As the number of people involved in the political process increases, however, so also does the difficulty in achieving a political consensus. The prophecy at Daniel 2:44 states that Gods Kingdom will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms. That prophecy refers only to the kingdoms pictured by the various parts of the image. Jehovah . Daniel does specifically mention that the toes would be made of iron and clay. Indeed, the title of their primary journal is The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs KingdomJehovah being Gods personal name. (Revelation 13:3,7) During World WarI, it persecuted them, banned some of their publications, and put in prison some of those taking the lead in their work. Nationalism exploded with full force. 11 Does the number of toes of the image have special meaning? If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. 144-145 - Learn From the Bible (lfb). 47:1-3; Jer. . (Rev. What was the dream that Daniel recalled to the king? As the 1900s dawned, the British Empire, the largest the world had ever seen, ruled over every fourth person on earth. 45CT. Nationalism: a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and putting the promotion of its culture and interests before those of others; a concept that first became apparent at the end of the 18thcentury but that has reached its peak in the 20thcentury. What, though, about the feet of the image? (b)How is Satans organization described, and what position does the Christian take toward it? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) God also told John that the secondary part of the seed would be revived to increased spiritual activity. . 31. What do we know about the fifth part of the image that Daniel describes? . THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST DEVOURS THE HARLOT. 15 According to John, upon a scarlet-colored wild beastthe image of the wild beastrides a symbolic harlot, dominating it. In the second year of his kingship (probably dating from Jerusalems destruction in 607B.C.E. Now the fragility, or brittleness of "democracy" has been suggested, and indeed may be part of of it. The number of nations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East grew dramatically. b Both the British Empire and the United States have existed since the 1700s. Others say publicly that the world should get rid of all religions. How? The first six heads of that beast mean Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. (Rev. How would you describe the prophetic dream that God sent Nebuchadnezzar in the second year of his reign as world ruler? a The Watchtower dealt at some length with each of these world powers of Bible history individually in its issues of February1 through June1, 1988. b For Biblical proof, see chapters16 and 18 of the book You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth, published in 1982 by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. Every kingdom divided against itself comes to desolation.Matthew 12:25, The nations became boisterous, the kingdoms tottered.Psalm 46:6, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1978, Our Incoming World GovernmentGods Kingdom, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1985, Part 8A Political Mixture of Iron and Moist Clay. (Matt. However, from the time the Anglo-American World Power came into existence, that iron has been mixed with clay. But there was to be a seventh head that would replace Rome. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: fishpicnictrogir.com, +385958056096 Three island tour from Trogir & Split, Fish picnic Trogir - One day trip from Trogir or Split, Blue Lagoon, olta, Private tours a certain immense image. 19 We are living in the days of the seventh head. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) Brzezinski, along with other world leaders, was interviewed by journalist Georgie Anne Geyer while she was preparing an article published in 1985 entitled Our Disintegrating World. In it she quoted Brzezinski as having said: The factors that make for international instability are gaining the historical upper hand over the forces that work for more organized cooperation. The following Bible passages may help you to understand why the expression good news is fitting. No more heads will appear on this beast before it is annihilated. 6. . AWAKE! And even though it is weaker than Rome, the legs of iron, it will not come to an end on its own. The ten horns of the beast that Daniel saw mean the kingdoms that came from the Roman Empire. And rise it didas the United Nations.Rev. 17 Let us now pick up some prophetic strands in the book of Daniel. 11 Why have the sincere efforts of devoted men failed to bring peace? a certain immense image. Where? How did this happen? Daniel explains that the images head was of good gold, its breasts and its arms were of silver, its belly and its thighs were of copper, its legs were of iron, its feet were partly of iron and partly of molded clay.Dan. The beast that Daniel saw represented the Roman World Power. bi10 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - King James Version (bi10) Pay Attention to God's Prophetic Word for Our Day (31 occurrences) 17. 4,5. During the second year of Nebuchadnezzars reign as world ruler of Bible prophecy (606/605B.C.E. Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. (Dan. 283-313 - Mans Salvation (sl), ws12 6/15 pp. This description of the feet is talking about the same event as when the seventh head of the wild beast appears. Daniel 2:41 shows that the feet made of iron mixed with clay are one kingdom, not many. . 18 After false religion is destroyed, the wild beast, Satans governments on earth, will attack Gods Kingdom. Satan used all those world powers to fight Gods people because he hated the seed of the woman. The former things have passed away.Revelation 21:3,4. (Revelation 17:10,11) So John calls this image a king because it receives authority to do something that will affect the whole world. The power of this image comes from the nations that are members of the United Nations, especially from the Anglo-American World Power. What will happen as a result? We know from history this is a prophecy of the last four major empires on earth. 10,11. During World WarII, the ironlike power of the seventh head was also evident.c After that war, the seventh head at times still displayed ironlike characteristics. What part of Johns vision shows that the United Nations gets its power from the Anglo-American World Power? This world power was the seventh head of the beast. (2Pet. a certain immense image. The newspaper The Globe and Mail stated: Some of the most respected thinkers about science and society are issuing alarming prognostications about humanity coming to an end.. Learn how God used Medo-Persia to fulfill Bible prophecy. WHO ARE ALL THESE KINGDOMS IN DANIEL 2:44? Why the Changes in World Governments Since 1914? The Bible makes clear that this war involves the kings of the entire inhabited earth.Revelation 16:13, 14,16. Dan 2:34 As you looked on, a stone was hewn out, not by hands, and struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. Britain continued to grow in wealth and power, and in the 19thcentury, it was the richest and most powerful nation on earth. Yes! (a)What will the wild beast do, and with what outcome? Daniel does specifically mention that the toes would be made of iron and clay. Feet of clay means a fatal flaw, a negative characteristic or attribute that is hidden in an otherwise admirable human being. Using ten toes to symbolize the totality of world governments that would not literally amount to more than just half a dozen powers, however, would hardly seem reasonable. Religious organizations have given their blessing to the image of the beast and have tried to exert influence over it. *. . 13:15 3. Daniel 2:44 does not mention what will happen to all other kingdoms. And what will happen thereafter? Then a stone was cut from a mountain, and it struck the feet of the statue. This is what happened to an organization that appeared after World WarI. Britain and the United States urged other nations to join this organization. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the wild beast with two horns will be destroyed. In the fifth century, the Roman Empire started to be broken into smaller kingdoms. What about the final part of the image, the feet and ten toes of iron and clay? Does secular history agree with the Bibles description of ancient Assyria? Jesus was trying to teach them something that they did not understand. Similar to the uneasy mixture of iron and clay in the feet and toes of the image, some governments have been ironlikeauthoritarian or tyrannicaland others have been claylikemore pliable or democratic. Daniel 2:41 shows that the feet made of iron mixed with clay are one "kingdom," not many. 17. What can we learn by comparing Johns vision of the wild beast, Daniels account of the fearsome beast that had ten horns, and Daniels interpretation of the immense image? . The common people undermine the ability of the Anglo-American World Power to act with ironlike strength. New American Bible its legs iron, its feet partly iron and partly clay. 16 However, during the Lords day, Babylon the Great has seen the waters, the people who support her, dry up dramatically. ), Nebuchadnezzar is agitated by a dream. 1:10) It was not until World WarI that the seventh head began operating as a united world power. There is gold, silver, copper, iron, and a clay and iron mix. It remained strong for hundreds of years after that. 16:13-16; 17:12-14) Daniel describes one aspect of the final battle. Why not the Spanish/Portuguese or Ottoman for example? Jehovah foresaw this dramatic event and revealed it to John. Michael stood up in Kingdom power and authority. Daniel foretold: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Dan. ^ par. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. When giving the sign of the end, Jesus Christ stated: This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14) How has this prophecy unfolded? For example, it proved its power by winning World WarI. Gods prophet Daniel explained to Nebuchadnezzar the significance of the image, telling him: You, Oking, . The statue has feet made of iron/clay, which tells us that the Roman beast would mingle with other people groups, to battle against the kingdom of Christ. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. That is exactly what happened, and now the organization is called the United Nations.Revelation 17:8. In what sense is the image of the wild beast an eighth king? How did this head treat the seed of the woman? When? How does Daniels interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream picture the violent end of the system of things that has featured world powers, and how do we know that the end of the system is near? The feet and toes of the statuedepicting the empire ruling just before the Messiah's return, consisting of ten toes representing ten kingswere partially of iron and partially of clay. 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