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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.

least perversion of truth, no matter how slight,

brings death.

In order to vindicate himself before the

universe, God bestowed all manner of

blessings upon this earthly kingdom which

Satan boastingly claimed as his own. Wisdom

was given to the people of Babylon, the holy

Watcher protected the king on his throne, and

God gave power to the ruler in battle, making

him a conqueror. It was God who caused the

tree to reach unto heaven, and gave strength

and beauty to its branches. Everything by way

of warning and entreaty was used by Infinite

Wisdom to cause the Babylonians to see the

difference between the true and the false, and

lead them to choose the true. It is one of the

most forcible commentaries in earth’s history