But the judgment shall sit, &c. God, in the course of his providence, will sit (speaking after the manner of men) as explained by Daniel, he will be struck with their perfect agreement with each other, and find the one illustrative of the other. It will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth, trampling it down and crushing it. 27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. It has intelligence its eyes are everywhere as overseer and by the confessional. Consider that we are in mid-October facing the triple-threat of holy days: Halloween, Christmas, Easter. 26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. And God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over Jacob. This kingdom would arrogantly try to change politics and Gods laws. 'So he told me and gave me the interpretation of these things: 'The four great beasts are four kingdoms that will rise from the earth. It has a stout look it presumes far more of itself and ruler than other kingdoms. It would be as manifestly an act of God as if he should sit as a judge, and pronounce sentence. Access 50+ premium resources. Dan 7:1-6 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream, and visions passed through his mind as he was lying on his bed. (a) that it would be in important respects different from the others; (b) that it would devour, or subdue the whole earth; (c) that it would tread it down and break it in pieces; that is, it would be a universal dynasty, of a fierce and warlike character, that would keep the whole world subdued and subject by power. And extraordinary dominion was given to this beast to conquer and rule. The first kingdom is the Babylonian Empire, represented by a lion and an The next beast was the Greek empire. "Thus he said: The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it. Mam prawo dostpu do treci swoich danych i ich sprostowania, usunicia, ograniczenia przetwarzania, oraz prawo do przenoszenia danych na zasadach zawartych w polityce prywatnoci sklepu internetowego. Dreadful, and terrible, and strong exceedingly And The Roman empire was known for their use of iron and the iron represented their immense strength. until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the Most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom ( Daniel 7:22 ). There was therefore a kind of mingled confusion, since the government of Rome was never settled. WebDaniel 7 (the seventh chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells of Daniel's vision of four world-kingdoms replaced by the kingdom of the saints or "holy ones" of the Most High, which Salem Media Group. WebAs explained in Daniel 7:23, it is said that the kingdom denoted by this would "devour the whole earth." He specifically wanted further explanation of the fourth kingdom and little horn. It would only be part of that time. Daniel 1:1-2:4 a was written in Hebrew. The state of mind here referred to would be that of one who would desire to produce changes in regard to the times and laws referred to, and who would hope that he would be able to effect it. So Lengerke explains it as referring to the laws of religion, or to religion. The iron teeth and bronze claws might indicate Romes The It likewise promises that the gospel kingdom shall be set up, a kingdom of grace, the privileges and comforts of which now, under the heavens, shall be the earnest and first-fruits of the kingdom of glory in the heavens. Daniel 2 has four metals and Daniel 7 has four beasts. Pursue as far as your spirit seeks. He shall think to change times and laws, to abolish all the ordinances and institutions of religion, and to bring every body to say and do just as he would have them. And in these daring attempts he shall for a time prosper and have success; they shall be given into his hand until time, times, and half a time (that is, for three years and a half), that famous prophetical measure of time which we meet with in the Revelation, which is sometimes called forty-two months, sometimes 1260 days, which come all to one. I believe that it is much more than coincidence that Western Europe is rising as a great financial and an industrial empire. This king will hate God, hate God's people and will radically change the laws to bring about a global persecution of God's people. It is commonly by some symbol; some mark; some peculiarity of the time or age referred to, that the designation is made, or by some symbol that may be understood when the event has occurred. 19Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 20And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. One horn grows larger than the others and is boastful. This is unfortunate, since The whirlpool was insatiable, while it absorbed the whole world, and their pride crushed it and trampled it under foot,. and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like a fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. This would be done by an act of Divine judgment, or as if a solemn judgment should be held, and a sentence pronounced. This explanation embraces the remainder of the chapter; and as the whole subject appeared difficult and momentous to Daniel before the explanation, so it may be said to be in many respects difficult, and in all respects momentous still. He adds that the little horn was successful and prevailed against them. No laws of exegesis, nothing in the language itself, could be regarded as violated, if such an interpretation were given to the language, and so far as this point is concerned, there would be no room for debate. 2023 NFL Enterprises LLC. of this coalition of kingdoms is likely a future event. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use the convenient, Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology, Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament. 16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. It is interesting that the Bible sees a 10 division stage and that is precisely what man is heading to. The allusion is, undoubtedly, to such periods set apart as festivals or fasts - seasons consecrated to the services of religion and the kind of jurisdiction which the power here referred to would hope and desire to set up would be to have control of these periods, and so to change and alter them as to accomplish his own purposes - either by abolishing those in existence, or by substituting others in their place. WebI, Daniel, was greatly terrified by my thoughts, and my face became pale, but I kept the matter to myself. WebDaniel sees this in vision, and comforts himself and his friends with the prospect of it. Jesus is seated at Gods right hand waiting for the appointed time (Rev 2:26-27). This kingdom would wear out the saints by extended persecution. Both He adds that the little horn made war with the saints of the most High. Thank God for the visions and dreams given in the book of 17These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. We read above that this last kingdom will be different from the others and will devour the whole earth. its mouth, the horn speaks, and Daniel hears it uttering And so the dividing into the four heads.But finally this last beast, the Roman Empire, is just an awesome beast of which there is no correlation, there's no you can't say it's a lion or a bear. The Roman Catholic Church is the great enemy of the saints of God. So Daniel got a beautiful insight into these things. 19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; 20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. God in them put honour upon him, and gave him satisfaction, yet not without a great allay of pain and perplexity (Daniel 7:15; Daniel 7:15): I Daniel was grieved in my spirit, in the midst of my body. 'The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. He judges the beast with many horns, specifically the boastful horn. 14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, And then he heard ten thousand times ten thousand and thousand of thousands--equivalent to Daniel here--angels, there before the throne of God, saying, "Worthy is the Lamb to receive glory and honor and dominion and might and authority and power," and all.So, again, the scene in heaven which will be followed immediately, the book is open and when the scroll is open, brings actually the judgment, not the great white throne judgment, but the judgment of God upon the Christ-rejecting world, which is then described in Revelation, chapters 6 through 18. The visions of my head troubled me, an again (Daniel 7:28; Daniel 7:28), my cogitations much troubled me. [5] My personal view is that these 'saints' are the believers during the Antichrist's reign in the second part of the tribulation. WebDaniel 7:26-27. KJV, Gift and Award Bible, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Thinline Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Value Thinline Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, King James Version, KJV, Reference Bible, Center-Column Giant Print, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print, KJV, Journal the Word Bible, Large Print, Red Letter Edition: Reflect, Journal, or Create Art Next to Your Favorite Verses, KJV, The King James Study Bible, Red Letter, Full-Color Edition: KJV Holy Bible. 23Thus 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. 'This is the end of the matter. But God allowed him to rule only for a time, then suddenly intervened and destroyed him (23-26). 4. It has ten horns and of course we are reminded of the ten toes of Nebuchadnezzar's dream. makes a powerful impression on Daniel: it is dreadful others, is revealed to have eyes The key that was given him, to let him into the understanding of this vision. It raised itself up by the Medes first, and then became the Persian empire (Dan 8:3). We shouldn't take these things lightly for the vision that Daniel saw greatly alarmed him. Dont let your children be moved by the ridiculous science fiction of the last 150 years. 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We have a collective noun here for a succession of kings in each kingdom four sets of successions, as Paul uses woman as a collective noun (I Tim 2:11). Arrogant in the Rome was built of iron. Perhaps it was this that put Daniel into such a fright, and this part of the visions of his head troubled him more than any of the rest. He shall be consumed with the spirit of Christ's mouth and destroyed with the brightness of his coming. The phrase "whole earth" does not necessarily mean the whole planet (cf. The six former chapters of this book were historical; we now enter with fear and trembling upon the six latter, which are prophetical, wherein are many things A lion with eagle wings is a well-known ensign and symbol of the empire. The three other beasts lost power, but their lives were not totally extinguished. After them another king will arise, different from the earlier ones; he will subdue three kings. Now in the European community we do see today ten nations that were related to the Roman Empire that have federated themselves together. beast. And there was given to him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, and that which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed ( Daniel 7:12-14 ). Then the sovereignty, power and greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven will be handed over to the saints, the people of the Most High. Very imperiously towards the people of God. Now after the 10 division stage [8] , we read above that 'another king' will arise. If that was to occur then the saints would not be given into the hands of the Antichrist for the last 3 years. The word used here rendered time, times, time - danyn dan - is a word which in itself would no more designate any definite and fixed period than our word time does. Maurer refers this to the saints of the Most High, as meaning that they would be delivered into his hands. Each beast represents a kingdom that will rise and fall. In some of these instances, the period actually referred to was a year Daniel 4:16, Daniel 4:23, but this is not necessarily implied in the word used, but the limitation is demanded by the circumstances of the case. Now, Daniel focuses most of his attention on the fourth beast. Let us see what is here foretold. These characteristics are the following: (a) That it would spring out of the others, or be, as it were, one form of the administration of the same power - as the eleventh horn sprang from the same source as the ten, and we are, therefore, to look for the exercise of this power somehow in connection with the same kingdom or dynasty. John Gill's Exposition of the Bible is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed. By the age of 28 Alexander the Great had conquered the civilized world! Third was Greece under the conquering genius of Alexander the Great and an expansive empire. pulled out by the All that is needed according to some is just the right 'crisis' to bring it in! Judaism, and set himself as a direct opponent of Gods people. He watches the beast bearing the little horn cast into the fire the fourth beast! WebDaniel 7:8. He will completely subdue and destroy all kingdoms at the end (I Cor 15:24-28). So here Daniel and Revelation are just running side-by-side parallel visions. Dane s lub mog by przetwarzane w celach oraz na podstawach wskazanych szczegowo w polityce prywatnoci. The apostles are entrusted with the preaching of a gospel by which the world shall be judged. Revelation 12:12 explains the hatred of Satan for God's church, a hatred which, of course, exists during every moment of the Christian dispensation. horns. by I Gordon. The bear is inferior to a lion and Persia never equalled Babylons grandeur. How long is that? They are Babylon, Media-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Here we have, I. Three of the 10 horns are uprooted. The Ancient of days shall come,Daniel 7:22; Daniel 7:22. And then our attention is diverted to the scroll that is in the right hand of God because an angel is proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to take this scroll and to loose the seals?" vision. As, therefore, they ruled supremely so long and so widely, they fulfilled this prophecy by devouring the whole earth. No wonder then that God foretoldhow different this kingdom, should be from all the others; it had no single head; the senate had the chief authority, though all power was centered in the people. This is the same with Nebuchadnezzar's foresight of the stone cut out of the mountain without The Times of the Gentiles - The Earthly Scene. fourth beast is more bizarre and terrifying than the others. Now the question is, Who is this enemy, whose rise, reign, and ruin, are foretold? And again (Daniel 7:27; Daniel 7:27), The kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heavens, shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. This period is described as "always, even unto the end of the world" (Matthew 28:18-20); but it is also referred to in this passage (Revelation 12:14), as A TIME AND TIMES AND HALF A TIME. Of course none of these would strike as much fear into an enemy's heart as the New Zealand kiwi! Well, that is the interpretations from man's point of view. http://www.historicist.com Tworzymy jzmioci donatury ipierwotnej symboliki. Vulgate contra; Greek pros. During his reign, he subdued the 'After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. Daniel 7 Commentary(1) -- It had three significant ribs in its teeth and was told to devour them. The great sea represents multitudes of the earths nations (Rev 17:15). Whichever way we take this, Sparta obtained with difficulty the second rank in Greece, as Athens did the first. Maybe I can just get a job picking up coconuts on the beach in Hawaii. (i) It would continue for a definite period: and they shall be given into his hands until a time and times and the dividing of time, Daniel 7:25. And so he told me, and he made me know the interpretation of the things. To start off, the guys hit on the two quarterbacks picked on Day 2, as the Titans picked Will Levis in the second round (1:48) and the Lions picked Hendon Hooker in the third round (5:35). They have one purpose and will give their power and authority to the beast. But there is another reason why God gave a vision of beasts. Daniel 7 Commentary; HOMER HEATER. This same period when God will nourish his Church in the wilderness, protecting her from Satan's hatred, is also called in Revelation 12:6 A THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND THREE-SCORE DAYS. We will later see Henry Kissinger (Dec 08) cited the chaos being wrought across the globe by the financial crisis and the spread of terrorism as an opportunity to bolster a new global order. Daniel 7. - Pope John Paul II quoted by Malachi Martin in the book " The Keys of This Blood", 'There is an urgent need of a true world political authority' whose task would be 'to manage the global economy' - Pope Benedict (July 7 2009). It would find a fulfillment obviously in an open opposer of the claims and the authority of the true God; or in one the whole spirit and bearing of whose pretensions might be fairly construed as in fact an utterance of great words against him. And the little horn would be consumed and judged unto the end. The angel repeated the facts already revealed (Daniel 7:7), but clarified that the previous description referred to a kingdom. The word here used for the body properly signifies a sheath or scabbard, for the body is no more to the soul; that is the weapon; it is that which we are principally to take care of. In the first six chapters of Daniel, he interprets the dreams of others. He wrote down the substance of his dream. So the passage above shows that the Antichrist will arise at the time of the fourth beast (the revised Roman Empire still to come in the last days.) Rome became ten toes (Dan 2:41-42) and ten horns ten subordinate kingdoms. Now I cannot prove either side to be wrong; and therefore, since prophecies sometimes have many fulfillings, and we ought to give scripture its full latitude (in this as in many other controversies), I am willing to allow that they are both in the right, and that this prophecy has primary reference to the Syrian empire, and was intended for the encouragement of the Jews who suffered under Antiochus, that they might see even these melancholy times foretold, but might foresee a glorious issue of them at last, and the final overthrow of their proud oppressors; and, which is best of all, might foresee, not long after, the setting up of the kingdom of the Messiah in the world, with the hopes of which it was usual with the former prophets to comfort the people of God in their distresses. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. An angel explains to him what the vision means. The best had four heads, which indicate four different sources of rule. He afterwards confirms what we said before; it will fall, says he, and break to pieces, and tread down the whole earth This was fulfilled after Gaul and Britain were subdued, Germany partially subjugated, and Illyrieum, Greece, and Macedon, reduced to submission. His fleet was destroyed by a storm because God did not intend the East to control the West at that particular time.'. The fourth beast was a dreadful dragon, different from the other three beasts. And that is what we shall look at in the next study! They are often called 'tribulation saints'. impressive in their own right. If this is not the true interpretation, then all the martyrs died believing a lie. Also note a key characteristic of this man he will be a big mouth! 18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. Daniel chapter 7 presents these same kingdoms from God's point of view. Rome ended the former kings dominion, but also adopted them (Rev 13:1-2). survives its rage. [5.] That the ten horns are ten kings, and the little horn is another king that shall subdue three kings, and shall be very abusive to God and his people, shall act, (1.) This would embrace the following points: (1) There was to be a fourth kingdom on the earth: the fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, Daniel 7:23. Now concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: [the kingdoms of the earth,] yet their lives were prolonged for a season and a time. Upon the throne of David, to order and to establish it in righteousness and in judgment from henceforth even forever. They are but terrfilii--from beneath; they savour of the earth, and their foundation is in the dust; they are of the earth earthy, and they are written in the dust, and to the dust they shall return. This period of three years and a half equals forty-two months, or twelve hundred and sixty days - the periods mentioned in Revelation 11:2; Revelation 12:6, and on which so much depends in the interpretation of that book. See Daniel 6:5, Daniel 6:7, Daniel 6:12 (Daniel 6:6, Daniel 6:9, Daniel 6:13); Ezra 7:12, Ezra 7:21. to a real animal (unlike the other beasts: lion, bear, and leopard). And so he sees now Jesus Christ and the receiving of the glorious kingdom being given to Jesus and coming to reign. It was different a religious kingdom rather than a political or military one. It was, and still is, quite common to associate kingdoms and nations with animals. Nebuchadnezzar's dream, he saw them as an image of a man, with a head of gold, the chest of silver, stomach of brass, legs of iron, and the feet of iron and clay with the ten toes. 7After 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. It is a whore reigning over the kings of the earth in the time of John (Rev 17:18). ', [7] David Rockefeller Sept. 23, 1994 stated "This present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for too long - We are on the verge of a global transformation. beasts come out of a stormy sea. It is interesting that the Bible says that this fourth kingdom will devour the whole earth before the 10 king division stage. 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. Some of the verses of this chapter deserve series of messages, but we will try to skim the whole surface! 3. Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the New Testament. The great beasts from the sea were four kings, which shall arise from the earth (Dan 7:17-18). We will be judging the world one day. down the remainder And so he beheld these horns until they were cast down and he saw actually the throne of God, the Ancient of days, and all of the splendor and glory surrounding the throne of God. This would argue against the 'pre-wrath rapture' position which has Jesus returning part way through this last 3 years period, nullifying the Antichrist's power and rule. The phrase for a time expresses accurately the meaning of the original word. The founding But Gods people triumphed and the kingdom of God remained unconquerable, whereas the Roman Empire crumbled and even the most brutal of its emperors was destroyed. You could say it has history past and history future! Zachcamy do zapoznania si z polityk przed wyraeniem zgody. For we have the promise of Jesus Christ made in Caesarea Philippi to His disciples, when Peter said, "Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God," Jesus said, "Upon this rock I will build My church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it" ( Matthew 16:18 ). If God doesn't use this alignment, He's missing a good opportunity. One horn grows larger than the others and is When the dregs of the people were collected, Claudius made a law for the banishment of the king of Cyprus, and this he accomplished by his single voice, without the use of force at all. That is, it shall be taken away; it shall come entirely to an end. 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. miraculously intervened to deliver the Jewish people through a F2 relates; and when the city was taken, the Babylonians were obliged to deliver up their arms, employ themselves in tilling their fields, and to pay tribute to the Persians, and always salute them as their lords and masters, as the same historian F3 says; see ( Jeremiah 51:30 ) . In addition to declaring himself a deity, this king outlawed He is so, and therefore theirs shall be so. Wyraenie zgody jest dobrowolne. WebVerse 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. First was Babylon under Nebuchadnezzar and his sons, ranked highest in glory and splendor. Ultimately of course, it is only a temporary measure until one man assumes full control. Daniel asks to know more about this fourth beast - and specifically he wants to know more about the 10 horns and the 11th horn that was even more imposing and frightening. The beast had ten horns, which indicate ten different means of power.