What does this strange beast represent? By the mid-18thcentury, Britain was on its way to become the dominant power on the world scene. (a)How did the seventh world power manifest ironlike strength? Sorry, there was an error loading the video. What dream and interpretation does God reveal to Daniel, and how does Nebuchadnezzar show his appreciation? Why? Even so, she will not slip slowly from her seat. What can we be sure of? The ten horns of the beast that Daniel saw mean the kingdoms that came from the Roman Empire. And because the United States came from Britain, we can say that, indirectly, the United States too came from Rome. ^ par. It remained strong for hundreds of years after that. will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile. So the ten horns mean all the kingdoms that came from the Roman Empire. 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. Others say publicly that the world should get rid of all religions. Copyright 2023 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. They will destroy her influence and devastate her riches. Why was Gods prophecy about Babylons destruction outstanding? As to how the symbolic Mount of Olives is split at the middle, what is the prophecy given by Daniel to which we turn for an illustration? 16 Babylon the Great is described as sitting on waters. The waters mean the people who support her. The Bible promises that genuine peace will prevail under the rule of Gods Kingdom. In fact, many people believe that religion contributes to or causes conflict. They need to be supple but the combination of iron and clay don't make them stable enough. During the second year of Nebuchadnezzars reign as world ruler of Bible prophecy (606/605B.C.E. (Rev. Satan used all those world powers to fight Gods people because he hated the seed of the woman. 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. It is not depicted as an eighth head on the original wild beast. What did the king of Babylon see in his dream, and what did it represent? (a)What will the wild beast do? Five centuries of European expansion was ending in the rubble of collapsed colonial empires. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. 17 pp. What do we know about the fifth part of the image that Daniel describes? The Roman Empire (or some expression of it) has not yet become ten toes and therefore this is a future fulfillment waiting to happen. By the 1760s, this island nation had become the mighty British Empire. Page 1 of 1. The unavoidable conclusion of any detached analysis of global trends is that social turmoil, political unrest, economic crisis, and international friction are likely to become more widespread during the remainder of this century.. (b)How is Satans organization described, and what position does the Christian take toward it? Then a stone was cut from a mountain, and it struck the feet of the statue. 6 Nebuchadnezzar listened intently as Daniel explained: You, Oking, happened to be beholding, and, look! The prophecy at Daniel 2:44 states that Gods Kingdom will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms. That prophecy refers only to the kingdoms that are part of the image. Today, the churches and their ministers have lost the respect and support of the masses. . When? Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place. 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 Feet of Iron and Clay" Sunday, 24 October This Sunday we will be continuing our series "Kingdoms in Conflict." When we left last Sunday; God was beginning to show the king- Nebuchadnezzar through a dream; the kingdoms of this world in the form of an image or idol. 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, . Yes! 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. 17:8. However, when describing the image, Daniel does not mention the number of toes. 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. Jehovah . What will soon happen to false religion? May2011, Audio download options 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. 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. Nevertheless, in the 20thcentury, the trend has been to replace monarchies and autocratic governments with democracies or governments of the people. Perfect health will prevail. Before Daniels time, both Egypt and Assyria had oppressed the Israelites, the chosen people of the Bibles Author. Part 8A Political Mixture of Iron and Moist Clay. (Matthew 24:45-47; Galatians 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power fought against those holy ones. . What does the harlot in Johns vision mean? From what he says, we understand that the Anglo-American World Power will be the world power when the stone, which means Gods Kingdom, hits the feet of the image.Daniel 2:45. However, from early on, that iron has been mixed with clay. It seems more Christian's than just JWs believe this interpretation, but why those empires . 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. That is exactly what happened, and now the organization is called the United Nations.Revelation 17:8. All previous earthly kingdoms will be brought to an end. But World WarI resulted in a triumph for nationalism. 8,9. 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. Britain came from the Roman Empire. Does secular history agree with the Bibles description of ancient Assyria? 282-286 - The Watchtower1960, w75 10/15 pp. 2:40 we see that the nature of "iron" is to grind into powder, "as iron beats to powder and subdues all things.". 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. Just as something made of iron mixed with clay is weaker than something made of solid iron, the Anglo-American World Power is weaker than the power from which it came. published by Jehovahs Witnesses. The divisions of the Roman Empire (ten in number as seen in Daniel 7) are, according to chapter 2, to be looked for mixed with or among the "iron" of the Roman Empire. Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. 16 However, during the Lords day, Babylon the Great has seen the waters, the people who support her, dry up dramatically. 4 pp. One was of a metallic image with a head of gold, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay. Yes, you may say, pointing to the end of the Cold War, to the greater cooperation between East and West, and to the substantial progress being made in world disarmament. So the feet have iron in them. The Toes of Clay and Iron. 37-63 - World Government (go), w69 5/15 pp. But Daniel does not mention how many toes the image has. Today, they are larger, stronger, and better organized than ever before. Destruction of the image comes howfrom within or from without? There will be no new heads on this beast before it is destroyed. 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.. 314-326 - Mans Salvation (sl), w57 8/15 pp. What does the frightening ten-horned beast represent, and what do the ten horns picture? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) They often cooperate with each other on important matters. Which parts of the giant image mean the Anglo-American World Power? 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. 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? STAGGERING helplessly from crisis to crisis, human governments are failing to bring stability to human society. Which parts of the immense image symbolize the Anglo-American World Power? 17. The first six heads of that beast mean Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. The parallel prophecy in Revelation reveals the larger picture. Nationalism exploded with full force. 9 Jehovahs servants have long sought to understand the symbolic meaning of the feet of the image. (b)What does the seventh head of the wild beast mean? 46-67 - Daniels Prophecy (dp), w59 4/15 pp. ^ par. NET Bible 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 harlot will continue to be powerful and try to make kings do whatever she wants. The Anglo-American World Power will be the dominant world power when false religion is eradicated. John said that this image of the wild beast would appear, then disappear, and then appear again. . Gone, for example, are the days when people appealed to divine guidance in matters of government. 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. 4 You, O king, happened to be beholding, and, look! 493-499 - The Watchtower1957, bi10 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - King James Version (bi10), w77 7/1 pp. Pinpointing this in our day, the German book Unsere WeltGestern, Heute, Morgen; 1800-2000 (Our WorldYesterday, Today, Tomorrow; 1800-2000), says: By the 19thcentury, democratic freedom prevailed in nearly all civilized countries, and by the end of World WarI, freedoms cause seemed to have approached final victory. (b)What do the first six heads of the wild beast mean? Human feet have a quarter of all muscles, ligaments and bones that are found in the human body. its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. Where? During that war, Gods people declared that according to the prophecy in Revelation, the image of the wild beast would ascend again. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. (Matt. 7. (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. In the prophecy about the giant image, the feet are the last part of the image. (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. 313-316 - The Watchtower1959, bi22 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - American Standard Version (bi22), sl chap. a certain immense image. 2:45. Daniels prophecy says that the clay means the offspring of mankind, or the common people. 3-8 - The Watchtower (Simplified)2012, lfb lesson 60 pp. People have different political ideas. 617-623 - The Watchtower1975, w61 6/15 pp. pages240, 241, 253. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. . In the prophecy about the wild beast, the seventh head is the last head. 1,2. Other European empires controlled millions of people more. Britainand by extension, the United Statesgrew out of the Roman Empire. PRIVACY POLICY Daniel 2:44 does not mention what will happen to all other kingdoms. Daniel foretold: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Dan. 3. (Daniel 8:24) For example, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on an enemy of the Anglo-American World Power. (See the chart on pages12-13.) What does feet of clay expression mean? What part of Johns vision shows that the United Nations gets its power from the Anglo-American World Power? . 12 The visions that Jesus gave to John show that even though the Anglo-American World Power is made of iron mixed with clay, it was going to do something important during the last days. They have the power to influence political leaders and their policies. For example, it proved its power by winning World WarI. Jehovah told John in a vision that this would happen. . Unable to reach into heaven, the kings of the earth will vent their rage on those on earth who support Gods Kingdom. According to Zbigniew Brzezinski, national security adviser to former U.S. president Jimmy Carter, the situation will not soon change. 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