We can be confident that the destruction of false religion and the battle of Armageddon will soon come. The Bible leaves us in no doubt. (Revelation 11:3, 7-11) Just as Jehovah had said, those of the seed of the woman who were still on earth started preaching zealously again. Satan used all those world powers to fight Gods people because he hated the seed of the woman. In the fifth century, the Roman Empire started to be broken into smaller kingdoms. All previous earthly kingdoms will be brought to an end. But World WarI resulted in a triumph for nationalism. Feet of Iron and Clay A Foretelling of the End of Man's Kingdoms By Michael Clark and George Davis For some time we have been hearing the Lord speak to us about the significance of Daniel 2:35 regarding the times we live in. It will crush and put an end to all these [earthly] kingdoms, and it itself will stand to times indefinite.* (Daniel 2:44,45) Note these important points: The victorious Kingdom, represented by a large stone, is set up by God himself, not by human hands. Hence, it is rightly called Gods Kingdom. 19. Nevertheless, in the 20thcentury, the trend has been to replace monarchies and autocratic governments with democracies or governments of the people. 13 This wild beast promotes the making of an image of the wild beast. [c. 1600] See also: clay, feet, of. By the time the Lords day began in 1914, Britain had built the largest empire in history and the United States had become the greatest industrial power on earth.b During World WarI, the United States forged a special partnership with Britain. But it had not yet become the seventh head of the wild beast. feet of clay phrase. The harlot symbolizes what, and what has happened to her support? 11:3, 7-11) The history of Jehovahs modern-day servants confirms that those events took place. The power of this image comes from the nations that are members of the United Nations, especially from the Anglo-American World Power. (Egypt and Assyria had already come and gone.) Does secular history agree with the Bibles description of ancient Assyria? . Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. Five centuries of European expansion was ending in the rubble of collapsed colonial empires. Feet of Iron and Clay Prophesy . a certain immense image. Yes, when will the stoneGods Kingdomremove every trace of human rulership? Britain had been a small part of the Roman Empire, but it later became a kingdom. When giving the sign of the end, Jesus Christ stated: This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:14) How has this prophecy unfolded? What did the king of Babylon see in his dream, and what did it represent? Jesus was trying to teach them something that they did not understand. 35 To learn more about the Bible, feel free to contact Jehovahs Witnesses locally, write to the appropriate address listed on page5, or visit our Web site www.watchtower.org. What, though, about the feet of the image? The possible significance of this then becomes clearly apparent. They often cooperate with each other on important matters. Feet of IRON and CLAY EUROPE - The Roman Empire as a one world power disintegrated due to the attacks from the barbarian tribes. This beast also means the Anglo-American World Power, but now it does something special.Read Revelation 13:11-15. . According to Revelation 17:10, the seventh world power "must remain a short while." How long will that prove to be? . But the prophecy in Revelation that is about the same topic tells us more. 14John described the image of the wild beast with seven heads as an eighth king. Why did he call it a king? Just as an iron structure mixed with clay is weaker than solid iron, so too the Anglo-American World Power is weaker than the power from which it emerged. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: fishpicnictrogir.com, +385958056096 Three island tour from Trogir & Split, Fish picnic Trogir - One day trip from Trogir or Split, Blue Lagoon, olta, Private tours There are many books and scholars to confirm what these metals represent. Particularly after the mid-1950s, the trend was irreversible. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) A Book You Can TrustPart 7, Publication download options Consider: In other visions, Daniel mentions specific numbersfor example, the number of horns on the heads of various beasts. But it was not yet the seventh head of the wild beast. Hi everyone, I'm sure almost all of you will remember the prophecy in Daniel that we used to learn about, with the statue of different metals and how they represented different world powers- Babylon- Persia- Greece- Rome- Anglo-America. Three other regions of the old Roman EmpireSpain, the Netherlands, and Francewere far more influential. The prophet Daniel interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar's dream in chapter two of the Book of Daniel. During the 1700s, Britain was becoming the most powerful kingdom in the world. ), God sent him a terrifying dream. There will be genuine peace, not just the absence of war. Nebuchadnezzars dream was of an immense image, in human form. Perhaps the iron represents totalitarian rule like what we see in Arab countries and North Korea. Do those promises appeal to you? One was of a metallic image with a head of gold, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay. (a)What will happen to the feet of the image? (See the chart on pages12-13.) 2:40 we see that the nature of "iron" is to grind into powder, "as iron beats to powder and subdues all things.". 14-19 - The Watchtower (Simplified)2012, go chap. What about all other human governments? May2011, Audio download options 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. | Moreover, this power is the only one mentioned in the Bible purely as prophecy, for the previous six were woven into the Bibles historical record. In short, the United States has no closer ally and no stronger partner than Great Britain., However, the first world war (1914-1918) moved Britain to embark on a special relationship with the United States, a previous colony. 12,13. Twenty or thirty years ago, most people thought religion would always be respected and powerful. John is again seeing the Anglo-American World Power but in a special role.Read Revelation 13:11-15. Above all, our alliance thrives because it advances our common interests. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the wild beast with two horns will be destroyed. The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom (Study)2022, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1962, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1978, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom2012. The Bible makes clear that this war involves the kings of the entire inhabited earth.Revelation 16:13, 14,16. 1:10) It was not until World WarI that the seventh head began operating as a united world power. BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES RISE TO POWER. But there was to be a seventh head that would replace Rome. 1,2. PRIVACY SETTINGS, https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/m/102011166/univ/art/102011166_univ_sqr_xl.jpg, https://assetsnffrgf-a.akamaihd.net/assets/a/g/E/201105/wpub/g_E_201105_lg.jpg, Share (a)What will the wild beast do, and with what outcome? By 476 AD Rome had lost it's power and the tribes that sacked the Roman Empire became the 10 nations of Europe. 14. Like iron and moist clay, the entire global political mixture since 1914 has been fragile. Will it exercise its dominion indefinitely? There is gold, silver, copper, iron, and a clay and iron mix. From what he says, we understand that the Anglo-American World Power will be the world power when the stone, which means Gods Kingdom, hits the feet of the image.Daniel 2:45. Michael stood up in Kingdom power and authority. BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES BECOME VERY POWERFUL. What was the completing part of Nebuchadnezzars dream image, and what interpretation did Daniel place on this final part? Which parts of the giant image mean the Anglo-American World Power? It is as if the waters have dried up. (Revelation 16:12; 17:15) For example, when the image of the beast first appeared, the religions of Christendom had a lot of power in most Western countries. Everyone will have a comfortable home. Babylon , Medo-Persia, Greece , and Rome. When the United States and the United Kingdom stand together, our peopleand people around the worldare more secure and they are more prosperous. By means of them, as well as by means of labor unions, lobbies, environmental groups, and untold other citizen and special-interest groups, people power is now speaking more often and more loudly than ever before. What does the wild beast with two horns mean? Why should all these distinct but related developments have come together in the second half of the 20thcentury? 47:1-3; Jer. They need to be supple but the combination of iron and clay don't make them stable enough. The body parts were of metal; from top to bottom, they were made of progressively less valuable but harder metals, beginning with gold and terminating with iron; the feet and toes, however, had clay mixed with the iron. 17. But they also have clay in them. During that war, Gods people declared that according to the prophecy in Revelation, the image of the wild beast would ascend again. These bombs caused ruin in a new and terrible way. They have the power to influence political leaders and their policies. will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile . Since the middle of the 20thcentury, they have spread throughout the world. And what should these prophecies make us want to do? The Bible answers that question by way of a sign that would identify the last days.Matthew 24:3. 24:45-47; Gal. 11. What did the seventh head do to Gods people? 17 pp. And when a leader wins an election by only a few votes, he does not have enough authority to do what he promised to do. In 1914, when the Lords day began, Britain was the largest empire that ever existed and the United States had the strongest industries in the world.b (See footnote.) Esau and Ishmael: Feet of Iron and Clay As we painfully experienced this week with murder of four innocent civilians in prayer and a young Druze policeman who attempted to save them, Israel. How will it disappear from the world scene? Which parts of the immense image symbolize the Anglo-American World Power? AWAKE! 280-284 - The Watchtower1959, w60 5/1 pp. 12 Though the Anglo-American World Power is a mixture of iron and clay, the visions that Jesus gave to John show that this power would continue to play a key role during the last days. And as the toes of the feet were . The ten horns sprouting from the head of that fearsome beast represent kingdoms that grew out of that empire. (Rev., chap. 23. And even though it is weaker than Rome, the legs of iron, it will not come to an end on its own. An increasingly vocal and militant group of Western intellectuals is calling for the end of religions influence on society. God granted Daniel the ability to interpret a dream that baffled Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. You will also see that the Bible is deserving of your full trust, that it truly is inspired by God.2Timothy 3:16. The British Empire, states one reference work, was the largest the world had ever seen. It included 372million inhabitants and extended over 11million square miles [28million sqkm]., At a joint press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, President Barack Obama of the United States affirmed in July2010: We can never say it enough. 19. Britain continued to grow in wealth and power, and in the 19thcentury, it was the richest and most powerful nation on earth. In Dan. . Almost ten years ago, The World Book Encyclopedia optimistically noted: We probably have a greater chance of solving the problems of our times than any previous generation. But now, a decade later, at the beginning of the 1990s, is there still room for optimism? Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image . 20 You, Oking, happened to be beholding, and, look! Then a stone was cut from a mountain, and it struck the feet of the statue. It is only an image of that beast. During World WarI, the United States became a close partner with Britain. Why did John call the image of the wild beast an eighth king? However, when describing the image, Daniel does not mention the number of toes. 3 We can identify the seventh head of the wild beast of Revelation chapter13 by comparing Johns vision with Daniels vision of the frightening ten-horned beast.a (Read Daniel 7:7, 8, 23,24.) * That image, which was huge and extremely bright, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was terrifying. It does not appear as an eighth head on the wild beast. 51:1-4). In the prophecy about the wild beast, the seventh head is the last head. 283-313 - Mans Salvation (sl), ws12 6/15 pp. The New Encyclopdia Britannica says that this development ran counter to the conceptions that had dominated political thought for the preceding 2,000 years. Whereas hitherto man had commonly stressed the general and the universal and had regarded unity as the desirable goal, nationalism now stressed national differences. Even so, she will not slip slowly from her seat. 65 In his dream the king of Babylon saw the representation of a continuous series of political world powers, from the Babylonian World Power of Nebuchadnezzars dynasty down to and including the Biblically Seventh World Power, the Anglo-American World Power of our twentieth century. In the second year of his kingship (probably dating from Jerusalems destruction in 607B.C.E. Spain, the Netherlands, and France had also been part of the Roman Empire. WHEN we compare the prophecies of Daniel and John, we understand many things that are happening in the world today and that will happen in the future. Perfect health will prevail. That image, which was large and the brightness of which was extraordinary, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was dreadful. . But will we obey the warnings in these prophecies? Religious organizations have given their blessing to the image of the beast and have tried to exert influence over it. (Rev. They will not build and someone else have occupancy; they will not plant and someone else do the eating.Isaiah 65:21,22. Paul Kennedy, professor of history at Yale University, explains: The most striking change in Europe, measured in territorial-juridical terms, was the emergence of a cluster of nation-statesPoland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuaniain place of lands which were formerly part of the Habsburg, Romanov, and Hohenzollern empires.. (a)What will the wild beast do? "And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile," (Daniel 2:42). Today, the churches and their ministers have lost the respect and support of the masses. How does Daniels interpretation of Nebuchadnezzars dream picture the violent end of the system of things that has featured world powers, and how do we know that the end of the system is near? 8:24) For example, the United States caused terrible ruin on an unprecedented scale when it dropped two atomic devices on an enemy of the dual world power. This is the final article in a series of seven in consecutive issues of Awake! How would you describe the prophetic dream that God sent Nebuchadnezzar in the second year of his reign as world ruler? The Bible promises that genuine peace will prevail under the rule of Gods Kingdom. She bears the name Babylon the Great. (Rev. 2:41-43) Could a danger lie there for us? 2:43) In the Anglo-American World Power, people have risen up to claim their rights through civil rights campaigns, labor unions, and independence movements. How do the visions of Daniel and John show that all governments of the world will be destroyed? and he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The unavoidable conclusion of any detached analysis of global trends is that social turmoil, political unrest, economic crisis, and international friction are likely to become more widespread during the remainder of this century.. Page 1 of 1. . It seems more Christian's than just JWs believe this interpretation, but why those empires . Dan 2:34 As you looked on, a stone was hewn out, not by hands, and struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. 4 pp. God has revealed these details in advance. 16 pp. (b)What can we conclude about the number of toes? "The Feet of Iron and Clay" Sunday, 24 October This Sunday we will be continuing our series "Kingdoms in Conflict." When we left last Sunday; God was beginning to show the king- Nebuchadnezzar through a dream; the kingdoms of this world in the form of an image or idol. 6. 144-145 - Learn From the Bible (lfb). The prophecies about the immense image and the wild beast confirm that the Anglo-American World Power will not be replaced by some future world power. The clay element blended with the iron in the feet represents the mixture of church and state." Followers of Herbert W. Armstrong, as well as dispensational fundamentalists, see the prophecy being fulfilled today in the emergence of the European Union. 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