GN Commentary: May 14, 2009 - Kindle and Daniel's Curious Prophecy

The Bible contains answers to burning questions about God, prophecy and his plan and purpose for you. So, pick up your Bible (or your Kindle, if you prefer) and study the scriptures. See if God may be calling you.

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Video Transcript

The new Kindle is here. The Kindle DX is a technological marvel. It's a wireless device that holds up to 3,500 books, periodicals and documents; lasts up to two weeks on a single charge; and is about a third of an inch thick. It can download books in 60 seconds and read them to you if you want. We really are living in amazing times. In fact, the kindle reminds me of a curious prophecy in the book of Daniel. It foretells the time of the end when "many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." (Daniel 12:4)

There is no doubt that information access has increased exponentially with laptops, smart phones and Kindles. The prophecy refers to people in search of spiritual knowledge not finding it, even though plenty of data is available. God told Daniel certain information is "sealed" and hidden.  

So if you have all this information available to you, including several versions of the Bible, commentaries and other religious books, why can't you decipher prophecy and the will of God? Because that is revealed knowledge.

Christ tells us, "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him..."  (John 6:44) You see, God must open our minds and hearts to understand His revealed knowledge and that is only happening with a "remnant" or a "small flock," as described in scripture.

The prophet Daniel was told to "Shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase." (Daniel 12:4)  We are living in the "end time", knowledge has been multiplied, and spiritual insight is being revealed to a select few. Is God calling you? Do you desire that revealed knowledge that can only come from God?

The Bible contains answers to burning questions about God, prophecy and his plan and purpose for you. So, pick up your Bible (or your Kindle, if you prefer) and study the scriptures. See if God may be calling you.

For GN Magazine, I'm Dave Register.