DETAILS THAT CAN ONLY BE BY DEITY
Chapter seven of this inspired book of prophesy goes into dramatic details regarding the empires to come. Chapter seven reveals the first detailed vision of the future, and chapter eight the second detailed vision; chapter ten the third and most detailed dream.
Daniel 7:1-3 NKJV 1 In the first year of Belshazzar King of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions …."I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the Great Sea. 3 "And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.
The chief deity of Babylon was Marduk the god of gold. The Medo-Persian empire was slower than the winged lion of Babylon. It was slow pondering and powerful like a bear.
| WORLD RULING EMPIRE | THE BEAST | CHARACTERISTICS |
| BABYLON | WINGED LION | MOBILE AND STRONG |
| MEDO-PERSIAN | BEAR | SLOW & STRONG |
| GREEK | WINGED LEOPARD | LIGHTENING LIKE SPEED |
| ROMAN | IRON FRIGHTENING MONSTER | CRUSHES ALL OPPOSITION |
| ROMAN EMPIRE AT END OF THE AGE | MONSTER WITH IRON AND CLAY FEET | TEN HORNS & SUPER ARROGANT DICTATORIAL, POWERFUL LEADER |
DANIEL MAKES CLEAR HOWEVER THAT IN THE END GOODNESS AND THE MESSIAH WILL REIGN.
Daniel 7:13-14 NKJV 13 "I was watching in the night visions, And behold, One like the Son of Man, Coming with the clouds of heaven! He came to the Ancient of Days, And they brought Him near before Him. 14 Then to Him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, That all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, Which shall not pass away, And His kingdom the one Whichshall not be destroyed.
The only empire that will last forever is the glorious kingdom of God , in the end we win!
Daniel 7:4-5 NKJV 4 "The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5 "And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: 'Arise, devour much flesh!'
DANIEL'S REVELATIONS ABOUT THE PERSIAN AND ROMAN EMPIRE that are the three ribs being devoured by the bear the second beast arising? The three ribs represent major conquest by the powerful lumbering second major empire. Daniel predicted these things far in advance. The Persians defeated the Egyptian empire which was consequential but also devoured the Lydians and Neo-Babylonians.
Daniel 7:7-8 NKJV 7 "After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. 8 "I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words.
The fourth beast was dreadful and scary beyond that of even lions and bears. It was different, the Roman empire lasted much much longer than any of the others. Further Roman legions were anciently weapons of mass destruction. Historically they totally destroyed Carthage their big rival for years and destroyed the environment as well.
Daniel 7:19-20 NKJV 19 "Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; 20 "and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.
Rome with it's Pontiff maximus would in the end give us a iron dictator who would speak BLASPHEMOUS words. The apostle Paul describes this man as the end time beast.
2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 NKJV 1 Now, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus ... for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, 4 who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.
An earlier model or type of this man happened in 168 BC Antiochus Epiphany. The very title epiphany is itself blasphemous. How did Daniel know this many centuries in advance ?
