Daniel 10

“But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.” (v. 21)

The angel is merely showing Daniel some things that are in the scriptures. There is no other vision than that of the Word of God. Those folks who profess to get a new revelation from God today are greatly mistaken. They may be sincere, but they are sincerely wrong. Even if the entire world believes otherwise, we are to believe the scriptures. The angel said that none else held to these things but Michael, but he knew it to be true anyway. If we know the truth, and are convinced that it is truth, nothing ought to sway us from it, nor anyone snatch it from us in deception or guile. This may be where Daniel had gotten the strength and courage to stand alone, against all odds; the angel stood in spite of all the wiles of the devil, and won the victory because of it. Notice vs. 12 and 13; the angel said that God heard Daniel’s prayer from the beginning, but it took twenty one days for the angel to get through the spiritual battlefield and answer his prayer. The spiritual warfare that we hear about in the churches today is true. There is a battle raging out there, and we are wise to seek the mercies of the Lord every day, and all the day long. We walk daily through enemy territory, and yet we have a great armor against the wiles of the devil; this “armor” is found in Christ.

Note here that the angels are aware of our plight here on earth, and concerned with us. God, of course, sends them, but they are truly sent for our good and our protection. Truly “Goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life…” (Psa. 23:6), “And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Yes, we are surrounded by “so great a cloud of witnesses”…(Heb. 12:1), and we would do well to maintain a good testimony before them; they may be at the judgment seat of Christ listening to our every word. Daniel had seen one of the chief angels, and even spoken with him.

Notice too, the similarity between Paul’s testimony on the road to Damascus (Acts 9), and the testimony of Daniel in verses 7-10. Paul was called to preach to the Gentiles as a sort of “special ambassador”, and Daniel was to preach and teach among the Gentiles of his captivity, to heathen kings. Those that were with Daniel, and those that were with Saul (Paul) were not mentioned again as doing anything special; God calls individuals and not organizations or groups. They did not have the privilege that Daniel and Paul had, which was speaking to the Lord in a two-way communication. Perhaps this is a good point for prayer. We do have the privilege of talking to the Lord, and coming before His throne of grace. Let us not take it too lightly.