Daniel 12:1-3
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
Daniel 2:28
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days.
Revelation 12:1-2
Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.
Daniel 10:14
Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
Matthew 13:45
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls.
God not only provides prophecies which include complex symbols but he also provides an external Expositor to tell the reader what those symbols mean.
If we only look at the dreams or the Visions without looking at the internal expositors, the internal interpreters, we’re going to go astray in our interpretation.
Those who have a desire to serve God and love for Him, they will seek to understand Him.
The kingdom of God is like a merchant in search of a pearl of great price; Jesus is calling us to a faithful study of scripture day by day.
When you study prophecy, it’s never wasted. You don’t know when you’re going to have to answer for your faith one day.
Our witness will burn brighter, our love will be deeper, our faith will be stronger, and more people will enter the kingdom of God through our living witness.
Uriah Smith wrote extensively on the book of Daniel, he argued that the sun represents the gospel era and the moon represents the Old Testament Judaism.
Lord Acton was a very famous historian, and he recognized the tendency even among Christians to use history as forgery to justify your intentions today.