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None of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand. Daniel 12:10 The wise, or the righteous shall understand. What does it mean to be righteous. It is really quit simple. The righteous have surrendered all to God. They have given God permission to control their thoughts and feelings as well as given Him permission to do whatever it takes to save them and to work His character in their lives. The wise are completely committed to God and to doing His will. They see themselves as being nothing without Him (the Holy Spirit) being the controlling power in their lives. Yes it sounds simple but it isn't simple. In fact it is the hardest thing you will ever do. But if you want to understand and be saved you can't accomplish it in any other way. "There are in the Scriptures some things which are hard to be understood and which, according to the language of Peter, the unlearned and unstable wrest unto their own destruction. We may not, in this life, be able to explain the meaning of every passage of Scripture; but there are no vital points of practical truth that will be clouded in mystery. When the time shall come, in the providence of God, for the world to be tested upon the truth for that time, minds will be exercised by His Spirit to search the Scriptures, even with fasting and with prayer, until link after link is searched out and united in a perfect chain. Every fact which immediately concerns the salvation of souls will be made so clear that none need err or walk in darkness. ….Those who lived in past generations were accountable for the light which was permitted to shine upon them. Their minds were exercised in regard to different points of Scripture which tested them. But they did not understand the truths which we do. They were not responsible for the light which they did not have. They had the Bible, as we have; but the time for the unfolding of special truth in relation to the closing scenes of this earth's history is during the last generations that shall live upon the earth. Special truths have been adapted to the conditions of the generations as they have existed. The present truth, which is a test to the people of this generation, was not a test to the people of generations far back." 2 Testimonies 692,693
"There is no excuse for any one in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation. We are living in perilous times, and it does not become us to accept everything claimed to be truth without examining it thoroughly; neither can we afford to reject anything that bears the fruits of the Spirit of God; but we should be teachable, meek and lowly of heart. There are those who oppose everything that is not in accordance with their own ideas." Review & Herald 1892-12-20
"We have many lessons to learn, and many, many to unlearn. God and heaven alone are infallible. Those who think that they will never have to give up a cherished view, never have occasion to change an opinion, will be disappointed. As long as we hold to our own ideas and opinions with determined persistency, we cannot have the unity for which Christ prayed." Review & Herald 1892-07-26
"Men have made desperate efforts to explain what they thought to be intricate scriptures; but too often their efforts have only darkened that which they tried to make clear." COL. 110
Prophecies of Daniel & Revelation with Comments
Daniel 12 can not be understood properly until you first Study and understand Questions That Arise When Looking at Daniel 12
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