PROPHESIES IN DANIEL
Chapter 1 Nebuchadreser the king of Babylon brought Daniel, Shadrach,Meshacl and Abendego from Israel to Babylon. He put them in the same quarters with his priests and soothsayers. (The First one world religion) They did not want to eat the King's food. Probably because it had pork and other meats that God had forbidden them to eat. God kept them fat and healthy on pulse (bread) and water.
Chapter 2 Nebuchadrezzar had a dream about the end times but he forgot what the dream was about. This troubled him, so he commanded his soothsayers to tell him what the dream was and what it signified. His men told him that it was impossible to tell him what the dream was about because no man could do that. But if the king SHOULD tell them what the dream was they could interpret it for him. This infuriated the king. He said they were a bunch of fakers. If they just interpreted dreams they could interpret it any way they wanted to. But, if they got their information from the gods they should be able to tell him what the dream was all about. He then said if they couldn't tell him what the dream was about he would kill them all. This included Daniel and his three friends. Daniel went to the Lord in prayer and God told him everything. God told him it was a dream about the time of the end but it started with Nebuchadrezzer's Kingdom. In the dream was a huge image of a man. His head was of gold, this was Nebuchadrezzar's kingdom. His breast and arms were silver, this was the kingdom of Persia. His belly and thighs were brass, which was the kingdom of Greece under Alexander The Great. His legs were of iron which represented the Roman Empire. And his feet were of iron and clay, this represents the end time kingdom of the anti-Christ. Then a stone that was cut out without hands (doing the cutting) smote the image on his feet that were of iron and clay and broke them to pieces. Then the feet of iron and clay, the legs of iron, the belly of brass, the breast of silver and the head of gold, in their turn broke into pieces and became as chaff on the threshing floor and the wind came and blew them away and there was no more found of them. Note that Psalm 1:4 says, The ungodly are not so but like the chaff that the wind driveth away. This is exactly what will happen to this ungodly world system that is taking shape right now. It is an ungodly kingdom
Daniel tells Nebuchadrezzar that the god in Heaven revealed the secrets in the dream that will happen in the latter days. All the kingdoms mentioned above where kingdoms that were in power before or during the time of Christ. All except the one made up of Iron and clay. This is the end time world kingdom of the anti Christ. The iron is money and riches (economic system) of the inner circle of rich and powerful men who are behind the present organization of the one world government. They are called the illuminatti. These men will back the antichrist. They are Lucifer worshipers. These men in this inner circle, and their ancestors have been working toward a one world system of government for several hundred years. Tex Marrs has written a book about these evil men called "The Inner Circle". You can probably find this book in a Christian book store
Verse 43 says whereas you saw iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men but they shall not cleave to one another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. The clay represents the people who make up this end time kingdom of the beast. Even though the Iron of economics is the strength of the system, people of the beast kingdom will have many diverse cultures and religious beliefs. There is a movement now going on that is uniting all the religions of the world into a "one world religion". However, it will not be a strong union because of the diverse cultures and religions, and this will probably help to cause the destruction of the anti Christ kingdom. The sons of the living God (stone not made with hands) will strike the beast on its feet and the beast will be no more. When this body of Jesus Christ manifests itself the peoples of this world system will know for sure who Jesus is. Note that the feet of the beast image is the only part of the image in contact with the earth. The rest of the image represents those kingdoms that have died and gone on into perdition.
This beast image is nothing more than the Babylonian religious system that has been in existence since Nemrod. Nemrod's father was Cush the son of Noah. You see that this system came into being right after the flood. Abraham was called out of this Babylonian system by God Almighty in order to bring fourth salvation through his seed Jesus. Babylon has been the tool of satan all down through the ages to stop God's plan of redemption through Israel. After David's death Israel dropped off into idol worship. This was brought about by this evil devil inspired occult religion of the Babylonian system. This same system has paralleled the church of Jesus Christ down thorough the years. Paganism came into the church around the 3rd century, and corrupted the church for many centuries during the "dark ages". Many of the adherants of this evil Babylonisn system are right now at work within many denominations in an effort to destroy them. However God has always had his remnant. And he used them to bring about the Protestant reformation.
This evil Babylonian occult system has been trying to subvert the true church right down to modern times. Stories like "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" have been written to make fun of Jesus and his 12 apostles. The occult books called the Harry Potter stories have been an attempt to cause our children to honor the occult practices of witch- craft and sorcery. This evil occult religion called "The new Age" is doing it's best to subvert the church. Their beliefs such as reincarnation were Originated in the mid-east which is in the region of Babylon. These people do not believe that sin exists and believe that all people will be saved and join their "god" karma. However, God is still in charge. This is evidenced by the prophesies that are coming to pass in this time just as he said they would.
There is another event in the book that is a type and shadow of things that are prophesied in this last day that we are in. The three Israelites that were with Daniel play a part in this prophesy. Meshac, Neshack and Abenego. Nebuchadrezzar had a huge golden image made It was 6 feet wide and 60 feet high. This is 66. Nebuchadrezzar is a type of the 666 anti-Christ. However, he was not the fullness of evil represented by the three sixes. The King put out an order that whenever the sound of the devil music was heard the people were to fall down and worship the image. Any one who refused would be thrown into a furnace of fire. The priests of the King were jealous of these Israelite men and they watched them to see if they would worship the image. Of course, they refused and this was reported to the king. This made the king very angry and he commanded them to be thrown into the fire. The furnace was heated 7 times hotter than it ever was. It was so hot that when they were thrown into the fire, the men who threw them in were killed by the heat. However when the King looked into the flames he saw the three men and also another man who appeared to be a son of God. They were walking around in the fire and the flame did not burn them. This really shook the king up and he called for them to come out. When they came out their clothes were not even scorched and not even the hair on their head was singed. The smell of smoke was not found on them. The only thing that was burned was their bonds that they were tied with.
You may say, what does this event have to do with prophesy? Well in the scriptures the number three is significant of men made perfect. Where ever the number three is found in the creation or in the scripture it is representative of the just men made perfect by the redemption in Jesus Christ. This writer has a tract called "The Number Three". This tract points out the significance of the number three. . He will be glad to send it to you If you call the number at the end of this tract. The number three in scripture indicates perfection in the spirit. These three men are types and shadows of the sons of God in the end times who come into perfection in Jesus Christ. They become bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh. Just as Jesus was with the men in Nebuchadrezzer's furnace, He will also be with his perfected people in the anti-Christ furnace of tribulations. They will have the bond of death gone from them forever. In Revelations it says the Anti-Christ will make an image of the beast and cause all men to worship it. All that don't will be killed. Many in this day will go through the furnace of anti-Christ tribulation. some will be killed but some will not have a hair on their head touched. They will come out of his tribulation fire perfected in Christ. This is what the significance of the three Israelites is. The only thing that was burned on them was their bonds. The bonds of death will be gone forever on the people who come into perfection by going through the anti-Christ furnace of Tribulation
Now if we go to Revelations Chapter 1 starting with verse 13 we see another great image. It says it was like the son of man. (The Christ body of Sons) He is clothed in a garment of gold. (gold signifies the glory of God) His head and his hair like wool, as white as snow. (white indicates purity) His eyes like flames of fire. (power) His feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace. Out of his mouth went a two edged sword and his countenance was as bright as the sun shining in his strength.
Notice that the feet were like brass. In the ark of the covenant (Book of Genesis) as well as in the temple that Solomon built, Gold signified the glory of God. Almost every thing in the Holy of Holies, where the spirit of God was present, was made of gold. Brass, however, signified flesh. The vessels in the outer part of the temple were made of brass. This is where the comon people came to worship. only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies. Notice that the feet of this image is the only part of this body that is in contact with the earth. It signifies the people of God who are changed into his likeness while still alive and on the earth. The rest of the body was not in contact with the earth. They are the members of Sonship who have already gone into the heavens to be with the Lord. Only the feet are changed into the glorious body of Christ right here on the earth. The bible says, "In a moment in the twinkling of an eye we will be changed"
That's why the feet of iron and clay signify the kingdom of the beast in the last days. They also are in contact with the earth. When Jesus Christ comes in this great glorious body of Sons they will smite this bestial image on the feet and destroy it forever. The feet of Iron and clay are the people of the anti-Christ end time kingdom and the feet of brass are the sons of the kingdom of god. Notice that the brass feet are described as burning in a furnace. This means that they have been in the furnace of the anti-Christ tribulation. However Jesus Christ was with them just like he was with the three men in Daniel's time. They have come out of this furnace in the glory of God. They are in a glorified body that bonds of death no longer hold. They are set free from death in Jesus Christ forever. Glory to God!!
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