Daniel 7

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Daniel 7
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REMEBERING WHEN
DANIEL CHAPTER 7 GOES BACK TO THE TIME DURING THE
FIRST YEAR OF BELSHAZZAR'S REIGN. (THIS IS
BELSHAZZAR NOT BELTESHAZZAR WHICH WAS DANIEL'S
CHALDEAN NAME). NEBUCHADNEZZAR HAD DIED SOME 23
YEARS EARLIER AND WAS FOLLOWED BY HIS SONS, ALL
OF WHOM WERE EITHER DEMENTED OR JUST PLAIN
FOOLISH RULERS. FINALLY HIS GRANDSON BELSHAZZAR
ASCENDED TO THE THRONE. BELSHAZZAR WAS NO
BARGAIN OF A KING HIMSELF. IT IS WITH HIS REIGN
THAT THE BIBLICAL ACCOUNT RESUMES. DURING THE
PERIOD BETWEEN NEBUCHADNEZZAR AND BELSHAZZAR,
DANIEL HAD BEEN LIVING A QUIET, SEMI-RETIRED LIFE
DEVOTING HIMSELF TO STUDYING THE SCRIPTURES THAT
WERE AVAILABLE TO THAT POINT (LAW OF MOSES,
PSALMS, THE WRITINGS OF THE EARLY PROPHETS).
NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S VISION OF THE GREAT IMAGE (DAN
2) HAD STARTED DANIEL TO WONDERING AND STUDYING.
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THE 4 BEASTS
DURING BELSHAZZAR'S FIRST YEAR ON THE THRONE, GOD
REVEALED TO DANIEL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THROUGH
VISIONS OF HIS OWN. DANIEL'S VISIONS MAY HAVE
BEEN EXPERIENCED ALL AT ONE TIME OR MAY HAVE BEEN
SPREAD OVER A LONGER PERIOD, WE DO NOT KNOW FOR
SURE. DANIEL'S VISION OF THE 4 BEASTS. THE SCENE
OF THE VISION WAS AT THE SHORE OF THE GREAT SEA,
WHICH IN SCRIPTURE USUALLY INDICATED THE
MEDITERRANEAN. THE SEA IN PROPHETIC SCRIPTURE
USUALLY REPRESENTED 1) THE MASSES OF PEOPLE ON
EARTH, HUMANITY, OR 2) CHAOS AND EVIL FOREBODING
UNCONTROLLABLE FORCES..
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SEE THE SEA
REV 1715 And he saith unto me, The waters which
thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are
peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and
tongues. (KJV) ISA 1712 13 12 Woe to the
multitude of many people, which make a noise like
the noise of the seas and to the rushing of
nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of
mighty waters! 13 The nations shall rush like the
rushing of many waters but God shall rebuke
them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be
chased as the chaff of the mountains before the
wind, and like a rolling thing before the
whirlwind. (KJV)
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4 Winds
THE SCENE OF EVENTS IS THEN THE AREA AROUND THE
MEDITERRANEAN INVOLVING ALL OF MANKIND. THE FOUR
WINDS BLEW ACROSS THE SEA 'STROVE UPON THE GREAT
SEA.' THE FOUR WINDS IN SCRIPTURE USUALLY REFERS
TO SPIRITUAL FORCES IN PARTICULAR THE 'POWERS OF
THE AIR' SATANIC FORCES. (PRINCE OF THE POWER
OF THE AIR, ETC.) SATAN MOVED ON HUMANITY,
STIRRING UP UNREST AND CONFUSION LIKE THE WIND
CAUSES THE SEA TO CHURN AND WAVES TO ROLL.
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DOUBLING DOWN
DANIEL 7 IS VERY CLOSE IN WHAT IT REVEALS TO
DANIEL 2. GOD HAS SAID THAT 'IN THE MOUTH OF TWO
OR THREE WITNESSES LET A THING BE ESTABLISHED.'
THE MEANING OF THE DREAMS THAT JOSEPH INTERPRETED
FOR PHARAOH WERE REPEATED TWICE TO ESTABLISH IT
AS FROM GOD AND AS A FUTURE FACT. GEN 4132 And
for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh
twice it is because the thing is established by
God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.
(KJV) DANIEL'S VISION ADDS DETAIL TO
NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S.
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DANIEL 71-4
DANIEL 71-4 1 In the first year of Belshazzar
king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions of
his head upon his bed then he wrote the dream,
and told the sum of the matters. 2 Daniel spake
and said, I saw in my vision by night, and,
behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon
the great sea. 3 And four great beasts came up
from the sea, diverse one from another. 4 The
first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings I
beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and
it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand
upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was
given to it. (KJV) THE FIRST BEAST - THE LION -
(BABYLON) AS GOLD IS THE MOST PRECIOUS METAL, THE
LION IS THE KING OF THE FOREST. THE FIGURE OF A
LION WITH THE WINGS OF AN EAGLE AND THE FACE OF A
MAN WAS A BABYLONIAN SYMBOL DISCOVERED IN
ARCHEOLOGICAL DIGS IN BOTH NINEVAH AND BABYLON.
BOTH THE LION AND EAGLE HAVE BEEN USED TO
DESCRIBE BABYLON
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DANIEL 71-4
JER 46-7 6 Set up the standard toward Zion
retire, stay not for I will bring evil from the
north, and a great destruction. 7 The lion is
come up from his thicket, and the destroyer of
the Gentiles is on his way he is gone forth from
his place to make thy land desolate and thy
cities shall be laid waste, without an
inhabitant. (KJV) EZEK 172-3 2 Son of man, put
forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the
house of Israel 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord
GOD A great eagle with great wings, longwinged,
full of feathers, which had divers colours, came
unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the
cedar (KJV) BABYLONIAN CONQUEST WAS
CHARACTERIZED BY SWIFT CAMPAIGNS (WINGS) AND THE
EMPIRE BY IT'S REGAL SPLENDOR (GOLD/LION) THE
WINGS BEING PLUCKED PROBABLY REFERS TO THE 7 YEAR
PERIOD WHEN NEBUCHADNEZZAR LOST HIS SANITY (AND
HIS KINGDOM).
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DANIEL 75
DANIEL 75 And behold another beast, a second,
like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one
side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it
between the teeth of it and they said thus unto
it, Arise, devour much flesh. (KJV) THE SECOND
BEAST - THE BEAR - (MEDO-PERSIA) THIS WAS THE
SILVER PORTION (CHEST AND ARMS) OF
NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S IMAGE. THE BEAR IS A SLOW,
SOMETIMES AWKWARD ANIMAL BUT ONE THAT IS
EXTREMELY POWERFUL. IT TAKES IT'S FOES BY BRUTE
FORCE RATHER THAN BY STRATEGY AND CUNNING. THIS
IS THE WAY THE MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE CONDUCTED IT'S
CONQUESTS, THROUGH BRUTE FORCE AND OVERWHELMING
POWER. THE NUMERICALLY LARGE AND POWERFUL ARMIES
OF THE MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE WOULD CERTAINLY
'DEVOUR MUCH FLESH'. ONE PAW BEING LIFTED UP
INDICATED THE MORE POWERFUL PERSIAN ARM OF THE
DUAL EMPIRE. THE 3 RIBS IN IT'S MOUTH PROBABLY
SYMBOLIZED THE CONQUEST OF 3 COUNTRIES (SUSIANA,
LYDIA AND ASIA MINOR).
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DANIEL 76
DANIEL 76 After this I beheld, and lo another,
like a leopard, which had upon the back of it
four wings of a fowl the beast had also four
heads and dominion was given to it. (KJV THE
THIRD BEAST - THE LEOPARD - (GREECE) THIS WAS THE
BELLY AND THIGH PARTS, THE MIDSECTION, OF
NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S IMAGE. THE LEOPARD HAD FOUR
HEADS AND FOUR WINGS. THE GREEK (MACEDONIAN)
EMPIRE CONDUCTED IT'S CONQUESTS AMAZINGLY FAST.
WITHIN A FEW YEARS OF IT'S BEGINNING, ALEXANDER
THE GREAT'S EMPIRE HAD THE WORLD AT IT'S
FEET. ALEXANDER'S EMPIRE WAS DIVIDED INTO FOUR
DISTRICTS OR SUB-KINGDOMS SYRIA, EGYPT,
MACEDONIA AND ASIA MINOR. THE MEANING OF THE FOUR
HEADS WOULD BE EXPLAINED IN A LATER REVELATION TO
DANIEL (SEE DANIEL 8).
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DANIEL 77-8
DANIEL 77-8 7 After this I saw in the night
visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and
terrible, and strong exceedingly and it had
great iron teeth it devoured and brake in
pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of
it and it was diverse from all the beasts that
were before it and it had ten horns. 8 I
considered the horns, and, behold, there came up
among them another little horn, before whom there
were three of the first horns plucked up by the
roots and, behold, in this horn were eyes like
the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great
things. (KJV) THE FOURTH BEAST - NOT RELATED TO A
KNOWN ANIMAL - (ROME BEYOND ROME TO REVIVED
ROME) THIS BEAST CORRESPONDED TO THE LEGS OF IRON
IN NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S IMAGE. SINCE THE ROMAN
EMPIRE HAS NOT YET APPEARED IN THE FORM DESCRIBED
THE VISION CARRIES FORWARD UNTIL THE 'END OF
TIMES'.
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DANIEL 77-8
DANIEL 77-8 7 After this I saw in the night
visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and
terrible, and strong exceedingly and it had
great iron teeth it devoured and brake in
pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of
it and it was diverse from all the beasts that
were before it and it had ten horns. 8 I
considered the horns, and, behold, there came up
among them another little horn, before whom there
were three of the first horns plucked up by the
roots and, behold, in this horn were eyes like
the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great
things. (KJV) DANIEL'S BEAST HAD TEN HORNS
NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S IMAGE HAD TEN TOES. A LITTLE
HORN GREW UP OUT OF THE TEN HORNS AND OVERTHREW 3
OF THEM BY THE ROOTS. THE LITTLE HORN HAD EYES
LIKE A MAN'S EYES AND A MOUTH THAT SPOKE GREAT
THINGS. THIS FOURTH BEAST IS FURTHER DESCRIBED IN
VERSES 19-27
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DANIEL 79-11
DANIEL 79-11 9 I beheld till the thrones were
cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose
garment was white as snow, and the hair of his
head like the pure wool his throne was like the
fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 10 A
fiery stream issued and came forth from before
him thousand thousands ministered unto him, and
ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him
the judgment was set, and the books were
opened. 11 I beheld then because of the voice of
the great words which the horn spake I beheld
even till the beast was slain, and his body
destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
(KJV) DANIEL THEN SAW THAT ALL THESE THRONES AND
EMPIRES WERE CAST DOWN BY THE 'ANCIENT OF DAYS'
WHO THEN SAT UPON HIS THRONE OVER THE EARTH. HE
EXECUTED JUDGEMENT UPON THE EARTH AND ESPECIALLY
UPON THE LITTLE HORN BECAUSE OF THE 'GREAT
(BOASTFUL?) WORDS' HE HAD SPOKEN. THE LITTLE
HORN WAS CAST INTO FIRE.
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DANIEL 712
DANIEL 712 As concerning the rest of the beasts,
they had their dominion taken away yet their
lives were prolonged for a season and time.
(KJV) THE FIRST THREE BEASTS HAD THEIR KINGDOMS
(AUTHORITY - WORLD RULE) TAKEN AWAY BUT THEIR
LIVES WERE PROLONGED FOR 'A SEASON AND A
TIME'. TODAY IRAQ (BABYLON), PERSIA (IRAN) AND
GREECE STILL NUMBER AMONG THE NATIONS OF THE
WORLD. WHEN JUDGEMENT FINALLY FALLS ON THE
(REVIVED) ROMAN EMPIRE, IT IS DESTROYED FOR
ETERNITY. THE JUDGEMENT SCENE CLOSELY PARALLELS
THAT OF REVELATIONS. NOT ONLY ARE THE TEN HORNS
(NATIONS) JUDGED BUT THE 'PRINCE OF THE POWER OF
THE AIR' IS CAST DOWN ALSO. REV 127 12 SATAN
CAST DOWN REV 1911-203 BEAST, FALSE PROPHET,
NATIONS JUDGED REV 207-15 SATAN AND THE WICKED
DEAD JUDGED
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REV 127-12
REV 127-12 7 And there was war in heaven
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon
and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And
prevailed not neither was their place found any
more in heaven. 9 And the great dragon was cast
out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and
Satan, which deceiveth the whole world he was
cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast
out with him. 10 And I heard a loud voice saying
in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength,
and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his
Christ for the accuser of our brethren is cast
down, which accused them before our God day and
night. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of
the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony and
they loved not their lives unto the death. 12
Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell
in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and
of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you,
having great wrath, because he knoweth that he
hath but a short time. (KJV)
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REV 1911-20
11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white
horse and he that sat upon him was called
Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth
judge and make war. 12 His eyes were as a flame
of fire, and on his head were many crowns and he
had a name written, that no man knew, but he
himself. 13 And he was clothed with a vesture
dipped in blood and his name is called The Word
of God. 14 And the armies which were in heaven
followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine
linen, white and clean. 15 And out of his mouth
goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite
the nations and he shall rule them with a rod of
iron and he treadeth the winepress of the
fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 16 And he
hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name
written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. 17 And
I saw an angel standing in the sun and he cried
with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that
fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather
yourselves together unto the supper of the great
God 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and
the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty
men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that
sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free
and bond, both small and great. 19 And I saw the
beast, and the kings of the earth, and their
armies, gathered together to make war against him
that sat on the horse, and against his army. 20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false
prophet that wrought miracles before him, with
which he deceived them that had received the mark
of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a lake of fire
burning with brimstone. (KJV)
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REV 201-3, 7-15
1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven,
having the key of the bottomless pit and a great
chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the
dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and
Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast
him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and
set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the
nations no more, till the thousand years should
be fulfilled and after that he must be loosed a
little season . 7 And when the thousand years
are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his
prison, 8 And shall go out to deceive the nations
which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog
and Magog, to gather them together to battle the
number of whom is as the sand of the sea. 9 And
they went up on the breadth of the earth, and
compassed the camp of the saints about, and the
beloved city and fire came down from God out of
heaven, and devoured them. 10 And the devil that
deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and
brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet
are, and shall be tormented day and night for
ever and ever. 11 And I saw a great white throne,
and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth
and the heaven fled away and there was found no
place for them. 12 And I saw the dead, small and
great, stand before God and the books were
opened and another book was opened, which is the
book of life and the dead were judged out of
those things which were written in the books,
according to their works. 13 And the sea gave up
the dead which were in it and death and hell
delivered up the dead which were in them and
they were judged every man according to their
works. 14 And death and hell were cast into the
lake of fire. This is the second death. 15 And
whosoever was not found written in the book of
life was cast into the lake of fire. (KJV)
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DANIEL 713-14
DANIEL 713-14 13 I saw in the night visions,
and, behold, one like the Son of man came with
the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of
days, and they brought him near before him. 14
And there was given him dominion, and glory, and
a kingdom, that all people, nations, and
languages, should serve him his dominion is an
everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed. (KJV) THE ANCIENT OF DAYS IS USED TO
DESCRIBE BOTH GOD THE FATHER AND THE SON OF GOD
IN SCRIPTURE. HOWEVER, IN THE VISION, THE 'SON
OF MAN' COMES WITH THE CLOUDS OF HEAVEN (USUALLY
REFERS TO HIS SAINTS AND THE HOSTS OF HEAVEN) TO
THE 'ANCIENT OF DAYS' WHO GIVES TO HIM 'DOMINION
AND GLORY AND A KINGDOM' THAT IS 'EVERLASTING'.
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REV 1115
REV 1115 And the seventh angel sounded and
there were great voices in heaven, saying, The
kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of
our Lord, and of his Christ and he shall reign
for ever and ever. (KJV) SATAN TRIED TO OFFER
JESUS A KINGDOM DURING THE TEMPTATIONS ON EARTH
BUT JESUS REFUSED THE TEMPTATION PREFERRING TO
RECEIVE HIS KINGDOM FROM GOD THE FATHER FOR
ETERNITY. LUKE 45-7 5 And the devil, taking him
up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the
kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And
the devil said unto him, All this power will I
give thee, and the glory of them for that is
delivered unto me and to whomsoever I will I
give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all
shall be thine. (KJV)
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LUKE 1911-12
THE PEOPLE TRIED TO TAKE JESUS BY FORCE AND GIVE
JESUS AN EARTHLY KINGDOM WHICH HE ALSO REFUSED.
HE WOULD WAIT FOR THE KINGDOM HIS FATHER WOULD
GIVE HIM. LUKE 1911-12 11 And as they heard
these things, he added and spake a parable,
because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because
they thought that the kingdom of God should
immediately appear. 12 He said therefore, A
certain nobleman went into a far country to
receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.
(KJV)
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DANIEL 715-16 17-18
DANIEL 715-16 15 I Daniel was grieved in my
spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions
of my head troubled me. 16 I came near unto one
of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of
all this. So he told me, and made me know the
interpretation of the things. (KJV) DANIEL ASKED
FOR ADDITIONAL EXPLANATION AND THE HEAVENLY
VISITOR PROVIDED IT. DANIEL 717-18 17 These
great beasts, which are four, are four kings,
which shall arise out of the earth. 18 But the
saints of the most High shall take the kingdom,
and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever
and ever. (KJV) THE ANGEL EXPLAINED THAT THE FOUR
BEASTS REPRESENTED FOUR KINGS AND THEIR KINGDOMS
ALL OF WHICH WOULD ULTIMATELY BE POSSESSED BY THE
SAINTS OF GOD.
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DANIEL 719-22
DANIEL 719-22 19 Then I would know the truth of
the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the
others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of
iron, and his nails of brass which devoured,
brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his
feet 20 And of the ten horns that were in his
head, and of the other which came up, and before
whom three fell even of that horn that had eyes,
and a mouth that spake very great things, whose
look was more stout than his fellows. 21 I
beheld, and the same horn made war with the
saints, and prevailed against them 22 Until the
Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to
the saints of the most High and the time came
that the saints possessed the kingdom.
(KJV) DANIEL THEN ASKED FOR MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING THE FOURTH BEAST. HE WAS TOLD THAT
THIS BEAST WOULD BE VERY POWERFUL BREAKING IT'S
OPPONENTS AND CRUSHING THEIR POWER AND AUTHORITY.
OUT OF THIS BEAST WOULD COMPRISED OF TEN
KINGDOMS OR NATIONS WOULD COME ANOTHER LEADER
(HORN) WHO WOULD MAKE WAR WITH THE SAINTS OF GOD
AND WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL AGAINST THEM AFTER THREE
OF THE KINGS WHO HAD ORIGINALLY SUPPORTED HIM
WERE DEPOSED BY HIM. HIS SUCCESS WOULD END WHEN
THE 'ANCIENT OF DAYS' CAME AND DEFEATED HIM
GIVING HIS KINGDOM TO THE SAINTS TO JUDGE.
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DANIEL 723-25
DANIEL 723-25 23 Thus he said, The fourth beast
shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which
shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall
devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down,
and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns out
of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise
and another shall rise after them and he shall
be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue
three kings. 25 And he shall speak great words
against the most High, and shall wear out the
saints of the most High, and think to change
times and laws and they shall be given into his
hand until a time and times and the dividing of
time. (KJV) THIS FOURTH BEAST WOULD BE DIFFERENT
FROM THE OTHERS THAT HAD DOMINATED THE EARTH.
OUT OF THE TEN NATIONS (KINGDOMS) COMPRISING THE
BEAST AN ELEVENTH, A LITTLE HORN, WOULD RISE TO
POWER REMOVING OR CONQUERING THREE OTHER NATIONS
(FROM OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TEN) WHO APPARENTLY
OPPOSE HIM. HE WILL BOAST OF GREAT THINGS,
SPEAKING AGAINST GOD. HE WILL COME AGAINST THE
SAINTS. HE WOULD TRY TO CHANGE THE LAWS AND
SOCIETY AND TIMES. HE WILL HAVE 3.5 YEARS OF
SUCCESS OVER GOD'S PEOPLE.
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DANIEL 726-28
DANIEL 726-28 26 But the judgment shall sit, and
they shall take away his dominion, to consume and
to destroy it unto the end. 27 And the kingdom
and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom
under the whole heaven, shall be given to the
people of the saints of the most High, whose
kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all
dominions shall serve and obey him. 28 Hitherto
is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my
cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance
changed in me but I kept the matter in my heart.
(KJV) GOD'S JUDGEMENT AGAINST HIM WILL ULTIMATELY
DEFEAT HIM AND HIS KINGDOM AND RULE WILL BE GIVEN
TO GOD'S SAINTS (OF THE TIME AND PLACE??) AS AN
EVERLASTING KINGDOM. (TO RULE ON EARTH FROM
EARTH??) NOTE IN REV 13 ONE OF THE HEADS IS
WOUNDED TO DEATH BUT THE WOUND IS HEALED. COULD
THIS BE GERMANY, REUNITED AND ESTABLISHED AFTER
THE DEVASTATION IT SUFFERED IN WORLD WAR 2 ????
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REV 131-9
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a
beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads
and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and
upon his heads the name of blasphemy. 2 And the
beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and
his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his
mouth as the mouth of a lion and the dragon gave
him his power, and his seat, and great
authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as it
were wounded to death and his deadly wound was
healed and all the world wondered after the
beast. 4 And they worshipped the dragon which
gave power unto the beast and they worshipped
the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast?
who is able to make war with him? 5 And there was
given unto him a mouth speaking great things and
blasphemies and power was given unto him to
continue forty and two months. 6 And he opened
his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme
his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell
in heaven. 7 And it was given unto him to make
war with the saints, and to overcome them and
power was given him over all kindreds, and
tongues, and nations. 8 And all that dwell upon
the earth shall worship him, whose names are not
written in the book of life of the Lamb slain
from the foundation of the world. 9 If any man
have an ear, let him hear.
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REV 1310-18
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into
captivity he that killeth with the sword must be
killed with the sword. Here is the patience and
the faith of the saints. 11 And I beheld another
beast coming up out of the earth and he had two
horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon. 12
And he exerciseth all the power of the first
beast before him, and causeth the earth and them
which dwell therein to worship the first beast,
whose deadly wound was healed. 13 And he doeth
great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down
from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, 14
And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the
means of those miracles which he had power to do
in the sight of the beast saying to them that
dwell on the earth, that they should make an
image to the beast, which had the wound by a
sword, and did live. 15 And he had power to give
life unto the image of the beast, that the image
of the beast should both speak, and cause that as
many as would not worship the image of the beast
should be killed. 16 And he causeth all, both
small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to
receive a mark in their right hand, or in their
foreheads 17 And that no man might buy or sell,
save he that had the mark, or the name of the
beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is
wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the
number of the beast for it is the number of a
man and his number is Six hundred threescore and
six. (KJV)
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MATT 2420-24
JESUS SPOKE OF THESE TIMES IN WORLD HISTORY UNDER
THE RULE OF THE LITTLE HORN IN MATTHEW 24. MATT
2420-24 20 But pray ye that your flight be not
in the winter, neither on the sabbath day 21 For
then shall be great tribulation, such as was not
since the beginning of the world to this time,
no, nor ever shall be. 22 And except those days
should be shortened, there should no flesh be
saved but for the elect's sake those days shall
be shortened. 23 Then if any man shall say unto
you, Lo, here is Christ, or there believe it
not. 24 For there shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall shew great signs and
wonders insomuch that, if it were possible, they
shall deceive the very elect. (KJV)
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REV 1712-13 DAN 724
REV 1712-13 INDICATES THE TEN HORNS ARE TEN
KINGS OR NATIONS. DAN 724 INDICATES 3 OF THE 10
NATIONS TURN ON 'THE LITTLE HORN' AND THAT THEY
ARE CRUSHED BY HIM. REV 1712-13 12 And the ten
horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have
received no kingdom as yet but receive power as
kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have one
mind, and shall give their power and strength
unto the beast. (KJV) DAN 724 And the ten horns
out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall
arise and another shall rise after them and he
shall be diverse from the first, and he shall
subdue three kings. (KJV) THIS LITTLE HORN WILL
EXERCISE INFLUENCE OVER (BUT NOT CONTROL) THE
ENTIRE WORLD. ULTIMATELY HE WILL BE DEFEATED AND
DESTROYED. HE WILL ALWAYS FACE OPPOSITION FROM
SOME NATIONS, ISRAEL AND THE SAINTS OF THE TIME.