In all times, and especially during a pandemic or persecution, it is better for churches to focus on making disciples, not on building and maintaining structures. However, some structure is necessary to send out missionaries to make disciples elsewhere. In Acts 13:1-5 we meet the first church that sent out its own missionaries.
While David used desperate and even deceptive means of escape, God provided for him because of his grace and faithfulness.
We need to look again at the familiar story of Jesus’ birth to see the many connections with past promises and their coming fulfillment.
In this section of Daniel, there is the clearest declaration in the Old Testament of the resurrection and eternal life.