Reading for June 12th

Read Daniel 8.15-27 The archangel Gabriel serves as the messenger to humanity in 8.15-26; 9.21-27; Lk 1.11-20. In 1 Enoch 9 he intercedes on behalf of God's people and destroys the wicked. In Islam, he reveals the Quran to Muhammed. In verses 17-18: The (appointed) time of the end: The end of Antiochs' persecution. In verse 25: Not by human hands: God will act. In verse 26: Seal up the vision: Although given to Daniel in the second century (compare Isa 8.16; 29.11-12; 30.8; 34.16-17). Comments or Questions..