DANIEL'S FINAL
INHERITANCE

We have studied the great prophecies of Daniel; we have examined the stories of Daniel. We have seen how the stories illustrate the end-time crisis predicted in the prophecies.

The book of Daniel has given us tremendous insights into what has happened in the past and what will happen in the future. We have learned that God is in control of human events, that the whole world is headed toward that grand, climactic event of history, the second coming of Jesus. But the book of Daniel does not end with merely the recitation of world events; it also focuses on the ultimate kingdom that the saint inherit. That is the major focal point of most of the prophecies. We cannot end this study of the book of Daniel without one final focus on our glorious inheritance. To do this we will study not only what the book of Daniel says about the final inheritance, but also what the book of Revelation reveals about the final home of the redeemed.

1. What was Daniel told that he would do until the very end? Daniel 12:13

   You will

   NOTE: Daniel was told that he, like all God's saint who have died, will rest in the grave until Jesus comes and resurrects him.
   

2. When the consummation of all things happens, where will Daniel rise? Daniel 12:13

   And then at the end of the days you will rise to receive your allotted

   NOTE: Daniel, too, shall receive the grand inheritance of the saints. The book of Daniel ends with this triumphant note for its writer. He who was faithful through all the tribulations of ancient Babylon will receive his final inheritance. Likewise the people of God in the last days can take courage. They may go through troubling times as Daniel did, but like Daniel, they shall receive their final inheritance at the time of the end.
   

3. How has Daniel described this final inheritance? Daniel 2:44

   In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a that will never be destroyed.

   NOTE: The final inheritance of the saints is spoken of as a kingdom. It is not a mystical, spiritual place, but a living reality, a kingdom.
   

4. What will be given to the Son of man at the time of the end? Daniel 7:13-14

   His is an everlasting ...
   His is one that will never be destroyed.

   NOTE: The inheritance that Jesus receives for is people is real. It is an actual dominion, a real kingdom.
   

5. To whom does Jesus give this kingdom and dominion? Daniel 7:27
   
   Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the , the people of the Most High.
   
6. As a result of the judgment, what do the saints possess? Daniel 7:22

   The time came when they possessed the

   NOTE: Throughout the book of Daniel it is very clear that this final inheritance that Daniel, along with all the redeemed, receives is a real kingdom. So many people think of heaven as a place where the saints float on clouds and strum harps. But the Bible pictures heaven, the final inheritance of God's people, as being a kingdom. The very words "kingdom" and "dominion" indicate the reality of our inheritance.
   

   THE REALITY OF HEAVEN

   

7. What does Jesus call the inheritance of the saints? Matthew 25:34
   
   Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the prepared for you since the creation of the world.
   
8. Where is this kingdom located now? John 14:1-3

   In my Father's are many rooms....I am going there to prepare a for you.

   NOTE: The inheritance given the saints is real. There is a special place prepared for them by Jesus. That place is in the Father's house. The Father's house is heaven. What a glorious privilege God has given us! A special place has been prepared for us in heaven itself! Jesus has prepared that place especially for you! A place is already prepared for you in the Father's house.
   

9. When do the saints go to heaven? John 14:3

   I will come back and you to be with me that you also may be where I am.

   NOTE: God's people are received into the kingdom of heaven at the second coming of Jesus. When Jesus comes, all of the redeemed go to heaven with Him.
   

10. How long do the righteous spend in Heaven? Revelation 20:6

    And will reign with him for a thousand

    NOTE: Those who rise in the first resurrection have the privilege of spending 1000 years in heaven with Jesus.
    

11. At the end of the 1000 years, what does God create? Revelation 21:1-2

    a new and a new

    NOTE: At the end of the 1000 years the wicked are completely destroyed and cease to exist. The earth is then recreated and becomes the home of God's people.
    

12. What did Jesus say the meek would eventually inherit? Matthew 5:5

    for they will inherit the

    NOTE: After spending 1000 years in heaven, this recreated earth is given to God's people for their inheritance.
    

13. What kind of bodies will the saints have in the new earth? Phillippians 3:21

    And will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his body.

    NOTE: Our bodies will be like Jesus' glorified, resurrected body.
    

14. What kind of body did Jesus have after the resurrection? Luke 24:36-43

    A ghost does not have and , as you see I have.

    NOTE: Jesus' resurrected body had flesh and bones; He ate before the disciples. Everything about His body indicated that it was real. It was not a "spirit" body; it was a physical body. Likewise, the saints will have bodies like Jesus' body. Since we will have real physical bodies, we will recognize and know each other, just as the disciples knew their resurrected Lord.
    

15. What kind of activities will the saints do in the new earth? Isaiah 65:17, 21, 22

    They will houses and dwell in them;
    They will vineyards and eat their fruit.

    NOTE: The Bible describes real people doing real activities in the new earth. Heaven is not a flimsy fiction made up of harps, clouds and spirits, but a living reality.
    

    WHAT WILL THE NEW EARTH
    BE LIKE?

    

16. How does the Bible describe the beauty of the new earth? Isaiah 35:1-2

    The desert and the parched land will be glad;
    the wilderness will rejoice and

    NOTE: A desert is the most dreary place one can imagine in the present earth, but the Bible says in the new earth the desert will blossom. Can you even begin to imagine what the rest of the world will look like? Heaven will be beautiful!
    

17. How does the Bible describe the peacefulness of the new earth? Isaiah 65:25

    The wolf and the lamb will feed

    NOTE: Imagine the ferocious wolf and the gentle lamb feeding together. No more wonderful picture of peace could be given than this. The new earth will be a peaceful home. No more wars, no more bloodshed, no more strife. Heaven will be peaceful.
    

18. What will God finally remove from the new earth? Revelation 21:4

    He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more or mourning or crying or for the old order of things has passed away.

    NOTE: What wondrous hope; what a glorious future! No death, no pain, no tears, no suffering! No wonder the new earth will be a happy home.
    

19. What will the inhabitant not say in the new earth? Isaiah 33:24
    
    I am
    
20. What happens to those who have had deformities in this world? Isaiah 35:5, 6

    Then will the eyes of the blind be
    and the ears of the deaf
    Then will the lame like a deer,
    and the tongue of the dumb for joy.

    NOTE: Absolutely fantastic! Imagine the sight as the scales fall from the blind man's eyes and he sees Jesus; as the lame man dances for joy and the deaf hears the voice of Jesus calling! In this picture of the new earth there is no deformity. Everyone is fully restored.
    

21. Where does the New Jerusalem come to? Revelation 21:2, 3

    I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming out of heaven from God.... Now the dwelling of God is with and he will live with them.

    NOTE: The New Jerusalem in which God lives comes to the new earth. God's brings his home to live on the new earth with mankind.
    

22. How does the Bible describe the New Jerusalem? Revelation 21:11
    
    It shone with the of God.
    
23. Describe the glorious holy city. Revelation 21:12-21
    
    1. gates
       
    2. foundations, and on them were the names of the apostles of the Lamb
       
    3. The city was laid out like a
       
    4. stadia in length.
       
    5. its wall...was cubits
       
    6. The wall was made of
       
    7. the city of pure , as pure as glass.
       
    8. streets....of pure like transparent glass.

    NOTE: What an amazing, absolutely perfect city! 12000 stadia is about 1590 miles in circumference, or about 397 miles on a side, containing about 158,187 square miles, equaling the size of Kansas and Nebraska together. The wall, being 144 cubits or 252 feet high, makes this an absolutely glorious city, unlike any city ever seen on planet earth.
    

    GOD'S HOME IS ON EARTH

    

24. Who will live in the new earth? Revelation 22:3

    The throne of God and of the will be in the city.

    NOTE: Heaven, God's home, will be brought to the new earth, and there God will live.
    

25. Who will the righteous see in the new earth? Revelation 22:4

    They will see his , and his name will be on their foreheads

    NOTE: This is the glorious good news of heaven: Jesus will be there! The one who died for us will be our constant companion. That's what makes it heaven; Without Jesus it wouldn't be heaven. That must be the real reason that we want to go to heaven. We are so in love with Jesus that we want to see Him who died for us.
    

26. How can I be there? Psalm 24:3, 4

    He who has hands and a heart.

    NOTE: The only way to be there is to have clean hands and a pure heart: the way of forgiveness through a dying saviour and the way of a new heart and power to live through a living Jesus. When the Lord of heaven sweeps through the gates of the New Jerusalem with the redeemed of all ages the questions is asked, "By what right do you enter here," and the answer returns in bold refrain, "We come by the blood-red banner of Calvary." There is no other way to come, no other door, no other gate. Everyone who enters the city will come by the way of the cross. Will you lift its banner now by an act of deliberate choice? There is no compulsion, just an appeal. But it means life, eternal life. Will you accept it?
    

27. What is the final invitation of Scripture? Revelation 22:17

    The Spirit and the bride say,
    And let him who hears say,
    Whoever is thirsty, let him , ...
    let him take the free gift of the water of life.

    NOTE: God's invitation is open to everyone. You have studied the great truths of the Word of God in this Daniel Study. You have come face to face with Jesus and have been asked to establish a personal relationship with Him through daily Bible study, daily prayer, and weekly Sabbath-keeping. The only ones who enter the holy city are those who have established this relationship with Jesus. The only way to begin this relationship is by accepting Him as your own Saviour and Lord.
    

28. Do you wish to build a relationship with Jesus through daily Bible study, daily prayer, and weekly Sabbath-keeping, that you may be among the people who enter the holy city?

    Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14 NIV

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