We celebrate a common heritage. will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile. You will also see that the Bible is deserving of your full trust, that it truly is inspired by God.2Timothy 3:16. The seventh head of the wild beast as much as killed the preaching work for a period of time. The harlot symbolizes what, and what has happened to her support? Jehovah told John in a vision that this would happen. Today, they are larger, stronger, and better organized than ever before. However, from the time the Anglo-American World Power came into existence, that iron has been mixed with clay. (1Corinthians 6:9-11) As a result, millions of people worldwide are confident that they will gain Gods protection when his Kingdom intervenes in mankinds affairs. It seems more Christian's than just JWs believe this interpretation, but why those empires . 16:14; 19:19-21) Hence, not only the kingdoms of the image but also all other human governments will be destroyed at Armageddon. Before Daniels time, both Egypt and Assyria had oppressed the Israelites, the chosen people of the Bibles Author. Part 9 of Human Rule Weighed in the Balances will answer. It remained strong for hundreds of years after that. 10,11. . 21 pp. (Rev. What does the frightening ten-horned beast represent, and what do the ten horns picture? 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 Bible foretold that they would do so. This beast also means the Anglo-American World Power, but now it does something special.Read Revelation 13:11-15. Nevertheless, in the 20thcentury, the trend has been to replace monarchies and autocratic governments with democracies or governments of the people. And what will happen thereafter? What does this strange beast mean? The Kingdom will destroy the governments of this world. How did this head treat the seed of the woman? Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image . In the fifth century, the Roman Empire started to be broken into smaller kingdoms. 2:45. (b)How is Satans organization described, and what position does the Christian take toward it? Nationalism exploded with full force. Until the 1600s, they were much more important kingdoms than Britain was. WHEN we compare the prophecies of Daniel and John, we understand many things that are happening in the world today and that will happen in the future. . Daniel said: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Daniel 2:42; 2Timothy 3:1-3. (a)What will the wild beast do, and with what outcome? 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. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) This very situation was long ago foretold. (Revelation 17:10,11) So John calls this image a king because it receives authority to do something that will affect the whole world. We used to be taught that the clay and iron was anglo-america because they never . How did this head treat the seed of the woman? 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. 40 In that chapter Daniel interprets the prophetic dream that the God of the heavens sent to Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of the Babylonian World Power, in the second year after he had destroyed the city of Jerusalem and the temple built by Davids son, King Solomon. 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. 6. As the number of people involved in the political process increases, however, so also does the difficulty in achieving a political consensus. 8,9. New American Bible its legs iron, its feet partly iron and partly clay. 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.. 18 In that chapter 2 of Daniel interprets the prophetic dream that the God of the heavens sent to Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of the Babylonian World Power, in the second year after he had destroyed the city of Jerusalem and the temple built by Davids son, King Solomon. What part of Johns vision shows that the United Nations gets its power from the Anglo-American World Power? Why the Changes in World Governments Since 1914? | 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. 2:31-33. The final destruction of Gods opposers will be a spectacular fulfillment of the prophecy at Genesis 3:15, mentioned in the first article in this series. And when the Berlin wall finally fell, the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel emblazoned its front cover with the words Das Volk siegtthe people win! The objective is to show that the Bible is trustworthy and inspired of God and that its message is one of hope for an end to the suffering caused by mans cruel domination of his fellow man. What did the seventh head do to Gods people? 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. (b)What is the identity of the seventh head of the wild beast? And even though it is weaker than Rome, the legs of iron, it will not come to an end on its own. 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. a certain immense image. Daniel wrote about an immense image that Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar saw in a vision given him by God. There would be one more empire, but the prophecy stated: [It] has not yet arrived. True to Bible prophecy, the seventh king did arrive on the world scene! He saw a terrifying metallic image, with head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and hips of copper, its legs of iron, and its feet of iron smeared with clay. There will come to be plenty of grain on the earth; on the top of the mountains there will be an overflow.Psalm 72:16. d See RevelationIts Grand Climax at Hand! 2:40 we see that the nature of "iron" is to grind into powder, "as iron beats to powder and subdues all things.". * That image, which was huge and extremely bright, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was terrifying. We can be sure that soon false religion will be destroyed and that the battle of Armageddon will come. 14John described the image of the wild beast with seven heads as an eighth king. Why did he call it a king? bi10 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - King James Version (bi10) Pay Attention to God's Prophetic Word for Our Day (31 occurrences) 17. Daniel discloses that in the feet and toes of the image, there was a noteworthy change of materials. By the time the Lords day began in 1914, Britain had built the largest empire in history and the United States had become the greatest industrial power on earth.b During World WarI, the United States forged a special partnership with Britain. its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. It was supposed to unite the nations and speak for them.d (See footnote.) Jehovah will cause the governments of Satans system, as represented by the United Nations, to attack false religion. published by Jehovahs Witnesses. Feet of IRON and CLAY EUROPE - The Roman Empire as a one world power disintegrated due to the attacks from the barbarian tribes. ), Nebuchadnezzar is agitated by a dream. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the wild beast with two horns will be destroyed. 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. 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. a certain immense image. WE LIVE in a very special and momentous timethat of the appearance of the seventh world power of Bible history. 7. The legs of iron pictured the Roman Empire. In the Bible the number ten is used to indicate earthly completeness. One was of a metallic image with a gold head, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron and feet of iron and clay. What was the dream that Daniel recalled for the king? (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. As the 1900s dawned, the British Empire, the largest the world had ever seen, ruled over every fourth person on earth. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. 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.. 4 pp. Daniel 2:41 describes the mixture of iron and clay as one kingdom, not many. Finally, the feet of mixed clay and iron "will be a divided kingdom" (Daniel 2:41). The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the two-horned wild beast will be destroyed. 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. They will destroy her influence and devastate her riches. (Lloyd's Voicemails #30) David is no longer a Jehovah's Witness but notes the political instability globally and wonders whether the interpretation of the Bi. 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power waged war with those holy ones. Three are plucked out by another horn, a small one. This was fulfilled when Britain, a former outpost of the Roman Empire, grew to prominence. . Three other regions of the old Roman EmpireSpain, the Netherlands, and Francewere far more influential. No resident will say: I am sick.Isaiah 33:24. (b)Daniel 2:44 refers to Gods Kingdom as destroying which kingdoms? Definition of feet of clay in the Idioms Dictionary. (a)What will happen to the feet of the image? And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. 40. 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. Paul Kennedy, professor of history at Yale University, explains: The most striking change in Europe, measured in territorial-juridical terms, was the emergence of a cluster of nation-statesPoland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuaniain place of lands which were formerly part of the Habsburg, Romanov, and Hohenzollern empires.. The ten horns sprouting from the head of that fearsome beast represent kingdoms that grew out of that empire. God has revealed these details in advance. 37-63 - World Government (go), w69 5/15 pp. There is a good reason that feet are made of Feet and Clay. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. 65. Where? Then a stone was cut from a mountain, and it struck the feet of the statue. (Daniel 8:24) For example, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on an enemy of the Anglo-American World Power. That image, which was large and the brightness of which was extraordinary, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was dreadful. If not, how will it exit the world stage? 10 In the 21stcentury, Britain and the United States have continued their special partnership, often acting together in world affairs. The visions in Revelation were prophecies about the Lords day. (Revelation 1:10) It was during World WarI that Britain and the United States began to work together as one world power. Britain came from the Roman Empire. . According to Revelation 17:10, the seventh world power must remain a short while. How long will that prove to be? 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 12 The visions that Jesus gave to John show that even though the Anglo-American World Power is made of iron mixed with clay, it was going to do something important during the last days. These bombs caused ruin in a new and terrible way. There will be genuine peace, not just the absence of war. Consider the facts. Moreover, this power is the only one mentioned in the Bible purely as prophecy, for the previous six were woven into the Bibles historical record. If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. Daniel was one of the young Jewish captives taken into exile with King Jehoiachin in 617B.C.E. What, though, about the feet of the image? 51:1-4). (See the chart on pages12-13.) In fact, the intervention by Gods Kingdom guarantees it! 2:41-43) Could a danger lie there for us? No more heads will appear on this beast before it is annihilated. Those numbers are important. c Daniel foresaw the terrible destruction this king would cause during that war, writing: In a wonderful [awful] way he will cause ruin. (Dan. The result? 10,11. A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.REVELATION 1:1. The harlot is called Babylon the Great. (Revelation 17:1-6) This harlot means all false religions. There will be no more world powers after this. Understandably, they have been unable to stick together in a world unity. The Bible makes clear that this war involves the kings of the entire inhabited earth.Revelation 16:13, 14,16. 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? They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. John wrote that the image of the beast would appear, disappear, and then rise again. b Both the British Empire and the United States have existed since the 1700s. 357-360 - The Watchtower1961, pm chap. Therefore, the number seems no more significant than the fact that the image had multiple arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. Eventually, the seventh head would take the place of Rome. What is the relationship between the seventh head of the wild beast and the immense image? Which world power does the seventh head mean, and how did it treat the seed of the woman? Instead of uniting, it tended to disunite. What does this strange beast represent? [c. 1600] See also: clay, feet, of. (See the chart on pages12-13.) 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. 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, . 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. What must we do now? An increasingly vocal and militant group of Western intellectuals is calling for the end of religions influence on society. Then Peter wanted Jesus to wash his head, hands, and feet. 16:13-16; 17:12-14) Daniel describes one aspect of the final battle. Only his feet must be washed. The sign of the end includes global war, great earthquakes, pestilences, and major food shortages. (Luke 21:10, 11; Matthew 24:7,8; Mark 13:8) Also marking the last days would be a serious moral and spiritual breakdown in society. Yes! The result is inevitable. After describing the aforementioned image, Daniel wrote: A stone was cut out [of a mountain] not by hands, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and of molded clay and crushed them. (Daniel 2:34) What did this awesome spectacle portend? What dream and interpretation does God reveal to Daniel, and how does Nebuchadnezzar show his appreciation? The British Empire, states one reference work, was the largest the world had ever seen. It included 372million inhabitants and extended over 11million square miles [28million sqkm]., At a joint press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, President Barack Obama of the United States affirmed in July2010: We can never say it enough. Gods Kingdom will soon crush the feet of the giant image. (Matthew 24:45-47; Galatians 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power fought against those holy ones. (Matthew 24:8) Yesto the point that many people fear the future. In all the Eastern European countries where people power has forced political reform, the demand has been for free elections with a plurality of political parties participating. 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. 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