13 This wild beast promotes the making of an image of the wild beast. May2011, Audio download options Why? Those numbers are important. It seems more Christian's than just JWs believe this interpretation, but why those empires . The harlot will remain a potent force, attempting to bend kings to her will until God plants an idea in the hearts of those in power. 1,2. . The prophecies of Daniel and John have been fulfilled to the smallest detail. 17:10,11) But it does receive authority to act as a king to carry out a specific task, one that triggers a chain of events that will change history. So political human rule in its entirety, unitedly opposed to divine sovereignty during the time of the end, is what the ten toes of the image would logically represent. This results in a final battle with God. In over 230 lands, Jehovahs Witnesses are proclaiming the Kingdom of God. 7 The feet of the giant image mean the same thing as the seventh head of the wild beast, that is, the Anglo-American World Power. What do the ten horns mean? will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile . There is a good reason that feet are made of Feet and Clay. Perhaps the iron represents totalitarian rule like what we see in Arab countries and North Korea. The League of Nations disappeared when World WarII started. And after you there will rise another kingdom inferior to you; and another kingdom, a third one, of copper, that will rule over the whole earth. So, obviously, the image had to do with human government.Daniel 2:37-39. 3:1-3. . 313-316 - The Watchtower1959, bi22 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - American Standard Version (bi22), sl chap. The New Encyclopdia Britannica says that this development ran counter to the conceptions that had dominated political thought for the preceding 2,000 years. Whereas hitherto man had commonly stressed the general and the universal and had regarded unity as the desirable goal, nationalism now stressed national differences. 14John described the image of the wild beast with seven heads as an eighth king. Why did he call it a king? 9 Jehovahs servants have long sought to understand the symbolic meaning of the feet of the image. The image displayed his kingdom, the Babylonian, followed by the successive kingdoms that have come and gone: the Medo . 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. 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. (b)Daniel 2:44 refers to Gods Kingdom as destroying which kingdoms? It tells us that the kings of the entire inhabited earth will be gathered against Jehovah for the war of the great day of God the Almighty. (Revelation 16:14; 19:19-21) So in addition to the kingdoms that are pictured by the parts of the image, all other governments will be destroyed at Armageddon. 1:10) It was not until World WarI that the seventh head began operating as a united world power. 14. Gods Kingdom will soon crush the feet of the giant image. If not, how will it exit the world stage? Finally Daniel, a God-fearing Israelite captive, came forward and gave Nebuchadnezzar not only the dream but also its interpretation. 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.) 4 You, O king, happened to be beholding, and, look! But Rome would not last forever. Upon awakening from sleep Nebuchadnezzar could not remember his most unusual dream and it disturbed him a great deal. The next day, Daniel went to the kings servant and said: Dont kill any of the wise men. Satan used all those world powers to fight Gods people because he hated the seed of the woman. During the time of this final world empire, the "rock" will smash them all to bits, a prediction that "God . (Genesis 3:15) When John wrote about his vision, Rome was the world power. 19. AWAKE! Such an event may have seemed unlikely just decades ago. In the second year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon as the dominator of the ancient world Jehovah God foretold the march of world powers, which is the subject of Chapter 4 of our Bible study aid, Your Will Be Done on Earth.. We can be sure that soon false religion will be destroyed and that the battle of Armageddon will come. What, then, should we expect?Daniel 2:41, 42; 12:4. In the Bible the number ten is used to indicate earthly completeness. 280-284 - The Watchtower1959, w60 5/1 pp. Then a stone was cut from a mountain, and it struck the feet of the statue. 12,13. CLAY AND IRON FEET In Daniel Chapter 2, there is a description of an immense image of many different metals or elements. But they also have clay in them. (b)According to Daniel 2:44, which kingdoms will Gods Kingdom destroy? (a)How did the seventh world power manifest ironlike strength? What can we be sure of? 17. Today, they are larger, stronger, and better organized than ever before. But the prophecy in Revelation that is about the same topic tells us more. AWAKE! ^ par. 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. 8 Sometimes the Anglo-American World Power has proved to be strong like iron. This is what happened to an organization that appeared after World WarI. Britain and the United States urged other nations to join this organization. 15John also described a harlot, or prostitute, who rides upon a scarlet-colored wild beast. Sorry, there was an error loading the video. 35 To learn more about the Bible, feel free to contact Jehovahs Witnesses locally, write to the appropriate address listed on page5, or visit our Web site www.watchtower.org. The ten horns sprouting from the head of that fearsome beast represent kingdoms that grew out of that empire. 2:41-43) Could a danger lie there for us? From his description, we can conclude that the Anglo-American World Power is the one that will be dominating when the stone representing Gods Kingdom hits the feet of the image.Dan. The bow he breaks apart and does cut the spear in pieces; the wagons he burns in the fire. (Psalm 46:8,9) The meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.Psalm 37:11. 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. (b)What do we understand about the toes? . 17 pp. Before Daniels time, both Egypt and Assyria had oppressed the Israelites, the chosen people of the Bibles Author. Unable to reach into heaven, the kings of the earth will vent their rage on those on earth who support Gods Kingdom. 11 Does the number of toes of the image have special meaning? In fact, the intervention by Gods Kingdom guarantees it! What does this strange beast represent? This last world power may be weaker than that represented by the legs of iron, but it will not disintegrate on its own. Daniel said: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Daniel 2:42; 2Timothy 3:1-3. Which world power does the seventh head mean, and how did it treat the seed of the woman? 16:12; 17:15) For example, when the image of the beast first appeared, the churches of Christendoman influential part of Babylon the Greatdominated the Western world. The Toes of Clay and Iron. A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.REV. How would you describe the prophetic dream that God sent Nebuchadnezzar in the second year of his reign as world ruler? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) In the fifth century, the Roman Empire started to be broken into smaller kingdoms. 32 As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass. It indicates that during the reign of the seventh world power of Bible history, a contemporaneous eighth power would be specifically set up for the purpose of uniting the nations. What is happening to religion today? In particular, they believe that the feet of iron and clay symbolize the Anglo-American World Power (Britain and the United States). It does not appear as an eighth head on the wild beast. John saw a wild beast that had two horns and that spoke like a dragon. ^ par. Sorry, there was an error loading the video. #bible prophecy expo #prophecy prophecy #bible prophecy #revelation 6 #revelation 6:1-2 #revelation 6:3-4 #revelation 6:5-6 #revelation 6:7-8 #Daniel's vision #Nebuchadnezzar's dreams Time Will come that this following event Will happen in the near future: 1. She bears the name Babylon the Great. (Rev. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. All forms of suffering will end. And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. Then Peter wanted Jesus to wash his head, hands, and feet. Jesus was trying to teach them something that they did not understand. After World WarII, decolonization once again produced a number of new democracies. How? How will it disappear from the world scene? 64-70 - World Government (go), w59 5/15 pp. 10,11. . See auction date, current bid, equipment specs, and seller information for each lot. The succession of world powers pictured by the various parts of the image started with the head and worked down. 17 Let us now pick up some prophetic strands in the book of Daniel. (b)What do the first six heads of the wild beast represent? (a)The prophecies of Daniel and John allow us to do what? 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. ), God sent him a terrifying dream. In short, the United States has no closer ally and no stronger partner than Great Britain., However, the first world war (1914-1918) moved Britain to embark on a special relationship with the United States, a previous colony. And as the toes of the feet were . (Revelation 17:10) Then, in Daniels day, Babylon overthrew Jerusalem, forcing the Israelites into exile. The breasts and arms of silver depicted Medo-Persia. What does feet of clay expression mean? However, when describing the image, Daniel does not mention the number of toes. 3 pp. ), Nebuchadnezzar is agitated by a dream. The result? 4 Because the empires mentioned in the Bible were usually ruled by a king, the empires themselves are often referred to as kings, kingdoms, or both.Daniel 8:20-22. In it he had seen an immense image with a head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet and toes of iron mixed with clay. STAGGERING helplessly from crisis to crisis, human governments are failing to bring stability to human society. The Collins Atlas of World History notes that on the eve of the 1914 war, it seemed that the division of the world among a number of great powers was almost complete. In fact, Hugh Brogan, lecturer in history at the University of Essex, England, says it appeared that before long the whole world would be ruled by half a dozen powers.. Daniel 2:41 shows that the feet made of iron mixed with clay are one kingdom, not many. In the fifth century C.E., the Roman Empire began to fragment. This description coincides with the time when the seventh headthe Anglo-American World Powerwould come to prominence. So the feet have iron in them. THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST DEVOURS THE HARLOT. (Rev. They have the power to influence political leaders and their policies. will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed" (Daniel 2:44). 13. What does the wild beast with two horns mean? its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. In Dan. 755-760 - The Watchtower1964, w71 10/15 pp. (a)How did the seventh world power show that it was strong like iron? There will be no new heads on this beast before it is destroyed. WHO ARE ALL THESE KINGDOMS IN DANIEL 2:44? Until the 17thcentury, Britain was a relatively insignificant power. . (Read Daniel 2:44.) The prophecies about the immense image and the wild beast confirm that the Anglo-American World Power will not be replaced by some future world power. 11. Jehovah told John in a vision that this would happen. 4 Four of the horns, or kingdoms, that sprouted from the head of the ferocious beast receive special mention. Does secular history agree with the Bibles description of ancient Assyria? The seventh head of the beast had now emerged as the Anglo-American World Power. The common people undermine the ability of the Anglo-American World Power to act with ironlike strength. Finally, the feet of mixed clay and iron "will be a divided kingdom" (Daniel 2:41). 23 Since Jerusalem is here symbolicof the heavenly Jerusalemso also must the mountain of the olive trees be. A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.REVELATION 1:1. Why should all these distinct but related developments have come together in the second half of the 20thcentury? 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power waged war with those holy ones. The clay, therefore, represents elements within the sphere of influence of the Anglo-American World Power, elements that make it weaker than the solid iron of the Roman Empire. Since the middle of the 20thcentury, they have spread throughout the world. (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. 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.. The number of nations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East grew dramatically. Almost ten years ago, The World Book Encyclopedia optimistically noted: We probably have a greater chance of solving the problems of our times than any previous generation. But now, a decade later, at the beginning of the 1990s, is there still room for optimism? They will certainly build houses and have occupancy; and they will certainly plant vineyards and eat their fruitage. People have different political ideas. Above all, our alliance thrives because it advances our common interests. How does John depict the relationship between the Anglo-American World Power and the United Nations? 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. 3-8 - The Watchtower (Simplified)2012, lfb lesson 60 pp. God granted Daniel the ability to interpret a dream that baffled Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. . The Bible promises that genuine peace will prevail under the rule of Gods Kingdom. Literal Standard Version its legs of iron, its feet, part of them of iron, and part of them of clay. 14John described the image of the beast as an eighth king. In what sense? WE LIVE in a very special and momentous timethat of the appearance of the seventh world power of Bible history. (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. 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. This world power was the seventh head of the beast. Religious organizations have given their blessing to the image of the beast and have tried to exert influence over it. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. Why the Changes in World Governments Since 1914? Eventually, the seventh head would take the place of Rome. John wrote that the image of the beast would appear, disappear, and then rise again. 2 Let us address Johns vision of the wild beast. Majority Standard Bible its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay. 46-67 - Daniels Prophecy (dp), w59 4/15 pp. And because the United States came from Britain, we can say that, indirectly, the United States too came from Rome. 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 that are part of the image. But the vision John saw shows that at the beginning of the Lords day, they would be one world power. For example, many of the beasts had a specific number of horns. "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," (Daniel 2:42). What interpretation did Daniel give to Nebuchadnezzars prophetic dream, and how long has that symbolic image overshadowed world politics? The king saw a statue that represented four great empires. Which part of the giant image means the same thing as the seventh head of the wild beast? The phrase originates from the Book of Daniel in the Bible. And what will happen thereafter? 18. 2:32,33). No more heads will appear on this beast before it is annihilated. 8 At times, the seventh head of the beast has displayed ironlike characteristics. 19 We are living in the days of the seventh head. These nations are classed by the Bible as world powers because they had dealings with Gods people and opposed the divine rule these servants of God advocated. a certain immense image. For example, it proved how powerful it was by winning World WarI and World WarII, and it has acted with strength like iron many times since then.c (See footnote.) ( Dan. What about all other human governments? I've never understood why the different empire's depicted in the prophesy (Babylonian, Persian, Anglo-American etc) were agreed upon as those specific empires. Thus, the image seen by Nebuchadnezzar well pictured how human rule would continue to be exercised in opposition to divine sovereignty even after his kingdom ended. Yes! . Gods Kingdom will crush all human rulerships, including the seventh world power. 283-313 - Mans Salvation (sl), ws12 6/15 pp. . What role did ancient Rome play in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay. 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. As to how the symbolic Mount of Olives is split at the middle, what is the prophecy given by Daniel to which we turn for an illustration? The beast that Daniel saw represented the Roman World Power. Jehovah . 15 According to John, upon a scarlet-colored wild beastthe image of the wild beastrides a symbolic harlot, dominating it. Jehovah will cause the governments of Satans system, as represented by the United Nations, to attack false religion. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. This very situation was long ago foretold. The United States and the United Kingdom enjoy a truly special relationship. The prophet Daniel interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar's dream in chapter two of the Book of Daniel. 10 In our time, Britain and the United States are still special partners. Thus the ten toes picture all the coexisting political powers and governments during the time of the end of this symbolic image. (Rev. Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place. Even so, the United States was allowed to grow mighty, protected by British naval power.
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