By the mid-18thcentury, Britain was on its way to become the dominant power on the world scene. #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. (Psalm 83:18) The Witnesses program of Bible education is helping countless individuals and families to replace harmful lifestyles with clean and peaceful conduct that conforms to Gods standards. They will destroy her influence and devastate her riches. (Revelation 17:10,11) So John calls this image a king because it receives authority to do something that will affect the whole world. What can we be sure of? (a)What did the small horn do? 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. . The League of Nations disappeared when World WarII started. Amid a multitude of contending opinions and interests, minority governments often result, stalemated governments long on talk but short on action. (a)What did the small horn do? And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. What was the dream that Daniel recalled for the king? 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. 357-360 - The Watchtower1961, pm chap. John is again seeing the Anglo-American World Power but in a special role.Read Revelation 13:11-15. In the year 1800, European nations controlled 35percent of the earths surface, but by 1914 the figure had risen to over 84percent! Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile. The result? 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. Gone, for example, are the days when people appealed to divine guidance in matters of government. One was of a metallic image with a head of gold, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron and 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. Later, in the 1960s and 1970s, however, many former colonies chose more authoritarian forms of government. And when the Berlin wall finally fell, the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel emblazoned its front cover with the words Das Volk siegtthe people win! And what will happen thereafter? The harlot symbolizes what, and what has happened to her support? 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. 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power waged war with those holy ones. Learn how Greece became the fifth world power in Bible history. This is your dream: You saw a huge statue with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, stomach and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron mixed with clay. The breasts and arms of silver depicted Medo-Persia. John said that this image of the wild beast would appear, then disappear, and then appear again. The change of financial system Rev. 18. And as the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and partly brittle. its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) What does the wild beast with two horns mean? 18 After false religion is destroyed, the wild beast, Satans earthly political setup, will be goaded into an attack on Gods Kingdom. Britain did not stop the United States from becoming a powerful country and even protected it with the British navy. This description coincides with the time when the seventh head the Anglo-American World Power would come to prominence. How do Daniel and John portray the end of human rulership? *. Her tumble will be sudden and violent.Rev. CLAY AND IRON FEET In Daniel Chapter 2, there is a description of an immense image of many different metals or elements. 4 pp. 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. 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. (Read Daniel 2:44.) Daniel does specifically mention that the toes would be made of iron and clay. ANGLO-AMERICA AND THE TWO-HORNED WILD BEAST. Then a stone was cut from a mountain, and it struck the feet of the statue. PRIVACY POLICY 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. 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. . Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. . By 476 AD Rome had lost it's power and the tribes that sacked the Roman Empire became the 10 nations of Europe. What role did ancient Rome play in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy? 64-70 - World Government (go), w59 5/15 pp. So it seems that the number of toes is not important, just as the number of arms, hands, fingers, legs, or feet the image had is not important. But Britain fought against them one by one and became more important than they were. . Since the middle of the 20thcentury, they have spread throughout the world. (a)How did the seventh world power manifest ironlike strength? 65. The prophecies of Daniel and John have come true exactly as they were written. That is the time when the Anglo-American World Power would arise. That is exactly what happened to an organization promoted by Britain and the United States, one that was intended to unite and represent the worlds kingdoms.d This organization appeared after World WarI and was known as the League of Nations. . Which world power does the seventh head mean, and how did it treat the seed of the woman? In the prophecy about the wild beast, the seventh head is the last head. The iron legs represent the Imperialistic-Democratic Alliance of the Roman Empire. 12,13. The globe was rapidly slipping into political fragmentation. (See box on page17.). What does the frightening ten-horned beast represent, and what do the ten horns picture? d See RevelationIts Grand Climax at Hand! In their present form, political parties originated in Europe and North America during the 19thcentury. 13 A prophecy in the book of Daniel enables us to establish where we are in the stream of time. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image . Feet of Iron and Clay A Foretelling of the End of Man's Kingdoms By Michael Clark and George Davis For some time we have been hearing the Lord speak to us about the significance of Daniel 2:35 regarding the times we live in. What were the legs of iron and feet of clay? 10,11. In fact, the intervention by Gods Kingdom guarantees it! What does this strange beast represent? (Daniel 2:28, 31-43) Daniel revealed to the monarch that the sections of the body of the image represented the succession of political empires that began with Babylon, the world power at the time. . In the second year of his kingship (probably dating from Jerusalems destruction in 607B.C.E. 493-499 - The Watchtower1957, bi10 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - King James Version (bi10), w77 7/1 pp. Logically, then, the feet and toes would symbolize the final manifestations of human rule that would exist during the time of the end, as Daniel expressed it. But the vision John saw shows that at the beginning of the Lords day, they would be one world power. We cherish common values. a certain immense image. Gods prophet Daniel explained to Nebuchadnezzar the significance of the image, telling him: You, Oking, . Nebuchadnezzars dream was of an immense image, in human form. Until the 1600s, they were much more important kingdoms than Britain was. (Matt. But during the Lords day, people have not supported her as much as they did in the past. (Read Daniel 7:7, 8, 23,24.) It is only an image of that beast. The feet were not clay plus gold, nor clay and silver, nor clay and brass, but clay with iron. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the wild beast with two horns will be destroyed. b Both the British Empire and the United States have existed since the 1700s. Swinging the light back to the start of mans troubled history we see a spirit creature appointed as the guardian of man in the beautiful garden of Eden. and he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) 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. The Anglo-American World Power will be the world power when false religion is destroyed. 20 You, Oking, happened to be beholding, and, look! Britain plucked those powers out one by one, removing them from their positions of prestige. Those numbers are significant. 20. 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. That image, which was large and the brightness of which was extraordinary, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was dreadful. There will be no new heads on this beast before it is destroyed. That image, which was large and the brightness of which was extraordinary, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was dreadful. Satan used all those world powers to fight Gods people because he hated the seed of the woman. Population reduction Rev.6:8 2. The possible significance of this then becomes clearly apparent. ^ par. The legs of iron pictured the Roman Empire. (Read Revelation 17:16,17.) What part of Johns vision shows that the United Nations gets its power from the Anglo-American World Power? 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. Today, the churches and their ministers have lost the respect and support of the masses. Indeed, they will see with their own eyes the fulfillment of Christs model prayer, sometimes called the Lords Prayer, which states, in part: Thy kingdom come. The Anglo-American World Power will be the dominant world power when false religion is eradicated. She will be destroyed suddenly.Revelation 18:7, 8, 15-19. What was the political situation at the beginning of this foretold period of time? This beast is the same as the image of the wild beast with seven heads. Until the 17thcentury, Britain was a relatively insignificant power. How did this happen? Sorry, there was an error loading the video. (Matthew 24:8) Yesto the point that many people fear the future. Instead of uniting, it tended to disunite. 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. 6 Nebuchadnezzar listened intently as Daniel explained: You, Oking, happened to be beholding, and, look! This very situation was long ago foretold. And what should these prophecies make us want to do? . For example, it proved its power by winning World WarI. An increasingly vocal and militant group of Western intellectuals is calling for the end of religions influence on society. . 14John described the image of the beast as an eighth king. In what sense? What, though, about the feet of the image? This means that the Anglo-American World Power will not be replaced by another world power. Because they began to work together in a special way, they became the Anglo-American World Power. Why should all these distinct but related developments have come together in the second half of the 20thcentury? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) Human feet have a quarter of all muscles, ligaments and bones that are found in the human body. you yourself are the head of gold. 755-760 - The Watchtower1964, w71 10/15 pp. During that war, Gods people declared that according to the prophecy in Revelation, the image of the wild beast would ascend again. Daniel foretold: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Dan. 6, 7. Nevertheless, in the 20thcentury, the trend has been to replace monarchies and autocratic governments with democracies or governments of the people. 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