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The Bible
SUPERSMION
OR
AUTHORITY?
by
Herbert W. Armstrong
The Bible purports to be the infallible, divine revelation of truth, revealed by the
very Creator and Ruler of the universe. But can you prove it?
P
ROPHECY
is a proof of
God, a proof of the di–
vine revelation of the
Bible.
Prophecy is a taunting chal–
lenge that the skeptic dares not
accept!
In this second and concluding
installment 1 want to give you a
prophecy from the book of Daniel,
which , in itself, is one of the
strongest proofs of the inspi ration
of the Bible.
This prophecy was written sorne
500 years befare the birth of
Christ. Could any roan have writ–
ten this prophecy and made it
come to pass? Could any man fore–
see in advance that the events in
this prophecy were going to hap–
pen? This prophecy, the longest in
all the Bible, begins 500 years be–
fare Christ and carries up to our
time and into the immediate fu–
ture. So Jet us continue with the
prophecy.
Daniel was one of four extraordi–
nary, intelligent and brilliant Jew–
ish lads in the Judean captivity.
These four roen were stationed in
the palace of King Nebuchadnez–
zar of the Chaldean Empire, in
training for special responsibilities
in the Babylonian government.
Daniel was a prophet who had been
given special understanding in vi-
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sions and dreams (Dan. 1: 17).
Nebuchadnezzar was the first
real world ruler. He had conquered
a vast empire, including the nation
Judah. This king had a d ream so
impressive it t roubled him-moved
him to tremendous concer:n. He de–
manded that his magicians, as–
trologers and sorcerers tell him
both
what
he had dreamed and
what it meant. They could not.
They were baffled. Then Daniel
was brought befare the king.
Daniel disclaimed any more hu–
man ability to interpret dreams
than the C haldean magi cians,
" BuT," he said, "there is a Goo in
heaven that revealeth secrets, and
maketh known to the king Neb–
uchadnezzar what shall be in the
latter days" (Dan. 2:28).
First, God's purpose was to re–
vea! to this world-ruling human
king that th e r e is a Goo in
heaven- that Goo IS SUPREME
RULER over all nations, govern–
ments and kings- that God RULES
THE UNIVERSE!
lt
was God who
placed the .cherub Lucifer on the
throne of the earth and Lucifer,
who has become Satan the devil ,
remains on earth's throne only be–
cause God allows it, and only unti l
God sends Jesus Christ to sit on
that throne when he removes Sa–
tan. This Chaldean king knew only
about the many pagan demon gods.
He knew nothing of the true
living
ALMIGHTY God. Like people and
rulers, even today, he did not know
that God is the living, REAL, active,
RULING and GOVERNING PERSON–
AGE who actually and li terally
gov–
erns
not only what is on earth, but
the UNIVERSE ENTIRELY!
The who le purpose of this
DREAM was to
revea/
Goo·s Gov–
ERNMENT- the
fact
that God
RULES- the truth of THE KINGDOM
OF Goo-the very thing that is the
one and
on/y
true GOSPEL OF JESUS
CHRIST! And, secondly, to reveal–
preserved in writing for us TO–
DAY- what is to happen
"in the
latter days"
- actual ly within the
next two decades-THIS LAST
QUARTER OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
For US, Today!
This is no dry, dull, dead writing
for a people of 2,500 years ago.
This is LIVING, TREMENDOUS,
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NEWS
for
OUR DAY!
I t is
ad–
vance news
for us,
NOW.
News
befare it happens--of the most
colossal event of all earth's history
certain to occur
in your /ifetime–
during the very next few years!
This is THE TRUE GOSPEL!
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is
the very gospel Christ preached!
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is intended for you and me TODAv!
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i's vital that you UNDERSTAND!
Read, in your own Bible, Daniel
2, verses 28 through 35. In his
Th.e
PLAIN TRUTH