Daniel 12:11 English Standard Version (ESV) And from the time that the regular burnt offering is taken away and the abomination that makes desolate is set up, there shall be 1,290 days.

Yesterday we were looking for some wisdom out of the book of Daniel. Let us look at some specifics we do know. These events are related to the end of the church age, and the coming of Christ. We all want that and look forward to that day. These regular burnt offering is referred to in other translations as the daily sacrifices. Are those daily sacrifices in play today? No. Does anything in Daniel indicate how long those daily sacrifices will last before they are taken away? No.

Do we ignore our daily worship and service to our Lord be affected by our search for answers to these questions? In my past I can say yes, it kept me for doing what God called me to do. I honestly wanted to be the answer man. When people called upon me for answers to many questions I wanted to help.

While my heart was in the right place wisdom was taking a back seat to pride. That was wrong on my part. I cannot and will not say that it is a problem for anyone I know. If it could happen to me, then it is possible that others could get caught up in the chase for answers. I am not saying it is a waste of time because I only know of my calling and responsibilities.

Wisdom says we are not in danger of entering into the great tribulation period until the daily sacrifices are reinstated. How close Israel is to that is not the point. There are too many unanswered question for them to begin. Even if they do begin, there is no time frame for how long that practice will last.

What are we doing today to hasten His second coming? Worrying about the tribulation period will not hasten His coming. Some words uttered by Daniel in chapter 12 are a hint as to those coming days.

Daniel 12:10a English Standard Version (ESV) Many shall purify themselves and make themselves white and be refined,