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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.

to sell or prepare to leave, for the army came

also, and the Babylonian and Medo-Persian

forces met in open battle. The Babylonians

were defeated, and returned within the

fortifications of the city.

The gates were closed and the siege began.

Those who were now in Babylon must live or

die with the Babylonians, except God stay the

hand of the destroyer.

The climax was reached by the greatest of

earthly governments. All heaven was alive

with anxiety. Only man was asleep to his

impending destruction.