Hello
Friends!
Welcome
back
to our Encouraging Concepts Bible
study series focused on the powerfully PROPHETIC picture portrayed in the Old Testament book
of Daniel painted as a panoramic
landscape of World History in FIVE successions “written” in
ardent ADVANCE some 2,600 years ago…
“The Book of Daniel: Prophecy PAST, PRESENT
& FUTURE!”
The Book of Daniel: Prophecy PAST,
PRESENT & FUTURE (Chapter 2: Verses 37-45)
37 Thou, O king, art a king of
kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength,
and glory. 38 And
wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of
the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them
all. Thou art this head of gold. 39 And
after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third
kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. 40 And the fourth kingdom
shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all
things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and
bruise. 41 And
whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron,
the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the
iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. 42 And as the toes of the
feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly
strong, and partly broken. 43 And
whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves
with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is
not mixed with clay. 44 And
in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which
shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people,
but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand
for ever. 45 Forasmuch
as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and
that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the
gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass
hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure – Daniel 2:37-45
OPENING POINTS TO PONDER: In the year 1957 a group of European looming “leaders” met to sign the "Treaty of Rome"
in Italy of which was no doubt a foundational stage for the “European Union“ of today. And a very
close investigation of this ubiquitous “Union” of maniacal “man” may
rightly REVEAL that this sordid scenario is
indeed quite POSSIBLY an initial infrastructure for the FUTURE fulfillment
of “Daniel's” poignant PROPHECY of the "ten toes" to which will one dire “day” become
a total of these “ten” literal – Nations, Kings or
Regions…
At
this point in human HISTORY the nigh “nation”
of ignorant “Israel” is no
longer “God’s” Sovereign choice “servant” in the “world”
and as a realized RESULT the
captured “city” of jaundice “Jerusalem” has been DESTROYED according to HIS
perfect – PROPHETIC will!
Daniel Serves SIX Rulers!
ONE: This “kingdom” of beguiled “Babylon” had spread throughout
the known “world” from deep within Egypt around
the Mediterranean area
unto the Persian Gulf and was under the DOMINION of the cunning “King
Nebuchadnezzar” himself from 606 B.C. to 562 B.C..
And although he never fully encompassed the ENTIRE globe as such, “God” did indeed GIVE it unto “Nebuchadnezzar”
for the remaining 43 years of his “life” until he had finally died
in the year 562 B.C.
TWO: The “King Nebuchadnezzar” was then succeeded
by his own son Amel-Merodach named after a “Babylonian”
false “god” of whom ruled from
562 B.C. to 560 B.C..
and was promptly assassinated in the year 560
B.C.
THREE: Then another “king” named Neriglissar
took the throne and ruled from 560 B.C. to 556 B.C. but after 4 years
he had died in the year 556 B.C.
FOUR: He was
then succeeded
by his own son Labashi-Marduk also named after yet another “Babylonian”
false “god” and ruled from 556 B.C. but
he too was promptly assassinated in the SAME
youthful year 556 B.C.
FIVE: Along came another “king” named Nabonidus of whom ruled from 556
B.C. to 539 B.C. and had SHARED his throne with his son named “Belshazzar” acting as co-regent
in ASSISTING his father from
553 B.C. to 539 B.C. but he too would be assassinated
in the year 539 B.C.
SIX: Finally, the concluding
“king” named “Cyrus” over the “Meads
and the Persians” began ruling in the year 539
B.C. causing the FINAL fatal (see chapter 5) fickle – FALL of Babylon!
BIBLICAL BACKGROUND: The poignant “passages” found later in chapter 7 and chapter 8 of our “study” will indeed “give” us the ultimate “understanding” concerning the Medo-Persian Empire followed by the Grecian Empire and eventually the Roman Empire of which would take “Gentile” world HISTORY up until our PRESENT tense “time” and onward unto a yet FUTURE period
of “time” when the "feet and toes" will adamantly arrive on the
waning “world” scene as a resurrected sort of – “Revived” Roman Empire
to come!
The
“King Nebuchadnezzar” was preoccupied
with “gold” and was set “against” the land of “Israel”
as seriously “spoken” of by the prophet “Isaiah” regarding the eventual END of
the “golden city” and its “Babylonian” brigade:
That thou shalt
take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the
oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased! – Isaiah 14:4
It
would last ONLY for specifically “seventy years” and had clearly “ceased” just long enough
to FULFILL the
chided CHASTENING sent unto “Israel”
by their great “God” Himself purposed
by this opposing “oppressor”
as such – Purposed PROPHECY!
The Dream DETERMINED!
Here
the “image” of which the “king”
had deeply “dreamed” of represents FOUR wicked world “kingdoms”
each in succeeding stages of which BEGINS with the “King
Nebuchadnezzar” being appointed by the “God of heaven” as a concerted “king of kings” rankly represented by the
hearty “head of gold” and will continue
on DOWN the sordid structure until the Second Coming of our sweet Savior “Jesus Christ” to rightly RESTORE His
preferred “people” of this provided – PROMISE…
FIRST Kingdom!
“GOLD” ~ The FIRST of the “kingdom”
structures is represented by the “head of gold”
as the “Babylonian” Empire with “King Nebuchadnezzar” at its helm:
Thou, O king, art a king of
kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength,
and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field
and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee
ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold – Daniel 2:37-38
In
other words, “King Nebuchadnezzar” was “given” the real RIGHT as the supreme monarch to rigorously
“rule” over the ENTIRE
earth “wheresoever the children of men dwell”
along with the “beasts of the field” and “fowls of the heaven” in kind:
I have made the earth, the man
and the beast that are upon the ground, by my great power and by my
outstretched arm, and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. And now
have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of
Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve
him. And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the
very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve
themselves of him. And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which
will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, and that will not
put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, that nation will I
punish, saith the Lord, with
the sword, and with the famine, and with the pestilence, until I have consumed
them by his hand… – Jeremiah 27:5-8
For thus saith
the Lord God;
Behold, I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of
kings, from the north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and
companies, and much people… – Ezekiel
26:7
SECOND Kingdom!
“SILVER” ~ The SECOND of the “kingdom”
structures as “another” to come is represented
by the “breast and his arms of silver”
as the “Medo-Persian” Empire of “Cyrus
the Great” succeeded by “Babylon”
itself as discussed in our previous “study”
session:
This image's head was of fine
gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass – Daniel 2:32
Notice
that “silver” is not quite as valuable
as is “gold” but is much STRONGER as
a sign
and symbol
of the Persian CONQUESTS through its eager Empire. And this text implies
a two-fold DIVISION made up of the “Meads and the
Persians” set in POWER from 539 B.C. to 330 B.C of which there was now NO longer – SINGLE Solidarity!
Incidentally,
the word for “silver” in the ancient Aramaic language
is the same for MONEY in kind. And the characteristics of
the “Medo-Persian” Empire would be proved
as such. In fact, history bears this out. HOW?
The “Medo-Persian” Empire developed a vast system
of taxation
and thus REQUIRED that their taxes be PAID in pure “silver”
itself and they literally FILLED their coffers with many TONS of salvaged “silver”
soundly saved. And eventually King Xerxes
of whom was one of its “kings”
to come had inherited the incredible “silver”
fortune of his father Darius
before him. He also acquired more “silver”
from other Persian “kings” and utilized it to
monetarily FINANCE his massive war against the Greeks – MONEY Madness!
THIRD Kingdom!
“BRASS” ~ The THIRD of the “kingdom”
structures is represented by the “kingdom of brass”
as the “Graeco-Macedonian”
Empire succeeding the “Medo-Persian” Empire in
kind:
And after thee shall arise
another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which
shall bear rule over all the earth – Daniel
2:39
Here
Alexander the Great had received his POWER and
the AUTHORITY initially
from his father Philip of Macedon and by the “time” he was 32
years of age, he had ruled the known “world”
spanning among Egypt throughout
Europe and India from 330 B.C. to 63 B.C..
deeply descending unto the “thighs
of brass” as depicted on the “image” itself. WHY?
Because the great Greek Empire
primarily had TWO major facets. At the
death of Alexander the Great his Empire
was daringly DIVIDED among four of his commanding
generals, with two them overtaking Syria and two of them overtaking Egypt with
both becoming the TWO thrusting “thighs of brass”
encompassing this mighty emphatic Empire. And notice that “brass”
is not as valuable as is “silver”
but it is much STRONGER as a sign and symbol of the
Greek CONQUESTS through its energetic enterprise – Great Greeks!
These
previous THREE empires were larger by far than the “fourth” and grew progressively
LARGER as
they arrived
on the scene of “world” history during the
tumultuous “times of the Gentiles” as
perfectly PROPHESIED prior. The “Medo-Persian” Empire was LARGER than
the “Babylonian” Empire. The “Graeco-Macedonian” Empire
was LARGER than
the “Medo-Persian” Empire – Until…
FOURTH Kingdom!
“IRON” ~ The FOURTH of the “kingdom”
structures is represented by the “iron”
as the “Roman” Empire:
And the fourth kingdom shall be
strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things:
and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise – Daniel 2:40
Here
“Daniel” notes that this “fourth kingdom” shall be “strong as iron” intensified. WHY? Because “iron”
was believed to be the STRONGEST of all metals. And “Rome“ without question was indeed the STRONGEST Empire
this waning “world” itself has EVER known.
In fact, the Aramaic
work for “breaketh” means to CRUSH with
a hammer. Therefore, they besought to boldly “breaketh in pieces” and surely “subdueth all things” as their horrendous hammer
belligerently sought to “break in pieces
and bruise” absolutely – EVERYTHING!
The FOURTH Kingdom: In TWO Phases!
“FEET and TOES” ~ The OTHER facet of this fickle “fourth
kingdom” of which “shall be divided”
is rightfully represented by the FAULTY
foundation of “feet and toes” discussed in
this promised PROPHECY is ours to ponder…
And whereas thou sawest the feet
and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be
divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as
thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were
part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and
partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall
mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to
another, even as iron is not mixed with clay – Daniel
2:41-43
The
nation of “Babylon” had RULED for
a full “seventy years” under
the “King Nebuchadnezzar” himself. Then the “Meads and Persians” had RULED for
200 years. Then the “Graeco-Macedonians” had then RULED for
nearly 300 years. Then this “fourth kingdom” of the “Roman“ Empire
had RULED for
an astonishing 500 years from the WEST and
emerged literally out of nowhere to oversee the ENTIRE known “world”
from 63 B.C. to 330 A.D. Incidentally,
the Roman Empire would eventually exist as TWO looming “legs”
under a “divided” state: The Eastern Roman Empire and Western
Roman Empire until the year 1453 A.D. when
Constantinople was
deathly DEFEATED in the East by the
insatiable Islamic
Sultans. That’s a VERY long “time”
to be at the helm of history and NO other “Gentile”
ensuing Empire even comes close –
Very STRONG indeed!
However,
now there are the “feet and toes” of which were
cast in a conjured COMPOSITE concoction made from “part
of potters' clay, and part of iron” and we find that “they” will mindfully “mingle
themselves” amongst the “seed of men”
in kind. As is scientifically true, “Iron”
and “clay” definitely do NOT at all adhere to one another. Thus,
the vital VULNERABILITY of this rejuvenated rank “Roman“ Empire
will consist of a miry MIXTURE of sordid strength and waning weakness
making this collaborated “kingdom”
both – FIRM
and BRITTLE!
THEOLOGICAL THOUGHTS: The Old Testament diligently depicts that the “legs” were of “iron”
but the “feet” were MIXED of
“iron” ore AND brittle “clay”
together. WHY? Because the FINAL form
of this “image” is going to be very WEAK in
nature. And when the “man of sin”
referred to in Holy Writ as the “Anti-christ”
ascends to viciously RULE within that EVIL tumultuous “ten”-nation
confederacy “gathered from all nations”
it will be WEAKEND by our great “God”
Himself. However, “Jerusalem” rigorously REMIANS under
“Gentile” dominion TODAY
and they have NEVER had their own self-rule and diplomatic DOMINION of
which they had LOST when the “King
Nebuchadnezzar” arrived on the “world”
scene. Incidentally, in the FUTURE there will be a massive great “Gentile” invasion of that “land” of insolent “Israel”
like nothing
that has EVER happened in the past and it WILL be a full-on satanic SIEGE sent
against
the chided “city” of jaundice “Jerusalem” by the “Lord for Israel”
Himself on that dire “day”
during the “times of the Gentiles” in
waning “world” history…
The burden of the word of
the Lord for Israel,
saith the Lord, which
stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and
formeth the spirit of man within him. Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of
trembling unto all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both
against Judah and against Jerusalem. And in that day will I make Jerusalem a
burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be
cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against
it… – Zechariah 12:1-3
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, and thy spoil shall be
divided in the midst of thee. For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem
to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women
ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue
of the people shall not be cut off from the city. Then shall the Lord go forth, and fight against
those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle. And his feet shall stand
in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east,
and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and
toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the
mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south… – Zechariah
14:1-4
And
ALL of ”this” will be a banished “burden” of the “burdensome
stone” sent “against”
the brazen BANNER of the – Old ROMAN
Empire!
Indeed
history
is winding DOWN and
this eerie “image” of a menacing “man” of which was “dreamed”
by the “King Nebuchadnezzar” as a
doomed DOMINION in the wicked “world”
is precariously balanced upon fickle “feet”
of crumbling “clay” and is top
heavy in its design. And as discussed in our previous “study” session, in the “days of these kings” the great “God of heaven” will “set
up” His coming “kingdom”
by an Eternal Sovereign stronger “stone”
carefully cut “without hands” of human
works:
Thou sawest till that a stone was
cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron
and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the
silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of
the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was
found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and
filled the whole earth – Daniel 2:34-35
The
“Roman“ Empire
is completely GONE from the annuls of “world”
History today. However, PROPHECY powerfully proclaims that this evil
Empire will again become ALIVE under the coming “Anti-christ”
when the Sovereign Holy “stone”
arrives to completely CRUSH this eerie “image”
and fully fills the ENTIRE earth as a “great mountain”
with His real “righteousness” and great “Glory” abounding everywhere.
Therefore, the consummation of human HISTORY is rightly revealed in the Biblical PROMISE of
the second “coming” of the – Sovereign SMITING Stone!
Likened
to a laser-focused
guided missile, this Stateful “stone”
seems to come from out of NOWHERE and it utterly DESTROYS this irreverent “image”
as its fickle “feet” are sternly STRUCK by
our “Lord Jesus Christ” Himself. His glorious “kingdom” will completely CRUSH and
severely SMASH into pummeled “pieces”
as HE boldly begins to “consume
all these kingdoms” as HIS shall soundly “shall stand for
ever” in everlasting – Terrific TRIUMPH!
And
HOW does this “image”
representing that caustic “kingdom”
come to an end? This “Roman“ coalition will come “together”
in the “end times” It does NOT take
too long to COMPLETELY collapse...
And in the days of these kings
shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and
the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and
consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever – Daniel 2:44
Now,
“we” absolutely “know”
that the “God of heaven” will indeed “set up a kingdom” of His LITERAL Sovereign
Second Coming to
nigh “never be destroyed” as
prophetically PROMISED throughout the “scriptures”
themselves. But WHAT is
the prophet “Daniel” speaking of in reference
to “days of these kings” as such? Other than “King Nebuchadnezzar” himself, there are NO other
specific “kings” mentioned. WHY? Because those
are pointing to politically charged “kingdoms”
to come and NOT to human “kings”
as such. Incidentally, the Aramaic word for “kings”
used here is “malkhayya“ and is far DIFFERENT from
the word “malkhuthah“ used for “kingdoms” juxtaposed. Therefore, this PROPHETIC point
is NOT speaking
of the same – Kings in KIND!
CONTEXTUAL COMMENTS: And
WHAT are
these particular “kingdoms” then POINTING to
here? It is none other than the “toes”
of the “feet” that “Daniel” has ALREADY addressed earlier and will refer to AGAIN within
chapter 7 as the “ten horns” in
kind:
After this I saw
in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and
strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in
pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from
all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns… Then I would know the truth of the fourth
beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth
were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and
stamped the residue with his feet; And of the ten horns that were in his head,
and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn
that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more
stout than his fellows… And the ten horns out of
this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them;
and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings – Daniel 7:7, 19-20
& 24
In fact, over 700
years LATER the “Apostle John” also had “written” about these SAME terrible “ten” coming “kings” of
which are synonymous to the terrifying “ten horns” within his FINAL received “Revelation” in kind:
And the angel
said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the
woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten
horns… – Revelation 17:7
Thus, the “ten
toes” righty represent the tumultuous “ten kingdoms” as the FINAL form of “ten horns” via a ruling Revived Roman
Empire to one “day”
come – The 10 Toes!
It
is also very IMPORTANT to note that the Old
Testament never mentions
the “church” of our “Lord
Jesus Christ” referred to as the “dispensation
of the grace” and the “dispensation of God” even once. WHY? Because this marvelous “mystery” was wholly “hidden” of which is NOW rightly “revealed”
through the real “revelation” gladly GIVEN by
our great “God” Himself. In fact, this is the righteous REASON for
the “Apostle Paul” emphatically stating
this terrific TRUTH as the grand “gift
of the grace of God” as such:
For this
cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, If ye have heard
of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward: How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I
wrote afore in few words, Whereby, when ye read, ye may
understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ) Which
in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed
unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit; That
the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his
promise in Christ by the gospel: Whereof I was made a
minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the
effectual working of his power. Unto me, who am less
than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among
the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to
make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the
beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus
Christ – Ephesians
3:1-9
Whereof I
am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me
for you, to fulfil the word of God; Even the
mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made
manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known
what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is
Christ in you, the hope of glory – Colossians
1:25-27
Therefore,
“we” should NOT be a bit surprised when we “find” this intricate INTERVAL finely found ONLY in the New Testament era is NEVER even discussed in the – Old Testament!
Another “Cut” Kingdom COMING!
PROPHETIC PROMISE: And this Sovereign sure “stone”
that was “cut out of the mountain without hands”
represents the ETERNAL coming “Kingdom”
of which is a literal, physical, earthly
ruling “Kingdom” that the great “God of heaven” Himself eagerly “establishes” and the torrid “times of the Gentiles” will come to an
abrupt END complete…
Forasmuch as thou sawest that the
stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces
the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath
made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is
certain, and the interpretation thereof sure – Daniel
2:45
It
is a political
coming “Kingdom” to be sure and can
be “studied” in great DETAIL found throughout
the Old Testament itself. It is also a physical
coming “Kingdom” kingdom as “Jerusalem” will be REBUILT fully and “Israel”
will be rightly RESTORED to her “land”
complete. A new “temple” will be built. The “curse” of our great “God”
will be LIFTED in full and there will be an ABUNDANCE of fine foods. There will be health
and healing
in whole. There will be a very HIGH birth rate and LONG life spans will be enjoyed as in the
“days” existing PRIOR
to the Great Flood. And the earth’s topography will even change. WHY? Because it is a LITERAL
coming “Kingdom” built completely BY nonother
than the Sovereign solid “Stone”
of which was “cut out of the mountain without hands”
as such:.
But his bow
abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of
the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:) – Genesis 49:24
The stone which
the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner – Psalms 118:22
Therefore thus
saith the Lord God,
Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious
corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste – Isaiah 28:16
And
although it will certainly have a SPIRITUAL righteous reality to its nature, it is
indeed a perfect – PHYSICAL
Kingdom!
And he
beheld them, and said, What
is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same
is become the head
of the corner? – Luke 20:17
Moreover, brethren, I would not
that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and
all passed through the sea; And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and
in the sea. And
did all eat the same spiritual meat; And did all drink the same spiritual
drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock
was Christ – 1 Corinthians 10:1-4
When
“Daniel” used the phrase “the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands”
in his powerful proclamation of this tremendous TRUTH unto
“King Nebuchadnezzar” it was
indeed rightly “understood” by
him in full. WHY? Because this
cunning “king” had personally
worked with hand quarried solid “stone” himself and was one of the GREATEST builders
beheld throughout the annuals of ancient history.
Therefore, this “king” would
have DEFINITELY utterly “understood”
that it would be absolutely IMPOSSIBLE for a “stone cut
out without hands” to be actually POSSIBLE apart
from a DIVINE mighty – MIRACLE from Heaven!
In
closing this PROPHETIC point, “Daniel”
makes it keenly KNOWN to the “King
Nebuchadnezzar” that this DETAILED
demanding “dream” absolutely WILL completely
“come to pass hereafter” and is thus quite
“certain” to occur. Therefore, this INSIGHTFUL intense
“interpretation” is soundly – SURE to COME!
The Creator “God of heaven” will ultimately DESTROY these caustic “kings” to establish the coming “Kingdom” of which our “Lord Jesus
Christ” Himself will
righteously RULE and REIGN over during His Second Coming as
the “scripture” powerfully proclaim – The
Millennial Kingdom!
The interpretation of
these powerful PROPHECIES indeed coincide
with those of the “Apostle John” predominately “written” within his final “Revelation” in kind:
The beast that thou sawest was,
and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition:
and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in
the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast
that was, and is not, and yet is. And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The
seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. And there are
seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and
when he cometh, he must continue a short space. And the beast that was, and is
not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. And
the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom
as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. These have one
mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. These shall make
war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords,
and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and
faithful. And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore
sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. And the ten
horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall
make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give
their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled. And
the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings
of the earth… – Revelation
17:8-18
Beloved, the excellent evidence
seems to be quite STRONG in that “we” are
indeed most LIKELY living in the trying “times”
outlined here by the “Apostle John” just as PROMISED by “our”
great “God” to quickly “come” shortly BEFORE these very dangerous
dooming “days” ahead… Maranatha Lord Jesus!
More to
follow… STAY tuned!
In
closing:
REAL REFLECTIONS: The twelve chapters of “Daniel” are powerfully PROMISED prophecies depicting the unfolding
of the HISTORIC events of which will take place leading up to
the literal “time” of the SECOND awaited
physical “coming” of our loving “Lord Jesus Christ” back to the earth:
And in the days
of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be
destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall
break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever – Daniel 2:44
And
our SERIOUS study of these PROPHECIES will
rightly REVEAL to each student of God's wonderful “Word” that the events FORETOLD
some 2,600 years ago could
possibly be FULFILLED in the seemingly near future…
We are not guaranteed tomorrow – tomorrow may be too late! If you haven't yet made that most important decision of your life, won't you make Jesus Christ your personal Lord and Savior today - before it's too late? Today is the day of Salvation!
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