2. DRAMA OF THE AGES FLY THROUGH HISTORY WITH THE ANCIENT BOOK 17. DANIEL'S MYSTERIOUS TIMELINE

3. The years had rolled by; years filled mostly with a sad tale of apostasy and rebellion against God.

4. Israel was now in captivity this time in the kingdom of Babylon.

5. We may well ask, why does God allow His people to be oppressed by heathen nations when they have themselves turned from God and followed heathen ways?

6. It served two main purposes, it showed Israel the vanity of the heathen worship and it brought the heathen in contact with at least some who knew God's truth and could share it.

7. God always has a few who do not forsake Him and follow popular ways.

8. One of these was Daniel. Taken at a young age to the Great city of Babylon, he served in the court of the king.

9. Because of his faithfulness, God chose to use him as a prophet even there in Babylon.

10. God sent a dream to the King and no one could interpret it but Daniel, later God gave many prophetic dreams to Daniel himself.

11. Many of the prophets were primarily concerned with pleading with the people of the time to return to God, but Daniel was give long range prophecies, leading to our time and beyond.

12. One of the prophecies is called 'The Mystery of God'.

13. Finally after eons had past with people looking by faith to the future Savior, it pinpointed when the work of the Messiah and the Great Sacrifice was going to be made.

14. We will put a chart here of this prophecy

16. DRAMA OF THE AGES Continues: 18. IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME