Remember the principle, nothing new, only more detail? In Daniel chapter 8, Daniel has another vision, and in this vision he sees a ram and an he goat. The ram is going across the face of the earth and it is conquered. Then the he goat comes up against the ram and runs into it and overpowers it. Daniel 8:20,21 says, "The ram which you saw, having the two horns—they are the kings of Media and Persia. And the male goat is the kingdom of Greece. The large horn that is between its eyes is the first king." All this is happening while Greece isn't even on the scene yet! Alexander the Great ruled Greece and Greece was well known for it's shields of bronze! Back to Daniel 2! Daniel 2:33 says, "its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay." There was a fourth kingdom with legs of iron. What kingdom overthrew the Grecian Empire? Rome. Greece ruled from 331-168 BC. So then, we have the legs of iron which represent the Roman Empire. From thousands of years ago, the God in the Bible srote this out, and the history books still bear this to be true!
Daniel 2:40 says, "And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise." The iron kingdom was going to bruise. The Roman Empire is the empire into which little baby Jesus was born. Rome ruled from 168BC-476AD. Rome was ruling when Herod sent out the orders to kill all the babies under 2 years old, because he had heard that the Messiah was born. You will also realize that it was the Roman Empire that bruised Jesus Christ,our Saviour. Isaiah 53:5 says, "But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed." The Bible was prophesying the very kingdom that was to bruise the Messiah! God's word IS REAL!!!!!!!
There isn't any other God who can tell the future like this, and this is just one prophecy! There is so much more in the word of God!
Daniel 2:41 says, "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 shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay." Daniel prophesies a divided kingdom! This is amazing! Daniel could have messed up ad said, "After the fourth kingdom, another kingdom shall arise." He said, "After the fourth kingdom, it's going to break down into pieces." Are you familiar with the history of Rome? Who overthrew Rome? Rome broke down into pieces. There was no nation that overthrew the Roman Empire, It simply disintegrated into pieces. The ten toes of the image became the 10 divisions of Europe. Three were uprooted, and that is predicted in Bible prophecy!
Do you think God knows the future? Do you see God can be trusted? If He tells the future, won't you believe that He will prepare you for the future? Yes, He will! Bible prophecy gives hope! \
The European nations came out of the Roman Empire, 476AD-the present time.
Daniel 3:43 says, "As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay." God is saying these kingdoms would try to unite in some way, and God said it would not happen! If you look at Europe, do you know how many conquerors have tried to unite Europe and have failed? Napoleon, Hitler, Charlemagne and all of the different rulers that tried to unite Europe, failed. God said it would not be united, and it hasn't been unto this very day. The Bible is an amazing book, and this is an amazing prophecy! What happened next in Daniel's vision? Daniel 2:44,45 says, "And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever. 45 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold—the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.” Jesus Christ Himself, is coming again to strike the empires and His kingdom will rule the universe forever!
Do you want to be ready for Jesus' second coming? If everything has come to pass that the Bible says, what are the odds that the stone cut out without hands would not strike the image? What are the odds that Jesus Christ will not come back? This is not made up, but real!!!
God B in U & through U, Joy J
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