‘At The End of The Days’

‘But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days.

Daniel 12:13

So we arrive at the end of another year.  We cannot do so without considering that there comes the day when ‘time’ shall be no more.’  God gave to Daniel some insights into the future which He did not give to others. We profit from Daniel’s experiences.  As He completed His revelations to Daniel, God spoke to His servant personally and said ‘go your way till the end, for you shall rest, and will arise to your inheritance at the end of the days.’  Daniel was to continue in his normal routine and habit of life until he died; then he would ‘rest’ until the end of the age. At that point, along with the rest of those who have passed from this scene of time, he would ‘arise.’  Thessalonians tells us that, ‘the dead in Christ shall rise first.’ This was Daniel’s expectation. It is also our expectation. We believe the promise of Christ that He will come again ‘to receive us unto Himself that where He is, there we may be also.’  The ‘inheritance’ is, ‘so shall, we ever be with the Lord,’ in the ‘dwelling places’ which He has prepared for us. With this knowledge, Daniel could continue onward to his own proximate end and face death with equanimity of soul. He took the long look down the ages to the completion of the glorious work of Christ.  From where we are, we can take the long look as well. Christ has reserved our inheritance for us. He will do all that He has said.

Our Glorious, Living Lord,
we look forward to Your coming again.
We praise You that You will bring this age
to the conclusion which You have already determined
and that we shall reign with You.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning