Daniel
The entire book of Daniel is an end time book. From chapter 1 through chapter 12, every bit of the book is insight into our generation.
In chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream. Daniel seeks God and God shows Him the dream is about four "Global Superpower" empires that will control Babylon:
1. A head of Gold, representing Nebuchadnezzar's Empire.
2. A chest and arms of silver, representing The Medes and Persians who would succeed Nebuchadnezzar.
3. A bronze belly and thighs, representing Alexander the Greats Greece, and then the fourth empire:
Daniel 2:40-45 And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”
The fourth empire of Daniel 2 is the same fourth beast of Daniel 7. The feet in Daniel 2 represent a revival of this empire of iron. The fourth empire is the Islamic Caliphate, which dominated this region for over 1,000 years. It was as unyielding as iron, breaking and smashing any culture it came upon, subjecting the people to its unmerciful rule.
Daniel was told that the revival of this empire would have feet of Iron but mixed with clay...and the toes. There are ten toes on the feet. These toes were iron and clay. Daniel was seeing the iron of Islam meet the liberal left socialism of the end time generation. He was seeing feminists like "code pink" aligning with Islamist radicals who oppress women. He was seeing those who support equal rights for homosexuals aligning with Islamists who hang people for the suspicion of being homosexuals. He was seeing Hollywood stars who don't stay married to the same person for more than 5 years aligning and supporting regimes who stone women for committing adultery or having the audacity to get raped. Iron and Clay.
This was the same empire Daniel saw in His own dream in Chapter 7. This time the ten toes were shown to Daniel as ten horns growing out of the fourth beast:
Daniel 7:7-8 “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.
This time, Daniel sees the same unmerciful destroying Islamic Caliphate, but another detail is added: an 11th horn... different from the 10 Islamic radicals that want their own kingdom. The arrogant 11th guy comes up later and is different. This is the antichrist, and he will uproot...get rid of... three leaders in the middle east in order to accomplish the plan of the final beast.
Daniel was told exactly what this vision meant...it. ended the same way as Nebuchadnezzar's dream: a new kingdom of the saints overtook the antichrist empire...but not until after the antichrist made war on Christians and Jews:
Daniel 7:19-27 “Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows. “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. “Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces. The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time. ‘But the court shall be seated, And they shall take away his dominion, To consume and destroy it forever. Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’
John saw the same 10 horns conspiring secretly (and not so secretly) with the antichrist in Revelation 17. He was shown that the 10 horns, or regional leaders, hate the country of the 11th horn, the comfort soaked, lust ridden, completely distracted harlot babylon who is riding on the antichrist. The ten horns hate the country of the 11th horn...but that is ok with the antichrist. He doesn't like his own country. They are all using her to get global Islamic and socialist power...and they will for one hour:
Revelation 17:12-18 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.”
This is what we are witnessing in our day. A caliphate has emerged in the middle east following the upheaval of moderate leaders in the region. The arab spring, which started on December 19, 2010, destabilized the arab world. Two leaders who were tolerant of Israel have been uprooted: Hosni Mubarak and Ghadaffi. One last guy has got to go in order to let Sunni Caliphate builders truly run rampant in the area and divide the land back up the way they want it. The last horn that needs to go is Syria's Bashar al-Assad. He is the only regional leader who the Islamic Caliphate is fighting tooth and nail to oust. They aren't going after Saudi Arabia, or Qatar, or Turkey, or any of the other countries fighting them. No. They are going after Syrian national forces...just like we armed them to do when they called themselves the Free Syrian Army.
Right now, the guy who is really calling the shots is getting ready to go after Assad, too. America's leader claims to be fighting the caliphate...he claims that it will take decades to beat them, but he also claims the first step is to take out Syria's president who is the only regional leader actually fighting ISIS!
You are witnessing the very end time events Daniel and John were shown. It is important to understand that what comes next is a global war on fundamental Christianity...war on religious "extremists."
Listen to the news. There is a great campaign being formulated by the nations of the world against "sectarian extremism.". That means the more fundamental and radical elements of all religions will be targeted. You don't hear about Islamic extremism... but religious extremism. This is because the antichrist sees his mission as ridding the world of all religion. He empowers the vicious extreme elements of one religion to make the case to the world that all fundamentalists will eventually kill. He starts a fire so He can be the one to put it out. How does a man who considers himself the savior of the world use a violent religion to get rid of all religions? He let's evil men get some space to do what they want so He can use them and their violence to defeat his enemies AND make a global case for why religion needs to be reigned in. This is what you are witnessing:
Daniel 11:36-39 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.
This has resulted in tribulation touching the church first. It started in the middle east and is now leaking out further and further from there. Jesus promised it would go global. You need to be ready...not ready to die...not ready to get raptured...ready to endure and preach the gospel in a time of trouble:
Matthew 24:7-14 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
There is a plan to endure. Do you know it? There is a plan to make your family and your city safe. Do you know it? Find out the plan now, while there is time.
The answer isn't to elect the right guy to save us. The plan is to begin building the throne that Jesus will come to sit on. The constitution of the greater kingdom...the one not built by human hands...is night and day prayer and worship. God is enthroned on the praises of His people. if you want to be safe, it is time to start singing and praying heaven to earth like you really mean it. This will result in the kingdom coming that crushes the antichrist empire. There is one more powerful than the schemes of evil men on the earth right now.
The Spirit and the Bride say come...night and day...as their plan for safety:
Luke 18:1-8 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ” Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
Daniel 2:44-45 And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”
http://thehill.com/…/219017-state-department-assad-must-go-…
In chapter 2, Nebuchadnezzar has a dream. Daniel seeks God and God shows Him the dream is about four "Global Superpower" empires that will control Babylon:
1. A head of Gold, representing Nebuchadnezzar's Empire.
2. A chest and arms of silver, representing The Medes and Persians who would succeed Nebuchadnezzar.
3. A bronze belly and thighs, representing Alexander the Greats Greece, and then the fourth empire:
Daniel 2:40-45 And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”
The fourth empire of Daniel 2 is the same fourth beast of Daniel 7. The feet in Daniel 2 represent a revival of this empire of iron. The fourth empire is the Islamic Caliphate, which dominated this region for over 1,000 years. It was as unyielding as iron, breaking and smashing any culture it came upon, subjecting the people to its unmerciful rule.
Daniel was told that the revival of this empire would have feet of Iron but mixed with clay...and the toes. There are ten toes on the feet. These toes were iron and clay. Daniel was seeing the iron of Islam meet the liberal left socialism of the end time generation. He was seeing feminists like "code pink" aligning with Islamist radicals who oppress women. He was seeing those who support equal rights for homosexuals aligning with Islamists who hang people for the suspicion of being homosexuals. He was seeing Hollywood stars who don't stay married to the same person for more than 5 years aligning and supporting regimes who stone women for committing adultery or having the audacity to get raped. Iron and Clay.
This was the same empire Daniel saw in His own dream in Chapter 7. This time the ten toes were shown to Daniel as ten horns growing out of the fourth beast:
Daniel 7:7-8 “After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.
This time, Daniel sees the same unmerciful destroying Islamic Caliphate, but another detail is added: an 11th horn... different from the 10 Islamic radicals that want their own kingdom. The arrogant 11th guy comes up later and is different. This is the antichrist, and he will uproot...get rid of... three leaders in the middle east in order to accomplish the plan of the final beast.
Daniel was told exactly what this vision meant...it. ended the same way as Nebuchadnezzar's dream: a new kingdom of the saints overtook the antichrist empire...but not until after the antichrist made war on Christians and Jews:
Daniel 7:19-27 “Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows. “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom. “Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces. The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings. He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time. ‘But the court shall be seated, And they shall take away his dominion, To consume and destroy it forever. Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’
John saw the same 10 horns conspiring secretly (and not so secretly) with the antichrist in Revelation 17. He was shown that the 10 horns, or regional leaders, hate the country of the 11th horn, the comfort soaked, lust ridden, completely distracted harlot babylon who is riding on the antichrist. The ten horns hate the country of the 11th horn...but that is ok with the antichrist. He doesn't like his own country. They are all using her to get global Islamic and socialist power...and they will for one hour:
Revelation 17:12-18 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those who are with Him are called, chosen, and faithful.” Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues. And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.”
This is what we are witnessing in our day. A caliphate has emerged in the middle east following the upheaval of moderate leaders in the region. The arab spring, which started on December 19, 2010, destabilized the arab world. Two leaders who were tolerant of Israel have been uprooted: Hosni Mubarak and Ghadaffi. One last guy has got to go in order to let Sunni Caliphate builders truly run rampant in the area and divide the land back up the way they want it. The last horn that needs to go is Syria's Bashar al-Assad. He is the only regional leader who the Islamic Caliphate is fighting tooth and nail to oust. They aren't going after Saudi Arabia, or Qatar, or Turkey, or any of the other countries fighting them. No. They are going after Syrian national forces...just like we armed them to do when they called themselves the Free Syrian Army.
Right now, the guy who is really calling the shots is getting ready to go after Assad, too. America's leader claims to be fighting the caliphate...he claims that it will take decades to beat them, but he also claims the first step is to take out Syria's president who is the only regional leader actually fighting ISIS!
You are witnessing the very end time events Daniel and John were shown. It is important to understand that what comes next is a global war on fundamental Christianity...war on religious "extremists."
Listen to the news. There is a great campaign being formulated by the nations of the world against "sectarian extremism.". That means the more fundamental and radical elements of all religions will be targeted. You don't hear about Islamic extremism... but religious extremism. This is because the antichrist sees his mission as ridding the world of all religion. He empowers the vicious extreme elements of one religion to make the case to the world that all fundamentalists will eventually kill. He starts a fire so He can be the one to put it out. How does a man who considers himself the savior of the world use a violent religion to get rid of all religions? He let's evil men get some space to do what they want so He can use them and their violence to defeat his enemies AND make a global case for why religion needs to be reigned in. This is what you are witnessing:
Daniel 11:36-39 “Then the king shall do according to his own will: he shall exalt and magnify himself above every god, shall speak blasphemies against the God of gods, and shall prosper till the wrath has been accomplished; for what has been determined shall be done. He shall regard neither the God of his fathers nor the desire of women, nor regard any god; for he shall exalt himself above them all. But in their place he shall honor a god of fortresses; and a god which his fathers did not know he shall honor with gold and silver, with precious stones and pleasant things. Thus he shall act against the strongest fortresses with a foreign god, which he shall acknowledge, and advance its glory; and he shall cause them to rule over many, and divide the land for gain.
This has resulted in tribulation touching the church first. It started in the middle east and is now leaking out further and further from there. Jesus promised it would go global. You need to be ready...not ready to die...not ready to get raptured...ready to endure and preach the gospel in a time of trouble:
Matthew 24:7-14 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows. “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
There is a plan to endure. Do you know it? There is a plan to make your family and your city safe. Do you know it? Find out the plan now, while there is time.
The answer isn't to elect the right guy to save us. The plan is to begin building the throne that Jesus will come to sit on. The constitution of the greater kingdom...the one not built by human hands...is night and day prayer and worship. God is enthroned on the praises of His people. if you want to be safe, it is time to start singing and praying heaven to earth like you really mean it. This will result in the kingdom coming that crushes the antichrist empire. There is one more powerful than the schemes of evil men on the earth right now.
The Spirit and the Bride say come...night and day...as their plan for safety:
Luke 18:1-8 Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.’ ” Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
Daniel 2:44-45 And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.”
http://thehill.com/…/219017-state-department-assad-must-go-…
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