Habakkuk's Two Tables #84

CONCLUSION

Presented by Jeff Pippenger

Invocation by Brother Jeff Pippenger: Heavenly Father, we thank you for a night's rest. We ask that you would awaken us now to this initial study this morning, that you would grant us the presence of the Holy Spirit, that you would help us to understand some of the implications of the controversy in Adventism over the true and the false understanding of the Daily, that you help us to better understand Daniel, chapter 8, which represents the foundational truth of Adventism. We know that as human beings we have many things in us that prevent us from conveying the truth and understanding the truth correctly. We would ask that you would overrule all of those limitations, that you would take a coal from off the altar and touch my lips that the words that are conveyed would be not human words, not human ideas but concepts that would prepare your people to stand in these testing times that are just ahead. We know that in the time of the Latter Rain we are to ask for the Latter Rain, and we do so now; that we want the Latter Rain poured out upon us this day. We want our vessels purified that they might receive all that you have for us. So, we would ask that you forgive us of any transgressions, any missteps that we may have made. Make us clean vessels, that as we begin our study this morning you can speak to us. We ask for a continued blessing upon the work we are doing here with the production of the DVDs and the LiveStreaming. And we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name. Amen.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Habakkuk's Two Tables series began long ago, the first part identifying that the Spirit of Prophecy upholds the truths on this [1843] Chart.

And, then we went into a rather long demonstration as Part 2 as how the truths on this [1843] Chart and these [1843 and 1850] Charts are actually typified in God's Word. They are a subject of the prophetic Word.

And now we are in the conclusion, and here we are demonstrating that the truths on these Charts can be defended from God's Word. We started with the Spirit of Prophecy, and then we looked at these Charts and the truths on the Charts typified in God's Word.

The Daily (Continued)

And we began by discussing the Daily, as in our conclusion here, as a truth that is sustainable by God's Word. And by "a truth," I mean a truth that agrees with the Pioneer understanding of the Daily.

So, certain things that we have put in place already concerning the Daily, because we are now at the point where we are going to begin moving away from the Daily and take up another truth on this [1843] Chart, which is the 2520; so, I am going to be trying to bind off some of these things that we have already discussed over the past couple of weeks about the Daily, and then maybe get back into Daniel 8 and move into the 2520.

One of the things that we have already looked at here recently, and I am going to give you a second witness to it before, there is much to say about this particular study [referencing timelines of Christ, the Word, and the Antichrist on the whiteboard]. This corner here can easily take three or four hours just to present this.

100

4BC AD27 70 (2^nd Coming)

31

BLOOD 7 Last Plagues Patmos

CHRIST 30 yrs 1260 days Resurrected Ascended

Crucified

Rev 11:3 v.7 v.13 v.14

v.11 v.12

French Revolution

THE WORD 1260 days (7 Last Plagues)

AD508 538 1798 Dan 12:1 (2^nd Coming)

Rev 13:11 Dan 11:12

Dan 11:41 Rev 17:17

ANTICHRIST 30 yrs 1260 days 7 Last Plagues

Figure No. 170.

This pattern of Christ, Tracy, what is the date that Christ was born?

BROTHER TRACY: I don't know.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: What do you usually say?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: 4.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: 4? 4BC?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: I will admit on DVD, I do not know; but, we are going to put 4BC here for the birth of Christ. All right?

And He was 30 years in preparation. The Spirit of Prophecy and the Bible say He was 30 years old when He was baptized.

So, what I am saying here, this is the line of Christ up here. All right? And He was 30 years in preparation, and then he was empowered at the baptism. He was anointed. He was empowered, and He gave His testimony for 1260 days; and, after that He was crucified in the midst of the week. After that He was resurrected, and after that He ascended to Heaven.

And then in AD70, Jerusalem was destroyed, which Sister White informs us this is the symbol of the Seven Last Plagues.

And after that in AD100, he appears to John at the Isle of Patmos, and Sister White plainly says in the days of the early Christians, Christ came a second time. His first appearing was at His birth, and His second coming was at the Isle of Patmos when He gave the Revelation to John.

So, that quote in the Spirit of Prophecy tell us that when He came to see John on the Isle of Patmos, that represented the Second Coming, the destruction of Jerusalem as the Seven Last Plagues. His ascension, His resurrection, etc., this is the pattern of Christ in terms of waymarks.

This is about the covenant. And in this history, Hebrews tells us that He came to set aside the old and bring in the new. This is a change of dispensations in this history. It is one of the main teachings about this. Whether it is from the earthly sanctuary to the Heavenly Sanctuary, Old Testament to New Testament, there is a change in dispensations here.

But, it is about the covenant. He came to confirm the covenant with many for one week.

There are two primary components of the covenant in the Bible, and what is that? The covenant is based upon God's Word; but, a covenant has to be ratified with what?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Christ's blood.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, this is the covenant here [the timeline of Christ], the part of the covenant that is ratified by blood.

But, in Revelation 11, in Revelation 11 we all know as Seventh-day Adventists that this is about the Old and New Testaments. It is about the Word.

And who is the Word?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Christ.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Christ is the Word.

So, in Revelation 11 we see the Word that confirms the covenant. And in this history of the Word (the Old and New Testaments) runs parallel totally with the pattern of Christ; because, the Word is Christ.

These two lines together [the timelines of Christ and the Word] will give you the Word and the blood that confirms the covenant (these two witnesses).

Okay. So, if you go to Revelation 11, verse 3—we are going to go through this quickly, because we are not even close to our notes yet—Revelation 11:3 says,

"³And I will give power unto my two witnesses,"—

So, right here the Old and New Testaments are empowered in the time period of the French Revolution. And that is what this is, in verse 3.

—"³And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy"—

How long? 1260 days.

—"a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth." Revelation 11:3 (KJV).

How long did Christ give His testimony in person? 1260 days.

Okay. And then what happens to the Old and New Testaments in verse 7?

Right on time, it says,

"⁷And when they shall have finished their testimony,"—

And they are going to give their testimony for 1260 days; so, at the end of 1260 days.

—"⁷And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them." Revelation 11:7 (KJV).

Right here they are crucified, just as Christ was crucified, the same place, same time: no accidents in the Word of God.

Do you follow me?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: And then in verse 11, it says,

"¹¹And after three days"—they are dead—after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them." Revelation 11:11 (KJV).

They were resurrected, just as Christ was resurrected. They are following the pattern of Christ to the very letter.

And then in verse 12, it says,

"¹²And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them." Revelation 11:12 (KJV).

They ascended, just like Christ ascended.

And where did Christ ascend to?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Heaven.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Heaven.

Where did they ascend to? Heaven. Okay? It is a parallel line, the second witness to the pattern of Christ.

Do you follow me?

And then in verse 13, it says,

"¹³And the same hour was there a great earthquake,"—

That earthquake is the French Revolution.

—"and the tenth part of the city"—

And a city in Bible prophecy is a kingdom, and the kingdom that is divided into 10 parts is Pagan Rome, and this earthquake is going to impact one-tenth of the city, because one-tenth of the tenfold division of Pagan Rome is France. And this earthquake is the French Revolution.

And it says,

—"¹³And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven." Revelation 11:13 (KJV).

This was the French Revolution.

And Sister White tells us that the French Revolution is a symbol of the Seven Last Plagues, just like Sister White tells us that the destruction of Jerusalem is a symbol of the Seven Last Plagues. Okay?

And then in the next verse, verse 14, it says,

"¹⁴The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe cometh quickly." Revelation 11:14 (KJV).

And the Third Woe represents the judgments that lead to the Second Coming of Christ.

Do you follow me?

Okay. So, you have got two witnesses here about the covenant of Life: You have got one of them giving the Word. And it is. This is prophetic language, and God's Word is always in prophetic language. The Bible says that God cannot lie. "God cannot lie" means that every word He speaks is going to be fulfilled. Every word He speaks is a prophecy, then.

So, Revelation 11 is God's Word that is confirming this history [of Christ]. It is giving a second witness to this history. And this history is the history of Christ where the blood is shed. So, these two histories are confirming the covenant, both with the Word and with the blood.

But, these two histories give you the pattern of the antichrist.

Antichrist: Paganism is set aside in AD508, right? And this is what this story is about [the history of Christ]. It is a change in dispensations. Jesus is setting aside the old and bringing in the new.

That is what is happening down here [with the timeline of the antichrist]. Paganism is being set aside to bring in Papalism: a change in dispensations. This is a counterfeit of Christ, but it is right on time.

AD508, Paganism is taken away.

Thirty years later, just like Christ, the Papacy is empowered to give its testimony for 1260 days, just like the French Revolution, just like Christ. And at the end of the 1260 days in 1798, the Papacy receives the deadly wound, just like the two witnesses [the Old and the New Testaments], just like Christ.

Then in Revelation 13:11 and Daniel 11:41 (The Sunday Law in the United States), the Papacy is resurrected back to life.

"¹¹And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon." Revelation 13:11 (KJV).

"⁴¹He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many countries shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon." Daniel 11:41 (KJV).

And you can find tons of quotes in the Spirit of Prophecy that at The Sunday Law that is when the Papacy is revived and the tyranny is about to begin.

But, after the United States in Daniel 11:42, the Papacy is going to take control of the world.

"⁴²He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape." Daniel 11:42 (KJV).

It is going to ascend to the throne of the Earth. This is Revelation 17:17, when the United Nations (the Ten Kings) agree to give their kingdom unto the Beast (unto the Papacy) for one hour.

"¹⁷For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled." Revelation 17:17 (KJV).

So, the Papacy is following this history perfectly. And, then as we are following Daniel 11, we get to Daniel 12:1: Michael stands up, and the Seven Last Plagues come, and then the Second Coming of Christ.

"¹And 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." Daniel 12:1 (KJV).

So, there are the three witnesses. They are just absolutely simple and air-tight that confirm that there is a transition between Paganism and Papalism in this history [of the antichrist]. And the 30 years from AD508 to 538, it is confirming the Pioneer understanding that the Daily (Paganism) was taken away in 508.

So, this is an argument in support of the Pioneer position of the Daily is Paganism.

Figure No. 171.

Okay. Another argument that we have already put in place: the Alpha Apostasy, Brothers and Sisters. It began in 1888, maybe a little bit before but at least in 1888.

In 1888 the Seventh-day Adventist Church in committee, all the leadership in one place, and they reject the Spirit of Prophecy and they reject the Bible; and, from this point on, they are marching into darkness. Okay?

And there are several issues that take place between 1888 and 1919, that generation; but, one of those issues is a prophetic argument. And the prophetic argument that comes into that history is over the Daily.

The primary movers and shakers to present the new view of the Daily are General Conference President A. G. Daniells, and W. W. Prescott. There are others on their side of the issue. But, they argue that the Daily represents Christ's Sanctuary ministry, a Godly symbol.

Christ's Sanctuary ministry is Godly, is it not?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Of course, Sister White says that teaching came from angels that were expelled from Heaven; but, that is what they are teaching; whereas, the Pioneers say that the Daily represents a satanic power, Paganism.

That is the Alpha Apostasy.

We are now in the Omega Apostasy; and, in the Omega Apostasy, in The Great Controversy Sister White says, "The events connected with the close of probation and the work of preparation for the time of trouble, are clearly presented. But multitudes have no more understanding of these important truths than if they had never been revealed." {GC88 594.1} And the paragraph that she introduces that thought from is she is talking about how the Jews since the time of Christ misunderstood prophecy. It is a paragraph talking about how the Jews misunderstood prophecy and, therefore, participated in the crucifixion of their Messiah because of a misunderstanding of prophecy.

And then she says to us, as a prophetess here at the end of the world, "The events connected with the close of probation . . . ."

Was the time of Christ a close of probation?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Yes. This whole history [of Christ] are events connected with the close of probation; because, in AD70 it is all over for the Jews. Their probation closes officially in AD34; but, actually, when they participated in the crucifixion of the Messiah, their probation is closed. In fact, you can go all the way back when He was 12 years old in the temple. You can go all the way back to His birth and the Jews were beginning to reject the Messiah and, therefore, closed their probation.

So, this is the history with the events connected with the close of probation. Sister White says what caused the Jews, or allowed the Jews to be placed in the position where they would misunderstand what was going on; it was a misunderstanding of prophecy. And then, in the next paragraph, she says the events connected with the close of probation and the need for preparation for the time of trouble, have been clearly revealed.

Where are the events connected with the close of probation? Well, Daniel 11:40 through 45; because, in Daniel 12:1 Michael stands up. There is no clearer illustration of the events connected with the close of probation than the last six verses of Daniel 11. This is what we need to understand at the end of the world, are the events connected with the close of probation.

But, we now are at the end of the world and, therefore, we are in the Omega Apostasy. And in the Alpha Apostasy there was a prophetic argument; and, in the Omega Apostasy, there is a prophetic argument, and the prophetic argument is that the glorious land in Daniel 11:41 is either the United States of America (that is the correct view!) or it is the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

And this is not just a random guess about this. These are the prophetic facts!

In the Omega Apostasy in our day and age, if you understand correctly that the glorious land represents the United States of America at the time when the United States of America is passing The Sunday Law, then you are identifying the glorious land as a satanic power; because, it is going to force the whole world to worship the Beast. The glorious land is the United States, and it is a satanic power.

But, it does not matter whether it is the self-supporting ministries or the BRI [Bible Research Institute] at the General Conference; they teach you that the glorious land is the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a Godly power. It is the same argument!

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Amen!

BROTHER PIPPENGER: They have taken a symbol in the Alpha Apostasy that is a satanic symbol and said, "No, no! It is a Godly symbol."

But, it is more than that. This symbol here, the Daily, represents Paganism and Pagan Rome; and, Pagan Rome was the power that placed the Papacy on the throne of the Earth.

And in our history, this satanic power (the United States) is the power that places the Papacy on the throne of the Earth.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. This puts some significance to the correct understanding of the Daily. Okay? This is about the Alpha and Omega Apostasies.

Okay. When you go into the discussion of the Daily—and we are binding off "The Daily," if you do not know what we are doing. We will deal with this a little bit more—but it really breaks down to when you approach the Book of Daniel, it breaks down this way.

I do not know if people get my point here. I have been making this point for years: If you are on the wrong side of the understanding of the Book of Daniel in terms of the controversy in Adventism, then you think that Daniel is a careless writer. If you are on the right side, you know that Daniel is a careful writer. I will try to explain that to you.

There are two words that are translated as take away in the Book of Daniel. The Daily is sur. It is taken away. The Hebrew word sur is translated as take away. And in Daniel 11:31 when the Daily is taken away, and in Daniel 12:11 when the Daily is taken away, the word is sur, and it means removed. In both of those verses, it means Paganism is removed.

But, not so when the Daily is taken away in Daniel 8:11. When the Daily is taken away in Daniel 8:11, the Hebrew word that is translated as take away is rum. And we showed you that Daniel uses this word rum five other places in his writings, and he always uses it just as it is defined; and, it is defined in the Hebrew as lifting up and exalting. It does not mean take away. It means to lift up and exalt.

And in Daniel 8:11, if you are on the wrong side of the issue, then you insist that rum means the same thing as sur. That is how you teach it: it means take away.

You cannot teach it means lift up and exalt; because, you are saying that verse 11 of Daniel 8 is talking about the activities of the Papacy, and you are also saying that the Daily represents Christ's Sanctuary ministry. So, if the Daily is taken away in Daniel 8:11, what you are saying is that the Papacy lifted up and exalted Christ's Sanctuary ministry.

"Oh, no, you cannot say that!"

So, you are saying, "Daniel was a careless writer, and really he should have used sur in Daniel 8:11; because, it really means take away. It does not mean lift up and exalt."

Now, there are two words that are translated as sanctuary in the Book of Daniel: miqdâsh and qôdesh. Miqdâsh is a sanctuary. It can be God's sanctuary; it can be a Pagan sanctuary. It could be a military fortress. Okay? It is a "sanctuary" in a general sense; but, Miqdâsh can also be used for God's sanctuary.

But, qôdesh, which is also translated as sanctuary in the Book of Daniel, qôdesh in the Bible is only used as God's sanctuary, whether it is His sanctuary on Earth or His Sanctuary in Heaven. When it is qôdesh: NEVER as a Pagan sanctuary.

So, if you are on the wrong side of the issue in Adventism, you are going to say that the sanctuary that is cast down in Daniel 8:11 is God's Sanctuary in Heaven. But, that word there is miqdâsh.

And two verses later, Daniel talks about God's sanctuary being trampled underfoot by Paganism and Papalism, and he uses the word qôdesh; and, then in verse 14 he says, ". . . Unto 2300 days; then shall the sanctuary [qôdesh] be cleansed."

In four verses Daniel uses two different Hebrew words that are translated as sanctuary three times. And if you are on the wrong side of the issue, then you insist that miqdâsh has the same meaning as qôdesh.

"Well, Daniel should have put qôdesh in verse 11. He didn't. He is a careless writer, just like he should have put sur in verse 11."

Well, he did not. He put rum.

So, when you are on the wrong side of the issue, you have got to use your expertise in Biblical history and Biblical languages to correct Daniel—all right?—to correct Daniel, because "he is a careless writer."

I do not believe that ["he is a careless writer"] for a moment!

I want to show you Miller's argument now, and then we will start heading into our notes. I like this argument.

Figure No. 172.

Yesterday—and you may not remember it; I know yesterday was a long day and our part of the day was at the beginning of the day. But, if you go to Daniel 8, in verse 13, we looked at that not in fullness yesterday but it says,

"¹³Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake,"—

And that "certain saint" is Palmoni. And when Christ is typified as Palmoni, He is The Wonderful Numberer; and, it is telling us that there is some kind of wonderful revelation about numbers in this passage Okay?

—"that certain saint which spake, How long concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?" Daniel 8:13 (KJV).

And he said, "How long . . . ?" And we took time to show that this means duration. And, I told you that the people that are on the wrong side of the issue says that this Hebrew word that is translated as How long? should be When. They do not want to deal with the duration; but, it is How long? We showed you that from the context of the Bible.

Now, you have got to know that because there is a question in verse 13: if it should be "[when] shall be the vision concerning the daily, and the transgression of desolation." And if it is when, then the answer is identifying a point in time; but if it is how long, it is duration and the answer is identifying a period of time instead of a point of time.

But, because those people in Adventism are on the wrong side of the issue, they have got to say "When," and I am going to show you why in a moment. Okay? They have got to say, "When."

And if you can focus in on this, if you have not heard this before, let this settle in. This is Miller's argument.

And whose is Miller's argument? We know where Miller's argument came from? It was Gabriel's argument.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Amen!

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay.

Figure No. 173.

So, let us look at verse 13. It says,

—"How long shall be the [châzôn] vision"—

All right. The châzôn vision is a vision of prophetic history. And we are going to show you that perhaps today. It is in the notes, but we may not get there. It is the prophecy that covers a period of time, the châzôn vision;—this one here [Figure No. 173]—whereas, the mareh, we discussed there are two words translated as vision in Daniel 8. You will see it 10 times. One of them is the châzôn vision, which means a period of time, the prophetic history; but, the mareh is the appearance of Christ in the Most Holy Place.

And in chapter 10 we are going to see that there is a variation on mareh, which is the marah vision, which is the looking glass. But, we are not there.

In verse 13 it says, "How long is the châzôn vision?" the vision of prophetic history, and then it is going to tell us what this vision is about: concerning the Daily (Paganism), and the transgression of desolation (Papalism). And, it tells us what Paganism and Papalism are going to do: "to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot."

So, the controversy is, do we believe in the understanding of the Daily that Sister White said that came from angels that were expelled from Heaven, that the Daily is Christ's Sanctuary ministry, or do we believe that the Daily is Paganism as marked in Daniel, chapter 8? Because, the question is, "How long is the vision?" And that question is asked in Daniel, chapter 8. So, the context of the question is Daniel, chapter 8.

And those of us who have studied this know that the châzôn vision goes beyond Daniel, chapter 8; but, I am saying, to be technical to this question, you first have to apply it to Daniel, chapter 8.

So, the question is, "How long is the prophetic vision (the châzôn vision) concerning the Daily, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?

Now, watch this: If you believe that the Daily represents Christ's Sanctuary ministry, when did Christ begin His Sanctuary ministry?

Emiliano spent at least 30 minutes, if you brought it all together, yesterday telling us when Christ began His Sanctuary ministry. When did He begin it?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: 31AD.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: 31AD.

On what day?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: On Pentecost.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: On Pentecost.

So, Christ began His Sanctuary ministry in AD31.

Now, the question is about duration: How long is the vision concerning Christ's Sanctuary ministry and the Papacy (the transgression of desolation)?

So, if the question is about duration, and the question is, "How long is this vision that is identifying the work of Christ in the Sanctuary and the Papacy?" can you start this duration before Christ began His work in the Sanctuary?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: No.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: You cannot start it before AD31.

Now, if you believe the understanding which Sister White says in Early Writings, page 74, "I was shown that those that gave the judgment hour cry had the correct view of the Daily," if you believe that the Daily is Paganism, well, the Paganism that is illustrated in Daniel, chapter 8, begins in the times of the Medes and the Persians. It does not start with Babylon in chapter 8; it begins in the times of the Medes and the Persians. And, therefore, you have the authority on this vision to go back all the way to 457BC, once you get the direction in Daniel 9 from the going forth of the command to restore and rebuild Jerusalem. Then you can go right back into Daniel, chapter 8, into the times of the Medes and the Persians and you can say 457BC.

So, if you believe that the Daily is Christ's Sanctuary ministry, what is the answer? The answer is verse 14: Unto 2300 days, then shall the sanctuary be cleansed."

So, this is Miller's math [Figure No. 171]. Add 2300 to AD31, and the sanctuary will be cleansed a couple of hundred years from now [in AD2331]! If you believe the Daily is Christ's Sanctuary ministry, you destroy Adventism and prove that Ellen White is a false prophet, all in one swoop.

But, if you believe that the Daily is Paganism, you uphold 1844 [applying the fullness of the year, as corrected by the Pioneers in the 1850 Chart].

So, when you are dealing with this subject, you are dealing with Spiritualism. The people that are pushing this false view have put their word over God's Word, and the Bible plainly says that rebellion is witchcraft, and witchcraft is Spiritualism. And to put your word over God's Word is rebellion; it is witchcraft; it is Spiritualism. And that is why Sister White, when Prescott and Daniells were promoting the false view of the Daily, that she said, "I was shown the results, and they were weaving into their experience spiritualistic sentiments." The false view of the Daily brings upon yourself Spiritualism.

And why would it not? Why would it not, to take a satanic symbol and say, "That is Christ"!

So, this is where some of the thoughts that we have been developing about the significance of the Daily.

Of course, on the other side of the board we had to work up the lines that we will not address.

Let us go to our notes now.

And I am sorry, for those of you that have just showed up the first time today, this is Presentation No. 84; so, there has been a lot of previous—and I have been kind of intemperate on ending my presentations in one hour—so, when this is Presentation No. 84, it does not mean that it was preceded by 83 hours. It was preceded, probably, by 100 hours.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Laughter.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: So, you are coming in very late in the game.

So, yesterday we dealt with the fact that in Daniel 8 there are two words that are translated as vision. We did not spend much time on pointing them out. We just wanted you to see that the châzôn vision was this vision in verse 13, the vision of prophetic history.

Days

Daniel 8:14

And I want to go to verse 14 now, and it says,

"¹⁴And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days shall the sanctuary be cleansed." Daniel 8:14 (KJV).

Yesterday we had a quote from the Spirit of Prophecy in our notes that we have used a few times in Habakkuk's Two Tables, where Sister White says "every fact has its bearing." Okay? So, I am going to give you a fact that will seem a little bit obscure.

In your notes where it says, "Days," at the top of the page,

EVENING—Strong's Concordance H6153: ereb: dusk: - + day, even (-ing, tide), night.

MORNING—Strong's Concordance H1242: bôqer: properly dawn (as the break of day); generally morning: - (+) day, early, morning, morrow

"²⁷And the vision [mareh] of the evening [ereb] and the morning [bôqer] which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision [châzôn]; for it shall be for many days." Daniel 8:26⁵ (KJV).

EVENNG is the Hebrew word ereb; and, MORNING IS THE Hebrew word bôqer. So, EVENING and MORNING is ereb and bôqer; and, this is an expression in God's Word that is repeated over and over. You know it is, "And the evening and the morning were the first day," and "the evening and the morning were the second day."

2300 Ereb(s) and Bôqer(s)

Throughout the Scriptures you will find this expression, ereb and bôqer, and it means evening and morning. Okay?

You will even find it in Daniel, chapter 8. Go to verse 26.

"²⁶And the vision of the evening and the morning,"—

That is there. That is the mareh vision. That is this one [see Figure No. 173]. That is not the châzôn vision. That is the mareh vision.

And what does the mareh vision mean? The appearance.

And the mareh vision is the vision of the evening and morning. It is the vision of the ereb and bôqer.

Do you follow me?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (No response.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: If you follow me, say, "Amen."

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Amen.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. I was wanting "Amens" from the newbies in the group.

Do you follow me, Sister?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmation.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: All right. So, here is the fact (every fact has its bearing): Every time in God's Word where ereb and bôqer is used, it is translated as evening and morning, except for one verse. There is only one verse in God's Word where it is not translated as evening and morning, and according to Ellen White, that verse is the foundation of Adventism.

What verse is that?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Daniel 8:14.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel 8:14, "Unto 2300 days" is actually "Unto 2300 ereb(s) and bôqer(s). And the fact that that is the one verse where it gets translated differently is a fact that allows a student of prophecy to say, "God wants us to focus in on this verse. There is something there."

And what He is teaching us, one of the things in verse 26, is that Daniel 8:14 is a mareh vision; because, in Daniel 8:26, it says, "The [mareh] vision of the evening and the morning is true." And, the evenings and the mornings are in verse 14; so, we need to understand that Daniel 8:14 is the mareh vision, and in verse 13 where the question is, it says, "How long is the [châzôn] vision concerning Paganism and Papalism, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?" And the answer is 2300 evenings and mornings; the answer is the mareh vision. Okay? You need to make that distinction.

If you can just understand that, the first time around without understanding what it is going to teach you, that is the first step. Just understand, these two visions are together but they are teaching two different things; and, understand that God has purposely emphasized verse 26 and Daniel 8:14 so we could be forewarned that this is something that we need to wrap our minds around; because, He does not make any accidents. Every fact has its bearing.

Are you with me?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay.

Cleansed: Made Right

CLEANSED: Strong's Concordance H6663—A primitive root; to be (causatively make) right (in a moral or forensic sense):—cleanse, clear self, (be, do) just (-ice, -ify, -ify self), (be, turn to) righteous (-ness).

"⁸And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." Exodus 28:8 (KJV).

So, in verse 14, the sanctuary is going to be cleansed; and, you have that definition of CLEANSED: A primitive root; to be (causatively make) right (in a moral o forensic sense)—this is what happens on the Sanctuary in 1844—cleanse, clear self, justify, righteousness.

So, generally as Adventists, when we think of Daniel 8:14, we think, "Okay. The sanctuary is going to e cleansed. This is the work of Judgment. Christ is going to begin to remove the sins that have been accumulated in the sanctuary, in advance of the Second Coming of Christ." And all that is true, but what I want you to see is that the word that is translated as CLEANSED can also be correctly translated as made right: "Unto 2300 years; then the sanctuary is going to be made right."

And another way to say that is, before 1844 arrives, the sanctuary is not right; because, in 1844 there is something that needs to be cleansed and made right about the sanctuary. Okay?

Now, are you with me? Because, I will try to put some meat on these bones now.

Make Daniel Understand the Mareh Vision

Go to verse 15 [of Daniel 8].

"¹⁵And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision [châzôn], and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. ¹⁶And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision [mareh]. Daniel 8:15–16 (KJV).

This is the châzôn vision.

What is the châzôn vision that Daniel had seen?

You go to verse 2 in Daniel 8. All right? Go to verse 2 in Daniel 8.

Verse 1 is just telling you the place where it happens; but, verse 2 says,

"²And I saw in a vision; and it same to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai." Daniel 8:2 (KJV).

Okay. So, verse 2, Daniel starts seeing this châzôn vision—this is a châzôn vision in verse 2—and, from verse 2 and to verse 13 he sees this vision of prophetic history. And verse 13, along with the vision of the sequence of events in prophetic history, in verse 13 it has added this Heavenly dialogue with Palmoni, The Wonderful Numberer, that raises this question, "How long is Paganism and Papalism going to trample down the sanctuary and the host?" That is the châzôn vision. That is the complete story.

So, in verse 15, it says,

"¹⁵And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision [châzôn],"—

Have you ever seen a vision?

You have had a dream, right? Sometimes you have had a dream and you woke up and you remembered it or you remembered part of it and you want to remember it at least for maybe 15 minutes it is a significant thought in your life and then it is gone, you know, one of those type of things.

But, sometimes you might have had a dream, no doubt, that you remember for a long time, right?

This is more than a dream. This is a genuine, certified vision that was given to Daniel, the châzôn vision; but, he does not understand what that means. He wants to understand what means. Okay?

Verse 15,

—"¹⁵And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the [châzôn] vision [of verses 2 through 13] and sought for the meaning,"—

He is wanting to understand the meaning of the châzôn vision.

—"then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. ¹⁶And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the [mareh] vision. Daniel 8:15–16 (KJV).

Daniel wants to understand the châzôn vision, and [Palmoni] said, "Gabriel make him to understand the mareh vision."

And I said to my mom when I was a little boy, "I want some candy," she says, "Have an apple."

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Laughter.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Daniel wants to understand the châzôn vision. God says, "Gabriel, make him understand the mareh vision.

What is the mareh vision? It is verse 14, the vision of the ereb(s) and the bôqer(s).

And believe it or not, Brothers and Sisters, if you are not going to make this distinction, you are not going to understand what Gabriel is there teaching. Gabriel is going to teach him about the châzôn and the mareh; but, his highest priority that comes from the Throne Room in Heaven is, "Make him understand the mareh vision."

Do you see, even if you do not understand it yet, why it is worth making the distinction between these two Hebrew words that are translated as vision? It starts throwing some light into Daniel 8 that you do not see if you just read it at the surface of the English. Right?

The Time of the End—1798

Okay. So, verse 17:

"¹⁷So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face; but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the [châzôn] vision." Daniel 8:17 (KJV).

So, he has been told to make him understand the mareh; but, the first thing that he tells him is that the châzôn vision is at the Time of the End.

And what is the châzôn vision?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: It is the events at the Time of the End.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is the vision of prophetic history.

And when is it going to be?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: The Time of the End.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: The Time of the End.

What does that mean?

Do we have any other references to the Time of the End in the Book of Daniel?

Daniel 11:24, 27, 29, 35, 40; 12:5-9

Go to Daniel 11:24.

Now, some of you—we are not going to spend a lot of time here; but, we have already addressed this more than once. Daniel 11:24, the last phrase, speaking of Pagan Rome, it says,

"²⁴. . . and he shall forecast devices against the strong holds, even for a time." Daniel 11:24, in part (KJV).

This "time," a time in Bible prophecy is a year; a Biblical year is 360 days. Pagan Rome was going to rule the world supremely for 360 years, from the Battle of Actium in 31BC, until Constantine moves the capitol from Rome to Constantinople in AD330. This is a time prophecy, this "time."

And this time prophecy, we have read the quotes from Uriah Smith. It is in the record. This is not something that we are seeing. This is old-time Adventist understanding.

And you go to verse 27; it is still talking about this time prophecy. It is talking about the history of Pagan Rome. And it says,

"²⁷And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed." Daniel 11:27 (KJV).

The end of what? Uriah Smith told us it is the end of this time prophecy. The end of this time prophecy is the Year AD330, and the end of this time prophecy is the "time appointed," the Hebrew word moed. And moed, when you look at the definition, means appointed time. So the translation of "time appointed" is correct.

The end of this 360 years is going to be at the appointed time.

Then, in verse 29, it says,

"²⁹At the time appointed [in the Year AD330] he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter." Daniel 11:29 (KJV).

All I am wanting you to see here is that the end of this time prophecy is called "the time appointed," and "the end" in the Book of Daniel; because, we are dealing with Daniel's terms here, and Gabriel has just come to Daniel with the commission to explain the mareh vision, but the first thing he tells him is the châzôn is going to be at the "time of the end." Okay? He is trying to settle Daniel's thoughts; because, Daniel just had a châzôn vision, and he wanted to understand it. And Gabriel comes to him and says, "Look, the châzôn vision is at the time of the end; but, I need to tell you about the mareh.

Now, that is what is going on here.

And, what I am going to try to show you is what "the Time of the End" is, in connection with the châzôn, se we can understand that before we move into the mareh, just like Gabriel did with Daniel.

So, go to verse 35 of Daniel 11.

We have already established that in verse 31 of Daniel 11 that Pagan Rome places the Papacy on the throne of the Earth. They shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.

When was the Papacy placed upon the throne of the Earth?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: AD538.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: AD538.

And the following verses (and we have already dealt with this) describe the persecution of the 1260 years. All right.

This is in the Habakkuk's Two Tables' records. Rewind if you are not familiar with this.

So, once the Papacy is placed on the throne of the Earth in verse 31 of Daniel 11, it begins to persecute God's people; and, in verse 35 it says,

"³⁵And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end:"—

When was the 1260 years over?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: 1798.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Now, notice what he further said.

—"even to the time of the end: because it is yet for a time appointed." Daniel 11:35 (KJV).

See, the end of a prophecy is "the time appointed," and the end of a prophecy is also "the time of the end."

So, when you go back to Daniel 8—I just want you to see something here—in verse 17, when Gabriel is going to tell him about the châzôn vision, he says—the last half of the verse—

"¹⁷. . . Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision." Daniel 8:17, in part (KJV).

The châzôn vision is going to come on time at the time appointed, at the end of a time prophecy.

Go to verse 40 of Daniel 11 now.

There is no justifiable change from the power that is set on the throne of the Earth in AD538 in verse 31 of Daniel 11, and all the way through the end of the chapter. There is no grammatical or prophetic justification for saying that from verse 31 onward that the King of the North is other than the Papacy.

And in verse 35, the time of the end (1798) is the time appointed; and, when you get to verse 40 [of Daniel 11], the same flow of events that says,

"⁴⁰And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: . . ." Daniel 11:40, in part (KJV).

In 1798 atheistic France is going to begin a war against the Papacy. That is what verse 40 is all about, and it is 1798 that is the time of the end here.

The châzôn vision is for the time of the end.

Go to Daniel, chapter 12, beginning at verse 4. Daniel 12, verse 4, says,

"⁴But 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.

"⁵Then 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. ⁶And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders? ⁷And 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 sware by him that liveth for ever 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. ⁸And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of these things? ⁹And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end." Daniel 12:5-9 (KJV).

The châzôn vision is sealed up to the time of the end.

So, going back to Daniel 8, according to the verbiage that is employed by Daniel, the time of the end is the châzôn vision, a vision of prophetic history that is going to be unsealed in 1798. Okay?

So, in verse 17, when Gabriel says,

"¹⁷So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end [1798] shall be the [châzôn] vision." Daniel 8:17 (KJV).

The revelation of the châzôn vision, what is it going to be? In the terminology of Daniel 12, it is going to be the increase of knowledge that comes out of the Book of Daniel when it is unsealed. That is why it is for the time appointed.

And, what is it going to do? Daniel 12:10: Many shall be purified by this message. The wise will understand; the wicked will not understand it.

The châzôn vision is sealed up until 1798 because it is going to produce the Reformatory Movement of the Millerites that develops two classes of worshippers, and prepares one of those classes to move into the Most Holy Place with Christ. The châzôn vision is going to do that because, if you do not accept that message in the Millerite history, you perish; because, the Bible says "Where there is no vision, the people perish." And that word vision is the châzôn vision. Okay?

I have been saying chalzone [phonetic] for so many years; and, you know, only in the past four or five years people have said, "It is khaw-zone [phonetic]. You know, like the Chaldeans that is spelled with a 'C-H,' and the khaw-zone [phonetic] is spelled with a 'C-H'; so, quit saying chalzone [phonetic]."

It is khaw-zone [phonetic]. It should be easy to remember. I could think "calzone," the Italian sandwich, or whatever; but, I am making the correction now: châzôn, [khaw-zone, phonetically].

I do not particularly personally worry about the correct pronunciation of Hebrew or Greek words. I worry about what they mean in the prophetic record; but, I stand corrected.

Châzôn Vision Sealed up until for Latter Days

So, go to Daniel 10:14. We are still dealing with the châzôn vision being sealed up until the time of the end. Daniel 10:14 says,

"¹⁴Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the [châzôn] vision is for many days. Daniel 10:14.

So, this châzôn vision, it not only going to produce a purifying process in the time of the Millerites, it is the vision that is going to allow us to understand what is going to befall you and me at the end of the world, what is going to befall God's people in the Latter Days. So, this is a pretty important vision.

But, one of the characteristics is that it is "for many days." The châzôn vision, one of its characteristics is that it is for many days.

Daniel 8:26

Notice Daniel 8:26

"²⁶And the [mareh] vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true; wherefore shut thou up"—seal up—"the [châzôn ] vision; for it shall be for many days." Daniel 8:26 (KJV).

Okay. The reason in Daniel 8 Gabriel tells Daniel to do not be concerned about the châzôn so much is because it is going to be sealed up until 1798, until it fulfills its purpose.

Are you with me?

Okay. You might think we are done on this, but we are not. I mean, in terms of dealing with châzôn.

Thing

Daniel 10:1; 9:21-23

Go to Daniel 10:1.

This is the smallest amount of notes (three pages) that we have probably done in these presentations—we may have had one smaller—but, we are not going to get through them today. (Laughter.) We are not going to do it.

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Laughter.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: Okay. We will bring this to a conclusion and try to get some break time in here.

We are at a hard part here now. We are at the hard part; because, what I am wanting to show you in Daniel 8 is that Gabriel came to explain the mareh vision. All right? We are not going to get to that today.

What we are doing is that we are making sure that we understand the châzôn vision in the context of all these things. And, what we have shown you is that the châzôn vision in Daniel is the vision that is sealed up to the time of the end. It is the vision that is the long vision. It is the vision that tells us what is going to happen to God's people in the Latter Days. It is the vision that produced the purification process in the time of the Millerites. Okay?

Are you with me?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Affirmations.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: But, it is also in Daniel in a different way—and a lot of people do not see it; and, if you do not see it, then you are missing another component of the châzôn vision. This is a little bit tricky to where we are going; but, if you follow on, you will get it. If I can get it, you can get it.

Daniel 10:1; this is Daniel's last vision. Daniel 10, 11, and 12 is the same vision. It is important to remember that. There is a whole sector of Adventism that are going to be lost because they refuse to make that distinction. They pretend that Daniel 12 is something that is not connected with Daniel 10 and 11; and, therefore, they claim they have the right to take Daniel 12 and place it at the end of the world and say that those prophecies there are at the end of the world in a day-for-a-day fashion, and they get wrapped up in timesetting and they will be lost for that foolishness. It is fanaticism; it is a delusion. Daniel's last vision is 10, 11, and 12.

They will be lost if they do not repent. I better not be so dogmatic.

Verse 1 of Daniel 10:

"¹In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long: and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision." Daniel 10:1 (KJV).

Hmm. Let me explain something got you that we have already put in Habakkuk's Two Tables. When a prophet becomes part of the prophecy, he is representing God's people at the end of the world. And Adventists know this.

You know that in Revelation 10, verses 8 through 10, that when John takes the Little Book and eats it, and it is sweet in his mouth and becomes bitter in his stomach, that he represents the Millerites who took the message of Daniel in their history that was sweet in their mouth. But, in October 22, 1844, that message of Daniel became bitter.

And, what I am saying is John in The Revelation, when he is giving that illustration, he has become part of the prophecy. He goes and he takes the Little Book out of the Angel's hand. He eats it. He has that experience.

And that is not John. That is John representing the Millerites, and it is John representing us; and, you can show how that experience is repeated in our history, and you can even show that primarily in Revelation 10:8-10 that he is more representing the 144,000 than he is the Millerites.

But, I will give you one more reference.

And in Habakkuk's Two Tables, we have done this argument over and over again and showed this.

But, go to Zechariah, chapter 4. It comes into my mind because Emiliano mentioned it briefly yesterday.

In verse 1 it says,

"¹And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked me,"—

This is Zechariah, chapter 4, verse 1.

"¹And the angel that talked with me"—

Who is that angel?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Gabriel.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: If Gabriel talked to John, and Gabriel talked to Daniel, then upon a testimony of two, a thing is established: Gabriel is the Light Bearer. He is the one that replaced Lucifer (which means Light Bearer). He is the one that brings the message to the prophets.

"¹And the angel that talked with me"—with Zechariah—"came again, and waked me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep." Zechariah 4:1 (KJV).

Zechariah here is representing the foolish virgins at the end of the world. And Sister White tells us in The Great Controversy, page 393, that the parable of the Ten Virgins of Matthew 25 illustrates the experience of the Adventist people.

And in Review and Herald, Sister White says, "I am often referred to the parable of the Ten Virgins, five of whom were wise and five foolish. And this parable has been and will be fulfilled to the very letter."

The parable of the Ten Virgins was fulfilled to the very letter in the history of the Millerites, and it is going to be fulfilled to the very letter in our history.

So, Zechariah here is representing the virgins of both the Millerite History and of our history who are sleeping, and they wake up; because, he is becoming part of the prophecy.

In verse 2 it says,

"²And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have looked, and behold a candlestick all of gold, with a bowl upon the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to the seven lamps, which are upon the top thereof." Zechariah 4:2 (KJV).

What does Zechariah see?

What does he see?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Indistinct responses.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: He sees right here, does he not [pointing to the Sanctuary message on the 1850 Chart]?

But, you know what? What are they doing in that history? What is Zechariah doing?

He is participating in rebuilding Jerusalem. They have come out of Babylon and they are building the temple; they are building the city.

So, a prophet that is in that history, when they are rebuilding the Sanctuary, he knows that the seven branched candlestick is, does he not?

Notice verse 3.

"³And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof. ⁴So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me, saying, What are these, my lord?" Zechariah 4:3-4 (KJV).

Zechariah did not know what the seven branched candlestick is.

And, it is emphasized. Notice the next verse.

"⁵Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord." Zechariah 4:5 (KJV).

We will not go into it any further, but I am just showing you, Zechariah there is representing the Millerites that woke up at the Midnight Cry in the Summer of 1844 thinking that the Sanctuary was the Earth.

And then when they woke up shortly thereafter, within two months they realized (the ones that were willing to realize) that they really did not know what the Sanctuary was. They thought it was the Earth; but, it was the Heavenly Sanctuary. They did not know what the candlestick was.

But, further on, there is another meaning of the candlestick. The candlestick represents the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the Latter Rain at the end of the world during the wake-up time in Adventism; and, the Adventists are going to wake up and realize they do not know what the candlestick is; they do not know what the Latter Rain is.

So, it hits both histories.

So, that is the testimony of two that when a prophet becomes part of the prophecy, he represents God's people at the end of the world.

Go back to Daniel 10, and notice verse 2. I am saying that Daniel becomes part of the prophecy here.

It says,

"²In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. ³I ate no pleasant break, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. ⁴And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel; . . ." Daniel 10:2-4 (KJV).

Okay. Who is it—what is Daniel doing? He is fasting.

Who is it that is fasting and afflicting their souls at the end of the world? This is Seventh-day Adventists at the end of the world.

And in verse 1—now, I am just trying to show you that Daniel is representing Seventh-day Adventists at the end of the world. We will go back to verse 1.

Daniel is representing Seventh-day Adventists at the end of the world, and it is emphasized that they understand two things in verse 1. It says,

"¹In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing"—

"A thing." What is "a thing" in the Hebrew? It is called dâbâr. It means the Word. Jesus is he

dâbâr. He is the Word.

It says,

—"a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true,"—[the dâbâr was true]—"and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long;"—

When it comes to the dâbâr, to this Word [Jesus Christ], His Word is His prophetic Word. And this particular word, the dâbâr, one of its characteristics is that it is long.

Do you know any other vision in the Book of Daniel that is long, that is for many days?

Ah, the dâbâr is another word for the châzôn vision.

See, it says,

—"and the thing was true, but the time appointed was long; and he understood the thing,"—

It is emphasizing that he understands the dâbâr, the châzôn vision

—"and had understanding of the [mareh] vision." Daniel 10:1 (KJV).

Daniel here represents Adventists that understand the mareh and the châzôn at the end of the world during the Day of Atonement.

The dâbâr is another word for the châzôn.

Now, go to Daniel 9, and we will close this out and take it up tomorrow.

Too much information this early in the morning, right?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: (Laughter.)

BROTHER PIPPENGER: That is why we are recording it. You can look at it again and again, if you need to, and test it to see if it is incorrect.

Verses 21-23 of Daniel 9,

"²¹Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation. ²²And he informed me, and talked with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding."—

Daniel has been praying in Daniel 9. Why?

Go back to Daniel 8, verse 27. The last verse in Daniel 8, it says,

"²⁷And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision,"—

The mareh vision that Gabriel was told to make him understand, he was astonished at it;

—"but, none understood it." Daniel 8:27 (KJV).

Whereas, in Daniel 10:1, now Daniel understands it, in Daniel 10:1.

In Daniel 8, when that is all said and done, he does not yet understand the mareh vision; but, it was so powerful that it made him sick. Okay? It blew his mind!

He knew who the Son of God was. I mean, in chapter 3, when Nebuchadnezzar sees a fourth walking in the furnace that has the appearance of the Son of God, who had taught Nebuchadnezzar who the Son of God was to the extent that he could identify the Son of God in that fiery furnace?

Daniel had. Daniel knew who the Son of God was. But, you know, one of the things that probably blew Daniel's mind in Daniel 8 that he could not wrap his mind around, he realized there that the Son of God was also the High Priest in the Heavenly Sanctuary. It blew his mind That is the mareh vision.

And, at the end of chapter 8, he does not quite understand it; so, in Daniel, chapter 9, he is praying for understanding. He wants to understand this 2300 days and the appearance of Christ in the Most Holy Place as the High Priest.

And, he wants to understand the châzôn vision.

So, when you get to verse 23 of Daniel 9, it says,

—"^{Daniel 9: 21-23 (continued) 23}At the beginning of thy supplications [prayers] the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore understand"—

"Understand" is bîyn [in the Hebrew]. The word that is translated as understand, the meaning of it is to mentally separate.

I can look at the room right now and I can mentally separate the boys and the girls in this room; or, I could ask you all to stand up and put the girls on that side [gesturing to his right] and put the boys at that side [gesturing to his left]. That would be to physically separate you. But, bîyn (to understand) means to mentally separate. Okay?

So, let us go back to verse 23. And, this same word is also translated as consider in the same verse. It says,

—"²³At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment came forth, and I am come to shew thee; for thou art greatly beloved: therefore, understand [mentally separate] the matter,"—

Do you know what "the matter" is?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: It is the dâbâr.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: It is "thing." It is the dâbâr. It is the châzôn vision.

Do you follow me?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: Amen.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: —"therefore, understand [mentally separate] the matter [châzôn], and consider [mentally separate] the [mareh] vision." Daniel 9:21-23 (KJV).

He is told to make a distinction between these two visions.

And why is he told that? Because, he is going to get the breakdown of the 2300-day prophecy; and, you need to understand the distinction between these two visions. And he did not understand them yet; but, Gabriel is going to give him the breakdown of the 2300-year prophecy here in chapter 9.

And by chapter 10, verse 1, Daniel understands the "thing," the "matter," the châzôn vision, AND the mareh vision.

How did he understand it? How did he understand it?

FROM THE AUDIENCE: By mentally separating them.

BROTHER PIPPENGER: By mentally separating the two. Okay?

So, I am telling you that when we are making the distinction between these two visions in the Book of Daniel that the Book of Daniel tells you, if you want to understand them as Daniel did, in Daniel 10:1, you have to understand there are two visions, and you have to mentally separate them.

And, we will continue this thought tomorrow.

Shall we pray?

Benediction: Father in Heaven, we want to be those that are represented in chapter 10 that understand the mareh and the châzôn, that understand the spiritual and the intellectual that these two visions can do their work of sealing us that we might not be moved. We ask a blessing upon this day of study that we are about to do, and we ask for extra energy as this is going to be another long day. We ask that you would bless our efforts to come to understand you better this day. Allow your Holy Spirit to be poured out freely among us, and we thank you for all these things. And we also now, as we are breaking for the physical food, ask a blessing upon the physical food that we are about to partake of. And we thank you for all these things in Jesus's name. Amen.