Started the fourth of four Precepts studies on Revelation this morning.

In preparation yesterday, I looked over my notes from last spring. And I thought I would share this final observation drawn from a reading of the Precepts Workbook text:

At the end of Lesson 12, she prays for those who think differently but for the second time in this series at the beginning of Lesson 13, she insults those who think that Daniel was written after the events it describes.

On page 90, "Therefore as you pray, tell our Father that you want to keep a right spirit toward those with whom you disagree and that you want to walk in love. Ask Him to help you at all times to speak the truth in love."

On page 91, #3 of Day One & Day Two: "Some believe that it (the Book of Daniel) had to have been written after all these events occurred ... How small is the god (sic) of those who hold to such human wisdom!"

To which I respond, how small is the faith that finds proof in God's knowledge of the future!

Her thinking that Daniel was written in the 6th century BCE and my thinking that it was written in the 2nd century BCE does not detract either way from the God Who Is Who He Is (Ex. 3:14).

Neither is it a reflection of our image of God. Rather, it is a statement about the source and foundation of our faith, which ought to originate and rest with God.

Her problem is that her biblical theology is utterly devoid of the benefits of philosophy, so she supplements her understanding of God's character with a false assumption about the biblical text, specifically a faulty date. God is perfect (Matt. 5:48) whether He reveals future events to a privileged few or not.

On a practical level, how does Daniel benefit from his special knowledge? It scares the bejesus out of him. He squirrels it away. He rests in the belief that God is in control ... something his coreligionists know too!

I don't have a problem with her thinking that Daniel is 6th century BCE. Lots of people think this, that's fine. I just have a problem with her questioning the integrity of those who think otherwise, suggesting that our God is small. What nonsense.