Welcome to to ba baby bylo lon
Tre Trend nding ng in n the he Di Direction on of of Jesus us Christ? • Our Nation, Our Schools • Social Media, Entertainment • Politics, Culture
• Roe v. W a de rem a ins the L a w of the L a nd • “Truth” is a m a tter of person a l opinion. You h a ve your truth. I h a ve my truth. E a ch person is free to do a s he or she sees fit. • S a me-Sex m a rri a ge is the l a w of the l a nd • Opposite-Sex m a rri a ge is on the decline • Gender w a rs a re in full swing • Pornogr a phy perme a tes the culture, even into the home through medi a of a ll kinds • Christ is b a nished from the public squ a re
So how do we live ve in B a byl ylon a s s Ch Christi isti a ns with integrity? y?
In 605 BC, the first w a ve of exile occurred. This included D a niel, H a n a ni a h, Mish a el, a nd Az a ri a h How did they live in B a bylon a s Jews with integrity?
I. I. He’s e’s Go Got t th the e Whole Wh le Wo World ld in in H His H is H a nd nds
“Pr a ise be to the n a me of God forever a nd ever; wisdom a nd power a re his. He ch a nges times a nd se a sons; he deposes kings a nd r a ises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise a nd knowledge to the discerning. He reve a ls deep a nd hidden things; he knows wh a t lies in d a rkness, a nd light dwells with him.” D a niel 2:20-23 | NIV
“In the time of those kings, the God of he a ven will set up a kingdom th a t will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to a nother people. It will crush a ll those kingdoms a nd bring them to a n end, but it will itself endure forever. This is the me a ning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mount a in, but not by hum a n h a nds— a rock th a t broke the iron, the bronze, the cl a y, the silver a nd the gold to pieces.” D a niel 2:44-45 | NIV
Every e a rthly kingdom, including Americ a , is tempor a ry a nd will p a ss a w a y
II. Wo II. Work k & Wo Worsh ship ip “This is wh a t the Lord Almighty, the God of Isr a el, s a ys to a ll those I c a rried into exile from Jerus a lem to B a bylon: ‘Build houses a nd settle down; pl a nt g a rdens a nd e a t wh a t they produce. M a rry a nd h a ve sons a nd d a ughters; find wives for your sons a nd give your d a ughters in m a rri a ge, so th a t they too m a y h a ve sons a nd d a ughters. Incre a se in number there; do not decre a se. Also, seek the pe a ce a nd prosperity of the city to which I h a ve c a rried you into exile. Pr a y to the Lord for it, bec a use if it prospers, you too will prosper.’” Jeremi a h 29:4-7 | NIV
“…we w a nt you to know, Your M a jesty, th a t we will not serve your gods or worship the im a ge of gold you h a ve set up.” D a niel 3:18 | NIV
• Roe v. W a de rem a ins the L a w of the L a nd • “Truth” is a m a tter of person a l opinion. You h a ve your truth. I h a ve my truth. E a ch person is free to do a s he or she sees fit. • S a me-Sex m a rri a ge is the l a w of the l a nd • Opposite-Sex m a rri a ge is on the decline • Gender w a rs a re in full swing • Pornogr a phy perme a tes the culture, even into the home through medi a of a ll kinds • Christ is b a nished from the public squ a re
III. III. Witn Witness ess & W a it it “…you did not honor the God who holds in his h a nd your life a nd a ll your w a ys. Therefore he sent the h a nd th a t wrote the inscription. “This is the inscription th a t w a s written: mene, mene, tekel, parsin “Here is wh a t these words me a n: Mene : God h a s numbered the d a ys Men of your reign a nd brought it to a n end. Teke Te kel : You h a ve been weighed on the sc a les a nd found w a nting. Peres : Your kingdom is divided Pe a nd given to the Medes a nd Persi a ns.” D a niel 5:24-28 | NIV
A Su A Sure Fou Found a tio tion for Hope “This is wh a t the Lord s a ys: ‘When seventy ye a rs a re completed for B a bylon, I will come to you a nd fulfill my good promise to bring you b a ck to this pl a ce. For I know the pl a ns I h a ve for you,’ decl a res the Lord, ‘Pl a ns to prosper you a nd not to h a rm you, pl a ns to give you hope a nd a future. Then you will c a ll on me a nd come a nd pr a y to me, a nd I will listen to you. You will seek me a nd find me when you seek me with a ll your he a rt.” Jeremi a h 29:10-13 | NIV
“In my vision a t night I looked, a nd there before me w a s one like a son of m a n, coming with the clouds of he a ven. He a ppro a ched the Ancient of D a ys a nd w a s led into his presence. He w a s given a uthority, glory a nd sovereign power; a ll n a tions a nd peoples of every l a ngu a ge worshiped him. His dominion is a n everl a sting dominion th a t will not p a ss a w a y, a nd his kingdom is one th a t will never be destroyed.” D a niel 7:13-14 | NIV
“There will be a time of distress such a s h a s not h a ppened from the beginning of n a tions until then. But a t th a t time your people—everyone whose n a me is found written in the book—will be delivered. Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the e a rth will a w a ke: some to everl a sting life, others to sh a me a nd everl a sting contempt. Those who a re wise will shine like the brightness of the he a vens, a nd those who le a d m a ny to righteousness, like the st a rs for ever a nd ever. But you, D a niel, roll up a nd se a l the words of the scroll until the time of the end.” D a niel 12:1-4 | NIV
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