Why has the Lord prophesied so much throughout the Bible about today?

[luigi]

2 hours ago, luigi said:

What is the reason the Lord used prophets millennia ago to prophecy about today? And why was this data kept secret, where even when Daniel inquired of the Lord about the meaning of the metaphors shown him, he was told to go on his way, that the information was closed up and sealed until the time of the end (Daniel 12:9)?

Daniel 12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

Imagine the Lord informing Daniel in the sixth century BC that the he-goat who traversed the whole earth from the West without touching the ground (Daniel 8:5) to annihilate Iraq and Iran (Daniel 8:7 & 20) during the end times (Daniel 8:17 & 19), represented a powerful nations air force. It would have caused Daniel even more confusion. This is one reason why Daniel was not informed on the meaning of the metaphorical events shown him. So too, another reason why these data were presented as metaphor and not their true interpretation would have been their having been dismissed as someone's flight of fantasy, rather than being God inspired prophesy.  

The same would have be true if this information was never related to Daniel, but was instead related to someone today, to when these events would be occurring;--most people would simply write the individual off as having some ulterior motive, or being a lunatic, and not having Gods illumination. The Lord therefore used prophets millennia ago, to inform us today that our current trajectory in our love for the things of this world are going to bring about the chaos we are only beginning to see today.

Daniel 8:5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes.

[Dennis1209]

The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed; the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed.1 The Lord was not going to give any details to Satan on His plans of redemption or His chosen people, the Jews.  

Daniel did not understand much of what he was inspired to write. An angel was sent to him to interpret some of it, and prayer, fasting, and supplications revealed some of it.

Daniel 12:4 (KJV) 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.

The above was not for Daniel to know or interpret; it would not affect him or his people until millennia later, during the end times. I recently commented on another thread about the above verse, which has a deeper meaning than the obvious we observe today.

The books of Daniel and Revelation go hand in hand. About one-third of our Bible is prophetic. Almost half of biblical prophecy has been fulfilled; the other half is yet to be fulfilled, and I suspect this generation will see its completion.

 

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1. "World Vision: 1940 Volume Six." 1940,  https://core.ac.uk/download/80296321.pdf.

 

[WilliamL]

On 9/24/2023 at 7:59 AM, luigi said:

What is the reason the Lord used prophets millennia ago to prophecy about today?

So that people at the time of the end will be without excuse when God's time of judgment comes. Thousands of years of advance warning...

[Shilohsfoal]

35 minutes ago, WilliamL said:

So that people at the time of the end will be without excuse when God's time of judgment comes. Thousands of years of advance warning...

99 percent of all those prophecies about the time of the end is about Israel.

[Shilohsfoal]

On 9/24/2023 at 2:27 PM, Dennis1209 said:

The Old Testament is the New Testament concealed; the New Testament is the Old Testament revealed.1 The Lord was not going to give any details to Satan on His plans of redemption or His chosen people, the Jews.  

Daniel did not understand much of what he was inspired to write. An angel was sent to him to interpret some of it, and prayer, fasting, and supplications revealed some of it.

Daniel 12:4 (KJV) 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.

The above was not for Daniel to know or interpret; it would not affect him or his people until millennia later, during the end times. I recently commented on another thread about the above verse, which has a deeper meaning than the obvious we observe today.

The books of Daniel and Revelation go hand in hand. About one-third of our Bible is prophetic. Almost half of biblical prophecy has been fulfilled; the other half is yet to be fulfilled, and I suspect this generation will see its completion.

 

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1. "World Vision: 1940 Volume Six." 1940,  https://core.ac.uk/download/80296321.pdf.

 

The majority of Daniels people ignore Daniels prophecy concerning the end. They've been taught by their teachers that Daniels prophecies concerning the time of the end were fulfilled around 167 bc.

Daniel 12:10

Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will understand.
 

[luigi]

7 hours ago, WilliamL said:

So that people at the time of the end will be without excuse when God's time of judgment comes. Thousands of years of advance warning...

Good answer. Especially, considering the numerous Nietzsche type philosophies emerging, which finds all sorts of fleshly indulgences acceptable, when they are not.