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DANIEL AND THE REVELATION-Uriah Smith
~The Response of History to the Voice of Prophecy~
Chapter 10 – Daniel’s Last Vision
the palace of the king, and Gabriel appears to
Daniel to acquaint him with the progress of
events. From the first, said he, your prayer
was heard; but during these three weeks
which you have devoted to prayer and fasting,
the king of Persia has resisted my influence
and prevented my coming.
Such was the effect of prayer. And God has
erected no barriers between himself and his
people since Daniel’s time. It is still their
privilege to offer up prayer as fervent and
effectual as his, and, like Jacob, to have power
with God, and to prevail.
Who was Michael, who here came to Gabriel’s
assistance? The term signifies, “He who is like
God;” and the Scriptures clearly show that
Christ is the one who bears this name. Jude
(verse 9) declares that Michael is the
