Holy Scriptures and Israel

Guest (Male): Shalom. Holy Scriptures and Israel is a ministry designed to share with the Jewish people the good news of the Lord Jesus Yeshua the Messiah and to instruct Christians on the Jewish roots of their faith. And now teaching God's word from a Hebrew Messianic perspective here is Gideon Levytam.

Gideon Levytam: Let's please turn to Daniel chapter 12. Today we are going to deal with the last chapter of the book of Daniel and we want to read the whole chapter and make some remarks about this chapter so we can benefit from the final portion of the book of Daniel so we can say that we have covered the book in its totality. I'm going to read all the 13 verses of Daniel chapter 12 and and then we're going to go verse at one verse at a time. Daniel 12 is the last chapter verse one. And at that time shall Michael, this is 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 the same time and at that time thy people shall be delivered every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt. They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament. And they shall they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

But now Daniel or Daniel shut up the words, seal the book even to the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro in Hebrew Many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall be increased. 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 to the men closed 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 men closed in linen which was upon the waters of the river when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven and swore by him that liveth forever that it shall be for a time, times and a half a time.

And when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished. And I heard but I understood not. Then said I, oh my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? And he said, go thy ways, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. 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. And from the time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away and the abomination that make us desolate set up, there shall be 1,290 days.

Blessed is he that waiteth and cometh to the 1,305 and 30 days. But go thy thy way till the end be for thy shall rest and stand in thy lot or in thine inheritance at the end of the days. This is Daniel chapter 12. This is really the final chapter that deals with the future future rule if you will the future I should say with the with the final seven years of tribulation where God's sovereign rule over Israel during the 70th week of the book of Daniel chapter nine. In fact what we have here it's really the second portion of the final 70th week of Daniel.

Now I just want us to understand that in this particular chapter really what we see here is we see the the period of the tribulation tribulation period ending and the final restoration of the nation of Israel. You know it is such a wonderful truth to get a hold of that Israel has a future. Israel is yet to be regathered. Israel is yet to be restored. Once the church age is ended God is going to take up his a dealing or he I should say his direct dealing with the people of Israel and finally they are going to be restored.

What what a glorious day that will be when Israel as a nation is coming back to the Lord. Now let's take this this chapter and divide it really into four points. I'm going to tell you really we're going to speak about four points in this particular chapter. Point number one is the deliverance of Israel verses one, two and three. In fact what we can say that it is the final the ending, the final deliverance of God or deliverance of Israel by the hands of God. First of all in verse one we see this. Listen. A few points in verse one.

When Daniel received the information from the angel, it says here and at that time. Now what time it is? You notice that it says here at that time. It is a time that the angel began to speak with Daniel already earlier. It speaks about the tribulation period at that time. And if you would just understand this part that time it's speaking specifically about a period that God is going to deal with his nation Israel. That time, tribulation time. If you just for a minute turn to the prophet Jeremiah chapter 30 for a minute. Jeremiah 30 that time is called in the Bible Jacob's trouble in Hebrew we call it Jacob's trouble.

Jeremiah chapter 30 and I'm reading verse seven. At that time this specific specific verse I should say wording deal with a certain time. Verse seven Jeremiah 30 verse seven. For that day is great so that none is like it. It is even the time of Jacob's trouble. In Hebrew the word Jacob's trouble means mean in Hebrew means troubles. And Jacob's Jacob's trouble. This is the period of time that we have been dealing with already earlier. It deals with the tribulation period, the time of the seven years, the tribulation period where Israel is going to go through tremendous amounts of persecution.

The whole world is going to be under turmoil. The rise of the counterfeit Messiah is speaking about that particular time. Now what's going to happen in that time? Well, verse one continue. Verse one of Daniel chapter 12 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. 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. Everyone that shall be found written in the book.

You notice how many time the word time is mentioned here? You notice it says and at that time in the beginning of this verse. And then it's continue. It says there shall be a time of trouble. Then it's continue further on and it says that there was a nation times such as never was since there was a nation even to the same time. That's the third time it's mentioned. And at that time, that's the first time thy people shall be delivered everyone that shall be found written in the book. So what's going to happen at that particular time?

The time of the middle of the tribulation especially dealing with the great tribulation. Then Michael in Hebrew Michael, this is the archangel. That's the one that is that God have assigned to deliver the nation of Israel. At that time shall Michael stand up. When he's going to stand up, he's going to stand up for the nation of Israel. He's going if you will to fight on behalf of the nation of Israel at that particular time specifically from the middle of the tribulation to the end of the tribulation which eventually will bring about the restoration of the nation of Israel.

And so twice it's mentioned the word thy people. Again he's speaking to Daniel so it doesn't mean any other people is speaking about Daniel's people. Thy people shall be delivered everyone that shall be found written in the book. You notice how interesting it is. On the one hand he said thy people, total national redemption of the nation of Israel. On the other hand he says everyone. Israel will be composed of individual Jewish people who would come to faith in Messiah during the tribulation period. You know it is very similar to the thoughts that we often speak about the church, the church, the church.

When we say the church, the church is a composition of all believers. But all believers who another word all believers are individual. Every individual that came to faith in the Lord Jesus the Messiah in this present day is part of the church of the Lord Jesus the Messiah. Well, here it is a national regeneration, national salvation but it is not national salvation by groups. It's going to be an individual by individual who come to faith in the Messiah Yeshua during the tribulation and at the end of the tribulation finally the nation will be saved. Let me show you just couple of points about this.

This expression the time of trouble is mentioned a few times in the Bible. In Matthew chapter 24 please. Turn to Matthew 24. We have covered that before. But let's read those verses for a minute. Matthew chapter 24 verse 21. In verse in verse 20 in verse 14 I should say it's speaking about the gospel of the kingdom that shall be preached in all the world. Then it say that the abomination of desolation spoken by Daniel the prophet and will stand in the holy place in the temple. Then if you go down to verse 21 it says for then shall be great tribulation.

Great tribulation such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time no no ever shall be. You see what happening? He's speaking about a period of time. They're going to be such a a troublous time, a turmoil here in this world, a situation that have never existed ever ever before. Then he continue. Notice. And except those days should be shortened there should no flesh be saved but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened. Again the elect speaking again of the nation of Israel specifically now remember because we are dealing with Daniel there will be others who will be saved during the tribulation but he is speaking about the elect, the nation of Israel, Jewish people which nationally will will come finally to to recognize that the Lord Jesus that Yeshua is truly the Messiah but is going to be an individual exercise.

It's going to be an individual and it says in our chapter that everyone that is written in the book. Now please turn to Revelation three. Revelation chapter three also helps us here with the part of the a tribulation time. Revelation chapter three. You remember Revelation chapter two and chapter three deals with what? It deals with the church age. Chapter two and chapter three we have the seven churches. And in chapter two of course we have the the the first church Ephesus and in chapter three at the end we have the Laodicea. But then if you notice in chapter three and in verse 10 speaking about the church to the church of Philadelphia, brotherly love.

This is the church that really speaks about the time that the message of the gospel have been proclaimed, the revival of the truth of the word of God. Look at the promise that the Lord Jesus the Messiah give to this church in verse 10. He says to them because you have kept the word of my patience I also will keep thee. Listen for this this expression from the hour of temptation or the hour of testing or the hour of trial which shall come upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the earth. What does that tells us?

It tells us that the believers of the church age will not remain here for the tribulation period. Prior to the tribulation period the church will be taken out of here because it was not given to those that are true believers of this church age. It is given to those that are as it says in the chapter three verse 10 those that dwell upon the earth to try them. In other words those that belong or that are earth bound, those that belong to this world and at at the end of the church age period God is going to rapture the church.

We are going to be with him, with the Lord Jesus and the tribulation period will begin. We do not know exactly when but following the rapture, the catching up of the assembly of the church. Then we have the seven years tribulation and it's clearly called in the Bible Jacob's trouble or as the Lord Jesus says in in Matthew chapter 24 at the such great tribulation which have never have never ever been in this world since the beginning of creation. So Michael Michael is going to help if you will and he as it says here he will stand up.

He will fight for. He will stand for the nation of Israel and eventually the nation of Israel will come to know the Lord Jesus the Messiah. I want to read one more verse please in Romans chapter 11 please in connection with this verse. This is very important. Even though we know those those verses, Romans chapter 11 is a very important verse. Romans 11 verse 25. Romans 11 verse 25 again we have been speaking that this particular chapter Daniel chapter 12 verses one to three speaks about Israel's final deliverance. Well, will it ever happen? Well, our pastor Paul says in Romans 11 and verse 25 for I would not brethren that you should be ignorant of this mystery lest ye should be wise in your own opinion.

That blindness in part happened to Israel until blindness in part happened to Israel until there's an end to the blindness in part to the nation of Israel. Until what? Until the fullness of the Gentile become in and so listen all Israel shall be saved. Again I would like beloved brothers and sisters to remind you that the all Israel of verse 26 is the totality of the nations which will remain at the end of the tribulation. As it says here as it is written there shall come out of Zion a deliverer and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.

For this is my covenant with them when I shall take away their sins and so on in Romans chapter 11. It's so beautiful to read this chapter and to see of the glorious restoration that is awaiting for the nation of Israel. And so it's it tells us in Daniel chapter 12 that everyone that shall be found written in the book he will be delivered. He will be part of the nation of Israel. Now when we say everyone we mean everyone but it's going to be a multitude. So it's going to be a few individuals who will come to faith in the Messiah at the end of the tribulation but it's going to be a totality of the nation that that will be will remain one third if you will out of the total amount of Jewish people that will exist at the beginning of the tribulation and by the end of it the one third will be even refine and finally this nation is going to be redeemed and delivered and what a glorious day that will be.

So then we are leading into verse two now. In verse two he says many of them that slept in the dust of the earth shall awake. You know sometime people think that resurrection is a New Testament teaching. Resurrection is not only a New Testament teaching. Resurrection is an Old Testament teaching as well. The resurrection, the promise of the resurrection every time God says to the people of Israel I am the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob what he said I'm not the God of the dead, I'm the God of the living. He's speaking about the fact that one day he's going to resurrect these individuals that had that had given the promises God had given to them.

And so there is coming a day when God is going to resurrect the the the the nation of Israel, the believers he's going to resurrect. By the way he's also going to resurrect the unbelievers. And we're going to see this in a minute. But you know I the the other day we had a a study on in a book of Hebrews especially chapter 11 where we speak about the people of faith by faith, by faith, by faith. You know it is interesting what it says about Joseph. You read it. I think it is chapter 11 verse 22 by faith Joseph when he was dying he gave a command and requirement that his bones will be taken and to be buried and to be placed in Canaan in the promised land.

Now wait a minute. If you read the history of these men by the name of Joseph you will see the history has so much that we can write about Joseph's life. Joseph was a picture and a type of the Lord Yeshua Jesus the Messiah. But God in the whole chapter of faith about the whole life of Joseph choose to mention one little thing that happened at the end of his life. And what happened there? He believed that one day he's going to happen and he's going to be resurrected and he wanted that his bones if you will will be placed at the very area and location where the whole nation of Israel one day is going to be regathered and regathered and established and resurrected.

And he and by the way if you read in Exodus chapter 12 or 13 Moses took the bones of Joseph into the promised land. And they buried the the bones there. Now of course we know very well that the bones are are are are got rotten and they gone they are no longer in if you will for thousands of years are no longer if you will there you might say. But Joseph believed that one day God is going to give the promises to the nation of Israel. And so here we see in verse two and verse three many Jewish people who are saved will be resurrected at the end of the tribulation to enter into the Messianic kingdom millennial age.

Notice I'm reading verse two again. So many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake. Now listen as it says in verse two, some to everlasting life and some to everlasting contempt. Now if you read this verse like this it sound like as there is one resurrection that some going to be resurrected to everlasting life and some going to be resurrected to everlasting contempt at the same time. That's why those who do not believe in the millennial age in the thousand years reign of the Messiah Yeshua and the restoration of Israel those who do not believe it, you know what they say?

They say you see they are going to be resurrected at the same time. Some of them going to be resurrected to everlasting life and some of them to everlasting contempt and therefore there is no reign of Messiah. There is no future to Israel. There is no millennial age. Well, what does the Bible teach? And let's just look at this for a moment and I think it is very very important. Let's read verse two once again. Daniel chapter 12 and verse two. Many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake. Some to everlasting life and some to everlasting contempt.

Now there will be at least beloved brothers and sisters at least a thousand years different between the first resurrection that deals with the resurrection of the believers and the resurrection of the unbelievers. The time different will be at least 1,000 years. Let me show you this. Turn to the gospel of John chapter five. We're going to go to two passages. We are going to read John chapter five verses 28 and 29. Verse 28. The Lord Jesus Yeshua the Messiah is speaking. John five verse 28. Marvel not at this for the hour is coming.

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