The End Of Our Exile

Please take your Bibles and open them up one more time to the book of Daniel.

We've come to the end of the book of Daniel this morning.

This is part two of this last long vision in Daniel chapter 10 through Daniel chapter 12.

Daniel 10 · chapter mention Daniel 12 · chapter mention

And so if it feels, as we begin to read here in just a moment,

if it feels like we're jumping in in the middle of a conversation, we are.

This is part two of this last extended vision from 10 to 12.

But last week we saw from chapter 10 through 11 verse 35,

prophecies of events that were future for Daniel but history for us.

And now verse 36 of chapter 11 marks a turning point.

And from here forward it's events that are future for Daniel and future for us.

So if you would, let's stand once more in honor of the reading of God's word.

Daniel chapter 11 verse 36 through the end of the book.

Daniel 11:36

And the king shall do as he wills.

He shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every god

and shall speak astonishing things against the god of gods.

He shall prosper till the indignation is accomplished

for what is decreed shall be done.

He shall pay no attention to the gods of his fathers

or to the one beloved by women.

He shall not pay attention to any other god

for he shall magnify himself above all.

He shall honor the god of fortresses instead of these.

A god whom his fathers did not know,

he shall honor with gold and silver,

with precious stones and costly gifts.

He shall deal with the strongest fortresses

with the help of a foreign god.

Those who acknowledge him,

he shall load with honor.

He shall make them rulers over many

and shall divide the land for a price.

At the time of the end,

the king of the south shall attack him,

but the king of the north shall rush upon him like a whirlwind

with chariots and horsemen and with many ships.

And he shall come into countries

and shall overflow and pass through.

He shall come into the glorious land

and tens of thousands shall fall,

but these shall be delivered out of his hand,

Edom and Moab

and the main parts of the Ammonites.

He shall stretch out his hand against the countries

and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and silver

and all of the precious things of Egypt

and the Libyans and the Kushites

shall follow in his train.

But news from the east and the north

shall alarm him

and he shall go out with great fury

to destroy and devote many to destruction.

And he shall pitch his palatial tents

between the sea and the glorious holy mountain.

Yet he shall come to his end

with none to help him.

At that time shall arise Michael,

the great prince who has charge of your people.

And there shall be a time of trouble

such as never has been

since there was a nation until that time.

But at that time your people shall be delivered.

Everyone whose name shall be found written in the book.

And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth

shall awake,

some to everlasting life

and some to shame and everlasting contempt.

And those who are wise

shall shine like the brightness of the sky above.

And those who turn many to righteousness

like the stars forever and ever.

But you, Daniel,

shut up the words and seal the book

until the time of the end.

Many shall run to and fro

and knowledge shall increase.

Then I, Daniel, looked

and behold, two others stood,

one on this bank of the stream

and one on that bank of the stream.

And someone said to the man clothed in linen

who was above the waters of the stream,

how long shall it be

till the end of these wonders?

And I heard the man clothed in linen

who was above the waters of the stream.

He raised his right hand

and his left hand toward heaven

and swore by him who lives forever

that it would be for a time, times,

and half a time.

And that when the shattering of the power

of the holy people comes to an end,

all these things would be finished.

I heard, but I did not understand.

And then I said,

Oh my Lord,

what shall be the outcome of these things?

He said,

Go your way, Daniel,

for the words are shut up

and sealed until the time of the end.

Many shall purify themselves

and make themselves white

and be refined,

but the wicked shall act wickedly.

And none of the wicked shall understand,

but those who are wise shall understand.

And from the time

that the regular burnt offering

is taken away

and the abomination

that makes desolate is set up,

there shall be 1,290 days.

Blessed is he who waits

and arrives at the 1,335 days.

But go your way till the end

and you shall rest

and shall stand

in your allotted place

at the end of the days.

This is the word of the Lord.

Let's pray once more.

Father,

we thank you

for this glorious book.

We thank you for the wisdom

and the truth

that's contained here.

And we pray,

Lord,

would you give us understanding

as we finish out

the book of Daniel this morning.

Would you show us Christ

and enlarge our hearts

that we might love him more

as we study this morning.

We pray in Jesus' name.

Amen.

You may be seated.

I gotta tell you,

I was stirred

hearing all of us

sing that song this morning.

I hope you were as well.

Because he lives,

I can face tomorrow.

Because he lives,

all fear is gone.

Because I know

who holds the future.

Life is worth the living

just because he lives.

Somebody remarked

this morning

as the musicians

were practicing

that that was a funeral song.

He liked to sing that

at funerals

and it is.

He's right.

It's an excellent,

excellent funeral song

but I would argue

it's an excellent song

for every single moment

of the Christian life.

We live each day

in the confident assurance

that we know

who holds the future.

And we live each day

in the light

of the resurrection

of the Lord Jesus Christ.

And that's an appropriate song

for us to sing this morning

because that's exactly

what we find

as we come here

to the end

of the book of Daniel.

God has been showing Daniel

this vision

of the future.

And again,

here in verse 36

of chapter 11

through the end

of the book

he shifts the attention,

shifts the scene

to things and events

that are still future

for us.

And as we think

about the future

it might be tempting

for us to worry

and to be fearful

and to be anxious.

What kind of world

will my children

grow up in?

What kind of world

will my grandchildren

grow up in?

What kind of future

do we have

to look forward to?

And I think humans

by default

are naturally curious

about the future

because by and large

none of us know

what the future holds.

We're all finding out

in real time together

but did you know

that for Christians

that's not entirely true.

God's people,

Christians,

know with certainty

what the future holds.

Maybe not specifically

every little detail

but big picture

we know exactly

what God has revealed

about the future.

And here in our passage

this morning

we see two events,

two answers

to the question

what does the future hold?

Two answers

to the question

what does the future hold?

This will be our outline

this morning

and as has been the case

with much of the back half

of Daniel

it's easy to get lost

in the weeds here

and so I want to

just very clearly

tell you

the main idea,

the big idea here,

the big idea is that

God's people

face great danger

with greater hope.

God's people

face great danger

with greater hope.

So two answers

this morning

to the question

what does the future hold?

The future holds

great danger

but the future holds

greater hope.

Let's look at each part.

First,

first we see the future

it does hold

great danger

and that may

sound like

cause for alarm

and cause for worry

but I would remind you

again this morning

that this is the same

sort of danger

that we have seen

all through

the book of Daniel.

It's the same

sort of danger

that characterizes

all of this

present evil age.

In fact,

church,

we are in the middle

of this sort of danger

right now.

It's heightened

and intensified

in the future,

yes,

but it is nothing new.

You remember last week

what did we see?

We saw this vision

of these wars

and these nations

clashing against each other,

this vision of human history

that's filled with conflict

but underneath

all of that

visible external conflict,

what was there?

It was a spiritual battle.

Underneath all of what

we can see with our eyes

is a raging spiritual conflict

that is here right now,

very present here right now,

and will last

until the return

of Christ.

We are in a spiritual battle.

That was last week.

And so how do we prepare

ourselves

for this spiritual battle?

Well,

the Chinese military general,

Sun Tzu,

in his book,

The Art of War,

has anybody ever read that book,

The Art of War?

He had the right idea.

He said,

one of the keys

to winning in battle

is,

anybody know?

Is know thy enemy.

Have you heard that?

Know thy enemy.

So here,

starting in verse 36,

God reveals to Daniel

and to us

some information,

some key information

about our enemy.

Now again,

verse 36

marks a shift in the vision.

It's a new scene.

It's a new character.

But it uses the same terminology

which makes it

a little bit confusing for us.

But most understand

this section,

verses 36

through the end

of chapter 11,

to be speaking

about the Antichrist.

It's the great

end times

enemy of God's people.

So what can we know

about the Antichrist?

Well first,

first,

God says

we can know

his character.

We can know

his character.

What will he be like?

Well,

he'll be just like

all the other

little a Antichrist

that have come before him.

He'll be the last

in a long line

of Antichrist.

Again,

none of this is new.

Look there to verse 36.

It says,

he will do

as he pleases.

Verse 36,

the king,

that's the Antichrist,

shall do

according to his will.

Not the Lord's will,

his will.

Not the Lord's command,

not the Lord's way.

It's his way.

This is the essence

of sin.

He will embody

this sinful

self-determination

and rebelliousness

against the will

of the Lord.

He will exalt himself.

He will magnify himself.

He will not magnify

the glory of God

in the gospel

of Jesus Christ.

That's our mission,

by the way.

He will exalt himself.

He will blaspheme

the Lord.

It says,

he will speak

astonishing things

against the God

of gods.

Again,

Jesus tells us

in Matthew

that out of the overflow

of the heart,

the mouth speaks.

We see his heart

on full display here.

His heart is set

against the Lord

to tear him down.

And what's his main weapon?

It's his words.

He will speak

and blaspheme

the Lord.

He will care only

about strength

and power.

He will care only

about authority,

exercising authority.

Verse 38 says,

the God that he'll serve,

the idol that he'll serve

is one of military strength.

He shall honor

the God of fortresses.

He's power hungry

and so proud

that he thinks

he will never

be defeated.

Verse 39,

says he will honor

those who serve him.

Those who acknowledge him

he shall load

with honor.

This is incredibly

seductive,

isn't it?

This is tempting.

You can think of Satan

taking the Lord Jesus

up on the mountaintop

and showing him

all the kingdoms

of the world

and what does he say?

If you will bow down

and serve me,

all of this

can be yours.

We would be wise

to ask ourselves

right now,

what could somebody

give me

that might draw

my heart away

from the Lord?

Your answer

to that question

is his bullseye.

That's his target.

This is who he is

and God shows it here

to Daniel again

for our sake

that we might recognize

these characteristics

as anti-Christ.

We can know his character.

Not only this,

it says we can know

his strategy.

We can know

his strategy.

I've been on a kick

lately where I've been

playing a lot of chess.

I enjoy playing chess.

Chess is a strategy game

and there's certain openings,

certain tactics

that you can do

and over time

you start to recognize

patterns

and the sooner

you can recognize

what the enemy

is planning on doing,

the better off you are.

The same is true

here in this

spiritual battle.

Verses 41 through 45

they show us a picture

of a battle.

This is a great

final battle,

this conflict

but what kind

of battle is it?

What sort of attack

should we be prepared for?

What is his strategy?

Again,

he's painting this picture

with terms

and images

that we've already seen.

He's giving Daniel

a picture that he can

understand and relate to.

This is how prophecy

often works.

The pictures that we're given

are in terms that the audience

can relate to

and understand

but that does not mean

that we have to take this

to mean that this

end times,

end battle

is a military conflict.

So in verse 40

it says

the king of the south

shall attack him

but the king of the north

will come upon him

with chariots

and horsemen

and many ships.

Well that

doesn't mean that

this final conflict

is actually fought

with swords

and spears

and horses

and chariots.

I don't think

that's the best way

for us to understand it.

This is a physical picture

of a spiritual battle.

We are in a spiritual battle.

And what does Paul say

in Ephesians chapter 6?

Ephesians 6 · chapter mention

We do not wrestle

against flesh and blood

but against the rulers,

against the authorities,

against the cosmic powers

over this present darkness,

against the spiritual forces

of evil

in the heavenly places.

Our battle is spiritual.

Our enemy is spiritual.

His tactics and strategy

are spiritual.

And we've already seen,

haven't we,

that his main weapons

against us

are his words.

It's not a physical battle.

It's spiritual.

We don't have to be on guard

against tanks

and Apache helicopters.

We need to take guard

and protect our doctrine.

We need to guard our ears.

We need to guard our hearts.

What we allow our hearts

to embrace.

What we allow

to come into our ears

and what we think

about the Lord.

His strategy isn't

to do you physical harm.

It's to deceive you.

Of course,

he may use physical suffering

to get you there,

to wear you down,

but his aim,

his strategy,

his ambition

is to destroy you spiritually.

And the sooner we recognize

this attack,

the better.

This is a physical picture

of a spiritual battle.

The king of the north,

that's the Antichrist,

comes in.

Verse 41.

It says,

he sets up residence

in the glorious land.

The Antichrist

takes up residence

within the community

of God's people.

It says,

tens of thousands

shall fall.

This looks like a,

apparently,

a hopeless situation,

doesn't it?

Well, this looks grim.

As I read

and as I studied,

I thought,

if this were a movie,

this would be

the big,

last,

climactic battle.

It would probably,

the whole movie

would build up

to this moment.

I've seen about a million movies

with this exact storyline

played out.

I'm sure you have as well.

The whole thing builds up

to this final conflict

and then this battle

would last for maybe

a third of the movie

at least.

This would be the most

exciting part.

And a good writer,

a good director,

that would put in

a little bit of tension here

where it feels like

all hope is lost.

There's no way

the good guys

are going to come out

on top.

But at the last moment,

what happens?

Somehow,

some way,

hope breaks through

in the darkest moment

and there is victory.

That's exactly

what we see happening here,

isn't it?

Except,

except,

this final battle

doesn't have

this big,

dramatic clash of power,

does it?

This final battle,

it just sort of,

it just sort of ends.

There's no hour-long

fight scene.

There's no epic

clash of powers.

We go from

this dark moment

of apparent hopelessness

all the way

to verse 45.

What does it say?

Yet he shall come

to his end

with none to help him.

This is the final,

third truth

that we can know

about this great enemy.

We can know

his end.

We can know

his end.

Something will happen

that will crush

this enemy

instantly.

I want you to

flip over with me

to the New Testament

if you would.

Just briefly

to 2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 2 · chapter mention

chapter 2.

2 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians 2 · chapter mention

chapter 2.

We learn a little bit

about this great end

of this great enemy

here from Paul

in 2 Thessalonians.

Listen to what he says.

He says,

Let no one deceive you

in any way

for that day,

the coming day of the Lord,

will not come

unless the rebellion

comes first

and the man of lawlessness

is revealed.

That's the Antichrist.

The son of destruction

who opposes

and exalts himself

against every so-called

God or object of worship

so that he takes his seat

in the temple of God

proclaiming himself

to be God.

Does that sound familiar?

This is Antichrist behavior.

Boasting,

deceiving,

magnifying himself,

taking up residence

within the community

of the people of God.

This is him.

Verse 8.

And then the lawless one

will be revealed.

And how does this great

final battle go?

The Lord Jesus

will kill

with the breath

of his mouth

and bring to nothing

by the appearance

of his coming.

He will kill

with the breath

of his mouth

and bring him

to nothing

by the appearance

of his coming.

This final great clash

is poof,

is over

when Christ appears

on the scene.

The coming of the lawless one

is by the activity

of Satan

with all power

and false signs

and wonders

and with all wicked deception

for those who are perishing.

Why?

Because they refuse

to love the truth

and so be saved.

Church,

at our most desperate hour,

here's what the future holds.

An enemy far too powerful

for us

will rise up,

will persecute the church,

will deceive many,

all hope will look

like it is lost,

but the Lord will return

and he will kill him

instantly

with the breath

of his mouth.

We should know,

Church,

that the future

holds danger

for the people of God.

We are in that danger

right now.

He wants to lead you

away from the truth

and so how do we persevere?

Know your enemy.

Yes.

But more than that,

Church,

love the truth

and so be saved.

Love the truth.

Love the Lord your God

with all your heart

and with all your mind

and with all your soul

and with all your strength.

Love the truth

and so be saved.

And what truth

are we to love specifically?

What truth

are we to love?

Love the truth

of the gospel, Church.

Love the truth

that all who know Jesus,

the risen and returning Lord,

have this incredible,

unshakable hope

ahead of us

no matter what happens

here and now.

The future holds great danger,

but second,

the future holds

greater hope.

Now,

let's turn

and look back

to Daniel chapter 12.

Daniel 12 · chapter mention

Daniel chapter 12.

Daniel 12 · chapter mention

Chapter 12 here

is the final chapter

of this great book

and it ends

at the end,

Church.

It ends

at the end

with this great hope

ahead of us

and while some

may focus

on the danger ahead

and be filled

with worry

and anxiety,

it may be a stressful

thing for you

to think about the future.

I want us

to focus in here

on this glorious hope

that Christ has purchased

for us in the gospel.

This glorious hope

that lies ahead

of Daniel and us.

God gives us

a three-fold hope

here in verses 1-4.

A three-fold hope

here in verses 1-4.

Look there with me

and just try

to wrap your minds

around this

with me for a minute.

that no matter

what comes

tomorrow

or the day

after that

or the day

after that

as much uncertainty

as there is

in the future

no matter

what happens

no matter

what you might

lose

no matter

what might

come against you

no matter

what the enemy

might throw

against you

if you are

united

to Jesus Christ

by faith

you are protected

you will be resurrected

and you will be

perfected.

This is our

three-part hope

this morning.

All of God's people

will be protected

resurrected

and perfected.

Look there with me.

God comforts Daniel

that despite

this great danger

all of God's people

will be protected.

He says

at that time

shall arise

Michael

the great prince

who has charge

over your people

if ever there was

a verse

that supported

the notion

the idea

of guardian angels

this is it.

This is it.

Apparently

just like

how chapter 11

showed us

that there are

spiritual beings

assigned to

darken

some territories

of the world

do you remember that

from last week?

Here we see

Michael

he is assigned

as the great prince

the angel

over God's people

over Israel.

He is an angel

that is watching over

and caring over

and protecting

God's people.

Some of you know

that my grandmother

died about

this time last year

and she was

one of the most

godly women

that I have ever known

and before she died

for Christmas

one year

she gave each of her

grandchildren

this little

handcrafted angel

and with it

had a card

and on the card

she simply said

remember

God's angels

are always

watching over you.

It's true.

Now there's a lot

that we don't know

about angels

a lot that we don't know

about the spiritual dimension

that we spoke about

last week

but we do know

Hebrews 11 4

it tells us that

these angels

they are ministering

spirits

sent out to serve

for the sake

of those

who are to

inherit

salvation.

God

he gives us

an honest picture

of what's to come

he says

there shall be

a time of trouble

such as

has never been

since there was a nation

until that time

but he also

with it

gives us

incredible assurance

doesn't he?

At that time

your people

shall be delivered

who?

Everyone

whose name

shall be found

written

in the book.

It was interesting

I don't know

if you realize

this or not

but Jesus

he takes

this same

passage

here from

Daniel chapter 12

Daniel 12 · chapter mention

and he

borrows the wording

he adapts it

here from Daniel

and he applies it

in Matthew 24

to the events

of AD 70

and the fall

of Jerusalem.

Listen to this

and tell me

if it sounds familiar

you don't have to

turn there

right now

but I'll read

starting in

Matthew 24

Matthew 24:19

verse 19

he says

woe to those

who are with child

and to those

who nurse babes

in those days

pray for your flight

that your flight

may not be in the winter

or on a Sabbath

and verse 21

listen to this

then there will be

a great tribulation

such as has not

occurred

since the beginning

of the world

until now

nor shall ever be

does that sound familiar?

Terrible trouble

terrible danger

but what assurance

does he give?

he says

for the sake

of the elect

those days

will be cut short

for the sake

of the elect

those whose names

are written

in the book

for the sake

of those

who are to inherit

salvation

those whom the angels

minister to

here's our assurance

church

that all

of God's elect

in Christ

will be

brought

safely home

amen

all

of God's elect

in Christ

every one of us

whose name

is written

in the book

of life

all of us

who have come

to saving faith

in the Lord

Jesus Christ

we will be

brought

through the fires

of persecution

into the safety

of the arms

of Jesus

we will be

preserved

protected

through the

lion's den

and brought

safely home

into the arms

of Jesus

we will be

brought safely

out of our

exile

here in the

kingdom of man

into the kingdom

of God

to meet Jesus

face to face

you realize

don't you

that all of these

stories that we've

seen through the

book of Daniel

are micro images

of this protection

of God

over his elect

God

will

save

his people

God

will

protect

you

in Christ

our response

when the world

is losing

its ever loving

mind

church

our response

when there's wars

rumors of wars

our response

when there's conflict

left and right

and God's people

are right there

in the middle

isn't worry

or panic

what is it

it's calm

assurance

that we know

who holds

the future

calm assurance

that we know

in Christ

Jesus

we are

protected

we can say

with David

in Psalm 56

11

in God

I trust

I shall not

be afraid

what can man

do to me

we can say

with Paul

in Romans 8

if God

is for us

who can be

against us

he who did not

spare his own

son but gave

him up

for us all

how will he

not also

with him

graciously

give us

all things

we can be

sure that

neither death

nor life

nor angels

nor rulers

nor things

present

nor things

to come

nor powers

nor height

nor depth

nor anything

else

in all creation

will be able

to separate us

from the love

of God

in Christ

Jesus

our Lord

if we are

in Christ

we are

protected

not only this

somehow it gets

better

all of God's

people will

be resurrected

look there

with me

to verse 2

chapter 12

he says

many of those

who slept

in the dust

of the earth

shall awake

some to

everlasting life

and some

to everlasting

contempt

you know

this is

this is the

first text

in the entire

Old Testament

in the entire

Bible

that teaches

the doctrine

what we call

the general

resurrection

that all

will be

raised

at the end

it's also

it's also the

first time

in the Bible

that we see

this phrase

eternal life

that's a key

phrase

isn't it

it's the first

time we see

that phrase

eternal life

or everlasting

life

but this doctrine

of the general

resurrection

it teaches us

that all

will be

raised

everybody

man

woman

boy

girl

Christian

Muslim

Jew

Gentile

there is

coming a day

when all

people who have

ever lived

every soul

will be

raised up

from the

dead

and then

there will

be a

separation

the sheep

will be

separated

from the

goats

the tares

will be

separated

from the

wheat

the kingdom

of man

will be

separated

from the

kingdom

of God

and there

will be

a time

of judgment

you know

this is

this is

absolutely

key

for us

isn't it

to understand

this

knowledge

this certain

knowledge

of what's

to come

in the

future

our

life

does not

end

in the

grave

now

so many

people

live

as if

as if

it did

live

as if

this was

all

there was

that life

ends

in the

grave

you only

live

once

so

you might

as well

might as well

eat and drink

and be

merry

for tomorrow

we die

that's it

let me share

with you

this morning

if that's

how you

view your

life

God

says

something

different

God

says

we live

we die

and then

we rise

and an

eternal

separation

will take

place

on the

one hand

some

to

everlasting

life

and on

the other

hand

some

to

everlasting

contempt

we would be

wise

to ask

ourselves

if this

is coming

if someone's

warning me

that this

is ahead

in the future

if God

is telling

me that

this is

coming

if I'm

going to

be raised

up

and I'm

going to

have to

stand

before

a holy

God

and I'm

going to

have to

answer

for my

life

and you

are

how can

I be

absolutely

certain

that I'm

going to

be on the

side of

eternal

life

how can

I be

sure

that I'm

one of

these

elect

that are

protected

and resurrected

and brought

to eternal

life

how can I

be certain

that my

name is

in this

book of

life

because not

everybody

gets it

that's clear

isn't it

this is

a look

at the

future

and God

says

in the

future

not everybody

is going

to wind

up with

me

this is

black and

white

it is

an absolute

dagger

for the

false

doctrine

of

universalism

that

everyone

will be

saved

it is

a dagger

for the

false

doctrine

of

annihilationism

where

they tell

you that

in the

end

those

who don't

know

the

Lord

will

just

be

wiped

out

annihilated

they don't

endure

and live

forever

there is

everlasting

contempt

for those

who don't

know the

Lord

hell is

very real

it's far

more terrible

than we

could possibly

imagine

how can I

be certain

that when

that day

comes

the Lord

will welcome

me into

glory

to be

with him

forever

and we

know the

answer

don't we

we know

the answer

don't we

put your

faith

in

Jesus

Christ

put

your

faith

in the

Lord

Jesus

Christ

Jesus

came

to take

away

your

sin

and with

it

your

contempt

and with

it

your

shame

Jesus

rose

from the

grave

so that

he could

earn

eternal

life

and share

it with

any

who come

to him

in

faith

put

your

faith

in

King

Jesus

now we

spent over

a year

in the

gospel

of

John

and John

loved that

phrase

eternal

life

didn't

he

John

3

16

say it

with me

for God

so loved

the world

that he

gave his

only son

that whoever

believes

in him

should not

perish

but have

what

eternal

life

John

3

36

whoever

believes

in the

son

has

eternal

life

whoever

does not

obey

the

son

shall

not

see

life

but the

wrath

of God

remains

on

him

John

5

24

truly

truly

I

say

to

you

whoever

hears

my

word

and

believes

in

him

who

sent

me

has

eternal

life

he

does

not

come

into

judgment

but

has

passed

from

death

to

life

already

the

verdict

is

in

how

can

you

be

certain

church

you

hear

and

believe

the

gospel

of

Jesus

Christ

you

hear

and

believe

that

Christ

Jesus

has

paid

for

your

sin

by

his

own

blood

you

hear

and

rejoice

that

he

has

been

raised

for

you

so

that

you

will

be

raised

up

with

him

to

be

with

him

forever

the

only

way

for

that

future

coming

day

to

be

a

day

of

joy

and

hope

and

celebration

mourning

and

a

day

of

terror

and

a

day

to

be

feared

is

to

know

the

Lord

Jesus

by

faith

right

now

this

is

eternal

life

that

they

know

you

the

only

true

God

and

Jesus

Christ

whom

you

have

sent

John

John 17:3

17

verse

3

we

can't

move

past

this

without

me

asking

you

church

do

you

know

the

Lord

do

you

believe

in

the

Lord

Jesus

Christ

are

you

certain

that

you

have

eternal

life

now

and

will

have

it

for

the

rest

of

eternity

in

the

presence

of

God

do

you

know

the

Lord

it's

a

glorious

hope

somehow

there's

there's

still

even

more

there's

a

third

part

of

this

glorious

hope

all

God's

people

will

be

protected

all

of

God's

people

will

be

resurrected

and

finally

all

of

God's

people

will