The newspaper The Globe and Mail stated: Some of the most respected thinkers about science and society are issuing alarming prognostications about humanity coming to an end.. According to Revelation 17:10, the seventh world power "must remain a short while." How long will that prove to be? 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.) 5 Though Britain gained dominance, colonies in North America broke away. 15,16. (Lloyd's Voicemails #30) David is no longer a Jehovah's Witness but notes the political instability globally and wonders whether the interpretation of the Bi. . (Rev. Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place. And what should a clear understanding of those prophecies move us to do? 1,2. How did this head treat the seed of the woman? Will it exercise its dominion indefinitely? Sorry, there was an error loading the video. 1,2. What can we learn from Johns vision of the wild beast with seven heads, from Daniels vision of the beast with ten horns, and from what Daniel said about the giant image in Nebuchadnezzars dream? The final destruction of Gods opposers will be a spectacular fulfillment of the prophecy at Genesis 3:15, mentioned in the first article in this series. . 65. 6. During World WarI, the United States became a close partner with Britain. published by Jehovahs Witnesses. What did the king of Babylon see in his dream, and what did it represent? Appropriately, the number ten as used in the Bible signifies completeness as to earthly things. Note that the Bible describes the feet and toes of the image as being partly of iron and partly of molded clay, adding: The kingdom itself will prove to be divided, . But God also told him that those holy ones, who were part of the seed of the woman, would start the preaching work again, or come back to life. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. But the vision John saw shows that at the beginning of the Lords day, they would be one world power. 17. (a)What is the future of the feet? 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power waged war with those holy ones. . (Rev., chap. 280-284 - The Watchtower1959, w60 5/1 pp. Daniel wrote about an immense image that Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar saw in a vision given him by God. 17:10,11) But it does receive authority to act as a king to carry out a specific task, one that triggers a chain of events that will change history. 2:32,33). Concerning the seven powers, or kings, the Bible foretold: There are seven kings: five have fallen, one is, the other has not yet arrived, but when he does arrive he must remain a short while.*Revelation 17:10. 12 Daniel disclaimed any wisdom of his own as he now recalled this forgotten dream to the kings mind: You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. 31 The king of the Babylonian World Power had a prophetic dream that Daniel interpreted for him. 18 For more information about Gods heavenly Kingdom, see chapters8 and 9 of the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? 18:1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 "Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words." 3 So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. (Read Daniel 7:7, 8, 23,24.) And because the United States came from Britain, we can say that, indirectly, the United States too came from Rome. Finally, the feet are partly iron and clay representing a future global alliance or empire where clay may represent our human flesh as God formed us from clay (see Job 33:6). Until the 17thcentury, Britain was a relatively insignificant power. BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES BECOME VERY POWERFUL. As to how the symbolic Mount of Olives is split at the middle, what is the prophecy given by Daniel to which we turn for an illustration? 9 Jehovahs servants have long sought to understand the symbolic meaning of the feet of the image. 18 After false religion is destroyed, the wild beast, Satans governments on earth, will attack Gods Kingdom. a certain immense image. 40 In that chapter Daniel interprets the prophetic dream that the God of the heavens sent to Nebuchadnezzar, emperor of the Babylonian World Power, in the second year after he had destroyed the city of Jerusalem and the temple built by Davids son, King Solomon. History now confirms the following: The head of gold represented the Babylonian Empire. 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. 15,16. In the second year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon as the dominator of the ancient world Jehovah God foretold the march of world powers, which is the subject of Chapter 4 of our Bible study aid, Your Will Be Done on Earth.. The Collins Atlas of World History notes that on the eve of the 1914 war, it seemed that the division of the world among a number of great powers was almost complete. In fact, Hugh Brogan, lecturer in history at the University of Essex, England, says it appeared that before long the whole world would be ruled by half a dozen powers.. Now the fragility, or brittleness of "democracy" has been suggested, and indeed may be part of of it. The possible significance of this then becomes clearly apparent. Daniel said: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Daniel 2:42; 2Timothy 3:1-3. A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.REV. What, though, about the feet of the image? Gods Kingdom will crush all human rulerships, including the seventh world power. (Galatians 3:16) Satans seed includes all humans who adopt his wicked ways and who promote human self-determination as opposed to rule by God and Christ.Psalm 2:7-12. Which political world power did that prove to be, and how would it treat the seed of the woman? The prophet Daniel interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar's dream in chapter two of the Book of Daniel. This world power was the seventh head of the beast. Particularly after the mid-1950s, the trend was irreversible. (Revelation 17:10,11) So John calls this image a king because it receives authority to do something that will affect the whole world. Part 8A Political Mixture of Iron and Moist Clay. What about the final part of the image, the feet and ten toes of iron and clay? ~Watchtower "The March of World Powers in Prophecy" 6/15/1961 If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. (Matthew 24:45-47; Galatians 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power fought against those holy ones. 11 Does the number of toes of the image have special meaning? . 16:14; 19:19-21) Hence, not only the kingdoms of the image but also all other human governments will be destroyed at Armageddon. Destruction of the image comes howfrom within or from without? In Daniel's prophecy, the clay in the feet of the immense image symbolizes the common people. c Just as Daniel prophesied, during World WarII, the Anglo-American World Power caused vast ruin. How do the visions of Daniel and John show that all governments of the world will be destroyed? will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed" (Daniel 2:44). A little over 1,900 years ago, when those words were written, five of the seven kings, or political empires, had fallen. They were Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece. Since the middle of the 20thcentury, they have spread throughout the world. Definition of feet of clay in the Idioms Dictionary. *. 13. Daniel starts by describing a huge image with a head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay. 17 False religion, however, will not just fade away. I've never understood why the different empire's depicted in the prophesy (Babylonian, Persian, Anglo-American etc) were agreed upon as those specific empires. It does not appear as an eighth head on the wild beast. 8,9. 10,11. 13:15 3. Amid a multitude of contending opinions and interests, minority governments often result, stalemated governments long on talk but short on action. What made the Anglo-American World Power weaker? 4 Four of the horns, or kingdoms, that sprouted from the head of the ferocious beast receive special mention. 17 Let us now pick up some prophetic strands in the book of Daniel. (Read Daniel 2:44.) The statue has feet made of iron/clay, which tells us that the Roman beast would mingle with other people groups, to battle against the kingdom of Christ. John saw a vision of a two-horned wild beast that spoke like a dragon. Which world power does the seventh head mean, and how did it treat the seed of the woman? (Daniel 8:24) For example, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on an enemy of the Anglo-American World Power. 6, 7. The feet, an amalgam of iron and clay, symbolize the politically and socially incohesive state of affairs during the time of the Anglo-American world power. 11 Does the number of toes of the image mean anything? (Daniel 2:28, 31-43) Daniel revealed to the monarch that the sections of the body of the image represented the succession of political empires that began with Babylon, the world power at the time. A Prophetic GiantWhat Will Its Fall Mean? However, from early on, that iron has been mixed with clay. Therefore, the number seems no more significant than the fact that the image had multiple arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. The bow he breaks apart and does cut the spear in pieces; the wagons he burns in the fire. (Psalm 46:8,9) The meek ones themselves will possess the earth, and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace.Psalm 37:11. Understandably, they have been unable to stick together in a world unity. Why should all these distinct but related developments have come together in the second half of the 20thcentury? We only index and link to content provided on other servers. Britain continued to grow in wealth and power, and in the 19thcentury, it was the richest and most powerful nation on earth. Sorry, there was an error loading the video. 15John also described a harlot, or prostitute, who rides upon a scarlet-colored wild beast. 617-623 - The Watchtower1975, w61 6/15 pp. 32 As for this image, its head was of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of brass. 1:1. b Although the components of the dual world power have existed since the 18thcentury, John describes it as it would appear at the start of the Lords day. False religions have publicly supported the image of the beast, that is, the League of Nations and the United Nations, and they have tried to direct these organizations. What was the dream that Daniel recalled to the king? "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). Daniel 2:41 shows that the feet made of iron mixed with clay are one kingdom, not many. 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. 17 pp. This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 1,2. . (b)How is Satans organization described, and what position does the Christian take toward it? In Daniel's prophecy, the clay in the feet of the immense image symbolizes the common people. 13) As we saw in the preceding article, the first six heads of the beast represent Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. 6 Shortly after the beginning of the Lords day, the seventh head began to attack Gods people, that is, those of Christs brothers who were still on earth. 7 The feet of the giant image mean the same thing as the seventh head of the wild beast, that is, the Anglo-American World Power. Nothing will be left of the world powers that the image represents, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1985, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1978, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom (Study)2022, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom (Simplified)2012. (Matt. 365-394 - Paradise Restored (pm), bm section 15 p. 18 - Bibles Message (bm), ws12 9/15 pp. 1:19) Now is the time to take sides with Jehovah and to support his Kingdom.Rev. The Bible answers that question by way of a sign that would identify the last days.Matthew 24:3. 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? Daniel 2:41-43 "the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it. Thus Babylon became the third of these world powers, aptly referred to in this case as the head of gold. The Bible and secular history identify the world powers that were yet to come as being Medo-Persia, Greece, Rome, and, finally, Anglo-America.a. How? In it, Daniel interprets a dream of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. (Acts 1:8; 10:34,35) As members of all nations, citizens of every type of human government, they zealously announce that the time of the end has begun and that human rule has had its daysoon to be replaced by divine rule.b Thus, the bold message they proclaim confronts all existing political powers. * That image, which was huge and extremely bright, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was terrifying. (Rev. Now this is starting to change. 19 We are living during the time of the seventh head of the beast of Revelation chapter13. (b)According to Daniel 2:44, which kingdoms will Gods Kingdom destroy? That is exactly what happened to an organization promoted by Britain and the United States, one that was intended to unite and represent the worlds kingdoms.d This organization appeared after World WarI and was known as the League of Nations. They often cooperate with each other on important matters. you yourself are the head of gold. 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. After describing the aforementioned image, Daniel wrote: A stone was cut out [of a mountain] not by hands, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and of molded clay and crushed them. (Daniel 2:34) What did this awesome spectacle portend? Today, the harlot teeters on the back of the scarlet-colored beast. God has told us exactly what will happen. But soon God will put it into their hearts to carry out his thought. (Read Revelation 17:16,17.) 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. | What was the completing part of Nebuchadnezzars dream image, and what interpretation did Daniel place on this final part? 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. 11 Why have the sincere efforts of devoted men failed to bring peace? This organization was called the League of Nations. Using ten toes to symbolize the totality of world governments that would not literally amount to more than just half a dozen powers, however, would hardly seem reasonable. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 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. Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place. It tells us that the kings of the entire inhabited earth will be gathered against Jehovah for the war of the great day of God the Almighty. (Revelation 16:14; 19:19-21) So in addition to the kingdoms that are pictured by the parts of the image, all other governments will be destroyed at Armageddon. d See RevelationIts Grand Climax at Hand! In the second year of his kingship (probably dating from Jerusalems destruction in 607B.C.E. 13:17 4. 11. What interpretation did Daniel give to Nebuchadnezzars prophetic dream, and how long has that symbolic image overshadowed world politics? ^ par. 2:35 All at once, the iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold were crushed, and became like chaff of the threshing floors of summer; a wind carried them off until no trace of them was left. What was the political situation at the beginning of this foretold period of time? If so, Jehovahs Witnesses encourage you to look further into the Bible. Those numbers are important. (Revelation 17:10) Then, in Daniels day, Babylon overthrew Jerusalem, forcing the Israelites into exile. Learn how God used Medo-Persia to fulfill Bible prophecy. Eventually, the seventh head would take the place of Rome. Gods prophet Daniel explained to Nebuchadnezzar the significance of the image, telling him: You, Oking, . (See the chart on pages12-13.) ANGLO-AMERICA AND THE TWO-HORNED WILD BEAST. The Kingdom will destroy the governments of this world. By 476 AD Rome had lost it's power and the tribes that sacked the Roman Empire became the 10 nations of Europe. Britain came from the Roman Empire. With the revolution in Russia in 1917, dictatorship rose up anew. How so? During the second year of Nebuchadnezzars reign as world ruler of Bible prophecy (606/605B.C.E. There would be one more empire, but the prophecy stated: [It] has not yet arrived. True to Bible prophecy, the seventh king did arrive on the world scene! (Revelation 13:3,7) During World WarI, it persecuted them, banned some of their publications, and put in prison some of those taking the lead in their work. [c. 1600] See also: clay, feet, of. And what will happen thereafter? For example, many of the beasts had a specific number of horns. This brings us to a very important question: When will that final destruction occur? Majority Standard Bible its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay. And what will happen thereafter? What did this empire prove to be? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) Why the Changes in World Governments Since 1914? Jehovah foresaw this dramatic event and revealed it to John. This blog is for preview purposes only and all music downloaded should be deleted within 24 hours. (See the chart on pages12-13.) Peter tried to object but Jesus warned him to have his feet washed. Before Daniels time, both Egypt and Assyria had oppressed the Israelites, the chosen people of the Bibles Author. Nationalism exploded with full force. These nations are classed by the Bible as world powers because they had dealings with Gods people and opposed the divine rule these servants of God advocated. (a)What will happen to the feet of the image? Therefore, the number seems no more significant than the fact that the image had multiple arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. (b)What does the seventh head of the wild beast mean? (a)What did the small horn do? An increasingly vocal and militant group of Western intellectuals is calling for the end of religions influence on society. (Genesis 3:15) When John wrote about his vision, Rome was the world power. The common people make it difficult for this world power to be strong like iron. 31. Which parts of the immense image symbolize the Anglo-American World Power? John wrote that the image of the beast would appear, disappear, and then rise again. This description coincides with the time when the seventh head the Anglo-American World Power would come to prominence. 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? The power of this image comes from the nations that are members of the United Nations, especially from the Anglo-American World Power. Spiritual crisis Rev. Babylon , Medo-Persia, Greece , and Rome. Men in Western civilization have thus been thrown back wholly on themselves, and they find themselves wanting, concludes The Columbia History of the World. a certain immense image. ( Dan. The Bible foretold that they would do so. (2Timothy 3:1-5) Have all these things occurred? 18. (b)Daniel 2:44 refers to Gods Kingdom as destroying which kingdoms? The harlot symbolizes what, and what has happened to her support? God granted Daniel the ability to interpret a dream that baffled Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. 2:45. What did the seventh head do to Gods people? What does feet of clay expression mean? Everyone will have a comfortable home. From his description, we can conclude that the Anglo-American World Power is the one that will be dominating when the stone representing Gods Kingdom hits the feet of the image.Dan. During the time of this final world empire, the "rock" will smash them all to bits, a prediction that "God . 6. But Rome would not last forever. For example, it proved how powerful it was by winning World WarI and World WarII, and it has acted with strength like iron many times since then.c (See footnote.) They need to be supple but the combination of iron and clay don't make them stable enough. Perfect health will prevail. In it he had seen an immense image with a head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet and toes of iron mixed with clay. Indeed, the title of their primary journal is The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs KingdomJehovah being Gods personal name. During that war, Gods people declared that according to the prophecy in Revelation, the image of the wild beast would ascend again. Indeed, they will see with their own eyes the fulfillment of Christs model prayer, sometimes called the Lords Prayer, which states, in part: Thy kingdom come. A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.REVELATION 1:1. So we can understand that the clay means that something in the Anglo-American World Power makes it weaker than the Roman Empire, which was described as legs made of solid iron. The clay is referred to as the offspring of mankind, or the common people. So it seems that the number of toes is not important, just as the number of arms, hands, fingers, legs, or feet the image had is not important. The result is inevitable. 5 Although Britain became the most powerful kingdom, its colonies in North America rebelled and became the United States. This beast also means the Anglo-American World Power, but now it does something special.Read Revelation 13:11-15. Three other regions of the old Roman EmpireSpain, the Netherlands, and Francewere far more influential. What confidence can we have, and it is now time to do what? 2:42; 2Tim. 20' X 1 X 1/8 ANGLE IRON Other Items Online Auctions at EquipmentFacts.com. All these will refuse to relinquish power and will face off against God in a final great war at a figurative place called HarMagedon, or Armageddon. It remained strong for hundreds of years after that. 16 Babylon the Great is described as sitting on waters. The waters mean the people who support her. 31You, O king, were watching, and you saw an immense image. TERMS OF USE its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay. What does this strange beast mean? 46-67 - Daniels Prophecy (dp), w59 4/15 pp. We know from history this is a prophecy of the last four major empires on earth. "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. The ten horns of the beast that Daniel saw mean the kingdoms that came from the Roman Empire. Britain did not stop the United States from becoming a powerful country and even protected it with the British navy. The sign of the end includes global war, great earthquakes, pestilences, and major food shortages. (Luke 21:10, 11; Matthew 24:7,8; Mark 13:8) Also marking the last days would be a serious moral and spiritual breakdown in society. 3-8 - The Watchtower (Simplified)2012, lfb lesson 60 pp. In the prophecy about the giant image, the feet are the last part of the image. Jesus was trying to teach them something that they did not understand. Then Peter wanted Jesus to wash his head, hands, and feet. See auction date, current bid, equipment specs, and seller information for each lot. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. (Exodus 19:5) In the context of the Bible, this made them world powers, in fact, the first of a series of seven of which the Bible speaks. (Daniel 2:43) People have weakened the Anglo-American World Power when they have fought to have civil rights, to have more rights at their workplace, and even to become independent nations. 4 In Daniels prophecy of the beast with ten horns, another horn, a small one, comes up and replaces three of the ten horns. . THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY. 4 pp. The two-horned wild beast represents what, and what does it do? And after you there will rise another kingdom inferior to you; and another kingdom, a third one, of copper, that will rule over the whole earth. So, obviously, the image had to do with human government.Daniel 2:37-39. The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom (Study)2022, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1962, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1978, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom2012. 20 You, Oking, happened to be beholding, and, look! . There is gold, silver, copper, iron, and a clay and iron mix. Three are plucked out by another horn, a small one. This was fulfilled when Britain, a former outpost of the Roman Empire, grew to prominence. The Bible makes clear that this war involves the kings of the entire inhabited earth.Revelation 16:13, 14,16. All previous earthly kingdoms will be brought to an end. God has revealed these details in advance. (See the box at top.). How did this head treat the seed of the woman? The harlot is called Babylon the Great. (Revelation 17:1-6) This harlot means all false religions. The expression one is referred to Rome. How has the seventh head treated Gods people? Those numbers are significant. These Jews knew from Isaiahs and Jeremiahs prophecies that Babylon would be overthrown. its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. 7. Which part of the giant image means the same thing as the seventh head of the wild beast? In Dan. Democracy elects representitives who are to represent the people. But it was not yet the seventh head of the wild beast. 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? Why? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) What, then, should we expect?Daniel 2:41, 42; 12:4. (a)The prophecies of Daniel and John allow us to do what? How do Daniel and John portray the end of human rulership? This is the final article in a series of seven in consecutive issues of Awake! Today, they are larger, stronger, and better organized than ever before. 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