Page 11 - 12 INTRODUCTION TO THE LAST VISION - CHAPTER 10

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.

One may wonder how Gabriel worked. Details

are not given, but one thing is sure: until the

moment of a nation’s rejection, angels are

always in the midst of their councils. Men will

be led to take positions for the truth, not

knowing the real reason for their own

decisions. The Holy Watcher is a constant

witness in legislative halls to-day, and every

just decree is the result of an impulse from the

throne of God. This influence was at work in

the heart of Cyrus, and so pressing were the

petitions offered by Daniel that Christ himself

came in person to help Gabriel. To Daniel

doubtless it seemed that his prayer was

unheard, but God was working out the answer

in a way unknown to the prophet. Had he

ceased to make intercession at the end of one

week, or at the end of two weeks, the history