(Isa. (a)What did the small horn do? The body parts were of metal; from top to bottom, they were made of progressively less valuable but harder metals, beginning with gold and terminating with iron; the feet and toes, however, had clay mixed with the iron. The United States and the United Kingdom enjoy a truly special relationship. From what he says, we understand that the Anglo-American World Power will be the world power when the stone, which means Gods Kingdom, hits the feet of the image.Daniel 2:45. 23. Britain came from the Roman Empire. Those numbers are significant. 13 This wild beast promotes the making of an image of the wild beast. During the 1700s, Britain was becoming the most powerful kingdom in the world. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. It does not appear as an eighth head on the wild beast. * That image, which was huge and extremely bright, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was terrifying. Why will this happen? But Daniel does not mention how many toes the image has. 17 False religion will not lose its power gradually and then disappear. If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. 19 We are living during the time of the seventh head of the beast of Revelation chapter13. 14. Unlike transitory human governments, including the seven world powers, Gods Kingdom will never be brought to ruin. Also, it will rule over the entire earth.Daniel 2:35,44. Today, they are larger, stronger, and better organized than ever before. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. Thus Babylon became the third of these world powers, aptly referred to in this case as the head of gold. The Bible and secular history identify the world powers that were yet to come as being Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and, finally, Anglo-America.a. Perhaps the iron represents totalitarian rule like what we see in Arab countries and North Korea. Consider: In other visions, Daniel mentions specific numbersfor example, the number of horns on the heads of various beasts. No more heads will appear on this beast before it is annihilated. These Jews knew from Isaiahs and Jeremiahs prophecies that Babylon would be overthrown. (Revelation 17:10) Then, in Daniels day, Babylon overthrew Jerusalem, forcing the Israelites into exile. 18:7, 8, 15-19. 17 pp. God has told us exactly what will happen. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 9 Jehovahs servants have long sought to understand the symbolic meaning of the feet of the image. Satan used all those world powers to fight Gods people because he hated the seed of the woman. What does the frightening beast with ten horns mean? . 2:45. (a)What will happen to the feet of the image? Iron and Moist Clay Note that the Bible describes the feet and toes of the image as being "partly of iron and partly of molded clay," adding: "The kingdom itself will prove to be divided, . | Anglo-American World Power: Britain and the United States of America work together as special partners and often act as one world power, Lords day: A time period that started when Jesus was made King in 1914 and continues until he gives the Kingdom back to his Father, Jehovah. How will it disappear from the world scene? See auction date, current bid, equipment specs, and seller information for each lot. c Just as Daniel prophesied, during World WarII, the Anglo-American World Power caused vast ruin. (Matthew 25:40) From what Jesus said, some of the seed of the woman would still be on earth at the beginning of the Lords day and would be doing the work that Jesus had given to them. It almost stopped, or killed, their preaching work. Why not the Spanish/Portuguese or Ottoman for example? Daniel discloses that in the feet and toes of the image, there was a noteworthy change of materials. 2:45. And when a leader wins an election by only a few votes, he does not have enough authority to do what he promised to do. 4 And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place. Daniel said: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Daniel 2:42; 2Timothy 3:1-3. Yes, when will the stoneGods Kingdomremove every trace of human rulership? Later, Daniel had his own vision in which he saw four beasts that coincided with the four kingdoms. How? 8 Sometimes the Anglo-American World Power has proved to be strong like iron. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the two-horned wild beast will be destroyed. 2:35 All at once, the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were crushed, and became like chaff of the threshing floors of summer; a wind carried them off until no trace of them was left. a certain immense image. Daniel told the king: 'God has revealed the future to you. The seventh head of the wild beast as much as killed the preaching work for a period of time. The Toes of Clay and Iron. Daniel starts by describing a huge image with a head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay. Daniel explained, "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 . 16 pp. During World WarI, the United States became a close partner with Britain. THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST DEVOURS THE HARLOT. The breasts and arms of silver depicted Medo-Persia. The change of financial system Rev. (2Peter 1:19) We need to obey Jehovah right now and support his Kingdom.Revelation 14:6,7. a In the Bible, the number ten often means a complete group. Particularly after the mid-1950s, the trend was irreversible. ^ par. (Matt. 2:42; 2Tim. We used to be taught that the clay and iron was anglo-america because they never . When? The Year of the People is how Time magazine described last years political upheavals in Eastern Europe. This results in a final battle with God. 65 In his dream the king of Babylon saw the representation of a continuous series of political world powers, from the Babylonian World Power of Nebuchadnezzars dynasty down to and including the Biblically Seventh World Power, the Anglo-American World Power of our twentieth century. In the Bible the number ten is used to indicate earthly completeness. In Daniel's prophecy, the clay in the feet of the immense image symbolizes the common people. 15,16. Five centuries of European expansion was ending in the rubble of collapsed colonial empires. ), God sent him a terrifying dream. WE LIVE in a very special and momentous timethat of the appearance of the seventh world power of Bible history. What does the wild beast with two horns mean? What did the seventh head do to Gods people? 33its legs of iron,and its feet part of them of iron, and part of them of clay. 65. This blog is for preview purposes only and all music downloaded should be deleted within 24 hours. The parallel prophecy in Revelation reveals the larger picture. What interpretation did Daniel give to Nebuchadnezzars prophetic dream, and how long has that symbolic image over-shadowed world politics? Will we pay attention to the prophetic warnings? AWAKE! 17. 10 In our time, Britain and the United States are still special partners. its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay. 12. Daniels prophecy says that the clay means the offspring of mankind, or the common people. Would you like to read this article in %%? Jesus was trying to teach them something that they did not understand. 13) As we saw in the preceding article, the first six heads of the beast represent Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Britain plucked those powers out one by one, removing them from their positions of prestige. Daniel 2 (the second chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells how Daniel related and interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon.In his night dream, the king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its head of gold to its feet of mingled iron and clay; as he watched, a stone "not cut by human hands" destroyed the statue and became a mountain filling the whole world. d See RevelationIts Grand Climax at Hand! Until the 17thcentury, Britain was a relatively insignificant power. The succession of world powers pictured by the various parts of the image started with the head and worked down. 2 Let us address Johns vision of the wild beast. 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. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. Jesus said no. 17 Let us now pick up some prophetic strands in the book of Daniel. 4 You, O king, happened to be beholding, and, look! 357-360 - The Watchtower1961, pm chap. The divisions of the Roman Empire (ten in number as seen in Daniel 7) are, according to chapter 2, to be looked for mixed with or among the "iron" of the Roman Empire. (a)How did the seventh world power manifest ironlike strength? The harlot will no longer be able to control these governments, and she will lose all her riches. 2:32,33). The iron legs represent the Imperialistic-Democratic Alliance of the Roman Empire. 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? Hi everyone, I'm sure almost all of you will remember the prophecy in Daniel that we used to learn about, with the statue of different metals and how they represented different world powers- Babylon- Persia- Greece- Rome- Anglo-America. They will not build and someone else have occupancy; they will not plant and someone else do the eating.Isaiah 65:21,22. 2:41-43) Could a danger lie there for us? 5 Though Britain gained dominance, colonies in North America broke away. 4,5. 17:8. Daniel does specifically mention that the toes would be made of iron and clay. 24:45-47; Gal. The two-horned wild beast represents what, and what does it do? . Note that the Bible describes the feet and toes of the image as being partly of iron and partly of molded clay, adding: The kingdom itself will prove to be divided, . Daniel 2:41-43 "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. The clay is referred to as the offspring of mankind, or the common people. . 1:19) Now is the time to take sides with Jehovah and to support his Kingdom.Rev. (a)The prophecies of Daniel and John allow us to do what? You kept on looking until a stone was cut out not by hands, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and of molded clay and crushed them. When All Nations Collide, Head On, With God, When All Nations Collide, Head On, with God, One World, One Government, Under Gods Sovereignty, The One Government for One World Under Gods Sovereignty, A Prophet in Exile Receives Glimpses of the Future, dp chap. 3. Britain did not stop the United States from becoming a powerful country and even protected it with the British navy. How so? 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. In 1914, when the Lords day began, Britain was the largest empire that ever existed and the United States had the strongest industries in the world.b (See footnote.) ^ par. 248-253 - The Watchtower1959, go chap. . Until the 1600s, they were much more important kingdoms than Britain was. The king saw a statue that represented four great empires. What, though, about the feet of the image? 4 pp. 3 We can identify the seventh head of the wild beast of Revelation chapter13 by comparing Johns vision with Daniels vision of the frightening ten-horned beast.a (Read Daniel 7:7, 8, 23,24.) 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. 6 Shortly after the beginning of the Lords day, the seventh head began to attack Gods people, that is, those of Christs brothers who were still on earth. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image . May2011, Audio download options Those numbers are important. 7. How would you describe the prophetic dream that God sent Nebuchadnezzar in the second year of his reign as world ruler? Jehovah foresaw this dramatic event and revealed it to John. They will destroy her influence and devastate her riches. 14:6,7. a In the Bible, the number ten often symbolizes a complete groupin this case, all the kingdoms that grew from the Roman Empire. THE prophecies of Daniel and John correspond in ways that allow us to understand the meaning of many present and future world events. John saw a vision of a two-horned wild beast that spoke like a dragon. The prophecies of Daniel and John have come true exactly as they were written. After World WarII, decolonization once again produced a number of new democracies. (Egypt and Assyria had already come and gone.) Population reduction Rev.6:8 2. 18. Daniel sheds much light on these questions. Soon Jehovah will cause the political elements of Satans system, as represented by the United Nations, to attack false religion. Yes! Since then the 20thcentury has been characterized by coexistence and confrontation between dictatorship and democracy.Italics ours. In over 230 lands, Jehovahs Witnesses are proclaiming the Kingdom of God. The Roman Empire (or some expression of it) has not yet become ten toes and therefore this is a future fulfillment waiting to happen. A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.REV. And as the toes of the feet were . AWAKE! STAGGERING helplessly from crisis to crisis, human governments are failing to bring stability to human society. Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. Before Daniels time, both Egypt and Assyria had oppressed the Israelites, the chosen people of the Bibles Author. If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. What does it do? But will we obey the warnings in these prophecies? . The feet were not clay plus gold, nor clay and silver, nor clay and brass, but clay with iron. . 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