Pastor Joel Laswell

We are continuing in the book of Daniel, chapter 8. In Daniel Chapter 7 we were introduced to the rise of the Bold Pretender—the Little Horn power in its Papal roots, and his war against the saints of God by persecuting them and thinking to change the times and laws of God. The same Little Horn in its pagan and papal roots is revealed in more detail in chapter 8, who has become The Desolater that "waxed exceeding great," whose blasphemies reach unto heaven, to the Prince of princes, to destroy the daily.

We are starting the next chapter in the book of Daniel, chapter 8. In Daniel Chapter 7 we were introduced to the rise of the Bold Pretender—the Little Horn power in its Papal roots, and his war against the saints of God by persecuting them and thinking to change the times and laws of God. The same Little Horn in its pagan and papal roots is revealed in more detail in chapter 8, who has become The Desolater that "waxed exceeding great," whose blasphemies reach unto heaven, to the Prince of princes, to destroy the daily.

We are starting the next chapter in the book of Daniel, chapter 8. In Daniel Chapter 7 we were introduced to the rise of the Bold Pretender—the Little Horn power in its Papal roots, and his war against the saints of God by persecuting them and thinking to change the times and laws of God. The same Little Horn in its pagan and papal roots is revealed in more detail in chapter 8, who has become The Desolater that "waxed exceeding great," whose blasphemies reach unto heaven, to the Prince of princes, to destroy the daily.

We are finishing up our look at the judgment scene depicted in Daniel 7, which tells us the process for determining who is among the sheep and who is among the goats. The ultimate issue for the judgment is to determine whether or not Satan's accusations against God are true. Please join me as we see what the Bible reveals.

In the Old Testament scriptures there are 300 specific predictions concerning the Anointed, the Messiah who would be born to save the world. The prophets of the Bible deal with his birth, life and death in hundreds of instances and in different ways.

There are untold mysteries that date back to the beginning of this world but I want to speak to you about the great mystery.

I have something to ask for today that I know is the will of God. I have something to ask for today that I need much more than I currently have. I have something to ask for today because I see a great need among us as the professed people of God. I have something to ask my Father for today. I ask the Lord to give me a pure heart and a disposition imbued with thankfulness and peace.

If you stop and ponder it for just a moment, each day is the memorial of some event in history. Each day. Some are marked by man as grand events, and some barely a mention, if that, but each day is a memorial of some event in the history of mankind. But I want you to consider that there are certain events, certain dates in the history of mankind that rise even above the recognition of mankind and are recognized as great by all creation throughout the universes. I want to speak about one such day, one such event that is also the foundation of our Adventist faith, a pillar of our faith you could rightly say.

I shared some of the terrible things that are going to happen as we get closer and closer to the second coming of Christ, and already, as we listen to the news, we can see the direction things are going in this land of the free and the home of the brave and the coming religious persecution that will be akin to what happened during the dark ages, only much worse. I must tell you a little more about some of these things, but then I want to share the best part wherein God’s faithful commandment keeping people will be delivered out of the hands of their enemies forever. Is that not good news? Yes!