The document discusses whether the future can be known. It references several Bible passages about prophecies that were fulfilled, such as Daniel's vision of kingdoms and Isaiah's prophecy of Cyrus letting God's people go free. However, it also notes that only God knows the exact day and time of future events like Jesus' return, and that people should say "if it is the Lord's will" when making plans. The overall message is that while the Bible contains prophecies that came true, only God fully knows the future.

6. "But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of
heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.”
- Matthew 24:36 NASB
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8. HEAD OF GOLD
KINGDOM OF BABYLON (626-539 BC)
CHEST & ARMS OF
SILVER
KINGDOM OF MEDES & PERSIANS (539-331
BC)
BELLY & THIGHS OF
BRONZE
KINGDOM OF GREECE (~331 BC - &
following)
LEGS & FEET OF IRON &
CLAY
ROME (~63 BC - 5th Century AD)
THE
VISION
OF
DANIEL

9. 1 Thus says the LORD to Cyrus His anointed,
Whom I have taken by the right hand,
To subdue nations before him
And to loose the loins of kings;
To open doors before him so that gates will not be shut:
- Isaiah 45:1 NASB
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10. 13“I have aroused him in righteousness
And I will make all his ways smooth;
He will build My city and will let My exiles go free,
Without any payment or reward,” says the LORD of hosts.
- Isaiah 45:13 NASB
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11. 1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, in order to fulfill the
word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, the LORD stirred up the
spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout
all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying: 2 “Thus says Cyrus
king of Persia, ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, has given me all the
kingdoms of the earth and He has appointed me to build Him a house
in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. 3 ‘Whoever there is among you of all
His people, may his God be with him! Let him go up to Jerusalem
which is in Judah and rebuild the house of the LORD, the God of
Israel; He is the God who is in Jerusalem. 4 ‘Every survivor, at
whatever place he may live, let the men of that place support him with
silver and gold, with goods and cattle, together with a freewill offering
for the house of God which is in Jerusalem.’”
- Ezra 1:1-4 NASB
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13. The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.
- Proverbs 16:9 NASB
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14. 13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or
that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14
Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your
life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
15Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do
this or that.”
- James 4:13-15 NASB
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15. 6 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who
afflict you, 7 and to give relief to you who are afflicted and to us as well
when the Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty
angels in flaming fire, 8 dealing out retribution to those who do not
know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.
9 These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the
presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power,
- 2 Thessalonians 1 NASB
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16. For we will all
stand before
the judgment
seat of God.
- Romans
14:10