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Daniel 11:31-35
We have been warned that this is coming. There is always the possibility that God will not require that of us, and that He will take some—perhaps all of us—to the Place of Safety. Whatever the case, we need to take advantage of the time given to us to take the opportunity to stand firm in these days of training—our lives right now, when we are dealing with smaller tests of life—so that, when truly dangerous conditions arise, we will stand firm.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Does Doctrine Really Matter? (Part Four)Related Topics: Doctrine | Does Doctrine Really Matter? | Place of Safety | Standing Firm | Taking Advantage of Time Given to Us | Tests and Trials | Trials and Tests
Daniel 11:32-39
What the Beast is doing now (and he must be alive and climbing the political ladder today) is working his subtlety wherever he happens to be, using people to create loyalty to himself and to his cause. At the same time, he is gradually undermining—introducing leaven, as it were—to the present governments, causing disloyalty to them, while simultaneously stirring up social trouble through political, justice, educational, religious, and social systems.
There is nothing new about any of this. This is what Adolph Hitler did to subvert Germany to his cause. It is what Lenin and his cabal in Russia did to subvert the Czar and his government in Russia. This is what happened in the Cold War, as nation after nation fell to communism: infiltration through fifth column efforts, which took advantage of internal conditions, bitterness, and dissatisfaction with whoever was in power.
John W. Ritenbaugh
What I Believe About Conspiracy TheoriesRelated Topics: Beast, The | Bitterness | Bitterness, Root of | Conspiracy Theories | Discontent | Discontentment | Discord | Disharmony | Disloyalty | Dissatisfaction | Division | Division, Causing | Fifth Column Efforts | Infiltration | Leavening | Subversion | Subversive AttitudeOther Forerunner Commentary entries containing Daniel 11:35:
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