The Angel Had Insight into the Future (TMF:1221)

Monday, September 23, 2019
Peace to Live By: The Angel Had Insight into the Future (TMF:1221) - Daniel Litton
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       God has already decided what he is going to do in the future, and he was about to give Daniel some keen insight into some of these things, as he had already been doing in the previous chapters. So, Daniel’s prayer got answered with the angels help. And notice how the angel says that after he tells Daniel the things God has appointed for him to hear, that he will have to go fight against, again, the prince of Persia. The angel himself already had insight into his own future, for he said that after he would fight against the prince of Persia, that he would in fact then face off with the prince of Greece. And, again, he says in verse 21 that he is going to need the angel Michael’s help in warding off these demonic forces. And that it will only be him and Michael to fight them. But notice how he says, “there is none who contends by my side against these except Michael, your prince” (ESV). He calls Michael the angel Daniel’s prince. This is interesting because it seems to signify that Michael is in fact Daniel’s guardian angel. Now, if he was Daniel’s guardian angel, it seems to indicate that this angel was not always with him.