ESOCS Devotional 29 September 2025 – We Don’t Have to Fear the End of the World
MEMORY VERSE: “And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my Lord, what [shall be] the end of these [things]?” Daniel 12:8 KJV
TEXT: DANIEL 12:1-13
22 Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe. 23 Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind? 24 But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. 25 And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.
26 How is it then, brethren? Whenever you come together, each of you has a psalm, has a teaching, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for edification. 27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, let there be two or at the most three, each in turn, and let one interpret. 28 But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in church, and let him speak to himself and to God. 29 Let two or three prophets speak, and let the others judge. 30 But if anything is revealed to another who sits by, let the first keep silent. 31 For you can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn and all may be encouraged. 32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets. 33 For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.
34 Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. 35 And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church.
36 Or did the word of God come originally from you? Or was it you only that it reached? 37 If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. 38 But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.
39 Therefore, brethren, desire earnestly to prophesy, and do not forbid to speak with tongues. 40 Let all things be done decently and in order.
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The Bible is not silent about the end times — that is, what will unfold on the earth shortly preceding Jesus’ return to the earth. Daniel is among the prophets who record visions of what will happen when Jesus returns.
Whether we’re reading the prophecies in Daniel, Matthew 25, or Revelation, the sense of chaos is dispelled by a simple, repeated truth: God is in control and our ultimate victory through Jesus is assured.
Though we know how the story ends, like Daniel, we are left with more questions than answers (Daniel 12:8). The curtain is pulled back but not completely. There remains a thin veil that obscures the details.
What is the tribulation? How does it affect Christians? How can we maintain our peace of mind in the midst of so many unknowns?
The angel’s assurance to Daniel is our assurance as well.
“‘Go on about your business, Daniel,’ he said. ‘The message is confidential and under lock and key until the end, until things are about to be wrapped up. The populace will be washed clean and made like new. But the wicked will just keep on being wicked, without a clue about what is happening. Those who live wisely and well will understand what’s going on’” (Daniel 12:9-10 MSG).
The promise in Daniel’s prophecy, and so many others, is that those of us who know Jesus will endure, no matter what. We can live each day without fear because we were washed clean and made new the moment we asked Jesus into our lives.
We won’t understand everything about the end times, and that’s OK. We take comfort, not from having all the details, but from knowing that eternal life began when we started a relationship with Jesus (John 3:16; John 17:3). We are His, and we will be with Him in the end.
CHALLENGES
- Do you know of Jesus and do you belong to Jesus?
- Do you feel anxiety about the end times?
PRAYER POINT
- Father, I ask that by your grace, I will be ready for the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.
FURTHER READING: 1 Kings 9:1-14; 1 Corinthians 14:1-21; Revelations 12:5-11
ESOCS Devotional 29 September 2025
