(Men God Made) Daniel — Willie Mullan

So the book of Daniel this evening, and I think that this is a very precious study because I think we'll learn things here that should be good for all of us in the days to come. Nice to see Kenny Elliot there this evening, the Presbyterian, the free boy, if I go on like that I'll be in trouble.

The free Presbyterian minister from Portadown. It's nice of you to come and I thank you for coming. You see Daniel is known as the prisoner who became the president of one of the greatest Gentile world empires that ever existed.

He became the president of the Babylonish Gentile world empire. It's believed by all the scholars that he was taken prisoner when he was a boy at 16 years of age and taken down to Babylon. And we'll prove tonight that he was there for at least 70 years.

And he must have been somewhere about 86 years of age when he went through his reward. He's a great character, God took him into the school of the boy. Because we're not trying to expound the book of Daniel this evening.

We want to see Daniel in God's school and we're trying to trace the techniques that God used as he brought him from class to class and eventually he graduated as the mighty man of God. He was the president of the five different kings and that says a lot for his character.

And yet you know there is more open venom, diabolical criticism poured on Daniel's name. Than I think on any other name apart from Christ. I don't know why. But the personality of Daniel and the prophecy of Daniel, the book of Daniel, the writings of Daniel, the sayings of Daniel.

All have just held up to ridicule all the time. And I can't understand this. It may well be that he lived such a life and brought such glory to God that the old devil is still after him. I can remember going to Queens many years ago.

Actually it was during the war. Mind you that Hitler's war, 1944 I think it was. And I went to prove at Queens University that Hitler could not win this war. And that was taking something upon my shoulders being just a young fellow.

And I remember the place was crowded and professors were there by the stores and well I think maybe there was 800 people there altogether. And I took this book of Daniel very carefully. And proved as I could do now that well the communists could never be a world empire.

They would never rule the world. Or Germany could never rule the world and so on. And I think I'm remembering right when I say I preached for about an hour and ten minutes. And when I was coming out an old professor down around his shoulders with a beard on.

And there's nothing wrong with the beard because our Lord had a beard. They plucked the hairs from his cheek so we mustn't criticize like that. But he came out beside me he said you know as the master he better work.

I noticed you had no notes. I said the only note that any wish of me upon notes sir. He said I want to just show that I don't believe a word of it. Well I said you're invited to do that you know. He said you know there's no such person as Daniel.

And I don't know where this attack was planned or not but there were a crowd gathered round. I think they must have known he was going to attack on me. Remember I was a young fellow way back there. And this was a very old fashioned well learned professor.

He said we can prove there was no such person as Daniel. So the battle was in a row now. And I said professor you answer me a few questions please. Do you believe there was such a person as the Lord Jesus Christ?

He said of course I believe that Jesus Christ was real. I said now tell me this. Do you believe he was God's son? He said certainly I believe he was God's son. I said now tell me this without blinking.

Do you believe that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge were hidden in him? That's what Paul claims under inspiration. Hidden in him? I said all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. Tell me if you believe that.

Take a moment now. It's being examined very carefully. The Lord's going to start we might as well have a look. Because it's so easy to show that when you're getting asked questions it's not just as handy.

And I think that's what we've conquered the law of God in the course. Asking questions. So he needs to find out an answer now. He said I believe that all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge were in him.

Thank you. I'm not sure whether this is a kind question or not. Would you like to take this? Do you think that then he knew more than you know now? He said yes I do. Well I say that's enough for me. Because I'll tell you what he said about Daniel.

Jesus' Testimony to Daniel

Now you young fellows look at this. This is Matthew 24. Because you'll find these old critics running about one of these days. And you'll have to stand on your own two feet. But if you're only an ordinary five feet like me.

And you stand on your own two feet with a book in your hand. I can tell you that our Lord Jesus beat the devil with the book. If you can find it it's written. And if you convict the devil you can beat all the wee fellows the devil supports him.

Even if they are professors. I said professor I want you to see this. The Lord Jesus is talking in Matthew 24. And he said in verse 15. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation. Spoken of by Daniel at Losset.

Stand in the holy place. Our Lord Jesus Christ whom you have confessed. You know the news. He said there was a Daniel. You know Barbara does a professor. He actually said Daniel was prophets. Ah yes I think we've got to get the hold of this.

But our Lord Jesus Christ is not only putting his authentic mark upon the person of Daniel. And the prophetic office that he had. But on the writing of Daniel. Let's get that bit quite clear. Cause. When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation.

Spoken of by Daniel the prophet. And the way back there you know he has written this. You'll come across it all right. You see. We're just going back to the Lord now. If you look at your notes. And you'll find the authenticity.

It's stamped by our Lord's own stamp. There was such a person. And he was Daniel. And he was Daniel the prophet. And he penned the book. And our Lord Jesus is coping from it. And we go back there just to get this authenticity right.

Cause I find out as I go about the country. That here and there and yonder. In almost every quarter you'll find somebody. Getting up with diabolical venom against Daniel for some reason. And we'll need to be prepared for that.

And that's all we need with that this evening. Now let's go back to Daniel chapter one again. Fantasies of birth. And then the boyhood. Just to get this before we get them into the school at all. Now let's read from the beginning just to get the proper connection.

In the third year of the reign of Jehoram. King of Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon onto Jerusalem. Came the whole way from Babylon. And besieged Jerusalem. And the Lord gave Jehoram king of Judah into his hand.

Here the Lord was angry with his people. And the Lord was going to question them. So he gave them into the hand of the king of Babel. Was part of the vassals of the house of God. Which he the king of Babylon carried into the land of China.

To the house of his God. And he brought the vassals into the treasure house of his God. And the king, that is Nebuchadnezzar. Spoke unto Ashkenaz. The master of his units. That he should bring second of the children of Israel.

And of the king's seed and of the princes. And I want you to get the hold of that. Because the king has given. Very definite commandment here. To this Ashkenaz. And he is letting him know exactly what he requires him to do.

When they come to take the prisoners. Now when the word children of Israel is used here. It is in these children the king's seed and of the princes. I want you to get the hold of that. Now as you go down to verse 6.

We will come back to 4 and 5 in a moment. Now among these there of the children of Judah. Daniel. I want you to see that he belonged to the royal line. That's all. I don't know exactly where he was placed in the royal line.

Our own Prince Charles is next to the throne. And the Nicpol is founding out loud and clear. I don't know where Daniel was. But he was belonging to the king's seed all right. And he was one of the princes.

Now these are the boys that Ashkenaz was asked to apprehend and bring down. I think you can see the nobility that is attached to him without me going into it any further can't you? He belongs to the royal line.

He was of the king's seed. He was one of the young princes. So he was taken immediately. Now the Babylonians were no softies. Charles there not only did they want the nobility. Those who were in the royal line.

But look at verse 4. Children in whom there was no blemish. They stripped off these lads and had a good look at them you know. They weren't taking down cripples or anything like that. And their body was of his hands.

Well fabled. Strong lads had to pass a test. Just like you would go to join the Britain's army. They'll strip you off. And they'll examine every part of you. These boys were examined. This was just to see that they were okay.

They're not taking them down there. They have to be noble. Be it the royal line and so on. But their bodies must be right. Because a bit further than that. Put them through tests. Children in whom there was no blemish.

But well fabled. And skillful in all with them. Let's put the all in please. Top of the young scholars who could take their place almost in mastermind. Oh yeah the baboon in Wim o' Softies. The one just filling a caravan with boys you know.

Oh not at all. I'm sure he'll get the hold of this. Put it all put in here for all then. And it goes a bit further than that. Children in whom there was no blemish. But well fabled. Skillful in all with them.

And kind in knowledge. And on the standing trial did you get the hold of that? Because I wouldn't have made the grade. No. Fourth standard of the elementary school wouldn't have taken you in. These boys have a course in science.

Senior Babylonians. I'll tell you the Russians. I'm not hitting you. They will take you. And they will indoctrinate you. Which you would have to become from special before they started. Father Roosevelt took you to the back of the grave.

I think you can get the hold of this. I mustn't waste time. Get this fourth verse. Children in whom there was no blemish. But well fabled. Skillful in all wisdom. And cunning in knowledge. And on the standing trials.

Such as had ability in them to stand in the king's palace. And whom they might teach the learning. And the tongue of the calving. They were told to indoctrinate them all right. As far as this thing came from.

Babylonians stopped that. Daniel was picked up. Taken down. I think that will do us for his boyhood and his birth, won't it? And you can go back to the Lord. And you'll find authenticity stamped upon the whole story.

And you can go back to his birth. And you'll find nobility stamped upon it. And you can go back to his boyhood. And you'll find ability stamped upon it. I think that's good enough. Now I don't want to waste much time with the next bit.

Daniel's Prophetic Ministry

Because God's going to put them into the school now. And it's a very wonderful thing to be put into God's school. God was making him a prophet. And if we were to take the prophecies of Daniel this evening.

I tell you, he's done quite a lot before us. You see, I've done this book phrase for phrase several times. And you know that in this second chapter, don't you know that? This second chapter, he got this image right.

The head of gold and the arms and breasts of silver and the belly and thighs of brass. And the legs of iron and the feet and toes. And you know, he got a picture then. Of the times of the Gentiles. And we're away down now at the ten clues and they're fiddling about with it yet.

And it's nearly there. And one of these days the Lord will come and smash it for them, won't he? Well, I think you can see this quite clearly. And I don't think we should waste time there. You can read that whole second chapter sometime.

And you'll find he was a prophet. And if you go over to chapter five. You remember it was the right thing on the wall, but it's another thing. And that's what you must get the hold of. Nebuchadnezzar has passed on and their shelter is now upon the throne.

And you remember how he was going to insult God that evening. And then the fingers came right in on the wall. And all the soldiers and the magicians and the wise men of Babylon. And they were most upset, remember.

They couldn't read the writing. Only Daniel could read the writing. And then when you go through chapter seven. You'll find that he had this great vision of these four beasts. And we don't need to go into that.

And if you go to chapter eight you can find the ram and the he-goat. And the whole book is made up of the prophecies of Daniel. And I think we have that quite clearly. That's established. So if you go back to the Lord you'll get this mark of often disagreeing.

It's all right for me. If the Lord Jesus said there was a Daniel that's good enough for me. I'll follow him anyway. Not an old professor who doesn't know. No. If you go back to the book you'll see the nobility that was there.

And you'll see the nobility that was in the boy. And I think you can see the prophecies. Now God has taken this lad. He's taken him away from home. Away from his mother and father. And he's a prisoner you know.

Clever little fellow but he's a prisoner. And yet we want to go back to the first chapter again. You see I have to fiddle back and forwards because we have him in the school. And we find that Daniel was taken prisoner.

And the scholars believe that he must have been about sixteen years of age. And it says there. There's a but. That's the but that comes into this chapter. But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat.

Nor with the wine which he drank. And I think you can see the determination that's in this lad's heart. Absolutely wholly determined. He's not going to do this. And this was a very dangerous thing wasn't it?

He's a prisoner. And this is the food that he's supposed to take. And he refuses to do so. Just a lad you know. Because I think you know we need to look after the lads. The lads, the lasses we have in this class.

They don't know that I love them. The way I do. I shout and yell and do many things. But you mean more to me than I can ever tell you. And if I could be something in the hands of God. To make you something in the school of God.

Then I would die peacefully. And when I told you I'm very proud of it. Hearing you preaching at the tables. It gives both me good as well. Because I believe you see. If the boy or the girl determines in their hearts.

What man they'll turn out to be. And if they never determine when they're boys they'll never be men. They'll be boys all their life. Just to stand up there and to count it at times. Even when you're a boy.

And you mustn't be afraid you know. You mustn't be a fool either. Because watch this very carefully. The thing that Daniel purposed in his heart. He would not define himself with the person of the king's mate.

Nor with the wine which he drank. Therefore he requested. Of the tenth of the eunuchs that he might not define himself. As very carefully done wasn't it. Just went along and had a talk with this fellow that was over them.

Verse 10 says. And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel. I fear my lord the king who hath appointed you a meeting of it. For why should he see your faces worse. Liking than the children which are of your sort.

Then shall you make me endanger my head to the king. Then said Daniel to Nazar. Whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel. Prove thy servants. Fancy the good fellow talking to the boss like this.

Prove thy servants I beteach thee ten days. Let them give us host to eat and water to drink. Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee. And the countenance of the children that eat of the person of the king's mate.

And as thou seest deal with thy servants. So he consented to them in this matter. And proved them ten days. And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer. And fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's mate.

And thus Mary God took away the portion of the king. Be careful little fellow. You can see the wisdom. And the cunningness. And we're talking about being cunning in knowledge. And it's there all right.

But I want you to get the. The holy determination that was there. You'll find that. He was determined the whole way through. Now if we go from there. Over to. Let's go over to chapter six for a moment.

Daniel's Excellent Spirit and Blameless Life

Because I want to join this together. Now watch again because this is very careful. This is very worthwhile watching. There's another king. This is Darius you see. Because that's why I told you that he was.

Under five different kings while he was here. Now verse one says. It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred and twenty princes. Which would be over the whole kingdom. And over these three presidents.

Of whom Daniel was first. That the princes would count on a consort of them and the kings would have no doubt. Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes. Because an excellent spirit was in him.

And the kings thought to set him over the whole realm. He was doing mighty fine wasn't he? You see how he has graduated don't you? Now then the presidents and princes thought to find occasion against Daniel.

Because you see if the Lord is going to bless you. And you're going to be exalted. And mind you it's only the Lord that can exalt you. You always find that there will be people who will hate you. And will hate you without a cause.

And who will be jealous of you. And envious and do things against you. You must be prepared for all that. Don't think that you can be blessed of God without having all this happen to you. It happened to your Lord you know.

He hated him without a cause. And here they're thinking something against Daniel. Now this is the bit. Therefore then the presidents and princes thought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom.

But they could find none occasion of all. For as much as he was faithful neither was there any error or fault. Father Ned wants you to get the hold of this. Can you see this? No fault. It's home life.

Now you could go in and inspect his whole home life. Can't get any charge there. See the business life. And he is the first president of the kingdom you know. And you would know by looking at Jimmy Carter's face tonight on the screen.

That running a kingdom is not an easy thing. Oh the smile is nearly gone now. We used to get nothing but the smile. And Jim Carrey is finding it tight now. He's going to have to bother to fix it now isn't he.

I'll tell you this friends. When you're in the forefront of the whole thing. The leader in any shape or form. You've got a thousand problems haven't you. Oh well they could find no occasion in his private life.

Nor in his public life. He's living in government. Let me say this. Like Christ. Without a fault. Some of us can't live in his age of grace you know. Oh Daniel Levine Pablo. Why don't we learn. What I'm trying to say is this.

That God put this boy into this school. Of course he made them the prophets. Oh but they taught them purity of life. Wanted to get that when you go back to the life you will find purity. He wasn't going to do anything that would defile him.

He wasn't stooping to mean things. Oh what a lesson we forgot to learn. If this is the great class he's in just now. Then he's doing pretty well in it too. Why did he get the hold of this. Let's go back to chapter 6.

I think let's do chapter 6 then. Now these fellows. Listen to them talking in verse 5. Then said these men. We shall not sign any occasion against this Daniel. Except we sign it against him concerning the law of his God.

We're pretty sure about that these boys. No you see you go around to the house. He doesn't do anything wrong around there. No you see you look through the books of the kingdom. He's not doing anything wrong there.

The only way you'll find occasion against him. Is in the law of his God. This man really does what God wants him to do. We'll have to try to find out some way of getting him to break the law. But he'll not break it and we'll catch him off.

Listen to this. Then these presidents and princes ascended together to the king. And said thus unto him. King Darius lived forever. All the presidents of the kingdom. The governors and the princes and the consorts.

That was not true you know. Because Daniel wasn't there. Not all the presidents. And the captains had consulted together to establish a royal statute. And to make a firm decree that whosoever shall ask a petition.

Of any god or man for thirty days. Same as they all came. He shall be cast into the den of life. Nor all king establish a decree and sign the writing. That it be not changed according to the law of the nigs and Persians.

Which offereth not. Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree. Now I want you to get the whole of this. Because this is a very wonderful thing to me. They came to the conclusion. The only way we can catch this fella out is.

Is in his parents. It is sort of crazy now. And if we can get a decree signed. That people are not to pray for so many days. This fella won't obey. Now if people were trying to catch your phone. Do you think they would ever go to a prayer line?

For some of you you don't have a prayer line. I get saints who come to talk to me. And tell me this.

That we come on every day and on every day. For you. Without bowing the knee and a good hand. For the day.

And that's to say no. You will not obey. And I'm here 26 years. And you've never been at a prayer meeting yet. And I don't know whether you're going to heaven or not. Don't you try to bluff me. I found this prayer life isn't it.

When do you pray? How often did you pray? How many times a day did you pray? I'll tell you they knew about Daniel. Because he had only a spotless public life. And a spotless private life. He had a spotless prayer life.

He prayed more than he did anything else. Yes. Don't you believe. You know I want you to get the hold of this. The verse says. Oh when Daniel knew. That the writing was signed. He knew it was signed and it couldn't be broken.

It was the law of the Medes and Persians. He went into his house and his window was being opened in his chamber towards Jerusalem. You see each day he did this. He kneeled upon his knee three times a day and prayed.

And give thanks before God that he did it four times. This was the way he'd always done it. Three times a day. He'd always gone to that house. Although he was the president. And he'd open the windows towards Jerusalem.

It was the prestigious office over you know. He's praying to the God of Israel. And he'd let no one dabble in the water. Who he prayed to. He's not fiddling about with their gods. Everybody knew that Daniel prayed to the God of Abraham.

And Isaac and Jacob. And the windows were open. Three times every day. And these fellows knew what to do. This was the only way it had to be done. Let's get it signed and he can't do it sir. Oh you know this was the same as Peter Rodman when they said you can't be preaching anymore he said.

We ought to have faith God rather than men. I want you to get this. Can't you see the sincerity that's here. And I like this bit. He knees upon his knees. Tell me you can get down on your knees. Or you can pray standing up.

And all God done. Yes. He'd pray in all shapes and places. A lot of prayers lying on the cross. Father forgive them. Or kneeling to the cross or something. They know what's what they're doing. Yes. Nehemiah is talking to the king.

And he puts a little prayer in in between the sentences. They can pray like that and all brother. Yeah. I'll tell you this. When you mean business you get down on your knees. Then you get down on your knees.

I want to know if you get down on your knees. I got down on my knees about to make a fool of anybody in this place. Oh yes. And I like this bit you know. It says he kneed upon his knees three times a day and prayed.

And look at this bit. And he thanked before his God. See some are young folks here. Come to me and say. Look Mr. Moon when I get down on my bedside. Bless them for getting down. I don't know what to say.

I can't go on with this. Oh I know that. I came through that. I was in that class once upon a time. Try thinking brother me that you think. Just get down on your knees and shut your eyes. Thank God that he serves you.

God thank you for saving me. Thank God. For his love. He loves me. Thank God for his grace. Thank God for his mercy. Thank God for his son. Thank God for his son's wife. Thank God for his son's death.

Thank God for his books. Thank God for his promises. Thank God for his people. Yes. I pray you can go on all night. Don't bother. Wait till they thank the Lord. That's your trouble. You just get down on your knees and thank the Lord.

The better you get there. You won't go to school too quick. What I want to establish is. There's conservatism. Don't you see there's conservatism here. You see. If you go back to the Lord. You get the opposite of this stance upon us.

If you go back to his birth. You'll get the nobility. And if you go back to his boyhood. You'll see the ability. And if you go back to the book. And go through all the chapters. You'll find the prophecy.

If you go back to his life. You'll find the purity. If you go back to his house. You will find the sincerity. And if you go back to the den. So he was dropped into the den of lions. In this little chapter.

Daniel in the Lions' Den

You'll find that he didn't just give in. It says here. Thus the king then. Answered them. Said before the king. Not Daniel which is of the children of the captivity of Judah. The God of not be a king.

Nor the decree that thou hast signed. But make us this petition three times a day. Then the king when he heard these words. See this phrase here. Was so displeased with himself. How many times have you heard that?

So displeased with himself. I think the day that Peter went out crying. The Lord turned and looked at him. And when he was cussing. He just went out. He surely was so displeased with himself. I think when Thomas saw the hands.

And the fight. He was so displeased. He wandered about and argued all week. That happens to us you know. Wanting to get the hold of this. It says. Verse 14. Then the king when he heard these words. Was so displeased with himself.

And said his heart and Daniel to deliver him. It was to the earth he had signed it. Delivered from the going down of the sun to deliver him. And these men assembled unto the king. And said unto the king.

Know king that the law of the meets and presents is. That no decree or statute which the king established may be changed. Then the king commanded. And they brought Daniel. Cast him into the den of lions.

You see I don't know whether we get this right. But look. I think the den of lions was. Underneath the palace all together. Not the cage as we see it sometimes. But there is a great big concrete block.

They lift up and they just drop you in. Put a bow. You are in the dark and you are in the lion's den. Dropped in. It says here. That the king. Patience said unto Daniel. My God's will now serve us continually.

He will deliver thee. And a stone was brought and laid upon the mouth of the den. That's what I'm trying to. Outline for you. And the king seeded it with his own figment. Then the king went to the palace and passed the night fasting.

Then the king arose very early in the morning. Went in haste to the den of lions. And when he came to the den he cried with a lamentable voice. And the king spake and said to Daniel. O Daniel. Servant of the living God.

My God will now serve us continually. It is my God will now serve us continually. Able to deliver thee. Then said Daniel unto the king. O king live forever. My God has sent an angel and has shut the lion's mouth.

You know. You don't hear a murmur out of Daniel. He knew the way he was being treated. But you know. He was faithful to God. And prepared to be faithful unto death. Not all about men. Or lions. Or lions.

Want you to get that? See the fidelity of this thing. Now let's read the chapter ten. Because we mustn't miss that. But that's what we do. Because this is the top class here. And you'll see it's another king.

Daniel's Fasting and the Heavenly Messenger

In the third year of Silas. King of Persia. And the thing was revealed unto Daniel. His name was Colberti Chava. That was the Babylonish name they gave him. And the thing was true. But the time appointed was long.

And he understood the thing. And had understanding of the vision. Daniel's speaking here. In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks. Want you to get that now. Twenty one days. But if I've got this right.

Supposing I just ask you to go back to chapter nine. See verse two. In the first year of his reign. This is Darius. I Daniel understood by books the number of the years. Whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet.

That he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem. Now he knew by the books of Jeremiah. That the seventy years were nearly up. So with this we are right in saying he came when he was sixteen.

He must be eighty six now. Now let's get that established. He's an old man. And he's at least eighty six when we get to chapter ten. I want you to get the hold of this while you roll your book please.

Cause he's mourning three full weeks. Twenty one days. Want you to get the hold of that. I want you to watch what went on those twenty one days. I eat no pleasant bread. Neither king's flesh nor wine in my mouth.

He's not only praying he's fasting. Neither did I anoint myself at all. So three whole weeks were fulfilled. And in the four and twentieth day of the first month. As I was by the side of the great river.

And I lifted up mine eyes and looked. And behold a certain man clothed in linen. Whose loins were jaded with the gold of youth hearts. I want you to get the hold of this person in your mind. Clothed in linen.

Loins jaded with fine gold. His body also was like the girl. His face had the appearance of lightning. His eyes had lamps of fire. And his arms and his feet like in colours of polished brass. And the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

And if I were to ask you who it is. You might think it was the Lord Jesus. But it's not. And I see a hundred commentators naked in the blunder. Oh no it's not the Lord at all. I prove to you it's not the Lord.

You keep the person in vision. And I down there alone saw the vision. For the men that were with me saw not the vision. But a great quaking fell upon them. So that they fled to hide themselves. Therefore I was left alone and saw the great vision.

And there remained no sin to me. For my comeliness was turned in me unto corruption. And I retained no strength. Yet had I the voice of his words. When I heard the voice of his words. Then was I in a deep sleep on my face.

And my face torn to ground. And behold a hand touched me. Which set me upon my knees. And upon the palms of my hands. And he said unto me. This person we were looking at a moment ago said to Daniel. Oh Daniel.

A man greatly beloved. And that's not said about many in this book. And I have a feeling the devil didn't like it at all. And I think that Daniel gets the bluntness of yes. A man greatly beloved. Understand the words that I speak unto thee.