THE prophecies of Daniel and John correspond in ways that allow us to understand the meaning of many present and future world events. 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. 17 pp. 7. 31. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Perhaps the iron represents totalitarian rule like what we see in Arab countries and North Korea. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. 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. And even though it is weaker than Rome, the legs of iron, it will not come to an end on its own. 11:3, 7-11) The history of Jehovahs modern-day servants confirms that those events took place. 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. 18. Daniel does specifically mention that the toes would be made of iron and clay. The British Empire, states one reference work, was the largest the world had ever seen. It included 372million inhabitants and extended over 11million square miles [28million sqkm]., At a joint press conference with Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom, President Barack Obama of the United States affirmed in July2010: We can never say it enough. . A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.REV. That image, which was large and the brightness of which was extraordinary, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was dreadful. 4 You, O king, happened to be beholding, and, look! The prophecy at Revelation 17:10 complements another prophecy found in the book of Daniel. What, though, about the feet of the image? 2:45. 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. This very situation was long ago foretold. Fast forward to the feet and it is now an uncanny mixture of iron and clay. will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile. 11. 10,11. The Anglo-American World Power will be the world power when false religion is destroyed. 64-70 - World Government (go), w59 5/15 pp. The Anglo-American World Power will be the dominant world power when false religion is eradicated. (a)What did the small horn do? They need to be supple but the combination of iron and clay don't make them stable enough. Only his feet must be washed. (b)According to Daniel 2:44, which kingdoms will Gods Kingdom destroy? The Bible leaves us in no doubt. 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. 13. They often cooperate with each other on important matters. (Matthew 24:45-47; Galatians 3:26-29) The Anglo-American World Power fought against those holy ones. 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? 37-63 - World Government (go), w69 5/15 pp. 248-253 - The Watchtower1959, go chap. Which world power does the seventh head mean, and how did it treat the seed of the woman? The phrase originates from the Book of Daniel in the Bible. Spiritual crisis Rev. 18. (a)How did the seventh world power manifest ironlike strength? Unlike transitory human governments, including the seven world powers, Gods Kingdom will never be brought to ruin. Also, it will rule over the entire earth.Daniel 2:35,44. ^ par. ANGLO-AMERICA AND THE TWO-HORNED WILD BEAST. Where? Daniel 2 (the second chapter of the Book of Daniel) tells how Daniel related and interpreted a dream of Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon.In his night dream, the king saw a gigantic statue made of four metals, from its head of gold to its feet of mingled iron and clay; as he watched, a stone "not cut by human hands" destroyed the statue and became a mountain filling the whole world. What does this strange beast mean? What is the relationship between the seventh head of the wild beast and the immense image? 13 A prophecy in the book of Daniel helps us to understand in what period of time we are living. The Bible foretold that they would do so. What will soon happen to false religion? 45CT. TERMS OF USE Daniel sheds much light on these questions. 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. Today, the harlot teeters on the back of the scarlet-colored beast. 17. Any power it has comes from its member nations, especially from its key backer, the Anglo-American World Power. 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. 4,5. 6. Indeed, the title of their primary journal is The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs KingdomJehovah being Gods personal name. Why the Changes in World Governments Since 1914? (Daniel 2:31-33), where the prophet interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue with a head of gold and feet of iron clay. Because they began to work together in a special way, they became the Anglo-American World Power. Logically, then, the feet and toes would symbolize the final manifestations of human rule that would exist during the time of the end, as Daniel expressed it. 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. (See the chart on pages12-13.) The possible significance of this then becomes clearly apparent. AWAKE! Sorry, there was an error loading the video. (See the chart on pages12-13.) 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. 16 However, during the Lords day, Babylon the Great has seen the waters, the people who support her, dry up dramatically. Britain came from the Roman Empire. But it was not yet the seventh head of the wild beast. (Isa. The harlot will continue to be powerful and try to make kings do whatever she wants. The feet were not clay plus gold, nor clay and silver, nor clay and brass, but clay with iron. NET Bible (a)What did the small horn do? What is happening to religion today? God granted Daniel the ability to interpret a dream that baffled Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) 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! 6 Shortly after the start of the Lords day, the seventh head launched an attack on Gods peoplethe remaining ones of Christs brothers on earth. 144-145 - Learn From the Bible (lfb). 10,11. God also told John that the secondary part of the seed would be revived to increased spiritual activity. Page 1 of 1. (2Peter 1:19) We need to obey Jehovah right now and support his Kingdom.Revelation 14:6,7. a In the Bible, the number ten often means a complete group. It shows that the kings of the entire inhabited earth will be gathered against Jehovah on the great day of God the Almighty. (Rev. 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. 13 The beast with two horns tells people to make an image of the wild beast with seven heads. (b)What does the seventh head of the wild beast mean? 2:32,33). Since the middle of the 20thcentury, they have spread throughout the world. These Jews knew from Isaiahs and Jeremiahs prophecies that Babylon would be overthrown. 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? What was the dream that Daniel recalled for the king? Britain had been a small part of the Roman Empire, but it later became a kingdom. WE LIVE in a very special and momentous timethat of the appearance of the seventh world power of Bible history. pages240, 241, 253. 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. Daniel explained, "Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron . In a vision, Jehovah showed Nebuchadnezzars dream to Daniel and gave him its meaning. For example, it proved its power by winning World WarI. Daniel 2:41 describes the mixture of iron and clay as one kingdom, not many. | 14John described the image of the beast as an eighth king. In what sense? What does the frightening ten-horned beast represent, and what do the ten horns picture? 14. He saw a terrifying metallic image, with head of gold, breasts and arms of silver, belly and hips of copper, its legs of iron, and its feet of iron smeared with clay. 18 After false religion is destroyed, the wild beast, Satans governments on earth, will attack Gods Kingdom. Let's start in Daniel 2 where we learn that Jesus's Kingdom will "grind to powder" all the other kingdoms. (a) What is the source of world disunity? Daniel discloses that in the feet and toes of the image, there was a noteworthy change of materials. 17. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. Anglo-American World Power: Britain and the United States of America work together as special partners and often act as one world power, Lords day: A time period that started when Jesus was made King in 1914 and continues until he gives the Kingdom back to his Father, Jehovah. 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.) Democracy elects representitives who are to represent the people. 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 Bible makes clear that this war involves the kings of the entire inhabited earth.Revelation 16:13, 14,16. The prophet Daniel interpreted King Nebuchadnezzar's dream in chapter two of the Book of Daniel. The kings of the earth will not be able to attack Gods Kingdom in heaven, so they will try to fight against those on earth who support it. 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. John is again seeing the Anglo-American World Power but in a special role.Read Revelation 13:11-15. ( Dan. Why? (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon from 624 to 582B.C.E., was disturbed by a dream. (a)What will the wild beast do? (Revelation 17:10,11) So John calls this image a king because it receives authority to do something that will affect the whole world. 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. ( Daniel 2:33, NASB1995)) 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? 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. Just as something made of iron mixed with clay is weaker than something made of solid iron, the Anglo-American World Power is weaker than the power from which it came. The globe was rapidly slipping into political fragmentation. Which parts of the giant image mean the Anglo-American World Power? 2 Let us address Johns vision of the wild beast. The expression one is referred to Rome. So the ten horns mean all the kingdoms that came from the Roman Empire. A bleak prediction indeed but not one that surprises Bible students. Gods prophet Daniel explained to Nebuchadnezzar the significance of the image, telling him: You, Oking, . will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed" (Daniel 2:44). Everyone will have a comfortable home. 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. 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. pages240, 241, 253. If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. The divisions of the Roman Empire (ten in number as seen in Daniel 7) are, according to chapter 2, to be looked for mixed with or among the "iron" of the Roman Empire. All of those expressed hatred for the seed of the woman. What must we do now? What does the harlot in Johns vision mean? A Book You Can TrustPart 7, Publication download options But soon God will put it into their hearts to carry out his thought. (Read Revelation 17:16,17.) This is what happened to an organization that appeared after World WarI. Britain and the United States urged other nations to join this organization. 5 Though Britain gained dominance, colonies in North America broke away. The belly and thighs of copper pointed to ancient Greece. Michael stood up in Kingdom power and authority. Daniel told the king: 'God has revealed the future to you. This blog does not store any files on its server. (Dan. Do those promises appeal to you? The common people make it difficult for this world power to be strong like iron. She bears the name Babylon the Great. (Rev. But Daniel specifically says that the toes are made of iron and clay. The king saw a statue that represented four great empires. 6. They will not build and someone else have occupancy; they will not plant and someone else do the eating.Isaiah 65:21,22. Feet of Iron and Clay Prophesy . Jehovah . , but they will not prove to be sticking together. (Daniel 2:33, 41-43) This lack of sticking together in unity became apparent as decolonization proceeded, as nationalism flourished, and as the developing countries gained in stature. 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). The harlot symbolizes what, and what has happened to her support? Therefore, the number seems no more significant than the fact that the image had multiple arms, hands, fingers, legs, and feet. But it had not yet become the seventh head of the wild beast. The beast that Daniel saw represented the Roman World Power. Upon awakening from sleep Nebuchadnezzar could not remember his most unusual dream and it disturbed him a great deal. BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES BECOME VERY POWERFUL. During World WarI, the United States became a close partner with Britain. 17 False religion, however, will not just fade away. 2:45. What dream and interpretation does God reveal to Daniel, and how does Nebuchadnezzar show his appreciation? 13:3,7) During World WarI, it oppressed Gods people, banned some of their publications, and threw representatives of the faithful slave class into prison. 8 Sometimes the Anglo-American World Power has proved to be strong like iron. 3. You kept on looking until a stone was cut out not by hands, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and of molded clay and crushed them. Definition of feet of clay in the Idioms Dictionary. (Rev. But Daniel does not mention how many toes the image has. its legs of iron, its feet part of iron and part of clay. All will have an abundance of food. Dan 2:34 As you looked on, a stone was hewn out, not by hands, and struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. Majority Standard Bible its legs were iron, and its feet were part iron and part clay. Until the 17thcentury, Britain was a relatively insignificant power. (b)What do we understand about the toes? 1:19) Now is the time to take sides with Jehovah and to support his Kingdom.Rev. (Genesis 3:15) When John wrote about his vision, Rome was the world power. And the kingdom itself will not be passed on to any other people. The legs of iron pictured the Roman Empire. (Read Daniel 2:44.) However, from early on, that iron has been mixed with clay. What were the legs of iron and feet of clay? 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. 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. This organization was called the League of Nations. (Egypt and Assyria had already come and gone.) John saw a vision of a two-horned wild beast that spoke like a dragon. 19. . Britain continued to grow in wealth and power, and in the 19thcentury, it was the richest and most powerful nation on earth. . 5 Although Britain became the most powerful kingdom, its colonies in North America rebelled and became the United States. What, though, about the feet of the image? 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. In the second year of his kingship (probably dating from Jerusalems destruction in 607B.C.E. This last world power may be weaker than that represented by the legs of iron, but it will not disintegrate on its own. And rise it didas the United Nations.Rev. Thus, the image seen by Nebuchadnezzar well pictured how human rule would continue to be exercised in opposition to divine sovereignty even after his kingdom ended. Jehovah told John in a vision that this would happen. . Today, the churches and their ministers have lost the respect and support of the masses. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY. By the mid-18thcentury, Britain was on its way to become the dominant power on the world scene. 11 Does the number of toes of the image have special meaning? Definitions by the largest Idiom Dictionary. The result is inevitable. Babylon , Medo-Persia, Greece , and Rome. WHEN we compare the prophecies of Daniel and John, we understand many things that are happening in the world today and that will happen in the future. This beast is the same as the image of the wild beast with seven heads. 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. Learn how God used Medo-Persia to fulfill Bible prophecy. And what will happen thereafter? The following Bible passages may help you to understand why the expression good news is fitting. 9 Jehovahs servants have long sought to understand the symbolic meaning of the feet of the image. Like iron and moist clay, the entire global political mixture since 1914 has been fragile. This is the final article in a series of seven in consecutive issues of Awake! Note also that during the rule of the ten toes, the common people, the offspring of mankind, would become increasingly involved in government. During that war, Gods people said that according to the prophecy in Revelation, this organization would appear again. 23. 13) As we saw in the preceding article, the first six heads of the beast represent Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image . 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. Three other regions of the old Roman EmpireSpain, the Netherlands, and Francewere far more influential. 755-760 - The Watchtower1964, w71 10/15 pp. . (a)What is the future of the feet? c Just as Daniel prophesied, during World WarII, the Anglo-American World Power caused vast ruin. 25:40) Jesus indicated that during his presence, a remnant of the seed would be active on earth. During the time of this final world empire, the "rock" will smash them all to bits, a prediction that "God . The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom (Study)2022, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1962, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom1978, The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs Kingdom2012. 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. (Read Daniel 7:7, 8, 23,24.) . 11 Does the number of toes of the image have special meaning? Daniel foretold: The kingdom will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile.Dan. 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 feet of clay phrase. How did this head treat the seed of the woman? Do secular history and archaeology agree with what the Bible says about this ancient land? 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. During the 1700s, Britain was becoming the most powerful kingdom in the world. So the feet have iron in them. 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 former things have passed away.Revelation 21:3,4. Then Peter wanted Jesus to wash his head, hands, and feet. That image, which was large and the brightness of which was extraordinary, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was dreadful. 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. Why have these threats of world breakdown emerged in precisely the era when man has achieved more scientific breakthroughs and knowledge than in all his previous history? These questions posed by journalist Geyer are thought provoking. 4 Four of the horns, or kingdoms, that sprouted from the head of the ferocious beast receive special mention. When All Nations Collide, Head On, With God, When All Nations Collide, Head On, with God, One World, One Government, Under Gods Sovereignty, The One Government for One World Under Gods Sovereignty, A Prophet in Exile Receives Glimpses of the Future, dp chap. Now the fragility, or brittleness of "democracy" has been suggested, and indeed may be part of of it. In the fifth century, the Roman Empire started to be broken into smaller kingdoms. What did the seventh head do to Gods people? 35. Jesus puts an unusual emphasis on the feet when He washed the disciples' feet. 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. 4,5. 15,16. *. This blog is for preview purposes only and all music downloaded should be deleted within 24 hours. This is your dream: You saw a huge statue with a head of gold, chest and arms of silver, stomach and thighs of copper, legs of iron, and feet of iron mixed with clay. (Revelation 16:13-16; 17:12-14) Daniel told us something about that final battle. Men in Western civilization have thus been thrown back wholly on themselves, and they find themselves wanting, concludes The Columbia History of the World. 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. (b)What does the clay in the feet of the image represent? ANGLO-AMERICA AND THE TWO-HORNED WILD BEAST. (b)How is Satans organization described, and what position does the Christian take toward it? THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY, Before giving the interpretation, Daniel recalled the dream to Nebuchadnezzars mind: Its head was of good gold, its breasts and its arms were of silver, its belly and its thighs were of copper, its legs were of iron, its feet were partly of iron and partly of molded clay. (Dan. . With the revolution in Russia in 1917, dictatorship rose up anew. And when the Berlin wall finally fell, the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel emblazoned its front cover with the words Das Volk siegtthe people win! 13 This wild beast promotes the making of an image of the wild beast. Gone, for example, are the days when people appealed to divine guidance in matters of government. The image displayed his kingdom, the Babylonian, followed by the successive kingdoms that have come and gone: the Medo . 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