today on Summit Life with J.D. Greer.

See, if you listen really closely in the details of these prophecies,

you're going to hear the footsteps, so to speak, of Jesus

as he begins to run through the corridors of history,

coming first to a manger in Bethlehem

and then ultimately to his place on the throne of the ancient of days.

Music throne of the ancient of days.

Welcome to Summit Life, the Bible teaching ministry of pastor, author, and apologist J.D. Greer. I'm your host, Molly Vitovich. Today, Pastor Jady is going to walk

us through Daniel's visions of

receiving warnings and capturing hope. We'll see that hardship, persecution, and suffering have all

been decreed, but they're not the only message from God. Thankfully, Jesus will reign forever

and judge the living and the dead according to his righteousness. He will renew

and restore all things and his people will dwell with him forever. And as we live in the in

between, Daniel encourages us that though things are dark, and I'm sorry to say, they are likely to get

darker. We don't need to despair. It's all part of the plan. So let's dive into the final chapters of the book

of Daniel together. Here's Pastor J.D. In the sixth Harry Potter book, there is a scene that might

be one of the most confusing, bewildering moments I've ever encountered in literature.

Now that all the movies and the books are out, it's hard to capture the shock of reading it live when it first came out.

But Albus Dumbledore, this has kind of become that, Albus Dumbledore, who's the wise

sage of the Harry Potter series, Gandalf, the godfather, Santa Claus, and Nicholas Cage,

all wrapped up into one, has been severely weakened

through a battle with evil Lord Voldemort's death eaters, and as the battle is ending, he is dangling

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