We are called “to be saints together will all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” ●The word “Sanctify” and “saint” come from the same root word in Greek. Saint is the noun form of sanctified. When you are saved, you are immediately set apart because you now belong to Christ.● It is God's will that we live holy lives (cf. 1:4; 2:10; 4:1; 5:27; Col. 1:22; 3:12; Matt. 5:48). ●Believers are both declared holy (positional sanctification) ●and called to lifestyle holiness (progressive sanctification). Justification and sanctification must be affirmed together! Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:" ●Spiritual blessings are invisible blessings; heavenly gifts that are invisible and intangible, and yet they alone, are able to completely satisfy our souls.● Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. ●Paul gave us 15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ.● ●1. Chosen Before the Foundation of the World (v.4) Notice that this is the first blessing in Christ from the heavenly places that we have received. “He chose us in him before the foundation of the world.” We are chosen by God before He said, let there be light. ●To know you’ve been chosen before the foundation of the world is to know that your life matters. Your existence isn’t an accident or by-product of natural selection. God has been thinking about your destiny before He ever said, “Let there be light.●” ●The imagery of being chosen comes from the Old Testament. Israel was chosen by God. Listen to how Moses describes the selection of Israel in Deuteronomy 7. “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. 7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, 8 but it is because the LORD loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 7:6-8 ESV)● ●There was nothing that Israel did to warrant their selection as God’s people. God simply said, “You are my people” and therefore Israel was set apart from the world to be his people. They were not chosen by God for who they were or what they had done.● In Ephesians 1:3. Paul says that we were chosen to be a holy and blameless people. Moses says the same to Israel that they are a holy people to the Lord, chosen to be his treasured possession. Before the foundation of the world. Paul says that “we were chosen in him before the foundation of the world.” This tells us that our election cannot be based on our actions. God chose us before the creation. Before the worlds were established, we were selected. Before anything was ever made and before any human walked the earth, God says that he chose us in Christ. ●Before anyone was made, God decided that he was going to have you as one of those who would belong to him and therefore, He sets you apart for him.● ● Election means that the existence of the people of God can be explained only on the basis of God’s character, plan, and action, not on some quality in the people who are chosen.● The initiative is always based on God’s grace. Before the foundation of the world were laid, God had determined that all who believed in his Son should be saved. For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob. (Isaiah 14:1 ESV) But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; 9 you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, “You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off”; 10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:8-10 ESV). ●Only two men, Joshua and Caleb, were granted access to the promised land and did not perish in that desert.● The people were elected by God, but few showed themselves to be the offspring of Abraham. ●In the beginning, only the people who had the heritage of being Israelites had access. But even though Israel was elected by God, many of them were not truly God’s people. Then God made a promise to open the doors of access to the whole world to belong in relationship to him.● 💥 But our election calls for us to continue in faith toward the one who called us.💥

💥NOTES (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Ephesians Ch1 WEEK 1 PART 📍 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ📍 ●INTRODUCTION● ●Themes & Doctrines Of Christianity ● ●Your Identity in Christ● ●Apostles Anointed • Saints Set Apart● ●positional sanctification) & (progressive sanctification)● ●15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ (Apostle Paul) ●Chosen before the foundation of the world With Bishop Worrell Hylton September 10, 2024 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ Ephesians Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ●Ephesus was a wealthy port city in the Roman province of Asia. It was a center of learning and was near several key land routes. The apostle Paul wrote this letter to the churches in Ephesus and the surrounding region c. A.D. 62 while imprisoned in Rome (Acts 28). During this time, he also wrote Colossians and Philemon. All three letters were sent with Tychicus and Onesimus. Ephesians offers general instruction in the truths of God’s redemptive work in Christ; the unity of the church among diverse peoples; and proper conduct in the church, the home, and the world. ●Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is different compared to many of the other New Testament letters he wrote. Like Romans, Ephesians was not written so much to address problems in a particular church; more so, it was written to explain some of the great themes and doctrines of Christianity● ●The great themes and doctrines of Christianity● I. All people are by nature spiritually dead. They disobey God’s law and are ruled by Satan (1:7; 2:1-3, 5, 11-12). II. God predestined his people to redemption and holiness in Christ (1:3-14; 2:4, 8-9). III. God’s rich mercy in Christ has saved sinners. This free gift is by grace through faith alone (1:7-8; 2:4-14). IV. Jesus’ saving work was part of redeeming a fallen creation for God. For this, he deserves glory, honor, and authority in this age and the next (1:15-23; 3:1-13). V. Jesus unites Jews and Gentiles into his one body, the church, as a new creation (1:23; 2:10-22; 3:1-21; 4:1-6). VI. Christ’s people are saved to new lives of holiness in thought, word, and deed. They must reject their old, sinful lifestyles (4:1-3, 17-32; 5:1-20). VII. Holiness in life includes submission to proper authorities, in home and family life, and those in authority must care for those in submission to them (5:21-6:9). VIII. Jesus has given powerful gifts to his church. These bring unity, maturity, and defense against the devil and his allies (4:7-16; 6:10-19). ●YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST● As followers of Christ, it is extremely vital that we know and understand our identity in Christ. ●YOU ARE A SAINT Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul "an apostle". ●The term "apostle" comes from the Greek verb "to send" (apostellō). ●This is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew term "messiah" (see Special Topic at Col. 1:1; cf. Dan. 9:25-26; John 1:41; 4:25), which meant "an anointed one" (cf. Matt. 1:16). It implies "one called and equipped by God for a specific task."● ●In the OT three groups of leaders: priests, kings, and prophets were anointed.● Paul says he is an Apostle "by the will of God", Paul was convinced that God had chosen him to be an Apostle. This special sense of calling began at his Damascus road conversion (cf. Acts 9; 22; 26). This was also a theological way of asserting his apostolic authority.

💥(NOTES B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅Book Of Ephesians Ch 1️⃣✅ WEEK 2 PART 2️⃣ 📍 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ 📍 ●Paul's Explanation of The 15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ Continues● ●Holy and Blameless (v.4) ● ●In His Love (v.4) ● ●Predestined to Adoption (v.5) ● ●Accepted in to the Beloved● ●The Basis Of Adoption● With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 17, 2024 ●5. Accepted in the Beloved (v.6) You are not rejected. You are not an outcast. You are not unworthy of approval. The Creator of the universe accepts you in Christ. You have been relationally reconciled in Christ and are pleasing to God. You might not have health in all of your relationships right now, but, in Christ, there is nothing between you and God today. Paul says that we were predestined for adoption as his children. Adoption carries so many significant truths. ●First, the one adopting pays a great price. The cost for our adoption to become children of God was the blood of Jesus. His blood is the means that secured our adoption. The highest price that could ever be conceived, the death of the Son of God, was what was necessary to adopt us. ●Second, the one being adopted cannot will the adoption to happen. If God did not want to adopt us sinners as his children, then we could not have been adopted. Third, adoption means you are part of a new, permanent family. There is nothing temporary about adoption. You are given all the rights and privileges of the family. It is as if you are born into the family by blood once you are adopted. God signed the adoption papers for you with the blood of Christ. Your identity is secured in this new family. Before we could do anything, before we even existed, God chose to adopt us. ●THE BASIS OF ADOPTION● ●Why did God do this for us? Notice the beginning of the sentence which is found at the end of verse 4: “In love he predestined us for adoption.” The basis of our adoption is his own love for us. Can we begin to see and try to understand the depths of God’s love for us? Can we try to get our minds around the idea that God is acting for us, like a parent on the basis of love? ●God’s love for you is deeper than you have for your own children.● ●God has chosen to adopt you. Listen to how the apostle John proclaimed this desire for our hearts.● See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! (1 John 3:1 NIV) Do we see this love? ●The second reason God predestined us for adoption was because of “the purpose of his will.●” I think the NKJV has a good interpretation, “according to the good pleasure of his will.” Our adoption was the plan of God and that plan came from his own good pleasure. This is what God desired to do and God accomplished that will. ●Salvation is not some accident or afterthought on the part of God. His purpose and desire was always to draw you to himself. God wanted you to be his child.●

💥(NOTES A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅Book Of Ephesians Ch 1️⃣✅ WEEK 2 PART 2️⃣ 📍 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ 📍 ●Paul's Explanation of The 15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ Continues● ●Holy and Blameless (v.4) ● ●In His Love (v.4) ● ●Predestined to Adoption (v.5) ● ●Accepted in to the Beloved● ●The Basis Of Adoption● With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 17, 2024 ●Paul's Explanation of The 15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ Continues● God made a promise to open the doors of access to the whole world to belong in relationship to him. But our election calls for us to continue in faith toward the one who called us. ●2. Holy and Blameless (v.4) This is the second heavenly blessing. Notice how this fits what Paul goes on to teach. He does not end the sentence that he just chose people. ●Notice that he chose us to be holy and blameless before him. God has not elected us to remain sinners. The process does not stop with the election. God has not selected us to continue in sin. God has called us to be holy. Israel was called to be holy and blameless and now we are that chosen people (Deuteronomy 18:13; Exodus 19:6). ●Therefore, the test of our election is the holiness of our lives. We do not belong to the elect if we are not living holy lives before him. ●Notice that the apostle Paul, in a parallel text, makes the same point to the Colossians: And you, who once were alienated and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him, if indeed you continue in the faith, stable and steadfast, not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed in all creation under heaven, and of which I, Paul, became a minister. (Colossians 1:21-23 ESV)● ●In Christ, you are holy and blameless. This means you are fit to serve Him and worship Him despite your shortcomings.● God enjoys you when you approach Him and He gladly moves through your life to touch others, not because of your own righteousness, but because of the righteousness of Christ that has been imputed or attributed to you. ●The apostle Peter puts it this way. Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (2 Peter 1:10-11 NIV) ●The apostle Paul instructed the Corinthians in the same manner. Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? - unless indeed you fail to meet the test! (2 Corinthians 13:5 ESV) ●We have been called/elected/chosen to be holy and blameless before him. This happens by continuing firmly in the faith and not shifting away from the gospel which called us. In love he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. (Ephesians 1:4-6 ESV) ●3. . In His Love (v.4) In Christ you stand in agape or unconditional love. You cannot earn it. Today, you are unconditionally loved in Christ. Have you received it? Make the following confession today, “Jesus, I receive your unconditional love.” ●4. Predestined to Adoption (v.5) God has predetermined to call you His own in Christ. -Predestined- The word “predestined” means what it sounds like - “to decide beforehand, mark out beforehand, to determine beforehand.” God decided in advance. I want us to stop and think about this statement for a minute. ●People want to know the purpose of their lives. Why are we here?● ●God has a purpose for you and every human being before you were ever created. That purpose is to be adopted as his children through Jesus Christ. Our destiny is to enter the family of God so that we might become children of God. God created you to belong to the family in Christ.● ●We were predestined to belong to Jesus. That is what you have been called to. God chose us to be in Christ and decided to bring us into relationship with himself through adoption. To state this another way: God determined in advance that those who are in Christ would be his people.●

💥NOTES (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Ephesians Ch1 WEEK 1 PART 📍 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ📍 ●INTRODUCTION● ●Themes & Doctrines Of Christianity ● ●Your Identity in Christ● ●Apostles Anointed • Saints Set Apart● ●positional sanctification) & (progressive sanctification)● ●15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ (Apostle Paul) ●Chosen before the foundation of the world With Bishop Worrell Hylton September 10, 2024 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ Ephesians Chapter 1 ●TO THE SAINTS WHO ARE IN EPHESUS: Paul described the Ephesian believers as ●God’s holy people (NIV) or saints. It doesn’t mean we are perfect. To be means that you are no longer defined by your sin, but by the righteousness of Christ.● The Greek word ‘hagios‘ translated as saint, means “set apart and dedicated as holy unto the LORD.” That is what we are as Christians (see 1 Peter 2:9,10). ●God's people are holy because of the imputed righteousness of Jesus (cf. Romans 4; II Cor. 5:21). God set us apart as his own "treasured possession" to be a "holy nation" through which God make himself known to the world. ● ●In the New Testament, believers in Jesus Christ are referred to as "saints" or "holy people" because they are set apart by God as the bride of Christ. ● ●A saint is simply a sinner who has discovered the marvelous grace of God through Christ Jesus.● Paul refers to the believers as “those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus.” ●To be sanctified means, “to be made clean, to be separated and set apart for a purpose.”● 1 Corinthians 6:11: “And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.” Hebrews 10:10: “We have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once and for all.” We are called “to be saints together will all those who in every place call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” ●The word “Sanctify” and “saint” come from the same root word in Greek. Saint is the noun form of sanctified. When you are saved, you are immediately set apart because you now belong to Christ.● It is God's will that we live holy lives (cf. 1:4; 2:10; 4:1; 5:27; Col. 1:22; 3:12; Matt. 5:48). ●Believers are both declared holy (positional sanctification) ●and called to lifestyle holiness (progressive sanctification). Justification and sanctification must be affirmed together! Ephesians 1:3 "Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:" ●Spiritual blessings are invisible blessings; heavenly gifts that are invisible and intangible, and yet they alone, are able to completely satisfy our souls.● Ephesians 1:4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. ●Paul gave us 15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ.● ●1. Chosen Before the Foundation of the World (v.4) Notice that this is the first blessing in Christ from the heavenly places that we have received. “He chose us in him before the foundation of the world.” We are chosen by God before He said, let there be light. ●To know you’ve been chosen before the foundation of the world is to know that your life matters. Your existence isn’t an accident or by-product of natural selection. God has been thinking about your destiny before He ever said, “Let there be light.●” ●The imagery of being chosen comes from the Old Testament. Israel was chosen by God. Listen to how Moses describes the selection of Israel in Deuteronomy 7. “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth. 7 It was not because you were more in number than any other people that the LORD set his love on you and chose you, for you were the fewest of all peoples, 8 but it is because the LORD loves you and is keeping the oath that he swore to your fathers, that the LORD has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. (Deuteronomy 7:6-8 ESV)● ●There was nothing that Israel did to warrant their selection as God’s people. God simply said, “You are my people” and therefore Israel was set apart from the world to be his people. They were not chosen by God for who they were or what they had done.● In Ephesians 1:3. Paul says that we were chosen to be a holy and blameless people. Moses says the same to Israel that they are a holy people to the Lord, chosen to be his treasured possession. Before the foundation of the world. Paul says that “we were chosen in him before the foundation of the world.” This tells us that our election cannot be based on our actions. God chose us before the creation. Before the worlds were established, we were selected. Before anything was ever made and before any human walked the earth, God says that he chose us in Christ. ●Before anyone was made, God decided that he was going to have you as one of those who would belong to him and therefore, He sets you apart for him.● ● Election means that the existence of the people of God can be explained only on the basis of God’s character, plan, and action, not on some quality in the people who are chosen.● The initiative is always based on God’s grace. Before the foundation of the world were laid, God had determined that all who believed in his Son should be saved. For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob and will again choose Israel, and will set them in their own land, and sojourners will join them and will attach themselves to the house of Jacob. (Isaiah 14:1 ESV) But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; 9 you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, “You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off”; 10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:8-10 ESV). ●Only two men, Joshua and Caleb, were granted access to the promised land and did not perish in that desert.● The people were elected by God, but few showed themselves to be the offspring of Abraham. ●In the beginning, only the people who had the heritage of being Israelites had access. But even though Israel was elected by God, many of them were not truly God’s people. Then God made a promise to open the doors of access to the whole world to belong in relationship to him.● 💥 But our election calls for us to continue in faith toward the one who called us.💥

💥NOTES (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Ephesians Ch1 WEEK 1 PART 📍 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ📍 ●INTRODUCTION● ●Themes & Doctrines Of Christianity ● ●Your Identity in Christ● ●Apostles Anointed • Saints Set Apart● ●positional sanctification) & (progressive sanctification)● ●15 Spiritual Blessings We Have In Christ (Apostle Paul) ●Chosen before the foundation of the world With Bishop Worrell Hylton September 10, 2024 God’s Plan Is To Lavish You With All Spiritual Blessings In Christ Ephesians Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ●Ephesus was a wealthy port city in the Roman province of Asia. It was a center of learning and was near several key land routes. The apostle Paul wrote this letter to the churches in Ephesus and the surrounding region c. A.D. 62 while imprisoned in Rome (Acts 28). During this time, he also wrote Colossians and Philemon. All three letters were sent with Tychicus and Onesimus. Ephesians offers general instruction in the truths of God’s redemptive work in Christ; the unity of the church among diverse peoples; and proper conduct in the church, the home, and the world. ●Paul’s letter to the Ephesians is different compared to many of the other New Testament letters he wrote. Like Romans, Ephesians was not written so much to address problems in a particular church; more so, it was written to explain some of the great themes and doctrines of Christianity● ●The great themes and doctrines of Christianity● I. All people are by nature spiritually dead. They disobey God’s law and are ruled by Satan (1:7; 2:1-3, 5, 11-12). II. God predestined his people to redemption and holiness in Christ (1:3-14; 2:4, 8-9). III. God’s rich mercy in Christ has saved sinners. This free gift is by grace through faith alone (1:7-8; 2:4-14). IV. Jesus’ saving work was part of redeeming a fallen creation for God. For this, he deserves glory, honor, and authority in this age and the next (1:15-23; 3:1-13). V. Jesus unites Jews and Gentiles into his one body, the church, as a new creation (1:23; 2:10-22; 3:1-21; 4:1-6). VI. Christ’s people are saved to new lives of holiness in thought, word, and deed. They must reject their old, sinful lifestyles (4:1-3, 17-32; 5:1-20). VII. Holiness in life includes submission to proper authorities, in home and family life, and those in authority must care for those in submission to them (5:21-6:9). VIII. Jesus has given powerful gifts to his church. These bring unity, maturity, and defense against the devil and his allies (4:7-16; 6:10-19). ●YOUR IDENTITY IN CHRIST● As followers of Christ, it is extremely vital that we know and understand our identity in Christ. ●YOU ARE A SAINT Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are at Ephesus and who are faithful in Christ Jesus: 2Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul "an apostle". ●The term "apostle" comes from the Greek verb "to send" (apostellō). ●This is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew term "messiah" (see Special Topic at Col. 1:1; cf. Dan. 9:25-26; John 1:41; 4:25), which meant "an anointed one" (cf. Matt. 1:16). It implies "one called and equipped by God for a specific task."● ●In the OT three groups of leaders: priests, kings, and prophets were anointed.● Paul says he is an Apostle "by the will of God", Paul was convinced that God had chosen him to be an Apostle. This special sense of calling began at his Damascus road conversion (cf. Acts 9; 22; 26). This was also a theological way of asserting his apostolic authority.

PART 3️⃣ 💥NOTES F💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 35 PART 3️⃣ 📍 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 📍 ●Israel’s Time Of Trouble ●Israel’s Distress ●Conclusion ● Who Will & Won’t Inherit the Kingdom of Christ ●Our Reward Based on our Motives with the Gospel With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 3, 2024 🔰Chapter 12: 📖QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS📖 2️⃣ ■(5) In verse 4, what was Daniel commanded to do, and why? Verse 4 is puzzling. In the first half of the verse, Daniel is told to seal up the book of revelation he has received and to conceal the words he has been told. These words have been given for the benefit of those who live in the end time. The last half of the verse describes the end times as having a great increase in knowledge but lacking stability or direction. The increase of knowledge in the last days will not produce righteousness nor will it serve as a guiding light. The revelation Daniel has been given will do so for those who have insight. The Book of Daniel will be a guiding light for those with insight in the last days. ■(6) What is the difference between the “insight” of verses 3 and 10 and the “knowledge” of verse 4? The answer to this question comes more from inference than from direct statements in this text. A number of other biblical texts speak to this matter. As I understand it, “insight” comes only to believers, who have and heed the Word of God, and who also benefit from the ministry of the Holy Spirit. “Knowledge” is that information available to all, which most often does not originate from Scripture or from the Spirit. “Insight” is that God-given understanding of what is happening, and how this is being used of God to achieve His overall plan and purpose. Knowledge is the assimilation of facts and information, but without the ability to see beyond that which is material, physical, and temporal to that which is spiritual and eternal. A brilliant scientist may have great knowledge, while a manual laborer with little education may have great God-given insight. Knowledge has given us the atomic bomb and a vast arsenal of lethal weapons, but it has not given us world peace. ■(7) What is the message of verses 5-7? Why the emphasis of these three verses? What was to happen during the time specified, and why? The question raised relates to the length of time God’s people will suffer in the tribulation period. It is not raised by Daniel but by one of the angels. It is answered, as I understand it, by our glorified Lord who is described in Daniel 10:5-6. The Lord swears by “Him who lives forever.” Our hope of resurrection rests with the God who lives forever. The emphasis is not so much on the length of this time of suffering but on its purpose. Its purpose is to “shatter the power of the holy people,” so that they will cease to trust in themselves and will turn to God. ■(8) In verses 8-13, what is Daniel’s question, why is it asked, and how is it answered? The question Daniel asked inquired as to the outcome of all these amazing and perplexing events (which he calls “wonders”). The outcome of this suffering (as with all suffering and adversity) is two-fold. Some will be purged and purified, prepared for the glory of God’s coming kingdom. Some will be undaunted by it, continuing on in their sin until the time of their judgment. This is consistent with the teaching of 2 Thessalonians 2:11-13 and Revelation 22:11. ■(9) What is the relationship between the doctrine of the resurrection and prophecy? Prophecy is the declaration of God’s purposes and promises. Some prophecies have already been fulfilled, giving us hope and confidence that the remainder of His promises will also be fulfilled. Some prophecy may be fulfilled in our own lifetime. But most of the prophecies which remain unfulfilled will likely be fulfilled after our death. 💥●●The doctrine of the resurrection of the dead is fundamental to the Christian’s hope and to the literal fulfillment of the prophecies of God. The resurrection of our Lord is the “first-fruits” of the full and final resurrection of all men, who will receive rewards or recompense from the Righteous Judge. Without the resurrection, there is no prophetic hope. It is little wonder that the Book of Daniel concludes with this comforting doctrine and that God assures Daniel of the truth of this doctrine shortly before his death.●●💥

PART 3️⃣ 💥NOTES E💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 35 PART 3️⃣ 📍 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 📍 ●Israel’s Time Of Trouble ●Israel’s Distress ●Conclusion ● Who Will & Won’t Inherit the Kingdom of Christ ●Our Reward Based on our Motives with the Gospel With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 3, 2024 🔰Chapter 12: 📖QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS📖 (1) How does the time period in which Michael arises (12:1) relate to the preceding context? What is the relationship between Michael and the time of distress referred to in verse 1? According to Daniel 12:1, it is “at that time” that Michael arises. From chapter 11 we know that that “time” is the period of the end time (11:40) when the “king of the North” engages the “king of the South” militarily, and when the “king of the North” is very successful. Rumors from the East and the North reach him, and he becomes very hostile and aggressive, destroying and annihilating many (11:44). At this time, the “king of the North” will encamp his troops between the seas and the “beautiful Holy Mountain” (11:45), and then Michael will arise. In the first half of verse 1, we are told that Michael arises. In the second half of this same verse, we are told that the time of Israel’s great tribulation begins. It is almost unavoidable to conclude that Michael’s rising is the reason for the commencement of the Great Tribulation. Just as the angel’s “rising” (so to speak) in response to Daniel’s prayer precipitated angelic conflict (10:12-13), so Michael’s “rising” precipitates the heavenly and earthly conflict of the Tribulation. In a similar way, our Lord’s coming to earth also precipitated demonic opposition and conflict. ■(2) According to verse 1, who will be rescued, and from what will they be rescued? Is there any clue in the text as to how will they be rescued? In verse 1, Daniel is specifically assured that “his people” (literally “your people”) would be rescued. This statement is then given the additional clarification, “everyone who is found written in the book.” There are some who take this to mean that the tribulation affects only the Jews and that only believing Jews will be rescued. While this is possible, other biblical texts may inform us that it is only the believer, Jew or Gentile, who is a true Israelite (see Romans 4:16; Galatians 3:29). The “rescue” of verse 1 seems to be described largely in terms of the resurrection in verses 2 and 3. It would seem that many will be put to death because of their faith in Messiah, and that the rescue of these can only be by means of resurrection. There is another aspect of divine rescue in that the Messiah will come and will defeat and destroy the “king of the North” and His opponents, but this does not seem to be the focus of this chapter. ■(3) Compare Daniel 12:2 with Hebrews 11:13-16, 39-40. What was the hope of the Old Testament saint? Does the hope of the Old Testament saint differ substantially from that of the New Testament believer? In Hebrews 11, the faith of the Old Testament saint is spoken of as a resurrection faith. Every Old Testament saint died without having received the promise, and thus they came to understand by faith that the greatest blessings promised by God were not earthly, but heavenly, not temporal, but eternal, and that they would receive these promised blessings after their death at the resurrection. The resurrection faith of the Old Testament saint can be seen in Genesis 22:1-20 (especially verse 5); Job 19:25-26; Psalm 16:9-10; Isaiah 26:19; Hosea 13:14. ■(4) What is the hope described in Daniel 12:3? This verse describes the believer’s hope of heavenly rewards. Those who have insight, and by it are encouraged to “let their lights shine” in the midst of opposition and persecution, will shine even more brightly in heaven. Heavenly rewards are here, as elsewhere, linked to earthly faithfulness and service.

PART 3️⃣ 💥NOTES D💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 35 PART 3️⃣ 📍 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 📍 ●Israel’s Time Of Trouble ●Israel’s Distress ●Conclusion ● Who Will & Won’t Inherit the Kingdom of Christ ●Our Reward Based on our Motives with the Gospel With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 3, 2024 ●●The prophet Daniel was indeed a godly man. From the first time we are introduced to him as a young lad in chapter 1 to the time of his approaching death in chapter 12, Daniel was a man who was faithful to his God. He faced death on several occasions, but he did not deny his faith or convictions. He prayed for his people, and for their restoration, only to learn that the day of Israel’s restoration was a distant one, one that would come long after his death.●● ●●In God’s final revelation to this great prophet, He spelled out the way in which the triumph of evil men, and the suffering of the saints and the holy people, contributed to the fulfillment of God’s plans and promises. Beyond this, He assured Daniel that he, along with all mankind, would be raised from the dead to receive either eternal life or eternal contempt. The resurrection of the dead was a logical necessity, in order for divine prophecy to be fulfilled. The resurrection of the dead is the truth which God withheld in Daniel until the final chapter.●● The certain hope of the resurrection of the dead is the basis for godly living, even in times when godliness brings persecution. ●●The saints are encouraged to live godly lives because they know that even if they are killed for their faith, God will raise them from the dead to give them their allotted portion at the end of the age.●● They are also encouraged when they see wicked men persecuting the righteous and seemingly getting away with it, for these men will be raised from the dead as well to stand before the Sovereign God of the universe and to give account. What better truth to end the prophecy of Daniel than that of the resurrection from the dead! For the saint, the doctrine of the resurrection is the basis for our hope. For the sinner, the doctrine of the resurrection is the basis for fear and for repentance. When you face the reality of death, my friend, will it be with hope or with fear? The answer to this question has much to suggest concerning your relationship with Jesus Christ. May you trust in Him for eternal life, before and beyond the grave. 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, 26 and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26). 8 But what does it say? “THE WORLD IS NEAR YOU, IN YOUR MOUTH AND IN YOUR HEART” -that is, the word of faith which we are preaching, 9 that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; 10 for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation (Romans 10:8-10). 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us all things? 33 Who will bring a charge against God’s elect? God is the one who justifies; 34 who is the one who condemns? Christ Jesus is He who died, yes, rather who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 Just as it is written, “FOR THY SAKE WE ARE BEING PUT TO DEATH ALL DAY LONG; WE WERE CONSIDERED AS SHEEP TO BE SLAUGHTERED.” 37 But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 8:31-39).

PART 3️⃣ 💥NOTES C💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 35 PART 3️⃣ 📍 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 📍 ●Israel’s Time Of Trouble ●Israel’s Distress ●Conclusion ● Who Will & Won’t Inherit the Kingdom of Christ ●Our Reward Based on our Motives with the Gospel With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 3, 2024 ●●13 All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. 14 For those who say such things make it clear that they are seeking a country of their own. 15 And indeed if they had been thinking of that country from which they went out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 But as it is, they desire a better country, that is a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them; 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and he who had received the promises was offering up his only begotten son; 18 it was he to whom it was said, “IN ISAAC YOUR SEED SHALL BE CALLED.” 19 He considered that God is able to raise men even from the dead; from which he also received him back as a type. 20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. 21 By faith Jacob, as he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, when he was dying, made mention of the exodus of the sons of Israel, and gave orders concerning his bones (Hebrews 11:13-22). While the Old Testament saints trusted in God to raise them from the dead, so that they could receive the promised blessings, they did not grasp as fully that their resurrection from the dead would be the result of the death and resurrection of Messiah. This was promised in the Old Testament and declared to be fulfilled in the New: 7 He was oppressed and He was afflicted, Yet He did not open His mouth; Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, And like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, So He did not open His mouth. 8. By oppression and judgment He was taken away; And as for His generation, who considered That He was cut off out of the land of the living, For the transgression of my people to whom the stroke was due? 9. His grave was assigned to be with wicked men, Yet with a rich man in His death; Although He had done no violence, Nor was there any deceit in His mouth. 10. But the LORD was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand. 11. As a result of the anguish of His soul, He will see it and be satisfied; By His knowledge the Righteous One, My Servant will justify the many, As He will bear their iniquities. 12.Therefore, I will allot Him a portion with the great, And He will divide the booty with the strong; Because He poured out Himself to death, And was numbered with the transgressors; Yet He Himself bore the sin of many, And interceded for the transgressors (Isaiah 53:7-12). 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will dwell securely. 10 For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to Sheol; Neither wilt Thou allow Thy Holy One to see the pit (Psalm 16:9-10). 5 For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of his death, certainly we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection (Romans 6:5). 14 Since then the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil; and might deliver those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives (Hebrews 2:14-15).

PART 3️⃣ 💥NOTES B💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 35 PART 3️⃣ 📍 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 📍 ●Israel’s Time Of Trouble ●Israel’s Distress ●Conclusion ● Who Will & Won’t Inherit the Kingdom of Christ ●Our Reward Based on our Motives with the Gospel With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 3, 2024 ●●Conclusion●● Daniel 12 brings us to the crowning revelation of the Book of Daniel, the doctrine on which the Christian hope rests: the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead. Early in the Book of Daniel, the subject of the promised kingdom of God is introduced. In Nebuchadnezzar’s dream, recorded in chapter 2, the mysterious stone “fashioned without human hands” strikes the statue, putting an end to temporal kingdoms and commencing the eternal kingdom. The “stone” is none other than the promised Messiah, whose coming will terminate earthly kingdoms and inaugurate the kingdom of God. In Daniel’s vision of chapter 7, the same four Gentile kingdoms seem to be in view as described in chapter 2. The four metals of chapter 2 are replaced by the four beasts of chapter 7. In chapter 7, a new element of prophecy is introduced in Daniel-the “little horn” who boasts (verses 8 and 20), speaks against the Most High (verse 25), and successfully opposes God and His saints (verses 21, 25). Now the success of the “little horn” and the suffering of the saints is shown to precede the coming of the kingdom of God, when the “little horn” is destroyed and the promised kingdom is granted to the saints (verses 9-12, 22, 26-27). In Daniel’s vision of chapter 8, the “little horn” of this vision extends his kingdom toward the “Beautiful Land” (verse 9), overcomes some of the host of heaven (verse 10), and exalts himself as though he were equal with the “commander of the host” (verse 11). He also removes the regular sacrifice (verse 12) and tramples the holy place (verse 13). It will be 2,300 evenings and mornings until the holy place is properly restored. Once again, the coming of the kingdom of God will take place only after the rise and success of a wicked but powerful king who opposes God and His saints and defiles the holy place. In Daniel 9:24-27, the nation Israel and her Messiah are in view when the time of the first coming of Messiah is predicted, the timing being reckoned from the time the decree to return to Israel and to restore the temple is issued. After the Messiah is “cut off,” a time of great tribulation is foretold along with a prophecy concerning the timing of the abomination of desolation. In chapter 11, another reference is made to the coming of the antichrist, the termination of the regular sacrifice, and the abomination of desolation (verses 29-35). As a result of the reign of this evil king, many of the saints will be persecuted and some will die: “And those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, for many days (Daniel 11:33). ●●Any hope for Israel and for the saints must be a hope which extends beyond the grave. The hope of the Old Testament saint required the resurrection of the dead. The faith of the Old Testament saints included the assurance of resurrection:●● 25 “And as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last He will take His stand on the earth. 26 Even after my skin is flayed, yet without my flesh I shall see God (Job 19:25-26). 19 Your dead will live; their corpses will rise, you will lie in the dust, awake and shout for joy, for your dew is as the dew of the dawn, and the earth will give birth to the departed spirits (Isaiah 26:19) 14 I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from death. O Death, where are your thorns? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion will be hidden from My sight (Hosea 13:14). ●●16, For this reason, it is by faith, that it might be in accordance with grace, in order that the promise may be certain to all the descendants, not only to those who are of the Law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17 (as it is written, “A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU”) in the sight of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. 18 In hope against hope he believed, in order that he might become a father of many nations, according to that which had been spoken, “SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE.” ●● 19 And without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; 20 yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waiver in unbelief, but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, 21 and being fully assured that what He had promised, He was able also to perform. 22 Therefore also IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. 23. Now not for his sake only was it written, that “IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM,” 24. but for our sake also, to whom it will be reckoned, as those who believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25. He who was delivered up because of our transgressions, and was raised because of our justification (Romans 4:16-25).

💥NOTES A💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 35 PART 3️⃣ 📍 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 📍 ●Israel’s Time Of Trouble ●Israel’s Distress ●Conclusion ● Who Will & Won’t Inherit the Kingdom of Christ ●Our Reward Based on our Motives with the Gospel With Bishop Worrell Hylton Septembet 3, 2024 🔰OVERVIEW -PARTS 1️⃣&2️⃣ PART 3️⃣ CONTINUES BELOW 💥●●Before we can be saved, we must be broken. We must cease to trust in ourselves and cast ourselves upon God. We must recognize our deeds of righteousness as filthy rags and receive the righteousness of God, which God provided in the person of His son, Jesus Christ (see Isaiah 64:6; Romans 3:19-26; Titus 3:5-7). Before we can be used of God, we must cease to trust in our own strength and wisdom, and turn to Him in our weakness for the strength He provides (Romans 12:1-8; 2 Corinthians 3:1-8; 4:7-15).●● ●●The breaking of Israel’s power takes place through a very painful process, as does the bringing about of new life in the pains of labor. The goodness and grace of God is seen in both. God graciously stops this self-righteous, self-sufficient people in their tracks, breaks all their power, and then turns them to Himself for salvation. Such is the way God has always worked with men. Such is the way He has worked and does work in us. And so it will be with Israel in the day of her deliverance. ●●Three-and-a-half years is the measure of Israel’s stubborn unbelief. God takes this long to break this people, shatter their power, and turn them to faith in the Messiah whom they have rejected. Three-and-a-half years is not the measure of God’s severity, but the measure of Israel’s sin and of God’s patience. ●●THE OUTCOME OF ISRAEL’S DISTRESS●● (12:8-13) 8 As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?” 9 And he said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and sealed up until the end time. 10 Many will be purged, purified and refined; but the wicked will act wickedly, and none of the wicked will understand, but those who have insight will understand. 11 And from the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. 12 How blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains to the 1,335 days! 13 But as for you, go your way to the end; then you will enter into rest and rise again for your allotted portion at the end of the age.” From Daniel’s question in verse 8, it is clear he did not yet understand where the prophetic program of God was going, and so he asked, “My lord, what will be the outcome of these events?” The answer Daniel is given in verse 9 seems to be a gentle refusal to supply the information he requested. It is as though he were told, “That’s really none of your concern, Daniel, for these things will take place in the distant future, long after your death. What you have asked needs only to be revealed to those who live in those last days.” 💥●●What Daniel needs to know is that the time of Israel’s suffering will have a two-fold effect. 💥• Those who are righteous will be purged and purified by their suffering, prepared for the coming of the King and His kingdom ( 1 Peter 1:6-7). 💥• Those who are wicked will not understand what God is doing, and they will persist in their sin, awaiting the day of their judgment (compare 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12; Revelation 22:11). While the wicked will blindly pursue the same course of sin, those who have insight will understand and see the hand of God divinely guiding the course of human history in such a way as to fulfill His purposes and promises. ●●Verse 11 reveals one more detail: the period between the time the regular sacrifice is abolished and the abomination of desolation is set up will be 1,290 days. Those will be truly blessed who persevere throughout these 1,290 difficult days, from the time the regular sacrifice is stopped until the abomination of desolation, and then the 45 additional days (1,290 + 45 = 1,335) until the evil “horn” is destroyed and the kingdom of God comes).●● ●●While the specifics of God’s plan for the future will remain a mystery to Daniel and to us, God does not leave Daniel in doubt as to the implications of prophecy for this Old Testament saint. The final verse of the chapter and of the Book of Daniel spells out the hope of Daniel and every Old and New Testament saint: 💥●●13 “But as for you, go your way to the end; then you will enter into rest and rise again for your allotted portion at the end of the age.”●●💥 The first words spoken to Daniel in verse 13 should set the standard for every Christian. Daniel’s death was surely not very far away in time. The day of his departure was near, yet he was encouraged to “go his way;” he was to keep on just as he had been. Daniel, through all those many years of bondage and service in captivity, remained faithful. He did not need to change as death drew near, for he had lived all of his life in the light of eternity and of his glorious hope in the God of Israel. ●●His death would be the “entrance into his rest.” His hope was that he would rise from the grave to receive the blessings which God had promised. The prophecies of God’s Word, in which Daniel found courage and comfort, were certain because he would rise from the dead to receive his “allotted portion at the end of the age.”●●

💥 (NOTES B) 💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣ WEEK 34 PART 2️⃣ 📍 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 📍 ●The Resurrection Of Those who died in the tribulation (The 2 Resurrections) ● The Increase Of Knowledge in the End Times ●Witnessing The Gospel to the Nations ●God's Means/Plans of Manifesting Salvation ●Israel's Time of Trouble •(suffering through the Tribulation) With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 27, 2024 ISRAEL’S TIME OF TROUBLE (12:5-7) 5 Then I, Daniel, looked and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the river, and the other on that bank of the river. 6 And one said to the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “How long will it be until the end of these wonders?” 7 And I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, as he raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed. Daniel did not ask the question. Instead, one of the angels standing on the shore of the Tigris river asked for him. ●The answer was given by the One whom Daniel saw in the vision of 10:5-6-our Lord Himself. ● ●He raised both hands and swore by the eternal Father who “lives forever” that the end of these wonders would come after a time, times, and half a time. This is generally understood to mean a period of three and one-half years. ● The suffering will end when its purpose has been fulfilled: “as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed” (verse 7). ●Israel’s deliverance does not come about because God will make them strong, but rather because God will use wicked men to shatter the power of His holy people. ● Here again we come to a biblical principle which defies human logic but consistently underlies the way God deals with men. ●The principle is this: God’s power and our deliverance come not through our strength but through our weakness. ● God provided the means for Abram’s blessing through a son, whom Abram and his wife were powerless to produce (Genesis 12:1ff.). God delivered the Israelites from Egypt, not by their power but in their weakness, through His power. They were powerless to resist the Egyptian army or to cross the Red Sea. God opened the Red Sea, making a path for Israel’s escape and the means for the destruction of the Egyptian army (Exodus 3-15). God provided man’s salvation when we were too weak to save ourselves: Romans 5:6-8 For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. 8 But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us ●Jesus said that He came not to minister to those who were healthy but to those who were sick (Luke 5:31-32). ● He pronounced blessings on those whom the world would consider weak and unworthy and cursings on those who were strong (see Matthew 5:1-12; Luke 6:20-26). ●Paul reminded his Corinthian readers that God saved the weak, not the strong, for His own glory (1 Corinthians 1:18-31). ● He further spoke of the way God allowed Satan to afflict him, so that he would be weakened and depend upon God’s strength rather than his own: ●Before we can be saved, we must be broken. We must cease to trust in ourselves and cast ourselves upon God. We must recognize our deeds of righteousness as filthy rags and receive the righteousness of God, which God provided in the person of His son, Jesus Christ (see Isaiah 64:6; Romans 3:19-26; Titus 3:5-7). Before we can be used of God, we must cease to trust in our own strength and wisdom, and turn to Him in our weakness for the strength He provides (Romans 12:1-8; 2 Corinthians 3:1-8; 4:7-15). ● The breaking of Israel’s power takes place through a very painful process, as does the bringing about of new life in the pains of labor. The goodness and grace of God is seen in both. ●God graciously stops this self-righteous, self-sufficient people in their tracks, breaks all their power, and then turns them to Himself for salvation. Such is the way God has always worked with men. Such is the way He has worked and does work in us. ● ●And so it will be with Israel in the day of her deliverance. Three-and-a-half years is the measure of Israel’s stubborn unbelief. God takes this long to break this people, shatter their power, and turn them to faith in the Messiah whom they have rejected. Three-and-a-half years is not the measure of God’s severity, but the measure of Israel’s sin and of God’s patience. ●

💥(NOTES A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣ WEEK 34 PART 2️⃣ 📍 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 📍 ●The Resurrection Of Those who died in the tribulation (The 2 Resurrections) ● The Increase Of Knowledge in the End Times ●Witnessing The Gospel to the Nations ●God's Means/Plans of Manifesting Salvation ●Israel's Time of Trouble •(suffering through the Tribulation) With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 27, 2024 ●THE RESURRECTION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRIBULATION Daniel appears to be presenting Israel as a grave site under God’s curse: In v.2, ●we’re told that many of Israel who “sleep” in the dust of the ground will awaken. To sleep means to die, to be without a body. At death, the body of a saint enters the grave, while the spirit continues to exist in full consciousness. That spirit awaits a new body in a day to come, at the time of the resurrection. ● This Resurrection will take place after the Great Tribulation. Notice what Daniel says next: ●Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. Daniel 12:3 NASB ● ●There are 2 resurrections-the resurrection of the “just” and then later the resurrection of the “unjust” (Acts 24:15). ● ●1. First, “those who have done good” will come forth and then “those who have done evil” (John 5:29). ● ●John informs us that these 2 resurrections are separated by “a thousand years.” The “first resurrection” is before the thousand years (Rev 20:6). ●This is the resurrection of the saved who “lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years” (Rev 20:4). ● But, “the rest of the dead [the unsaved] did not live again until the thousand years were finished” (Rev 20:5). So, ●the first resurrection is partial, ● consisting only of the saved, and ●2. The second resurrection completes the picture, resurrecting all the rest, namely, the unsaved. ●In order for justice to be meted out at the coming of the Messiah and of His kingdom, the dead must be raised so that all men receive their just reward. ● This resurrection of the righteous and the wicked is very plainly prophesied in verse 2 of our text. ● The righteous will be raised and rewarded with everlasting life, while the wicked will be raised and given the recompense of everlasting contempt. ● In verse 3, ●the reward of the righteous in eternity is directly linked to their faithfulness to the task they were given in time. ● Those who “let their light shine” in the dark days of persecution and opposition, and thus led many to righteousness, will shine brightly forever in eternity. In verse 4, the angel turns from the fate of the saints of the latter days to the fate of Daniel whose life and ministry is drawing to a close. Daniel need not worry about these future days of distress; he has seen difficult times in his life, and remained faithful. ●Daniel was instructed to conceal the words revealed to him and to “seal up the book until the end time.”● Why should the book be sealed? If the saints of the end times were faithful to proclaim their faith and to lead many to righteousness, ●why should the revelation of the Book of Daniel be kept concealed until the later days? The reason is given in the last half of verse 4: “many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.” ● ●When the Bible says that “knowledge shall increase” what is it talking about? ● Is Daniel predicting a future age ruled by tech-savvy teenagers and quantum physicists? Did they really have iPods, Google, Facebook, and Wikipedia in mind? Let’s take a look at what the Bible has to say about this. The angel that delivers this message to Daniel from God does not specify what he means by “knowledge.” He simply says that, ●whatever “knowledge” is, it will be increased in the “time of the end” (end times). ●The prophecy of Daniel is not the revelation of God’s plan of salvation; it is the revelation of God’s plan for the future. ●It reveals how God’s salvation will be fulfilled, not how it is made possible. ●Daniel focuses on the manifestation of God’s salvation in history, not its means through the coming, death, burial, and resurrection of the Messiah, Jesus Christ. In the sixteenth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, the parable of the rich man and Lazarus is recorded as told by our Lord. When the rich man died, he went to hell, while Lazarus went to Abraham’s bosom. ●In his place of torment, the rich man begged that someone be sent to warn his five brothers of the wrath to come. Abraham’s response to this request was: “They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them” (Luke 16:29). ● The brothers of the rich man did not need new revelation nor did they need to hear a word of warning in a unique and dramatic way. What this man’s brothers needed was to obey the revelation they had already received from the Old Testament Scriptures.

💥(NOTES B) 💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Daniel Ch WEEK 33 PART 1️⃣ 🔰 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 🔰 ●INTRODUCTION ●Israel’s Distress and Deliverance & Signs of Christ’s return ●Religious deception. • Wars. • Famines. • Pestilences. • Earthquakes. ●The Word Preached Regardless ●The Gospel's Impact through social media ●THE RESURRECTION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRIBULATION With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 20, 2024 ●THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM MUST BE PREACHED● ●●Jesus tells us that the gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the end times. ●●Michael is the one who had come to the aid of the angel giving Daniel this prophecy. Michael is “Israel’s prince” (10:21), the “great prince who stands guard” over the sons of Daniel’s people, Israel (12:1). How could the “protector of Israel” hasty this time of such great suffering? Rev. 19:19-20 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him who sat upon the horse, and against His army. And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. The deliverance of God’s people is that which occurs in the time of her greatest trouble-the Great Tribulation. ●●God has chosen to bring about the salvation of his chosen ones by means of suffering. ●● ●●God does save men and women from suffering, but He also saves through suffering. ●● ●●Consider for a moment the deliverance of Israel from Egyptian bondage. God was well aware of their suffering and heard the cries of His people. He sent Moses to deliver His people from their suffering. But the deliverance of the Israelites came through suffering. When Moses appeared before Pharaoh and demanded that he let God’s people go, Pharaoh only made things more difficult for the Jews. The Jews protested that Moses had only made matters worse. In a sense, they were right. ●● Things were going to get worse before they got better. It looked as though the entire nation would be wiped out by the Egyptian army as they found themselves trapped between the Red Sea and the approaching Egyptian forces. But God opened the sea, bringing about the salvation of His people and the destruction of their enemies. ●●Israel will be delivered by means of the suffering of the nation in the time of the Great Tribulation. ●● For this reason, ●●Michael, the guardian prince of the nation Israel, is revealed as the one who will arise, bringing about the Great Tribulation. ●● ●●Israel’s time of great suffering is God’s appointed means for her deliverance; thus, ●●when Michael arises and the tribulation begins, it is like the doctor who “breaks the water” of a woman as she nears the time to give birth to her child. A time of pain will come upon her, but it is through this pain that the joy of new life will come to pass. ●● Daniel 11:33-35 “And those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, for many days. 34 Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy. 35 And some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge, and make them pure, until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time. An army of 144,000 Jewish men and women are brought to faith in Tribulation by God’s grace THE RESURRECTION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRIBULATION Daniel appears to be presenting Israel as a grave site under God’s curse: ●●In v.2, we’re told that many of Israel who “sleep” in the dust of the ground will awaken. ●● ●●To sleep means to die, to be without a body. At death, the body of a saint enters the grave, while the spirit continues to exist in full consciousness That spirit awaits a new body in a day to come, at the time of the resurrection●● ●●This Resurrection will take place after the Great Tribulation. Notice what Daniel says next: Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. Daniel 12:3 NASB●●

💥(NOTES A) 💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣ WEEK 33 PART 1️⃣ 🔰 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward🔰 PART ●INTRODUCTION ●Israel’s Distress and Deliverance & Signs of Christ’s return ●Religious deception. • Wars. • Famines. • Pestilences. • Earthquakes. ●The Word Preached Regardless ●The Gospel's Impact through social media ●THE RESURRECTION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRIBULATION With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 20, 2024 THE END TIME EVENTS LEADING TO THE FINAL RESURRECTION AND REWARD Daniel 12:1-13 ●INTRODUCTION This final chapter of the book of Daniel focuses on end-time prophecy-events that will occur just before and after Jesus Christ returns to earth. Satan had tried to keep Daniel from understanding the visions he had received and thus prevent God’s truth from being revealed to us! Earlier, ●an angel had told Daniel: “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia [a powerful evil spirit] withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, [the archangel] Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. ● Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come” (Daniel 10:13-14, Daniel 12 is the crowning chapter of this prophecy, as well as its conclusion. It takes the believer to the high-water mark of Christian hope-the assurance of the resurrection of the dead. Let us listen and learn, and gain hope and comfort. ISRAEL’S DISTRESS AND DELIVERANCE (12:1-4) “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt. 3 And those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. 4 But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.” This “time of trouble” corresponds with the one spoken of by the prophet Jeremiah: “Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor, and all faces turned pale? Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like it; and it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it” (Jeremiah 30:6-7). ●This yet-to-be-fulfilled end-time prophecy will first be directed toward the modern descendants of the ancient Israelites, many of whom today reside in the United States, Britain and related countries. ● Jesus Himself also referred to this time saying, “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened” (Matthew 24:21-22). SIGNS OF CHRIST’S RETURN As for exactly when Jesus Christ will return, the Bible tells us that no man may know the day or the hour (Matthew 24:36). However, we are also told that when certain signs appear, we will know that it is imminent, that it is “at the doors” (verse 33). Regarding this end-time prophecy, Jesus told His disciples (and us today) that in the time leading up to His second coming (verses 3-7) there would be: • 1 Religious deception. • 2. Wars. • 3. Famines. • 4. Pestilences. • 5. Earthquakes. Jesus referred to them as the “beginning of sorrows” (verse 8). In the time leading up to Christ’s return, these events will increase in intensity. ●Then Jesus listed these signs: • False prophets will arise to deceive many (verse 5). • Many of God’s people will be hated, hunted and killed (verse 9). • Lawlessness shall abound (verse 12). • And even as these tragic sorrows intensify, “this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come” (verse 14).

💥(NOTES B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣ WEEK 33 PART 1️⃣ 🔰 The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward 🔰 PART ●INTRODUCTION ●Israel’s Distress and Deliverance & Signs of Christ’s return ●Religious deception. • Wars. • Famines. • Pestilences. • Earthquakes. ●The Word Preached Regardless ●The Gospel's Impact through social media ●THE RESURRECTION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRIBULATION With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 20, 2024 ●THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM MUST BE PREACHED● ●●Jesus tells us that the gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the end times. ●●Michael is the one who had come to the aid of the angel giving Daniel this prophecy. Michael is “Israel’s prince” (10:21), the “great prince who stands guard” over the sons of Daniel’s people, Israel (12:1). How could the “protector of Israel” hasty this time of such great suffering? Rev. 19:19-20 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him who sat upon the horse, and against His army. And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. The deliverance of God’s people is that which occurs in the time of her greatest trouble-the Great Tribulation. ●●God has chosen to bring about the salvation of his chosen ones by means of suffering. ●● ●●God does save men and women from suffering, but He also saves through suffering. ●● ●●Consider for a moment the deliverance of Israel from Egyptian bondage. God was well aware of their suffering and heard the cries of His people. He sent Moses to deliver His people from their suffering. But the deliverance of the Israelites came through suffering. When Moses appeared before Pharaoh and demanded that he let God’s people go, Pharaoh only made things more difficult for the Jews. The Jews protested that Moses had only made matters worse. In a sense, they were right. ●● Things were going to get worse before they got better. It looked as though the entire nation would be wiped out by the Egyptian army as they found themselves trapped between the Red Sea and the approaching Egyptian forces. But God opened the sea, bringing about the salvation of His people and the destruction of their enemies. ●●Israel will be delivered by means of the suffering of the nation in the time of the Great Tribulation. ●● For this reason, ●●Michael, the guardian prince of the nation Israel, is revealed as the one who will arise, bringing about the Great Tribulation. ●● ●●Israel’s time of great suffering is God’s appointed means for her deliverance; thus, ●●when Michael arises and the tribulation begins, it is like the doctor who “breaks the water” of a woman as she nears the time to give birth to her child. A time of pain will come upon her, but it is through this pain that the joy of new life will come to pass. ●● Daniel 11:33-35 “And those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, for many days. 34 Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy. 35 And some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge, and make them pure, until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time. An army of 144,000 Jewish men and women are brought to faith in Tribulation by God’s grace THE RESURRECTION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRIBULATION Daniel appears to be presenting Israel as a grave site under God’s curse: ●●In v.2, we’re told that many of Israel who “sleep” in the dust of the ground will awaken. ●● ●●To sleep means to die, to be without a body. At death, the body of a saint enters the grave, while the spirit continues to exist in full consciousness That spirit awaits a new body in a day to come, at the time of the resurrection●● ●●This Resurrection will take place after the Great Tribulation. Notice what Daniel says next: Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. Daniel 12:3 NASB●● (NOTES B) Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Daniel Ch WEEK 33 PART The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward PART ●INTRODUCTION ●Israel’s Distress and Deliverance & Signs of Christ’s return ●Religious deception. • Wars. • Famines. • Pestilences. • Earthquakes. ●The Word Preached Regardless ●The Gospel's Impact through social media ●THE RESURRECTION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRIBULATION With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 20, 2024 ●THE GOSPEL OF THE KINGDOM MUST BE PREACHED● ●●Jesus tells us that the gospel of the Kingdom will be preached in the end times. ●●Michael is the one who had come to the aid of the angel giving Daniel this prophecy. Michael is “Israel’s prince” (10:21), the “great prince who stands guard” over the sons of Daniel’s people, Israel (12:1). How could the “protector of Israel” hasty this time of such great suffering? Rev. 19:19-20 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies, assembled to make war against Him who sat upon the horse, and against His army. And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. The deliverance of God’s people is that which occurs in the time of her greatest trouble-the Great Tribulation. ●●God has chosen to bring about the salvation of his chosen ones by means of suffering. ●● ●●God does save men and women from suffering, but He also saves through suffering. ●● ●●Consider for a moment the deliverance of Israel from Egyptian bondage. God was well aware of their suffering and heard the cries of His people. He sent Moses to deliver His people from their suffering. But the deliverance of the Israelites came through suffering. When Moses appeared before Pharaoh and demanded that he let God’s people go, Pharaoh only made things more difficult for the Jews. The Jews protested that Moses had only made matters worse. In a sense, they were right. ●● Things were going to get worse before they got better. It looked as though the entire nation would be wiped out by the Egyptian army as they found themselves trapped between the Red Sea and the approaching Egyptian forces. But God opened the sea, bringing about the salvation of His people and the destruction of their enemies. ●●Israel will be delivered by means of the suffering of the nation in the time of the Great Tribulation. ●● For this reason, ●●Michael, the guardian prince of the nation Israel, is revealed as the one who will arise, bringing about the Great Tribulation. ●● ●●Israel’s time of great suffering is God’s appointed means for her deliverance; thus, ●●when Michael arises and the tribulation begins, it is like the doctor who “breaks the water” of a woman as she nears the time to give birth to her child. A time of pain will come upon her, but it is through this pain that the joy of new life will come to pass. ●● Daniel 11:33-35 “And those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, for many days. 34 Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy. 35 And some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge, and make them pure, until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time. An army of 144,000 Jewish men and women are brought to faith in Tribulation by God’s grace THE RESURRECTION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRIBULATION Daniel appears to be presenting Israel as a grave site under God’s curse: ●●In v.2, we’re told that many of Israel who “sleep” in the dust of the ground will awaken. ●● ●●To sleep means to die, to be without a body. At death, the body of a saint enters the grave, while the spirit continues to exist in full consciousness That spirit awaits a new body in a day to come, at the time of the resurrection●● ●●This Resurrection will take place after the Great Tribulation. Notice what Daniel says next: Those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. Daniel 12:3 NASB●●

💥 (NOTES A) 💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣2️⃣ WEEK 33 PART 1️⃣ 🔰The End Time Events Leading To The Final Resurrection And Reward🔰 ●INTRODUCTION ●Israel’s Distress and Deliverance & Signs of Christ’s return ●Religious deception. • Wars. • Famines. • Pestilences. • Earthquakes. ●The Word Preached Regardless ●The Gospel's Impact through social media ●THE RESURRECTION OF THOSE WHO DIED IN THE TRIBULATION With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 20, 2024 THE END TIME EVENTS LEADING TO THE FINAL RESURRECTION AND REWARD Daniel 12:1-13 ●INTRODUCTION This final chapter of the book of Daniel focuses on end-time prophecy-events that will occur just before and after Jesus Christ returns to earth. Satan had tried to keep Daniel from understanding the visions he had received and thus prevent God’s truth from being revealed to us! Earlier, ●an angel had told Daniel: “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia [a powerful evil spirit] withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, [the archangel] Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. ● Now I have come to make you understand what will happen to your people in the latter days, for the vision refers to many days yet to come” (Daniel 10:13-14, Daniel 12 is the crowning chapter of this prophecy, as well as its conclusion. It takes the believer to the high-water mark of Christian hope-the assurance of the resurrection of the dead. Let us listen and learn, and gain hope and comfort. ISRAEL’S DISTRESS AND DELIVERANCE (12:1-4) “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting contempt. 3 And those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. 4 But as for you, Daniel, conceal these words and seal up the book until the end of time; many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.” This “time of trouble” corresponds with the one spoken of by the prophet Jeremiah: “Why do I see every man with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor, and all faces turned pale? Alas! For that day is great, so that none is like it; and it is the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it” (Jeremiah 30:6-7). ●This yet-to-be-fulfilled end-time prophecy will first be directed toward the modern descendants of the ancient Israelites, many of whom today reside in the United States, Britain and related countries. ● Jesus Himself also referred to this time saying, “For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened” (Matthew 24:21-22). SIGNS OF CHRIST’S RETURN As for exactly when Jesus Christ will return, the Bible tells us that no man may know the day or the hour (Matthew 24:36). However, we are also told that when certain signs appear, we will know that it is imminent, that it is “at the doors” (verse 33). Regarding this end-time prophecy, Jesus told His disciples (and us today) that in the time leading up to His second coming (verses 3-7) there would be: • 1 Religious deception. • 2. Wars. • 3. Famines. • 4. Pestilences. • 5. Earthquakes. Jesus referred to them as the “beginning of sorrows” (verse 8). In the time leading up to Christ’s return, these events will increase in intensity. ●Then Jesus listed these signs: • False prophets will arise to deceive many (verse 5). • Many of God’s people will be hated, hunted and killed (verse 9). • Lawlessness shall abound (verse 12). • And even as these tragic sorrows intensify, “this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come” (verse 14).

💥(NOTES B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch1️⃣1️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 32 PART 4️ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ● The king In The End Times ●Description of the Anti-Christ ● The Actions & Wars Of The Anti-Christ ● Michael Arises to Rescue the Remnant of Israel With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 13, 2024 ●The Wars of the Antichrist - Daniel 11:40-45 The section begins describing that ●at the end time the king of the South will collide with him.● There are three kings referred to in this section.● Both the king of the south, Egypt and allies, and ●the king of the north, Syria and allies, attack Israel which is controlled by the antichrist.● We need to remember a couple of things in examining the actions that take place in verses 40-45. ●First, that according to Daniel 7, the antichrist is the little horn that arises out of the ten kings that make up a revived Roman empire. ● Second, that the focus of prophetic Scriptures is what will have an effect on the nation and land of Israel. ●The antichrist will be given power to conquer at will, but that does not mean he has conquered every nation on earth nor does it mean that those nations he has conquered and set up with puppet kings will remain loyal to him.● ●There can be only one king who does absolutely according to his will in this period, and this must be the world ruler which according to Daniel 7:23 “shall devour the whole earth, and tread it down, and break it in pieces.”● ● Although other rulers will be associated with him, such as the ten horns of Revelation 17:12 and the false prophet of Revelation 13:11-18, none of these can be described as absolute rulers.● The Actions of the Antichrist - Daniel 11:39 ●His blasphemous beliefs lead him to take action against even the strongest of fortresses which he will conquer.● ● He then posts out honor to those who acknowledge him and to those willing to pay the price, he will set up to be his puppet rulers over the conquered territories. ● Other Scriptures also describe these kinds of actions, but ●there will be a limit to its length.● ••• ● In Daniel 7:25 he wears down the saints of the Highest One for a time, times and half a time before he is judged and destroyed.● Here in Daniel 11:36 it is given to him to “prosper until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done.” ●The beast with his allied puppet kings will conquer, consume and destroy other nations in war, but this will only continue “until the words of God shall be fulfilled” (Revelation 17:17)● As you will recall as well, that the seventieth week of the prophecy in Daniel 9:27 begins with ●“and he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week,” with the “he” referring to “the prince who is to come” who is the antichrist.● ● It is because of this covenant that he Is aligned with the nation of Israel so that an attack against it is an attack against himself.● ●The antichrist’s response Is overwhelming. Verse 40 says he “will enter lands, overflow them, and pass through.” Verses 41-43 then add, “He will also enter the Beautiful Land, and many [countries] will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, Moab and the foremost of the sons of Ammon. 42 “Then he will stretch out his hand against [other] countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. 43 “But he will rule over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, and over all the desirable things of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians [will follow] at his heels.”● ●The Beautiful Land is a reference to Israel,● and from there he continues on to conquer Egypt to the borders of Libya and Ethiopia. This would mean that he defeats the king of the North first, and then overflows south. Apparently, his actions are so quick and focused on Egypt, that he does not bother with the countries to the east - Edom, Moab and Ammon - modern Jordan. He gains control of the wealth of the areas conquered including hidden treasures of gold and silver. Verse 45 - “And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.” 💥●The end of Daniel 11:45 would then occur in the second half of the seventieth week coordinating with the rest of Matthew 24:15, Revelation 7-19, Ezekiel 38 & 39 and Zechariah 14. Ezekiel 38 & 39; (Ezekiel 28:8) and ends with the armies of Gog and Magog and their allies being destroyed by such things as an earthquake (28:19), fighting within the armies (28:20), pestilence, torrential rain, hailstones, fire and brimstone (28:21) so that the Lord is sanctified and made known to the nations (28:22).● Michael Arises - Daniel 12:1 ●“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands [guard] over the sons of your people, will stand.● ●And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.”●✅️ ●While the phrase “now at that time” refers to the “end time” in 11:40 and could be understood to be concurrent with the previous verses, the statement about a time of previously unknown distress can only fit with the later half of the seventieth week.● ●This is the same Michael that was introduced in Daniel 10:13.● ●He is an archangel (Jude 1:9) who has a specific responsibility toward Israel.● ■ This is not Christ or any other human or spiritual person.■ ●His specific purpose here is to protect and rescue the remnant of Israel whose names are written in the book.●

💥(NOTES A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch1️⃣1️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 32 PART 4️ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ● The king In The End Times ●Description of the Anti-Christ ● The Actions & Wars Of The Anti-Christ ● Michael Arises to Rescue the Remnant of Israel With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 13, 2024 ●The King of the End Time 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. Beginning with verse 36, a sharp break in the prophecy may be observed, introduced by the expression the time of the end in verse 35. ●Up to this point, the prophecy dealing with the Persian and Grecian Empires has been fulfilled minutely and with amazing precision.● Beginning with verse 36, however, an entirely different situation obtains. In contrast to the preceding section, there is no specific correspondence to history. “This passage has reference to the Antichrist, ●a king is going to rise up who shall do according to his own will and shall lift himself up against all that is called god, and shall speak arrogant words against the God of gods.● He shall act in such a way as to sit in the Temple of God and shall make himself out to be God, and● his will shall be prospered until the wrath of God is fulfilled,● for in him the consummation will take place. We, too, understand this to refer to the Antichrist.” Antiochus was merely a foreshadowing of the Antichrist, “The Antichrist very properly had as a type of himself the utterly wicked king, Antiochus, who persecuted the saints and defiled the Temple.” ●The Description of the Antichrist - Daniel 11:36-38 Daniel 11:36 is none other than the Antichrist, or the man of sin of 2 Thessalonians 2:3-10 and with the false prophet of Revelation 13:11-18, who is also the ruler or the false Messiah acceptable to the Jewish people. According to verse 36, the king is an absolute ruler who “shall do according to his will.” Verses 36 begins talking about a king who will do as he pleases. ●The previous section was careful not to refer to Antiochus Epiphanes as a king because he was an usurper who seized the kingdom though the honor of the kingship had not been conferred upon him.●-- And though Antiochus Epiphanes was an evil and despicable man, this king goes far beyond that. ●The man so described through verse 45 is not Antiochus Epiphanes, Herod the Great, Constantine the Great, the Pope, the Roman Empire, Hitler, Stalin or any other historical person or system.● This is a man who is yet to come and this detailed prophecy about him will be fulfilled in the future.● This man is the “little horn” in the prophecy in Daniel 7 and who is often popularly referred to as the antichrist.● These verses describe a king whose ●wickedness and godlessness seem to surpass all who preceded him.● This king is said to do whatever he wants and exalt himself above gods and over the God of gods (11:36),● showing no regard for the “gods of his ancestors, the god desired by women, or for any other god” and instead honoring “a god of fortress” (11:37-38), which would seem to refer to military might.●✅️ He has success (11:36), honoring those who look to him (11:39), until the “time of wrath is completed” (11:36). ✅️ The first description of him In verses 36-38 is that ●he is a king that will do as he pleases.● He regards no law except himself which is why ●Paul describes him as “the man of lawlessness” in 2 Thessalonians 2:3.● In Daniel 7:25 he is described as even seeking to “make alterations in times and in law.” He will be a dictatorial despot. The description of him in these verse is not necessarily chronological with the actions that are described in verses 40-45. He will also be the supreme egotist who disregards all gods and religions in favor of himself.● There have been many men who thought of themselves as some sort of god, but they usually recognized other gods.● That was true of the Caesars and of Antiochus Epiphanes too.● This man will think of himself as above that. There are seven statements in these three verses regarding his relationship to the gods.-- 1. *He will “exalt and magnify himself above every god.” 2. *He will “speak monstrous things against the God of gods.” 3. *He will “show no regard for the gods of his fathers” 4. *He will show no regard for “the desire of women.” 5. *He will show no regard for “any god” 6. *He will “magnify himself above them all.” 7. *He will “honor a god of fortresses” ●This man will be an atheist set against not only the true God and the promised Messiah, but without respect for any religion.● ●He is called antichrist because he goes beyond not just disregarding Jesus Christ, but is set against Him. The apostle John said, “Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen; from this we know that it is the last hour” (1 John 2:18). ●John defined antichrist as “the one who denies the Father and the Son” (1 John 2:22), “that does not confess Jesus” (1 John 4:3), and “those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ [as] coming in the flesh” (2 John 1:7).● Other Scriptures also speak of his blasphemous character.● In Daniel 7 he is described as one who will utter great boasts (7:8 &11) and who “will speak out against the Most High” (7:25). He is described in 2 Thessalonians 2:4 as the one “who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.”● ● This would be the abomination of desolation spoken about by Jesus in Matthew 24:15 in reference to the fulfillment of Daniel 9:27.● The description in Revelation 13 agrees with this. He Is the beast out of the sea who opens “his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle.” ●Those who dwell on the earth will worship him and those that will not are subject to execution.● ●The only god he recognizes Is the “god of fortresses.”● This is different from the gods of his ancestors for he is a complete materialist. ●The ability to conquer is his god.● Daniel 11:38 describes ●his wealth being spent in the pursuit of war as if it were- “he will honor” his military might “with gold, silver costly stones and treasures.”● His actions of war are described in verse 39 and verses 40-45.

💥(NOTES B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch1️⃣1️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 32 PART 4️ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ● The king In The End Times ●Description of the Anti-Christ ● The Actions & Wars Of The Anti-Christ ● Michael Arises to Rescue the Remnant of Israel With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 13, 2024 ●The Wars of the Antichrist - Daniel 11:40-45 The section begins describing that ●at the end time the king of the South will collide with him.● There are three kings referred to in this section.● Both the king of the south, Egypt and allies, and ●the king of the north, Syria and allies, attack Israel which is controlled by the antichrist.● We need to remember a couple of things in examining the actions that take place in verses 40-45. ●First, that according to Daniel 7, the antichrist is the little horn that arises out of the ten kings that make up a revived Roman empire. ● Second, that the focus of prophetic Scriptures is what will have an effect on the nation and land of Israel. ●The antichrist will be given power to conquer at will, but that does not mean he has conquered every nation on earth nor does it mean that those nations he has conquered and set up with puppet kings will remain loyal to him.● ●There can be only one king who does absolutely according to his will in this period, and this must be the world ruler which according to Daniel 7:23 “shall devour the whole earth, and tread it down, and break it in pieces.”● ● Although other rulers will be associated with him, such as the ten horns of Revelation 17:12 and the false prophet of Revelation 13:11-18, none of these can be described as absolute rulers.● The Actions of the Antichrist - Daniel 11:39 ●His blasphemous beliefs lead him to take action against even the strongest of fortresses which he will conquer.● ● He then posts out honor to those who acknowledge him and to those willing to pay the price, he will set up to be his puppet rulers over the conquered territories. ● Other Scriptures also describe these kinds of actions, but ●there will be a limit to its length.● ••• ● In Daniel 7:25 he wears down the saints of the Highest One for a time, times and half a time before he is judged and destroyed.● Here in Daniel 11:36 it is given to him to “prosper until the indignation is finished, for that which is decreed will be done.” ●The beast with his allied puppet kings will conquer, consume and destroy other nations in war, but this will only continue “until the words of God shall be fulfilled” (Revelation 17:17)● As you will recall as well, that the seventieth week of the prophecy in Daniel 9:27 begins with ●“and he will make a firm covenant with the many for one week,” with the “he” referring to “the prince who is to come” who is the antichrist.● ● It is because of this covenant that he Is aligned with the nation of Israel so that an attack against it is an attack against himself.● ●The antichrist’s response Is overwhelming. Verse 40 says he “will enter lands, overflow them, and pass through.” Verses 41-43 then add, “He will also enter the Beautiful Land, and many [countries] will fall; but these will be rescued out of his hand: Edom, Moab and the foremost of the sons of Ammon. 42 “Then he will stretch out his hand against [other] countries, and the land of Egypt will not escape. 43 “But he will rule over the hidden treasures of gold and silver, and over all the desirable things of Egypt; and Libyans and Ethiopians [will follow] at his heels.”● ●The Beautiful Land is a reference to Israel,● and from there he continues on to conquer Egypt to the borders of Libya and Ethiopia. This would mean that he defeats the king of the North first, and then overflows south. Apparently, his actions are so quick and focused on Egypt, that he does not bother with the countries to the east - Edom, Moab and Ammon - modern Jordan. He gains control of the wealth of the areas conquered including hidden treasures of gold and silver. Verse 45 - “And he will pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the seas and the beautiful Holy Mountain; yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.” 💥●The end of Daniel 11:45 would then occur in the second half of the seventieth week coordinating with the rest of Matthew 24:15, Revelation 7-19, Ezekiel 38 & 39 and Zechariah 14. Ezekiel 38 & 39; (Ezekiel 28:8) and ends with the armies of Gog and Magog and their allies being destroyed by such things as an earthquake (28:19), fighting within the armies (28:20), pestilence, torrential rain, hailstones, fire and brimstone (28:21) so that the Lord is sanctified and made known to the nations (28:22).● Michael Arises - Daniel 12:1 ●“Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands [guard] over the sons of your people, will stand.● ●And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.”●✅️ ●While the phrase “now at that time” refers to the “end time” in 11:40 and could be understood to be concurrent with the previous verses, the statement about a time of previously unknown distress can only fit with the later half of the seventieth week.● ●This is the same Michael that was introduced in Daniel 10:13.● ●He is an archangel (Jude 1:9) who has a specific responsibility toward Israel.● ■ This is not Christ or any other human or spiritual person.■ ●His specific purpose here is to protect and rescue the remnant of Israel whose names are written in the book.●

💥(NOTES A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch1️⃣1️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 32 PART 4️ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ● The king In The End Times ●Description of the Anti-Christ ● The Actions & Wars Of The Anti-Christ ● Michael Arises to Rescue the Remnant of Israel With Bishop Worrell Hylton August 13, 2024 ●The King of the End Time 11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is determined shall be done. Beginning with verse 36, a sharp break in the prophecy may be observed, introduced by the expression the time of the end in verse 35. ●Up to this point, the prophecy dealing with the Persian and Grecian Empires has been fulfilled minutely and with amazing precision.● Beginning with verse 36, however, an entirely different situation obtains. In contrast to the preceding section, there is no specific correspondence to history. “This passage has reference to the Antichrist, ●a king is going to rise up who shall do according to his own will and shall lift himself up against all that is called god, and shall speak arrogant words against the God of gods.● He shall act in such a way as to sit in the Temple of God and shall make himself out to be God, and● his will shall be prospered until the wrath of God is fulfilled,● for in him the consummation will take place. We, too, understand this to refer to the Antichrist.” Antiochus was merely a foreshadowing of the Antichrist, “The Antichrist very properly had as a type of himself the utterly wicked king, Antiochus, who persecuted the saints and defiled the Temple.” ●The Description of the Antichrist - Daniel 11:36-38 Daniel 11:36 is none other than the Antichrist, or the man of sin of 2 Thessalonians 2:3-10 and with the false prophet of Revelation 13:11-18, who is also the ruler or the false Messiah acceptable to the Jewish people. According to verse 36, the king is an absolute ruler who “shall do according to his will.” Verses 36 begins talking about a king who will do as he pleases. ●The previous section was careful not to refer to Antiochus Epiphanes as a king because he was an usurper who seized the kingdom though the honor of the kingship had not been conferred upon him.●-- And though Antiochus Epiphanes was an evil and despicable man, this king goes far beyond that. ●The man so described through verse 45 is not Antiochus Epiphanes, Herod the Great, Constantine the Great, the Pope, the Roman Empire, Hitler, Stalin or any other historical person or system.● This is a man who is yet to come and this detailed prophecy about him will be fulfilled in the future.● This man is the “little horn” in the prophecy in Daniel 7 and who is often popularly referred to as the antichrist.● These verses describe a king whose ●wickedness and godlessness seem to surpass all who preceded him.● This king is said to do whatever he wants and exalt himself above gods and over the God of gods (11:36),● showing no regard for the “gods of his ancestors, the god desired by women, or for any other god” and instead honoring “a god of fortress” (11:37-38), which would seem to refer to military might.●✅️ He has success (11:36), honoring those who look to him (11:39), until the “time of wrath is completed” (11:36). ✅️ The first description of him In verses 36-38 is that ●he is a king that will do as he pleases.● He regards no law except himself which is why ●Paul describes him as “the man of lawlessness” in 2 Thessalonians 2:3.● In Daniel 7:25 he is described as even seeking to “make alterations in times and in law.” He will be a dictatorial despot. The description of him in these verse is not necessarily chronological with the actions that are described in verses 40-45. He will also be the supreme egotist who disregards all gods and religions in favor of himself.● There have been many men who thought of themselves as some sort of god, but they usually recognized other gods.● That was true of the Caesars and of Antiochus Epiphanes too.● This man will think of himself as above that. There are seven statements in these three verses regarding his relationship to the gods.-- 1. *He will “exalt and magnify himself above every god.” 2. *He will “speak monstrous things against the God of gods.” 3. *He will “show no regard for the gods of his fathers” 4. *He will show no regard for “the desire of women.” 5. *He will show no regard for “any god” 6. *He will “magnify himself above them all.” 7. *He will “honor a god of fortresses” ●This man will be an atheist set against not only the true God and the promised Messiah, but without respect for any religion.● ●He is called antichrist because he goes beyond not just disregarding Jesus Christ, but is set against Him. The apostle John said, “Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen; from this we know that it is the last hour” (1 John 2:18). ●John defined antichrist as “the one who denies the Father and the Son” (1 John 2:22), “that does not confess Jesus” (1 John 4:3), and “those who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ [as] coming in the flesh” (2 John 1:7).● Other Scriptures also speak of his blasphemous character.● In Daniel 7 he is described as one who will utter great boasts (7:8 &11) and who “will speak out against the Most High” (7:25). He is described in 2 Thessalonians 2:4 as the one “who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God.”● ● This would be the abomination of desolation spoken about by Jesus in Matthew 24:15 in reference to the fulfillment of Daniel 9:27.● The description in Revelation 13 agrees with this. He Is the beast out of the sea who opens “his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme His name and His tabernacle.” ●Those who dwell on the earth will worship him and those that will not are subject to execution.● ●The only god he recognizes Is the “god of fortresses.”● This is different from the gods of his ancestors for he is a complete materialist. ●The ability to conquer is his god.● Daniel 11:38 describes ●his wealth being spent in the pursuit of war as if it were- “he will honor” his military might “with gold, silver costly stones and treasures.”● His actions of war are described in verse 39 and verses 40-45.

💥NOTES (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1⃣1⃣📖 WEEK 30 PART 2⃣ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ● War & Conquest ● The Northern & Southern kings ● Lines of Succession ● Seleucus The Tax Raiser ● Antiochus IV Epiphanes The persecuter of Jews● July 30, 2024 ●Antiochus the Great, who could have gone down in history as one of the great conquerors of the ancient world if he had been content to leave Greece alone, instead fulfilled the prophecy of verse 19 in that he had to return to his own land, defeated and broken. He was killed trying to plunder a temple in Elam●. From the standpoint of the history of Israel, this was important because Antiochus the Great was followed by ●Seleucus IV Philopator (187-175 b.c), who in turn was succeeded by Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 b.c), the notorious persecutor of the Jews described in detail in Daniel 11:21-35.● ●Seleucus Philopator, the Raiser of Taxes 11:20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. The Seleucid king ruling between the times of Antiochus the Great and Antiochus Epiphanes, Seleucus IV Philopator, is mentioned here for his oppression by taxation of the people of Israel. Because of the rising power of Rome, ●he was forced to pay tribute to the Romans of a thousand talents annually. In order to raise this large amount of money, Seleucus had to tax all the lands under his domain, including special taxes from the Jews secured by a tax collector named Heliodorus (2 Mac 3:7) who took treasures from the temple at Jerusalem.● ●This explains the statement, ‘within a few days he shall be destroyed’ (11:20), possibly by poison administered to him by the same Heliodorus.” This set the stage for the terrible persecutions by Antiochus Epiphanes which followed.● ●The Rise of Antiochus IV Epiphanes 11:21-23 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. ●Beginning with verse 21, a major section of this chapter is devoted to a comparatively obscure Syrian ruler who was on the throne from 175 to 164 B.C., previously alluded to as the “little horn” (Dan 8:9-14, 23-25). He reigned in the days of the decline of the Syrian power and the rise of Rome to the west, and only his death in 164 B.C. prevented his humiliation by Rome.● From the standpoint of Scripture and the revelation by the angel to Daniel, this was the most important feature of the entire third empire. ● The reasons for the prominence of Antiochus IV Epiphanes were his desecration of the Jewish temple and altar, and his bitter persecution of the Jewish peopl● e. As is true of the entire section beginning with chapter 8, ● Gentile dominion is viewed primarily from its relationship to the progress of the Jewish nation.● ● By comparison with Seleucus IV Philopator, his predecessor, he is described as “a vile person.” The title Epiphanes, meaning “glorious,” was a title which Antiochus gave himself, in keeping with his desire to be regarded as god● . ● The description here given is God’s viewpoint of him because of his immoral life, persecution, and hatred of the people of God. His life was characterized by intrigue, expediency, and lust for power in which honor was always secondary.● The expression "to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom" has reference to the fact that he seized the throne rather than obtaining it honorably. At the time his predecessor died, there were several possible candidates for the throne. Antiochus IV, the brother of Seleucus IV, was in Athens at the time of his brother’s death. There he received word that his brother Seleucus had been murdered by Heliodorus, as prophesied in Daniel 11:20, “he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.” Montgomery describes this as dying ‘with his boots on,’ a disgrace to a king; ● Posing as the guardian of young Antiochus who was in Syria, Antiochus IV Epiphanes proceeded to Antioch where he obtained the kingdom by flatteries,” he secured the throne.● ● Meanwhile, young Antiochus was murdered by Andronicus, whom Antiochus IV then put to death, although it is possible that Antiochus himself had laid the whole plot. Heliodorus, who had murdered Seleucus IV, was not able to secure the throne and disappeared.● Antiochus IV was therefore secure on his throne and began an active life of military conquest and intrigue in his struggle for power against both Egypt and Rome. Verse 22 speaks of military activity including several campaigns against Egypt. The prophecy does not attempt to be specific but describes in general how armies on various occasions were destroyed as by a flood and “shall be broken.” ● The reference to “the arms of a flood” may refer to military forces rather than a natural flood. In other words, he shall be victorious over his enemies.● Verse 23 described his various leagues with other nations, especially with Egypt which involved considerable intrigue and deceit. At the time, there was a contest for power between two of Antiochus’ nephews, Ptolemy Philometor and Ptolemy Euergetes for control of Egypt. Antiochus supported Ptolemy Philometor, but only for his own gain. Out of it, Antiochus became stronger himself.

💥NOTES (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1⃣1⃣📖 WEEK 30 PART 2⃣ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ● War & Conquest ● The Northern & Southern kings ● Lines of Succession ● Seleucus The Tax Raiser ● Antiochus IV Epiphanes The persecutor of Jews● July 30, 2024 ●Ptolemy Euergetes and Seleucus Callinicus 11:7-9 But out of a branch of her roots ●shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail●: and ●shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.● So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land ●The Struggle Between Seleucus and Antiochus III 11:10-19 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress. And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. ●Although Seleucus Callinicus was unsuccessful in his attack on Egypt, his successors described as “his sons” proved to be more successful.● ●Seleucus III (226-223 B.C.) came to an untimely end, having perished in battle in Asia Minor, but ●the task was ably carried on by Antiochus III the Great (223-187 Antiochus the Great was able to mount several campaigns against Egypt; and largely because of the indolence of the Egyptian ruler, Ptolemy Philopator (221-203 b.c.), he restored to Syria the territory as far south as Gaza●. The Egyptian army was directed by Ptolemy, accompanied by his sister-wife, Arsinoe. There were about 70,000 soldiers on each side. The battle resulted in a complete victory for Egypt (11:11-12); and as Jerome comments, “Antiochus lost his entire army and was almost captured as he fled to the desert. The prophecy was fulfilled that the multitude of the Syrians was given into the hand of the Egyptians. However, a peace had to be arranged because Antiochus had managed to escape. As verse 12 indicates, the Egyptian monarch was too indolent to pursue his advantage; and although the battle was disastrous for the Syrians, it tended to bring peace between the two nations, at least temporarily. Meanwhile, Antiochus turned his attention to conquests in the east, in which he was quite successful, gathering strength and wealth. In the period 212-204 b.c. he advanced east to the borders of India and as far north as the Caspian. ●Ptolemy Philopator and his queen died mysteriously in 203 b.c. and were succeeded by their infant son, Ptolemy V Epiphanes.● In 201 B.C., Antiochus managed to assemble another great army and again began a series of attacks on Egypt, as described in verse 13-16. The expression the robbers of thy people (11:14) refers to persons who violate law and justice; hence, they are “robbers,” or “men of violence” (RSV). History records a league against Egypt, into which a large number of Jews entered with Antiochus the Great, and to their participation in his warlike operations against that country, as a consequence of the revolt of the Egyptians against Syria. The Egyptian armies led by Scopas were defeated at Paneas, near the headwaters of the Jordan River. Antiochus III subsequently forced Scopas to surrender at Sidon, “a city of fortifications,” which the Seleucid king captured in 199-198 b.c. This victory resulted in the Syrian occupation of all Palestine as far south as Gaza.● The allusion to “the arms at the south shall not stand” is to the unsuccessful attempt by three Egyptian leaders, Eropas, Menacles, and Damoyenus to rescue the besieged Scopas from Sidon.● ●Threatened by Rome, however, Antiochus effected a diplomatic settlement with Egypt by marrying his daughter Cleopatra to the young king, Ptolemy V Epiphanes in 192 b.c. In so doing, he fulfilled the prophecy “he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.”● Antiochus the Great purposed by this betrothal of his young daughter to the seven-year old Ptolemy to ruin his former opponent and present ally. Antiochus the Great begins to suffer reverses, however, as indicated in verse 18, where “prince for his own behalf “brought about the defeat of Antiochus.” This defeat came about in the following manner. Having successfully sustained his conquest against Egypt by defeating Scopas,● Antiochus then turned his attention to the threat from the west and attempted to equal the conquests of Alexander the Great by conquering Greece. ●In this he was notably unsuccessful, being defeated in 191 B.C. at Thermopylae north of Athens and again in 189 b.c. at Magnesia on the Maeander River southeast of Ephesus by soldiers of Rome and Pergamum under the leadership of the Roman general Scipio.● ●This fulfilled the prophecies of verses 18 and 19, and from an historic viewpoint, was important in removing from Europe the’ control by Asiatic governments●. This paved the way for Roman expansion later.●

💥NOTES (D)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center ✅Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY✅ SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch11📖 WEEK 31 PART 3 📍A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ●The Rise Of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ●Rome Opposes him●His Wickedness ●The Despicable Man●The First Defilement Of The temple ●The Second Defilement of The temple ●The Purging Of the People ●Some are deceived with Bishop Worrell Hylton August 6, 2024 ●First Defilement of the Temple - Daniel 11:28 “Then he will return to his land with much plunder; but his heart will be [set] against the holy covenant, and he will take action and [then] return to his [own] land.” When Antiochus left for Syria he took much Egyptian wealth with him. ●On his way back he took action against Israel for rebellious actions.● ●Antiochus had removed Jason from being the High Priest and had installed his own priest, who had offered him a greater amount of tribute money (2 Maccabees 4:3-27). ●The Jews had heard a rumor that Antiochus was dead and held a celebration and Jason raised a force to overthrow Menelaus. Menelaus withstood the attack, and ●when Antiochus arrived he took action to punish those who had taken part or supported the rebellion. He slaughtered up to 80,000 and sold another 40,000 into slavery.● ●He looted the Temple of its vessels of gold and silver, stole about 1800 talents of gold, ●then defiled the Temple by sacrificing a pig on the altar, boiling some of its flesh and sprinkling the whole temple with some of its broth (1 Maccabees 1:21-28; 2 Maccabees 5:15-21). He then returned to Syria. ●Second Defilement of the Temple - Daniel 11:29-31 29 “At the appointed time he will return and come into the South, but this last time it will not turn out the way it did before. 30 “For ships of Kittim will come against him; therefore he will be disheartened, and will return and become enraged at the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31 “And forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination of desolation.” ●Antiochus Epiphanes thought of himself as a manifestation of the Greek God, Zeus. He was very serious about the establishment of Greek culture the nations under his control and decreed that everyone had to worship the Greek deities. ●He gave favor to Menelaus and the apostates who followed him in the Hellenization of Israel while punishing those held fast to Judaism.● Antiochus sent an ●Athenian philosopher to Jerusalem to supervise and carry out the proclamation along with his General, Apollonius, and Syrian troops to enforce it. ●They stopped the regular Temple sacrifices and replaced them with sacrifices of pigs to Greek gods. ●Syrian soldiers and harlots performed dissolute heathen rites in the Temple courts. ●Jews were forced to take part in the drunken activities in honor of the god of wine. ●Those Jews that tried to observe the Mosaic rituals of sacrifice, circumcision, the Sabbath or a feast day were subject to execution.● ●Finally a pagan altar was erected over the altar of God, which probably included an idol, and the Temple was rededicated to Zeus. ●This was the abomination of desolation. It only got worse for the people. ●The Purging of the People - Daniel 11:32-35 32 “And by smooth [words] he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action. 33 “And those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, for [many] days. 34 “Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy. 35 “And some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge, and make them pure, until the end time; because [it is] still [to come] at the appointed time.” ●Many Jews had submitted themselves to Antiochus’ decrees out of fear for their lives, and many more become apostate due to the enticements he offered to those who would embrace Greek idolatry. The dissolute nature of Greek culture was attractive to those who wanted freedom to sin and Antiochus’ favor and flattery made it that much more attractive. ●At the same time, there were also many that remained true to God despite the hardships and threat of death. The persecution caused a cleansing of the people that separated those who truly loved God from those who were apostate of heart. ●One family that remained true was Mattathias Maccabeus and his five sons. He was a priest that refused to offer pagan sacrifices. His family fled to the hills and led a revolt. Others encouraged by his example joined him, but it was a long war and they suffered much. Many died by the sword, others were burned alive in their homes or were cast into heated brass cauldrons. Several of Maccabeus’ sons were killed too. The number involved in their revolt fluctuated as death reduced their numbers while new people would join. ●Some of those who joined were hypocritical since their motivation was to be on the winning side in order to escape persecution or gain plunder for themselves and not because they were actually faithful to God.● ●Antiochus drops out of the picture after verse 34 because he has no further effect on Israel. Historically, in the third year of the revolt, the Maccabees led by the son, Judah, were able to force the Syrians out Jerusalem. They were now free to resume worship of the Lord in the Temple. This became the yearly festival known as Hanukkah which means “to dedicate.” The revelation given to Daniel by the angel does not include this conclusion but rather leaves the story open ended pointing to a future time in verse 35. There would continue to be persecution of the Jews to “refine, purge, and make them pure, until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.” ●

💥NOTES (C)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center ✅Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY✅ SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch11📖 WEEK 31 PART 3 📍A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ●The Rise Of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ●Rome Opposes him●His Wickedness ●The Despicable Man●The First Defilement Of The temple ●The Second Defilement of The temple ●The Purging Of the People ●Some are deceived with Bishop Worrell Hylton August 6, 2024 ●The Resulting Persecutions of Israel 11:32-35 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. ●The Despicable Man - Daniel 11:21 We are introduced to this man in verse 21. “And in his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by conspiracy.” Despicable, vile or contemptible are all good words to translate the Hebrew description of Antiochus IV. ✅He was a man to be despised and disdained because he was vile and worthless in character. He gave himself the title of Antiochus Theos Epiphanes, which means Antiochus the Visible God or “God Manifest,” for he thought of himself as the manifestation of Zeus or Jupiter. ✅The people used a word play and called him Antiochus Epimanes which means Antiochus the Madman.✅ He was an evil man showing all the evidence of being empowered and directed by Satan. He is the “small horn” we met briefly in Daniel 8. ✅He seized the kingdom by conspiracy and not because the honor of kingship was conferred upon him. He was an usurper.✅ Antiochus was in Athens at the time his older brother, Seleucus IV was murdered by poisoning. The throne rightly belonged to Seleucus’ young son, Demetrius, who was being held hostage in Rome. His brother, also named Antiochus, was just a baby in Syria. Antiochus Epiphanes returned to Syria as the supposed protector of the family throne in blocking his nephew’s bid to gain the throne and as guardian of his nephews. He did accomplish the former, but ✅it was not enough for him to be regent on his nephew’s behalf, he wanted the throne for himself. His nephew was murdered by a fellow named Andronicus whom Antiochus IV then had executed, though the whole plot may have been his own from the start. ✅ Military Victories - Daniel 11:22 “And the overflowing forces will be flooded away before him and shattered, and also the prince of the covenant.” This refers to several military victories by Antiochus. The first was against the forces of Heliodorus who had made a bid for the throne after the death of Seleucus. Heliodorus was probably the man behind that murder. Antiochus was assisted by the king of Pergamum and this solidified his control of Syria. ●Victory by Deception - Daniel 11:23-24 “And after an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small [force of] people. 24 “In a time of tranquility he will enter the richest [parts] of the realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers never did, nor his ancestors; he will distribute plunder, booty, and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but [only] for a time.” 25 Wars are expensive in both manpower and treasure and Antiochus did not want spend those fighting battles if he could gain the same ends through a treaty. Like his father, Antiochus was concerned about rising Roman power and influence so he made a treaty with Ptolemy Philometor. Antiochus used this to put Ptolemy off guard so that he was able to seize a large section of what had been Egyptian territory with a small force. While promoting peace and friendship he was able to conquer town after town. The major fortresses were captured except Alexandria. None of his fathers had been able to conquer as much even with large forces. He did well, but only for a time for Roman threatened him and told him to leave Egypt, which he did. ●Victory by Treachery - Daniel 11:25-26 25 “And he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South with a large army; so the king of the South will mobilize an extremely large and mighty army for war; but he will not stand, for schemes will be devised against him. 26 “And those who eat his choice food will destroy him, and his army will overflow, but many will fall down slain.” During the course of his reign, Antiochus invaded Egypt four different times. The result was that many Egyptian soldiers were slain and Ptolemy Philometor was captured and his younger brother, was made king. ●Two Liars - Daniel 11:27 26 “As for both kings, their hearts will be [intent] on evil, and they will speak lies [to each other] at the same table; but it will not succeed, for the end is still [to come] at the appointed time.” Ptolemy the new king is the prisoner of Antiochus Epiphanes, but both still have designs on overthrowing Ptolemy Euergetes and regain Egypt for themselves, so they lie to each other as they try to carry out their schemes. ●Antiochus pretends to befriend Philometor in the effort to restore his throne against his brother. Philometor pretends to believe him●. They fail to conquer Alexandria, but Philometor is crowned king in Memphis. Antiochus leaves for Syria and Philometor ends up forming a co-regency with his brother.

💥NOTES (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center ✅Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY✅ SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch11📖 WEEK 31 PART 3 📍A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ●The Rise Of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ●Rome Opposes him●His Wickedness ●The Despicable Man●The First Defilement Of The temple ●The Second Defilement of The temple ●The Purging Of the People ●Some are deceived with Bishop Worrell Hylton August 6, 2024 ●Antiochus’ Rise In Power 11:24-26 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain. Always active to enlarge his kingdom, either by military devices or intrigue, Antiochus, according to verse 24, like his fathers, robbed the richest places of the country under his control. ●The prediction He shall enter peaceably means that he attacked the enemy “in a time of security” or “peace,” when the enemy did not expect him.● Unlike his father, Antiochus IV did not use his wealth secured in this way for personal advantage so much as to buy favor with others and to secure their cooperation. The expression he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches indicates this distribution of the wealth he had secured. According to 1 Maccabees 3:30, “He feared that he might not have such funds as he had before for his expenses and for the gifts which he used to give more lavishly than preceding kings” (RSV). Among his military maneuvers were several expeditions against Egypt which are indicated in verse 25. Which of the several expeditions this represents is of no importance, as this prophecy is simply describing in general the characteristics of the reign of Antiochus 4:The outcome of the battle was that the king of Egypt was defeated as indicated in the statement but he shall not stand, referring to the king of the south. Even those who should have supported him conspired against him as revealed in verse 26. The result was that, generally speaking, Antiochus was victorious over the Egyptians. ●The Wickedness of Antiochus 11:27-28 And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land. The struggle between Syria and Egypt, however, led to various agreements which did not prosper. Neither the rulers of Egypt nor Syria were honorable in their agreements as indicated in verse 27, “they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper.” As the last part of verse 27 makes clear, in spite of all his intrigue, Antiochus was fulfilling prophecy on schedule. ●Antiochus, returning from Egypt with great riches, began to manifest his hatred against the people of Israel and his covetousness in relation to the wealth of the temple. This is indicated in the statement, His heart shall be against the holy covenant.● ●Antiochus Opposed by Rome Persecutes the Jews 11:29-31 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. ●In another expedition against Egypt, “at the time appointed,” that is, by God, he managed to capture Ptolemy Philometor but was finally forced to evacuate Egypt because he failed to take the city of Alexandria.● His success was not as great as in former expeditions, as stated, “It shall not be as the former, or as the latter.” Still another invasion of Egypt occurred about 168 B.C. Here, however, he was met near Alexandria by a Roman consul, Gaius Popillius Laenas, who demanded that he leave Egypt at risk of being attacked by Rome. The Roman consul is reported to have circled the king and told him that his decision had to be reached before he stepped out of the circle. Rather than risk a war with Rome, 21 Antiochus, although greatly displeased, withdrew from Egypt immediately and conceded Egypt to Roman power. Prophetically, this is indicated in verse 30 by the statement for the ships of Chittim shall come against him, this is usually taken as a symbolic representation of Roman power which came from the west past Chittim, a reference to the island of Cyprus which was to the west of his kingdom. Disgruntled by his defeat in Egypt at the hands of Rome, Antiochus Epiphanes seems to have vented his wrath upon the Jewish people as intimated in verse 30 in the expression, “have indignation against the holy covenant.” The history of the period is given in 1 and 2 Maccabees. The added statement and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant indicates his affiliation with those who sided with Antiochus, who became his favorites and proteges (cf. 1 Mac 2:18; 2 Mac 6:1). ●In the process of his opposition to the Jews, Antiochus polluted the holy altar in the temple by offering a pig upon the altar and forbidding the continuance of the daily sacrifices (cf. 1 Mac 1:44-54).● ●He also issued orders that the Jews should cease their worship and erected in the holy place an idol, probably the image of Zeus Olympius.● ●This represents placing “the abomination that maketh desolate,” mentioned in verse 31 to which Christ referred in Matthew 24:15. The parallel prophecy in Daniel 8:23-25 covers the same series of incidents.● This desecration of the temple, in opposition to the Jewish faith, precipitated the Maccabean revolt which was cruelly suppressed by Antiochus with tens of thousands of Israelites perishing. The entire series of incidents, however, including the persecution of Israel, the desecration of their temple, and the stopping of the daily sacrifice, although fulfilled historically in Antiochus’ persecution of Israel, is also prophetic of the future persecution of Israel which will result in the great tribulation. The reference in Matthew 24:15 where Christ is describing the beginning of the great tribulation is linked to the desecration of the temple by Antiochus as being similar in kind. Antiochus thus becomes a type of the future man of sin and his activities foreshadow the ultimate blasphemous persecution of Israel and the desecration of their temple.

💥NOTES (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center ✅Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY✅ SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch11📖 WEEK 31 PART 3 📍A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ●The Rise Of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ●Rome Opposes him●His Wickedness ●The Despicable Man●The First Defilement Of The temple ●The Second Defilement of The temple ●The Purging Of the People ●Some are deceived with Bishop Worrell Hylton August 6, 2024 The Rise of ●Antiochus IV Epiphanes● 11:21-23 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. Beginning with verse 21, a major section of this chapter is devoted to a comparatively obscure Syrian ruler who was on the throne from 175 to 164 B.C., previously alluded to as the “little horn” (Dan 8:9-14, 23-25). He reigned in the days of the decline of the Syrian power and the rise of Rome to the west, and only his death in 164 B.C. prevented his humiliation by Rome. From the standpoint of Scripture and the revelation by the angel to Daniel, this was the most important feature of the entire third empire. The reasons for the prominence of Antiochus IV Epiphanes were his desecration of the Jewish temple and altar, and his bitter persecution of the Jewish people. As is true of the entire section beginning with chapter 8, ●Gentile dominion is viewed primarily from its relationship to the progress of the Jewish nation.● By comparison with Seleucus IV Philopator, his predecessor, ●he is described as “a vile person.” The title Epiphanes, meaning “glorious,” was a title which Antiochus gave himself, in keeping with his desire to be regarded as god.● ●The description here given is God’s viewpoint of him because of his immoral life, persecution, and hatred of the people of God.● His life was characterized by intrigue, expediency, and lust for power in which honor was always secondary. The expression to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom has reference to the fact that he seized the throne rather than obtaining it honorably. At the time his predecessor died, there were several possible candidates for the throne. Antiochus IV, the brother of Seleucus IV, was in Athens at the time of his brother’s death. There he received word that his brother Seleucus had been murdered by Heliodorus, as prophesied in Daniel 11:20, “he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.” Montgomery describes this as dying “ ‘with his boots on,’ a disgrace to a king; Posing as the guardian of young Antiochus who was in Syria, Antiochus IV Epiphanes proceeded to Antioch where he obtains the kingdom by flatteries,” he secured the throne. Meanwhile, young Antiochus was murdered by Andronicus, whom Antiochus IV then put to death, although it is possible that Antiochus himself had laid the whole plot. ●Heliodorus, who had murdered Seleucus IV, was not able to secure the throne and disappeared. Antiochus IV was therefore secure on his throne and began an active life of military conquest and intrigue in his struggle for power against both Egypt and Rome. ● Verse 22 speaks of military activity including several campaigns against Egypt. The prophecy does not attempt to be specific but describes in general how armies on various occasions were destroyed as by a flood and “shall be broken.” The reference to “the arms of a flood” may refer to military forces rather than a natural flood. In other words, he shall be victorious over his enemies. Verse 23 described his various leagues with other nations, especially with Egypt which involved considerable intrigue and deceit. At the time, there was a contest for power between two of Antiochus’ nephews, Ptolemy Philometor and Ptolemy Euergetes for control of Egypt. Antiochus supported Ptolemy Philometor, but only for his own gain. Out of it, Antiochus became stronger himself.

NOTES (D) Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center ✅Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY✅ SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch11📖 WEEK 31 PART 3 📍A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ●The Rise Of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ●Rome Opposes him●His Wickedness ●The Despicable Man●The First Defilement Of The temple ●The Second Defilement of The temple ●The Purging Of the People ●Some are deceived with Bishop Worrell Hylton August 6, 2024 ●First Defilement of the Temple - Daniel 11:28 “Then he will return to his land with much plunder; but his heart will be [set] against the holy covenant, and he will take action and [then] return to his [own] land.” When Antiochus left for Syria he took much Egyptian wealth with him. ●On his way back he took action against Israel for rebellious actions.● ●Antiochus had removed Jason from being the High Priest and had installed his own priest, who had offered him a greater amount of tribute money (2 Maccabees 4:3-27). ●The Jews had heard a rumor that Antiochus was dead and held a celebration and Jason raised a force to overthrow Menelaus. Menelaus withstood the attack, and ●when Antiochus arrived he took action to punish those who had taken part or supported the rebellion. He slaughtered up to 80,000 and sold another 40,000 into slavery.● ●He looted the Temple of its vessels of gold and silver, stole about 1800 talents of gold, ●then defiled the Temple by sacrificing a pig on the altar, boiling some of its flesh and sprinkling the whole temple with some of its broth (1 Maccabees 1:21-28; 2 Maccabees 5:15-21). He then returned to Syria. ●Second Defilement of the Temple - Daniel 11:29-31 29 “At the appointed time he will return and come into the South, but this last time it will not turn out the way it did before. 30 “For ships of Kittim will come against him; therefore he will be disheartened, and will return and become enraged at the holy covenant and take action; so he will come back and show regard for those who forsake the holy covenant. 31 “And forces from him will arise, desecrate the sanctuary fortress, and do away with the regular sacrifice. And they will set up the abomination of desolation.” ●Antiochus Epiphanes thought of himself as a manifestation of the Greek God, Zeus. He was very serious about the establishment of Greek culture the nations under his control and decreed that everyone had to worship the Greek deities. ●He gave favor to Menelaus and the apostates who followed him in the Hellenization of Israel while punishing those held fast to Judaism.● Antiochus sent an ●Athenian philosopher to Jerusalem to supervise and carry out the proclamation along with his General, Apollonius, and Syrian troops to enforce it. ●They stopped the regular Temple sacrifices and replaced them with sacrifices of pigs to Greek gods. ●Syrian soldiers and harlots performed dissolute heathen rites in the Temple courts. ●Jews were forced to take part in the drunken activities in honor of the god of wine. ●Those Jews that tried to observe the Mosaic rituals of sacrifice, circumcision, the Sabbath or a feast day were subject to execution.● ●Finally a pagan altar was erected over the altar of God, which probably included an idol, and the Temple was rededicated to Zeus. ●This was the abomination of desolation. It only got worse for the people. ●The Purging of the People - Daniel 11:32-35 32 “And by smooth [words] he will turn to godlessness those who act wickedly toward the covenant, but the people who know their God will display strength and take action. 33 “And those who have insight among the people will give understanding to the many; yet they will fall by sword and by flame, by captivity and by plunder, for [many] days. 34 “Now when they fall they will be granted a little help, and many will join with them in hypocrisy. 35 “And some of those who have insight will fall, in order to refine, purge, and make them pure, until the end time; because [it is] still [to come] at the appointed time.” ●Many Jews had submitted themselves to Antiochus’ decrees out of fear for their lives, and many more become apostate due to the enticements he offered to those who would embrace Greek idolatry. The dissolute nature of Greek culture was attractive to those who wanted freedom to sin and Antiochus’ favor and flattery made it that much more attractive. ●At the same time, there were also many that remained true to God despite the hardships and threat of death. The persecution caused a cleansing of the people that separated those who truly loved God from those who were apostate of heart. ●One family that remained true was Mattathias Maccabeus and his five sons. He was a priest that refused to offer pagan sacrifices. His family fled to the hills and led a revolt. Others encouraged by his example joined him, but it was a long war and they suffered much. Many died by the sword, others were burned alive in their homes or were cast into heated brass cauldrons. Several of Maccabeus’ sons were killed too. The number involved in their revolt fluctuated as death reduced their numbers while new people would join. ●Some of those who joined were hypocritical since their motivation was to be on the winning side in order to escape persecution or gain plunder for themselves and not because they were actually faithful to God.● ●Antiochus drops out of the picture after verse 34 because he has no further effect on Israel. Historically, in the third year of the revolt, the Maccabees led by the son, Judah, were able to force the Syrians out Jerusalem. They were now free to resume worship of the Lord in the Temple. This became the yearly festival known as Hanukkah which means “to dedicate.” The revelation given to Daniel by the angel does not include this conclusion but rather leaves the story open ended pointing to a future time in verse 35. There would continue to be persecution of the Jews to “refine, purge, and make them pure, until the end time; because it is still to come at the appointed time.” ●

NOTES (C) Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center ✅Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY✅ SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch11📖 WEEK 31 PART 3 📍A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ●The Rise Of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ●Rome Opposes him●His Wickedness ●The Despicable Man●The First Defilement Of The temple ●The Second Defilement of The temple ●The Purging Of the People ●Some are deceived with Bishop Worrell Hylton August 6, 2024 ●The Resulting Persecutions of Israel 11:32-35 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. And they that understand among the people shall instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame, by captivity, and by spoil, many days. Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries. And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed. The Despicable Man - Daniel 11:21 We are introduced to this man in verse 21. “And in his place a despicable person will arise, on whom the honor of kingship has not been conferred, but he will come in a time of tranquility and seize the kingdom by conspiracy.” Despicable, vile or contemptible are all good words to translate the Hebrew description of Antiochus IV. ✅He was a man to be despised and disdained because he was vile and worthless in character. He gave himself the title of Antiochus Theos Epiphanes, which means Antiochus the Visible God or “God Manifest,” for he thought of himself as the manifestation of Zeus or Jupiter. ✅The people used a word play and called him Antiochus Epimanes which means Antiochus the Madman.✅ He was an evil man showing all the evidence of being empowered and directed by Satan. He is the “small horn” we met briefly in Daniel 8. ✅He seized the kingdom by conspiracy and not because the honor of kingship was conferred upon him. He was an usurper.✅ Antiochus was in Athens at the time his older brother, Seleucus IV was murdered by poisoning. The throne rightly belonged to Seleucus’ young son, Demetrius, who was being held hostage in Rome. His brother, also named Antiochus, was just a baby in Syria. Antiochus Epiphanes returned to Syria as the supposed protector of the family throne in blocking his nephew’s bid to gain the throne and as guardian of his nephews. He did accomplish the former, but ✅it was not enough for him to be regent on his nephew’s behalf, he wanted the throne for himself. His nephew was murdered by a fellow named Andronicus whom Antiochus IV then had executed, though the whole plot may have been his own from the start. ✅ Military Victories - Daniel 11:22 “And the overflowing forces will be flooded away before him and shattered, and also the prince of the covenant.” This refers to several military victories by Antiochus. The first was against the forces of Heliodorus who had made a bid for the throne after the death of Seleucus. Heliodorus was probably the man behind that murder. Antiochus was assisted by the king of Pergamum and this solidified his control of Syria. ●Victory by Deception - Daniel 11:23-24 “And after an alliance is made with him he will practice deception, and he will go up and gain power with a small [force of] people. 24 “In a time of tranquility he will enter the richest [parts] of the realm, and he will accomplish what his fathers never did, nor his ancestors; he will distribute plunder, booty, and possessions among them, and he will devise his schemes against strongholds, but [only] for a time.” 25 Wars are expensive in both manpower and treasure and Antiochus did not want spend those fighting battles if he could gain the same ends through a treaty. Like his father, Antiochus was concerned about rising Roman power and influence so he made a treaty with Ptolemy Philometor. Antiochus used this to put Ptolemy off guard so that he was able to seize a large section of what had been Egyptian territory with a small force. While promoting peace and friendship he was able to conquer town after town. The major fortresses were captured except Alexandria. None of his fathers had been able to conquer as much even with large forces. He did well, but only for a time for Roman threatened him and told him to leave Egypt, which he did. ●Victory by Treachery - Daniel 11:25-26 25 “And he will stir up his strength and courage against the king of the South with a large army; so the king of the South will mobilize an extremely large and mighty army for war; but he will not stand, for schemes will be devised against him. 26 “And those who eat his choice food will destroy him, and his army will overflow, but many will fall down slain.” During the course of his reign, Antiochus invaded Egypt four different times. The result was that many Egyptian soldiers were slain and Ptolemy Philometor was captured and his younger brother, was made king. ●Two Liars - Daniel 11:27 26 “As for both kings, their hearts will be [intent] on evil, and they will speak lies [to each other] at the same table; but it will not succeed, for the end is still [to come] at the appointed time.” Ptolemy the new king is the prisoner of Antiochus Epiphanes, but both still have designs on overthrowing Ptolemy Euergetes and regain Egypt for themselves, so they lie to each other as they try to carry out their schemes. ●Antiochus pretends to befriend Philometor in the effort to restore his throne against his brother. Philometor pretends to believe him●. They fail to conquer Alexandria, but Philometor is crowned king in Memphis. Antiochus leaves for Syria and Philometor ends up forming a co-regency with his brother.

NOTES (B) Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center ✅Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY✅ SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch11📖 WEEK 31 PART 3 📍A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ●The Rise Of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ●Rome Opposes him●His Wickedness ●The Despicable Man●The First Defilement Of The temple ●The Second Defilement of The temple ●The Purging Of the People ●Some are deceived with Bishop Worrell Hylton August 6, 2024 ●Antiochus’ Rise In Power 11:24-26 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers’ fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time. And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him. Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain. Always active to enlarge his kingdom, either by military devices or intrigue, Antiochus, according to verse 24, like his fathers, robbed the richest places of the country under his control. ●The prediction He shall enter peaceably means that he attacked the enemy “in a time of security” or “peace,” when the enemy did not expect him.● Unlike his father, Antiochus IV did not use his wealth secured in this way for personal advantage so much as to buy favor with others and to secure their cooperation. The expression he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches indicates this distribution of the wealth he had secured. According to 1 Maccabees 3:30, “He feared that he might not have such funds as he had before for his expenses and for the gifts which he used to give more lavishly than preceding kings” (RSV). Among his military maneuvers were several expeditions against Egypt which are indicated in verse 25. Which of the several expeditions this represents is of no importance, as this prophecy is simply describing in general the characteristics of the reign of Antiochus 4:The outcome of the battle was that the king of Egypt was defeated as indicated in the statement but he shall not stand, referring to the king of the south. Even those who should have supported him conspired against him as revealed in verse 26. The result was that, generally speaking, Antiochus was victorious over the Egyptians. ●The Wickedness of Antiochus 11:27-28 And both these kings’ hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed. Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land. The struggle between Syria and Egypt, however, led to various agreements which did not prosper. Neither the rulers of Egypt nor Syria were honorable in their agreements as indicated in verse 27, “they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper.” As the last part of verse 27 makes clear, in spite of all his intrigue, Antiochus was fulfilling prophecy on schedule. ●Antiochus, returning from Egypt with great riches, began to manifest his hatred against the people of Israel and his covetousness in relation to the wealth of the temple. This is indicated in the statement, His heart shall be against the holy covenant.● ●Antiochus Opposed by Rome Persecutes the Jews 11:29-31 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter. For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant. And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate. ●In another expedition against Egypt, “at the time appointed,” that is, by God, he managed to capture Ptolemy Philometor but was finally forced to evacuate Egypt because he failed to take the city of Alexandria.● His success was not as great as in former expeditions, as stated, “It shall not be as the former, or as the latter.” Still another invasion of Egypt occurred about 168 B.C. Here, however, he was met near Alexandria by a Roman consul, Gaius Popillius Laenas, who demanded that he leave Egypt at risk of being attacked by Rome. The Roman consul is reported to have circled the king and told him that his decision had to be reached before he stepped out of the circle. Rather than risk a war with Rome, 21 Antiochus, although greatly displeased, withdrew from Egypt immediately and conceded Egypt to Roman power. Prophetically, this is indicated in verse 30 by the statement for the ships of Chittim shall come against him, this is usually taken as a symbolic representation of Roman power which came from the west past Chittim, a reference to the island of Cyprus which was to the west of his kingdom. Disgruntled by his defeat in Egypt at the hands of Rome, Antiochus Epiphanes seems to have vented his wrath upon the Jewish people as intimated in verse 30 in the expression, “have indignation against the holy covenant.” The history of the period is given in 1 and 2 Maccabees. The added statement and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant indicates his affiliation with those who sided with Antiochus, who became his favorites and proteges (cf. 1 Mac 2:18; 2 Mac 6:1). ●In the process of his opposition to the Jews, Antiochus polluted the holy altar in the temple by offering a pig upon the altar and forbidding the continuance of the daily sacrifices (cf. 1 Mac 1:44-54).● ●He also issued orders that the Jews should cease their worship and erected in the holy place an idol, probably the image of Zeus Olympius.● ●This represents placing “the abomination that maketh desolate,” mentioned in verse 31 to which Christ referred in Matthew 24:15. The parallel prophecy in Daniel 8:23-25 covers the same series of incidents.● This desecration of the temple, in opposition to the Jewish faith, precipitated the Maccabean revolt which was cruelly suppressed by Antiochus with tens of thousands of Israelites perishing. The entire series of incidents, however, including the persecution of Israel, the desecration of their temple, and the stopping of the daily sacrifice, although fulfilled historically in Antiochus’ persecution of Israel, is also prophetic of the future persecution of Israel which will result in the great tribulation. The reference in Matthew 24:15 where Christ is describing the beginning of the great tribulation is linked to the desecration of the temple by Antiochus as being similar in kind. Antiochus thus becomes a type of the future man of sin and his activities foreshadow the ultimate blasphemous persecution of Israel and the desecration of their temple.

NOTES (A) Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center ✅Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY✅ SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch11📖 WEEK 31 PART 3 📍A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ●The Rise Of Antiochus IV Epiphanes ●Rome Opposes him●His Wickedness ●The Despicable Man●The First Defilement Of The temple ●The Second Defilement of The temple ●The Purging Of the People ●Some are deceived with Bishop Worrell Hylton August 6, 2024 The Rise of ●Antiochus IV Epiphanes● 11:21-23 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. Beginning with verse 21, a major section of this chapter is devoted to a comparatively obscure Syrian ruler who was on the throne from 175 to 164 B.C., previously alluded to as the “little horn” (Dan 8:9-14, 23-25). He reigned in the days of the decline of the Syrian power and the rise of Rome to the west, and only his death in 164 B.C. prevented his humiliation by Rome. From the standpoint of Scripture and the revelation by the angel to Daniel, this was the most important feature of the entire third empire. The reasons for the prominence of Antiochus IV Epiphanes were his desecration of the Jewish temple and altar, and his bitter persecution of the Jewish people. As is true of the entire section beginning with chapter 8, ●Gentile dominion is viewed primarily from its relationship to the progress of the Jewish nation.● By comparison with Seleucus IV Philopator, his predecessor, ●he is described as “a vile person.” The title Epiphanes, meaning “glorious,” was a title which Antiochus gave himself, in keeping with his desire to be regarded as god.● ●The description here given is God’s viewpoint of him because of his immoral life, persecution, and hatred of the people of God.● His life was characterized by intrigue, expediency, and lust for power in which honor was always secondary. The expression to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom has reference to the fact that he seized the throne rather than obtaining it honorably. At the time his predecessor died, there were several possible candidates for the throne. Antiochus IV, the brother of Seleucus IV, was in Athens at the time of his brother’s death. There he received word that his brother Seleucus had been murdered by Heliodorus, as prophesied in Daniel 11:20, “he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.” Montgomery describes this as dying “ ‘with his boots on,’ a disgrace to a king; Posing as the guardian of young Antiochus who was in Syria, Antiochus IV Epiphanes proceeded to Antioch where he obtains the kingdom by flatteries,” he secured the throne. Meanwhile, young Antiochus was murdered by Andronicus, whom Antiochus IV then put to death, although it is possible that Antiochus himself had laid the whole plot. ●Heliodorus, who had murdered Seleucus IV, was not able to secure the throne and disappeared. Antiochus IV was therefore secure on his throne and began an active life of military conquest and intrigue in his struggle for power against both Egypt and Rome. ● Verse 22 speaks of military activity including several campaigns against Egypt. The prophecy does not attempt to be specific but describes in general how armies on various occasions were destroyed as by a flood and “shall be broken.” The reference to “the arms of a flood” may refer to military forces rather than a natural flood. In other words, he shall be victorious over his enemies. Verse 23 described his various leagues with other nations, especially with Egypt which involved considerable intrigue and deceit. At the time, there was a contest for power between two of Antiochus’ nephews, Ptolemy Philometor and Ptolemy Euergetes for control of Egypt. Antiochus supported Ptolemy Philometor, but only for his own gain. Out of it, Antiochus became stronger himself.

💥NOTES (C)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 28 PART 2️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 ● WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? ●The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force ● Things That Hinder Prayers● Spiritual Warfare ● Territorial demons assigned to Countries, Towns, People, Families ● Ranking Angels and demons ● Help with spiritual warfare ● Knowing Your RANK in the Spiritual Battle● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 17, 2024 ●Wrestling in prayer is exhausting work●. Daniel fasted 21 days while he sought the Lord. Then he fell on his face when he met the Lord Jesus Christ by the Tigris River. Then he bowed down to the ground, totally exhausted, when he heard the angel’s explanation. ●This is war! We are locked in a battle against spiritual forces that are vast beyond all human comprehension●. Unless we rely completely on the Lord, we are certain to be defeated. It’s easy to say, “Lord, bless me and my family. And by the way, thank you for this food. Amen.” That’s good but it’s hardly the kind of prayer that will cause Satan to tremble. ●It’s time for all of us to raise the bar and enter into serious spiritual warfare●. If we could see the invisible, we would be amazed at the forces of good and evil all around us. Daniel 10 tells us that behind the movement of men and nations unseen spiritual forces are at work. No one could have known simply by looking at the Persian court that a great battle was going on between an angel and the “prince of Persia.●” But ●when the curtain is pulled back, we see angels and demons battling against each other while human leaders are completely unaware of what is going on. Satan often uses his emissaries to influence government leaders to turn against the people of God●. It was true in Persia and in Greece. It is true in Washington, Springfield, and Chicago. It is certainly true in Oak Park. This chapter proves conclusively that Satan does not believe in the separation of church and state. He has no problems using his evil minions to harass and hinder the work of God in the world. But there is another, encouraging side to all of this. 2nd Kings Ch6 tells of a time when the mighty army of Syria surrounded the Israelites in a city called Dothan. It appeared the situation was totally hopeless. When Elisha’s servant saw the armies of the enemy on every hand, he despaired and cried out, “What shall we do?” Elisha answered with words that seemed to make no sense, “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha asked the Lord to open the eyes of his servant. When the servant looked around, he saw above the army of Syria the flaming chariots of the army of God. May God bless all those believers who have decided not to quit in the face of adversity. I am struck by the words of the angel in verse 19: “Do not be afraid, O man highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.” Twice he says “Be strong” as if he knows how tired Daniel is and how easy it would be to give up altogether. This is God’s word to all of us today. ●Are you under attack from the enemy? Never give up! Do you feel like quitting? Never give up! Are you fighting for your marriage? Never give up! Are you trying to be strong in the face of temptation? Never give up! Do you face a barrage of criticism for doing what you know is right? Never give up! Are you tired of the struggle? God’s word is clear. Never give up.● 10:20-21 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. But I will show thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. The mention of both Persia and Greece also directs our attention to the second and third major empires which are involved in the prophecies of Daniel 11:1-35. Let the people of God take courage. ●Keep your eyes on Jesus. Run to the Cross when you feel faint. Lean heavily on the Lord.●

💥NOTES (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅ Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣✅ WEEK 28 PART 2️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 ● WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? ●The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force ● Things That Hinder Prayers● Spiritual Warfare ● Territorial demons assigned to Countries, Towns, People, Families ● Ranking Angels and demons ● Help with spiritual warfare ● Knowing Your RANK in the Spiritual Battle● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 17, 2024 ●THINGS WE DON’T KNOW FOR CERTAIN Because this chapter is a peek behind the curtain, it leaves us with many questions we can’t answer fully. For instance, what happened during the 21 days the angel and the “prince of Persia” were contending together? The text tells us of a conflict but gives no hint as to how the conflict played itself out. ●We’d also like to know what exactly Michael the archangel did in the end that finally won the day●. Other questions arise. ●How are demons and angels organized?● ●It’s clear that there are ranks of angels and a hierarchy of demon spirits●. The four categories in Ephesians 6:12 are suggestive, but they don’t tell us everything we would like to know. And ●how do angels work together to defeat demons?● Again, we don’t have enough information to answer that question. On a more practical basis, we’d like to know ●how our prayers impact the heavenly warfare. ●All we can say for certain is that ●there is a connection between our prayers and the spirit realm. That’s what the “wrestling” of Ephesians 6:12 is all about. We wrestle through prayer and obedience to God and putting on the armor of God, and through these very human activities we enter the realm of invisible spiritual warfare●. Finally, ●we would like to know if demons and angels are assigned to every nation on earth●. We know about Michael and Israel, and the demons assigned to Persia and Greece. Some writers suggest ●there are angels and demons assigned to every city, town, street, home, school, office, and factory. They are called “territorial spirits” and it is important to identifying those spirits and pray against them●. Outside of Daniel 10, no other passage in the Bible tells us about spirit beings being assigned to specific nations. We simply don’t know how far to take this. It may well be true that there are demons assigned to every street and perhaps to every home, but there is no way to be sure. Finally, what about guardian angels? Many people believe that an angel is assigned to each person on earth. Or at least to each believer on earth. I think there may some truth to that. Actually, I think we may all have many guardian angels. Some of us may have an entire battalion of the heavenly host to keep us in line. ●In Daniel 10, it’s easy to go off on a tangent. Either we dismiss it as superstition or we go off the deep end and obsess on the supernatural. Both extremes are wrong●. The principle we should follow is this. ●The only things we can know for sure about the spiritual realm are those things clearly revealed in the Word of God.● Daniel wouldn’t have known anything about the conflict with the “prince of Persia” if the angel had not told him. It’s not as if he was praying for the angels during his fast. He had no knowledge of the supernatural struggle (and had no way of knowing) until the angel revealed it to him. You see what we learn in this is that ●behind kings and kingdoms and the events of human history lie spiritual forces that rage and influence powers that are on this earth. These were threatening the destruction of God’s kingdom and God’s people●. ●In this Daniel learns that the crisis his people face isn’t exclusively or even primarily one that’s against flesh and blood, but it’s spiritual.● ●The author of Hebrews tells us they are, “Ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation.”● Look at (10:13) ●Now Michael is mentioned 3 times in the book of Daniel (10:13 10:21 12:1) and 2 times in the New Testament. (Jude 9 Rev 12:7) ●He is called 1.“the archangel", which means "first angel". ●The name Michael means 2. "one who is of God". In Revelation 12:7 we are told that a great battle also arose in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against Satan, who’s pictured in that text as this terrifying red dragon. But even though this dragon and his angels fight against Michael and his angels, Michael in Revelation twelve, ends up being victorious. The dragon and his angels were defeated and as a result they were cast down from heaven. John, writing Revelation, seeing this vision, sees all of this transpire, he writes in Revelation 12:10, 10 ”And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. Revelation 12:10, ESV The nature of our conflict, like Daniel, is spiritual. When the veil is removed it might seem terrifying and dreadful. ●It may seem like evil demons are positioning themselves around every corner of life, but this is not a conflict without it. It’s not a conflict that hasn’t already been won by Christ Jesus the Lord.● ●THINGS WE CAN BE SURE ABOUT ●The prayers of believers are immediately heard by God.● The angel tells Daniel in verse 12 that his prayers were heard in heaven the moment he sought wisdom from God. This ought to encourage all of us who wonder if our prayers ever reach beyond the ceiling. ●The tiniest whisper from a believer on earth is shouted throughout the courts of heaven. God hears us when we pray and our petitions reach him the moment they are formed in our hearts●. ●Since there is no time or distance with our Heavenly Father, we may pray with the assurance that he hears us as if we were the only ones speaking to him. Daniel Again Strengthened by the Angel, 10:15-17 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. Daniel’s weakness once again overwhelms him. Speechless, he turns his face to the ground. 10:18-19 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, and said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. The angel again exhorts Daniel with the reassuring salutation, “O man greatly beloved,” Daniel was then strengthened and was able to say, “Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.” ●Unseen spiritual warfare may at times delay answers to our prayers. What happened to Daniel may also happen to us. It may be that our deepest, most heartfelt prayers are sometimes delayed because of “static” coming from the other side of the curtain as angels and demons battle in the invisible realm. I believe this is most likely to happen when we pray about God’s cause on the earth●. ●As we enter into serious intercession for unreached people groups, we are likely to encounter many difficulties. And when we pray for our loved ones to be saved and for wayward children to return to the Lord, we should not be surprised that those prayers are not immediately answered. Satan hates that kind of praying because it is a direct attack on his infernal kingdom●. He will not give up his captives without a fight.

💥NOTES (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 28 PART 2️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 ● WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? ●The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force ● Things That Hinder Prayers● Spiritual Warfare ● Territorial demons assigned to Countries, Towns, People, Families ● Ranking Angels and demons ● Help with spiritual warfare ● Knowing Your RANK in the Spiritual Battle● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 17, 2024 ●WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit 10:12-14 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. ●The angel proceeds to tell Daniel that his prayer had been heard the moment he began praying at the start of his 21-day fast.● ●Why, then, had the answer taken so long to arrive?● The angel’s explanation is mind-blowing. ●He says that he had been hindered by demonic opposition between heaven and earth●: Daniel mourns, he prays, and while Daniel was praying on earth, God heard in heaven and dispatched an angel with the answer. However, between heaven and earth, ●that angel was accosted by an evil angel, and a battle took place in outer space. After three weeks of warfare, God's angel with the help of Michael, one of the chief princes, shook off the bandit and continued his journey to earth.● The delay is explained in verse 13 ●“the prince of the kingdom of Persia” who “withstood me one and twenty day●s.” This “prince” is not the king of the kingdom of Persia but rather the angelic leader of Persia, ●a fallen angel under the direction of Satan●. ●The angel described as “the prince” of Persia is a wicked angel which is clear from the fact that his opposition to the angelic messenger to Daniel is given as the reason for the delay of twenty-one days●. Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia (Daniel 10:12-13). ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE● Look at (10:13) Now this throws light upon the problem of seemingly unanswered prayer. For most of us at one time or another this is a peculiar problem that we have had to face. Now ●the Bible makes it very clear that our prayers may be not be answered for a number of reasons●. ●One may be: Sinfulness: the psalmist said, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me". (Ps 66:18) ●Selfishness: James says, "Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts". (James 4:3) ●Stinginess: Proverbs says, "Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard". (Prov 21:13) ●Strife: for Peter reminds us that when there is domestic strife in the home our "prayers are hindered". (1 Pet 3:7) ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force● In this passage we learn something fascinating, there are territorial demons. In verse 13 we hear about the Prince of Persia and in verse 20 we read about the Prince of Greece.● The “prince of the Persian kingdom” cannot be a man because no man can hinder an angel sent by God●. This must be some kind of demonic force assigned by Satan to serve in the court of the Persian king. ●Evidently his job was to hinder God’s work and to discourage God’s people in Persia●. He must have been a strong demon because all by himself he stopped an angel cold for 21 days. Then Michael (who is an archangel assigned to guard Israel, sees Daniel 12:1) intervenes and the angel is able to complete his mission. ●Michael seems to be the most powerful of the holy angels, and with his assistance the messenger to Daniel is released to fulfill his mission●. The text tells us that the angel left his warfare to come to Daniel and will soon be resuming the heavenly battle. Soon he will fight the “prince of Persia” again and later will take on the “prince of Greece.” He also tells Daniel that two years earlier he had somehow interceded to help out Michael (perhaps also fighting against the “prince of Persia”). This is all very mysterious to us. ●But if it is to be taken literally, as I think it must be, it tells us of the invisible realm where demons and angels battle it out to either promote or obstruct God’s work in the world.● If this sounds like a little too much to take, consider the familiar words of Ephesians 6:12: ●Paul says it this way in Ephesians 6:12 (ESV) 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places●. This verse is helpful on several levels. ● First, it reminds us that ●our battle is not against other humans●. Sometimes we focus on the abortionists, the pornographers, the godless politicians, the corrupt business leaders, the drug dealers, and the purveyors of filth, as if they were the source of our problems. Yet those ●people are unwitting dupes of powerful spiritual forces that they know nothing about. They are morally culpable for their choices, yet they are also in the service of evil beings who influence them in ways they do not realize●. ●Second, this verse teaches us that ●there are various kinds of demonic powers●. There are “rulers,” “authorities,” “powers of this dark world,” and “spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” It’s not clear how we should differentiate between them. Perhaps it is enough to know that just as there are ●various types of angels so the demons are organized and serve different purposes in Satan’s service●. Finally, ●this verse encourages us to “put on the whole armor of God.” ●Our Godly character (or lack of it) actually does make a day-to-day difference. Not only for us but also in the great struggle between good and evil. ●We are all foot soldiers in a vast invisible war that stretches across the cosmos.●

💥NOTES (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1⃣1⃣📖 WEEK 30 PART 2⃣ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ● War & Conquest ● The Northern & Southern kings ● Lines of Succession ● Seleucus The Tax Raiser ● Antiochus IV Epiphanes The persecuter of Jews● July 30, 2024 ●Antiochus the Great, who could have gone down in history as one of the great conquerors of the ancient world if he had been content to leave Greece alone, instead fulfilled the prophecy of verse 19 in that he had to return to his own land, defeated and broken. He was killed trying to plunder a temple in Elam●. From the standpoint of the history of Israel, this was important because Antiochus the Great was followed by ●Seleucus IV Philopator (187-175 b.c), who in turn was succeeded by Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 b.c), the notorious persecutor of the Jews described in detail in Daniel 11:21-35.● ●Seleucus Philopator, the Raiser of Taxes 11:20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle. The Seleucid king ruling between the times of Antiochus the Great and Antiochus Epiphanes, Seleucus IV Philopator, is mentioned here for his oppression by taxation of the people of Israel. Because of the rising power of Rome, ●he was forced to pay tribute to the Romans of a thousand talents annually. In order to raise this large amount of money, Seleucus had to tax all the lands under his domain, including special taxes from the Jews secured by a tax collector named Heliodorus (2 Mac 3:7) who took treasures from the temple at Jerusalem.● ●This explains the statement, ‘within a few days he shall be destroyed’ (11:20), possibly by poison administered to him by the same Heliodorus.” This set the stage for the terrible persecutions by Antiochus Epiphanes which followed.● ●The Rise of Antiochus IV Epiphanes 11:21-23 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries. And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant. And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people. ●Beginning with verse 21, a major section of this chapter is devoted to a comparatively obscure Syrian ruler who was on the throne from 175 to 164 B.C., previously alluded to as the “little horn” (Dan 8:9-14, 23-25). He reigned in the days of the decline of the Syrian power and the rise of Rome to the west, and only his death in 164 B.C. prevented his humiliation by Rome.● From the standpoint of Scripture and the revelation by the angel to Daniel, this was the most important feature of the entire third empire. ● The reasons for the prominence of Antiochus IV Epiphanes were his desecration of the Jewish temple and altar, and his bitter persecution of the Jewish peopl● e. As is true of the entire section beginning with chapter 8, ● Gentile dominion is viewed primarily from its relationship to the progress of the Jewish nation.● ● By comparison with Seleucus IV Philopator, his predecessor, he is described as “a vile person.” The title Epiphanes, meaning “glorious,” was a title which Antiochus gave himself, in keeping with his desire to be regarded as god● . ● The description here given is God’s viewpoint of him because of his immoral life, persecution, and hatred of the people of God. His life was characterized by intrigue, expediency, and lust for power in which honor was always secondary.● The expression "to whom they shall not give the honor of the kingdom" has reference to the fact that he seized the throne rather than obtaining it honorably. At the time his predecessor died, there were several possible candidates for the throne. Antiochus IV, the brother of Seleucus IV, was in Athens at the time of his brother’s death. There he received word that his brother Seleucus had been murdered by Heliodorus, as prophesied in Daniel 11:20, “he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.” Montgomery describes this as dying ‘with his boots on,’ a disgrace to a king; ● Posing as the guardian of young Antiochus who was in Syria, Antiochus IV Epiphanes proceeded to Antioch where he obtained the kingdom by flatteries,” he secured the throne.● ● Meanwhile, young Antiochus was murdered by Andronicus, whom Antiochus IV then put to death, although it is possible that Antiochus himself had laid the whole plot. Heliodorus, who had murdered Seleucus IV, was not able to secure the throne and disappeared.● Antiochus IV was therefore secure on his throne and began an active life of military conquest and intrigue in his struggle for power against both Egypt and Rome. Verse 22 speaks of military activity including several campaigns against Egypt. The prophecy does not attempt to be specific but describes in general how armies on various occasions were destroyed as by a flood and “shall be broken.” ● The reference to “the arms of a flood” may refer to military forces rather than a natural flood. In other words, he shall be victorious over his enemies.● Verse 23 described his various leagues with other nations, especially with Egypt which involved considerable intrigue and deceit. At the time, there was a contest for power between two of Antiochus’ nephews, Ptolemy Philometor and Ptolemy Euergetes for control of Egypt. Antiochus supported Ptolemy Philometor, but only for his own gain. Out of it, Antiochus became stronger himself.

💥NOTES (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1⃣1⃣📖 WEEK 30 PART 2⃣ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End 📍 ● War & Conquest ● The Northern & Southern kings ● Lines of Succession ● Seleucus The Tax Raiser ● Antiochus IV Epiphanes The persecutor of Jews● July 30, 2024 ●Ptolemy Euergetes and Seleucus Callinicus 11:7-9 But out of a branch of her roots ●shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal against them, and shall prevail●: and ●shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.● So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his own land ●The Struggle Between Seleucus and Antiochus III 11:10-19 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred up, even to his fortress. And the king of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into his hand. And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it. For the king of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with much riches. And in those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall. So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither shall there be any strength to withstand. But he that cometh against him shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed. He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him. After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him. Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found. ●Although Seleucus Callinicus was unsuccessful in his attack on Egypt, his successors described as “his sons” proved to be more successful.● ●Seleucus III (226-223 B.C.) came to an untimely end, having perished in battle in Asia Minor, but ●the task was ably carried on by Antiochus III the Great (223-187 Antiochus the Great was able to mount several campaigns against Egypt; and largely because of the indolence of the Egyptian ruler, Ptolemy Philopator (221-203 b.c.), he restored to Syria the territory as far south as Gaza●. The Egyptian army was directed by Ptolemy, accompanied by his sister-wife, Arsinoe. There were about 70,000 soldiers on each side. The battle resulted in a complete victory for Egypt (11:11-12); and as Jerome comments, “Antiochus lost his entire army and was almost captured as he fled to the desert. The prophecy was fulfilled that the multitude of the Syrians was given into the hand of the Egyptians. However, a peace had to be arranged because Antiochus had managed to escape. As verse 12 indicates, the Egyptian monarch was too indolent to pursue his advantage; and although the battle was disastrous for the Syrians, it tended to bring peace between the two nations, at least temporarily. Meanwhile, Antiochus turned his attention to conquests in the east, in which he was quite successful, gathering strength and wealth. In the period 212-204 b.c. he advanced east to the borders of India and as far north as the Caspian. ●Ptolemy Philopator and his queen died mysteriously in 203 b.c. and were succeeded by their infant son, Ptolemy V Epiphanes.● In 201 B.C., Antiochus managed to assemble another great army and again began a series of attacks on Egypt, as described in verse 13-16. The expression the robbers of thy people (11:14) refers to persons who violate law and justice; hence, they are “robbers,” or “men of violence” (RSV). History records a league against Egypt, into which a large number of Jews entered with Antiochus the Great, and to their participation in his warlike operations against that country, as a consequence of the revolt of the Egyptians against Syria. The Egyptian armies led by Scopas were defeated at Paneas, near the headwaters of the Jordan River. Antiochus III subsequently forced Scopas to surrender at Sidon, “a city of fortifications,” which the Seleucid king captured in 199-198 b.c. This victory resulted in the Syrian occupation of all Palestine as far south as Gaza.● The allusion to “the arms at the south shall not stand” is to the unsuccessful attempt by three Egyptian leaders, Eropas, Menacles, and Damoyenus to rescue the besieged Scopas from Sidon.● ●Threatened by Rome, however, Antiochus effected a diplomatic settlement with Egypt by marrying his daughter Cleopatra to the young king, Ptolemy V Epiphanes in 192 b.c. In so doing, he fulfilled the prophecy “he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her: but she shall not stand on his side, neither be for him.”● Antiochus the Great purposed by this betrothal of his young daughter to the seven-year old Ptolemy to ruin his former opponent and present ally. Antiochus the Great begins to suffer reverses, however, as indicated in verse 18, where “prince for his own behalf “brought about the defeat of Antiochus.” This defeat came about in the following manner. Having successfully sustained his conquest against Egypt by defeating Scopas,● Antiochus then turned his attention to the threat from the west and attempted to equal the conquests of Alexander the Great by conquering Greece. ●In this he was notably unsuccessful, being defeated in 191 B.C. at Thermopylae north of Athens and again in 189 b.c. at Magnesia on the Maeander River southeast of Ephesus by soldiers of Rome and Pergamum under the leadership of the Roman general Scipio.● ●This fulfilled the prophecies of verses 18 and 19, and from an historic viewpoint, was important in removing from Europe the’ control by Asiatic governments●. This paved the way for Roman expansion later.●

💥NOTES (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch1⃣1⃣📖 WEEK 29 PART 1⃣ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of ●THREE KINGS THAT WILL COME AFTER CYRUS 1 ●The voice of God not heard ●The Rise and Fall of Alexander the Great ●Ptolemaic dynasty Egypt (South) ●Seleucid dynasty of the north (Syria) ●The marriage of Ptolemy's daughter With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 23, 2024 ●The Rise and Fall of Alexander the Great 11:3-4 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. ●The "mighty king" which was to arise is clearly identifiable as Alexander the Great●, the young man who became first king of Macedon and then king of Greece, and finally led the Grecian armies against the Persian empire, overthrew the might of Persia, and swept on to conquer the then known civilized world. ●According to the prophecy here he was to be "broken."● ●Alexander died in 323 BC during the prime of life, when he was only thirty-three years old, and ●his kingdom was divided but not to his posterity. The angel predicts to Daniel that his kingdom shall be broken and divided to the four winds of heaven. ●This was fulfilled literally in that his kingdom was shattered after his death, and ●not only divided to the four winds, but divided among his four generals●. ●Alexander’s empire was not given to his family. Hercules, the son of Alexander at the time of his death, whose mother was Barsina, was murdered by Polysperchon.● Ultimately the empire was divided among his four generals, according to what is said here, it would be "divided towards the four winds of heaven." The empire of Alexander the Great, after it fell into the hands of his four generals, did not preserve the glory and power it had in Alexander’s day. His empire was divided among his generals who claimed parts for themselves. ●One of these generals, Ptolemy, took an area to the south of Israel that included Egypt. ●Another general, Seleucis, took control of an area to the north of Israel that included Syria. ●Ptolemy I Soter and Seleucus I Nicator 11:5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. In this section beginning with Verse 5, the angel traces the course of two empires, one to the south and one to the north of Israel. The king of the south is Egypt under Ptolemy, who was one of the generals of Alexander, and his successors. The king of the north is Syria. Daniel 11 covers hundreds of years, so the kings of the north and south are not single individuals, but rather the rulers of the Ptolemaic dynasty (headquartered in Egypt) and the Seleucid dynasty (headquartered in Syria). ●These two dynasties were hostile toward each other, and Israel was literally caught in the middle. The king of the South is the Greek king of Egypt, of the Ptolemaic dynasty. It is also stated that "it would be plucked up and go to others besides these." This is the first hint we have of the coming in of the Romans from the West. They are the "others" who got a part of Alexander's empire when it was divided. We pick up the story in Daniel 11:5-6: ●“The king of the South will become strong, but ●one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power. After some years, they will become allies. ●The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be handed over, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her●. Beginning in verse 5, the struggle between the various kings of the south, that is Egypt, and the kings of the north, that is Syria, begin and are traced by Daniel in this prophecy to the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 b.c), a period of about 150 years. That domain was under the rule of the Seleucids (Seleucus was another of the generals under Alexander). ●These two kingdoms, Egypt and Syria, fought back and forth over the course of about 130 years. Israel was caught in between the two, and became the battlefield of these armies as they moved back and forth. ●Jerusalem was captured by both sides from time to time through the conflict, and was sacked and ravaged a number of times -- ground like wheat between two millstones. ●The account of these kingdoms is given to us because of Israel's involvement.● God's primary concern is for Israel, and for her sake he gives us this marvelously detailed account which history has confirmed in every detail. It would be really fascinating, if we had the time, to see how remarkably history records the fulfillment of every single prediction here, but we must move on. The king of the South proposed a marriage alliance to unite kingdoms. ●Marriage of the Daughter of Egypt to the King of Syria 11:6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. ●In the passage of time, it was natural that there would be intermarriage for political reasons between Egypt and Syria, and such is pictured in verse 6. The participants were the king of the south, Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 b.c.) and his daughter, Berenice, who was married to Antiochus II Theos (261-246 b.c.) about 252 b.c.● ●The intent of the marriage was to provide a basis of agreement, literally, “to make a straightening” between the two nations. ● As verse 6 indicates, however, the union was not successful in that “she shall not retain the power of the arm,” that is, physical or political power, and neither of the male participants prospered. As it was indicated: “neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.” ●“He that strengthened her,” means, “he that obtained her in marriage●.” Within a few years of the marriage, Ptolemy died; and Antiochus then took back his wife, Laodiceia. To gain revenge, however, Laodiceia murdered her husband as well as his Egyptian wife, Berenice, and the infant son of Antiochus and Berenice. The reference to “he that begat her” is, of course, to Ptolemy II whose death precipitated the murders which followed.

💥NOTES (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch1⃣1⃣📖 WEEK 29 PART 1⃣ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End📍 ●THREE KINGS THAT WILL COME AFTER CYRUS 1 ●The voice of God not heard ●The Rise and Fall of Alexander the Great ●Ptolemaic dynasty Egypt (South) ●Seleucid dynasty of the north (Syria) ●The marriage of Ptolemy's daughter With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 23, 2024 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End Daniel Chapter 11 INTRODUCTION In Chapter 10, Daniel was allowed to see behind the scenes in the ministry of prayer. God opens up the curtain of heaven and gave Daniel a peek into the realm of divine mystery and he suddenly saw a most shattering, dazzling sight, ●he saw the representation of the Lord Jesus in the fullness of his majesty and glory, the very same One whom John describes in the opening verses of Revelation. ● ●It is the same one who arrested Paul on the road to Damascus and who appeared in light that was brighter than the sun●. The experience was of such that Daniel was drained of his energy and falls on his face to the ground. But ●an angel is sent to help him and to give him the most detailed vision of the events of human history, before they occur and that is contained in the Bible.● ●It took this angel 21 days to reach Daniel because of conflict in the angelic realm. To be specific, a demonic spirit called 'the prince of Persia' resisted this angel from reaching Daniel until Michael, one of the chief princes, came to his aid●. Why did 'the Prince of Persia' fight so hard to block the message? Daniel is followed in chapter 11 by the revelation of important events beginning with Darius the Mede (539 b.c.) and extending to the last Gentile ruler in the time of the end. Chapter 11 naturally divides into two major sections. ●The first, verses 1-35, describes the major rulers of the Persian Empire and then gives in great detail, some of the major events of the third empire following Alexander the Great, concluding with Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 b.c.)●. ●The entire period from the death of Antiochus Epiphanes to the time of the end is skipped over with no reference to events of the present church age●, and ●the second section, verses 36-45, deals with the last Gentile ruler who will be in power when Christ comes in His second advent. ●In the chapters leading up to Daniel 11, ●God reveals that Israel will be restored; however, He also tells Daniel of ●a time of great trouble for Israel. ●The time predicted in Daniel 11, took place during what is known as the Intertestamental Period-the roughly 400 years between the close of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New. ●During this period the voice of God was not heard. The books of 1 and 2 Maccabees record the history of the time period. ●THREE KINGS THAT WILL COME AFTER CYRUS 1 "And now I will show you the truth. ●Behold three more kings shall arise in Persia; and ●a fourth shall be far richer than all of them; and when he has become strong through his riches he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece. Then a mighty king shall arise who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will. And when he has arisen his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven but not to his posterity not according to the dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these." (Daniel 11:2-4 RSV) The opening verse of chapter 11 is often considered the closing verse of chapter 10. In it, the angel, seen in 10:18, declares his support to confirm and strengthen Darius the Mede from the very beginning of his reign in Babylon. The statement that the angel “stood” in verse 1 carries the idea of standing as in a military conflict against the enemy,-for the angel must fight against the prince of Persia (10:13)-but to Michael, the prince of Israel, on whose side he contends (10:21). In the first year of Darius the Mede when the world power passed from the Babylonian to the Medo-Persian, the angel stood by Michael, the guardian of Israel, until he succeeded in turning the new kingdom from hostility to favor toward Israel. ●Daniel is told that there will be three more kings following Cyrus, the king of Media-Persia at the time the prophet writes.● These three are known to history. 1. --The first one was Cambyses, the son of Cyrus. 2. --He was overthrown by a usurper who took the name of Cambyses' son, Smerdis, and is called in history Pseudo-Smerdis (false-Smerdis). 3. --Then the third king was Darius Hystaspes. Those of you who have studied ancient Persian history will recognize this name immediately. Then a fourth king was to follow. That did not mean that he would be the last of the kings of Persia but it meant he was to be the fourth one from Daniel's day, and he would be an especially notable one. This was Xerxes the Great, king of Persia, who was indeed fabulously rich as the prophet was told, and became strong through his riches, stirring up the kingdom of Greece. It was the raids which the Persians made against the Greeks under Xerxes, which inflamed Greece and created an immediate response to the call of Alexander the Great, for war against the Persians.

💥NOTES (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch1⃣1⃣📖 WEEK 29 PART 1⃣ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End📍 ●A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End ● *The Antichrist and The Coming Of Jesus Christ *Alexander The great dies The The Greek empire divided into 4 kingdoms *God Outlines the events of world history leading up to the Coming of Christ With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 23, 2024 ●The Rise and Fall of Alexander the Great 11:3-4 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. ●The "mighty king" which was to arise is clearly identifiable as Alexander the Great●, the young man who became first king of Macedon and then king of Greece, and finally led the Grecian armies against the Persian empire, overthrew the might of Persia, and swept on to conquer the then known civilized world. ●According to the prophecy here he was to be "broken."● ●Alexander died in 323 BC during the prime of life, when he was only thirty-three years old, and ●his kingdom was divided but not to his posterity. The angel predicts to Daniel that his kingdom shall be broken and divided to the four winds of heaven. ●This was fulfilled literally in that his kingdom was shattered after his death, and ●not only divided to the four winds, but divided among his four generals●. ●Alexander’s empire was not given to his family. Hercules, the son of Alexander at the time of his death, whose mother was Barsina, was murdered by Polysperchon.● Ultimately the empire was divided among his four generals, according to what is said here, it would be "divided towards the four winds of heaven." The empire of Alexander the Great, after it fell into the hands of his four generals, did not preserve the glory and power it had in Alexander’s day. His empire was divided among his generals who claimed parts for themselves. ●One of these generals, Ptolemy, took an area to the south of Israel that included Egypt. ●Another general, Seleucis, took control of an area to the north of Israel that included Syria. ●Ptolemy I Soter and Seleucus I Nicator 11:5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion. In this section beginning with Verse 5, the angel traces the course of two empires, one to the south and one to the north of Israel. The king of the south is Egypt under Ptolemy, who was one of the generals of Alexander, and his successors. The king of the north is Syria. Daniel 11 covers hundreds of years, so the kings of the north and south are not single individuals, but rather the rulers of the Ptolemaic dynasty (headquartered in Egypt) and the Seleucid dynasty (headquartered in Syria). ●These two dynasties were hostile toward each other, and Israel was literally caught in the middle. The king of the South is the Greek king of Egypt, of the Ptolemaic dynasty. It is also stated that "it would be plucked up and go to others besides these." This is the first hint we have of the coming in of the Romans from the West. They are the "others" who got a part of Alexander's empire when it was divided. We pick up the story in Daniel 11:5-6: ●“The king of the South will become strong, but ●one of his commanders will become even stronger than he and will rule his own kingdom with great power. After some years, they will become allies. ●The daughter of the king of the South will go to the king of the North to make an alliance, but she will not retain her power, and he and his power will not last. In those days she will be handed over, together with her royal escort and her father and the one who supported her●. Beginning in verse 5, the struggle between the various kings of the south, that is Egypt, and the kings of the north, that is Syria, begin and are traced by Daniel in this prophecy to the time of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (175-164 b.c), a period of about 150 years. That domain was under the rule of the Seleucids (Seleucus was another of the generals under Alexander). ●These two kingdoms, Egypt and Syria, fought back and forth over the course of about 130 years. Israel was caught in between the two, and became the battlefield of these armies as they moved back and forth. ●Jerusalem was captured by both sides from time to time through the conflict, and was sacked and ravaged a number of times -- ground like wheat between two millstones. ●The account of these kingdoms is given to us because of Israel's involvement.● God's primary concern is for Israel, and for her sake he gives us this marvelously detailed account which history has confirmed in every detail. It would be really fascinating, if we had the time, to see how remarkably history records the fulfillment of every single prediction here, but we must move on. The king of the South proposed a marriage alliance to unite kingdoms. ●Marriage of the Daughter of Egypt to the King of Syria 11:6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king’s daughter of the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times. ●In the passage of time, it was natural that there would be intermarriage for political reasons between Egypt and Syria, and such is pictured in verse 6. The participants were the king of the south, Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 b.c.) and his daughter, Berenice, who was married to Antiochus II Theos (261-246 b.c.) about 252 b.c.● ●The intent of the marriage was to provide a basis of agreement, literally, “to make a straightening” between the two nations. ● As verse 6 indicates, however, the union was not successful in that “she shall not retain the power of the arm,” that is, physical or political power, and neither of the male participants prospered. As it was indicated: “neither shall he stand, nor his arm; but she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he that strengthened her in these times.” ●“He that strengthened her,” means, “he that obtained her in marriage●.” Within a few years of the marriage, Ptolemy died; and Antiochus then took back his wife, Laodiceia. To gain revenge, however, Laodiceia murdered her husband as well as his Egyptian wife, Berenice, and the infant son of Antiochus and Berenice. The reference to “he that begat her” is, of course, to Ptolemy II whose death precipitated the murders which followed.

💥NOTES (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: 📖 Book Of Daniel Ch1⃣1⃣📖 WEEK 29 PART 1⃣ 📍 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End📍 ●A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End ● *The Antichrist and The Coming Of Jesus Christ *Alexander The great dies The The Greek empire divided into 4 kingdoms *God Outlines the events of world history leading up to the Coming of Christ With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 23, 2024 A Prophecy Of World History To The Time Of The End Daniel Chapter 11 INTRODUCTION In Chapter 10, Daniel was allowed to see behind the scenes in the ministry of prayer. God opens up the curtain of heaven and gave Daniel a peek into the realm of divine mystery and he suddenly saw a most shattering, dazzling sight, ●he saw the representation of the Lord Jesus in the fullness of his majesty and glory, the very same One whom John describes in the opening verses of Revelation. ● ●It is the same one who arrested Paul on the road to Damascus and who appeared in light that was brighter than the sun●. The experience was of such that Daniel was drained of his energy and falls on his face to the ground. But ●an angel is sent to help him and to give him the most detailed vision of the events of human history, before they occur and that is contained in the Bible.● ●It took this angel 21 days to reach Daniel because of conflict in the angelic realm. To be specific, a demonic spirit called 'the prince of Persia' resisted this angel from reaching Daniel until Michael, one of the chief princes, came to his aid●. Why did 'the Prince of Persia' fight so hard to block the message? Daniel is followed in chapter 11 by the revelation of important events beginning with Darius the Mede (539 b.c.) and extending to the last Gentile ruler in the time of the end. Chapter 11 naturally divides into two major sections. ●The first, verses 1-35, describes the major rulers of the Persian Empire and then gives in great detail, some of the major events of the third empire following Alexander the Great, concluding with Antiochus Epiphanes (175-164 b.c.)●. ●The entire period from the death of Antiochus Epiphanes to the time of the end is skipped over with no reference to events of the present church age●, and ●the second section, verses 36-45, deals with the last Gentile ruler who will be in power when Christ comes in His second advent. ●In the chapters leading up to Daniel 11, ●God reveals that Israel will be restored; however, He also tells Daniel of ●a time of great trouble for Israel. ●The time predicted in Daniel 11, took place during what is known as the Intertestamental Period-the roughly 400 years between the close of the Old Testament and the beginning of the New. ●During this period the voice of God was not heard. The books of 1 and 2 Maccabees record the history of the time period. ●THREE KINGS THAT WILL COME AFTER CYRUS 1 "And now I will show you the truth. ●Behold three more kings shall arise in Persia; and ●a fourth shall be far richer than all of them; and when he has become strong through his riches he shall stir up all against the kingdom of Greece. Then a mighty king shall arise who shall rule with great dominion and do according to his will. And when he has arisen his kingdom shall be broken and divided toward the four winds of heaven but not to his posterity not according to the dominion with which he ruled; for his kingdom shall be plucked up and go to others besides these." (Daniel 11:2-4 RSV) The opening verse of chapter 11 is often considered the closing verse of chapter 10. In it, the angel, seen in 10:18, declares his support to confirm and strengthen Darius the Mede from the very beginning of his reign in Babylon. The statement that the angel “stood” in verse 1 carries the idea of standing as in a military conflict against the enemy,-for the angel must fight against the prince of Persia (10:13)-but to Michael, the prince of Israel, on whose side he contends (10:21). In the first year of Darius the Mede when the world power passed from the Babylonian to the Medo-Persian, the angel stood by Michael, the guardian of Israel, until he succeeded in turning the new kingdom from hostility to favor toward Israel. ●Daniel is told that there will be three more kings following Cyrus, the king of Media-Persia at the time the prophet writes.● These three are known to history. 1. --The first one was Cambyses, the son of Cyrus. 2. --He was overthrown by a usurper who took the name of Cambyses' son, Smerdis, and is called in history Pseudo-Smerdis (false-Smerdis). 3. --Then the third king was Darius Hystaspes. Those of you who have studied ancient Persian history will recognize this name immediately. Then a fourth king was to follow. That did not mean that he would be the last of the kings of Persia but it meant he was to be the fourth one from Daniel's day, and he would be an especially notable one. This was Xerxes the Great, king of Persia, who was indeed fabulously rich as the prophet was told, and became strong through his riches, stirring up the kingdom of Greece. It was the raids which the Persians made against the Greeks under Xerxes, which inflamed Greece and created an immediate response to the call of Alexander the Great, for war against the Persians.

💥NOTES (C)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 28 PART 2️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 ● WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? ●The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force ● Things That Hinder Prayers● Spiritual Warfare ● Territorial demons assigned to Countries, Towns, People, Families ● Ranking Angels and demons ● Help with spiritual warfare ● Knowing Your RANK in the Spiritual Battle● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 17, 2024 ●Wrestling in prayer is exhausting work●. Daniel fasted 21 days while he sought the Lord. Then he fell on his face when he met the Lord Jesus Christ by the Tigris River. Then he bowed down to the ground, totally exhausted, when he heard the angel’s explanation. ●This is war! We are locked in a battle against spiritual forces that are vast beyond all human comprehension●. Unless we rely completely on the Lord, we are certain to be defeated. It’s easy to say, “Lord, bless me and my family. And by the way, thank you for this food. Amen.” That’s good but it’s hardly the kind of prayer that will cause Satan to tremble. ●It’s time for all of us to raise the bar and enter into serious spiritual warfare●. If we could see the invisible, we would be amazed at the forces of good and evil all around us. Daniel 10 tells us that behind the movement of men and nations unseen spiritual forces are at work. No one could have known simply by looking at the Persian court that a great battle was going on between an angel and the “prince of Persia.●” But ●when the curtain is pulled back, we see angels and demons battling against each other while human leaders are completely unaware of what is going on. Satan often uses his emissaries to influence government leaders to turn against the people of God●. It was true in Persia and in Greece. It is true in Washington, Springfield, and Chicago. It is certainly true in Oak Park. This chapter proves conclusively that Satan does not believe in the separation of church and state. He has no problems using his evil minions to harass and hinder the work of God in the world. But there is another, encouraging side to all of this. 2nd Kings Ch6 tells of a time when the mighty army of Syria surrounded the Israelites in a city called Dothan. It appeared the situation was totally hopeless. When Elisha’s servant saw the armies of the enemy on every hand, he despaired and cried out, “What shall we do?” Elisha answered with words that seemed to make no sense, “Those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Then Elisha asked the Lord to open the eyes of his servant. When the servant looked around, he saw above the army of Syria the flaming chariots of the army of God. May God bless all those believers who have decided not to quit in the face of adversity. I am struck by the words of the angel in verse 19: “Do not be afraid, O man highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.” Twice he says “Be strong” as if he knows how tired Daniel is and how easy it would be to give up altogether. This is God’s word to all of us today. ●Are you under attack from the enemy? Never give up! Do you feel like quitting? Never give up! Are you fighting for your marriage? Never give up! Are you trying to be strong in the face of temptation? Never give up! Do you face a barrage of criticism for doing what you know is right? Never give up! Are you tired of the struggle? God’s word is clear. Never give up.● 10:20-21 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee? and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come. But I will show thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince. The mention of both Persia and Greece also directs our attention to the second and third major empires which are involved in the prophecies of Daniel 11:1-35. Let the people of God take courage. ●Keep your eyes on Jesus. Run to the Cross when you feel faint. Lean heavily on the Lord.●

💥NOTES (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅ Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣✅ WEEK 28 PART 2️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 ● WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? ●The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force ● Things That Hinder Prayers● Spiritual Warfare ● Territorial demons assigned to Countries, Towns, People, Families ● Ranking Angels and demons ● Help with spiritual warfare ● Knowing Your RANK in the Spiritual Battle● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 17, 2024 ●THINGS WE DON’T KNOW FOR CERTAIN Because this chapter is a peek behind the curtain, it leaves us with many questions we can’t answer fully. For instance, what happened during the 21 days the angel and the “prince of Persia” were contending together? The text tells us of a conflict but gives no hint as to how the conflict played itself out. ●We’d also like to know what exactly Michael the archangel did in the end that finally won the day●. Other questions arise. ●How are demons and angels organized?● ●It’s clear that there are ranks of angels and a hierarchy of demon spirits●. The four categories in Ephesians 6:12 are suggestive, but they don’t tell us everything we would like to know. And ●how do angels work together to defeat demons?● Again, we don’t have enough information to answer that question. On a more practical basis, we’d like to know ●how our prayers impact the heavenly warfare. ●All we can say for certain is that ●there is a connection between our prayers and the spirit realm. That’s what the “wrestling” of Ephesians 6:12 is all about. We wrestle through prayer and obedience to God and putting on the armor of God, and through these very human activities we enter the realm of invisible spiritual warfare●. Finally, ●we would like to know if demons and angels are assigned to every nation on earth●. We know about Michael and Israel, and the demons assigned to Persia and Greece. Some writers suggest ●there are angels and demons assigned to every city, town, street, home, school, office, and factory. They are called “territorial spirits” and it is important to identifying those spirits and pray against them●. Outside of Daniel 10, no other passage in the Bible tells us about spirit beings being assigned to specific nations. We simply don’t know how far to take this. It may well be true that there are demons assigned to every street and perhaps to every home, but there is no way to be sure. Finally, what about guardian angels? Many people believe that an angel is assigned to each person on earth. Or at least to each believer on earth. I think there may some truth to that. Actually, I think we may all have many guardian angels. Some of us may have an entire battalion of the heavenly host to keep us in line. ●In Daniel 10, it’s easy to go off on a tangent. Either we dismiss it as superstition or we go off the deep end and obsess on the supernatural. Both extremes are wrong●. The principle we should follow is this. ●The only things we can know for sure about the spiritual realm are those things clearly revealed in the Word of God.● Daniel wouldn’t have known anything about the conflict with the “prince of Persia” if the angel had not told him. It’s not as if he was praying for the angels during his fast. He had no knowledge of the supernatural struggle (and had no way of knowing) until the angel revealed it to him. You see what we learn in this is that ●behind kings and kingdoms and the events of human history lie spiritual forces that rage and influence powers that are on this earth. These were threatening the destruction of God’s kingdom and God’s people●. ●In this Daniel learns that the crisis his people face isn’t exclusively or even primarily one that’s against flesh and blood, but it’s spiritual.● ●The author of Hebrews tells us they are, “Ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation.”● Look at (10:13) ●Now Michael is mentioned 3 times in the book of Daniel (10:13 10:21 12:1) and 2 times in the New Testament. (Jude 9 Rev 12:7) ●He is called 1.“the archangel", which means "first angel". ●The name Michael means 2. "one who is of God". In Revelation 12:7 we are told that a great battle also arose in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against Satan, who’s pictured in that text as this terrifying red dragon. But even though this dragon and his angels fight against Michael and his angels, Michael in Revelation twelve, ends up being victorious. The dragon and his angels were defeated and as a result they were cast down from heaven. John, writing Revelation, seeing this vision, sees all of this transpire, he writes in Revelation 12:10, 10 ”And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. Revelation 12:10, ESV The nature of our conflict, like Daniel, is spiritual. When the veil is removed it might seem terrifying and dreadful. ●It may seem like evil demons are positioning themselves around every corner of life, but this is not a conflict without it. It’s not a conflict that hasn’t already been won by Christ Jesus the Lord.● ●THINGS WE CAN BE SURE ABOUT ●The prayers of believers are immediately heard by God.● The angel tells Daniel in verse 12 that his prayers were heard in heaven the moment he sought wisdom from God. This ought to encourage all of us who wonder if our prayers ever reach beyond the ceiling. ●The tiniest whisper from a believer on earth is shouted throughout the courts of heaven. God hears us when we pray and our petitions reach him the moment they are formed in our hearts●. ●Since there is no time or distance with our Heavenly Father, we may pray with the assurance that he hears us as if we were the only ones speaking to him. Daniel Again Strengthened by the Angel, 10:15-17 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. And, behold, one like the similitude of the sons of men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength. For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength in me, neither is there breath left in me. Daniel’s weakness once again overwhelms him. Speechless, he turns his face to the ground. 10:18-19 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened me, and said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me. The angel again exhorts Daniel with the reassuring salutation, “O man greatly beloved,” Daniel was then strengthened and was able to say, “Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.” ●Unseen spiritual warfare may at times delay answers to our prayers. What happened to Daniel may also happen to us. It may be that our deepest, most heartfelt prayers are sometimes delayed because of “static” coming from the other side of the curtain as angels and demons battle in the invisible realm. I believe this is most likely to happen when we pray about God’s cause on the earth●. ●As we enter into serious intercession for unreached people groups, we are likely to encounter many difficulties. And when we pray for our loved ones to be saved and for wayward children to return to the Lord, we should not be surprised that those prayers are not immediately answered. Satan hates that kind of praying because it is a direct attack on his infernal kingdom●. He will not give up his captives without a fight.

💥NOTES (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅📖 Book Of Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣📖 ✅ WEEK 28 PART 2️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 ● WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? ●The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force ● Things That Hinder Prayers● Spiritual Warfare ● Territorial demons assigned to Countries, Towns, People, Families ● Ranking Angels and demons ● Help with spiritual warfare ● Knowing Your RANK in the Spiritual Battle● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 17, 2024 ●WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit 10:12-14 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. ●The angel proceeds to tell Daniel that his prayer had been heard the moment he began praying at the start of his 21-day fast.● ●Why, then, had the answer taken so long to arrive?● The angel’s explanation is mind-blowing. ●He says that he had been hindered by demonic opposition between heaven and earth●: Daniel mourns, he prays, and while Daniel was praying on earth, God heard in heaven and dispatched an angel with the answer. However, between heaven and earth, ●that angel was accosted by an evil angel, and a battle took place in outer space. After three weeks of warfare, God's angel with the help of Michael, one of the chief princes, shook off the bandit and continued his journey to earth.● The delay is explained in verse 13 ●“the prince of the kingdom of Persia” who “withstood me one and twenty day●s.” This “prince” is not the king of the kingdom of Persia but rather the angelic leader of Persia, ●a fallen angel under the direction of Satan●. ●The angel described as “the prince” of Persia is a wicked angel which is clear from the fact that his opposition to the angelic messenger to Daniel is given as the reason for the delay of twenty-one days●. Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia (Daniel 10:12-13). ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE● Look at (10:13) Now this throws light upon the problem of seemingly unanswered prayer. For most of us at one time or another this is a peculiar problem that we have had to face. Now ●the Bible makes it very clear that our prayers may be not be answered for a number of reasons●. ●One may be: Sinfulness: the psalmist said, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me". (Ps 66:18) ●Selfishness: James says, "Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts". (James 4:3) ●Stinginess: Proverbs says, "Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard". (Prov 21:13) ●Strife: for Peter reminds us that when there is domestic strife in the home our "prayers are hindered". (1 Pet 3:7) ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force● In this passage we learn something fascinating, there are territorial demons. In verse 13 we hear about the Prince of Persia and in verse 20 we read about the Prince of Greece.● The “prince of the Persian kingdom” cannot be a man because no man can hinder an angel sent by God●. This must be some kind of demonic force assigned by Satan to serve in the court of the Persian king. ●Evidently his job was to hinder God’s work and to discourage God’s people in Persia●. He must have been a strong demon because all by himself he stopped an angel cold for 21 days. Then Michael (who is an archangel assigned to guard Israel, sees Daniel 12:1) intervenes and the angel is able to complete his mission. ●Michael seems to be the most powerful of the holy angels, and with his assistance the messenger to Daniel is released to fulfill his mission●. The text tells us that the angel left his warfare to come to Daniel and will soon be resuming the heavenly battle. Soon he will fight the “prince of Persia” again and later will take on the “prince of Greece.” He also tells Daniel that two years earlier he had somehow interceded to help out Michael (perhaps also fighting against the “prince of Persia”). This is all very mysterious to us. ●But if it is to be taken literally, as I think it must be, it tells us of the invisible realm where demons and angels battle it out to either promote or obstruct God’s work in the world.● If this sounds like a little too much to take, consider the familiar words of Ephesians 6:12: ●Paul says it this way in Ephesians 6:12 (ESV) 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places●. This verse is helpful on several levels. ● First, it reminds us that ●our battle is not against other humans●. Sometimes we focus on the abortionists, the pornographers, the godless politicians, the corrupt business leaders, the drug dealers, and the purveyors of filth, as if they were the source of our problems. Yet those ●people are unwitting dupes of powerful spiritual forces that they know nothing about. They are morally culpable for their choices, yet they are also in the service of evil beings who influence them in ways they do not realize●. ●Second, this verse teaches us that ●there are various kinds of demonic powers●. There are “rulers,” “authorities,” “powers of this dark world,” and “spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” It’s not clear how we should differentiate between them. Perhaps it is enough to know that just as there are ●various types of angels so the demons are organized and serve different purposes in Satan’s service●. Finally, ●this verse encourages us to “put on the whole armor of God.” ●Our Godly character (or lack of it) actually does make a day-to-day difference. Not only for us but also in the great struggle between good and evil. ●We are all foot soldiers in a vast invisible war that stretches across the cosmos.●

💥NOTE (C)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅Book Of Daniel ✅ WEEK 27 PART 1️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣💥NOTES IN THE COMMENTS ● INTRODUCTION ●Israel's Return to Judah and their Problems Rebuilding the Temple ● Daniel's Final Vision In Depth ● Daniel's Meets A Christ-like Angel (Unidentified Heavenly Representative) ● A Mighty Messenger (A face like lightning) ● The Great Fight (The Prince Of Persia 🆚️ The Christ-like Angel & Michael) ● Spiritual Warfare & Hindrances● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 9, 2024 ●Why, then, had the answer taken so long to arrive?● The angel’s explanation is mind-blowing. ●He says that he had been hindered by demonic opposition between heaven and earth●: Daniel mourns, he prays, and while Daniel was praying on earth, God heard in heaven and dispatched an angel with the answer. However, between heaven and earth, ●that angel was accosted by an evil angel, and a battle took place in outer space. After three weeks of warfare, God's angel with the help of Michael, one of the chief princes, shook off the bandit and continued his journey to earth.● The delay is explained in verse 13 ●“the prince of the kingdom of Persia” who “withstood me one and twenty day●s.” This “prince” is not the king of the kingdom of Persia but rather the angelic leader of Persia, ●a fallen angel under the direction of Satan●. ●The angel described as “the prince” of Persia is a wicked angel which is clear from the fact that his opposition to the angelic messenger to Daniel is given as the reason for the delay of twenty-one days●. Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia (Daniel 10:12-13). ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE● Look at (10:13) Now this throws light upon the problem of seemingly unanswered prayer. For most of us at one time or another this is a peculiar problem that we have had to face. Now ●the Bible makes it very clear that our prayers may be not be answered for a number of reasons●. ●One may be: Sinfulness: the psalmist said, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me". (Ps 66:18) ●Selfishness: James says, "Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts". (James 4:3) ●Stinginess: Proverbs says, "Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard". (Prov 21:13) ●Strife: for Peter reminds us that when there is domestic strife in the home our "prayers are hindered". (1 Pet 3:7) ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force● In this passage we learn something fascinating, there are territorial demons. In verse 13 we hear about the Prince of Persia and in verse 20 we read about the Prince of Greece.● The “prince of the Persian kingdom” cannot be a man because no man can hinder an angel sent by God●. This must be some kind of demonic force assigned by Satan to serve in the court of the Persian king. ●Evidently his job was to hinder God’s work and to discourage God’s people in Persia●. He must have been a strong demon because all by himself he stopped an angel cold for 21 days. Then Michael (who is an archangel assigned to guard Israel, sees Daniel 12:1) intervenes and the angel is able to complete his mission. ●Michael seems to be the most powerful of the holy angels, and with his assistance the messenger to Daniel is released to fulfill his mission●. The text tells us that the angel left his warfare to come to Daniel and will soon be resuming the heavenly battle. Soon he will fight the “prince of Persia” again and later will take on the “prince of Greece.” He also tells Daniel that two years earlier he had somehow interceded to help out Michael (perhaps also fighting against the “prince of Persia”). This is all very mysterious to us. ●But if it is to be taken literally, as I think it must be, it tells us of the invisible realm where demons and angels battle it out to either promote or obstruct God’s work in the world.●

💥NOTEA (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅Book Of Daniel ✅ WEEK 27 PART 1️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣💥NOTES IN THE COMMENTS ● INTRODUCTION ●Israel's Return to Judah and their Problems Rebuilding the Temple ● Daniel's Final Vision In Depth ● Daniel's Meets A Christ-like Angel (Unidentified Heavenly Representative) ● A Mighty Messenger (A face like lightning) ● The Great Fight (The Prince Of Persia 🆚️ The Christ-like Angel & Michael) ● Spiritual Warfare & Hindrances● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 9, 2024 ●Who is this individual? What does he represent? What are we supposed to make of him?● Although this man is not identified, ●the description sounds very much like the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ in Revelation 1●. And Daniel’s response is the same as the apostle John. He fell on his face before this amazing person●. I believe that Daniel had encountered a pre-incarnate appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ. The experience was too much for him and he passes out on the ground. 📍Dale Roth Davis said, “this angelic ambassador packs the splendor power and dread of the God he serves and therefore to look upon this angel is to see not just an autonomous heavenly being doing his own thing and going about his own business. It is also to see something about the God who sends him.” ●The book of Revelation tells us of the angels who serve the Lord are sometimes described in similar ways that Christ is described. They too reflect the one that they represent●. So, when Daniel looks upon this celestial being, he’s also confronted with something about the God who sends him, the God who hears Daniel’s prayers, who answers Daniel’s prayers, and who is sovereign over the crisis that vexes him. First, we read that he’s clothed in a linen garment. This is the same attire that was worn by priests, and in particularly the high priests, whenever the priest would enter into the holy places in the tabernacle and later in the temple to offer sacrifices to the Lord. "His body was like the beryl... A transparent flashing jewel, symbolizing the glory of the Lord Jesus! "His face was like the appearance of lightning... " In (Rev 1:16) John describes Christ's face as being like the sun, the radiance of my blessed Lord. The eyes of Christ were "as lamps of fire... " (10:6) Look at (10:7) AND (Acts Ch 9) Do you recall that the men that journeyed with Saul "stood speechless hearing a voice but seeing no man"; (Acts 9:7) ●When heaven invades earth it always leaves man in awe●. Though those with Daniel saw no vision they knew that something was happening, and they began to shake. ●They fled to hide from the presence of God because it was more than they could bear● 10:10-11 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. The angel addresses ●Daniel and gives him the title, “a man greatly beloved.” ●David, in spite of his sins, was sought of the Lord as “a man after his own heart” (1 Sa 13:14; Ac 13:22); and ●John the apostle was “one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved” (Jn 13:23). The angel then exhorts Daniel to understand his message and to stand upright to receive it. ●WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit 10:12-14 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. ●The angel proceeds to tell Daniel that his prayer had been heard the moment he began praying at the start of his 21-day fast.● (B)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅Book Of Daniel ✅ WEEK 27 PART 1️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣💥NOTES IN THE COMMENTS ● INTRODUCTION ●Israel's Return to Judah and their Problems Rebuilding the Temple ● Daniel's Final Vision In Depth ● Daniel's Meets A Christ-like Angel (Unidentified Heavenly Representative) ● A Mighty Messenger (A face like lightning) ● The Great Fight (The Prince Of Persia 🆚️ The Christ-like Angel & Michael) ● Spiritual Warfare & Hindrances● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 9, 2024 ●Who is this individual? What does he represent? What are we supposed to make of him?● Although this man is not identified, ●the description sounds very much like the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ in Revelation 1●. And Daniel’s response is the same as the apostle John. He fell on his face before this amazing person●. I believe that Daniel had encountered a pre-incarnate appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ. The experience was too much for him and he passes out on the ground. 📍Dale Roth Davis said, “this angelic ambassador packs the splendor power and dread of the God he serves and therefore to look upon this angel is to see not just an autonomous heavenly being doing his own thing and going about his own business. It is also to see something about the God who sends him.” ●The book of Revelation tells us of the angels who serve the Lord are sometimes described in similar ways that Christ is described. They too reflect the one that they represent●. So, when Daniel looks upon this celestial being, he’s also confronted with something about the God who sends him, the God who hears Daniel’s prayers, who answers Daniel’s prayers, and who is sovereign over the crisis that vexes him. First, we read that he’s clothed in a linen garment. This is the same attire that was worn by priests, and in particularly the high priests, whenever the priest would enter into the holy places in the tabernacle and later in the temple to offer sacrifices to the Lord. "His body was like the beryl... A transparent flashing jewel, symbolizing the glory of the Lord Jesus! "His face was like the appearance of lightning... " In (Rev 1:16) John describes Christ's face as being like the sun, the radiance of my blessed Lord. The eyes of Christ were "as lamps of fire... " (10:6) Look at (10:7) AND (Acts Ch 9) Do you recall that the men that journeyed with Saul "stood speechless hearing a voice but seeing no man"; (Acts 9:7) ●When heaven invades earth it always leaves man in awe●. Though those with Daniel saw no vision they knew that something was happening, and they began to shake. ●They fled to hide from the presence of God because it was more than they could bear● 10:10-11 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. The angel addresses ●Daniel and gives him the title, “a man greatly beloved.” ●David, in spite of his sins, was sought of the Lord as “a man after his own heart” (1 Sa 13:14; Ac 13:22); and ●John the apostle was “one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved” (Jn 13:23). The angel then exhorts Daniel to understand his message and to stand upright to receive it. ●WHY DID THE PRAYER OF DANIEL TAKE SO LONG? The Purpose of the Angel’s Visit 10:12-14 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days. ●The angel proceeds to tell Daniel that his prayer had been heard the moment he began praying at the start of his 21-day fast.●

💥NOTE (A)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅Book Of Daniel ✅ WEEK 27 PART 1️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣💥NOTES IN THE COMMENTS ● INTRODUCTION ●Israel's Return to Judah and their Problems Rebuilding the Temple ● Daniel's Final Vision In Depth ● Daniel's Meets A Christ-like Angel (Unidentified Heavenly Representative) ● A Mighty Messenger (A face like lightning) ● The Great Fight (The Prince Of Persia 🆚️ The Christ-like Angel & Michael) ● Spiritual Warfare & Hindrances● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 9, 2024 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE Daniel 10 ●INTRODUCTION ●Daniel 10 describes how the vision came to Daniel. ●Chapter 11 describes the contents of the vision. ●Daniel 12 instructs Daniel what he is supposed to do with the vision. Therefore, these final three chapters belong together as one message. God first gave the prophet a general picture of the future, first about Gentile supremacy and then about Israel. Then, after Daniel had had time to think about what God told him, He filled in more detail. In other words, ●God went from the known to the unknown in teaching Daniel these things●. In this final vision of the book, we have even more detail about the future, particularly about Israel’s future. The chapter begins with an important chronological note. Verse 1 tells us that Daniel received his revelation in the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, that is, in 536 BC. That date is important because that is the year the exile finally ended and the first group of Jews returned to Jerusalem. Although over 49,000 people went home that year, Daniel was not among them. Perhaps at his advanced age he could not make the arduous journey. More likely, God simply told him that he had more work in Babylon for him to do. If you remember from our study of Daniel chapter nine, it was during the first year of King Cyrus, shortly after the events of Daniel Ch9, that Cyrus issued this decree that allowed the Jews in Babylonia to return to Judea to begin rebuilding the temple, reinstituting proper worship, and getting their lives back together as they had been called by God. Now we are in the third year of King Cyrus. ●Some good things have happened for God’s people back in the land. By this time, they had set up the altar to resume sacrifices and they’ve even rededicated the temple●. Yet it wasn’t very long until they ran into some problems. Shortly after their return they began to face some sinister opposition, such that they were forced to cease rebuilding the temple for about fifteen years. Ezra 4:4-5, ●Then the people of the land discouraged the people of Judah and made them afraid to build● 5. and bribed counselors against them to frustrate their purpose all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign of Darius king of Persia. Some commentators suggest that Daniel, as a high official in the courts of Cyrus, may have heard reports that were flowing back to Babylonia that the returning exiles were now facing some mounting pressures. That’s why we find Daniel mourning, and fasting, and praying when the text opens. Daniel 10 introduces us to the final vision of the book. Chapter 10 is the prologue, Chapter 11 is the vision itself, and Chapter 12 gives us the aftermath and the close of the book. Basically, Daniel receives a revelation of the future that 1) involves his people, the nation of Israel. 2) the last days 3) a great war. Daniel 11 contains an amazing revelation of Israel’s history, culminating in the rise of the Antichrist in the final days before the return of Christ. ●THE CONFLICT THAT SENT DANIEL INTO MOURNING Daniel 10::1-3 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision. At that time I, ●Daniel, mourned for three weeks. 3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.● We are told that a word from the Lord was revealed to Daniel about a great conflict (10:1). Daniel understood the word and understood the vision. It’s a sad and terrifying message because Daniel goes into mourning for three weeks (10:2). During those three weeks he did not anoint himself or eat meat, delicacies, or wine. This revelation of a great war that will engulf Israel evidently sent Daniel into mourning. For three weeks he fasted and prayed, eating no food, drinking no wine, and using no lotions (meaning he didn’t shower or use deodorant).● At the end of the three weeks he was standing by the Tigris River, about fifty miles from Babylon. when he saw a most amazing thing: ●Daniel sees another vision.💥 I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of the finest gold around his waist. His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude (Daniel 10:5-6). Daniel sees a mighty messenger (10:5-6) what causes him to lose his strength and fall on his face (10:8-9). Soak in the description of this messenger in this vision.💥

💥NOTE (C)💥 Revivaltime Restoration Worship Center Tuesday Evening BIBLE STUDY SERIES: ✅Book Of Daniel ✅ WEEK 27 PART 1️⃣ 📍 AN UNSEEN BATTLE AND A VISION OF THE FUTURE 📍 Daniel Ch 1️⃣0️⃣💥NOTES IN THE COMMENTS ● INTRODUCTION ●Israel's Return to Judah and their Problems Rebuilding the Temple ● Daniel's Final Vision In Depth ● Daniel's Meets A Christ-like Angel (Unidentified Heavenly Representative) ● A Mighty Messenger (A face like lightning) ● The Great Fight (The Prince Of Persia 🆚️ The Christ-like Angel & Michael) ● Spiritual Warfare & Hindrances● With Bishop Worrell Hylton July 9, 2024 ●Why, then, had the answer taken so long to arrive?● The angel’s explanation is mind-blowing. ●He says that he had been hindered by demonic opposition between heaven and earth●: Daniel mourns, he prays, and while Daniel was praying on earth, God heard in heaven and dispatched an angel with the answer. However, between heaven and earth, ●that angel was accosted by an evil angel, and a battle took place in outer space. After three weeks of warfare, God's angel with the help of Michael, one of the chief princes, shook off the bandit and continued his journey to earth.● The delay is explained in verse 13 ●“the prince of the kingdom of Persia” who “withstood me one and twenty day●s.” This “prince” is not the king of the kingdom of Persia but rather the angelic leader of Persia, ●a fallen angel under the direction of Satan●. ●The angel described as “the prince” of Persia is a wicked angel which is clear from the fact that his opposition to the angelic messenger to Daniel is given as the reason for the delay of twenty-one days●. Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia (Daniel 10:12-13). ●THE INTERVENTION OF A SATANIC FORCE● Look at (10:13) Now this throws light upon the problem of seemingly unanswered prayer. For most of us at one time or another this is a peculiar problem that we have had to face. Now ●the Bible makes it very clear that our prayers may be not be answered for a number of reasons●. ●One may be: Sinfulness: the psalmist said, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me". (Ps 66:18) ●Selfishness: James says, "Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts". (James 4:3) ●Stinginess: Proverbs says, "Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard". (Prov 21:13) ●Strife: for Peter reminds us that when there is domestic strife in the home our "prayers are hindered". (1 Pet 3:7) ●The Angel was HINDERED by a Powerful Force● In this passage we learn something fascinating, there are territorial demons. In verse 13 we hear about the Prince of Persia and in verse 20 we read about the Prince of Greece.● The “prince of the Persian kingdom” cannot be a man because no man can hinder an angel sent by God●. This must be some kind of demonic force assigned by Satan to serve in the court of the Persian king. ●Evidently his job was to hinder God’s work and to discourage God’s people in Persia●. He must have been a strong demon because all by himself he stopped an angel cold for 21 days. Then Michael (who is an archangel assigned to guard Israel, sees Daniel 12:1) intervenes and the angel is able to complete his mission. ●Michael seems to be the most powerful of the holy angels, and with his assistance the messenger to Daniel is released to fulfill his mission●. The text tells us that the angel left his warfare to come to Daniel and will soon be resuming the heavenly battle. Soon he will fight the “prince of Persia” again and later will take on the “prince of Greece.” He also tells Daniel that two years earlier he had somehow interceded to help out Michael (perhaps also fighting against the “prince of Persia”). This is all very mysterious to us. ●But if it is to be taken literally, as I think it must be, it tells us of the invisible realm where demons and angels battle it out to either promote or obstruct God’s work in the world.●