AT ANY MOMENT OUR LORD JESUS MESSIAH WILL APPEAR WITH A SHOUT AND WE WILL BE RAISED FROM GRAVES TO MEET HIM IN THE AIR! BELIEVE JESUS IS MESSIAH, SON OF GOD, CALL ON HIS NAME AND BE SAVED!
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This is what ‘The first Beast’ of Rev 13 could look like! The irresistible leader of Dan 11! Irresistible obviously can mean he will be a tyranical ruler!
The Great Reset – World Economic Forum – Founder, Klaus Schwab -[May be the ‘wicked one’ of 2 Thess 2:3(?)] Klaus Martin Schwab is a German engineer and economist best known as the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum. His wife and first collaborator, Hilde, co-founded the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship with him. “Build Back Better,” which happens also to be the slogan of the “Great Reset” coined by its originator and main advocate, World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab. Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is all in, recently exclaiming: “The notion of a reset is more important than ever before. I personally believe … we’re at the dawn of an extremely exciting time.” And Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is remarkably frank about the subterfuge under which the global reset elites are operating: “This pandemic has provided an opportunity for a reset. This is our chance to accelerate our pre-pandemic efforts to reimagine our economic systems that actually address global challenges like extreme poverty, inequality and climate change.”
1/28/23 https://carsonmcauley.substack.com/p/klaus-schwab-and-the-men-who-molded-bd6 Klaus Schwab and the Men Who Molded Him (Part Two) ““History is truly at a turning point. We do not yet know the full extent and the systemic and structural changes which will happen.” — Klaus Schwab (World Government Summit, March, 2022)”
https://www.michaelrectenwald.com/podcasts
European Union – Bill Gates – [May be the ‘wicked one’ of 2 Thess 2:3(?)]
7/27/20 https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/coronavirus/white-house-petition-investigate-bill-gates-foundation-gets-over-600000?amp&__twitter_impression=true Gates, the Microsoft founder, has been one of the world’s most generous health donors, pledging and spending billions to address the AIDS crisis, mosquito-born diseases and pandemic preparedness. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this spring committed $1.6 billion to the Gavi vaccine alliance, and an additional $100 million to support COVID-19 vaccines in impoverished countries. But his philanthropy has sown distrust among some fearful that Gates relies too much on technology and vaccines and the World Health Organization.
New World Order (NWO) – George Soros – [May be the ‘wicked one’ of 2 Thess 2:3(?)] 10/24/22 https://www.wnd.com/2022/10/billionaire-thinks-god/ THE BILLIONAIRE WHO THINKS HE’S ‘GOD.’ “George Soros declares war on Supreme Court and Republican Party: Claims these ‘domestic enemies of democracy’ pose a greater threat to America than China and Russia”
See: 9/7/2019 https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-49584157 He’s a Jewish multi-billionaire philanthropist who has given away $32bn. Why does the hard right from America to Australia and from Hungary to Honduras believe George Soros is at the heart of a global conspiracy, asks the BBC’s Mike Rudin.”
Iran – (Shi’ite) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – [May be the ‘wicked one’ of 2 Thess 2:3(?)]
5/12/21 https://www.jns.org/irans-supreme-leader-urges-palestinians-to-confront-the-enemy-israel/ Iran’s Khamenei urges Palestinians to ‘confront the enemy’ Israel.
Iran – (Shi’ite) President Ebrahim Raisi – [May be the ‘wicked one’ of 2 Thess 2:3(?)]
***6/19/21 https://news.sky.com/story/iran-presidential-election-hardline-cleric-ebrahim-raisi-set-for-landslide-victory-12336311 Iran presidential election: Hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi wins landslide victory. Raisi is a top judge and his victory means hardliners will control all branches of government for the first time in a decade.
8/4/21/ https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/08/04/the-biden-administration-has-a-raisi-problem/ The brutal exploits of Iran’s new president have already been established. The extremist conservative, more dubiously known as the “butcher of Tehran” for his role in the executions of thousands of political dissidents in 1988 as a member of the “death panel,” and many thousands more in subsequent years as head of the justice system, is already under personal international sanctions for these gross human-rights violations. In his rebuttals against his critics, he has said chillingly: “I was just doing my duty.”
Iran – (Shi’ite)Hezbullah – Nasrallah – [May be the ‘wicked one’ of 2 Thess 2:3(?)]
2/16/23 https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/2023-02-16/ty-article/.premium/hezbollah-leader-israel-will-vanish-by-its-80th-year-netanyahu-govt-pushes-for-conflict/00000186-5b4d-dba0-a5c6-5b7d07f40000 ‘Israel Will Vanish by Its 80th Year’: Hezbollah Leader Says Netanyahu Gov’t Pushing for Regional, Domestic Conflicts. “Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Lebanese Shi’ite militia Hezbollah, said in a speech on Thursday that the Israeli government “Is creating a dual conflict – a domestic Israeli one and one with the Palestinians which threatens to become a regional conflict.””
‘The Israeli public has lost faith in its military, leadership and justice system,’ Hassan Nasrallah said, warning that the steps Israel is taking against Palestinian prisoners is the spark that will drag the region into increased escalation.
9/1/19 https://www.timesofisrael.com/fm-warns-nasrallah-will-be-remembered-as-destroyer-of-lebanon-if-he-attacks/ FM warns Nasrallah will be remembered as ‘destroyer of Lebanon’ if he attacks. [Rev 9:11 KJV] 11 And they had a king over them, [which is] the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue [is] Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath [his] name Apollyon. In English it is ‘the destroyer]
Turkey – (Sunni) Erdogan [May be the ‘wicked one’ of 2 Thess 2:3(?)] 5/11/21 https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/05/10/turkish-president-erdogan-fans-flames-of-jerusalem-conflict-in-hardline-messages-to-hamas-plo-leaders/ Turkish President Erdogan Fans Flames of Jerusalem Conflict in Hardline Messages to Hamas, PLO Leaders. Turkey’s Islamist President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unashamedly sought to intensify the conflict in eastern Jerusalem between Palestinians and the Israeli authorities on Monday, as he promised leaders of both the Palestinian Authority and Hamas that Ankara would “mobilize the whole world, especially the Islamic world, to stop Israel’s terrorism and occupation.”
America – Obama (Shi’ite) former president [May be the ‘wicked one’ of 2 Thess 2:3(?)] – ***2/20/18 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/weekly-standard/fact-check-is-a-us-attorney-pursuing-treason-charges-against-obama Unfortunately, this is the only correct information in the piece.” “It’s widely believed that Obama, along with Hillary Clinton, is working with the Deep State in a bid to overthrow Trump’s presidency by inciting riots across America which Boente considers to be an act of domestic terrorism.”
ALERT – Immediate threats of WW 3 –
5/18/23 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-743409 WATCH: Jerusalem Day flag march arrives at Western Wall, scuffles break out in Old City. Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in Jerusalem for the Jerusalem Day flag march on Thursday, with police working throughout the day to break up scuffles that broke out between Jews, Arabs and journalists.
5/17/23 https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/1684335551-russia-iran-ink-rail-deal-for-major-corridor-intended-to-rival-suez-canal Russia, Iran ink rail deal for major corridor intended to rival Suez Canal. Russia and Iran have been pushed to strengthen their political and economic ties by Western economic sanctions on each Iran and Russia on Wednesday agreed to collaborate on the construction of the final part of an embryonic international North-South Transport Corridor linking the Gulf and India while avoiding Western sea lanes. The Rasht-Astara railway is seen as an important link in the corridor, intended to connect India, Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, and other countries via railways and sea – a route that Russia says can rival the Suez Canal as a major global trade route. Russia and Iran are both under international sanctions that restrict trade.”The unique North-South transport artery, of which the Rasht-Astara railway will become a part, will help to significantly diversify global traffic flows,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin, who oversaw the signing of the deal via video link alongside his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi.
5/17/23 https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-743375 Palestinian textbook bill gains bipartisan support in Congress. Palestinian schools use textbooks that promote antisemitism and violence against Israelis as well as erasing Israel’s existence and legitimacy. A bipartisan bill requiring the US secretary of state to submit annual reports on inciteful and antisemitic Palestinian educational material has been introduced to Congress and unanimously passed in the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
5/15/23 https://www.jns.org/us-general-iron-dome-ready-to-deploy-if-ukraine-asks/ ‘US Iron Dome battery ready for deployment to Ukraine’. One of the two Israel-made air-defense systems possessed by the U.S. is prepared for overseas deployment, says U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense commander.
5/12/23 https://www.jns.org/iron-dome-intercepted-91-of-937-rockets-fired-upon-israel/ Iron Dome intercepted 91% of 937 rockets fired upon Israel. Palestinian Islamic Jihad has fired a total of 937 rockets at Israel since the beginning of “Operation Shield and Arrow” on May 9, with 761 crossing into Israel. Iron Dome intercepted 91% of the 296 rockets that threatened Israeli population centers, but on May 11, one hit the city of Rehovot in the center of the country and killed an Israeli man.
5/12/23 https://www.jns.org/idf-kills-most-senior-palestinian-islamic-jihad-figure-in-gaza-strip/ https://www.jns.org/idf-kills-most-senior-palestinian-islamic-jihad-figure-in-gaza-strip/ An Israeli airstrike killed Iyad al-Hassani—also spelled Iyad Alhassani—the “most senior” Palestinian Islamic Jihad figure in the Gaza Strip, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, confirmed on Twitter on Friday night in Israel.
5/12/23 Palestinian Islamic Jihad to fire rockets at Israel. The Islamic Republic is directing Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders, who live in Beirut and Damascus, to tell rocket commanders in Gaza to keep firing, says the IDF.
5/12/23 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-742866 IDF increases attacks after rockets on Beit Shemesh, W. Bank, Sderot. The IDF increased its attacks on Islamic Jihad in Gaza from around Friday noon until 3:30 p.m. in response to the terror group increasing rocket attacks in the early afternoon against the Beit Shemesh, West Bank and Gaza corridor areas. s
Until those rocket attacks, there was an approximately 13-hour-long absence of Islamic Jihad rockets and reduced IDF airstrikes.
5/10/23 https://www.timesofisrael.com/davids-sling-downs-rocket-headed-for-tel-aviv-in-first-real-world-interception/ David’s Sling downs rocket headed for Tel Aviv in first real-world interception. Medium-range anti-missile system failed in sole previous attempt to shoot down hostile projectile, but now may join Iron Dome in changing face of Gazan threat.
5/9/23 https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/05/09/pm-iran-trying-to-set-up-ring-of-terror-around-us/ PM: Iran trying to set up ring of terror around us. In his recorded address, he said that “our first and foremost problem is Iran – 95% of Israel’s security problems originate from the fanatic regime in Iran. The nuclear threat, the missile threat, and the terrorist ring and aggression Iran has tried to create around us.’
5/9/23 https://www.jns.org/idf-eliminates-three-top-islamic-jihad-terrorists-in-gaza/ IDF eliminates three top Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces killed three top Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders in strikes across the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday morning, following a month of intermittent confrontations with terrorists in the Palestinian enclave.
5/9/23 https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-israel-ready-for-multi-front-war-against-iran-and-terror-proxies/ Netanyahu: Israel ready for multi-front war against Iran and terror proxies. Israel is prepared for a multi-front conflict against Iran and its terrorist proxies, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday after the Jewish state launched “Operation Shield and Arrow” against Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip.
5/1/23 https://www.jns.org/us-speaker-mccarthy-addresses-israels-knesset-watch/ US Speaker McCarthy addresses Israel’s Knesset: Watch.
5/1/23 https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-we-will-not-allow-iran-to-put-a-noose-of-terror-around-our-neck/ Netanyahu: We will not allow Iran to put a noose of terror around our neck.
4/27/23 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/370623 Likud MK: ‘If there is no reform – it means our votes are not worth anything’ Likud MK: ‘If there is no reform – it means our votes are not worth anything.’
4/26/23 https://www.jns.org/for-the-first-time-a-un-body-will-host-a-nakba-day-event/ For the first time, a UN body will host a ‘Nakba Day’ event The day itself mourns the creation of modern-day Israel through a U.N.-backed plan in 1947 that Palestinian Arabs never accepted.
4/26/23 https://www.wnd.com/2023/04/brain-dead-tucker-carlson-breaks-silence-ouster-fox/ ‘They’re brain dead’: Tucker Carlson breaks silence after ouster from Fox.
**4/25/23 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-741263 Israel rings in 75th Independence Day with Netanyahu address.
4/22/23 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-739959 Russia fired at US Reaper drone flying over Syria – leaked documents. Russia fired at a US Reaper drone that was flying over eastern Syria late last year, although they didn’t manage to down it, according to new reports based on the leaked US military and intelligence documents that have been circulating online for the last month. According to news outlet The Drive…
4/22/23 https://www.jpost.com/international/article-739983 Belarus units complete training on Russian tactical nuclear missile systems. Belarusian troops returned from training on Iskander mobile guided missiles in Russia. Units from Belarus returned home from Russia on Saturday after training on how to use the Iskander tactical missile system to launch nuclear weapons, the Belarusian defense ministry said.
4/21/23 https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-739871 Foreign ministers of Iran, Jordan agree to ‘meet as soon as possible.’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Saudi Arabia on Thursday about strengthening its ties with Iran during a CNBC interview, where he said that “those who partner with Iran, partner with misery. Look at Lebanon, look at Yemen, look at Syria, look at Iraq. These are countries that are almost at failed state status.”
4/20/23 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739760 Iran says its navy forced US submarine to surface as it enters the Gulf.
4/19/23 https://www.timesofisrael.com/visiting-israel-son-of-last-shah-says-iranians-absolutely-ready-for-israel-ties/ In Israel, son of last shah says Iranians ‘absolutely’ ready for Israel ties.
4/19/23 https://www.jns.org/pa-chief-abbas-senior-hamas-officials-in-saudi-arabia/ PA chief Abbas, senior Hamas officials in Saudi Arabia. The Mecca pilgrimage comes ahead of talks expected in Riyadh between Hamas and Saudi officials aiming at rapprochement.
It is the first visit by an official Hamas delegation to Saudi Arabia since 2015, and the first since the Saudis agreed in March to reestablish diplomatic relations with Iran.
Relations between Riyadh and Hamas were strained after the Saudis blamed the terrorist group for the failure of the 2007 Mecca Agreement, which was a Saudi attempt to facilitate reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah.
4/18/23 https://allisrael.com/unprecedented-iran-s-crown-prince-meets-netanyahu-quotes-the-bible-extols-cyrus-the-great-and-future-cyrus-accords UNPRECEDENTED: Iran’s crown prince meets Netanyahu, quotes the Bible, extols Cyrus the Great & future ‘Cyrus Accords.’ In an historic development, Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi – the son of Iran’s late king, or shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi – arrived at Ben Gurion International Airport yesterday, accompanied by his wife, Yasmine.
“Yasmine and I just arrived here in Israel,” Pahlavi immediately Tweeted to his 1.2 million followers. “We are very happy to be here and are dedicated to working toward the peaceful and prosperous future that the people of our region deserve. From the children of Cyrus, to the children of Israel, we will build this future together, in friendship.”
4/17/23 https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-pm-peace-with-saudi-arabia-would-be-giant-leap-towards-ending-arab-2023-04-17/ Israeli PM: Peace with Saudi Arabia would be ‘giant leap’ towards ending Arab-Israeli conflict.
4/17/23 https://www.jns.org/hamas-visit-to-saudi-arabia-postponed-pa-chief-abbas-in-the-kingdom/ Hamas visit to Saudi Arabia postponed; PA chief Abbas in the kingdom. Riyadh refused to issue visas to the delegation from the Gaza-based terrorist organization, according to Iranian media.
4/17/23 https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-urges-israel-to-advance-frozen-deal-for-western-wall-egalitarian-space/ US urges Israel to advance frozen deal for Western Wall egalitarian space. The Western Wall compromise would have granted official status to the egalitarian section and expanded the main plaza to include it, while affirming gender segregation for the other prayer sections of the holy site.
The compromise was approved by the cabinet in 2016, but the following year Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu caved to ultra-Orthodox pressure and put the compromise on hold indefinitely. At the time, he promised to improve the infrastructure at the site.
4/17/23 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739437 After 167 Russian warship review, fleet can be used in any conflict – Putin.
4/16/23 https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-739393 Iran is waging a multi-front war of attrition against Israel, Gallant says. “Iran is waging a multi-front war of attrition against the State of Israel,” Gallant said, adding that it was “continuing its attempts to establish itself on the northern front and at the same time sending its proxies to Judea, Samaria and Gaza.”
4/16/23 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739373 Vladimir Putin meets Chinese defense minister in Moscow, Russia says. Russia and China have declared a “no limits” partnership and have moved to further strengthen their economic, political and military ties since Moscow sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.
4/15/23 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-739260 Iran’s Quds Force coordinated rocket barrages at Israel from Gaza, Lebanon – report. As part of its campaign against Israel, Iran has also carried out at least four drone strikes on commercial ships in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea over the past two years, the most recent one last February, US and Israeli officials have said. Previous drone strikes have attempted to hit ships affiliated with Israel. In response, the US Navy took an unusual step and announced the arrival of a submarine in the Red Sea carrying cruise missiles capable of hitting Iran. However, officials in the US administration claimed that the fear of an attack was diminishing.
4/15/23 https://apnews.com/article/blinken-us-g7-leaked-documents-9a872d94ac7505116b4a4386f736650d G-7 talks may measure allies’ reaction to US documents leak. The three days of talks between the Group of Seven foreign ministers, which begin Sunday, may shed light on whether the disclosure has harmed trust between the allies or is only the latest embarrassment for the U.S, which has been grappling with the fallout from leaks of highly sensitive secrets over the past decade.
Blinken said Saturday he had heard no concerns from allies, but the revelations, and the arrest of a relatively low-level suspect in the leaks, will loom over the G-7 meeting, the first major international diplomatic conference since the documents were discovered online and made public.
“We have engaged with our allies and partners since these leaks came out, and we have done so at high levels, and we have made clear our commitment to safeguarding intelligence and our commitment to our security partnerships,” Blinken told reporters in Hanoi before leaving for Japan.
Christ’s Return to End The Battle and to Begin Rule For 1000 years
(Zec 14:1-11; Zec 13:8-9; 1 Thess 4:13-18; Rev 16:13-16;)
Zec 14:1-11 NKJV “1 Behold, the day of the LORD is coming, And your spoil will be divided in your midst. 2 For I will gather all the nations to battle against Jerusalem; The city shall be taken, The houses rifled, And the women ravished. Half of the city shall go into captivity, But the remnant of the people shall not be cut off from the city. 3 Then the LORD will go forth And fight against those nations, As He fights in the day of battle. 4 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, Which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, [Making] a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south. 5 Then you shall flee [through] My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Thus the LORD my God will come, [And] all the saints with You.” “6 It shall come to pass in that day [That] there will be no light; The lights will diminish. 7 It shall be one day Which is known to the LORD–Neither day nor night. But at evening time it shall happen [That] it will be light. 8 And in that day it shall be [That] living waters shall flow from Jerusalem, Half of them toward the eastern sea And half of them toward the western sea; In both summer and winter it shall occur. 9 And the LORD shall be King over all the earth. In that day it shall be–“The LORD [is] one,” And His name one. 10 All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. [Jerusalem] shall be raised up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin’s Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and [from] the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses. 11 [The people] shall dwell in it; And no longer shall there be utter destruction, But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.” –
Zec 13:8-9 NKJV “8 And it shall come to pass in all the land,” Says the LORD, “[That] two-thirds in it shall be cut off [and] die, But [one]-third shall be left in it: 9 I will bring the [one]-third through the fire, Will refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them. I will say, ‘This [is] My people’; And each one will say, ‘The LORD [is] my God.’ “”
When did interpretation of the beasts of Daniel 2 begin?
Rashi, a medieval rabbi, interpreted the four kingdoms as Nebuchadnezzar (“you are the head of gold”), Belshazzar (“another kingdom lower than you”), Alexander of Macedon (“a third kingdom of copper”), and the Roman Empire (“and in the days of these kings”).[5] Rashi explains that the fifth kingdom that God will establish is the kingdom of the messiah.[5]
Daniel 9:25 says: “Until there is an anointed ruler will be seven weeks”; the next verse says: “After the sixty-two weeks the anointed one shall be cut off.” Scholars take these as references to the high priest Joshua from the early Persian era and to the high priest Onias III, murdered in the 2nd century, but Christians have taken them both to refer to the death of Christ, which then provides a fixed point for calculating the time to the end of the world.[18]
From Hal Lindsey: ‘But He says that at the time of the end, the book will be opened and the wise shall understand. Well, it was only a couple hundred years ago when, for the first time, the church really began to study prophecy. For the first time since the first century, the church leaders began to take prophecy literally and not just as some allegory. And that’s when they began to notice that there’s a prophetic application of these seven churches listed in Revelation 1:11’.
Daniel lived approx. from 604bc – 535bc. The book of Daniel was found, intact, in one of the Qumron caves. the reason for it being so exciting was the scholars always do those tests to determine how old the papyrus scroll or leaves of papyrus are. To ‘their’ great dismay the date of the scrolls was 125bc, which was almost 1000 years older than any previous extant copy of Daniel. [extant means like a surviving copy of the book of Daniel. Multiple copies of all the books of the Old Testament were found in the caves except Esther in the eleven caves.
Qumron questions – The books of Isaiah and Daniel were both found intact and in 25-28 foot long scrolls. Translating them [supposedly] has taken 50 years, now 73 years since being found. Errors? The scholars defending the inerrant Word of God say there were no errors in the basic writings of the History of Creation and the Prophets messages from God to mankind. Little words like the, a, an, are, were found to be in error more than anything else. “Protestant doctrines don’t hinge on any of these textual differences.” The scriptures Jesus taught were about him, in the New Testament, were all intact. So, were there errors? No not really.
Scofield points out: Apocalypse means unveiling. The book of Revelation in the NT, Daniel and Isaiah chaps 24-27, and the visions of Zechariah. Daniel the name means God is my judge.
Daniel, chaps 2:4 – 7:28 was written in Aramaic, the language spoken at the court of Nebucadnezzar and later used as the official language of the whole western section of the Persian Empire.
{Daniel is a book of kings and kingdoms, of thrones and dominions. While including a number of historical records, it embodies prophecies of the sequence of kingdoms in “the times of the Gentiles” (Lk 21:24; see Rev. 16:19, note) and portrays the end of this period. It voices the only prophecy in the O.T. (9:24-27) that sets the time of Christ’s first advent.} Our Lord referenced Daniel in Mt 24:15; Mk 13:14; and is the key to Revelation.
PROPHECY:
Three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots’ (Dan 7:8) – Syria, Iraq, Libya, Lebanon
Syria – (proof of Syria downfall) **8/26/19 https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-iranian-general-warns-israel-that-strikes-will-bring-end-to-zionist-regime/ A top Iranian general, blamed by Israel for masterminding a preempted bid to launch drone attacks from Syria, warned Israel on Sunday that its strikes against Iran would not be tolerated much longer. “These insane operations will surely be the last steps of the Zionist regime,” tweeted Qassem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Iraq – (proof of Iraq downfall) ***11/1/19 https://www.debka.com/soleimani-takes-helm-of-iraqi-security-from-prime-minister-abdul-mahdi/ Desperate to quell the bloody protests spreading through Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani flew into Baghdad and seized control of its army and security services. Soleimani who swept into the meeting with a party of aides took the chair from Iraqi prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi. He then told the commanders gathered there, “We in Iran know how to deal with protests. This happened in Iran and we got it under control.”
Libya – (proof of Libya downfall) ***4/16/16 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-security-france-germany-idUSKCN0XD0JB The West is counting on the unity government to tackle Islamic State militants in Libya and prevent new flows of migrants heading north across the Mediterranean, though the new government’s leaders are still trying to establish themselves in Tripoli. “Nothing will be done unless the government wants it and examines it in a very concrete manner,” said French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. Libya slipped into political turmoil after a NATO backed air campaign helped rebels topple autocrat Muammar Gaddafi five years ago. Paris played a leading part in the campaign, but has regretted the lack of support given to the authorities afterwards. Since 2014 the country has had two competing sets of parliaments and governments in Tripoli and the east, both backed by loose alliances of armed brigades.
Lebanon – (proof of Lebanon downfall) ***8/8/20 https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-tv-hezbollah-apparently-wanted-beiruts-ammonium-nitrate-for-israel-war/ TV cites assessment Nasrallah may have intended to use stockpile that caused port blast in ‘Third Lebanon War’, notes cases in Germany, UK where Hezbollah caught with same material 3/15/16 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-10814698
Order of Events
Once the 1st beast announces himself world leader, there will be death everywhere and in the same moment there will be the Trumpet of the Lord. We will be transformed and join Christ in the clouds, (the rapture). We Christians, in my opinion, will not be threatened with the mark of the beast. It is the second beast who initiates marking everyone and thus, I believe, we will have been raptured by the time they enforce the mark.
Christians will be raptured, the ‘first’ resurrection (Rev 20:6). The ‘wicked one’ of 2 Thess 2:3(?) {we have labeled him ‘anti-christ’} will be revealed. The Scarlot Coloured Beast Leader (Rev 13) The wrath of God will be poured upon all mankind {countries/kingdoms/nations/people} Babylon will be destroyed in one day.(Rev 17,18) Israel will be attacked.(Zech 14:2) Israeli remnant will be placed in safety, ((Zech 13:8-9). Rev 16:13; And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs [come] out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet. For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, [which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. And He gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. (drmsh.com explains he believes it is har-mageddon and that translates to ‘Jerusalem’) [See Dr. Michael Heiser – The Unseen Realm pgs 322,323,369-372].
Zech 14:4-6; 4. And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives, which faces Jerusalem on the east. And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two, From east to west, [Making] a very large valley; Half of the mountain shall move toward the north And half of it toward the south. 5 Then you shall flee [through] My mountain valley, For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal. Yes, you shall flee As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah. -Thus the LORD my God will come, [And] all the Holy Ones with You. 6 It shall come to pass in that day [That] there will be no light; The lights will diminish.
The marriage supper of the Lamb. (Rev 19:9-21)
Thousand year reign of our Lord! (Rev 20:2-7)
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame. Rev 16:15;
See: What Must I Do To Be Saved https://revelationlastday.com/revelation-of-jesus-christ/what-must-i-do-to-be-saved/
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The beasts of Daniel [Dan 7:3-8,17,18,23-26; {same as 1st beast of Revelation 13: A ‘Coalition’ of the Leopard, Bear and Lion of Rev 13: (The Scarlot Coloured Beast)}] [Dan 7:3-8, 17-18, 23-24;KJV]
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
4 The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn [were] eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. …
17 These great beasts, which are four, [are] four kings, [which] shall arise out of the earth.
18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
“23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings [that] shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.” Revelation 13 is a coalition of the same countries found in Daniel 7.
[These same beasts are in Daniel, but these are a ‘coalition’ of these countries.
Rev 13:2 KJV” 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard,
and his feet were as [the feet] of a bear,
and his mouth as the mouth of a lion:
and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.”]
[Rev 17:3 So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast which was full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.]
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THE LEOPARD
“the beast which I saw was like a leopard” (Rev 13:2). Dan 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. Scofield says: an illusion to the swiftness of Alexander’s conquests, in Dan 7:6.
In Rev 13:2 This writer, believes it is the same countries: Greece/Syria, Iraq, Scofield believes it is the Roman empire restoring. Most agree with Scofield. Of course, this writer believes it is the Ottoman Empire being restored.
3/15/22 https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/323976 Israeli forces devastated an Iranian airbase recently, destroying hundreds of drone aircraft in a massive airstrike, Ha’aretz reported Tuesday morning.
3/15/22 https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-701383 Iran has more than 3,000 ballistic missiles, many of which can reach the State of Israel, commander of the United States Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie said on Tuesday.
McKenzie, who is retiring from the military soon, was in Israel last week and held talks with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi.
3/13/22 https://www.politico.eu/article/estonia-nato-base-troop-vladimir-putin-next-move/ After Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014, the Baltics called on NATO to deploy troops across its eastern edges. In 2016, at a summit in Warsaw, NATO leaders decided to rotate troops permanently through Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
Now, Baltic leaders say NATO troops should be stationed here permanently with more and better equipment as they fear Putin’s ultimate goal lies beyond seizing power in Ukraine.
Colonel Andrus Merilo said he believes taking Ukraine is only “an intermediate goal” for Putin and that NATO needs to be prepared for him to go further.
Merilo said he sleeps well, but not because he believes trouble isn’t coming.
“What we prepared for for decades is now happening, there is nothing more to wonder about,” he said. “We should get our rest now, while we can.”
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The BEAR
“his feet were like the feet of a bear” (Rev 13:2) This writer, believes this ‘bear’ is the same nation that was represented by a bear in the Daniel 7, the second world power, Media, Persia, Babylonia.
Daniel 7:5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6/7/15 http://uk.investing.com/news/world-news/insight—in-rare-alliance,-shi’ites-join-sunnis-to-defend-iraqi-towns-16686 When Islamic State fighters tried to storm the Tigris River town of Dhuluiya north of Baghdad this week, they were repelled by a rare coalition of Sunni tribal fighters inside the town and Shi’ites in its sister city Balad on the opposite bank. Dhuluiya, which comes from the word “ribs”, is a small town surrounded on three sides by a kink in the Tigris. A north-south highway runs through it, making it potentially one of the final stops for fighters attempting to assault Baghdad from the north.
http://rt.com/op-edge/196900-iraq-isis-spirit-culture-seige/ good article about the usefulness of Dhuluiya.
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The LION
“and his mouth like the mouth of a lion” (Rev 13:2)
Dan 7:4 The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it. Dan 11:11 “And the king of the South shall be moved with rage, and go out and fight with him, with the king of the North, who shall muster a great multitude; but the multitude shall be given into the hand of his enemy. *
**6/15/19 https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/06/15/saudi-seeks-oil-supply-protection-as-us-and-iran-face-off/ Saudi Seeks Oil Supply Protection as US and Iran Face Off.
As well as blaming Iran for the tanker attacks, Washington has also said Tehran was behind May 14 drone strikes on two Saudi oil-pumping stations. Tehran has denied all those charges.
**We make a transition from Daniel, the Lion being Babylon, to Revelation Lion, the coalition, still Babylon, (Mystery Babylon)
{Rev 17:16 And the ten horns (countries/kingdoms) which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore {mystery Babylon}, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.} {17:17For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast}[13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as [the feet] of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.], until the words of God shall be fulfilled.} and is part of the coalition that is the scarlet coloured beast. Matt 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
http://www.wnd.com/2014/09/saudi-cleric-isis-soldiers-must-kill-their-commanders/ Saudi Muslim cleric has bad news for members of the Muslim terror gang ISIS, also called Islamic State: They’re going to “hellfire.” The cleric warns that ISIS members are “apostates.”
Day of The Rapture?
Joel 2:1-2 KJV – 1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand; 2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. Amos 5:18 KJV – 18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light. (Joel 2:2)
DANIEL
Daniel lived approx. from 604bc – 535bc. The book of Daniel was found, intact, in one of the Qumron caves. the reason for it being so exciting was the scholars always do those tests to determine how old the papyrus scroll or leaves of papyrus are. To ‘their’ great dismay the date of the scrolls was 125bc, which was almost 1000 years older than any previous extant copy of Daniel. [extant means like a surviving copy of the book of Daniel. Multiple copies of all the books of the Old Testament were found in the caves except Esther in the eleven caves.
Qumron questions – The books of Isaiah and Daniel were both found intact and in 25-28 foot long scrolls. Translating them [supposedly] has taken 50 years, now 73 years since being found. Errors? The scholars defending the inerrant Word of God say there were no errors in the basic writings of the History of Creation and the Prophets messages from God to mankind. Little words like the, a, an, are, were found to be in error more than anything else. “Protestant doctrines don’t hinge on any of these textual differences.” The scriptures Jesus taught were about him, in the New Testament, were all intact.
“The Chaldeans dabbled in ‘magic’ they learned from, [I think Dr. Michael S. Heiser opens the door to understanding from where the Chaldeans learned their magic. (See The Unseen realm)] from the Nephilim, the children of the sons of God, supernatural beings and women of human beings. (Gen 6:1-5) The Nephilim were the children of those sons of God who chose to marry human women and when they died (Dr. Heiser explains in his book) their spirits were the demons of old. They passed on the knowledge of their evil fathers. They shared the magic and secrets to men who passed down all their magic to others they shared with. Chaldea (/kælˈdiːə/) was a country that existed between the late 10th or early 9th and mid-6th centuries BCE, after which the country and its people were absorbed and assimilated into Babylonia.” Kings loved having these guys around. The King had them teach all their knowledge and arts to certain captives to stay on top of controlling the slaves.
This info comes from the “Scofield, 1967 Edition, Study Bible, KJV With Word Changes.
The Book of Daniel, like The Revelation in the N.T., is called an apocalypse, as are also, Isaiah 24-27 (the Isaiah Apocalypse), and the visions in Zechariah. “Apocalypse” means unveiling. When wickedness seemed supreme in the world, and evil-powers were growing, an apocalypse was given to show the real situation behind that which was apparent, and to indicate the eventual victory of righteousness upon the earth. Apocalyptic writing uses many figures and symbols, God used this literary form to convey His truth to His people.
Daniel, whose name means God is my judge, was taken in his youth to Babylon in the first deportation under Nebuchadnezzar. He soon excelled in wisdom in this land famous for its wise men, and ultimately rose to become first among the three highest officers of the Medo-Persian Empire (5:29; 6:1-3). His life in Babylon extended to at least 530 B.C.
Daniel is a book of kings and kingdoms, of thrones and dominions. While including a number of historical records, it embodies prophecies of the sequence of kingdoms in “the times of the Gentiles” (Lk 21:24; see Rev. 16:19, note) and portrays the end of this period. It voices the only prophecy in the O.T. (9:24-27) that sets the time of Christ’s first advent.
The historical events in Daniel, occurring at the beginning of the times of the Gentiles, illustrate events prophetically set forth in the book as taking place at the end of this period and culminating catastrophically in the termination of Gentile world rule at the return of Christ, the Messiah. Thus, the persecution of the children of God in chs. 3 and 6 foreshadows the more severe and universal persecution of God’s people (rather people left behind from the rapture) to take place at the end of this age (7:25; 8:24; 12:1); likewise, the blasphemous repudiation of the God of Israel, as in 5:1-4; 6:5-12, will appear in a more universal form and even greater intensity at the end of the age (7:25; 9:26; 11:37,38).
The book may be divided as follows: I. Daniel’s Early Life in the Babylonian Court, 1. II. Nebuchadnezzar’s Vision of the Image, 2. III. The deliverance of the Three Hebrew Youths from the Fiery Furnace, 3. IV. The Vision and Humbling of Nebuchadnezzar, 4. V. Daniel’s Experience under Belshazzar and Darius, 5-6. VI. Daniel’s Vision of the Four Beasts, 7. VII. The Prophecy of the Defeat of the Persians by the Greeks, and the Desecration of the Temple, 8. VII. Daniel’s Prayer and the Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks, 9. IX. Daniel’s Final Vision, 10-12.
(Page 897) note 1 (2:4) ch. 2:4 to 7:28 the book is written in Aramaic, the language spoken at the court of Nebuchadnezzar and later used as the official language of the whole western section of the Persian Empire.
(page 898) note 1 (2:31) The vision prophetically portrays the course of world empire and its destruction by Christ, who called this period “the times of the Gentiles” (Lk 21:24; see Rev. 16:19, note).
(Page 898,899) The four metals (This writer believes there are five) composing the image and are explained as symbolizing four empires (vv. 38-40), not necessarily possessing the earth but divinely authorized to do so (v. 38), and fulfilled in Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece (under Alexander) and Rome. The latter power is seen divided, first into two (the legs), fulfilled in the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, and then into the ten toes (see Dan 7:26, *note). As a whole, the image gives the imposing outward greatness and splendor of the Gentile world power.
The Smiting Stone (2:34-35) destroys the Gentile world system (in its final form) by a sudden and irremediable blow, not by the gradual processes of conversion and assimilation; and then and not before, does the Stone become a mountain which fills “the whole earth” (cp, Dan 7:26-27). Such a destruction of the Gentile monarchy system did not occur at the first advent of Christ. On the contrary, He was put to death by the sentence of an officer of the fourth empire, which was then at the zenith of its power. After Christ’s death the western part of the Roman Empire fell in A.D. 476 and the eastern part in 1453, but no other world empire has superseded Rome because only four empires will precede Christ’s return and rule. (This writer disagrees at this point. The fifth world empire representing ‘the ten toes,’ represented today by Arab and Muslim countries coalition has several organizations (*See Below) which I believe will become the revived Ottoman Empire Caliphates.
We agree The Smiting Stone is Christ. (**Dan 2:34,35,44,45;) “44 “And in the days of these kings, [the ten toes (see Dan 7:26, *note)] 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.”” – Dan 2:44-45 NKJV
It will be the Kingdom of God! The Kingdom of Heaven!)
(**See Dan 2:41-44; The ‘ten toes,’ (the Ottoman Empire Caliphates) will precede Christ’s return and rule. The interposition of the Church Age between the first and second advents of Christ, as revealed in the N.T., is not a part of this vision. The deadly wound suffered by the fourth empire (this writer believes there is a deadly wound suffered by the ‘ten toes’) will not be healed by the restoration of the empire until the Church Age has been completed by the rapture of the Church. (Rev 13:3) Thus Gentile world power still continues, and the crushing blow is still suspended. The detail of the end-time is given in Dan 7 and Rev. 13-19, It is important to observe that (1) Gentile world power is to end in a sudden catastrophic judgment (See Armageddon, Rev. 16:13-16; 19:17, note); and (2) it is immediately to be followed by the Kingdom of Heaven. The God of the heavens will not set up His kingdom until after the destruction of the Gentile world system. It is noteworthy that Gentile world dominion begins and ends with a great image (Dan 2:31; Rev 13:14-15).
This Stone must not be identified with the Church, as some hold, for the task of the Church is never said to be the destruction of the nations of the earth. (Scofield and this writer believes the Stone is the resurrected Christ and the Kingdom that fills the whole earth is the Kingdom of God.)
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note 1 (2:35) A mountain is one of the Biblical symbols of a kingdom. See Isa 2:2, note. [(note 4) A mountain in Scripture symbolism, means a kingdom, authority, or rule (Dan 2:35,44-45; Rev. 17:9-11; see Rev. 13:1, note). [**Isa 13; 25:6; Jer. 51:25-29; Micah 4:1; Rev. 8:8)]
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note 2 (2:38) Universal dominion is indicated. It was never fully realized, but divine authority was given for it. See v. 31, note.
note 3 (2:41) From the head of gold (v.38) to the iron of the fourth kingdom (Rome) there is deterioration in fineness, but increase of strength (v. 40). Then comes the deterioration of the fourth kingdom in that very quality—strength. (1) Deterioration by division: the kingdom is divided into two, the legs (eastern and western empires), and these are again divided into kingdoms, the number of which, when the Stone smites the image, will be ten (toes, v. 41; cp. 7:23-24). And (2) deterioration by admixture: the iron mixed with the clay.
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**note 1 (2:44) This passage fixes, in relation to other predicted events, the time when the millennial kingdom will be established. It will be “in the days of these kings,” i.e. the days of the ten kings (cp. 7:24-27) symbolized by the toes of the image. [**Scofield acknowledges ‘these kings’ (The 10 toes) will be ‘the time when the millennial kingdom will be established.’ Not realizing it is the Ottoman Empire Caliphates being restored rather than Rome.]
(This writer believes the fifth world empire representing ‘the ten toes‘ is represented today by a coalition of Arab and Muslim countries. (*See Below)) The Ottoman Empire Caliphates restored. (**Dan 2:44,45;) “44 “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.”” – Dan 2:44-45 NKJV
The Smiting Stone, speaks of Jesus Christ, then will be the Kingdom of God! The Kingdom of Heaven!
Today we see Saudi Arabia vs Iran, Sunni vs Shias, Arab nations rich with Oil and all that money can buy, ruling the world. It was stamped out in the 19th century, 1924, only to arise in these last days. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, (Who is he? This writer saw ISIS and thought it was ‘another little horn? ISIS certainly caused the loss of 3 maybe 4 countries.)
The 1st Beast of Rev 13, the Scarlet Coloured Beast of Chap 17? Rev 17:3;
The ten kings did not exist at the advent of Messiah, nor was the federation even possible until the dissolution of the Roman Empire and the rise of the present nationalistic world system. See Kingdom (O.T.) (Gen. 1:26; Zech 12:8, note); Kingdom (N.T.) (Lk. 1:31-33; Rev. 20:4); also notes at Mt. 3:2; 6:33; and 1 Cor 5:24.
In Daniel 2:44-45, the method by which the millennial kingdom will be established is repeated from Dan 2:34-35, i.e. the Smiting Stone will crush the image that represents the world powers that are inimical to God. (See v. 31, note; cp. Ps. 2:5 with 2:6; Zech.14:1-8 with 14:9.)
note 2 (2:49) Compare Gen.19:1, Lot, the compromiser with Daniel, the resolute. To sit in the gate of the king was to be in the place of authority. (Page 900) Dan 11:45 “And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.
[Bibliography – Oxford University Press The 1967 Scofield Study Bible, King James Version (with word changes). Copyright© 2007 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016]
Now we move on to chapter 7
Now we move on to chapter 7
note 1 (7:2) “Sea” in scripture imagery stands for the populace, the unorganized mass of mankind (Isa.60:5; Mt.13:47; Lk.21:25; Rev.13:1).
note 2 (7:3) The monarchy vision of Nebuchadnezzar (ch. 2) covers the same order of fulfillment as Daniel’s beast vision, but with this difference: Nebuchadnezzar saw the imposing outward power and splendor of “the times of the Gentiles” (Lk.21:24; cp. Rev.16:19, note), whereas Daniel saw the true character of Gentile world government as rapacious and warlike, established and maintained by force. It is remarkable that the heraldic insignia of the Gentile Nations are all beasts or birds of prey. (Page 907)
note 1 (7:5)This is a possible reference to the threefold dominion of the second empire, Media, Persia, Babylonia.
note 2 (7:5)That is Lydia, Babylonia, Egypt, etc.
note 3 (7:6) An allusion to the swiftness of Alexander’s conquests.
note 4 (7:6) The vision is of the end of Gentile world dominion. The former Roman Empire (the iron kingdom of Dan 2:33-35, 40-44; 7:7) will have ten horns (i.e. kings, Rev. 17:12), corresponding to the ten toes of the image. As Daniel considers this vision of the ten kings, there rises up among them a “little horn” (king), who subdues three of the ten kings so completely that the separate identity of their kingdoms is destroyed. Seven kings of the ten are left, and the little “little horn,” who is “the prince that shall come” of 9:26, the “abomination” of 12:11 and Mt. 24:15, and the “beast out of the sea” of 2 Th. 2:4-8.
note 5 (7:9) This title, while referring here and in v. 13 to God the Father, has equal application to Christ, e.g. v.22; Rev. 1:8,13-18. Cp. Ps. 45:6; 93:2; Mic. 5:2; Hab. 1:12.
note 6 (7:13) This scene is identical with that of Rev. 5:6-10. There the ascription of praise of the “kings and priests” (see Dan. 7:18, note) ends with the words, “and we shall reign on the earth.” Revelation 6 opens the “vexing” of Ps. 2:5, introductory to setting the king on Zion (Ps. 2:6; Rev. 20:4). The vision (7:9-14) reverses the order of events as they will be fulfilled. Verse 13, describes the scene in heaven (cp. Rev. 5:6-10) which, in fulfillment, precedes the events which Daniel sees in vision in vv. 9-12. The order of fulfillment will be: (1) the investiture of the Son of man with the kingdom (Dan. 7:13,14; Rev. 5:6-10); (2) the “vexing” of Ps. 2:5, fully described in Mt. 24:21-22; Rev. 6-18; (3) the return of the Son of man in glory to deliver the smiting blow of 2:45 (Dan 7:9-11; Rev. 19:11-21); and (4) God’s judgment of individuals among the nations and the setting up of the kingdom (Dan. 7:10,26-27; Mt. 25:31-46; Rev 20:1-6).
note 7 (7:14) Verses 13-14 are identical with Rev. 5:1-7, and precede the fulfillment of Dan. 2:34-35. Verses 13-14 and Rev. 5:1-7 describe the investiture of the Son of man and the Son of David with the kingdom authority, while Dan. 2:34-35 describes the crushing blow (see Armageddon, Rev. 16:13-16; 19:17, note) which destroys Gentile world power, thus clearing the way for the actual setting up of the kingdom of heaven. Verses Dan 2:34-35 and Rev. 19:19-21 describes the same event. (Page 908, 909)
note 1 (7:18) See “saints” in Dan 7:22,25, and 27 also. That the Church saints, i.e. believes of the Church Age, will also share this rule seems evident in that the Church, having part in the first resurrection, will “reign with him [Christ] a thousand years” (Rev. 20:6). Cp. Rom. 8:17; 2 Tim. 2:10-12; 1 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6; 3:21; 5:10.
note 2 (7:25) The terms found in the O.T. and N.T. referring to specific lengths of time in future events require careful consideration, so as to avoid fantastic speculations. The first occurrence of a reference to a period of three and one-half years in the prophetic future is the expression “time, times and the dividing of time” found here. It is also in Dan. 12:7 and Rev. 12:14. This is the same length of time as one-half of the final seven-year period (9:27), and is likewise the period of time expressed in the term “forty and two months” (Rev. 11:2; 13:5), or “a thousand two hundred and threescore days” (Rev. 12:6). The three-and=one-half-year period seems to be a reference to the last half of Daniel’s seventieth week, also known as the great tribulation.
note 3 (7:26) The end of Gentile world power. (1) In the beast vision of ch. 7, the fourth beast (v. 7) is declared to be “the fourth kingdom,” i.e. the Roman Empire, the “iron” kingdom of ch. 2. The “ten horns” upon the fourth beast (Roman Empire), v. 7, are declared to be “ten kings that shall arise” (v. 24), answering to the ten toes of the image vision of ch. 2. The ten kingdoms, including the regions formerly ruled by Rome, will constitute, therefore, the form in which the fourth or Roman Empire will exist when the whole fabric of Gentile world domination is smitten by the “stone cut out without hands,” i.e. Christ (2:44-45; 7:9). But (2) Daniel sees a “little horn” rise and subdue three of the ten kings (vv. 24-26). His distinguishing mark is hatred of God and believers. He is not to be confounded with the “little horn” of ch. 8, a prophecy fulfilled in Antiochus Epiphanes (see 8:9, note). In Rev. 13 additional particulars of the “little horn” of Dan. 7 are given (see Rev. 13:1, note). (Page 909)
Dan 11:36-45, is prophecy concerning the ‘willful king’ (“the ‘supreme’ ruler, who will magnify himself above all.”) (Page 915) Rev 13:1-18. (The number of a man; and his number is six hundred three score and six.) 3/4/21 https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/03/04/iran-hopes-saudis-uae-bahrain-not-foolish-enough-to-strike-defense-pact-with-israel/ My opinion – Today we see the clear fulfillment of the ‘kings of the north’ vs ‘the kings of the south’! Iran hopes Saudis, UAE, Bahrain ‘not foolish enough’ to strike defense pact with Israel. “Former Iranian defense minister says his country will deal “strong blows” to Gulf states if they team up with Israel. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are “unlikely foolish enough” to enter a defense pact with Israel, Iran’s former Defense Minister and Expediency Council member Brig. Gen. Ahmed Wahidi told Russian outlet RT channel on Wednesday.”
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BABYLON
REVELATION 13
How Scripture Ties it all Together:
Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, (‘sea’ in scripture imagery stands for the populace, the unorganized mass of mankind (Isa 60:5; Dan 7:2,3; Mt.13:47; Lk 21:25;))
and saw a beast the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader, [Rev 13:1-2 NKJV] 1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like [the feet of] a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. [Rev 17:3, 7-8, 10-13, 16-17 NKJV] 3 So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast [which was] full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. … 7 But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. 8 “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. … 10 “There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, [and] the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. 11 “The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition. 12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 “These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. … 16 “And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. [Isa 14:24-27 NKJV] 24 The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, [so] it shall stand: 25 That I will break the Assyrian in My land, And on My mountains tread him underfoot. Then his yoke shall be removed from them, And his burden removed from their shoulders. 26 This [is] the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth, And this [is] the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. 27 For the LORD of hosts has purposed, And who will annul [it]? His hand [is] stretched out, And who will turn it back?”
rise up out of the sea (‘sea’ in scripture imagery stands for the populace, the unorganized mass of mankind (Isa 60:5; Dan 7:2,3; Mt.13:47; Lk 21:25;))
having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, [Rev 17:3 KJV] 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. [Rev 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.{note: Only satan, the great red dragon is described with 7 heads and 7 crowns}
and upon his heads the name of blasphemy. [“Allah”- “Praise “Allah”] (17:3And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast [which was] full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns)
2 And the beast [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as [the feet] of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: {The same beasts as in Daniel. Here in Rev 13:2, they are a ‘coalition’!} (Daniel 7:3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other. 4 The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle’s wings. I watched till its wings were plucked off; and it was lifted up from the earth and made to stand on two feet like a man, and a man’s heart was given to it. 5 And suddenly another beast, a second, like a bear. It was raised up on one side, and [had] three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. And they said thus to it: ‘Arise, devour much flesh!’ 6 After this I looked, and there was another, like a leopard, which had on its back four wings of a bird. The beast also had four heads, and dominion was given to it. 7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, exceedingly strong. It had huge iron teeth; it was devouring, breaking in pieces, and trampling the residue with its feet. It [was] different from all the beasts that [were] before it, and it had ten horns. 8 I was considering the horns, and there was another horn, a little one, coming up among them, before whom three of the first horns were plucked out by the roots. And there, in this horn, [were] eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking pompous words. 17 ’Those great beasts, which are four, [are] four kings [which] arise out of the earth. 23 Thus he said: ‘The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all [other] kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces. 24 The ten horns [are] ten kings [Who] shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first [ones], And shall subdue three kings. (ISIS) 25 He shall speak [pompous] words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then [the saints] shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time. {3 1/2 years} 26 ‘But the court shall be seated, And they shall take away his dominion, To consume and destroy [it] forever). . . .41 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. 42 And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron, and part of clay, [so] the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. 44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. (note there are 5, counting the (10) toes))
and the dragon [Rev 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads {note: only satan the great red dragon is described with 7 heads and 7 crowns}. 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.] (Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.) (Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand year)
gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. (The ‘him’ is [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
***3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
4 And they worshipped the dragon (Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceives the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.) (Rev 20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years)
which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
saying, Who [is] like unto the beast? [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
who is able to make war with him?
5 And there was given unto him [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; (17:3 And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast [which was] full of names of blasphemy having seven heads and ten horns) [“Allah”- “Praise “Allah” – worship – acknowledges his power, bowing down to him]
**and power was given unto him to continue forty [and] two months. [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader][3 ½ years] See Dan 9:27; {7 years total in last week of Daniel} ][Dan 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.]
6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy [“Allah”- “Praise “Allah”][the 1st beast]
against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
7And it was given unto him to make *war with the saints(holy ones), Every soul who makes a profession of Faith in Jesus Christ are called ‘saints’/’holy ones’. {Col 12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light(holy ones):}
and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader](Rev 17:17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. (see Isa 14:24-27))
8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader] [“Allah”- “Praise “Allah” – worship – acknowledges his power, bowing down] (Rev 17:17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. (see Isa 14:24-27))
whose names are not written in the book of life [the unsaved] {It is my opinion the book of life was written in the beginning. The Lord God recorded every human beings name that would be contained in the DNA of Adam. Every person’s name written in the book of life and the only time a name was/is removed was/is when they refuse to believe, accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. There were human beings, as we know them, whose names were never written in the Book of Life. God the Father chose them to exist for the purpose of judgement. The Terrible wrath of God.}
of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. [mystery – ‘the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.'(The Lamb is Christ) ‘slain from the foundation of the world’ – Christ was slain from the foundation of the world. It is my opinion this wording needs to be researched maybe by Dr. Heiser. www.drmsh.com
9If any man have an ear, let him hear.
10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
***11And I beheld another beast [This is the 2nd beast] (Rev 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.]
coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.
12And he [the 2nd beast given power to do miracles][Rev 17:17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.] [see Isa 14:24-27]
exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
13And he [the 2nd beast given power to do miracles](Rev 17:17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. (see Isa 14:24-27))
doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, [https://www.foxnews.com/tech/navy-arms-destroyers-with-new-laser-weapons https://www.foxnews.com/tech/us-military-building-missile-killing-lasers-that-it-will-mount-onto-jets https://www.livescience.com/62973-china-laser-guns.html?utm_source=notification ] [a prophecy fulfilled as of this writing.}
14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he [the 2nd beast given power to do miracles](Rev 17:17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. (see Isa 14:24-27))
had power to do in the sight of the beast; [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
15And he [the 2nd beast given power to do miracles](Rev 17:17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. (see Isa 14:24-27))
had power to give life unto the image of the beast, [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
that the image of the beast [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
should be killed. [the 2nd beast rules; worship the image of the 1st beast or die [or, bow down, convert to, “Allah”- “Praise “Allah”] [worship – acknowledges his power or die]
16And he [the 2nd beast rules; worship the image of the 1st beast or die [or, bow down, convert to, “Allah”- “Praise “Allah”] [worship – acknowledges his power or die]
causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: [the 2nd beast rules the world][Rev 13:17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the1st beast, or the number of his name.] [Rev 14:9 Then another angel, a third one, followed them, saying with a loud voice, “If anyone worships the 1st beast and his image, and receives a mark on his forehead or on his hand, 10 he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 11 “And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; they have no rest day and night, those who worship the 1st beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name.”]
17And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. [Worship [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader] or starve to death] Required to have the name of the 1st beast or the number of his name.
18Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six. [the 2nd beast rules. All bear the Mark of [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]. The Mark of [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader] may not be 666, but some other ‘mark’!][In the Codex Sinaiticus there are three Greek symbols that have been interpreted to be 666. This is the number of [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader].]
Chapter 17
Rev 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and talked with me, saying to me, “Come, I will show you the judgment [Rev 16:1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go and pour out the bowls of the wrath of God on the earth.” … 17 Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, “It is done!”] [Rev 18:2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 “For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 “For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6 “Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. 7 “In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit [as] queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8 “Therefore her plagues will come in one day–death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong [is] the Lord God who judges her. 9 “The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 “standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’ 11 “And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: … 17 ‘For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance 18 “and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What [is] like this great city?’ 19 “They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’ 20 “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and [you] holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!” 21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw [it] into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. … 23 “The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. 24 “And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”] [Isa 21:9 KJV] 9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, [with] a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. [Jer 51:8 KJV] 8 Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed: howl for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. [Rev 14:8 KJV] 8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
of the great harlot (Rev 17:5 and on her forehead a name [was] written MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH) (Rev 17:18and the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.) {we call her “Mystery Babylon”} [Rev 18:3] “For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”][Rev 18:7 . . . for she says in her heart, ‘I sit [as] queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ [Isa 47:7-9 KJV] 7 And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: [so] that thou didst not lay these [things] to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it. 8 Therefore hear now this, [thou that art] given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me; I shall not sit [as] a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: 9 But these two [things] shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, [and] for the great abundance of thine enchantments. [Eze 28:1-10, 13-19 KJV] 1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart [is] lifted up, and thou hast said, I [am] a God, I sit [in] the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou [art] a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: 3 Behold, thou [art] wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: 4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: 5 By thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: 6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast set thine heart as the heart of God; 7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee, the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy brightness. 8 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt die the deaths of [them that are] slain in the midst of the seas. 9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I [am] God? but thou [shalt be] a man, and no God, in the hand of him that slayeth thee. 10 Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the hand of strangers: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD. … 13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone [was] thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. 14 Thou [art] the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 Thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. 16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. 17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee. 18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffick; therefore will I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight of all them that behold thee. 19 All they that know thee among the people shall be astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never [shalt] thou [be] any more. [Zep 2:15 KJV] 15 This [is] the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I [am], and [there is] none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, [and] wag his hand.
who sits on many waters [Rev 17:15 Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues]
2 “with whom the kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication.” [Rev 18:3 “For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.”]
3 So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman [Rev 17:5 MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH) [17:18 the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.) {“Mystery Babylon”}] Rev 18:2 And he cried mightily with a loud voice, saying, “Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and has become a dwelling place of demons, a prison for every foul spirit, and a cage for every unclean and hated bird! 3 “For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 “For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6 “Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. 7 “In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit [as] queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8 “Therefore her plagues will come in one day–death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong [is] the Lord God who judges her. 9 “The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 “standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’ 11 “And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, for no one buys their merchandise anymore: … 17 ‘For in one hour such great riches came to nothing.’ Every shipmaster, all who travel by ship, sailors, and as many as trade on the sea, stood at a distance 18 “and cried out when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying, ‘What [is] like this great city?’ 19 “They threw dust on their heads and cried out, weeping and wailing, and saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city, in which all who had ships on the sea became rich by her wealth! For in one hour she is made desolate.’ 20 “Rejoice over her, O heaven, and [you] holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!” 21 Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw [it] into the sea, saying, “Thus with violence the great city Babylon shall be thrown down, and shall not be found anymore. … 23 “The light of a lamp shall not shine in you anymore, and the voice of bridegroom and bride shall not be heard in you anymore. For your merchants were the great men of the earth, for by your sorcery all the nations were deceived. 24 “And in her was found the blood of prophets and saints, and of all who were slain on the earth.”] [Isa 47:7 And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: [so] that thou didst not lay these [things] to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it. 8 Therefore hear now this, [thou that art] given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I [am], and none else beside me; I shall not sit [as] a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children: 9 But these two [things] shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, [and] for the great abundance of thine enchantments. [Zep 2:15 This [is] the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I [am], and [there is] none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, [and] wag his hand.
sitting on a scarlet beast [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader], [Rev 13:1-2 NKJV] 1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like [the feet of] a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. [Rev 17:3, 7-8, 10-13, 16-17 NKJV] 3 So he carried me away in the Spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast [which was] full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. … 7 But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. 8 “The beast that you saw was, and is not, and will ascend out of the bottomless pit and go to perdition. And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world, when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. … 10 “There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, [and] the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. 11 “The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition. 12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. 13 “These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. … 16 “And the ten horns which you saw on the beast, these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. 17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled. [Isa 14:24-27 NKJV] 24 The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, “Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, And as I have purposed, [so] it shall stand: 25 That I will break the Assyrian in My land, And on My mountains tread him underfoot. Then his yoke shall be removed from them, And his burden removed from their shoulders. 26 This [is] the purpose that is purposed against the whole earth, And this [is] the hand that is stretched out over all the nations. 27 For the LORD of hosts has purposed, And who will annul [it]? His hand [is] stretched out, And who will turn it back?”
which was full of names of blasphemy, {“Allah”- “Praise “Allah,” to worship him, means acknowledges his power}}
having seven heads and ten horns. ***[Rev 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.(only satan is described with 7 heads and 7 crowns) 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.[Rev 17:12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.”)[Rev 13:1-5 NKJV] 1 Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphemous name. 2 Now the beast which I saw was like a leopard, his feet were like [the feet of] a bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion. The dragon gave him his power, his throne, and great authority. 3 And I saw one of his heads as if it had been mortally wounded, and his deadly wound was healed. And all the world marveled and followed the beast. 4 So they worshiped the dragon who gave authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, “Who [is] like the beast? Who is able to make war with him?” 5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.]{3 ½ years}
4 The woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls, having in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the filthiness of her fornication. [Rev 18:3 “For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 “For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6 “Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. 7 “In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit [as] queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8 “Therefore her plagues will come in one day–death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong [is] the Lord God who judges her. 9 “The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning, 10 “standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’
5 And on her forehead a name [was] written: MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
6 I saw the woman, [Rev 17:18the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.] [“Babylon”]
drunk with the blood of the saints and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus. And when I saw her, I marveled with great amazement.
7 But the angel said to me, “Why did you marvel? I will tell you the mystery of the woman [17:5 MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH] [Rev 17:18 the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth. “Babylon”] [Rev 17:3And I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast [which was] full of names of blasphemy {“Allah”- “Praise “Allah,” {to worship, means acknowledges his power}, having seven heads and ten horns][Rev 18:3-10 NKJV] 3 “For all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth have become rich through the abundance of her luxury.” 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues. 5 “For her sins have reached to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities. 6 “Render to her just as she rendered to you, and repay her double according to her works; in the cup which she has mixed, mix double for her. 7 “In the measure that she glorified herself and lived luxuriously, in the same measure give her torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, ‘I sit [as] queen, and am no widow, and will not see sorrow.’ 8 “Therefore her plagues will come in one day–death and mourning and famine. And she will be utterly burned with fire, for strong [is] the Lord God who judges her. 9 “The kings of the earth who committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her will weep and lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning,
10 “standing at a distance for fear of her torment, saying, ‘Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that mighty city! For in one hour your judgment has come.’
and of the beast [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. [Rev 17:12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast.”]
8 “The beast that you saw [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
was, and is not, {the Ottoman Empire ?}[Dan 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.](Dan 7:23The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom {I believe these 10 horns are kings/countries that once were the Ottoman Empire. Turkey, Iran, Iraq (Babylon), Syria, Qatar, Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, corresponding to the ten toes of the image.} [are] ten kings [that] shall arise and another shall rise after them {ISIS?}; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. { http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/islam/history/ottomanempire_1.shtml At its peak it included: Turkey Egypt Greece Bulgaria Romania Macedonia Hungary Palestine Jordan Lebanon Syria Parts of Arabia, Much of the coastal strip of North Africa The empire officially ended on the 1st November 1922, when the Ottoman sultanate was abolished and Turkey was declared a republic. The Ottoman caliphate continued as an institution, with greatly reduced authority, until it too was abolished on the 3rd March 1924.}
and will ascend out of the bottomless pit [Rev 9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit. 2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.][Rev 20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.][Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.]
Will ascend out of the bottomless pit?
March 13, 2015
Rev 9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.]
and go to perdition. {noun – in Christian theology, a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death.}
And those who dwell on the earth will marvel, whose names are not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world {The unsaved, those who refuse to believe in Jesus Christ, and the beings who look human but are created for God to use for His purposes and judgment of the world, like ISIS ?}
when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. {the Ottoman Empire ?} [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
9 “Here [is] the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains {note: A mountain is one of the Biblical symbols of a kingdom authority, or rule. See: Dan 2:45; Isa 2:2; 13:4; 25:6-7; Jer 51:25-29; Micah 4:1; Rev 13:4;} {see ‘Nuclear Showdown in Iran’ by Bill Salus, page 125, ‘Although the Bible often refers to mountains in a literal, geographical sense, it may allude to the leadership or government of a nation in the typological sense.’}
on which the woman sits. [Rev 17:2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. the kings and the inhabitants of the earth] [Rev 17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.]
10 “There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, [and] the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. {ISIS Leader ? or Turkey’s Erdogan ?}
when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. {the Ottoman Empire ?} [the 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
9 “Here [is] the mind which has wisdom: The seven heads are seven mountains {note: A mountain is one of the Biblical symbols of a kingdom authority, or rule. See: Dan 2:45; Isa 2:2; 13:4; 25:6-7; Jer 51:25-29; Micah 4:1; Rev 13:4;} {see ‘Nuclear Showdown in Iran’ by Bill Salus, page 125, ‘Although the Bible often refers to mountains in a literal, geographical sense, it may allude to the leadership or government of a nation in the typological sense.’}
on which the woman sits. [Rev 17:2With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication. the kings and the inhabitants of the earth] [Rev 17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.]
10 “There are also seven kings. Five have fallen, one is, [and] the other has not yet come. And when he comes, he must continue a short time. {ISIS Leader ? or Turkey’s Erdogan ?}
11 “The beast that was, and is not, is himself also the eighth, and is of the seven, and is going to perdition. {the Ottoman Empire ?}, {going to perdition means going to Hades/Hell}{perdition – noun – in Christian theology a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death.}
12 “The ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have received no kingdom as yet, but they receive authority for one hour as kings with the beast. {These 10 horns are kings/countries that once were the Ottoman Empire. Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, corresponding to the ten toes of the image} {the Ottoman Empire ?}
[The 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
13 “These are of one mind, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. {the Ottoman Empire ?} [The 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
14 “These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will overcome them, for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and those [who are] with Him [are] called, chosen, and faithful.”
15 Then he said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the harlot sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and tongues.
16 “And the ten horns which you saw on the beast [The 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
these will hate the harlot, make her desolate and naked, eat her flesh and burn her with fire. {Chap 18, Babylon’s destruction} The kingdom’s will HATE ‘the woman’, Babylon!
17 “For God has put it into their hearts to fulfill His purpose, (Isa 14:24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, [so] shall it stand: 25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders. 26 This [is] the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this [is] the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations. 27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul [it]? and his hand [is] stretched out, and who shall turn it back?)
to be of one mind, and to give their kingdom to the beast, [The 1st beast/wicked one/man/leader]
until the words of God are fulfilled.
18 “And the woman whom you saw is that great city which reigns over the kings of the earth.” [Rev 17:5 And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.]
DANIEL
Daniel lived approx. from 604bc – 535bc. The book of Daniel was found, intact, in one of the Qumron caves. the reason for it being so exciting was the scholars always do those tests to determine how old the papyrus scroll or leaves of papyrus are. To ‘their’ great dismay the date of the scrolls was 125bc, which was almost 1000 years older than any previous extant copy of Daniel. [extant means like a surviving copy of the book of Daniel. Multiple copies of all the books of the Old Testament were found in the caves except Esther in the eleven caves.
Qumron questions – The books of Isaiah and Daniel were both found intact and in 25-28 foot long scrolls. Translating them [supposedly] has taken 50 years, now 73 years since being found. Errors? The scholars defending the inerrant Word of God say there were no errors in the basic writings of the History of Creation and the Prophets messages from God to mankind. Little words like the, a, an, are, were found to be in error more than anything else. “Protestant doctrines don’t hinge on any of these textual differences.” The scriptures Jesus taught were about him, in the New Testament, were all intact.
Daniels vision in chapter 2 [and Scofield’s commentary]: ((superscript number is the note number. Notes on the page with the scripture number. Page 899)) 1(2:31) The vision prophetically portrays the course of world empire and its destruction by Christ, who called this period “the times of the Gentiles” The four metals composing the image are explained as symbolizing four empires (Dan 2:38-40), not necessarily possessing the inhabited earth but divinely authorized to do so (v. 38), and fulfilled in Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece (under Alexander), and Rome. The latter power is seen divided, first into two (the legs), fulfilled in the Eastern and Western Roman Empires, and then into ten (the toes) (see Dan. 7:26, note). As a whole, the image gives the imposing outward greatness and splendor of the Gentile world power. The Smiting Stone (Dan 2:34-35) destroys the Gentile world system (in its final form) by a sudden and irremediable blow, not by the gradual processes of conversion and assimilation; and then and not before, does the Stone become a mountain which fills “the whole earth” (cp. Dan 7:26-27). Such a destruction of the Gentile monarchy system did not occur at the first advent of Christ. On the contrary, He was put to death by the sentence of an officer of the fourth empire, which was then at the zenith of its power. After Christ’s death [and resurrection] the western part of the Roman Empire fell in A.D. 476 and the eastern part in 1453A.D., but no other world empire has superseded Rome because only four empires will precede Christ’s return and rule. [[[ [Dan 2:33-35 KJV] 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 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. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth. This author sees the ‘ten toes’ as the revival of the Ottoman Empire, which is the time for the ‘Scarlet Coloured Beast’ of [Rev 17:3 KJV] 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.]]] [[[Rev 17:8-17 KJV] 8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is. 9 And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, [and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. 11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition. 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. 13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. 14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful. 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues. 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast, these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire. 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.]]]The interposition of the Church Age between the first and second advents of Christ, as revealed in the N.T., is not a part of the vision. The deadly wound suffered by the fourth empire will not be healed by the restoration of the empire until the Church Age has been completed by the rapture of the Church (Rev 13:3). Thus Gentile world power still continues, and the crushing blow is still suspended, The detail of the end-time is given in Dan 7 and Rev 13:29. It is important to observe that (1) Gentile world power is to end in a sudden catastrophic judgment (see Armageddon, Rev. 16-13-16; 19:17, note); and (2) it is immediately to be followed by the kingdom of heaven. The God of heavens will not set up His kingdom until after the destruction of the Gentile world system, It is noteworthy that Gentile world dominion begins and ends with a great image (Dan 2:31; Rev. 13:14-15). This Stone must not be identified with the Church, as some hold, for the task of the Church is never said to be the destruction of the nations of the earth. 1(2:35) A mountain is one of the Biblical symbols of a kingdom. See Isa. 2:2, note. 2(2:38) Universal dominion is indicated. It was never fully realized, but divine authority was given for it. See v. 31, note. 3(2:41) From the head of gold (v. 38) to the iron of the fourth kingdom (Rome) there is deterioration in fineness, but increase of strength (v. 40). Then comes the deterioration of the fourth kingdom in that very quality-strength. (1) Deterioration by division: the kingdom is divided into two, the legs (eastern and western empires), and these are again divided into kingdoms, the number of which, when the Stone smites the image, will be ten (toes, v. 42; cp. 7:23-24). And (2) deterioration by admixture: the iron mixed with the clay. (page 899)[[[It is the opinion of this author, the ten toes are the revival of the Ottoman Empire led by the leader of the coalition of the Daniel chapter 7 beast which is a coalition of the Lion, the Bear and the Leopard.]]] Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes. 24His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and [also] the holy people. [The Beast of Revelation 13:1, ISIS?] [13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as [the feet] of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority] [until the words of God shall be fulfilled.] 25″Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt [himself] in his heart. He shall destroy many in [their] prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. [The Lord God Almighty will intervene. Revelation 16; Zechariah 12-14;] https://revelationlastday.com/revelation-of-jesus-christ/revelation-22/isis-daniel-prophecy-revelation/
If Saudi Arabia is Mystery Babylon and this latest news reflects the war coming, is it time Rev 17,18 to be fulfilled? Perhaps it is time to reveal the ‘beast’, the leader of the end times the ‘wicked one’. We have called him, ‘the anti-Christ,’ he should be called the wicked one, [the first beast of Rev 13.]
BABYLON:
Someone once said, ‘The description of Babylon only fits the U.S. at this time.’ Since that was said there are more possibilities:
Saudi Arabia (Sunni) -an absolute monarchy King Salman Bin Abdulaziz. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stand together as Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet agrees to implement a broad reform plan known as Vision 2030 in Riyadh, April 25, 2016. **6/15/19 https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/06/15/saudi-seeks-oil-supply-protection-as-us-and-iran-face-off/ Saudi Seeks Oil Supply Protection as US and Iran Face Off. As well as blaming Iran for the tanker attacks, Washington has also said Tehran was behind May 14 drone strikes on two Saudi oil-pumping stations. Tehran has denied all those charges. Britain has backed the United States in blaming Iran for the tanker attacks. On Saturday, Iran summoned the British ambassador to complain about its “unacceptable stance,” ISNAnews agency reported. Other nations have urged caution. Germany said the video was not enough to prove Iran’s role, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an independent investigation to determine responsibility. China and the European Union called for restraint. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani renewed Iran’s threat to continue scaling back compliance with the nuclear deal unless other signatories to the pact show “positive signals.” He did not specify what Iran wanted in his comments to a meeting of Asian leaders in Tajikistan. ***11/06/17 https://www.sarahpalinnews.com/2017/11/06/middle-eastern-tempers-flare-saudi-arabia-says-regional-power-declared-war-country/?ref=Ads The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) says Iran has officially declared war on their country. The announcement comes after the KSA intercepted a ballistic missile over their country’s airspace. **11/06/17 https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-saudi-cold-war-intensifies-as-militant-threat-fades-1509917926 DUBAI—A cold war between Saudi Arabia and Iran, fought with proxies seeded across the Middle East, is sharply escalating as the two powers jockey to shape a regional order devoid of Islamic State. **11/05/17 https://www.debka.com/mivzak/sweeping-saudi-purge-detentions-princes-including-tycoon-waleed-bin-talal/ Dozens of princes and former prime ministers were detained overnight Saturday in Saudi Arabia, including global financial tycoon Prince Waleed bin Talal, a major investor in Citigroup, 21st Century Fox, Apple and Twitter, among others. The purge was described as part of the kingdom’s first ever anti-corruption drive, in line with Crown Prince Mohamad bin-Salman’s reform program. Also detained was Finance Minister Ibrahim Al Assaf. King Salman said the detainees were “weak of character, without conscience or morals.” A parallel purge took place in the top ranks of the military and the National Guard. DEBKAfile reports that the Crown Prince targeted his opponents and strengthened his own position. Some sources claim the king will abdicate soon and Prince Muhammad ascend the throne. Saudi Arabia is sometimes called “the Land of the Two Holy Mosques” in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca), and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (in Medina), the two holiest places in Islam. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/saudiarabia/11571482/Saudi-Arabias-quiet-revolution-as-King-Salman-changes-royal-succession.html
Dubai
Dubai is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the …
UAE (mixed Sunni, Shia)- The UAE, a federation of seven sheikdoms. the country is a federation of seven emirates. The constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman, Dubai,Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch who jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the monarchs is selected as the President of the United Arab Emirates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates.
UAE a federation of seven sheikdoms. the country is a federation of seven emirates.
**EU – (mixed Sunni, Shi’ite) **6/15/19 https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/06/15/saudi-seeks-oil-supply-protection-as-us-and-iran-face-off/ As well as blaming Iran for the tanker attacks, Washington has also said Tehran was behind May 14 drone strikes on two Saudi oil-pumping stations. Tehran has denied all those charges. Britain has backed the United States in blaming Iran for the tanker attacks. On Saturday, Iran summoned the British ambassador to complain about its “unacceptable stance,” ISNAnews agency reported. Other nations have urged caution. Germany said the video was not enough to prove Iran’s role, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an independent investigation to determine responsibility. China and the European Union called for restraint. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani renewed Iran’s threat to continue scaling back compliance with the nuclear deal unless other signatories to the pact show “positive signals.” He did not specify what Iran wanted in his comments to a meeting of Asian leaders in Tajikistan. ***5/5/18 http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/05/04/iran-deal-is-dead-iran-killed-it.html The Iran nuclear deal is dead – and the mullahs who rule the Islamic Republic have only themselves to blame. There is no need for President Trump to even announce that the United States is pulling out of the deal. Iran killed the agreement through its own willful actions and blatant lies, even before the deal was officially implemented on Jan. 16, 2016. President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry – who negotiated the nuclear deal with Iran and the European Union, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany – heaped praise on the agreement when it was reached in July 2015, ignoring its fatal flaws. The premise of the deal, which was designed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, was simple: Iran agreed to restrictions on its nuclear activities and said it would provide the International Atomic Energy Agency with a full accounting of its past military activities – meaning its secret efforts to develop nuclear weapons. In exchange for Iran accepting these restriction and disclosure requirements, the international community agreed to lift crippling economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Doing this pumped an estimated $100 billion and $150 billion into the coffers of the Iranian regime. It was as if Iran hit the jackpot in the richest lottery in the world – quite a victory. *6/26/17 https://sputniknews.com/europe/201706261054965037-moscow-minsk-eu-eaeu/ Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Russia and Belarus are cooperating to establish of relations between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the joint statement by authorities issued on Sunday reads. MINSK (Sputnik) — Russia and Belarus seek to contribute to establishment of relations between the European Union and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), the states’ joint statement, devoted to the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Moscow and Minsk, said Sunday. As regards the situation in Ukraine, Moscow and Minsk considered there was no military solution and the issue should be resolved by political and diplomatic means on the basis of the Minsk agreements. The EAEU, comprising Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, is an international organization that encourages regional economic integration through the free movement of goods, services, and people within the union.
Bahrain – (Sunni) The King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; the head of government is the Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalīfa bin Salman al Khalifa a constitutional monarchy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain . Bahrain – Kingdom of the Two Seas. Bahrain is a constitutional monarchy headed by the King, Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa; the head of government is the Prime Minister, Shaikh Khalīfa bin Salman al Khalifa, who presides over a cabinet of twenty-five members, where 80% of its members are from the royal family. In a region experiencing an oil boom, Bahrain has the fastest growing economy in the Arab world, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia found in January 2006. Bahrain also has the freest economy in the Middle East according to the 2011 Index of Economic Freedom published by the Heritage Foundation/Wall Street Journal, and is tenth freest overall in the world.
BASRA – (mixed-Sunni, Shi’ite) has a major role in H.G. Wells‘s 1934 future history “The Shape of Things to Come” “where the Iraqi city is at the center of a world state emerging after a collapse of civilization and becomes in effect the capital of the world.” Basra is home to all of Iraq’s six ports; Umm Qasr is the main deep-water port with 22 platforms, some of which are dedicated to specific goods (such as sulfur, seeds, lubricant oil, etc.) The other five ports are smaller in scale and more narrowly specialized. Fishing was an important business before the oil boom. The city also has an international airport, with service into Baghdad with Iraqi Airways—the national airline. (See Jeremiah 49)
Qatar – (Sunni) Since 1995, Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has ruled Qatar, seizing control of the country from his father Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani while the latter vacationed in Switzerland. Under Emir Hamad, Qatar has experienced a notable amount of sociopolitical liberalization, including the endorsement of women’s suffrage or right to vote, drafting a new constitution, and the launch of Al Jazeera, a leading English and Arabic news source which operates a website and satellite television news channel.The International Monetary Fund states that Qatar has the highest GDP per capita in the world, followed by Luxembourg. The World Factbook ranks Qatar at second, following Luxembourg. Doha, is the capital city of Qatar.
Skyscrapers in Doha, Qatar’s capital
America – (Seems to be working with Iran as of 2020) is not mentioned in the Bible. It would be reasonable to assume then America has no role in the ‘last days’ playing out. Thus, if America were to prosper and continue affecting the governments, politics and wars it would never play out the way God purposes it to be. Therein the results of American politics has well played into the purpose of God. Americans must take joy in knowing the return of our Lord Jesus Christ is imminent. Pray for strength, courage and each other to endure whatever plays out till our Lord Jesus Christ returns.
UN – (Mixed/leans Shi’ite) **6/15/19 https://www.algemeiner.com/2019/06/15/saudi-seeks-oil-supply-protection-as-us-and-iran-face-off/ Saudi Seeks Oil Supply Protection as US and Iran Face Off. As well as blaming Iran for the tanker attacks, Washington has also said Tehran was behind May 14 drone strikes on two Saudi oil-pumping stations. Tehran has denied all those charges. Britain has backed the United States in blaming Iran for the tanker attacks. On Saturday, Iran summoned the British ambassador to complain about its “unacceptable stance,” ISNAnews agency reported. Other nations have urged caution. Germany said the video was not enough to prove Iran’s role, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an independent investigation to determine responsibility. China and the European Union called for restraint. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani renewed Iran’s threat to continue scaling back compliance with the nuclear deal unless other signatories to the pact show “positive signals.” He did not specify what Iran wanted in his comments to a meeting of Asian leaders in Tajikistan. 4/30/17 http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/228851 Israel asks UN for permission to inspect Armon Hanatziv compound. State asks for delay in response to petition against illegal construction by UN in Jerusalem, seeks to tour compound with UN permission. [Dan 11:45 “And he shall plant the tents of his palace between the seas and the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and no one will help him.]
GCC – (Mixed) **6/1/17 https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/201706011054177699-trump-anti-iran-coalition-crumbles/ The enemy of my enemy is my friend, but Iran doesn’t seem to be the enemy of all US allies. Qatari state media sources claimed that Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani cautioned against butting heads with Tehran, and have expressed support for Iran-backed groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah. This brings Qatar into conflict with the Saudis and the United Arab Emirates, both of whom consider Iran to be their primary foe. Doha claimed that the report was falsified, but the Saudis didn’t buy it and continuously decried Qatar in their own state-run media. “Doha’s insistence in denying the issue is marginal because in reality, on the ground, Qatar confirms it adopts the policies that it is now trying to deny,” read a Monday editorial in Saudi-owned newspaper Al-Hayat. Qatar has always been the black sheep of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): while the Kingdom and the UAE consider the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group, Qatar has traditionally backed them. When the Brotherhood seized control of Egypt after the 2011 Arab Spring, this caused a ripple effect that has soured Qatar’s relationship with the Saudis and Emiratis. Some analysts have claimed that Trump’s recent statements have opened the floodgates to renew an old regional rivalry. “When Trump gave fulsome support in Riyadh and said, ‘let’s isolate Iran’ that sent a signal to the UAE and Saudi, which felt emboldened and said: let’s let loose everything we have on Qatar,” said Gerd Nonneman, professor of International Relations and Gulf Studies at Georgetown University in Qatar. With dissent in the ranks of their rivals, Iran is laughing their way to the bank. Pro-government Iranian newspaper Kayhan wrote that the bickering was evidence of the Saudis inability to “form an alliance. A US diplomat in Doha worried that, if the row continues, “the GCC could harm it own interests in this fight and is at risk of becoming more vulnerable to Iranian encroachment.” Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will be meeting with Saudi emir counterpart Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah in Kuwait to try to ease tensions. The hesitation wasn’t limited to Qatar. Iraqi foreign minister Ibrahim al-Ja’afari said that his country “would never join the anti-Iran coalition” in an interview with Spanish newspaper ABC. Instead he pointed to Turkey, which he accused of illegally maintaining a military presence in Iraq since 2015. Iran, the old enemy of Iraq, is a comparatively insignificant challenge according to al-Ja’afari. Twenty-five hundred miles away in Pakistan, Islamabad has been unreceptive to Saudi and American offers to join an anti-Iran alliance. Pakistan’s government initially was happy to participate in the Saudi-led Islamic Military Alliance against Terrorism (IMAT), but they pumped the brakes on that decision when the Saudis suggested IMAT would counter Iran as well.
OIC – Mixed – Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad bin Amin Madani Secretary General of OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) plans to visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Leaders of Muslim nations met in Rabat to establish the OIC on 25 September 1969. The OIC adopted the Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam to serve as a guidance for the member states in the matters of human rights in as much as they are compatible with the Sharia, or Quranic Law. An official from the pan-Arab bloc told AFP Arabi had “instructed the Arab League’s UN representative to initiate urgent consultations within the Arab group calling for an emergency security meeting of the Security Council.” An international organization founded in 1969 consisting of 57 member states. The organisation states that it is “the collective voice of the Muslim world” and works to “safeguard and protect the interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony”. The OIC has permanent delegations to the United Nations and the European Union. The official languages of the OIC are Arabic, English, and French. – ***12/13/17 https://www.timesofisrael.com/erdogan-seeks-to-galvanize-muslim-leaders-over-jerusalem/ Turkish president hopes to unite leaders in tough response to Trump’s recognition of Israeli capital. ISTANBUL (AFP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday chairs an emergency summit of the world’s main pan-Islamic body, seeking to marshal Muslim leaders towards a coordinated response to the US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Erdogan, whose country holds the rotating chairmanship of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be hoping to unite often feuding Muslim leaders into a tough final statement on the move by US President Donald Trump. But bridging the gaps in a Muslim political community that includes arch rivals Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran will be a far from easy task let alone announcing any concrete sanctions agreed between the 57 OIC member states. At a joint press conference after talks in Ankara late Monday, Erdogan said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had taken a similar approach on the issue, accusing Israel of continuing to “add fuel to the flames.” 4/16/16 http://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-summit-raps-iran-over-terror-support/ President Hassan Rouhani ditches final session in protest of OIC’s criticism of Tehran’s ‘interference in the internal affairs’ of Mideast states. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who had been at the two-day Istanbul conference along with over 30 other heads of state and government from Islamic countries, did not attend the closing meeting in protest at the criticisms. “The (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) Conference deplored Iran’s interference in the internal affairs of the States of the region and other Member States including Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, and Somalia, and its continued support for terrorism,” said the summit’s final statement.
The P5+1 – (Shi’ite) USA, Britain, France, Germany, China (+1 – Russia)), and Iran??
The G7 – The Group of Seven (G7) is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. See: https://revelationlastday.com/revelation-of-jesus-christ/emmanuel-revelation/isis-daniel-revelation/rapture-the-time-of-the-rapture-end-of-time/ *
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A title that is a quote from former Ambassador Ryan Crocker, quoted in Peter Baker’s fine piece in Friday’s New York Times’ on the president’s decision to sort-of, kind-of, maybe strike against ISIS. Baker’s quote of Crocker, who served as President George W. Bush’s Ambassador to Iraq and President Obama’s Ambassador to Afghanistan, is worth reading in its entirety:
https://townhall.com/columnists/hughhewitt/2014/08/08/we-dont-understand-real-evil-organized-evil-very-well-this-is-evil-incarnate-n1876441?utm_source=thdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nl%C2%A0
“This is about America’s national security,” said Ryan Crocker, who was ambassador to Iraq under Mr. Bush and to Afghanistan under Mr. Obama. “We don’t understand real evil, organized evil, very well. This is evil incarnate. People like Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,” the ISIS leader, “have been in a fight for a decade. They are messianic in their vision, and they are not going to stop.”
[Dan 8:23″And in the latter time of their kingdom, When the transgressors have reached their fullness, A king shall arise, Having fierce features, Who understands sinister schemes. 24His power shall be mighty, but not by his own power; He shall destroy fearfully, And shall prosper and thrive; He shall destroy the mighty, and [also] the holy people. 25″Through his cunning He shall cause deceit to prosper under his rule; And he shall exalt [himself] in his heart. He shall destroy many in [their] prosperity. He shall even rise against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.] [[For all the years the vicious terrible ISIS group, this author believed he would be the leader of the revived Ottoman Empire. Turkey’s leader, Erdogan, believes he will be the leader of the revived Ottoman Empire.]]
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2552589/The-real-life-DEATH-STAR-US-researchers-developing-laser-powerful-Earths-power-stations-combined.html ELI – Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) Beamlines project is an EU-funded lab being developed with experts from around the world, including Lawrence Livermore lab in the US, and being built in the Czech Republic. Rev 13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
Dan 11:40And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over. 41He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many [countries] shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of his hand, [even] Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children of Ammon.
HAS THE DRAGON GIVEN HIS POWER, HIS THRONE, AND GREAT AUTHORITY TO SOMEONE?
Following the News of the Scarlet Coloured Beast:
“I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart. Wait, I say, on the Lord.’ Psalms 27:4,13,14
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