Ezra Celestin 09-09-2016
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.
And
as
the toes of the feet were
part of iron, and part of clay, so
the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
And
whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle
themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to
another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. Daniel 2:41-43
The
legs of the image was of Iron representing the Roman Empire. So also
was the fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly;
and it had great iron teeth: Daniel 7:7
The
word said in Daniel 2:41:
And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' clay,
and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided;
Many
theologians and church doctrine want you to believe in the theory of
Pagan Rome and Papal Rome. That is to say, after the disintegration
of Pagan Rome, the Roman Empire, Papal Rome took over and rule the
world. Is that what the Bible teaches? The Bible says after the Roman
Empire, the Kingdom will be divided. The Papacy is not part of the
Roman Empire as many theologian and church doctrine would want you to
believe.
When
the Roman Empire disintegrated about September 4, 476 what came out
of the Roman Empire was the European Nations, the feet and toes of
the Image of Nebuchadnezzar. The Roman Empire broke up, and divided
into ten countries namely the Saxons, today is known as the English
nation, the Franks, as the French nation. The Germans were known as
the Alamannies and the Spanish nations were known as the Visigoths.
The Lombards are known today as the Italians, the Suevi as the
Portuguese nation and the Burgundians as the Swiss nation. The
following three nations were conquered and integrated, therefore they
no longer exist. The Heruli were subjugated and disappeared from
history about 512 A.D.; the Vandals about 534 and the Ostrogoths
about 539 when Belisarius conquers Ravenna and captures the Ostrogoth
king Witigis.
The
Bible says in Daniel 7:24,
And the ten horns out of this kingdom (the
Roman Empire)
are
ten kings that
shall arise (the
European Nations):
and another shall rise after them (the
Papacy);
and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three
kings. Daniel said, 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. Daniel
7:8
Concerning
the little horn that came up among the ten horns, the European
Nations, the Bible says in Daniel 12:11 And from the time that the
daily sacrifice shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh
desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety
days.
The
Papacy is not part of the Roman Empire; but rather part of the
European Nations. It is the abomination that maketh desolate in
Daniel 12:11. From the time the abomination that maketh desolate set
up, there shall be a thousand two hundred and ninety days. In
prophecy a day is equal to one year. Therefore, from the setting up
of the Papal political power to the time it reach its end will be
1290 years.
The
Papacy started its political assent in 508 and ended in 1798. That is
exactly 1290 years just as the Bible says. From the time the
abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand
two hundred and ninety days. Nowhere in scripture is the Papacy
depicted as a beast. Church doctrine can lead to that strong
conviction; however it is not found in scripture. In Daniel the
Papacy is depicted as the horn with eyes and mouth Daniel 7:8 which
came up after the ten primary European Nations were established, the
ten horns of Daniel 7:7.
There
is no beast in Daniel to correspond to the feet and toes of the image
of Nebuchadnezzar. However, Daniel gave a clue as to what the beast
would look like. Concerning the dreadful and terrible beast, the
forth beast he said, I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his
body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. So we see the Roman
Empire, the legs of Iron, the dreadful and terrible beast is totally
destroyed when it disintegrated in September 476. The beast was
slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame. The
theory of Rome in its two stages, Pagan Rome and Papal Rome is not
supported in scripture. Though it has been taught for over 100 years
and strongly held in belief by christian denominations it is not
scriptural. The beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to
the burning flame.
Daniel
7:12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, (the lion, the bear and
the leopard) they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were
prolonged for a season and time.
The
beast of the Kingdom of the feet and toes of the image of
Nebuchadnezzar is not found in Daniel but rather in Revelation 13.
Daniel said, as concerning the rest of the beasts, (the lion, the
bear and the leopard) they had their dominion taken away: yet their
lives were prolonged for a season and time. John said, And I stood
upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea,
having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and
upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
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: Revelation
13:1,2.
This
beast of Revelation 13:1,2 correspond to the feet and toes of the
image of Nebuchadnezzar, which is collaborated by both Daniel and
John. This beast that John saw rise up out of the sea, having seven
heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his
heads the name of blasphemy.
And
the beast which he 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 is the beast
of the kingdom corresponding to the feet and toes of the image.
Contrary
to popular doctrine and long held, deep sited beliefs, this beast of
Revelation 13:1, 2 is the European Nations which came out of the
Roman Empire after it disintegrated in 476. Doctrines will point to
this beast as it were Papal Rome. However that is not scriptural, it
is only a long held interpretation and religious doctrine, but not
biblical.
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