Daniel 2

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Daniel 2

• Nebuchadnezzars Statue

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Nebuchadnezzar's dream
head of fine gold
breast and his arms of silver
belly and thighs of bronze
Legs of iron
Rock
Feet part of iron and part of clay
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Meaning of the dream

• Dan 229
• He (God) who reveals secrets makes known to you
  what shall happen.
• In other words
• Nebuchadnezzar's dream is a prediction on future
  events !!!
• Can we (a future generation) see these events in
  history (or future) ?

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Help in understanding the dream

• Dan 238
• You (Nebuchadnezzar) are this head of gold
• Dan 239
• after you shall arise another kingdom (lower than
  you) - Silver
• another third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule
  over all the earth.
• Dan 240
• fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron
• Dan 241
• feet and toes, part of potters' clay and part of
  iron the kingdom shall be divided

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What is the dream about ?

• Certain Successive kingdoms that arise
• What do these kingdoms have in common ?
• Theory 1 they rule over the Jewish State
• Theory 2 they rule over the Babylonian Territory

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Geographic Overview
Israel
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Theory 1 who rules over Israel ?

• From History
• Babylonian Empire conquered Israel around 600 BC
• Persian Empire conquered the Babylonian Empire
  around 500 BC
• Greek Empire (Alexander the Great) defeated the
  Persians around 330 BC
• Roman Empire conquered Israel around 60 BC
• Last Empire is still to come (feet of iron and
  clay I believe its the Islamic Empire)

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Head of Gold
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Breast and Arms of Silver
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Belly and Thighs of bronze
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Legs of Iron
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My problem with Theory 1

• There is one big inconsistency with this theory
• Dan 240 And the fourth kingdom shall be as
  strong as iron. Since iron crushes and smashes
  all things and as the iron that shatters all
  these, it will crush and shatter.
• If the fourth kingdom is the Roman Empire, it did
  not crush nor smash all things. The Romans never
  conquered Persia !!!
• Personally, I believe this interpretation is
  flawed because Gods predictions are always right
  on the money in every detail !

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Theory 2 who ruled Babylon

• From History
• Babylonian Empire conquered Israel around 600 BC
• Persian Empire conquered the Babylonian Empire
  around 500 BC
• Greek Empire (Alexander the Great) ruled Babylon
  around 330 BC
• The Islamic Empire (culminating in the Ottoman
  Empire) ruled Babylon from around 600 AD to 1900
  AD
• The Last Empire is a revived Islamic Empire (iron
  mixed with clay)

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Head of Gold
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Breast and Arms of Silver
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Belly and Thighs of bronze
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Legs of Iron
Islamic Empire
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The Last Kingdom
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Feet of Iron and Clay
Ahmadinejad Wipe Israel off the map
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Psalm 83

• Psa 834 They have said, Come, and let us cut
  them off from being a nation, so that the name
  Israel may be remembered no more.
• Psa 835 For with one heart they have plotted
  together they have made a covenant against You--
  
• Psa 836 the tents of Edom, and the Ishmaelites
  of Moab, and the Hagarites
• Psa 837 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek the
  Philistines with the people of Tyre
• Psa 838 and Assyria has joined with them they
  have helped the sons of Lot. Selah.

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Nations mentioned in Psalm 83
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Feet of Iron and Clay

• Dan 244 And in the days of these kings, the God
  of Heaven shall set up a kingdom which shall
  never be destroyed.