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31 “You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single
great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary
splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was
awesome.
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32 “The head of that statue was made of fine gold, its
breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of
bronze,
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33 its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of
clay.
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34 “You continued looking until a stone was cut out
without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and
clay and crushed them.
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35 “Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the
gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff
from the summer
threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a
trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue
became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
Symbol
Dan 2
Nation Represented
Time of Existence as a World Power
Commentary
36 “This
was the dream; now we will tell its interpretation
before the king.
37 “You,
O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has
given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory;
38 and wherever the sons of men dwell, or the
beasts of the field, or the birds of the sky, He has given
them into your hand and has caused you to rule over them
all. You are the head of gold.
Babylon
626-539 BC
There is no doubt as to who the head of gold is, for Daniel
tells the then Babylonian king, Nebuchadnezzar "...You are
the head of gold. ".
39“After you there will arise another kingdom inferior to
you, ...
Medo - Persa
539
- 330 B.C.
The Medo-Persians conquered the Babylonians in 539
b.c. The arms of
silver evidently represent the two nations of Media and
Persia that together defeated
Babylon. [24]
39
...then another third kingdom of bronze, which will rule
over all the earth.
Greece
330 63 B.C.
Alexander the Great conquered the Medo-Persians between 334 and
330 b.c. and
assumed authority over its peoples and territory. By Alexander’s
conquests he extended the Greek Empire as far east as the
northwestern portion of India[24]
40“Then
there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; in as
much as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that
breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.
Rome
2 Legs
Leg
1-
146 B.C. To A.D. 476 WesternKingdom
Leg 2
- 1461 A.D. Eastern Kingdom
This fourth kingdom conquered the Greek Empire in 63
b.c. Though the
Roman Empire
was divided into two legs.[24]
Currently we are here in history
Four of the 5 world kingdoms mentioned by Daniel
have come and gone from the world stage, in the exact order
that's was predicted in Daniel. Secular world history bears this
same fact out. The next and last government of man is the 10
Nation confederacy which will come about during the Great
Tribulation. We are now living during the time frame
prior to the "formation" of the ten nation confederacy (Ten
Toes) This ten Nation confederacy will be ruled by the Anti
Christ.
41 “In
that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and
partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have
in it the toughness of iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed
with common clay.
42 “As
the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly
of pottery, so some of the kingdom will be strong and
part of it will be brittle.
43 “And
in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will
combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not
adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with
pottery.
Ultimately a 10 Nation Confederacy that will voluntarily give
their allegiance to the Anti Christ allowing him to be their
ruler (Rev 17:12)
?
- ?
44 “In
the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a
kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom
will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an
end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.
45 “In
as much as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain
without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the
clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to
the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is
true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
Christ DivineKingdom
?- Millennium
Jerusalem — The Burdensome Stone
According to Zechariah 12:2-3 and Zechariah 14:2 there will be a
conflict over Jerusalem which will involve all nations of the world.
It is clear from what is occurring today that Jerusalem is
becoming that heavy stone as Zechariah predicted. The foundation is
now being laid for the ultimate fulfillment of
Zechariah's prophecy.
It is said to occur in a time frame called "that
day" Zech 12:3. Zech 12:2-3
2“Behold,
I am going to make Jerusalem a cup that causes reeling
to all the peoples around; and when the siege is against
Jerusalem, it will also be against Judah.
3“It
will come about in that day that I will make Jerusalem a
heavy stone for all the peoples; all who lift it will be
severelyinjured. And all the nations of the earth will be gathered
against it.
That Day is a reference to the time period
known as the "Day of the Lord"
or the seven year tribulation time frame.
Again
when looking at the ever building controversy swirling around Jerusalem
it is clear these events are related to the ultimate fulfillment of
Zechariah below are current ones concerning Jerusalem. It must also
be keep in mind that the Arab and Muslim world don't consider
Jerusalem as being the capital of Israel but should belong to the
Arabs.
Jerusalem
mayor shunned by top US officialsThe
US Administration rejected Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat's
request to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and
Special Mideast Envoy George Mitchell.
World concensus
turning against
Israel -
News agencies
US angered
by Interior Minister Eli Yishai's decision to approve
construction of 1,600 housing units in Ramat Shlomo. Vice
President Biden: Move undermines trust
French
President Nicolas Srakozy on Tuesday said his country stands
with the United States in condemning Israeli settlement activity in
East Jerusalem Sarkozy said his own commitment to Israel's security is well known but
adds that the settlement activity in an area claimed by the
Palestinians contributes nothing.
Another Geo Political feature of the prophetic road map deals
with an alignment of nations that will invade
Israel
during a time the Bible calls "the latter years"
(Ezekiel 38:8)
in which a ruler referred to as Gog will wage a military
campaign against Israel (Ezekiel
38-39).
The following is a list of names that will form the united
coalition as mentioned in..(Ezekiel
38:1-6). One interesting
point of note concerning the nations referenced to by Ezekiel is
that today they identify themselves as Islamic, and
are calling for the annihilation of Israel.
Because of the end result of the
Magog invasion, as found in (Ezk
39:7) which is states, “My holy name I will make known in the midst of My people Israel;
and I will not let My holy name be profaned anymore. And the
nations will know that I am the Lord, the Holy One in Israel can only
find its fulfillment in the seven year tribulation period.
Below is a table showing the
Historical and current day location of the nations attempting to
invade Israel during the time period the Bible calls the "latter
days".
Gog
is described as being “of the land Magog” and as the “prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal.”
Most Bible scholars believe Gog is not a name but a title, like
Pharaoh or Czar. He is a dictator who will hatch an “evil plan”(Ezek 38:10).
Magog
= Leading Bible scholars say this is Russia and republics of
the former Soviet Union. The first century Roman historian
Josephus
said the “Magogites” were the peoples whom the Greeks called
“Scythians.” Scythians
were a fierce, blood-thirsty civilization that settled north of
the Baltic Sea in
what is now Russia and the European
republics of the former USSR.
Rosh = Russia*
Meshech
= Some Bible scholars say this is Moscow, others believe it refers to Turkey
Tubal
= Some Bible scholars say this refers to the city/region of
Tobolsk in Russia along the Tobol others say it refers to a section of modern-day Turkey.
(Interestingly, in 1964, massive reserves of oil and gas were
discovered in the Tobolsk region of Siberia and people now refer
to the region as the
“energy center
of Russia.”)*
Cush
= Sudan and Ethiopia
Put= Libya,and possibly Algeria and Tunisia
Gomer
= Turkey but also possibly Germany and Austria
Beth-togarmah
= Armenia and the Turkic-speaking peoples of Central Asia
“Many peoples with you”
who will attack along “the mountains of Israel” =
Other countries will be involved in the coalition as well,
notably countries that border the mountains of Israel. This may
includes Lebanon Syria and possibly Jordan.
This may refer back to Psalms 83 of which has no been
fulfilled as yet
Since this article is written during a time when Iran has
voice its intense hatred for Israel. read the following excerpt
from YNET News published 07/10/10:
Former Revolutionary Guard member who
relayed its secret operations to CIA for 10 years says
Iran
will commit 'most horrendous suicide bombing in human history'
if not stopped Dudi Cohen...During a
conference held at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
on Friday, Reza Kahlili (pseudonym) estimated that
Iran
will eventually attack
Israel, Europe and the Persian Gulf states. He called for a preemptive strike on
the regime in Tehran,
but not on the Iranian people or the country's infrastructure...
"This is a messianic regime. There should be no doubt – they are
going to commit the most horrendous suicide bombing in human
history. They will attack Israel,
European capitals, and (the) Persian Gulf
region at the same time," said Kahlili in one of his first
public appearances to promote his new book "A Time To Betray:
The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent inside the
Revolutionary Guards of Iran". [1]
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