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The Sealed Battle Plan of God
Later in the Book of Daniel, the angel told Daniel to seal up the prophecy given to him. "But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased" (Daniel 12:4). Why would the LORD go through all the trouble of revealing His prophetic program to Daniel, only to tell Daniel to "shut up the words, and seal the book"?
It appears that the LORD will divulge His battle plans only on a "need-to-know" basis. "Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand" (Daniel 12:10). Those hypocritical that are truly not seeking the LORD will be unaware of what the LORD is accomplishing in the affairs of man. "O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?" (Matthew 16:3). Again, "None of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the LORD of Glory" (1Corinthians 2:8).
Unfortunately, the world has taught its own to value all the wrong things, i.e., "the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life" (1John 2:16). With this warped sense of reality, the world system has produced generations of "murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage" (Jude 16). How can such an evil generation understand or appreciate the "manifold Wisdom of God" (Ephesians 3:10)? They will not understand. Again, "None of the wicked shall understand" (Daniel 12:10). Just look at those who are "at home" in this world. They are completely deceived. "For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape" (1Thessalonians 5:3).
The Holy Spirit is the source of teaching for the Saints. "But the Anointing [the Holy Spirit] which ye have received of Him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same Anointing teacheth you of all things, and is Truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in Him" (1John 2:27). Knowledge of God's prophetic battle plan is dispensed only by the Spirit of God.
"Howbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth, is come, He will guide you into all Truth: for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear, that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come" (John 16:13). The same Spirit that shows the Saints "things to come", prevents the enemy from obtaining Understanding of His battle plans-- even though the enemy has access to the same Scripture of Truth, which the Saints possess. "But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are Spiritually discerned" (1Corinthians 2:14).
Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, faced an overwhelming enemy, that the LORD promised to defeat, if they would "believe in the LORD [their] God" (2Chronicles 20:20). Even as the LORD gives His people deliverance and peace, He gives confusion to the enemy! "22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir [who were supposedly allies], utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another [self-destruction]" (2Chronicles 20:22-23).
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