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. It will crush and put an end to all these [earthly] kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite.* (Daniel 2:44,45) Note these important points: The victorious Kingdom, represented by a large stone, is set up by God himself, not by human hands. Hence, it is rightly called Gods Kingdom. Just as an iron structure mixed with clay is weaker than solid iron, so too the Anglo-American World Power is weaker than the power from which it emerged. Sorry, there was an error loading the video. The prophecy at Revelation 17:10 complements another prophecy found in the book of Daniel. The Seed of the woman, Jesus Christ, would crush the symbolic serpent, Satan, and his seed. For example, it proved its power by winning World WarI. 612-625 - The Watchtower1971, w59 5/1 pp. What must we do now? According to Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser to former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, the situation will not soon change. All of those expressed hatred for the seed of the woman. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. John is again seeing the Anglo-American World Power but in a special role.Read Revelation 13:11-15. But Britain fought against them one by one and became more important than they were. 283-313 - Mans Salvation (sl), ws12 6/15 pp. 9 For a long time, Jehovahs servants have wanted to understand what the feet of the image mean. (Isa. (Read Revelation 17:16,17.) (a)The prophecies of Daniel and John allow us to do what? How? 35. And even though it is weaker than Rome, the legs of iron, it will not come to an end on its own. The prophecies of Daniel and John have been fulfilled to the smallest detail. What dream and interpretation does God reveal to Daniel, and how does Nebuchadnezzar show his appreciation? 17 Let us now pick up some prophetic strands in the book of Daniel. Those numbers are significant. We cherish common values. Then a stone was cut from a mountain, and it struck the feet of the statue. The tent of God is with mankind, . 15,16. 2:45. According to Revelation 17:10, the seventh world power must remain a short while. How long will that prove to be? . How did this head treat the seed of the woman? Do secular history and archaeology agree with what the Bible says about this ancient land? 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.. 40. b Although the components of the dual world power have existed since the 18thcentury, John describes it as it would appear at the start of the Lords day. pages240, 241, 253. But it was not yet the seventh head of the wild beast. During that war, Gods people declared that according to the prophecy in Revelation, the image of the wild beast would ascend again. 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. (2Pet. 17. Those numbers are significant. A Prophetic GiantWhat Will Its Fall Mean? In the year 1800, European nations controlled 35percent of the earths surface, but by 1914 the figure had risen to over 84percent! (Revelation 17:10) Then, in Daniels day, Babylon overthrew Jerusalem, forcing the Israelites into exile. ), Nebuchadnezzar is agitated by a dream. This description coincides with the time when the seventh head the Anglo-American World Power would come to prominence. So the ten horns mean all the kingdoms that came from the Roman Empire. 3. It is not depicted as an eighth head on the original wild beast. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY. 20. 13:15 3. 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. In a vision, Jehovah showed Nebuchadnezzars dream to Daniel and gave him its meaning. We used to be taught that the clay and iron was anglo-america because they never . They need to be supple but the combination of iron and clay don't make them stable enough. Which part of the giant image means the same thing as the seventh head of the wild beast? Because they began to work together in a special way, they became the Anglo-American World Power. Before Daniels time, both Egypt and Assyria had oppressed the Israelites, the chosen people of the Bibles Author. , but they will not prove to be sticking together." Yes! This beast with ten horns means the world power of Rome. (a)What did the small horn do? that discuss the seven world powers of Bible history. The king saw a statue that represented four great empires. 5 Though Britain gained dominance, colonies in North America broke away. Dan 2:34 As you looked on, a stone was hewn out, not by hands, and struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. Definition of feet of clay in the Idioms Dictionary. What, though, about the feet of the image? This description coincides with the time when the seventh head the Anglo-American World Power would come to prominence. (Rev., chap. 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.. There will be genuine peace, not just the absence of war. The harlot is called Babylon the Great. (Revelation 17:1-6) This harlot means all false religions. 18:7, 8, 15-19. (a) What is the source of world disunity? They will certainly build houses and have occupancy; and they will certainly plant vineyards and eat their fruitage. False religions have publicly supported the image of the beast, that is, the League of Nations and the United Nations, and they have tried to direct these organizations. (a)What can we understand when we compare the prophecies of Daniel and John? Daniel continued: In the days of those [final] kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: ilhamtower.com, +60321818626, +60127985220 Ilham tower - equilibrium in the city | kuala lumpur, malaysia A little over 1,900 years ago, when those words were written, five of the seven kings, or political empires, had fallen. They were Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece. 6. ^ par. 8. Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST DEVOURS THE HARLOT. What was the completing part of Nebuchadnezzars dream image, and what interpretation did Daniel place on this final part? And rise it didas the United Nations.Rev. 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. As the 1900s dawned, the British Empire, the largest the world had ever seen, ruled over every fourth person on earth. How so? (Rev. Iron and Moist Clay 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, . What will happen as a result? Now the fragility, or brittleness of "democracy" has been suggested, and indeed may be part of of it. (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. (b)According to Daniel 2:44, which kingdoms will Gods Kingdom destroy? 16 Babylon the Great is described as sitting on waters. The waters mean the people who support her. There will be no more world powers after this. Why? Just as an iron structure mixed with clay is weaker than solid iron, so too the Anglo-American World Power is weaker than the power from which it emerged. The ten horns sprouting from the head of that fearsome beast represent kingdoms that grew out of that empire. A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.REV. And what will happen thereafter? But they also have clay in them. WE LIVE in a very special and momentous timethat of the appearance of the seventh world power of Bible history. According to Revelation 17:10, the seventh world power "must remain a short while." How long will that prove to be? 31. 13:17 4. 23 Since Jerusalem is here symbolicof the heavenly Jerusalemso also must the mountain of the olive trees be. 1,2. 14John described the image of the wild beast with seven heads as an eighth king. Why did he call it a king? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) 35 But there was a final or completing part of the symbolic image, namely, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.. will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile . . 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. . (Matthew 24:45-47; Galatians 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power fought against those holy ones. . Others say publicly that the world should get rid of all religions. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the wild beast with two horns will be destroyed. This organization was called the League of Nations. Why should all these distinct but related developments have come together in the second half of the 20thcentury? 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. 2:43) In the Anglo-American World Power, people have risen up to claim their rights through civil rights campaigns, labor unions, and independence movements. (2Timothy 3:1-5) Have all these things occurred? The two-horned wild beast represents what, and what does it do? In what sense is the image of the wild beast an eighth king? Copyright 2023 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. . Therefore, the number seems no more significant than the fact that the image had multiple arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. . May2011, Share 13:3,7) During World WarI, it oppressed Gods people, banned some of their publications, and threw representatives of the faithful slave class into prison. THE symbolic image of world rulership by human politicsits gold, its silver, its copper, its iron and its clayis doomed as a whole! 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. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. Nationalism exploded with full force. How did this head treat the seed of the woman? How will it disappear from the world scene? (b)What do the first six heads of the wild beast mean? But Daniel specifically says that the toes are made of iron and clay. (Revelation 17:10,11) So John calls this image a king because it receives authority to do something that will affect the whole world. After World WarII, this trend accelerated. . . What does the frightening beast with ten horns mean? The Year of the People is how Time magazine described last years political upheavals in Eastern Europe. Appropriately, the number ten as used in the Bible signifies completeness as to earthly things. d See RevelationIts Grand Climax at Hand! In fact, the fulfillment of the visions recorded in Revelation takes place during the Lords day. (Rev. . a certain immense image. What does the harlot in Johns vision mean? It is only an image of that beast. The Bible leaves us in no doubt. 19. 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. (b)What is the identity of the seventh head of the wild beast? Which parts of the immense image symbolize the Anglo-American World Power? 13 A prophecy in the book of Daniel enables us to establish where we are in the stream of time. 4 And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good 14John described the image of the beast as an eighth king. In what sense? 2:42; 2Tim. Jesus was trying to teach them something that they did not understand. . 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. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) But Rome would not last forever. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image . 2 Let us address Johns vision of the wild beast. The feet, an amalgam of iron and clay, symbolize the politically and socially incohesive state of affairs during the time of the Anglo-American world power. The Bible foretold that they would do so. Jesus puts an unusual emphasis on the feet when He washed the disciples' feet. It almost stopped, or killed, their preaching work. 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Her tumble will be sudden and violent.Rev. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. 302-309 - The Watchtower1969, Rbi8 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - Reference Bible (Rbi8), nwt Daniel 1:1-12:13 - New World Translation (nwt), sl chap. During the 1700s, Britain was becoming the most powerful kingdom in the world. c Just as Daniel prophesied, during World WarII, the Anglo-American World Power caused vast ruin. Daniel said: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Daniel 2:42; 2Timothy 3:1-3. 7. Finally, the feet are partly iron and clay representing a future global alliance or empire where clay may represent our human flesh as God formed us from clay (see Job 33:6). Daniel 2:41 describes the mixture of iron and clay as one kingdom, not many. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) The change of financial system Rev. 9 Jehovahs servants have long sought to understand the symbolic meaning of the feet of the image. Such an event may have seemed unlikely just decades ago. Soon Jehovah will cause the political elements of Satans system, as represented by the United Nations, to attack false religion. (Daniel 2:43) People have weakened the Anglo-American World Power when they have fought to have civil rights, to have more rights at their workplace, and even to become independent nations. 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. 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. 12,13. In over 230 lands, Jehovahs Witnesses are proclaiming the Kingdom of God. c Daniel foresaw the terrible destruction this king would cause during that war, writing: In a wonderful [awful] way he will cause ruin. (Dan. (Matthew 24:8) Yesto the point that many people fear the future. It is only an image of that beast. The kings of the earth will not be able to attack Gods Kingdom in heaven, so they will try to fight against those on earth who support it. The expression one is referred to Rome. Majority Standard Bible its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay. The Toes of Clay and Iron. When the United States and the United Kingdom stand together, our peopleand people around the worldare more secure and they are more prosperous. May2011, Audio download options Learn how Greece became the fifth world power in Bible history. However, when describing the image, Daniel does not mention the number of toes. (Exodus 19:5) In the context of the Bible, this made them world powers, in fact, the first of a series of seven of which the Bible speaks. 45CT. There is gold, silver, copper, iron, and a clay and iron mix. Babylon , Medo-Persia, Greece , and Rome. The result is inevitable. Consider the facts. But Daniel does not mention how many toes the image has. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the two-horned wild beast will be destroyed. Sorry, there was an error loading the video. Predicted World Changes up till Gods Kingdom, Crushing All Nations in Our Day by Gods Kingdom, Awaiting the New Heavens and a New Earth, Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place, Human Governments Crushed by Gods Kingdom, How Gods Kingdom Becomes a World Government, Part 8A Political Mixture of Iron and Moist Clay, The Creating of New Heavens and a New Earth, Pay Attention to Gods Prophetic Word for Our Day, From Ancient Babylon to the Twentieth Century in Bible Prophecy. They have the power to influence political leaders and their policies. Spiritual crisis Rev. Like iron and moist clay, the entire global political mixture since 1914 has been fragile. What role did ancient Rome play in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy? Daniel wrote about an immense image that Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar saw in a vision given him by God. 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