Stories From Daniel: Chapters 7-12

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In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying in bed. He wrote down the substance of his dream. ² Daniel said: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. ³ Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea. ⁴ “The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it. ⁵ “And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’ ⁶ “After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule. ⁷ “After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns. ⁸ “While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully. (Daniel 7:1-8 NIV)

⁹ “As I looked, “thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His clothing was as white as snow; the hair of his head was white like wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze. ¹⁰ A river of fire was flowing, coming out from before him. Thousands upon thousands attended him; ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. The court was seated, and the books were opened. ¹¹ “Then I continued to watch because of the boastful words the horn was speaking. I kept looking until the beast was slain and its body destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire. ¹² (The other beasts had been stripped of their authority, but were allowed to live for a period of time.) ¹³ “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence. ¹⁴ He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. (Daniel 7:9-14 NIV)

: Humans and their kingdoms become violent beasts when they worship power and pride instead of worshiping God as their true King.

: Jesus took the beastly violence of all humanity on himself through his death and resurrection. He rules and reigns as the true king and will one day return to fully redeem and restore his kingdom.

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What’s Happening at Crossroads

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MISSIONS CONFERENCE

The Missions Conference is coming up next month and we will be hosting all of our Mission Partners here at Crossroads from July 16th through 20th. We have a couple of special events we invite you to participate in. Learn more about our Mission Partners.
• Dinner at Bel-Air Events on July 17th at 6:30 p.m. Tickets will be $30 per ticket, children 12 and under will be $20 per ticket. You can sign up online or at the Next Steps Area. Last day for sign-ups is July 13th.
• Missions Fair will take place at the Crossroads South Cafe on July 20th from 4 to 6 p.m. All of our Mission Partners will set up a table to talk about their individual mission and passion for mission work. There will be light hors d’oeuvres served from all over the world.

MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL CAMP

If you’re going into 7th through 12th grade you don’t want to miss our camp at Epworth this summer! The middle and high school summer camp will be from Sunday, July 6 through Friday, July 11, at Epworth Forest Conference Center in North Webster. To register your student.

SUMMER LUNCHES

Crossroads is going to help fill in the gap this summer for student lunches. We are going to handle the Bon Air Park distribution site. We will serve a hot meal and distribute food (“Buddy Bags”) from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays starting June 4th, running through July 23rd. If you’re interested in helping or for more info.

We are Blessed to Bless

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