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Knowledge Increasing
By Rob Pue August 2025
what I’d like to focus on here. Do you realize that the wheel was in- vented in 3,000 BC? If the earth is ap- proximately 6,000 years old, that means it took man a thousand years to invent the wheel. The printing press was in- vented in 1450 AD. That’s a time span of 4,450 years. But it was only 379 years later, in 1829, that the first electric motor was invented. By the 1830s, Samuel Morse invented the telegraph and long-distance communication was now possible using Morse Code. But by 1876, this was already becoming out- dated technology, when the first tele- phone was invented. Twenty-seven years later, in 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first powered flight in the world’s first airplane, al- though man had already taken flight in “gliders” by 1890. Flight became rapidly advanced, with airplanes being used heavily in World War 1 and 2, and of course, then there was the birth of air travel becoming common for regular cit- izens, and then by 1950 jet engines be- came commonplace. And of course, there was the rapid ad- vancement of boats and ships...from Noah’s ark to crude canoes and boats, fishing boats, sailboats powered by wind, then ships built for military use, also first powered by wind, which rap- idly advanced to coal-powered engines. Long distance travel now became possi- ble for the average person on luxury lin- ers. Today we have nuclear submarines, and floating five-star hotels in the form of enormous cruise ships with every amenity you could imagine.
One could spend an entire lifetime in deep study and never fully digest or comprehend all that’s shared with us in the book of Daniel. It’s so richly filled with information, revelations and mys- teries. Admittedly, Daniel can be difficult to understand or interpret, but that doesn’t mean it should be overlooked or that we should remain at the elementary school level of understanding only the Sunday School story of Daniel in the lion’s den. Because this book is infi- nitely more deep and rich. In Daniel 10, we read about Daniel being visited by a heavenly being. This angel told Daniel that his prayers were heard immediately, but the angel was delayed for 21 days, as he wrestled with the demonic “Prince of Persia,” who tried to stop him from getting to Daniel. For those who don’t know, Persia is modern day Iran, and I believe the Prince of Per- sia is still very much active there. And after the angel gave Daniel his message, he stated that he was return- ing to fight the Prince of Persia once more. So, the message he brought — a prophecy of what is to come on the earth, was extremely important and we should pay attention. After telling Daniel about the future, we get to Daniel 12, where we have this: “At that time Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation, even to that time.
of the wicked shall understand, but the wise shall understand.’”
And at that time your people shall be de- livered, every one who is found written in the book. “And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and ever- lasting contempt. Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the fir- mament. And those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.” After giving Daniel this prophecy, the angel said, “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; (when) many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” In Daniel 12:8-10, we read Daniel’s re- sponse to the angel: “Although I heard, I did not understand. Then I said, ‘My lord, what shall be the end of these things?’ And he said, ‘Go your way, Daniel, for the words are closed up and sealed ‘til the time of the end. Many shall be purified, made white, and refined, but the wicked shall do wickedly; and none
Even Daniel did not understand, but was told that at the time of the end, the righteous and wise will understand the words that were “sealed up” — and that time of the end will come when knowl- edge will be increased and many will run to and fro. I think we can all admit, we’d like to know exactly when “the time of the end” will be. Will it be any day now? Will it be in our lifetimes? That’s not for us to know. No one knows the day or the hour, except the Father in heaven. Our job is to faithfully carry out our duties in His name while we’re here, doing the work He’s called and equipped us to do. But as we study God’s Word, we can read the signs of the times we’re living in, and specifically, in addition to great trouble and tribulation, the likes of which no one has seen before or will ever see, we know that knowledge will be increased at the time of the end. That’s
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