will partly prove to be strong and will partly prove to be fragile . 17:8. When the United States and the United Kingdom stand together, our peopleand people around the worldare more secure and they are more prosperous. (Genesis 3:15) When John wrote about his vision, Rome was the world power. Indeed, the title of their primary journal is The Watchtower Announcing Jehovahs KingdomJehovah being Gods personal name. God also told John that the secondary part of the seed would be revived to increased spiritual activity. 2:45. . 2:40 we see that the nature of "iron" is to grind into powder, "as iron beats to powder and subdues all things.". 3 pp. . The prophecy at Revelation 17:10 complements another prophecy found in the book of Daniel. But during the Lords day, people have not supported her as much as they did in the past. 12 Though the Anglo-American World Power is a mixture of iron and clay, the visions that Jesus gave to John show that this power would continue to play a key role during the last days. 282-286 - The Watchtower1960, w75 10/15 pp. (a)What can we understand when we compare the prophecies of Daniel and John? How has the seventh head treated Gods people? (b)What does the clay in the feet of the image mean? 35 But there was a final or completing part of the symbolic image, namely, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.. That is exactly what happened, and now the organization is called the United Nations.Revelation 17:8. In other visions, Daniel mentions specific numbers. . Those numbers are important. Pinpointing this in our day, the German book Unsere WeltGestern, Heute, Morgen; 1800-2000 (Our WorldYesterday, Today, Tomorrow; 1800-2000), says: By the 19thcentury, democratic freedom prevailed in nearly all civilized countries, and by the end of World WarI, freedoms cause seemed to have approached final victory. If we do not safeguard our heart, we might compromise our neutrality. They are described as an amalgam of iron and clay. Today, they are larger, stronger, and better organized than ever before. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. How? d See RevelationIts Grand Climax at Hand! We can be confident that the destruction of false religion and the battle of Armageddon will soon come. What was the dream that Daniel recalled to the kings mind? The iron legs represent the Imperialistic-Democratic Alliance of the Roman Empire. Because they began to work together in a special way, they became the Anglo-American World Power. Which political world power did that prove to be, and how would it treat the seed of the woman? The ten horns of the beast that Daniel saw mean the kingdoms that came from the Roman Empire. 11 Does the number of toes of the image mean anything? (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. The Toes of Clay and Iron. 18. (Daniel 2:31-33), where the prophet interprets Nebuchadnezzar's dream of a statue with a head of gold and feet of iron clay. The globe was rapidly slipping into political fragmentation. It shows that the kings of the entire inhabited earth will be gathered against Jehovah on the great day of God the Almighty. (Rev. Instead of uniting, it tended to disunite. By the time the Lords day began in 1914, Britain had built the largest empire in history and the United States had become the greatest industrial power on earth.b During World WarI, the United States forged a special partnership with Britain. This description coincides with the time when the seventh head the Anglo-American World Power would come to prominence. 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. 280-284 - The Watchtower1959, w60 5/1 pp. The number of nations in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East grew dramatically. 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. 2:43) In the Anglo-American World Power, people have risen up to claim their rights through civil rights campaigns, labor unions, and independence movements. 1:1. 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. The prophecies of Daniel and John have come true exactly as they were written. THE ANGLO-AMERICAN WORLD POWER AND THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY. THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST DEVOURS THE HARLOT. 31You, O king, happened to be beholding, and, look! Population reduction Rev.6:8 2. 23 Since Jerusalem is here symbolicof the heavenly Jerusalemso also must the mountain of the olive trees be. (Read Daniel 2:44.) In the second year of his kingship (probably dating from Jerusalems destruction in 607B.C.E. 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. 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. The visions in Revelation were prophecies about the Lords day. (Revelation 1:10) It was during World WarI that Britain and the United States began to work together as one world power. 8,9. Paul Kennedy, professor of history at Yale University, explains: The most striking change in Europe, measured in territorial-juridical terms, was the emergence of a cluster of nation-statesPoland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuaniain place of lands which were formerly part of the Habsburg, Romanov, and Hohenzollern empires.. (Read Daniel 2:41-43.) 24:45-47; Gal. The United States and the United Kingdom enjoy a truly special relationship. The ten horns sprouting from the head of that fearsome beast represent kingdoms that grew out of that empire. However, when describing the image, Daniel does not mention the number of toes. 18. (a)What did the small horn do? 19. THE IMAGE OF THE WILD BEAST DESTROYS THE HARLOT. (Egypt and Assyria had already come and gone.) Daniel sheds much light on these questions. 1,2. The Bible answers that question by way of a sign that would identify the last days.Matthew 24:3. Three other regions of the old Roman EmpireSpain, the Netherlands, and Francewere far more influential. 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? 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. Gods Kingdom will crush all human rulerships, including the seventh world power. Even so, the United States was allowed to grow mighty, protected by British naval power. 31. Democracy elects representitives who are to represent the people. 2:42; 2Tim. The result is inevitable. The prophecies of Daniel and John have been fulfilled to the smallest detail. The change of financial system Rev. 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. In fact, many people believe that religion contributes to or causes conflict. The seventh head of the beast had now emerged as the Anglo-American World Power. These feet simply can't take the weight of the top heavy body. published by Jehovahs Witnesses. Human feet have a quarter of all muscles, ligaments and bones that are found in the human body. (Revelation 17:11) But would it succeed? And what should a clear understanding of those prophecies move us to do? This beast also means the Anglo-American World Power, but now it does something special.Read Revelation 13:11-15. feet of clay phrase. The following Bible passages may help you to understand why the expression good news is fitting. 31 The king of the Babylonian World Power had a prophetic dream that Daniel interpreted for him. 47:1-3; Jer. Perhaps the iron represents totalitarian rule like what we see in Arab countries and North Korea. Daniel 2:41 describes the mixture of iron and clay as one kingdom, not many. It remained strong for hundreds of years after that. 13 A prophecy in the book of Daniel helps us to understand in what period of time we are living. We feel that we are in the final days of the kingdom symbolized by the mixture of clay and iron. 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. There will be no more world powers after this. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the wild beast with two horns will be destroyed. How would you describe the prophetic dream that God sent Nebuchadnezzar in the second year of his reign as world ruler? It is only an image of that beast. The wild beast mentioned at Revelation 13:1, its image, and the two-horned wild beast will be destroyed. The expression one is referred to Rome. Hi everyone, I'm sure almost all of you will remember the prophecy in Daniel that we used to learn about, with the statue of different metals and how they represented different world powers- Babylon- Persia- Greece- Rome- Anglo-America. 65. (Gen. 3:15) Rome, the sixth head, remained a dominant political force for centuries after John wrote down his vision. How do the visions of Daniel and John show that all governments of the world will be destroyed? 2:41-43) Could a danger lie there for us? 313-316 - The Watchtower1959, bi22 Daniel 1:1-12:13 - American Standard Version (bi22), sl chap. The Bible promises that genuine peace will prevail under the rule of Gods Kingdom. Part 9 of Human Rule Weighed in the Balances will answer. Would you like to read this article in %%? What, then, should we expect?Daniel 2:41, 42; 12:4. Spiritual crisis Rev. Yes, you may say, pointing to the end of the Cold War, to the greater cooperation between East and West, and to the substantial progress being made in world disarmament. An increasingly vocal and militant group of Western intellectuals is calling for the end of religions influence on society. The Anglo-American World Power will be the dominant world power when false religion is eradicated. 4 Because the empires mentioned in the Bible were usually ruled by a king, the empires themselves are often referred to as kings, kingdoms, or both.Daniel 8:20-22. 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. 4,5. Finally, the feet of mixed clay and iron "will be a divided kingdom" (Daniel 2:41). She will be destroyed suddenly.Revelation 18:7, 8, 15-19. 13 This wild beast promotes the making of an image of the wild beast. This blog does not store any files on its server. The harlot symbolizes what, and what has happened to her support? 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. (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. Daniel 2:41 shows that the feet made of iron mixed with clay are one kingdom, not many. 2:41-43) Could a danger lie there for us? 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.) 13. (See the box at top.). 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. ), Nebuchadnezzar is agitated by a dream. During that war, Gods people declared that according to the prophecy in Revelation, the image of the wild beast would ascend again. They need to be supple but the combination of iron and clay don't make them stable enough. Those numbers are significant. The religions of Christendom are surely part of Babylon the Great. But Britain fought against them one by one and became more important than they were. 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. (Revelation 17:10) Then, in Daniels day, Babylon overthrew Jerusalem, forcing the Israelites into exile. . 8:24) For example, the United States caused terrible ruin on an unprecedented scale when it dropped two atomic devices on an enemy of the dual world power. You will also see that the Bible is deserving of your full trust, that it truly is inspired by God.2Timothy 3:16. (a)What will happen to the feet of the image? 2:31-33. ~Watchtower "The March of World Powers in Prophecy" 6/15/1961 A revelation by Jesus Christ, which God gave him, to show his slaves the things that must shortly take place.REVELATION 1:1. The breasts and arms of silver depicted Medo-Persia. It almost stopped, or killed, their preaching work. 1,2. It was supposed to unite the nations and speak for them.d (See footnote.) Five centuries of European expansion was ending in the rubble of collapsed colonial empires. is making wars to cease to the extremity of the earth. you yourself are the head of gold. 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