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THE STORY OF DANIEL THE PROPHET

Stephen N. Haskell

“But go thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest and stand in thy
lot at the end of the days.” Daniel 12:13.

go down to the earth, to this servant of the

Lord, and clear up all doubts and uncertainty

in his mind in regard to the truth on which he

was perplexed.

Will anyone now raise the query, Does the

Lord hear prayer? Is he attentive to the wants

of his people? In view of this narrative, how

can we harbor the least vestige of doubt? No

sooner does Daniel’s prayer begin to ascend to

the throne than instruction comes forth from

God to Gabriel, to go down to the earth and

complete his mission to the prophet. With

alacrity he obeys. And the prophet says of him,

“Being caused to fly swiftly.” From the

beginning of Daniel’s prayer, as recorded in

Daniel 9, to that point in the prayer when

Gabriel appeared upon the scene (verse 20),