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NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S IMAGE
In Daniel, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had a dream of a great image (Dan 2). This image had
* a head of gold,
* breast and arms of silver,
* belly and thighs of brass,
* legs of iron and feet of iron mingled with clay.
Daniel gave the interpretation of the dream. Each part of this image represented a world kingdom. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, was the head--
Daniel 2:37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
Daniel 2:38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
Daniel 2:39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
Daniel 2:40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER KINGDOMS?
Nebuchadnezzar's great image represents the following four successive world kingdoms:
1. Babylon
2. Medes-Persians
3. Grecia (Greece)
4. Rome
There are only four of these kingdoms, no more. These are the ones to watch. There are many histories that one can study (Chinese, Native American, etc.), but the Bible shows us the chain we need to know and the order in which to study them--Babylon, Medes-Persians, Greeks, and Romans. Notice that Rome is the fourth and last kingdom. Notice who her head is--Babylon. That is why she is called Babylon the Great. Rome is the last and final member of a long-standing series of world monarchies that began with Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, over 2600 years ago in approximately 606 BC
But how can we know for sure that these are the four kingdoms?
The proof is right in the scriptures--
THE FIRST KINGDOM
Daniel interpreted Nebuchadnezzar's dream. In the interpretation, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, was identified as the head of gold (Dan 2:38). In speaking to Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel said,
Daniel 2:38 ...Thou art this head of gold.
The head and beginning of the image is Babylon.
THE SECOND KINGDOM
The next kingdom would be the Medes-Persians. In Daniel 5, we read about the installation of the Medes-Persians. Belshazzar, king of Babylon and descendant of Nebuchadnezzar, saw a man's hand write a message on the wall. In interpreting the handwriting on the wall, Daniel says to king Belshazzar,
Daniel 5:28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
That night Belshazzar, king of Babylon, is slain and Darius the Median took the kingdom (Dan 5:30-31).
1. Babylon
2. Medes-Persians
THE THIRD KINGDOM
In Daniel 8, Daniel goes on to prophesy about the installation of the third kingdom, that of the Greece. The interpretation is in Daniel 8:20-21. The ram with two horns represents the Medes-Persians and the rough goat represents the king of Grecia (this was Alexander the Great). Just look up these scriptures in your Authorized Version of the holy scriptures. The information is right there. Read the whole chapter and at some point read the whole book of Daniel.
* Babylon
* Medes-Persians
* Grecia (Greece)
Daniel even prophesies that when the great horn of the rough goat was broken four notable horns would stand up. After Alexander the great died in Shushan, Nebuchadnezzar's palace, four of his generals would stand up to take over the kingdom.
In the image, Grecia is the belly and thighs of brass. This includes the loin area, a region of generative power. Even today, the Greeks are called the rulers or masters of our world. Their architecture, learning, philosophies, etc. permeate the learning of industrialized nations. It has been kept alive. The costumes, idolatry, false worship of all these kingdoms have been kept alive.
THE FOURTH KINGDOM
By the time Christ was born, the fourth and final kingdom, Rome, was in power. Here is scriptural evidence detailing the very names of Roman caesars who were in power--
* Caesar Augustus (Luke 2:1) sent out a decree that all the world should be taxed in the days that Christ was to be born.
* Tiberius Caesar (Luke 3:1) in power when John the Baptist began his preaching.
* Claudius Caesar (Acts 18:2) had commanded all Jews to leave Rome.
* [Nero (II Timothy subscript says it was written when Paul was brought before the Nero the second time.)]
WHAT YOU ARE READING IS NOT AN OBSCURE INTERPRETATION OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM
Today there is so much confusing and conflicting information about the end times that I must let you know that what you are reading here is not an obscure interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream. The names are all found right in the scriptures but most of us are too ignorant and too untaught by the false church to see the information. I was in the same situation. That is why I am putting this information out here so that others can see it too.
The historical facts about these four kingdoms is undisputed--even amongst heathens. In my researches, I have gone to books and museums (not to prove the truth of the Biblical record but to look at artifacts, etc.) and have seen over and over again the same listing, in the same, exact order--
* Babylon ("they" often call it "Sumer," but it is Babylon. They may also mention it as the region of Mesopotamia--a Bible region in which Babylon is located between the two rivers of Euphrates and Hiddekel/Tigris.)
* Media-Persia
* Greece
* Rome
