"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel Commentary
MICHAEL STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE
By Given O. Blakely
Lesson # 38
Part 9
AN AWAKENING
“ 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.”
We now come to language of a most lofty...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel Commentary
MICHAEL STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE
By Given O. Blakely
Lesson # 38
Part 8
WRITTEN IN THE BOOK
“ . . . every one that shall be found written in the book.” Other versions read, “everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued,” NASB “everyone whose name is...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel Commentary
MICHAEL STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE
By Given O. Blakely
Lesson # 38
Part 7
EPOCH’S OF ISRAEL’S TROUBLE
The magnitude of the “trouble” realized in the initiatives of Antiochus Epiphanes may be seen in the following comparisons.
• Egyptian bondage (did not invade the land, slaughter was not common, religion was not...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel Commentary
MICHAEL STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE
By Given O. Blakely
Lesson # 38
Part 6
SINCE THERE WAS A NATION
“ . . . such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time . . . ” Other versions read, “such as has not happened from the...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel Commentary
MICHAEL STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE
By Given O. Blakely
Lesson # 38
Part 5
Marvel Not
Let no one marvel at the commission and activity of the mighty angel Michael in the behalf of the Israelites. In Christ Jesus, an even greater thing has occurred, involving all of the vast angelic...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel Commentary
MICHAEL STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE
By Given O. Blakely
Lesson # 38
Part 4
The Ultimate Example
The ultimate example of this is the coming of Jesus into the world. He did not simply appear by means of some impersonal law or edict. There were all manner of involvements between heaven...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel Commentary
MICHAEL STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE
By Given O. Blakely
Lesson # 38
Part 3
MICHAEL WILL STAND UP
“12:1a And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people . . . ”
The very sound of this passage emits tones of Divine...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel Commentary
MICHAEL STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE
By Given O. Blakely
Lesson # 38
Part 2
THE CONTEXT OF THE MESSIAH
All of this is set within the context of the coming Messiah, to whom the Kingdom would be given.
• In the days of these kings (Babylon, Medes and Persians, Grecia, and Rome),...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel Commentary
MICHAEL STANDS UP FOR THE PEOPLE
By Given O. Blakely
Lesson # 38
Part 1
INTRODUCTION
The twelfth chapter of Daniel is the epilogue of the book. That is, it is a concluding section that rounds out the design of this blessed volume. There are things in this section upon which the...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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IT IS ONE OF ENMITY AGAINST GOD
The State of Uncircumcision
By Fred O. Blakely
"You, who were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our trespasses" (Col. 2:13, RSV).
Uncircumcision, or the state of nature, thus is one of death, as viewed...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel
The Future is Unfolded to Daniel #6
Lesson Number 37
By Given O. Blakely
Part 17
CONCLUSION
This was a period or preparation – preparation for the coming of the Messiah. Judaism had lapsed into an unacceptable state, and thus the judgment of God came upon it. There is a sense in which...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel
The Future is Unfolded to Daniel #6
Lesson Number 37
By Given O. Blakely
Part 16
GOING FORTH WITH FURY
“. . . therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.” Other versions read, “he shall go forth with great fury to destroy and annihilate...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel
The Future is Unfolded to Daniel #6
Lesson Number 37
By Given O. Blakely
Part 15
TROUBLOUS TIDINGS FROM THE EAST AND THE NORTH
“44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel
The Future is Unfolded to Daniel #6
Lesson Number 37
By Given O. Blakely
Part 14
POWER OVER THE TREASURES AND PRECIOUS THINGS
“But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt . . . ”           
The point here is plunder, or...

"Thou hast given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth" (Ps. 60:4).
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The Prophecy of Daniel
The Future is Unfolded to Daniel #6
Lesson Number 37
By Given O. Blakely
Part 13
MANY COUNTRIES SHALL BE OVERTHROWN
“ . . . and many countries shall be overthrown . . . ”           
That is, countries, fortified cities, and people will be crushed in this campaign. Keep in mind, “the glorious land”...