John saw a vision of a two-horned wild beast that spoke like a dragon. The belly and thighs of copper pointed to ancient Greece. Such an event may have seemed unlikely just decades ago. How so? Thus the ten toes picture all the coexisting political powers and governments during the time of the end of this symbolic image. 14. (Matthew 25:40) From what Jesus said, some of the seed of the woman would still be on earth at the beginning of the Lords day and would be doing the work that Jesus had given to them. Brzezinski, along with other world leaders, was interviewed by journalist Georgie Anne Geyer while she was preparing an article published in 1985 entitled Our Disintegrating World. In it she quoted Brzezinski as having said: The factors that make for international instability are gaining the historical upper hand over the forces that work for more organized cooperation. 14-19 - The Watchtower (Simplified)2012, go chap. The harlot is called Babylon the Great. (Revelation 17:1-6) This harlot means all false religions. That image, which was large and the brightness of which was extraordinary, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was dreadful. Daniel continued: In the days of those [final] kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin. Population reduction Rev.6:8 2. One was of a metallic image with a gold head, breast and arms of silver, belly and thighs of copper, legs of iron and feet of iron and clay. (a)The prophecies of Daniel and John allow us to do what? d See RevelationIts Grand Climax at Hand! Destruction of the image comes howfrom within or from without? 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. 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. 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. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) Fast forward to the feet and it is now an uncanny mixture of iron and clay. 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. The seventh head of the wild beast as much as killed the preaching work for a period of time. 7 What is the relationship between the seventh head of the wild beast and the immense image? What was the dream that Daniel recalled to the kings mind? The image displayed his kingdom, the Babylonian, followed by the successive kingdoms that have come and gone: the Medo . Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. During World WarII, the ironlike power of the seventh head was also evident.c After that war, the seventh head at times still displayed ironlike characteristics. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. They will destroy her influence and devastate her riches. The change of financial system Rev. (Revelation 17:10) Then, in Daniels day, Babylon overthrew Jerusalem, forcing the Israelites into exile. 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.) But during the Lords day, people have not supported her as much as they did in the past. But will we obey the warnings in these prophecies? 6. a The Watchtower dealt at some length with each of these world powers of Bible history individually in its issues of February1 through June1, 1988. b For Biblical proof, see chapters16 and 18 of the book You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth, published in 1982 by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. Every kingdom divided against itself comes to desolation.Matthew 12:25, The nations became boisterous, the kingdoms tottered.Psalm 46:6, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1978, Our Incoming World GovernmentGods Kingdom, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1985, Part 8A Political Mixture of Iron and Moist Clay. It is not depicted as an eighth head on the original wild beast. 2 Let us address Johns vision of the wild beast. In the prophecy about the giant image, the feet are the last part of the image. Nationalism: a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and putting the promotion of its culture and interests before those of others; a concept that first became apparent at the end of the 18thcentury but that has reached its peak in the 20thcentury. published by Jehovahs Witnesses. Even so, she will not slip slowly from her seat. 18 In that chapter 2 of 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. What does this strange beast mean? 282-286 - The Watchtower1960, w75 10/15 pp. She will be destroyed suddenly.Revelation 18:7, 8, 15-19. Sorry, there was an error loading the video. Spiritual crisis Rev. a certain immense image. 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. Predicted World Changes up till Gods Kingdom, Crushing All Nations in Our Day by Gods Kingdom, Awaiting the New Heavens and a New Earth, Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place, Human Governments Crushed by Gods Kingdom, How Gods Kingdom Becomes a World Government, Part 8A Political Mixture of Iron and Moist Clay, The Creating of New Heavens and a New Earth, Pay Attention to Gods Prophetic Word for Our Day, From Ancient Babylon to the Twentieth Century in Bible Prophecy. How do Daniel and John portray the end of human rulership? . pages240, 241, 253. 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. 1,2. What did this empire prove to be? 7. 16:12; 17:15) For example, when the image of the beast first appeared, the churches of Christendoman influential part of Babylon the Greatdominated the Western world. Yes, when will the stoneGods Kingdomremove every trace of human rulership? (a)What will the wild beast do? Instead of uniting, it tended to disunite. What about the final part of the image, the feet and ten toes of iron and clay? . 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.. Page 1 of 1. 9 Jehovahs servants have long sought to understand the symbolic meaning of the feet of the image. Similar to the uneasy mixture of iron and clay in the feet and toes of the image, some governments have been ironlikeauthoritarian or tyrannicaland others have been claylikemore pliable or democratic. ~Watchtower "The March of World Powers in Prophecy" 6/15/1961 1:10) It was not until World WarI that the seventh head began operating as a united world power. They need to be supple but the combination of iron and clay don't make them stable enough. May2011, Share 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. In the Bible the number ten is used to indicate earthly completeness. How did this happen? Copyright 2023 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania. 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 Other European empires controlled millions of people more. Daniel wrote about an immense image that Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar saw in a vision given him by God. 11:3, 7-11) The history of Jehovahs modern-day servants confirms that those events took place. feet of clay phrase. 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. Jehovah will cause the governments of Satans system, as represented by the United Nations, to attack false religion. . 15John also described a harlot, or prostitute, who rides upon a scarlet-colored wild beast. For example, it proved its power by winning World WarI. 8 At times, the seventh head of the beast has displayed ironlike characteristics. (b)What does the clay in the feet of the image mean? If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. What dream and interpretation does God reveal to Daniel, and how does Nebuchadnezzar show his appreciation? 10 In our time, Britain and the United States are still special partners. Note also that during the rule of the ten toes, the common people, the offspring of mankind, would become increasingly involved in government. (Matthew 24:8) Yesto the point that many people fear the future. 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, . 10,11. In over 230 lands, Jehovahs Witnesses are proclaiming the Kingdom of God. Now this is starting to change. They will certainly build houses and have occupancy; and they will certainly plant vineyards and eat their fruitage. It shows that the kings of the entire inhabited earth will be gathered against Jehovah on the great day of God the Almighty. (Rev. (b)Daniel 2:44 refers to Gods Kingdom as destroying which kingdoms? 612-625 - The Watchtower1971, w59 5/1 pp. 302-309 - The Watchtower1969, Rbi8 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - Reference Bible (Rbi8), nwt Daniel 1:1-12:13 - New World Translation (nwt), sl chap. This beast with ten horns means the world power of Rome. People have different political ideas. Which parts of the giant image mean the Anglo-American World Power? John is again seeing the Anglo-American World Power but in a special role.Read Revelation 13:11-15. The prophecy at Daniel 2:44 states that Gods Kingdom will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms. That prophecy refers only to the kingdoms that are part of the image. The phrase originates from the Book of Daniel in the Bible. What can we be sure of? 357-360 - The Watchtower1961, pm chap. Swinging the light back to the start of mans troubled history we see a spirit creature appointed as the guardian of man in the beautiful garden of Eden. (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. Why will this happen? She bears the name Babylon the Great. (Rev. The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom (Study)2022, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1962, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1978, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom2012. 11. No resident will say: I am sick.Isaiah 33:24. Literal Standard Version its legs of iron, its feet, part of them of iron, and part of them of clay. 13 A prophecy in the book of Daniel helps us to understand in what period of time we are living. 14John described the image of the wild beast with seven heads as an eighth king. Why did he call it a king? . Nationalism exploded with full force. . (Revelation 17:11) But would it succeed? It almost stopped, or killed, their preaching work. 1,2. In all the Eastern European countries where people power has forced political reform, the demand has been for free elections with a plurality of political parties participating. . (Read Daniel 2:44.) This results in a final battle with God. Because they began to work together in a special way, they became the Anglo-American World Power. Learn how Greece became the fifth world power in Bible history. 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. (Rev. God has revealed these details in advance. The harlot will remain a potent force, attempting to bend kings to her will until God plants an idea in the hearts of those in power. 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