Ever wondered if the great prince Michael mentioned in Daniel 12 is more than he seems? Discover how Brother Branham identifies Michael as a theophany of Christ, standing for the people during the great tribulation, and what that means for Jewish and Gentile believers alike. This episode uncovers Paul's teachings in Ephesians, revealing how Gentiles are brought near to inherit the promises of God, and analyses the prophetic timeline, the resurrection of the righteous and wicked, and the sealing of the book until the end times, characterized by increased knowledge and travel. You'll be captivated by the striking parallels between Daniel's vision and the Book of Revelation, shedding light on the eventual fulfillment of these prophecies.
Join us as we unpack the crucial roles of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers in perfecting the saints and building up the body of Christ. Learn how the ministry of the Word, restored by the prophet of Malachi 4:5-6 and ministered by the fivefold ministry, purifies the church, preparing it for the stature of the perfect man, reflecting the fullness of Christ. We'll discuss the distinct roles of the bride church and the Israeli people, the prophetic timelines from Daniel 12, the importance of the abomination of desolation, and the blessedness of enduring the additional days. This episode offers a profound reflection on the revelation given to the bride church, purifying and preparing them for the millennial reign of Christ.
Ever wondered if the great prince Michael mentioned in Daniel 12 is more than he seems? Discover how Brother Branham identifies Michael as a theophany of Christ, standing for the people during the great tribulation, and what that means for Jewish and Gentile believers alike. This episode uncovers Paul's teachings in Ephesians, revealing how Gentiles are brought near to inherit the promises of God, and analyses the prophetic timeline, the resurrection of the righteous and wicked, and the sealing of the book until the end times, characterized by increased knowledge and travel. You'll be captivated by the striking parallels between Daniel's vision and the Book of Revelation, shedding light on the eventual fulfillment of these prophecies.
Join us as we unpack the crucial roles of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers in perfecting the saints and building up the body of Christ. Learn how the ministry of the Word, restored by the prophet of Malachi 4:5-6 and ministered by the fivefold ministry, purifies the church, preparing it for the stature of the perfect man, reflecting the fullness of Christ. We'll discuss the distinct roles of the bride church and the Israeli people, the prophetic timelines from Daniel 12, the importance of the abomination of desolation, and the blessedness of enduring the additional days. This episode offers a profound reflection on the revelation given to the bride church, purifying and preparing them for the millennial reign of Christ.
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The End Time Message Handbook, section 20, daniel 12 Examined. Are these scriptures written only for the Jewish people? What is hidden from Daniel that is to be revealed at the end time? I'm going to go verse by verse, through Daniel 12 to see the big picture of what it is trying to get across. While we do this, we will relate it to various parallel passages in various portions of the Bible Daniel 12.1,. And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince, which standeth for the children of thy people, and there shall be a time of trouble such as never was, since there was a nation even to that same time. And at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found. Written in the book.
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The great Prince Michael is actually referred to as Christ on many occasions by Brother Branham. This is not to mean, as Jehovah's Witnesses teach, that Jesus was an angel before his birth and was not God at all. Christ means the anointed one, but also refers to the anointing. In this sense, we are looking at Christ as the very visible expression, the theophany of God. God is coming in the form of an angelic being with the name of Michael. Michael means who is like God. Michael is going to come and stand for the children of thy people.
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The clear reference in this is speaking of the Israeli people. Many, many people take this to mean that it is only Israel. There are certainly many promises that God will turn to and deal with Israel again. However, there are promises in the Bible that now also pertain to the Gent. God you are not my people applies to the Gentiles. And now they are told they are going to be the sons of the living God.
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In the book of Ephesians, paul tells us that we are now brought near and are to inherit the promises. We are no longer aliens to them Ephesians 2, 11-13. Wherefore remember that ye, being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, were called uncircumcision by that which is called the circumcision in the flesh made by hands. That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. But now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who sometimes were far off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ. This does not mean that God has replaced Israel as his chosen people or that all the promises of the covenants belong to Gentiles. We realize that there is a promise that God will restore Israel to her land, and he has done so. There are promises that he will turn away from dealing with the Gentiles and deal with Israel alone once again. There is no question about that.
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It is important that we clearly delineate the prophecies of God so that we can understand the scriptures correctly. Michael will come to stand for the children of Daniel's people and there will be a time of trouble unlike any other time in history. This is speaking of the great tribulation period during the last half of Daniel's 70th week, and the people that are written in the book of life will be delivered. Are these the Israeli people? Only the context will have to tell us. Daniel 12.2 this, of course, is speaking of the resurrection.
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Daniel 12 begins with a general overview and then goes into more detail. Michael will stand for the people and those who are written in the book of life will be delivered. In chapter 12, we have a space of 3,000 years within it. Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awaken. This is speaking of the resurrection in general. Some to everlasting life takes place at the resurrection of Christ, the rapture of the church, and some to shame and everlasting contempt, which of course speaks of the resurrection of the wicked after the end of the millennium and the white throne judgment. Daniel 12.3 forever and ever. Those whom arise to everlasting life have already shown as the brightness of the firmament in their lives prior to the resurrection and they will continue to shine.
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Daniel, chapter 12, verse 4, but thou, o Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, even to the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be increased. Here Daniel is instructed to shut up the words and seal it until the time of the end. During the time of the end, many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be increased, seemed to speak of the speed of world travel and the fact that scientific and technological knowledge shall increase exponentially. This age of increased knowledge could also speak of knowledge of what has been sealed up.
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People will seek to search out and know what these hidden truths mean, and perhaps they will come close to it, but they will never be able to fully understand it except through the means which God uses to reveal it. In other words, they probe at it but can never quite grasp it. Reveal it In other words, they probe at it but can never quite grasp it. Daniel, chapter 12, verses 5 through 7. Then I, daniel, looked and behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river and the other on that side of the bank of the river. And one said unto the man clothed in linen which was upon the waters of the river how long shall it be to the end of these wonders? And I heard the man clothed in linen which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven and swear by him that liveth forever, that it shall be for a time, times and an half, and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. This is a parallel to Revelation 10, wherein a mighty angel comes down from heaven and lifts up his right hand to heaven and swears by him that lives forever and ever. That time shall be no more. If you look closely, it says there shall no longer be a delay. A delay of what? No more delay until all these things are fulfilled.
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Daniel 12, verse 8.
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And I heard, but I understood not. Then said I O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things. Above, daniel is asking the Lord for an understanding of these things. Notice he refers to the angel as Lord. So now we know his identity it is Almighty God, daniel, chapter 12, verse 9. And he said Go thy way, daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed Till the time of the end. Notice that Daniel is once again told this is not for your time or any other time, but the time of the end. Thus we understand that there will be a revelation of the Scriptures at the end time. That has not happened throughout all of history. Since God always reveals His Word through a prophet, there will have to be a prophet at the end time to reveal these secrets to God's people.
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Malachi 4, verses 5 and 6, promises a prophet at the end time in the spirit and power of Elijah. It is well known that John the Baptist only turned the hearts of the fathers to the children, according to Luke 1.17. A man in the spirit of Elijah will reveal these hidden truths to the people of God, which we know to have been brother Branham. What is sealed up? Daniel heard but understood not. The understanding of what was written was not given. When this word is opened, then the revelation or understanding of it is given Daniel 12.10.
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Many shall be purified and made white and tried. Then the revelation or understanding of it is given. Daniel, chapter 12, verse 10, many shall be purified and made white and tried, but the wicked shall do wickedly and none of the wicked shall understand. But the wise shall understand Many shall be purified and made white. Denotes that this opening of the hidden mystery will bring necessary purification for those that receive it. The wise understand and are purified by it, but the wicked do not understand and are condemned because their minds are blinded to the truth of the opening of the word.
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We find this purification spoken of by the apostle Paul, ephesians 5, verses 25 through 27. Husbands, love your wives. Even as Christ also loved the church and gave himself for it, that he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, that he might present it to himself a glorious church not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish. Before Christ presents the church to himself, he will perfect it with the washing of the water of the word. So it is a cleansed and glorious church. Through the ages, the church has fallen away from the truth of the apostolic Bible teachings. Therefore, at the end time, the real meaning of the word that is written must be restored to the church so that she can be without spot or wrinkle.
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Ephesians 4, 11-13,. And he gave some apostles and some prophets and some evangelists and some pastors and teachers for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come, in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. It is through the ministry of the Word, restored by the prophet of Malachi 4, verses 5 and 6, and then ministered by the fivefold ministry, that the church is purified and brought to the stature of the perfect man, under the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. The purified people that are awaiting ultimate salvation in the rapture are the bride church. The Israeli people are awaiting their two prophets who will come and reveal who the Messiah is to them, but they are in no wise the bride of Christ.
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Daniel 12, verse 11,. From the time, the daily sacrifice shall be taken away and the abomination that make it desolate, set up. There shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. Once the church is washed and without spot or wrinkle, then raptured, the tribulation sets in and the restored Israeli sacrificial system is taken away by the Antichrist Again. Many view these verses as though they are directly in order one by one, but prophecy is never that way. As we saw in verse 2, there was a span of 3,000 years. There are 1,260 in the three-and-a-half-year Great Tribulation. Then there are an additional 30 days. On top of it, the abomination of desolation, worshiping of the Antichrist in the temple, is set up.
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Daniel 12, verse 12, blessed is he that waiteth and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. There are an additional forty-five days that one is considered blessed if he makes it through that time. There is a remnant of people that survive and live through the tribulation period is a remnant of people that survive and live through the tribulation period. Just as Noah was preserved and lived through that judgment, these believers will survive and live during the millennial reign of Christ as those whom the immortal saints rule over. In conclusion, we acknowledge the importance of the opening of the word in the end time. It is through that opening of the word that the bride is given a revelation, and through that revelation they are purified and made white and brought unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.