13 A prophecy in the book of Daniel helps us to understand in what period of time we are living. Daniel 2:41 shows that the feet made of iron mixed with clay are one kingdom, not many. . They will not build and someone else have occupancy; they will not plant and someone else do the eating.Isaiah 65:21,22. But during the Lords day, people have not supported her as much as they did in the past. Part 9 of Human Rule Weighed in the Balances will answer. 7. What will soon happen to false religion, and why? . (b)What does the clay in the feet of the image represent? 8,9. Daniel foretold: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Dan. 19 We are living during the time of the seventh head of the beast of Revelation chapter13. Democracy, government by the people, was extremely popular right after World WarI, even though during the 1920s and 1930s, democratic regimes in different parts of the world were replaced by dictatorships. It almost stopped, or killed, their preaching work. The Anglo-American World Power will be the dominant world power when false religion is eradicated. . its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place. . 1:19) Now is the time to take sides with Jehovah and to support his Kingdom.Rev. The prophecies of Daniel and John have been fulfilled to the smallest detail. The Anglo-American World Power will be the world power when false religion is destroyed. This description of the feet is talking about the same event as when the seventh head of the wild beast appears. In the fifth century, the Roman Empire started to be broken into smaller kingdoms. What interpretation did Daniel give to Nebuchadnezzars prophetic dream, and how long has that symbolic image over-shadowed world politics? 11 Why have the sincere efforts of devoted men failed to bring peace? What does the harlot in Johns vision mean? The harlot will no longer be able to control these governments, and she will lose all her riches. 12,13. 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. If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. All previous earthly kingdoms will be brought to an end. 6. 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. Daniel sheds much light on these questions. Gone, for example, are the days when people appealed to divine guidance in matters of government. Learn how God used Medo-Persia to fulfill Bible prophecy. All these will refuse to relinquish power and will face off against God in a final great war at a figurative place called HarMagedon, or Armageddon. c Just as Daniel prophesied, during World WarII, the Anglo-American World Power caused vast ruin. 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? They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. What interpretation did Daniel give to Nebuchadnezzars prophetic dream, and how long has that symbolic image overshadowed world politics? In the prophecy about the wild beast, the seventh head is the last head. All of those expressed hatred for the seed of the woman. (Revelation 11:3, 7-11) Just as Jehovah had said, those of the seed of the woman who were still on earth started preaching zealously again. This beast with ten horns means the world power of Rome. What is the relationship between the seventh head of the wild beast and the immense image? We can be sure that soon false religion will be destroyed and that the battle of Armageddon will come. 31You, O king, happened to be beholding, and, look! 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. WHO ARE ALL THESE KINGDOMS IN DANIEL 2:44? 10 In the 21stcentury, Britain and the United States have continued their special partnership, often acting together in world affairs. 2:42; 2Tim. It shows that the kings of the entire inhabited earth will be gathered against Jehovah on the great day of God the Almighty. (Rev. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. 3 pp. In a vision, Jehovah showed Nebuchadnezzars dream to Daniel and gave him its meaning. 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. Concerning the seven powers, or kings, the Bible foretold: There are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet arrived, but when he does arrive he must remain a short while.*Revelation 17:10. 12 Though the Anglo-American World Power is a mixture of iron and clay, the visions that Jesus gave to John show that this power would continue to play a key role during the last days. Other European empires controlled millions of people more. (Daniel 2:31-33), where the prophet interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue with a head of gold and feet of iron clay. 33its legs of iron,and its feet part of them of iron, and part of them of clay. . 3-8 - The Watchtower (Simplified)2012, lfb lesson 60 pp. (Rev., chap. ), God sent him a terrifying dream. Gods Kingdom will crush all human rulerships, including the seventh world power. This description coincides with the time when the seventh headthe Anglo-American World Powerwould come to prominence. The globe was rapidly slipping into political fragmentation. 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. AWAKE! It tells us that the kings of the entire inhabited earth will be gathered against Jehovah for the war of the great day of God the Almighty. (Revelation 16:14; 19:19-21) So in addition to the kingdoms that are pictured by the parts of the image, all other governments will be destroyed at Armageddon. 4 Four of the horns, or kingdoms, that sprouted from the head of the ferocious beast receive special mention. Unable to reach into heaven, the kings of the earth will vent their rage on those on earth who support Gods Kingdom. 3 We can identify what the seventh head is if we compare what John said about the wild beast of Revelation chapter13 with what Daniel said about the frightening beast with ten horns.a (See footnote.) The Kingdom will destroy the governments of this world. 2:31-33. 16 pp. How has the seventh head treated Gods people? You will also see that the Bible is deserving of your full trust, that it truly is inspired by God.2Timothy 3:16. When All Nations Collide, Head On, With God, When All Nations Collide, Head On, with God, One World, One Government, Under Gods Sovereignty, The One Government for One World Under Gods Sovereignty, A Prophet in Exile Receives Glimpses of the Future, dp chap. Do those promises appeal to you? Yes, when will the stoneGods Kingdomremove every trace of human rulership? How will it disappear from the world scene? 13 This wild beast promotes the making of an image of the wild beast. The Feet of Iron and Clay Daniel 2:41-43 .'And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. The clay is referred to as the offspring of mankind, or the common people. 14-19 - The Watchtower (Simplified)2012, go chap. Human feet have a quarter of all muscles, ligaments and bones that are found in the human body. 8 At times, the seventh head of the beast has displayed ironlike characteristics. a certain immense image. . Hi everyone, I'm sure almost all of you will remember the prophecy in Daniel that we used to learn about, with the statue of different metals and how they represented different world powers- Babylon- Persia- Greece- Rome- Anglo-America. 31. Daniel starts by describing a huge image with a head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay. What about the final part of the image, the feet and ten toes of iron and clay? How? God granted Daniel the ability to interpret a dream that baffled Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. The first six heads of that beast mean Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. We know from history this is a prophecy of the last four major empires on earth. (b)What do the first six heads of the wild beast mean? Three other regions of the old Roman EmpireSpain, the Netherlands, and Francewere far more influential. In particular, they believe that the feet of iron and clay symbolize the Anglo-American World Power (Britain and the United States). . And as the toes of the feet were . Daniel 2:41 describes the mixture of iron and clay as one kingdom, not many. ), Nebuchadnezzar is agitated by a dream. Nationalism: a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and putting the promotion of its culture and interests before those of others; a concept that first became apparent at the end of the 18thcentury but that has reached its peak in the 20thcentury. It disappeared with the onset of World WarII. 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. Consider the facts. And what will happen thereafter? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) The final destruction of Gods opposers will be a spectacular fulfillment of the prophecy at Genesis 3:15, mentioned in the first article in this series. The power of this image comes from the nations that are members of the United Nations, especially from the Anglo-American World Power. (a)How did the seventh world power show that it was strong like iron? Today, they are larger, stronger, and better organized than ever before. BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES BECOME VERY POWERFUL. But World WarI resulted in a triumph for nationalism. Daniel said: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Daniel 2:42; 2Timothy 3:1-3. feet of clay phrase. Gods Kingdom will soon crush the feet of the giant image. It is not depicted as an eighth head on the original wild beast. The result is inevitable. 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. Daniel explained, "Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron . This very situation was long ago foretold. a certain immense image. These Jews knew from Isaiahs and Jeremiahs prophecies that Babylon would be overthrown. pages240, 241, 253. How will it disappear from the world scene? Thus the ten toes picture all the coexisting political powers and governments during the time of the end of this symbolic image. 20' X 1 X 1/8 ANGLE IRON Other Items Online Auctions at EquipmentFacts.com. With the revolution in Russia in 1917, dictatorship rose up anew. (a)What will the wild beast do? THE IMAGE OF THE WILD BEAST DESTROYS THE HARLOT. But the vision John saw shows that at the beginning of the Lords day, they would be one world power. It indicates that during the reign of the seventh world power of Bible history, a contemporaneous eighth power would be specifically set up for the purpose of uniting the nations. 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. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) 1,2. Until the 17thcentury, Britain was a relatively insignificant power. Which political world power did that prove to be, and how would it treat the seed of the woman? (b)According to Daniel 2:44, which kingdoms will Gods Kingdom destroy? 17:8. What does feet of clay expression mean? The League of Nations disappeared when World WarII started. And what should a clear understanding of those prophecies move us to do? 357-360 - The Watchtower1961, pm chap. (b)What does the clay in the feet of the image mean? 13) As we saw in the preceding article, the first six heads of the beast represent Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. 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. In all the Eastern European countries where people power has forced political reform, the demand has been for free elections with a plurality of political parties participating. 313-316 - The Watchtower1959, bi22 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - American Standard Version (bi22), sl chap. Britain did not stop the United States from becoming a powerful country and even protected it with the British navy. ^ par. (Read Daniel 2:44.) 18. 11 Does the number of toes of the image have special meaning? (b)What do we understand about the toes? These bombs caused ruin in a new and terrible way. is making wars to cease to the extremity of the earth. PRIVACY SETTINGS, https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/m/102011166/univ/art/102011166_univ_sqr_xl.jpg, https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/a/g/E/201105/wpub/g_E_201105_lg.jpg, Share But Rome would not last forever. Spiritual crisis Rev. But it had not yet become the seventh head of the wild beast. During the 1700s, Britain was becoming the most powerful kingdom in the world. (b)What is the identity of the seventh head of the wild beast? (Read Revelation 17:16,17.) . Page 1 of 1. John wrote that the image of the beast would appear, disappear, and then rise again. 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