We can be sure that soon false religion will be destroyed and that the battle of Armageddon will come. The Kingdom will destroy the governments of this world. 8 At times, the seventh head of the beast has displayed ironlike characteristics. The power of this image comes from the nations that are members of the United Nations, especially from the Anglo-American World Power. Spiritual crisis Rev. (b)What does the clay in the feet of the image represent? 15,16. . 4,5. (b)How is Satans organization described, and what position does the Christian take toward it? Sorry, there was an error loading the video. The United States and the United Kingdom enjoy a truly special relationship. But now, many people no longer respect these religions and their ministers. The king saw a statue that represented four great empires. 40 In that chapter 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. 14-19 - The Watchtower (Simplified)2012, go chap. The prophecies of Daniel and John have come true exactly as they were written. a certain immense image. (Acts 1:8; 10:34,35) As members of all nations, citizens of every type of human government, they zealously announce that the time of the end has begun and that human rule has had its daysoon to be replaced by divine rule.b Thus, the bold message they proclaim confronts all existing political powers. 7. (a)What will happen to the feet of the image? (See the chart on pages12-13.) But during the Lords day, people have not supported her as much as they did in the past. Daniel was one of the young Jewish captives taken into exile with King Jehoiachin in 617B.C.E. What is happening to religion today? Daniel explains that the images 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. Sorry, there was an error loading the video. 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. The New Encyclopdia Britannica says that this development ran counter to the conceptions that had dominated political thought for the preceding 2,000 years. Whereas hitherto man had commonly stressed the general and the universal and had regarded unity as the desirable goal, nationalism now stressed national differences. The feet and toes of the statuedepicting the empire ruling just before the Messiah's return, consisting of ten toes representing ten kingswere partially of iron and partially of clay. 2:32,33). 1,2. The Seed of the woman, Jesus Christ, would crush the symbolic serpent, Satan, and his seed. That is exactly what happened, and now the organization is called the United Nations.Revelation 17:8. Page 1 of 1. Yes! Why did John call the image of the wild beast an eighth king? What must we do now? Daniel 2:44 In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. Eventually, the seventh head would take the place of Rome. . Until the 1600s, they were much more important kingdoms than Britain was. 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. Jesus said no. The following Bible passages may help you to understand why the expression good news is fitting. will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile . The belly and thighs of copper pointed to ancient Greece. (b)What is the identity of the seventh head of the wild beast? It is only an image of that beast. 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 phrase originates from the Book of Daniel in the Bible. 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. 16:13-16; 17:12-14) Daniel describes one aspect of the final battle. 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! This description coincides with the time when the seventh head the Anglo-American World Power would come to prominence. 2:41-43) Could a danger lie there for us? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) What does this strange beast represent? will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed" (Daniel 2:44). And even though it is weaker than Rome, the legs of iron, it will not come to an end on its own. 64-70 - World Government (go), w59 5/15 pp. 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. Jesus puts an unusual emphasis on the feet when He washed the disciples' feet. 2:45. 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.. The change of financial system Rev. *. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. In other visions, Daniel mentions specific numbers. 493-499 - The Watchtower1957, bi10 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - King James Version (bi10), w77 7/1 pp. a certain immense image. (Rev. (Galatians 3:16) Satans seed includes all humans who adopt his wicked ways and who promote human self-determination as opposed to rule by God and Christ.Psalm 2:7-12. This very situation was long ago foretold. 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. 6. THE symbolic image of world rulership by human politicsits gold, its silver, its copper, its iron and its clayis doomed as a whole! 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. (a)What did the small horn do? 7. It shows that the kings of the entire inhabited earth will be gathered against Jehovah on the great day of God the Almighty. (Rev. This blog is for preview purposes only and all music downloaded should be deleted within 24 hours. 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. . The prophecy about the immense image is also closely linked to several other prophesies in the Bible. What will happen as a result? But there was to be a seventh head that would replace Rome. 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. Jehovah . What does feet of clay expression mean? For example, many of the beasts had a specific number of horns. 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.. . 51:1-4). (a)What will the wild beast do, and with what outcome? There will be no new heads on this beast before it is destroyed. 19 We are living during the time of the seventh head of the beast of Revelation chapter13. ANGLO-AMERICA AND THE TWO-HORNED WILD BEAST. (a)What did the small horn do? "And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile," (Daniel 2:42). Therefore, the number seems no more significant than the fact that the image had multiple arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. Upon awakening from sleep Nebuchadnezzar could not remember his most unusual dream and it disturbed him a great deal. 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, . 10 In our time, Britain and the United States are still special partners. (Dan. bi10 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - King James Version (bi10) Pay Attention to God's Prophetic Word for Our Day (31 occurrences) 17. 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. There are many books and scholars to confirm what these metals represent. There is gold, silver, copper, iron, and a clay and iron mix. Copyright 2023 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. 23 Since Jerusalem is here symbolicof the heavenly Jerusalemso also must the mountain of the olive trees be. What about the final part of the image, the feet and ten toes of iron and clay? He saw a terrifying metallic image, with head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and hips of copper, its legs of iron, and its feet of iron smeared with clay. Understandably, they have been unable to stick together in a world unity. (Rev. 11:3, 7-11) The history of Jehovahs modern-day servants confirms that those events took place. (Revelation 17:10) Then, in Daniels day, Babylon overthrew Jerusalem, forcing the Israelites into exile. Twenty or thirty years ago, most people thought religion would always be respected and powerful. (Rev. 313-316 - The Watchtower1959, bi22 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - American Standard Version (bi22), sl chap. (a)How did the seventh world power manifest ironlike strength? Finally, the feet of mixed clay and iron "will be a divided kingdom" (Daniel 2:41). And as the toes of the feet were . What role did ancient Rome play in the fulfillment of Bible prophecy? 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. c Just as Daniel prophesied, during World WarII, the Anglo-American World Power caused vast ruin. (Read Daniel 2:44.) 13. Before Daniels time, both Egypt and Assyria had oppressed the Israelites, the chosen people of the Bibles Author. 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. Thus Babylon became the third of these world powers, aptly referred to in this case as the head of gold. The Bible and secular history identify the world powers that were yet to come as being Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and, finally, Anglo-America.a. 32 As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass. (Gen. 3:15) Rome, the sixth head, remained a dominant political force for centuries after John wrote down his vision. 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. (Revelation 17:11) But would it succeed? After World WarII, this trend accelerated. 17 False religion, however, will not just fade away. During that war, Gods people declared that according to the prophecy in Revelation, the image of the wild beast would ascend again. Daniel 2:44 does not mention what will happen to all other kingdoms. What did the seventh head do to Gods people? The iron legs represent the Imperialistic-Democratic Alliance of the Roman Empire. 9 Jehovahs servants have long sought to understand the symbolic meaning of the feet of the image. So we can understand that the clay means that something in the Anglo-American World Power makes it weaker than the Roman Empire, which was described as legs made of solid iron. It disappeared with the onset of World WarII. 12 Daniel disclaimed any wisdom of his own as he now recalled this forgotten dream to the kings mind: You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. We feel that we are in the final days of the kingdom symbolized by the mixture of clay and iron. The common people make it difficult for this world power to be strong like iron. Thus, the image seen by Nebuchadnezzar well pictured how human rule would continue to be exercised in opposition to divine sovereignty even after his kingdom ended. How will it disappear from the world scene? 2:31-33. is making wars to cease to the extremity of the earth. God also told John that the secondary part of the seed would be revived to increased spiritual activity. Which world power does the seventh head mean, and how did it treat the seed of the woman? The British Empire, states one reference work, was the largest the world had ever seen. It included 372million inhabitants and extended over 11million square miles [28million sqkm]., At a joint press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, President Barack Obama of the United States affirmed in July2010: We can never say it enough. Consider: In other visions, Daniel mentions specific numbersfor example, the number of horns on the heads of various beasts. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) . 3. This results in a final battle with God. What made the Anglo-American World Power weaker? Today, the churches and their ministers have lost the respect and support of the masses. Anglo-American World Power: Britain and the United States of America work together as special partners and often act as one world power, Lords day: A time period that started when Jesus was made King in 1914 and continues until he gives the Kingdom back to his Father, Jehovah. Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. 3:1-3. 17 False religion will not lose its power gradually and then disappear. Daniel 2:41 describes the mixture of iron and clay as one kingdom, not many. The Anglo-American World Power will be the dominant world power when false religion is eradicated. It is not depicted as an eighth head on the original wild beast. Britainand by extension, the United Statesgrew out of the Roman Empire. (2Pet. Consider the facts. 144-145 - Learn From the Bible (lfb). John saw a wild beast that had two horns and that spoke like a dragon. 47:1-3; Jer. 14. How? Then a stone was cut from a mountain, and it struck the feet of the statue. 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 Although Britain became the most powerful kingdom, its colonies in North America rebelled and became the United States. (Revelation 16:13-16; 17:12-14) Daniel told us something about that final battle. All previous earthly kingdoms will be brought to an end. Spain, the Netherlands, and France had also been part of the Roman Empire. So if Jesus's kingdom grinds things to powder it has an element of "iron" to it. The legs of iron pictured the Roman Empire. In a vision, Jehovah showed Nebuchadnezzars dream to Daniel and gave him its meaning. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES BECOME VERY POWERFUL. you yourself are the head of gold. Perfect health will prevail. If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image . 11 Does the number of toes of the image have special meaning? 25:40) Jesus indicated that during his presence, a remnant of the seed would be active on earth. The feet were not clay plus gold, nor clay and silver, nor clay and brass, but clay with iron. Nevertheless, in the 20thcentury, the trend has been to replace monarchies and autocratic governments with democracies or governments of the people. Population reduction Rev.6:8 2. Jehovah will cause the governments of Satans system, as represented by the United Nations, to attack false religion. 755-760 - The Watchtower1964, w71 10/15 pp. (b)What do the first six heads of the wild beast represent? . ( Dan. When? What is the relationship between the seventh head of the wild beast and the immense image? Gods prophet Daniel explained to Nebuchadnezzar the significance of the image, telling him: You, Oking, . The visions in Revelation were prophecies about the Lords day. (Revelation 1:10) It was during World WarI that Britain and the United States began to work together as one world power. Daniel 2:41 shows that the feet made of iron mixed with clay are one kingdom, not many. (Matt. As the 1900s dawned, the British Empire, the largest the world had ever seen, ruled over every fourth person on earth. And what will happen thereafter? In over 230 lands, Jehovahs Witnesses are proclaiming the Kingdom of God. Jesus was trying to teach them something that they did not understand. The Roman Empire (or some expression of it) has not yet become ten toes and therefore this is a future fulfillment waiting to happen. 14. (2Peter 1:19) We need to obey Jehovah right now and support his Kingdom.Revelation 14:6,7. a In the Bible, the number ten often means a complete group. Instead of uniting, it tended to disunite. Do the historical facts support this prediction?Daniel 2:43. 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