Habakkuk's Two Tables #33A

Part Four: DANIEL

Presented by Jeff Pippenger

Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, we thank you for a good night's rest. We thank you for bringing us back here this morning to worship before you, to study your Word as we begin our day. As we take up our study we ask that you grant us the presence of your Holy Spirit, that you would take control of the thoughts and the words that I convey, that they would not be human but that they would come from the Throne Room, designed to bless, strengthen, and edify your people. We pray you prepare the hearts and minds of your people that will hear this message, whether live or on a recording that they might understand the light that you are opening up for us at this time. We thank you for doing this. We ask that you continue to pour the Latter Rain out upon us, and we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name. Amen.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: We have identified that Daniel, chapter 1, is the First Angel's Message; Daniel, chapter 2, is the Second; Daniel, chapter 3, the Third. And now we are suggesting that Daniel, chapter 4, is the scattering of the foundational truths of Adventism that began in 1863 with the introduction of the 1863 Chart and the rejection of the 2520.

We looked at William Miller's dream yesterday and identified that his dream is the prophecy about the covering up of the foundational truths that are represented on this [1843] Chart, and that the Dirt Brush Man comes in and sweeps out the counterfeit jewels, the traditions and customs that has been handed down from generation to generation at the end of seven scatterings that Miller marks in his dream.

We are suggesting here that that was William Miller's second dream, and that Daniel, chapter 4, is Nebuchadnezzar's second dream. Daniel, chapter 4, is the only chapter in Daniel that Daniel did not write; Nebuchadnezzar wrote it. And William Miller's dream in Early Writings is the only chapter that Ellen White did not write; William Miller wrote it.

126 years (Shekels)

Mahershalalhashbaz

1798 1842 1844 1863 Scatter 1989

Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel 7 Times

One Two Three Four

SEVEN TIMES

IRON & BRASS

Leviticus 26: 723BC Seven Times AD1798

Figure No. 55.

This line here [Figure No. 55], this is Daniel 4.

This [1863 to 1989] is Miller's seven times. And up here is what we dealt with yesterday; Miller mentions scatter seven times, 126 years, 126 shekels. We have not proved 1863 or 1989 as yet. This history here is represented by the iron and brass that is wrapped around the trunk of the tree, and this history here is also representing the 2520 against the Northern Kingdom that begins in 723BC and ends in AD1798 at the Time of the End.

We will deal with this other line [appearing on the whiteboard below the above Figure No. 55 (see Figure No. 56)] a little bit when we get into it.

Nebuchadnezzar's and Miller's Dream

An Allegory

We want to start with a quote from William Miller [Miller's Works, volume 2, page 261] where he is tying together Daniel, chapter�4, Nebuchadnezzar's seven times with the 2520 of Leviticus 26. It says,

"1st. 'Seven times,' in Nebuchadnezzar's dream, was fulfilled in seven years. Nebuchadnezzar, for his pride and arrogancy against God, was driven among the beasts of the field, and was made to eat grass as oxen, until seven times passed over him, and until he learned that the Most High ruled in the kingdoms of men, and gave it to whomsoever he would. This being a matter of history, and as an allegory or sample to the people of God for their pride and arrogancy, in refusing to be reformed by God, and claiming the power and will to do these things themselves,�they, too, like Nebuchadnezzar, must be driven among the beasts of the field, (meaning the kingdoms of the world,) until they learn the sovereignty of God, and that he dispenses his favors to whomsoever he will. That, being a matter of history, and a sample only, was fulfilled in seven years; but this, being a prophecy, will only be fulfilled in seven prophetic times, which will be 7 times 360 years, which will make 2520 years; for one half of 7 times, that is, 3 times and a half, is called, in Revelation 12:6, 1260 days (fulfilled in so many years.)" Miller's Works, volume 2, 261.

I just cut a snippet out of there. One of the things he is doing in this passage is he is showing that in the Scriptures we see time, times, and the dividing of time that it is correctly understood as half of the seven times of Leviticus 26.

And most of Adventism will not argue with the time, times, and half a time being the 1260�years of Papal darkness; but, they do not understand that that is simply the second half of the seven times, that the first 1260 years was accomplished by Paganism trampling down the sanctuary and the host, the second 1260 years being the Papacy trampling down the sanctuary and the host.

But, what I want you to see with this quote is that in Daniel, chapter 4, Miller is saying that Daniel, chapter 4, with Nebuchadnezzar�this history right here [234BC to AD1798]�that it is an allegory. It is typifying the seven times of Ancient Israel; and, what we are saying is it is also pointing forward to the scattering of Adventism, the seven scatterings of William Miller. So, you see three of them up there, if you can understand it correctly.

An allegory, from Webster's Dictionary, from Miller's time period:

ALLEGORY: A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal subject is described by another subject resembling it in its properties and circumstances. The principal subject is thus kept out of view, and we are left to collect the intentions of the writer or speaker, by the resemblance of the secondary to the primary subject. Webster's 1828 Dictionary.

So, an allegory, when Miller says Nebuchadnezzar's story is an allegory, he is using it to lay it over the top of the 2520 years that Ancient Israel was scattered, and what we are doing is we are using Daniel 4 as an allegory to lay it over the top of William Miller's dream.

Sister White says in Testimonies, volume 8, beginning at page 126:

"Study Nebuchadnezzar's dream as recorded in the fourth chapter of Daniel. The king saw a lofty tree planted in the earth. . . ."�

What is a tree? It is a kingdom. So, we are suggesting that Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom was cut down for seven years; so, too, in these lines, the Northern Kingdom of Ephraim (or Israel) was cut down for 2520 years; and, so, too, was the Millerite Movement cut down for 126 years until the Movement was reinitiated. And in the 126 years is when the focus of Adventism is upon the church.

But, Jesus illustrates the end from the beginning, and Adventism begins with a Movement and it ends with a Movement. And if you do not think that that is true, just go into the Ellen White CD-ROM and see what she says about the Mighty Angel of Revelation 18 repeatedly. It is a Movement. It is a subject of the Spirit of Prophecy, so much so that when she talks about the mighty Movement of Revelation 18, if you look closely, you will see that she talks about a counterfeit movement that takes place during the same history, the counterfeit movement that we call the Omega Apostasy.

So, if you are unwilling to wrap your mind around the fact that Adventism began with a Movement and will end with a Movement, then you are unwilling to see a great deal of light; because, the Movement that ends Adventism, the Movement of Revelation 18, is such an important subject of prophecy that it includes testimony to a counterfeit movement.

Okay. So, what we are saying is, from 1798 until 1863, the movement that we call the Millerite Movement is in existence; but, in 1863 we form a legal church and, for 126 years until the Time of the End in 1989 we are a church, and then comes a movement. For this 126 years, this Movement, the kingdom of Miller, Miller's kingdom, was chopped down.

�"Study Nebuchadnezzar's dream as recorded in the fourth chapter of Daniel. The king saw a lofty tree planted in the earth. . . .

"Let men become lifted up in pride, and the Lord will not sustain them and keep them from falling. Let a church become proud and boastful, not depending on God, not exalting His power, and that church will surely be left by the Lord, to be brought down to the ground. Let a people glory in wealth, intellect, knowledge, or in anything but Christ, and they will soon be brought to confusion." Testimonies, volume 8, 126�127.

So, here she is comparing Nebuchadnezzar's tree with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, because all the prophets are speaking more about the end of the world than the days in which they lived, included Ellen White; so, the church subject here would be the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

So, let us go to Daniel 4, verses 1 through 5.

"1Nebuchadnezzar the king,"�

Who? This is not Daniel; this is Nebuchadnezzar.

�"1Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you. 2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me."�

Was Nebuchadnezzar inspired?

When his message gets recorded in the Scriptures, it becomes inspired. True? Okay. You can relate to it as inspired.

And what did Nebuchadnezzar think it was good to show us in verse 2?

�"the signs and wonders that God hath wrought towards [Nebuchadnezzar]�toward me. 3How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

"4I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing in my palace: 5I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me." Daniel 4, 1-5 (KJV).

Okay. So, in verse 2 he thought it good to show us the signs and wonders.

"2I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me." Daniel 4:2 (KJV).

And then we have read this quote before, Prophets and Kings, page 533.

"To the last ruler of Babylon,"�

Who was the last ruler of Babylon? Belshazzar.

� as in type to its first, had come the sentence of the divine Watcher: 'O king,�.�.�. to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.' Daniel 4:31." Prophets and Kings, 533.

Here, Sister White is letting us know for sure that Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar typify one another. They are parallel prophecies. And what is being emphasized about Nebuchadnezzar and Belshazzar is the pronouncement of the judgment against them. With Nebuchadnezzar it was seven times; with Belshazzar it is the MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN that equates to 2520.

So, when it comes to considering what the signs and wonders that Nebuchadnezzar is marking for us, the sign of Nebuchadnezzar and the sign of Belshazzar is the 2520.

What is a sign?

TYPE: A sign; a symbol; a figure of something to come; as, Abraham's sacrifice and the paschal lamb, were types of Christ. Webster's 1828 Dictionary.

It is a type. Sister White says, "To the last ruler of Babylon, as in type to its first." A sign. A type is a sign.

What is a sign?

SIGN: Strong's Concordance, H852�a portent:� sign.

What is a portent? Representing something to come.

Ask Thee A Sign

As Seventh-day Adventists, in our sleepy Laodicean condition, we know about signs in the Bible, but we do not understand that all the prophets spake more about the end of the world than the days in which they lived. So, I just want to review a couple of things without turning to them in the Scriptures.

Virgin Birth (Time of the End)

Isaiah 7:10-16: Matthew 1:21-23

"10Moreover the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 11Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. 12�But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord. 13And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also? 14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings." Isaiah 7:10-16 (KJV).

In Isaiah 7:10-16, the sign of Christ's birth is set forth by Isaiah in his interaction with Ahaz.

"21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins. 22Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." Matthew 1:21-23 (KJV).

In Matthew 1:21-23, the birth of Christ is identified as a sign.

But, what the birth of Christ marks for that history is the Time of the End. So, it is a sign that is prefiguring the Time of the End in the time of Christ, but it is also prefiguring 1798, the Time of the End in the time of the Millerites, and it is also typifying the Time of the End in 1989 in the history of the 144,000.

What I am saying is this: The signs of the Bible always have an application at the end of the world.

The Eastern Star (Islam)

Matthew 2; Luke 21:7, 30

Okay. In Matthew, chapter 2 and Luke 21:7 and 30, Islam is a sign.

"1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. 3When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet, 6And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. 7Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. 8And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. 9When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.

10�When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.

"11�And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. 12And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

"13And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt: 15And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.

"16Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. 17Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet, saying, 18In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.

"19�But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life. 21And he arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: 23And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene." Matthew 2 (KJV).

In Matthew 2, Islam saw a star, the wise men from the East, and the East is Islam in Bible prophecy.

They saw a star, and why were they looking for a star? What brought their interest of the star? The prophecy from the Old Testament.

A prophecy that was proclaimed by whom? By Balaam.

There was a prophecy in the Old Testament by Balaam, who is a symbol of Islam, speaking of a star; and, the wise men from the East, they see this sign and they come to give Christ the financial support that Joseph will need to flee into Egypt.

And, of course, when we think of an earlier Joseph, it was the Ishmaelite traders that took Joseph into Egypt in Genesis.

So, in both cases it was Islam that provided the ways and means to protect Joseph and Christ and take them into Egypt.

Islam is a sign.

"7And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass? . . . 30When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand." Luke 21:7, 30 (KJV).

And in Luke 21, when the Disciples asked for a sign of the end of the world, ultimately Jesus gets to the end of His discourse and He points them to the budding trees of spring; and, Sister White comments on this in The Great Controversy, that the budding trees of spring are the sign and it can be demonstrated from the Scriptures that what the budding trees of spring represent is the Latter Rain; and, what marks the arrival of the Latter Rain is the restraint of Islam.

So, when it comes to the sign of Islam in Matthew and Luke, it has a specific application here at the end of the world.

The Abomination of Desolation (The Sunday Law)

Matthew 24:15

"15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)" Matthew�24:15 (KJV).

In Matthew 24:15, Jesus sets forth the sign that is the "abomination of desolation�.�.�.(whoso readeth, let him understand:)," the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet. This was fulfilled in the AD66 to 70 time period. Any Christian that did not recognize that sign and stop what he was doing and get out of Jerusalem was lost. But, Sister White takes Matthew 24:15 and the sign of the abomination of desolation and she applies it at the end of the world in connection with The Sunday Law.

What I am trying to show you is that the signs of the New Testament, the signs of the whole Bible have an application at the end of the world, and the point is when Nebuchadnezzar said that he thought it was important to show us the signs of his punishment for seven times and he was typified by Belshazzar with his sign of the 2520, then the 2520 is clearly marked as a sign here at the end of the world.

And, of course, in previous presentations we have already shown this from different directions, but we do want to mark it again.

Shepherds (Stars)

Luke 2:12

"12And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger." Luke 2:12 (KJV).

The shepherds on the hill represent those people that are studying prophecy and understand the increase of knowledge at the Time of the End, at the birth of Christ, when the Book of Daniel is unsealed, as it was when Christ was born. And they represent the stars that shine forever and ever in Daniel 12 that understand the increase of knowledge. The shepherds are prefiguring the Millerite History of 1798 when the Book of Daniel was unsealed and there was an increase of knowledge and many would run to and fro in God's Word, understanding the testing message for that time.

But, more importantly, those shepherds and the sign that they represent is pointing to our day and age in 1989 when the Book of Daniel would once again be unsealed. And this time, unlike the Millerite History which announced the opening of the Judgment, when the Book of Daniel was unsealed in 1989 it was identifying the close of Judgment.

Simeon (A Rejected Sign)

Luke 2:34

"34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; . . ." Luke 2:34 (KJV).

In Luke 2:34, Simeon, at the dedication of the Baby Jesus, he identifies that Jesus is a sign that is going to be rejected. It is going to cause some to stand and some to fall. And this is one of the truths about the signs in the Bible, is God's people's attitude towards a sign determines whether they stand or they fall. So, Simeon's pronouncement about the sign of Christ is a pronouncement about how Seventh-day Adventists relate to the prophetic signs that confront their generation.

All these signs have an application here at the end of the world.

Jonah (Three Days and Forty-Six Years)

Matthew 16:1-4; John 2:18-20

"1The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. 2He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 3And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? 4A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed." Matthew 16:1-4 (KJV).

Jesus spoke of the sign of Jonah more often than any other sign, as He walked among men.

"18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? 19Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. 20Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?" John�2:18-20 (KJV).

And we have already shown in this worship series that the three days, it represents not only the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ but it represents the resurrection of a temple from 1798 to 1844 in 46 years. It represents the Lord raising up a remnant that He will enter into covenant with. The is the sign of Jonah.

And if you take your Ellen White CD-ROM, you will find that she says the disappointment of Jonah when the gourd was killed parallels the disappointment of the Millerites on October 23, 1844; and, therefore, Jonah is definitely connected with the history of the Millerites, and the history of the Millerites are repeated to the very letter at the end of the world. So, Jonah has an application at the end of the world, and Jesus marked Jonah as a sign.

All the signs have an application at the end of the world.

The Bread of Heaven (Revelation 10:8-10)

John 6:30

"30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? What dost thou work? John 6:30 (KJV).

And then in John 6, in conjunction with Revelation 10, verses 8 through 10, John, chapter�6, told the disciples of His day and age, they must eat his flesh and drink his blood. And in Revelation 10, John was told to take the Little Book and eat it. And today God's people need to eat the Light that has been poured down from Heaven since September 11, 2001, or they will be rejecting the sign of the manna, the Bread of Heaven.

So, what I am saying is, is that based upon several witnesses, a sign in the Scriptures has an application to the end of the world.

And one of the things that Nebuchadnezzar told us about his dream was that it was a sign, the 2520, the seven times; the scattering is a sign, and you reject it at your own peril.

Sixty-Five Years (742BC)

Isaiah 7:4-7

Okay. Go to Isaiah 7:4-7, and we will switch gears a little bit here. Isaiah 7:4-7.

And what we are going to look at here is the 65-year prophecy of Isaiah 7.

46 46

Scattering Gathering

2520 Years: Mahershalalhashbaz

Northern Kingdom

Belshazzar

742BC 723 677 AD1798 1844 1863

ISAIAH 7 19 46 46 19

2520 Years: Shearjashub

Southern Kingdom

Nebuchadnezzar

Figure No. 56.

Isaiah 7 takes place in the year 742BC and gives us a 65-year time prophecy, and says that the Northern Kingdom within these 65 years will be carried into captivity; and, sure enough, in 723BC the Northern Kingdom is carried into captivity 19 years into this history. Then 46�years later, the Southern Kingdom is carried into captivity.

And this is a chiastic structure. At the end of this time period you have the first 2520 ending in AD1798. Forty-Six years later the second 2520 ends in 1844. And then 19�years later takes you to 1863, when we do many things in Adventism:

But, anyway, Isaiah 7: 4-7:

The Northern Kingdom of Israel and Syria have formed an alliance. They are coming against the Southern Kingdom of Judah, and the Southern Kingdom of Judah is very scared.

In verse 2, speaking of Ahaz, the king of the Southern Kingdom of Judah, it says,

"2And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind." Isaiah 7:2 (KJV).

Take note of that, because right here [742BC], Ahaz is under severe pressure; and, we are going to find that Ahaz represents James White when in 1863 was under enough severe pressure that Sister White spoke about his mental health being impacted from the severe pressure.

And then we are going to look at several other symbolic representations of this history where, when the first king is tested, he is always under severe pressure.

The first king is an example, although Aaron was not the king. Aaron is the first king prophetically, and when he was tested, he was tested because the people came to his tent and said, "You either build us a golden calf or we are going to kill you." Okay? This is prefiguring Ahaz's situation and James White's situation.

The first king situation is Jeroboam. He just has a brand new kingdom, and he is afraid his citizens are going to go to Judah to worship; so, under that peer pressure, he determines to set up two false worship sites in the Northern Kingdom. We are going to look at that later.

The first king under pressure, Rehoboam. Rehoboam was trying to figure out how to keep all 12 tribes together. Under pressure, Rehoboam asked for counsel from the Old Paths and the new kids on the block. He rejects the Old Paths (the old men) and stands with the new kids on the block.

So, when you see first kings in the Scripture, invariably they are tied together, but they are always under pressure. The first king was king Saul, and he was told by Samuel, "Wait till I come and I am going to make an offering." And king Saul was impatient because the Philistines were surrounding him, and his people, it says, were scattering from him.

And how long did they scatter from him for? Seven days.

And Samuel was supposed to come, and king Saul got impatient. So, instead of waiting for Samuel, what did he do? He combined church and state. He did the offering himself, and that is where he lost his kingdom.

Why did he do so? Because, he was under pressure.

King Saul was under pressure, Aaron was under pressure, Jeroboam was under pressure, Rehoboam was under pressure, Ahaz was under pressure, and James White was under pressure. And all of these are parallel symbols that we will look at as we proceed.

So, in verse 4 of Isaiah 7, it says,

"4And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet;"�

When Isaiah comes to Ahaz, he is going to give him a prophecy of, "Don't worry about this confederacy."

�"Take heed, and be quiet, fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. 5Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against thee, saying, 6Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the son of Tabeal: 7Thus saith the Lord God, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass." Isaiah 7:4-7 (KJV).

Isaiah 7:8-9:

"8For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years"�

Within 65 years: the key word there is within, not at the conclusion of.

�"within threescore and five years shall Ephraim"�the Northern Kingdom�"be broken, that it be not a people. 9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established." Isaiah 7:8�9 (KJV).

And it says Ephraim is going to be broken where it is not a people.

And yesterday we took a little bit of time to talk about how the jewels are swept out the window. How are the foolish virgins swept out the window? Because, they are joined to their idols, and that was the pronouncement against Ephraim, "Ephraim is joined to his idols; leave him alone." Ephraim is never going to be a people again. Okay? Whereas, Judah is going to return.

All right. So, this [Figure No. 56] is the history of Isaiah 7 that we are considering here.

And in 742BC the prophecy of Isaiah 4:7 is proclaimed. It says within 65 years, which takes you to 677BC, the Northern Kingdom will be broken. It was broken in 723BC, and the Southern Kingdom was broken in 677BC.

Isaiah and His Children

But, we are talking about signs here. And in Isaiah 8:18, which is in your notes, it says,

"18Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion." Isaiah�8:18 (KJV).

Now, people who do not want to see the 2520, they do not read Isaiah 7; because, Isaiah 7 is the starting point for both the 2520s.

The duration of the 2520 is set forth by Moses in Leviticus 26; but, the starting point for both these prophecies is right here in Isaiah 7 and the ending point for both prophecies in the Book of Daniel. So, you have Daniel, Moses, and Isaiah giving three witnesses to the validity of the 2520.

And those people that close their eyes to these truths, they do not want to read Isaiah 7; but, Isaiah 7 is, as much as anything else, identifying, as Nebuchadnezzar did, that the 2520 is a sign. Okay? So, Isaiah is letting us know plainly here in this prophecy that his children are signs. And he is going to mention two of his children in this passage of Scripture, and one of them represent the 2520 against the Northern Kingdom, and one of them represent the 2520 against the Southern Kingdom.

723BC

In Isaiah 8:1-4, it says,

"1Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz. 2And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah. 3And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son."�

How many witnesses did he take with him to establish this thing? Two.

�"Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Mahershalalhashbaz. 4For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria"�

Those are the two confederate countries that are coming against Judah.

�"shall be taken away before the king of Assyria." Isaiah 8:1�4 (KJV).

So, here, Isaiah is telling us that his son is a sign.

MAHERSHALALHASHBAZ: H4122�hasting (as he (the enemy) to the) booty, swift (to the) prey.

And Mahershalalhashbaz means hasting, booty, swift to the prey. He is talking about the Northern Kingdom being conquered. This is emphasizing the beginning of the scattering.

And the beginning of the scattering and the end, the starting point is 46 years; whereas, as you get down to this history and the gathering is going to be marked by Isaiah's other son, and it is from AD1798 to 1844. It is 46 years, too.

So, in these 46 years the scattering begins, beginning in 723BC, with the conquering of the Northern Kingdom as symbolized by Mahershalalhashbaz (swift to the prey, swift to the booty).

677BC

Six years later, the Southern Kingdom is taken into captivity.

And you will notice in Isaiah 7:3, Isaiah's other son is noted.

"3Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field." Isaiah 7:3 (KJV).

SHEARJASHUB: H7610�a remnant will return.

And Shearjashub, representing this 2520, means, a remnant will return. Of course, he has given this prophecy to Ahaz, to Judah. And Judah would return as spiritual Judah, as spiritual Israel in 1844, at the end of this time prophecy.

Now, you will notice in verse 9 of Isaiah 7 says,

"9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established." Isaiah 7:9 (KJV).

So, if you will not believe what?

Okay. The time prophecy of verse 8 is connected with verse 9. They cannot be separated. Let us read verse 8. It is going to talk about Syria and the Northern Kingdom, Ephraim.

"8For the head of Syria is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people." Isaiah 7:8 (KJV).

Now drop down to verse 9:

"9And the head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established." Isaiah 7:9 (KJV).

So, these two verses are definitely the same thought. You cannot separate them.

And in verse 8 is where you have the 65-year prophecy; and, at the end of verse 9, it says, "If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established."

So, if you will not believe what? If you will not believe that time prophecy. If you will not believe the 2520, you will not be established.

And, anyone that has read their Bible as they should cannot help but see the echo of this thought, "If ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established," echoing the statement in 2�Chronicles 20:20. And Sister White is going to tie these two things together for us.

2 Chronicles 20:20 says,

"20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper." 2 Chronicles 20:20 (KJV).

Okay. Isaiah 7, it continues on in several chapters. Isaiah 7, 8, 9, and onward is about this story, about this history, the beginning of the 2520.

And the promise, or the curse, that is in Isaiah 7:9 is that if you do not believe this 2520, you will not be established. If you do, you will be.

But, in 2 Chronicles 20:20, you have to believe his prophets as well to prosper.

Now, notice what Sister White says.

"'Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.'"�

That is 2 Chronicles 20:20.

But, then she goes right into Isaiah 8:20. This is the same passage that we are dealing with.

�"Isaiah 8:20. 'To the law and to the testimony; if they speak not according to this work, it is because there is no light in them.'"�

Now, I do not know why it says work in there. I think it is a typo. In the CD-ROM you find those some time.

But, she just tied these two passages, 2 Chronicles 20:20 and this passage in Isaiah, together. You cannot separate Isaiah 8 from Isaiah 7, unless you are a theologian, practicing with the Biblical histories and the Biblical languages; but, no normal person would do so.

So, she ties them together, and then she is going to comment specifically on them.

�"Two texts are here set before God's people: two conditions for success. The law spoken by Jehovah himself, and the spirit of prophecy, are the two sources of wisdom to guide His people in every experience. Deuteronomy 4:6. 'This is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, who shall say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.'

"The law of God and the Spirit of Prophecy go hand in hand to guide and counsel the church, and whenever the church has recognized this by obeying His law, the spirit of prophecy has been sent to guide her in the way of truth.

"Revelation 12:17. 'And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.' This prophecy points out clearly that the remnant church will acknowledge God in His law and will have the prophetic gift. Obedience to the law of God, and the spirit of prophecy has always distinguished the true people of God, and the test is usually given on present manifestations."�

She is going to explain what that means: ". . . the test is usually given on present manifestations."

Okay. Adventism is being tested not on how they give lip service on Isaiah or to Moses or to John or to Peter. Adventism is being tested on how they give lip service to Ellen White. That is what she is saying. She is going to explain this.

�"In Jeremiah's day the people had no question about the message of Moses, Elijah, or Elisha, but they did question and put aside the message sent of God to Jeremiah until its force and power was wasted and there was no remedy but for God to carry them away into captivity.

"Likewise in the days of Christ the people had learned that Jeremiah's message was true, and they persuaded themselves to believe that if they had lived in the days of their fathers they would have accepted his message, but at the same time they were rejecting Christ's message, of whom all the prophets had written.

"As the third angel's message arose in the world, which is to reveal the law of God to the church in its fullness and power, the prophetic gift was also immediately restored. This gift has acted a very prominent part in the development and carrying forward of this message."�

Right here, if you believe the Spirit of Prophecy, if you believe the Spirit of Prophecy, without arguing with the men about it, this tells you the Church is in apostasy.

She says, whenever the Church is keeping the Law of God, the Spirit of Prophecy was immediately manifested.

Is the Spirit of Prophecy active in the Church today?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: No.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Well, then the Church is not keeping the Law of God; and, therefore, the Church is in apostasy.

You hear these people arguing about, "Well, is the Church in apostasy or is there apostasy in the Church? Well, Brother, it is both: There is apostasy in the Church, and the Church is in apostasy. If it was not, the Spirit of Prophecy would be manifested.

Continuing on:

�"As differences of opinion have arisen in reference to interpretations of Scriptures and methods of labor, calculated to unsettle the faith of believers in the message and lead to disunion in the work, the spirit of prophecy has always thrown light on the situation."�

Really? I do not know how many times I have had leaders tell me, "Brother, sole scriptura: The Bible and the Bible alone."

That is not what Sister White is saying. She saying in crises, in different situations, it is the Spirit of Prophecy that sheds the light needed for that time.

�"It has always brought union of thought and harmony of action to the body of believers. In every crisis that has arisen in the development of the message and the growth of the work, those who have stood firmly by the law of God and the light of the Spirit of prophecy have triumphed and the work has prospered in their hands." Loma Linda Messages, 33�34.

Okay. Brothers and Sisters, let us keep it simple. Sister White says that this [1843] Chart was directed by the hand of the Lord and it should not be altered except by Inspiration, and it was altered by Inspiration when they produced this [1850] Chart. She said God was in the publishment of this [1840] Chart, and both of these Charts, both of these Charts, present the 2520.

If you will believe, you will be established. If you believe in His prophets, you will prosper.

Literal and Spiritual Food

Back to Nebuchadnezzar's dream: When Nebuchadnezzar, in chapter 4, when His tree is cut down, that tree, what it does, it gives fruit to his whole kingdom. It gives them food to eat.

But, in William Miller's dream, when this tree [referencing the 1843 Chart] is cut down, you are not eating the food anymore that was on that tree. You are not eating the fruit of this tree. You begin to eat the fruit of some corrupt tree.

Daniel 4:13-14, it is in your notes. It says,

"13I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and, behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven; 14He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit::�

The food: the precious jewels of Miller's dream, the food of Nebuchadnezzar's kingdom were scattered.

�"let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches." Daniel 4:13�14 (KJV).

Scattered Foundational Fruit

Now, we have looked at this before; but, let us remind ourselves of it.

This word fruit that was scattered, this fruit that was scattered, it is:

Fruit: Strong's Concordance H4�fruit.�From an unused root (meaning to be tender); green, that is a young ear of grain; hence the name of the month Abib or Nisan:�Abib, ear, green ears of corn.

This fruit is associated with the month of Abib; and, in Exodus 13:4, it says,

"4This day came ye out in the month Abib." Exodus 13:4 (KJV).

They came out of Egypt in the month of Abib. This is the fruit that is associated with the foundations of Ancient Israel.

Exodus 23:15 says,

"15Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)" Exodus�23:15 (KJV).

This fruit that is cut down from Nebuchadnezzar's tree is the fruit that represents the foundational fruit, the beginning food, the food at the beginning. This [indicating the 1850 Chart] is Miller's foundational fruit, the jewels that are scattered when the tree, when Miller's kingdom is cut down.

Brass and Iron

Okay. We had spent some time earlier on considering the Mystery of Iniquity. Let us see if we can fit that in.

We have looked at iron and brass before. The stump, there is a brass and an iron band put around the stump once the tree is cut down.

Testimonies, volume 2, page 661, says,

"The Lord made a covenant with Israel that, if they would obey His commandments, He would give them rain in due season, the land should yield her increase, and the trees of the field should yield their fruit. He promised that their threshing should reach unto the vintage and the vintage unto the sowing time, and that they should eat their bread to the full and dwell in their land safely. He would make their enemies to perish. He would not abhor them, but would walk with them and would be their God, and they should be His people. But if they disregarded His requirements, He would deal with them entirely contrary to all this. His curse should rest upon them in place of His blessing. He would break their pride of power and would make the heavens over them as iron and the earth as brass. 'Your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits. And if ye walk contrary unto Me,' 'then will I also walk contrary unto you.'" Testimonies, volume 2, 661.

So, this is what happened to Ancient Israel in this history [723BC to AD1798]: iron and brass. And, we looked this up. It was bondage, captivity; but, I want to show you some things.

Egypt

Signs of the Times, March 10, 1881, in the time of Egypt, in their bondage in Egypt for 430 years, it says,

"He [Moses] was to present before them the wonderful manifestations of God's power in bringing them forth from the iron furnace, which figure well illustrated their cruel and degrading bondage in Egypt." Signs of the Times, March�10, 1881.

Egypt was the iron furnace. It is the band of iron. Okay?

What do I mean, it is the band of iron? I mean, the time period that the tree is cut down, it has a band of iron and a band of brass upon it, which is representing a time period of captivity, some type of captivity and bondage.

Three and a Half Years of Drought

Three and a half years of drought is the story of Ahab.

Prophets and Kings, page 139:

"Ahab knew that it was by the word of God that the heavens had become as brass, yet he sought to cast upon the prophet the blame for the heavy judgments resting on the land." Prophets and Kings, 139.

The three and a half years of drought in the story of Elijah was brass.

Captivity in Babylon

Captivity in Babylon for 70 years, speaking of Jeremiah trying to warn Judah about their apostasy, where it was taking them. It says this in Testimonies, volume 4, page 172:

"God had said that His people should be saved, that the yoke He would lay upon them should be light,"�

If they would just submit to Nebuchadnezzar, not rebel against him, their yoke would be light.

�"if they submitted uncomplainingly to His plan. Their servitude was represented by a yoke of wood, which was easily borne; but resistance"�

Resistance to Nebuchadnezzar.

�"would be met with corresponding severity, represented by the yoke of iron." Testimonies, volume 4, 172.

Their captivity for 70 years in literal Babylon was iron.

Captivity in Spiritual Babylon

And in Prophets and Kings, page 714, which we have read several times before:

"God's church on earth was as verily in captivity during this long period"�

These 1260 years of Papal captivity.

�"this long period of relentless persecution as were the children of Israel held captive in Babylon during the period of the exile." Prophets and Kings, 714.

This also would be iron and brass.

Brass�Greece; Iron�Rome: The Mystery of Iniquity

126 years (Shekels)

Mahershalalhashbaz

1798 1842 1844 1863 Scatter 1989

Daniel Daniel Daniel Daniel 7 Times

One Two Three Four

SEVEN TIMES

IRON & BRASS

Leviticus 26: 723BC Seven Times AD1798

Figure No. 57.

So, in our history, here is Daniel 4. Here is the iron and brass on the tree during Nebuchadnezzar's seven years. And the iron and brass from 723BC to AD1798, this is being scattered to the nations.

But, in our history up here, from 1863 to 1989, what is the iron and brass that is wrapped around the stump of our tree?

Review and Herald, August 17, 1897:

"It is not wise to send our youth to universities where they devote their time to gaining a knowledge of Greek and Latin,"�

Greek and Latin? What is Latin? Well, that is Rome.

What is Rome? It is the iron kingdom.

What is Greece? Oh, it is the brass kingdom.

The iron and brass from 1863 to 1989 that is wrapped around William Miller's tree stump is the theology that was introduced to counterfeit proof-texting.

�"It is not wise to send our youth to universities where they devote their time to gaining a knowledge of Greek and Latin, while their heads and hearts are being filled with the sentiments of the infidel authors whom they study in order to master these languages. They gain a knowledge that is not at all necessary, or in harmony with the lessons of the great Teacher. Generally those educated in this way have much self-esteem."�

I can think back right now, and I am probably missing some, to three people that I labored with not to go to Andrews University. They were following this message, but they went anyway. They had their own reasons to go. None of them followed the message anymore. Who knows why?

�"Generally those educated in this way have much self-esteem. They think they have reached the height of higher education, and carry themselves proudly, as though they were no longer learners. They are spoiled for the service of God. The time, means, and study that many have expended in gaining a comparatively useless education should have been used in gaining an education that would make them all-round men and women, fitted for practical life. Such an education would be of the highest value to them."�

And this false education, what is it represented as? Greek and Latin.

What are Greek and Latin? Iron and brass.

�"What do students carry with them when they leave our schools? Where are they going? What are they going to do? Have they the knowledge that will enable them to teach others? Have they been educated to be wise fathers and mothers? Can they stand at the head of a family as wise instructors? In their home life can they so instruct their children that theirs will be a family that God can behold with pleasure, because it is a symbol of the family in heaven? Have they received the only education that can truly be called 'higher education'?

"What is higher education? No education can be called higher education unless it bears the similitude of heaven, unless it leads young men and young women to be Christlike, and fits them to stand at the head of their families in the place of God. If, during his school life, a young man has failed to gain a knowledge of Greek and Latin and the sentiments contained in the works of infidel authors, he has not sustained much loss."�

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Amen!

BROTHER PIPPENGER: �"If Jesus Christ had deemed this kind of education essential, would he not have given it to his disciples, whom he was educating to do the greatest work ever committed to mortals, to represent him in the world? But, instead, he placed sacred truth in their hands, to be given to the world in its simplicity.

"There are times when Greek and Latin scholars are needed. Some must study these languages. This is well. But not all, and not many, should study them. Those who think that a knowledge of Greek and Latin is essential to a higher education, cannot see afar off. Neither is a knowledge of the mysteries of that which the men of the world call science necessary for entrance into the kingdom of God. It is Satan who fills the mind with sophistry and tradition,"�

Now, what did she just call the iron and the brass? Sophistry and tradition.

And what is it that covers up the jewels of William Miller's dream?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Customs and traditions.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Customs and traditions. It is the Greek and the Latin: the iron and the brass.

�"It is Satan who fills the mind with sophistry and tradition, which exclude the true higher education, and which will perish with the learner.

"Those who have received a false education do not look heavenward. They cannot see the One who is the true Light, 'which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.' They look upon eternal realities as phantoms, calling an atom a world, and a world an atom. Of many who have received the so-called higher education, God declares, 'Thou art"�what?

FROM THE AUDIENE: Weighed in the balances.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Where did she pull that quote from? From the seven times of Daniel 4 and 5, the iron and the brass.

�"'Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting,'�wanting in a knowledge of practical business, wanting in a knowledge of how to make the best use of time, wanting in a knowledge of how to labor for Jesus." Review and Herald, August 17, 1897.

So, the iron and brass that is put around William Miller's tree stump here is the false education that was introduced into Adventism early on.

At the End of the Days

Now, in Daniel 4, verses 34 to 37, it says this�it is in your notes:

"34And at the end of the days"�

We want to point this out, "at the end of the days"; because, in Daniel 12:13, Daniel is going to stand in his lot at the end of the days. And when we see this phrase, "at the end of the days," it is marking a specific, prophetic waymark: Daniel is going to stand in his lot at the end of the days. We have already identified that as 1798.

He stood in his lot in 1840 when Christ came down with the Little Book of Daniel in his hand. In 1840 he (Daniel) fulfilled his purpose.

"At the end of the days," here is the end of Nebuchadnezzar's seven times; and, at the end of his seven times, this is the Time of the End. Daniel stands in his lot at the Time of the End.

Miller's seven times in Daniel 4 ends here [in the period from 1863]; ours ends here in 1989, and the Northern Kingdom's ends in 1798. All of these are Times of the End.

�"34And at the end of the days,"�at the end of the 2520 for Nebuchadnezzar�"I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth forever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation: 35And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou? 36At the same time my reason returned unto me;"�

Daniel is standing there at the Time of the End in 1798 and 1989, at the end of Nebuchadnezzar's seven times. It is the Time of the End. What happens?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Increase of knowledge.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: There is an increase of knowledge. Nebuchadnezzar is representing those that have an increase of knowledge.

�"36At the same time"�what time? The end of the days, the Time of the End�"my reason returned unto and for the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned unto me;"�

". . . my brightness returned unto me," those people that he is representing now are going to shine as stars forever and ever.

�"and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me;"�

Who was his primary counsellor? Daniel is there waiting for him. Daniel stands in his lot at the end of the days.

In 1798 the Book of Daniel is standing in his lot.

1989, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, a fulfillment of Daniel 11:40, Daniel is standing in his lot at the end of the days.

�"and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me. 37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase." Daniel 4:34�37 (KJV).

Daniel 12:13:

"13But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days." Daniel 12:13 (KJV).

The Closing Period of World's History

Prophets and Kings, page 547:

"Honored by men with the responsibilities of state and with the secrets of kingdoms bearing universal sway, Daniel was honored by God as His ambassador, and was given many revelations of the mysteries of ages to come. His wonderful prophecies, as recorded by him in chapters 7 to 12 of the book bearing his name, were not fully understood even by the prophet himself; but before his life labors closed, he was given the blessed assurance that 'at the end of the days'�in the closing period of this world's history�he would again be permitted to stand in his lot and place." Prophets and Kings, 547.

1798 and 1989

Testimonies to Ministers, page 115:

"Daniel stood in his lot to bear his testimony which was sealed until the time of the end, when the first angel's message should be proclaimed to our world." Testimonies to Ministers, 115.

Daniel was standing in his lot and place at the end of Nebuchadnezzar's 2520 days. And we know from previous studies that he was standing in his lot and place in 1798. But, here Sister White is telling us that he is going to stand in his lot at the closing period of Earth's history. That is right here [1989]. There has to be a Time of the End down here, because here [1798] these are two "end of the days." It is established: when Daniel stands in his lot at the closing period of Earth's history, he is going to have to do so at the Time of the End.

He is going to do so, based upon these two witnesses, Leviticus 26 [seven times] and Daniel 4 [seven times]. He is going to do so at the end of a 2520, and the 2520 that marks the "end of the days" in the closing period of this Earth's history is Miller's seven scatterings, from 1863 to 1989.

The Dirt Brush Man

Sermons and Talks, volume 1, beginning at page 225:

"Daniel has been standing in his lot since the seal was removed"�

Who removes the Seal?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Lion of the tribe of Judah.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: And does He remove all seven of them simultaneously?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: No.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: One at a time.

When does he remove the First Seal?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: At the Time of the End.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Time of the End.

So, in the Time of the End, 1989, the First Seal is going to be removed for God's people at the end of the world.

�"Daniel has been standing in his lot since the seal was removed and the light of truth has been shining upon his visions. He stands in his lot, bearing the testimony which was to be understood at the end of the days." Sermons and Talks, volume 1, 225�226.

Summary

So, what we are saying here, Daniel, chapter 1, is the First Angel's Message. It is the Millerite History; Daniel 2, the Second Angel's Message, the image test; Daniel 3, The Sunday Law, where the door closes for the Millerites on October 22, 1844, prefiguring The Sunday Law in our day and age.

Then Daniel 4 arrives and we see the foundational truths, the fruit of Abib, the fruit of the deliverance of Egypt, the fruit of the truths of the foundations of Ancient Israel, the truths of the foundations of modern Israel, the fruit of Nebuchadnezzar's tree is cut down for 2520 days until Daniel stands in his lot at the Time of the End.

Daniel, chapter 4, is identifying the history that Adventism has been wandering in the wilderness of brass and iron.

Daniel, chapter 5, describes where Adventism rejects or accepts the sign of MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN; refuses or accepts to return to the Old Paths, to the old fruit.

Shall we pray?

Benediction: Heavenly Father, we are thankful that you have raised William Miller's tree back up here at the end of the world and that the fruit is once again available through the mediation of the Lion of the tribe of Judah. We ask that we would be faithful as we have been commanded to be as Bereans, rightly dividing the Word of Truth, studying daily if these things are so that we might come to understand and receive and internalize the fruit, the precious jewels that you are opening to our understanding that we might be benefited individually by developing the character represented by Nebuchadnezzar as he came out of that 2520 time period and was fully a converted man. But more than that, we want to also be prepared with a message to share with those that we come in contact with; so, we ask that you would bless our efforts to gather this fruit up and make it our own. We set before you this day of service that we each have. We ask that you bless what we are doing for you today, that we might do it for your honor and glory and that we might do it safely. We ask for a continued blessing upon the work of the LiveStreaming and the DVDs; and, we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name. Amen.