15,16. How so? 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. 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). There is gold, silver, copper, iron, and a clay and iron mix. 11 Does the number of toes of the image mean anything? Which part of the giant image means the same thing as the seventh head of the wild beast? And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. Those numbers are significant. 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. What does it do? published by Jehovahs Witnesses. Human feet have a quarter of all muscles, ligaments and bones that are found in the human body. (Psalm 83:18) The Witnesses program of Bible education is helping countless individuals and families to replace harmful lifestyles with clean and peaceful conduct that conforms to Gods standards. The possible significance of this then becomes clearly apparent. 1,2. 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. But they also have clay in them. 16:14; 19:19-21) Hence, not only the kingdoms of the image but also all other human governments will be destroyed at Armageddon. Britain plucked those powers out one by one, removing them from their positions of prestige. 18 For more information about Gods heavenly Kingdom, see chapters8 and 9 of the book What Does the Bible Really Teach? 4 And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good d See RevelationIts Grand Climax at Hand! ~Watchtower "The March of World Powers in Prophecy" 6/15/1961 The United States and the United Kingdom enjoy a truly special relationship. 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. Nevertheless, in the 20thcentury, the trend has been to replace monarchies and autocratic governments with democracies or governments of the people. . God also told John that the secondary part of the seed would be revived to increased spiritual activity. What, though, about the feet of the image? AWAKE! Jehovah . 13 A prophecy in the book of Daniel helps us to understand in what period of time we are living. Many even believe that religion is the cause of the problems in the world. WHO ARE ALL THESE KINGDOMS IN DANIEL 2:44? 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. (b)What is the identity of the seventh head of the wild beast? 2 In the previous article, we learned about Johns vision of the wild beast of Revelation chapter13. Then Peter wanted Jesus to wash his head, hands, and feet. The prophecies of Daniel and John have come true exactly as they were written. Jehovah Reveals What Must Shortly Take Place. 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. (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. Democracy, government by the people, was extremely popular right after World WarI, even though during the 1920s and 1930s, democratic regimes in different parts of the world were replaced by dictatorships. 20. The iron legs represent the Imperialistic-Democratic Alliance of the Roman Empire. The feet and toes of the statuedepicting the empire ruling just before the Messiah's return, consisting of ten toes representing ten kingswere partially of iron and partially of clay. . (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. This means that the Anglo-American World Power will not be replaced by another world power. 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. 13 A prophecy in the book of Daniel enables us to establish where we are in the stream of time. All of those expressed hatred for the seed of the woman. Why did John call the image of the wild beast an eighth king? Do the historical facts support this prediction?Daniel 2:43. 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. 23 Since Jerusalem is here symbolicof the heavenly Jerusalemso also must the mountain of the olive trees be. The common people make it difficult for this world power to be strong like iron. Amid a multitude of contending opinions and interests, minority governments often result, stalemated governments long on talk but short on action. 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? Later, Daniel had his own vision in which he saw four beasts that coincided with the four kingdoms. What do the ten horns mean? The harlot will continue to be powerful and try to make kings do whatever she wants. 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. The Anglo-American World Power will be the dominant world power when false religion is eradicated. As the number of people involved in the political process increases, however, so also does the difficulty in achieving a political consensus. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) (Read Daniel 2:44.) Britainand by extension, the United Statesgrew out of the Roman Empire. In one very important respect, however, those prognostications are wronghumanity itself will not end. (b)Daniel 2:44 refers to Gods Kingdom as destroying which kingdoms? The Kingdom will destroy the governments of this world. How does John depict the relationship between the Anglo-American World Power and the United Nations? 8 At times, the seventh head of the beast has displayed ironlike characteristics. The Anglo-American World Power will be the world power when false religion is destroyed. This description of the feet is talking about the same event as when the seventh head of the wild beast appears. Let's start in Daniel 2 where we learn that Jesus's Kingdom will "grind to powder" all the other kingdoms. Yes! By 476 AD Rome had lost it's power and the tribes that sacked the Roman Empire became the 10 nations of Europe. Therefore, the number seems no more significant than the fact that the image had multiple arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. In the prophecy about the giant image, the feet are the last part of the image. 10,11. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY. This blog is for preview purposes only and all music downloaded should be deleted within 24 hours. 392-395 - The Watchtower1977, w64 12/15 pp. In a vision, Jehovah showed Nebuchadnezzars dream to Daniel and gave him its meaning. 14. 16 pp. Will we pay attention to the prophetic warnings? Why was Gods prophecy about Babylons destruction outstanding? 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. In the prophecy about the wild beast, the seventh head is the last head. Consider the facts. 2:40 we see that the nature of "iron" is to grind into powder, "as iron beats to powder and subdues all things.". Three other regions of the old Roman EmpireSpain, the Netherlands, and Francewere far more influential. The feet were not clay plus gold, nor clay and silver, nor clay and brass, but clay with iron. What interpretation did Daniel give to Nebuchadnezzars prophetic dream, and how long has that symbolic image over-shadowed world politics? Daniel does specifically mention that the toes would be made of iron and clay. 35. 14:6,7. a In the Bible, the number ten often symbolizes a complete groupin this case, all the kingdoms that grew from the Roman Empire. What will happen as a result? In the fifth century, the Roman Empire started to be broken into smaller kingdoms. See auction date, current bid, equipment specs, and seller information for each lot. During World WarI, the United States became a close partner with Britain. ANGLO-AMERICA AND THE TWO-HORNED WILD BEAST. 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. 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.. Today, the churches and their ministers have lost the respect and support of the masses. 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. 19. It is only an image of that beast. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. How would you describe the prophetic dream that God sent Nebuchadnezzar in the second year of his reign as world ruler? They have the power to influence political leaders and their policies. CLAY AND IRON FEET In Daniel Chapter 2, there is a description of an immense image of many different metals or elements. 2:45. 4 pp. Perfect health will prevail. Other European empires controlled millions of people more. History now confirms the following: The head of gold represented the Babylonian Empire. The expression feet of clay is applied to someone who seems to be a paragon of virtue or is exceptionally prominent or well-thought of in the community. 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. When the United States and the United Kingdom stand together, our peopleand people around the worldare more secure and they are more prosperous. . Indeed, the title of their primary journal is The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs KingdomJehovah being Gods personal name. Only his feet must be washed. It disappeared with the onset of World WarII. 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