Word
of God
Man
does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth from
the mouth of God
Matthew
4:4
The
Book of Daniel 12:1
1 And at that time shall Michael stand
up, the great prince, which standeth for the children of thy people,
and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there
began to be a nation unto that same time: and at that time thy people
shall be delivered, everyone that shall be found written in the book.
Brethren:
It
is usual with the prophets, when they foretell the grievances of the
church, to furnish it at the same time with proper antidotes, a
remedy for every malady. And no relief is so sovereign, of such
general application, so easily accommodated to every case, and of
such powerful efficacy, as those that are fetched from Christ and the
future state; thence the comforts here are fetched. Jesus Christ
shall appear his church’s patron and protector: At
that time,
when the persecution is at the hottest, Michael
shall stand up,
The angel had told Daniel what a firm friend Michael was to the
church. He all along showed this friendship in the upper world; the
angels knew it; but now Michael
shall stand
up in his providence, and work deliverance for the Jews, when
he sees that their power is gone,
( See Deuteronomy. 32:3
). Christ is that
great prince,
for he is the prince
of the kings of the earth,
( See Revelation1:5
). And, if he stand up for his church, who can be against it? But
this is not all: At
that time
(that is, soon after) Michael shall stand up for the working out of
our eternal salvation; the Son of God shall be incarnate, shall be
manifested
to destroy the works of the devil.
Christ stood
for the children of our people
when he was made sin and a curse for them, stood in their stead as a
sacrifice, bore the cure for them, to bear it from them. He stands
for them in the intercession he ever lives to make within the veil,
stands up for them, and stands their friend. And after the
destruction of antichrist, Christ shall stand
at the latter day upon the earth,
shall appear for the complete redemption of all his
These
shall be delivered not only from the then present outward troubles,
not only from their present captivity and afflictions, but from their
spiritual evils; from the bondage of sin, and the captivity of Satan;
their disbelief of the Messiah; their confidence in their own
righteousness, and attachment to the traditions of their fathers;
they shall be turned from their transgressions, and return to the
Lord their God, and David their King, and shall be truly converted,
and spiritually and eternally saved, ( See Romans
11:25 Romans
26 ) . Every
one that shall be found written in the book;
in the book of life, as Jacchiades; in the book of God's eternal
purposes and decrees, concerning the salvation of his people by
Christ; for it is according to these that God saves and calls men,
whether Jews or Gentiles, ( See 2
Timothy 1:9 ) ( See Philippians
4:3 ) ( See Hebrews
12:23 ) ( See Revelation
20:12 Revelation
20:15 ) ( 21:27
) .
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