9.1- Discussion of Daniel 10 verse 1-6

>>> Verse 1: we are in the year 534 BC. Cyrus is the son of Esther (the cousin of Mordecai of the book of Esther). It says here that the message was true but extremely hard to understand. Daniel knew that the message came from God, and therefore was the truth. See John 17 verse 17: “Dedicate them to yourself by means of the truth; your word is truth”. The only place where we can really find the truth is in the bible.

>>> Verses 2 and 3: Daniel suffered because of the coming misery of his people. He was “mourning” it says in verse 2. Persistently, he searches for God’s plan for the salvation of Israel, (see verse 12).

>>> Verses 4-6: And this effort is in accordance with God’s will. It is in effect, participation in God’s plan and action. This He proves to Daniel by revealing Himself to him. See also Revelation 1 verses 12-15: “I turned around to see who was talking to me, and I saw seven gold lampstands,   and among them there was what looked like a human being, wearing a robe that reached to his feet, and a gold band around his chest.     His hair was white as wool, or as snow, and his eyes blazed like fire; his feet shone like brass that has been refined and polished, and his voice sounded like a roaring waterfall”.  This appearance of Revelation 1 is the same as the one explained here in verses 5 and 6 of Daniel 10. And again we find much similarity of this in the Vision of the “One Who Has Been Living Forever” of Daniel 7 verse 9, where we read that “His clothes were white as snow, and his hair was like pure wool. His throne, mounted on fiery wheels, was blazing with fire. It is clear that in all these cases, the Lord Himself appeared in a vision. This occurs in many other instances mentioned in the bible. For example also in Genesis 15 verse 1: “After this, Abram had a vision and heard the Lord say to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and give you a great reward”…. Only in this participating unity with Him will we be shielded from danger and be able to obtain insight in the techniques of the powers of misperception and fraud, such as humanism, New Age, apostate world church, false religions, and many other movements and powers that do not come from God.