Dreams, visions and words from God are often extremely vivid and dramatic. As we have stated, Daniel, like Revelation is apocalyptic … it’s about the last days. God is not only getting the attention of His spokesman (prophet), He is through the prophet getting the attention of the hearers. In God using images like animals […]
Having dealt with the historical environment, Daniel now turns to what many will call “apocalyptic literature”. The Book of Revelation is also called The Apocalypse. The word simply means “revelation” and in Daniel and Revelation its target is “eschatological events” or if you like, the Doctrine of the Last Things. Also note that Daniel does […]
I suppose as a teenager I was disinterested in studying. I liked English when Mr. Peacock brought a painting along and we needed to tell the class what we saw. He taught us how to “read” a painting to capture what the painter’s intent was. I would want to say I hated Mathematics the most, […]
You have heard people say … “I’ll get you back” or “you will pay for this”. Others with a milder temperament say … “the wheel turns” or “your time is coming”. If you are honest you will agree that whatever your temperament, you, if not have said or at least thought of revenge and curses […]
Have you been forced into a corner where you have been compelled to do something that you don’t want to do? Maybe it was falling prey to the AARTO act, having to pay huge fines only to find out those laws were unconstitutional. You have heard the saying “Chose your fights.” That is, make certain […]
Often we could be a blood hungry people. Someone does wrong, be it in politics or business and we want their head to roll. We have seen the Minister of Tourism, Lindiwe Sisulu’s comments on the South African Constitution. She was rebuked by the Deputy Chief Justice and many other critics only to find herself […]
A few days ago I concluded my personal devotions in the Book of Joshua. He had the mammoth task of settling the Israelites in the Promised Land of Canaan. There were wars to fight and disputes to settle but by the time his death was insight, he had accomplished the task. The last two chapters […]
Do all laws drafted in a country have the right intent and motive? Yesterday we saw that “The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) has been ruled unconstitutional and invalid by the Pretoria High Court.” This was after many people had paid many fines and some most likely jailed and their vehicles impounded. […]
All laws in the country ought to be crafted for the benefit of the people of the state’s wellbeing and not for punishment and revenue purposes exclusively. I collected two paragraphs from an article on “AARTO” from “News24”. The Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act (AARTO) has been ruled unconstitutional and invalid by the […]
Yesterday we completed the Daily Notes on the Apostles Creed. There is one last matter relating to the Creed that I would like to deal with today before we return to “Dare to be a Daniel”. Most people live on earth without any thought to who we really are and where we are really heading […]