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WORLD HISTORY TOLD BY
THE PROPHETS
Nebuchadnezzar had a dream and the dream troubled him. The problem was he could not remember the dream. The King called all of his wise men and told them if they did not tell him the dream he would cut them in pieces Daniel
2:1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was
troubled, and his sleep brake from him. WORLD HISTORY TOLD BY THE PROPHETS 5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. The Kings wise men could not tell him the dream. The King then put out a decree to kill all the wise men, the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to be put to death. The Kings guard also sought Daniel Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, these four were among the captives of Israel. Daniel asked Arioch the captain of the king's guard, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would show the king the interpretation. Daniel prayed to the God of Heaven and he answered Daniel in a vision by night. Daniel was brought to the King and gave him the interpretation of the dream. Daniel
2:25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus
unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto
the king the interpretation. There is no need for a person to try to interpret the Word of God, all you have to do is continue to read and all your question will be answered. What did the image represent? 36
This is the
dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. Notice what is says, 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. Where ever men or fowl or beast of the field were Nebuchadnezzar had rule over them. He was also the head of gold on the image. Look at the next verse. 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. Notice what it says, after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, in verse 32 after the head of gold the image breast and arms were made of silver, this would represent the second kingdom. The third part of the image the belly and thighs of brass, represented the third kingdom that will rule the entire earth. Look at the next verse. 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. Remember in verse 33 when it said the feet of the image was mix with iron and clay. Here in the 40th verse the iron represent the fourth kingdom to rule the earth. If you continue to read your question will be answered. The next verses are future. Pay close attention to 44th and 45th verses. 41
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay, and part of
iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of
the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. Look at verse 44, it says in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. This verse lets you know these kings or kingdom will rule until the Lord comes. Look at verse 45, who is this stone cut out without hands? Look at this verse in Psalms 18. Psalms 18:2 The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. The Lord is that Stone that will destroy these kingdoms at his second coming. The next set of scriptures will show how the second kingdom came into power. Daniel
7:1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and
visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of
the matters. What are the 4 beast and what do they represent? Let's go to Daniel chapter 5 and find a couple of these beast and find out what they mean. The Bible can speak of it's self, there is no reason for anyone to try and guests what's on the Lord's mind, all you have to do is read it and take it for what it says. In Daniel chapter 5 Belshazzar made a serious mistake, that very night he lost his life. When he lost his life another kingdom came into power. Here you will begin to see how recorded history lines up with the word of God. Take a look at who took over form Belshazzar after his death. Daniel
5:1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and
drank wine before the thousand. 3
Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the
house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives,
and his concubines, drank in them. Once again Daniel was called to give an interpretation of a vision. Look what Daniel told the king. Daniel 5:17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. The king asked and Daniel gave it to him. Take a look. Daniel
5:25 And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. As you see the kingdom was given to the Medes/Persian Empire after Belshazzar was killed. Before we move into recorded history we will list all the parts to the image and what they represent. This image
represent the entire Gentile ruler ship as seen by Nebuchadnezzar in the 2nd
chapter of Daniel. Keep these in mind as we go through the study. This is a from Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia under BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY. BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY or BABYLONIAN EXILE, term applied to the period between the deportation of the Jews from Palestine to Babylon by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II and their release in 538 BC by the Persian king Cyrus. Two main deportations are recorded: one in 597 BC, when Israelite nobles, warriors, and artisans were transported; and one in 586 BC when Nebuchadnezzar's army destroyed Jerusalem, and the major part of the remaining Israelite community was taken to Babylon. At the time of the second deportation an important group of Israelites fled to Egypt; thereafter, only the poorest peasants were allowed to remain in Palestine, and the political dissolution of independent Israel was an accomplished fact. The majority of the Jews living in Babylon did not return to Palestine at the end of the exile period, but became a part of the Diaspora, or body of Jews dispersed among nations outside Palestine. Darius the Median wasn't mentioned is. Why? The Medes were not as powerful as the Persian Empire. That's why history jumps to Cyrus the Great. Some of the Persian Kings took on the tile of Darius this let you know that the Medes were there first. Now we will return to the scripture going to the Book of Ezra showing Cyrus reign, and what was his dealing with children of Israel. Ezra
1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus
king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be
fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made
a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Take a look at verse 2, Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Notice what it says, “The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth”. This let you know Cyrus ran the entire earth. Not only that, the Lord gave him an order to rebuild His temple at Jerusalem, using only the children of Israel. If you read further in Ezra you would find out that the people of the land tried to help. The Lord used only His People (Israel) to build the temple. Take a look at this in Ezra chapter 2. Ezra
2:1 Now these are the children of the
province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried
away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and
came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city; CYRUS THE GREAT
(c. 600-529 BC), As you can see it lines up very well. In Daniel 7 you will see the next nation that took the kingdom from Persian. This is the Greek Empire, headed up by Alexander the Great. The four heads on this beast represent Alexander's four generals. The wings represent the swiftness of Alexander the great taking down the Persian Empire. Daniel 7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it. Let's see in recorded history who took the kingdom from the Persian. Funk and Wagnall’s encyclopedia. DARIUS III, called Codomannus (380?-330 BC), king of Persia (336-330 BC), great grandson of Darius II. He was placed on the throne by the eunuch Bagoas (d. 336? BC), following the latter's assassinations of Artaxerxes III (r. 358?-338 BC), who had reigned for about 20 years, and Arses (died c. 336 BC), who had reigned for two years; Darius, in turn, killed Bagoas. In the course of his 6-year reign Darius III led the Persian army against the forces of Alexander the Great of Macedonia but was defeated at the battles of Issus in 333 BC and Gaugamela in 331 BC. He was killed by one of his own satraps while fleeing from Gaugamela. Let's return to the Bible, and see this battle between Darius III with the Persian army against the forces of Alexander the Great. Daniel is having this dream long before this battle took place. Let's take a look and see if world history lines up with Bible. Daniel
8:1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a vision appeared unto
me, even unto me Daniel, after that which appeared unto me at the first. These horns represent the Medo Persian empire. The reason one horn is high than the other is, the Persian Empire was stronger than the Medes. 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and became great. Now here comes the Greek Empire, which is represented by the goat. 5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. This notable horn is Alexander. 6
And he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the
river, and ran unto him in the fury of
his power. The horn that was broken was Alexander the Great. Alexander dies at an early age and his four generals fought over the kingdom dividing it into four nations, these are the 4 notable horns. Now see how the Bible interprets itself. 15
And it came to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had
seen the vision, and sought for the meaning,
then, behold, there stood before me as the appearance of a man. You see there are no mysteries in the Bible, all you have to do is continue to read and all your questions will be answered. Now , lets read about Alexander and his 4 generals and what they did to possess the kingdom. 1999 Grolier Interactive Inc. Alexander III,
king of Macedonia, called "the Great," conquered the Persian empire
(see Persia, ancient) and annexed it to Macedonia. The son of Philip II and
Olympias, he was born in 356 © and brought up as crown prince. Taught for a
time by Aristotle, he acquired a love for Homer and an infatuation with the
heroic age. When Philip divorced Olympias to marry a younger princess, Alexander
fled. Although allowed to return, he remained isolated and insecure until
Philip's mysterious assassination about June 336. Alexander the great had no successor, his four generals took over. Below you see more than four, prophesy can not be broken. You will see that these Generals fought for the kingdom, and 4 were victorious. The Greek word Diadochi, meaning "successors," was introduced by the 19th-century German historian Johann Gustav Droysen to designate the first generation of successors of Alexander the Great (d. 323 ©). Chief among them were Antigonus I, Antipater, Demetrius I Poliorcetes, Lysimachus, Perdiccas, Ptolemy I, and Seleucus I. This generation is taken to end with Seleucus' death in 281 ©. The Macedonian Antigonus I, b. c.382 ©, was one of the successors (Diadochi) of Alexander the Great. He was governor of Phrygia under Alexander. After Alexander's death (323), he joined the alliance against Perdiccas, killed Eumenes after a long war, and by 316 controlled the eastern provinces of the empire. Trying to conquer the western portion, he was opposed by the other Diadochi, although they were generally disunited. After a naval victory over Ptolemy I by his son Demetrius I Poliorcetes, he and Demetrius proclaimed themselves kings (307). Their opponents also assumed royal titles, thus ending the nominal unity of the empire. Successful in the field, Antigonus was unsuccessful in his diplomatic efforts to keep his enemies isolated. Their alliance defeated and killed him at Ipsus in Anatolia in 301. Lysimachus,
c.360-281 ©, a senior Macedonian officer under Alexander the Great, was
assigned rule over Thrace after Alexander's death in 323. He pacified the
natives, then joined the alliance against Antigonus I, and in 306-305 assumed
the royal title. Expanding his power to the north, he took part in the final
victory (301) over Antigonus and gained most of Anatolia. In alliance with
Pyrrhus of Epirus, he drove Demetrius I Poliorcetes from Macedonia, then
expelled Pyrrhus and won sole control of Macedonia and northern Greece.
Lysimachus was weakened by court intrigues; he was attacked by Seleucus I
Nicator and died in battle. Seleucus I Nicator ("the Conqueror"), b. c.358 ©, was the greatest of the Diadochi, or successors, of Alexander the Great. He fought under Alexander and after the king's death (323) received the province of Babylonia. He fled to Egypt after Antigonus I Monophthalmus conquered Eumenes in 316, but in 312, he regained Babylonia with a handful of men and gradually won from Antigonus all of the Macedonian empire's provinces east of the Euphrates. He took the royal title in 305. Perdiccas, d. 321 ©, one of Alexander the Great's generals, was among the Diadochi seeking control of the Macedonian empire after Alexander's death. His rivals, including Ptolemy I, Antipater, and Antigonus I, allied against him. Perdiccas was killed in Egypt by mutineers while marching against Ptolemy. In 322, Antipater defeated a Greek rebellion and had some anti-Macedonians (notably Demosthenes) executed. Taking part in the attack on Perdiccas, he was appointed regent after Perdiccas's death (321). He took the joint kings Philip III and Alexander IV back from Asia to Macedonia, where he died. He was the last regent to be recognized by all the Diadochi, or successors of Alexander the Great. Demetrius conquered Greece as a "liberator" in 304-02, but he was partly to blame for Antigonus's defeat and death (301) at Ipsus. Retaining control of the sea, he seized (294) the throne of Macedonia after some years of confused fighting, but he soon made himself unpopular and lost the kingdom to Lysimachus and Pyrrhus. Invading Anatolia in 287, he had to surrender to Seleucus I, and he drank himself to death in captivity. Cassander, c.358-297 ©, king of Macedonia, was son of the regent Antipater and one of the diadochi, or successors, of Alexander the Great. Allied with Antigonus I, he secured control of Macedonia and most of Greece by 316. He murdered Alexander's mother (Olympias), widow (Roxana), and son (Alexander IV) before assuming the royal title in 305. He joined the coalition that defeated Antigonus at Ipsus in 301. Cassander founded Thessaloniki and rebuilt Thebes. Antigonus was the strongest of them all. But he was defeated by an alliance of the other generals. Perdiccas was also killed. Demetrius lost the kingdom to Lysimachus and he drank himself to death. Thus you have Cassander, Seleucus I, Ptolemy I and Lysimachus. These are the four heads on the Leopard , the Horn that was broken was Alexander the Great. Daniel 8:22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. Prophecy can not be broken. The next kingdom which is the worst of them all is the Roman Empire. Notice Daniel gives the Prophesy years before it comes to past. This prophecy was given before the Greeks headed up by Alexander the great had even possessed the kingdom. The Roman Empire was also called the Holy Roman Empire. This Empire was the worst, meaning they not only killed you physically but spiritually also. Daniel
11:1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirm
and to strengthen him. This fourth kingdom was so bad the Lord didn't have an animal in the creation to liken it to. As you will see below quoted from the Grolier Encyclopedia the Roman Empire conquered the Greek Empire, aligning with scripture. In the history of Greco-Roman civilization the period between the death (323 ©) of Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia, and the beginning of the Roman Empire (30 ©) is usually called the Hellenistic Age. The genius of the Romans lay in the military, in government administration, and in the law. Decisive but cautious imperialists, they valued crafty diplomacy as much as military discipline. The Romans conquered Greece, adopting Greek culture and transmitting it to the medieval world. Unlike the Greeks, they did not develop a philosophical theory of state and society; they were the practitioners of power and law. Roman civil law, which reached its peak under the emperors, excelled in precision of formulation and logic of thought; but it was a law of inequality and social prejudice, and that also became part of the Roman heritage. Below in Daniel you will see this is a terrible beast, this beast is the worst of them all, we will find out later why. Daniel 7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. Romulus Augustulus was the last Roman Emperor, after him the Roman Empire must rise and fall 10 times. This is what the ten horns represent. This kingdom has risen and fallen nine times. At this very moment the Roman Empire is gaining strength every day for it's tenth and final ascension. In Daniel below you will see a little horn came up among the ten. This little horn is also alive a well preparing for it's defeat by the God of heaven. Three Germanic tribes defeated Romulus Augustulus, thus ending the Ancient Roman Empire. This is where the ten horns come into play. This is a quote from the Grolier Encyclopedia showing Augustulus defeat. From 395 the empire was permanently divided into the Latin Western and the Greek Eastern or Byzantine Empire. The Eastern Empire lived on until 1453, when the Turks conquered Constantinople. The Western Empire was overrun and gradually dismembered by various Germanic tribes. In 410 the Visigoths (see Goths) and in 455 the Vandals plundered the city of Rome. Finally in 476 the German Odoacer deposed the last emperor of the west, the child Romulus Augustulus. And so the history of ancient Rome ended gloriously. The idea of Rome and of the Roman Empire, however, survived its fall, and from the symbiosis of Roman and Germanic elements arose the new states and societies of medieval Europe. The quote below will show the third tribe, which is the Herulians. They also were apart of Romulus Agustulus defeat. (“The Pictorial History Of Italian People”) Another general, Orestes (possibly a Roman and not a barbarian), nominated his teen-age son, Romulus Augustus, emperor in 475. In the following year Odoacer, leader of a motley collection of mercenaries, mainly Herulians, deposed Romulus Augustus (nicknamed Augustulus) after having defeated and killed Orestes. The year 476 is generally accepted as marking the end of the Roman state in Italy. Actually the events of that year meant little to contemporaries. Odoacer was just one of many German tribal leaders who, since the beginning of the century, had carved a state in Roman territory for themselves and their followers. Each horn tries to restore the Ancient Roman Empire but was later defeated. These 3 tribes were the Ostrogoths, Vandals, and Herulians. These three represent the first 3 horns on the beast. These three were plucked up by the roots by the fourth horn. Daniel 7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. The little horn that came up among the ten is the Papacy. You will see as we go along in this study that the Pope's gave the kings there power. This is why Daniel made this statement, “there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots”. Justinian is the fourth horn on the beast. He took out these three tribes. (Grolier Encyclopedia) Justinian's aim was the restoration of the earlier Roman Empire by reconquest of areas lost to the Germanic tribes. With the help of his general Belisarius, he regained North Africa from the Vandals (533-34) and, after a lengthy war (535-54), Italy from the Ostrogoths (see Goths). Justinian also acquired southeastern Spain. Repeated wars with the Sassanian Persians, however, usually ended with the Byzantines buying peace; and the Slavs occupied much of the Balkan Peninsula. Quoted from “The Pictorial History Of Italian People” (below) Odoacer governed Italy nominally as representa-tive of the Roman emperor in the East. In reality he acted as an independent ruler, and inefficiently. In 488, the Ostrogoths, authorized since around 450 by the government in Constantinople to settle on the right bank of the middle Danube, were led into Italy by their leader, King Theodoric II. Besieged in Ravenna, Odoacer surrendered and was assassinated in 493. The Herulians were never heard of again. In 535 the Roman emperor in the East, the able Justinian, bent on reestablishing the unity of the Em-pire, sent an expeditionary force to Italy. In his eyes, as in the eyes of all native Italians, Italy was still very much an integral part of the Roman State. Surprised initially by the attack, the Goths soon rallied behind their leaders. While most Italians looked on, a fero-cious war was fought for nearly two decades between the armies of the Gothic kings and those of the legitimate ruler, the emperor. Finally defeated, the Ostrogoths disappeared from the pages of history. Once again you see world history lines up with the scripture. All three of these Germanic tribes were defeated. As it's states in the Book Of Daniel these three were plucked up by the roots. After the Last Roman Cesar was defeat by these Germanic Tribes there was seven kings left. These kings all had a common purpose, and that was to restore the Ancient Roman Empire. We will name six of the kings the seven is yet to come. Now lets return to the scripture. Revelation 17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. These seven kings are the remaining horns on the beast in Daniel 7:7. Each one of these kings had the blessing of the Pope. The first is Justinian, the quote below is from Reader's Digest (THE LAST 2 MILLION YEARS PAGES 123,121.) The golden age of Justinian, page 123. One of the greatest of the Byzantine emperors came to the throne in 527. He was Justinian I, whose 38-year reign was distinguished by three major achievements. He reconquered much of the old Western Empire; he modernized Roman Law; and built hundreds of churches, including the magnificent Hagia Sophia, the church of the holy wisdom, in Constantinople. He devoted his long reign to trying recreate the old Roman Empire as it was when dominated the Mediterranean throughout the centuries before the barbarian invasion. He succeeded in driving the Vandals from Africa and the Ostrogoths from Italy. Page
121 The next was Charlemagne. This Quote is from “The Pictorial History Of Italian People” page 81. Charlemagne himself remained ever after a major figure of Italian lore as did, with modified names, the English monk Alcuin (Charle-magne's trusted adviser for many years) and the gal-lant knight Roland. All Italians certainly took pride in the revived title of Roman emperor and in the great ceremony at which Pope Leo III crowned Cbarle-magne in the old Basilica of Saint Peter's in Rome, on Christmas Day of the year 800, There had been no emperor of the West since 476: now Italy seemed again to be the leading Western nation. Quote from Funk and Wagnall’s online encyclopedia, under Holy Roman Empire. On December 25,
800, Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor. This act established both a
precedent and a political structure that were destined to figure decisively in
the affairs of central Europe. The
precedent established the papal claim to the right to select, crown, and even
depose emperors that was asserted, at least in theory, for nearly 700 years.
In its primary stage, the resurrected Western Empire endured as an effective
political entity for less than 25 years after the death of The third was Otto the Great. Quote from Funk and Wagnall’s online encyclopedia, under Holy Roman Empire. Despite the
dissension within the newly created Western Empire, the popes maintained the
imperial organization and the imperial title, mainly within the Carolingian
dynasty, for most of the 9th century. The emperors exercised little authority
beyond the confines of their dominions, however. After the reign (905-24) of
Berengar I of Friuli (850?- 924), also styled as king of Italy or ruler of
Lombardy, who was crowned emperor by Pope The 4th Charles V Quoted from Grolier Encyclopedia. Charles V, Holy Roman emperor (1519-56) andÑas Charles IÑking of Spain (1516-56), dominated the politics of Europe for 40 years. Charles was born in Ghent, in present-day Belgium, on Feb. 24, 1500, the eldest son of the Habsburg Philip the Handsome (later Philip I) and Joan the Mad of Castile. From his father, who died in 1506, he inherited the Netherlands (including most of the modern Netherlands and Belgium) and Franche Comt? (a French-speaking province that bordered eastern France but belonged to the Holy Roman Empire). After the death (1516) of his maternal grandfather, Ferdinand II of Aragon, Charles became ruler of the kingdoms of Spain and the Spanish dependencies in ItalyÑthe kingdoms of Naples, Sicily, and Sardinia. The Habsburg possessions of Austria and several smaller south German lordships came to him on the death (1519) of his paternal grandfather, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I, as did hereditary claims to the crowns of Hungary and Bohemia. The latter were made good by his younger brother Ferdinand (later Emperor Ferdinand I) in 1526, after the last independent king of Hungary, Louis II, was killed by the Turks in the Battle of Moh‡cs. Meanwhile, in 1519, Charles had been elected German king and Holy Roman emperor in succession to his grandfather Maximilian. The 5th
was Napoleon Bonaparte, Quoted from Grolier Encyclopedia The 6th was Benito Mussolini Quoted from Grolier Encyclopedia. On Mar. 23, 1919, Mussolini and other war veterans founded in Milan a revolutionary, nationalistic group called the Fasci di Combattimento, named for the ancient Roman symbol of power, the fasces. His Fascist movement developed into a powerful "radicalism of the right," gaining the support of many landowners in the lower Po valley, industrialists, and army officers. Fascist blackshirt squads carried on local civil war against Socialists, Communists, Catholics, and Liberals. fas'-eez
: In ancient Rome, fasces were rods of elm or birch tied together with
leather thongs around an ax with projecting blade, used as a symbol of
authority. They were carried by lictors (guards) walking in advance of public
officials including praetors, consuls, proconsuls, victorious generals,
dictators, and emperors. The Italian Fascist party adopted the fasces as its
emblem and took its name from them. With its uniform of black shirts and solgan , no discussion only obedience, the fascist party came to power. Mussolini ordered his followers to march on Rome in 1922; the king gave way before this show of force and called on Mussolini to form a government. Mussolini gradually transformed Italy into a dictatorship, basing his policies on the idea of corporative state. Under his rule, the Fascist attempted to control every major aspect of Italian life. He took the title of Il Duce (the leader) and suppressed parliament, retaining the monarchy as a figure-head. The Duce had grandiose ambition of reviving the glories of Ancient Rome and making the Italians once again a conquering, militaristic people. These ambition, strengthen by the memory of humiliating defeat the Italians had suffered at Adowa in Ethiopia in 1896, led him to attack and conquer Ethiopia in 1935-6. As you have seen above each one of these Leaders tried to restore the Ancient Roman Empire and failed. Notice also how the Papacy played a major role in each of these leaders reign. Prophecy cannot be broken, keep your eye on Europe the 7th king will show himself soon. We will now return to the scripture. Below in the Book Revelation we will see the great whore that sitteh upon many waters is the Roman Catholic Church. The waters are millions of people that follow this bad doctrine put forth by this church. The city where the whore sits is Vatican City. Documented history will show us the exact location of this city, so you will have no doubt in your mind were this city is. Revelation
17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and
talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment
of the great
whore that sitteth upon many waters: Is this a literal wine? No. The Lord is giving you a physical side to understand a spiritual side. Let's let the scripture explain this for us. Take a look at these verses in the Book of Isaiah. Isaiah 29:9 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. If they are not drunk with wine, what are they drunk from? Pay close attention to Isaiah. Isaiah
29:10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and
hath closed your eyes: the prophets
and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. Notice it said the Lord has poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep. Why has he done this? Here is the answer. Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: This is why the Lord has done this. This people can care less about what the Lord says. They go about with their own doctrine. The Book clearly states the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, these people teach don't fear Him. Fear means fear, and everyone on the planet will know what fear is all about when they see the sky roll back like a scroll. What is this doctrine called? Where did these people get it? Take a look at these verses in the Book of Revelations. Revelation
2:13 I know thy works and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest
fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas
was my faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth. What church holds fast the name of the Lord? Does not the Roman Catholic church? This church is steal casting a stumbling block before the children of Israel. This church possesses the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes which the Lord hates. What is some of this doctrine? 1.
The Law is no more This is some of the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, notice also above in revelation it said that satan’s seat was there. Let's go a little further In Revelation 17 and see if we can locate his seat. Revelation 17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. Notice how the woman is sitting on the beast. If you sit on a horse, who is doing the guiding you or the horse? You are. The same thing is being done here, the woman is riding the beast and controlling it. Notice something else, the beast has seven heads and ten horns. Who is this beast? Let's find out. Revelation 12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads. Satan doesn't look like this, he is a cherub angel (Ezekiel. 1). This simply shows who this beats is ran by. In the book Of Daniel the Gentiles are call the children of the prince (satan), the Gentiles headed up by the Roman General Titus are the ones who destroyed Jerusalem in 70 A.D. Knowing now that satan runs the Gentile dynasty lets find out where he sits. Back to Revelation 17. Revelation
17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with
gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of
abominations and filthiness of her fornication: 7
And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the
mystery of the woman, and of the beast
that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten horns. Let's see if we can find out what city sits on seven mountains. This Quote is from the Pictorial History of Italian People page 31. Romans were now confident in their own strength. When, after over thirty years of nearly continual fighting, this round of wars ended, the small independent township centered on the seven hills had become a state embracing most of what is today's Latium and parts of Umbria. Quote from Grolier Encyclopedia below. The Seven Hills of Rome are the hills on which the ancient city was built. Of volcanic origin and situated on the east bank of the Tiber River, they consist of the Palatine, which lies at approximately the center of the hills, the Capitoline in the northwest, and the Quirinal, Viminal, Esquiline, Caelian, and Aventine in the southwest. According to tradition, Romulus, the city's legendary founder, established the original settlement on the Palatine Hill, which, during the Roman Empire, was the site of the emperors' palaces. The other hills were incorporated as parts of Rome by a succession of early kings. The Servian Wall, which surrounded the seven hills, was built in the 4th century ©; parts of it still survive. Let's return to the Bible in the Book of Revelation. Revelation 17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast. This
verse is a little beyond us. The one-hour with beast is the “Great
Tribulation”. The ten Horns
which are ten kings represents the European Economic Community. There are 12
nations within this community at this moment. Notice it said they are of one
mind. In the year 2002 they will all be using one common currency (Euro dollar),
these are all Roman Catholic nations. Pay close attention to the next set of
verses. Who gave this beast its power? The dragon (satan). Notice something else, look at verse 2. And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. Here you have your Gentile dynasty. The four beast in Daniel that were separate are now all one. This would represent an alliance, or of one mind. Notice something else, the beast had a deadly wound, but it was healed. This is none other that the Roman Empire being resurrected. Why? Remember they are of one mind. Take a look at this. Quote from Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia. (Treaty of Rome). In June 1955 the
foreign ministers of the six nations in the ECSC agreed to examine the
possibilities for further economic integration. This new effort resulted in the
two Treaties of Rome of March 1957, which
created the European Economic Community (EEC, often referred to as the Common
Market) and the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom). The latter
organization has proved of little importance because the national governments
have kept control of their own nuclear power programs. In June 1997, the EU
reached agreement on the Amsterdam Treaty, a revision of the At this moment there are more than ten nations in the European Common Market, Belgium and Ireland are the only 2 nations at this time that doesn't participate with the security of the EU. The other 10 have armies in place ready to defend the EU sense 1996. These are the armies that will make war with the Lamb. Back to Revelation 17. Revelation
17:14 These shall make war with the
Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of
kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. Remember the city that set on seven mountains, the Lord calls it Babylon the Great. Below in Daniel shows the Gentile Dynasty being taken down by the Lord along with his saints. Within these few verses you have a span of time over 2,000 years. Let's take a look at Daniel chapter 7. Daniel
7:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn
spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given
to the burning flame. If you continue
to read the Bible will explain all you need to know. Daniel asked for the truth
and he got it. Watch how the scripture interprets itself. Four kingdoms are Babylonians, Medes and the Persians, Greeks and the Romans. Watch the time jump in the next verse. Daniel 7:18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. This is after the first resurrection. The saints along with the angels will take the earth by force. Daniel
7:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from
all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of
brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet; The fourth beast is the Roman Empire, the horn that came up from among them was the Papacy. The three that fail were the 3 Germanic tribes that took out the last Roman Cesar, which was Romulus Augustulus. The 3 tribes were the Ostrogoths, Vandals and the Herulians. Nine has fallen, the tenth hasn't shown himself as of yet. 1.
Ostrogoths Daniel 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; Those who don't make it to the place of safety will not have any protection from this guy. Daniel
7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the
kingdom. Now you see the Gentiles will run the earth until the Lord returns. You also see that world history lines up very well. Let's list the beast and kingdoms and who they represent. This image
represents the entire Gentile rulership as seen by Nebuchadnezzar 1. Head
of gold –Represents the Babylonian Empire. Feet part iron and part clay with the toes combined to make up the European Common Market represents the ten nations. These nations are listed in alphabetical order, 2 of them must leave the alliance. 1.
Belgium 7. Ireland Daniel Chapter 7 LION
- The lion represents Babylon, from Nebuchadnezzar to Belteshazzar. Why did the Lord allow these beast to devour the earth? Read these verses in Hosea very carefully and you will see why! Hosea
13:1 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died. Israel sin against the Lord that is why he sent these nations upon us. Did you notice something in verse 8. The Lord said, "I" will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them. These are the beast that were in the book of Daniel. Now you see who calls “ALL” the shots. May the Lord add a blessing to the reading of his word in Jesus name.
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