16:13-16; 17:12-14) Daniel describes one aspect of the final battle. 15John also described a harlot, or prostitute, who rides upon a scarlet-colored wild beast. Daniel wrote about an immense image that Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar saw in a vision given him by God. Perfect health will prevail. 31You, O king, were watching, and you saw an immense image. 4,5. The seventh head of the wild beast as much as killed the preaching work for a period of time. 612-625 - The Watchtower1971, w59 5/1 pp. (Revelation 17:10,11) So John calls this image a king because it receives authority to do something that will affect the whole world. 11 Does the number of toes of the image have special meaning? AWAKE! 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. a certain immense image. What do we know about the fifth part of the image that Daniel describes? 25:40) Jesus indicated that during his presence, a remnant of the seed would be active on earth. . 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. 357-360 - The Watchtower1961, pm chap. The parallel prophecy in Revelation reveals the larger picture. 1:10) It was not until World WarI that the seventh head began operating as a united world power. 6 Shortly after the beginning of the Lords day, the seventh head began to attack Gods people, that is, those of Christs brothers who were still on earth. With the revolution in Russia in 1917, dictatorship rose up anew. According to Revelation 17:10, the seventh world power "must remain a short while." How long will that prove to be? Daniel discloses that in the feet and toes of the image, there was a noteworthy change of materials. During that war, Gods people said that according to the prophecy in Revelation, this organization would appear again. Feet of Iron and Clay Prophesy . They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. It is as if the waters have dried up. (Revelation 16:12; 17:15) For example, when the image of the beast first appeared, the religions of Christendom had a lot of power in most Western countries. ), God sent him a terrifying dream. 4,5. The Collins Atlas of World History notes that on the eve of the 1914 war, it seemed that the division of the world among a number of great powers was almost complete. In fact, Hugh Brogan, lecturer in history at the University of Essex, England, says it appeared that before long the whole world would be ruled by half a dozen powers.. Daniel does specifically mention that the toes would be made of iron and clay. The statue has feet made of iron/clay, which tells us that the Roman beast would mingle with other people groups, to battle against the kingdom of Christ. The statue has feet made of iron/clay, which tells us that the Roman beast would mingle with other people groups, to battle against the kingdom of Christ. 18 After false religion is destroyed, the wild beast, Satans governments on earth, will attack Gods Kingdom. Now this is starting to change. 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.. c Just as Daniel prophesied, during World WarII, the Anglo-American World Power caused vast ruin. This blog is for preview purposes only and all music downloaded should be deleted within 24 hours. There is a good reason that feet are made of Feet and Clay. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) Appropriately, the number ten as used in the Bible signifies completeness as to earthly things. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY, Before giving the interpretation, Daniel recalled the dream to Nebuchadnezzars mind: Its head was of good gold, its breasts and its arms were of silver, its belly and its thighs were of copper, its legs were of iron, its feet were partly of iron and partly of molded clay. (Dan. ( Daniel 2:33, NASB1995)) 15 According to John, upon a scarlet-colored wild beastthe image of the wild beastrides a symbolic harlot, dominating it. If so, Jehovahs Witnesses encourage you to look further into the Bible. They often cooperate with each other on important matters. That is exactly what happened, and now the organization is called the United Nations.Revelation 17:8. 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. We know from history this is a prophecy of the last four major empires on earth. 17. 46-67 - Daniels Prophecy (dp), w59 4/15 pp. All will have an abundance of food. will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile . Britain did not stop the United States from becoming a powerful country and even protected it with the British navy. . 11 Does the number of toes of the image mean anything? Daniel 2:41 shows that the feet made of iron mixed with clay are one kingdom, not many. However, from early on, that iron has been mixed with clay. 23. . Babylon , Medo-Persia, Greece , and Rome. . What, then, should we expect?Daniel 2:41, 42; 12:4. Democracy elects representitives who are to represent the people. The common people make it difficult for this world power to be strong like iron. 8,9. Perhaps the iron represents totalitarian rule like what we see in Arab countries and North Korea. . 14John described the image of the beast as an eighth king. In what sense? For example, many of the beasts had a specific number of horns. What interpretation did Daniel give to Nebuchadnezzars prophetic dream, and how long has that symbolic image overshadowed world politics? 8 At times, the seventh head of the beast has displayed ironlike characteristics. 10,11. 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. History now confirms the following: The head of gold represented the Babylonian Empire. 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. published by Jehovahs Witnesses. 35 To learn more about the Bible, feel free to contact Jehovahs Witnesses locally, write to the appropriate address listed on page5, or visit our Web site www.watchtower.org. (Matthew 25:40) From what Jesus said, some of the seed of the woman would still be on earth at the beginning of the Lords day and would be doing the work that Jesus had given to them. Also, opposing ideologies and close election results that do not end up in a clear majority have weakened the power base of even popular leaders, so that they have no clear mandate to implement their policies. For example, it proved its power by winning World WarI. Sorry, there was an error loading the video. | . What was the political situation at the beginning of this foretold period of time? 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. This organization was called the League of Nations. 4 In Daniels prophecy of the beast with ten horns, another horn, a small one, comes up and replaces three of the ten horns. In Dan. But there was to be a seventh head that would replace Rome. 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. The prophecies of Daniel and John have been fulfilled to the smallest detail. The Seed of the woman, Jesus Christ, would crush the symbolic serpent, Satan, and his seed. 64-70 - World Government (go), w59 5/15 pp. It was supposed to unite the nations and speak for them.d (See footnote.) (Rev. God has revealed these details in advance. 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. (Daniel 8:24) For example, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on an enemy of the Anglo-American World Power. The Year of the People is how Time magazine described last years political upheavals in Eastern Europe. Why? 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. And what should these prophecies make us want to do? The religions of Christendom are surely part of Babylon the Great. 10 In the 21stcentury, Britain and the United States have continued their special partnership, often acting together in world affairs. Feet of clay means a fatal flaw, a negative characteristic or attribute that is hidden in an otherwise admirable human being. Brzezinski, along with other world leaders, was interviewed by journalist Georgie Anne Geyer while she was preparing an article published in 1985 entitled Our Disintegrating World. In it she quoted Brzezinski as having said: The factors that make for international instability are gaining the historical upper hand over the forces that work for more organized cooperation. 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. 17 pp. Which world power does the seventh head mean, and how did it treat the seed of the woman? The iron legs represent the Imperialistic-Democratic Alliance of the Roman Empire. During the 1700s, Britain was becoming the most powerful kingdom in the world. The ten horns of the beast that Daniel saw mean the kingdoms that came from the Roman Empire. Let's start in Daniel 2 where we learn that Jesus's Kingdom will "grind to powder" all the other kingdoms. 13 The beast with two horns tells people to make an image of the wild beast with seven heads. What confidence can we have, and it is now time to do what? Satan used all those world powers to fight Gods people because he hated the seed of the woman. How will it disappear from the world scene? 23 Since Jerusalem is here symbolicof the heavenly Jerusalemso also must the mountain of the olive trees be. 17 False religion will not lose its power gradually and then disappear. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the wild beast with two horns will be destroyed. Finally Daniel, a God-fearing Israelite captive, came forward and gave Nebuchadnezzar not only the dream but also its interpretation. During that war, Gods people declared that according to the prophecy in Revelation, the image of the wild beast would ascend again. And because the United States came from Britain, we can say that, indirectly, the United States too came from Rome. 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. The two-horned wild beast represents what, and what does it do? 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.. is making wars to cease to the extremity of the earth. 6 Shortly after the start of the Lords day, the seventh head launched an attack on Gods peoplethe remaining ones of Christs brothers on earth. 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. . Her tumble will be sudden and violent.Rev. 18 After false religion is destroyed, the wild beast, Satans earthly political setup, will be goaded into an attack on Gods Kingdom. ^ par. 6, 7. 14John described the image of the wild beast with seven heads as an eighth king. Why did he call it a king? During the time of this final world empire, the "rock" will smash them all to bits, a prediction that "God . Which parts of the immense image symbolize the Anglo-American World Power? Today, the harlot teeters on the back of the scarlet-colored beast. 2 Let us address Johns vision of the wild beast. What is happening to religion today? 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 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. As the number of people involved in the political process increases, however, so also does the difficulty in achieving a political consensus. You kept on looking until a stone was cut out not by hands, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and of molded clay and crushed them. We can be confident that the destruction of false religion and the battle of Armageddon will soon come. The British Empire gave way to the Anglo-American alliance, in many respects a dual English-speaking world power that has lasted until the present.See the box A Noteworthy Alliance.. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image . (See the box at top.). What was the completing part of Nebuchadnezzars dream image, and what interpretation did Daniel place on this final part? (a)What will happen to the feet of the image? 248-253 - The Watchtower1959, go chap. 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. . In the second year of his kingship (probably dating from Jerusalems destruction in 607B.C.E. 1,2. This world power was the seventh head of the beast. In the fifth century, the Roman Empire started to be broken into smaller kingdoms. In what sense is the image of the wild beast an eighth king? No longer are Gods servants limited to one nation or one locality, so that they can be oppressed by a single world power. What was the dream that Daniel recalled to the king? WHO ARE ALL THESE KINGDOMS IN DANIEL 2:44? 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! The latter end of the iron legs are the feet and toes where a mixture of clay is introduced, but it will not mix with the iron. In over 230 lands, Jehovahs Witnesses are proclaiming the Kingdom of God. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) 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. Those numbers are significant. What made the Anglo-American World Power weaker? This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 2:41-43) Could a danger lie there for us? 31. 7. Others say publicly that the world should get rid of all religions. 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? And what should a clear understanding of those prophecies move us to do? 20' X 1 X 1/8 ANGLE IRON Other Items Online Auctions at EquipmentFacts.com. Soon Jehovah will cause the political elements of Satans system, as represented by the United Nations, to attack false religion. . 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. 5 Though Britain gained dominance, colonies in North America broke away. By the 1760s, this island nation had become the mighty British Empire. The Toes of Clay and Iron. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: ilhamtower.com, +60321818626, +60127985220 Ilham tower - equilibrium in the city | kuala lumpur, malaysia . (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. When the United States and the United Kingdom stand together, our peopleand people around the worldare more secure and they are more prosperous. 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. All previous earthly kingdoms will be brought to an end. And even though it is weaker than Rome, the legs of iron, it will not come to an end on its own. Fast forward to the feet and it is now an uncanny mixture of iron and clay. What about the final part of the image, the feet and ten toes of iron and clay? 15,16. The seventh power began to take shape when England rose out of obscurity in the northwestern corner of the Roman Empire. (Read Daniel 7:7, 8, 23,24.) 9 Jehovahs servants have long sought to understand the symbolic meaning of the feet of the image. 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. TERMS OF USE And when a leader wins an election by only a few votes, he does not have enough authority to do what he promised to do. 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. 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. its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 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