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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. (NASB) Dan. 12:4 |
God
has not allowed the prophets to record everything. In the last of
our studies of the book of Daniel, nine signs of the end of the age
were given. The increase in knowledge is one sign of the end times.
That is happening today, and knowledge is increasing at a dramatic
rate.
Then
we discovered later in Daniel 12:9 that
the prophet had asked God for some additional
information about the future, and God said that some things were hidden until
the end time (Dan. 12:9). Did God reveal to the Apostle John what was hidden
from Daniel? That appears to be what happened. We do not know, but we should
not be disappointed if we do not know everything about the future. Daniel was
not able to know everything either.
All
of Revelation is true, but everything has not been recorded. All of Revelation
is faithful and true and we can trust it. Yet, God has hidden some secrets from
us. We will discover them in eternity!
Call
To Repentance. Then
the angel makes an amazing statement.
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Let
the one who does wrong, still do wrong; and the one who is
filthy, still be filthy; and let the one who is righteous,
still practice righteousness; and the one who is holy, still
keep himself holy. (NASB) Rev. 22:11 |
What
does he mean? The Greek text is helpful here. The Greek tense for
the phrase “do wrong” has the idea that the person is
still doing wrong. The angel is saying that even after he/she has
been told the truth, if the person still wants to do wrong, then
let him/her still do wrong. If after the person has heard it all
and has responded by completely rejecting the truth, then there is
no other help for him/her.
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