Image and Ten Toes of Daniel

Babylon Under King Nebuchadnezzar the Head of Gold in the Image Seen by Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 2

God gives King Nebuchadnezzar a dream of an immense idolatrous image of different metals standing on the plain in the land of Shinar (part of modern Iraq). God revealed to Nechadnezzar through his prophet Daniel that Nebuchadnezzar was the head of gold of this image. The metals going down the image are of successively inferior metals which is probably a symbol of the successive world empires would be of successively inferior moral qualities. God instructed Nebuchanezzar that He had given Nechadnezzar and his empire of Babylon a mandate of a kingdom, power, strength and glory. God also said he had given Nechadnezzar and Babylon under him all the animals in the earth and the land of the earth for his empire but this wasn't all conquered by Nebuchadnezzar because his grandson Belshazzar failed to honour God and had his empire confiscated to the Medes and Persians in 539 BC. The dream to Nechadnezzar was probably given between 600 and 550 BC. This head of gold also corresponds to the first beast of Daniel 7 in a dream given by God to Daniel himself also of the four world empires. Babylon is likened to a lion that had eagle's wings which was a symbol of Babylon. It is also mentioned that a man's heart was given to this ruler which is probably a reference to Nebuchadnezzar when his sanity and human understanding was restored to him as in Daniel 4:34 after it was taken from him in Daniel 4:16 by God to humble him. This world empire under Nebuchadnezzar was the beginning of the occupation of Israel and Jerusalem by Gentile or non-Jewish nations directly or by puppet rulers and what is sometimes called the Times of the Gentiles. This started about 600 BC with the beginning of the Babylonian captivity of the Jews and will continue until the Lord Jesus the Messiah (Christ) comes in His glory and that of God the Father with believers and holy angels at the end of the tribulation to set up the 1000 year Messianic Kingdom with Israel then having its independence restored as the then chief nation on earth in fulfillment of the blessings of the promises and covenants to them in the Old Testament. The scripture references in Daniel 2 and 7 of Babylon as the first world empire in the Times of the Gentiles are as follows:

Scripture Reference in Daniel 2 of Babylon as the First World Empire in the Times of the Gentiles from about 604 to 538 BC in Vision of the Image of Metals

Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And 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. Thou art this head of gold. Daniel 2:37-38

Scripture Reference in Daniel 7 of Babylon as the the First World Empire in the Times of the Gentiles from about 604 to 538 BC in Vision of the Beasts

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. Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea (Mediterranean). And four beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it. Daniel 7:1-4

Description of Medo-Persian Empire as Second World Empire in Times of the Gentiles from Daniel 2 and 7 from 539 to 333 BC

The second empire in Daniel if of silver a metal inferior to gold meaning the morals and glory of this second kingdom or empire would be inferior to that of Babylon under Nechadnezzar which was the case for the Medo-Persian empire. However the moral quality of the Medo-Persian empire would still be superior to the following empires or kingdoms. This kingdom of the Medo-Persians started when the Medo-Persians under Cyrus defeated the Babylonians in 539 BC until the Persians were defeated by the Greeks under Alexander the Great in 333 BC. In the parallel passage in Daniel 7 the Medo-Persian empire is likened unto a bear that had three ribs in its teeth. These three ribs would correspond to the three divisions of the Persian kingdom of Media, Persia and Babylonia. The instruction for it to devour much flesh would be for it to take much land and subjugate many people in battles. The scripture references in Daniel 2 and 7 of this second world empire in the Times of the Gentiles Medo-Persia from 539 to 333 BC is as follows:

Scripture Reference in Daniel 2 of Medo-Persia from 539 to 333 BC as Silver Breasts and Arms as Second World Empire in the Times of the Gentiles

This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass. ... And after thee (Nebuchadnezzar) shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. Daniel 2:32, 39

Scripture Reference in Daniel 7 of Medo-Persia from 539 to 333 BC as Second Beast a Bear in Daniel's Dream of Four Beasts of the Times of the Gentiles

And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh. Daniel 7:5

Description in Daniel 2 and 7 of Greece as the Third World Empire from 333 to 63 BC in the Times of the Gentiles

The third world empire, Greece, started with Alexander the Great's victory over the Persians in 333 BC and continued to 63 BC with their defeat at the hands of the Romans under Pompey. This kingdom or empire was called a kingdom of brass which is yet more inferior to silver under the Medo-Persians of gold under the Babylonians. In the parallel passage in Daniel 7 the third, Greek, empire is described as a leopard. This is to emphasize the swiftness of the Greek forces especially under Alexander the Great. The four wings of a fowl and the beast having four heads refer to the division of the Greek empire into four parts, namely 1/ Macedonia and Greece, 2/ Phrygia and Lycia, 3/ Egypt and 4/ Thrace. The scripture references in Daniel 2 and 7 of the third world empire the Greeks in the Times of the Gentiles is as follows

Scripture Reference from Daniel 2 of the Third World Empire of the Greeks from 333 to160 BC as the Belly and Thighs of Brass in the Times of the Gentiles

This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, ... And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. Daniel 2:32, 39

Scripture Reference from Daniel 7 of the Third World Empire of Greece from 333 to 160 BC as the Leopard in the Times of the Gentiles

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. Daniel 7:6

Description of Rome the Fourth World Empire of the Times of the Gentiles from 160 BC and Later Divided into East and West in 396 AD in Daniel 2 and 7

The last of the four empires or kingdoms was (and is) Rome that began in 160 BC by the victory of the Romans over the Greeks. As iron is an inferior metal in value to the other metals the moral character of the Roman empire would be lower than that of its predecessors. However iron is also a very strong metal and this spoke of the strength of the Roman armies that conquored much of the known world of that time in quite a ruthless way which speaks of the iron breaking in pieces and bruising. This kingdom would in its final form be divided into ten regions corresponding to the ten toes and probably the ten final world regions during the reign of the Antichrist who will probably be of Roman background but which I describe in more detail in a following section. Of course it was also during the time of the Roman empire that the Lord Jesus Christ had his first earthly life and ministry. After the death of the Roman emperor Theodosius the Great the Roman Empire was divided into eastern and western parts in about 396 AD which could correspond to the two legs of iron with the western section being overun by northern barbarian tribes in 476 AD and the eastern part centered on Constantinople (now Istanbul) overun by Muslim Turks to form the Ottoman Empire in 1054 AD. However in a way the Roman empire has continued to this time in the form of the Roman Catholic Church which could be used by the Antichrist in his rise to power at the beginning of the tribulation or 70th week of Daniel. The fourth world empire of Rome is also described in Daniel 7 as a dreadful, strong and fantastic beast that had iron teeth and that devoured and broke in pieces its prey and had ten horns. This also describes the strength and ruthlessness of the Roman Empire armies and its subduing many other people in its expansion. The ten horns correspond to the ten toes of the image of Daniel chapter 2 for which I give more description in following paragraphs. The fourth world empire of the legs of iron and toes and the fourth beast of the Roman Empire from 63 BC to the second coming in glory of the Lord Jesus Christ to set up his kingdom on earth in Daniel 2 and 7 is as follows:

Scripture Reference in Daniel 2 of Legs and Toes of Iron Representing the Fourth World Empire, Rome from 160 BC in the Times of the Gentiles

His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. ... 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. Daniel 2:33, 40

Scripture Reference in Daniel 7 of Vicious, Fantastic Beast Representing the Fourth World Empire, Rome from 160 BC in the Times of the Gentiles

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. Daniel 7:7

Conclusion About Identity of 10 Toes of the Image or Ten Horns of the Beast in Daniel 2 and 7

After watching for a long time I and some well-known Bible prophecy teachers and I'm sure other individual Christians came to think that the ten toes of Daniel representing the end-time form of the 4th and last world empire of the Revived Roman Empire is not ten nations of the European Union but 10 regions of the world. According to a video I recently saw from the Bible prophecy teacher Dave Hunt called A Woman Rides the Beast these ten regions were set by The Club of Rome and have already been adopted by the world banking and computer sectors. In a more recent book I read I have found out the Club of Rome is a New Age organization with a strong environmentalist bias including the extreme belief that the earth's population should be severely diminished to 1 or 1/2 billion from its current 7 billion or so and that some of these global elite have some intention to carry this out at the right time when they have the opportunity. This will probably be in the tribulation when they have visible as well as behind the scenes control and the criteria for people being spared will probably be whether they are loyal to the beast or the antichrist who will then be world ruler. Among other things this will mean any person whoafter the rapture of the Church trusts in Jesus - the only way of eternal life and a relationship with God - will be marked for death by the Antichrist and his forces. Some other globalist groups such as the Wildlands project and probably The Federation of Earth and the Georgia Guidestones New Age pilgrimage site in Georgia in the United States say a similiar thing.

One Leg of Iron mixed with clay is based on the western part of the former Roman Empire

There are 5 toes of iron mixed with clay from this leg, they are all based in the western part of the Roman Empire.

These regions are:1/Western Europe; 2/North America including the United States; 3/ Latin America including the Caribbean(Middle America, The Caribbean Basin, Eastern South America and Western South America on map);4/Subsaharan Africa (that were mostly colonies of western Europe)(West Africa, Eastern Africa and Southern Africa on map); 5/ Australia, New Zealand and Oceania(part of South East Asia and Oceania on map)

One Leg ofIron is the Eastern Roman Empire Based in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)

There are 5 Toes of Iron Mixed with Clay from this Leg, They are all Based in the Eastern Part of the Roman Empire.

They are: 1/ Eastern Europe and Russia(Central and Eastern Europe on map); 2/ Middle East including North Africa, Israel and the former Soviet Central Asian Republics and Turkey as well as Arab Asian Countries(Central Asia and Northern Africa and the Middle East on map); 3/ Indian subcontinent(South Asia); 4/South-East Asia(part of South East Asia and Oceania on map); 5/ China, Japan and Korea(East Asia and Western Pacific on map)

English North America as a Possible Third Horn or Region of the World to Give Up Power to the Little Horn or Antichrist in the Tribulation from Daniel 7

In Daniel 7, probably the 3 horns that will give up their power to the little horn speaking great things are the regions of Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Russia, and North America. These are probably the 3 regions of power that will give up their power to the end-times leader of the horn that will be the Anti-Christ or Beast out of the Sea that will likely rule from Rome. It is possible that the pope's tiara that has three crowns or the treregnum will be brought back with a new edition with the words Vicarius Filii Dei or substitute for the son of God when the Antichrist or beast takes power as the world ruler at the beginning of the tribulation or 70th week of Daniel probably also by taking office as the 112th pope of Saint Malachy's prophecy. The three crowns of the tiara could then also represent the three regions of the world likely Western Europe, Eastern Europe and either English North America or the Middle East the Beast out of the sea or the Antichrist will subdue and take control of. If this is the case some international bodies that have formed and continue to form links between these regions are NATO or North Atlantic Treaty Organization which has military links between English North America and Western Europe and since early this year also several countries in Eastern Europe and their website can be found at NATO. Another political/economic international body mostly composed of countries from English North America and Western Europe but recently often also including Russia from Eastern Europe is the G7 or G8 or Group of Seven or Group of Eight. Another organization that is mostly composed of nations in English North America, Western and Eastern Europe although it includes a significant number of nations from other parts of the world is the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). It is composed of more affluent nations in order to give social and economic assistance to developing countries in the world. Its web site can be found at OECD. Also the European Union website is the following: European Union

Another European Union web site with regular news including the activities of the people in the two new positions the President and Foreign Minister of the European Union under the new Lisbon Treaty is:

This web site is just shown for information purposes it is definitely not advisable to sign up on their goverment to do so would to become very entangled in the end times form of the world government as the last stages of this world system of the god of this world the devil, Satan or Lucifer that is adversial to the church or world of God through His Son Jesus Christ that will obtain the victory over this world with Jesus' second coming at the end of the tribulation or 70th week of Daniel.

Realization of Watered Down Constitution of the European Union in the Treaty of 2007

Although it still has to be ratified by each of the 27 countries of the European Union probably every effort will be made to avoid putting this treaty to a public referendum that could defeat the treaty as happened with the European Union Constitution of 2005 in referendums that turned it down and ended to its demise in France and the Netherlands although it was approved by most of the countries. The most important things I can see of the agreed on treaty that is similiar to constitution are that the leading positions the president and foreign minister although it might not be called that will be more permament positions than the existing short term of six months. This treaty was agreed on in draft form in June 2007 with some items that still had to be attended to. Now those details such as respecting Britain's red lines and making concessions to Poland for some voting power etc have been taken into consideration on agreement of the final form of this treaty on October 18, 2007. This treaty now comes before the European Union for ratification in December 2007 where there is probably no danger of it being turned down or delayed. Then this treaty most be ratified by all the 27 nations of Europe. Although this could be done by public referendum with any or even all the countries as was done with some on the previous constitution this is doubtful. This is because referendums in France and the Netherlands turned down the previous constitution and caused it to be turned down as all countries needed to approve it. This time the European Union will do its utmost to only approve the constitution in the national parliaments of the different countries which are more likely to approve this treaty. This is all to be done by January 2009. The positions of the new president and foreign minister like positions of the European Union will probably for terms of four of five years although I don't yet know the exact times. What is important is that this will allow more concentration of power and more continuity of power than under the existing system. Both these points could be very attractive and useful to the Antichrist or Beast out of the Sea and the False Prophet or the Beast out of the Land that will rule the world from their base in the revived roman empire or probably the 3 areas of the world that include the European Union and perhaps most of groups like the G8, Nato and the OECD in the tribulation especially the second half. If this is the case as seems quite likely from a literal Biblical perspective then the Antichrist or Beast out of the Sea would be the President of the European Union and the world and the False Prophet or Beast out of the Land would be the Foreign Minister of the European Union and the world although the latter will probably be Jewish and the Antichrist a Gentile or non-Jew. Another major feature of this treaty is that it would make the use of national vetoes less common and the European Parliament more powerful. This could also centralize power more in Europe and be advantageous to the Antichrist's rise to power. Progess towards making more rights and laws of the European Union apply across the European Union and replace the laws of at least most national laws of the component countries would also lead to more centralized control in the European Union and cause the European Union to be more prepared for a dictatorship under the Antichrist and False Prophet as mentioned in Revelation 13. The realization of this treaty now could mean it is just around the corner that the Antichrist manifests himself probably with the False Prophet through a treaty with Israel to allow it to build its third temple on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. I and other dispensational Christians that also take the scriptures quite literally including keeping a distinction between the Church and Israel and not being confused by using references to Israel as referring to spiritual Israel supposedly the Church believe there will be a rapture or catching up of all born again Christians who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Lord and Saviour that he died for our sins on the cross and rose from the dead to give us new life , immediately before the revelation of the Antichrist probably the leader of the European Union and the beginning of the tribulation.

Middle East as a Possible Third Horn or Region of the World to Give Up Power to the Little Horn or Antichrist in the Tribulation from Daniel 7

Although I still lean towards the third region being English North America because of its historic economic, political, and social ties with Europe especially Western Europe, it is also quite possible as an alternative that the third region in Daniel 7 is the mostly Muslim Middle East region. This is especially credible since this region formed most of the rest of the area of the former Roman Empire in such places as North Africa, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan and it is quite likely it could be under direct rule of the Antichrist in the Great Tribulation or 70th Week of Daniel (Daniel 9:24-27). If this is the case instead of the third region begin English North America possibly due to economic, military, political and social decline of English North America especially United States after the restraining influence of its many born again Christians is removed abruptly at the rapture and liberal or godless or some legalistic such as Muslim people and interests take full control there then this region wouldn't be a region very blessed of God in the Tribulation. This is another point that could mean that the Middle East could be the third horn or region of the world that will give up power to the Antichrist or Beast out of the Sea. If this is the case the European Union's ongoing Barcelona Process in which it is trying to develop political, economic and social ties with other nations of the Mediterranean Basin that is North Africa, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan could be the process that will accomplish relations between Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the Middle East as one somewhat united group of regions. If this is the case more information can be found about the Barcelona Process by entering www.Barcelona Process or by entering http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/euromed/ or my link Barcelona Process. I am not exactly sure myself whether the third region will be English North America or the Middle East but I am quite confident two of the horns and regions of the world that will give up power directly to the little horn or Antichrist will be Western Europe and Eastern Europe.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy Championing A Mediterranean Union to Join the European Union as Part of His European Presidency in Second Half of 2008

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has a vision of all the countries of the Mediterranean area joined in peace, prosperity and love instead of war, strife and division. This all sounds very good on the surface but a big problem is that this is only a humanistic vision and does not involve true peace with or love to or from the true God through His Son the Lord Jesus Christ. Jesus died on the cross to pay for our sins so that we might have not only peace with God but with each other especially those who also trust in God through Jesus. This will be one characteristic of God's people or Church and then saved Jews and Gentiles in the tribulation and Millenial Kingdom in time and eternity. Mr. Sarkozy in this week the second one of July has chaired a conference with 43 heads of state or high leaders such as perhaps foreign ministers of countries in France to promote his Mediterranean Union agenda. This is a continuation of the European Union's Euromed program that looks to develop a Mediterranean Union in association with the European Union that would be united by principly western values of human rights and other relativism or pluralism saying there is no one true God and other humanistic values. Apparently Nicolas Sarkozy has had this vision for some time in a very passionate way but is taking this present opportunity with France's turn until December 2008 of having the rotating presidency of the European Union to further the realization of this vision or ideal. Among other things this would effectively bring practically all the other remaining lands of the former Roman Empire into one grand union with Europe. This could make the way much better prepared for the rise of the Antichrist or ruler of the revived Roman Empire as described as the Beast out of the Sea or he who works abomination in Revelation 13 and Daniel 9:27 etc. Although Mr. Sarkozy is not Italian or Roman he is French and I think Hungarian but he is definitely European and holds to a strong and united Europe and I believe he is a Roman Catholic so it is still possible he could be the Antichrist but I can't say for sure but it is looking somewhat suspicious. He also has enough vision, ambition and popularity to probably run for the European Union more permanent postion of president that should be available in the beginning of 2009 as long as the European Union can agree to salvage at least most of the Lisbon treaty that has been slowed down because of the rejection of it in the referendum in Irealand. However it has already been passed by every other country by their national parliaments that now number almost 20 countries so the European Union will probably still try to force it through somehow. Nicolas Sarkozy is one of the leaders who have spokenly quite strongly about still implementing this European constitution like treaty. In this meeting in France Mr. Sarkozy also said progress has been made in solving the Middle East conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians and other Arabs as he spoke with both Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli leader Ehud Olmert on either side of him in some pictures on the BBC. Bringing Israel and the Palestinian territory as well as some Arab countries like Lebanon, Syria, Egypt and North African countries in this Mediterranean Union is designed by Mr. Sarkozy and other European leaders to also bring the Israelis and Arabs closer together to finding a solution to their disputes by adopting a one-world multicultural view of peace and prosperity. Although there are still many skeptics about Mr. Sarkozy's agenda and I myself will have to see how much success he has with it in the coming days the fact that he has been able to assemble 43 leaders of European and Mediterranean countries including every country but Libya of that region I believe shows he has some support in other countries and their leaders at least at this time. If he continues to gather more success this could mean the tribulation beginning with the false peace of the Antichrist that will include a Middle East peace between Israel and the Palestinians and other Arabs in which Israel will be allowed to build their 3rd Jewish temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to start the seven year tribulation and the rapture or catching up to heaven of all true Christians who have trusted in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour before the Antichrist's covenant with Israel must be very near. Anyway in case this is leading to the false peace of the Antichrist and the full establishment of his regime I urge you the reader to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ that he died for your sins on the cross and rose from the dead to give you new life as soon as possible if you haven't already and if you have to continue or renew living for him and sharing the gospel message and other Bible teaching including the shortness of the time in this Church age or age of grace with other people while we still have opportunity on earth in this age.

Failure of Doha Round of World Trade Organization Talks in July 2008

After much pressure to get a settlement to world trade talks that have been ongoing for several years the Doha round of talks failed due to mainly one item. This was the determination and inflexibility on both the sides of the West led by the Americans and the developing world led by China and India to reach a compromise concerning subsidies to poor farmers in China and India and other developing countries. Of course at least eventually the United States wanted more access to sell their agricultural goods in China and India at a more competitive price. However China and India wanted to protect their farmers since they are already poorly paid and are being somewhat left behind in the increasing riches especially for people in the big cities in those countries. There would be some worries not just for the welfare of the farmers in those countries by their respective governments and their negotiaters but for the stability of the farmers and others in the rural areas of those countries that already have enough strain due to other factors such as the growing riches in the cities and not in the rural areas and the loss of working age children to the cities due to better jobs than staying with their families to work on the farms and due to factors such as insufficient payment for land taken from farmers for development and pollution of the land, water or air also in the rural areas with no or little compensation due to pollution from the cities. The failure of this round of trade talks that was meant to have a successful conclusion before the end of the presidency of US president George W. Bush will mean there probably won't be a return to attempts to get a world trade deal soon and that when and if this happens the Americans and then perhaps others will want to renegotiate their positions. There were 18 other aspects of the proposed world trade deal in the Doha round and there was significant narrowing or converging of interests of the different parties in all these other areas but the inability to reconcile differences in the area of agricultural subsidies to developing country farmers meant to the negotiaters that they couldn't get a complete deal so there wouldn't be any deal in the other areas either. Although it is possible the Lord Jesus Christ could still wait some time to catch the church of born again christians to heaven and allow the tribulation to start I believe these events won't be very long in the future. I personally believe what is most likely based on the prediction for world government and a world economy especially in Revelation 13 for the second half of the tribulation is that the Antichrist or beast out of the sea will unilaterally make a world trade deal that will be satisfactory to all major countries or interests and use this as part of the basis or his initial popularity as world dictator in the seven year tribulation or 70th week of Daniel. The Antichrist will use this world economic and political power to force worship of himself by all people in the world in the second half of the tribulation or their being killed if they resist and are caught. I therefore would again urge the reader if you haven't done so already to trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour who died for all your sins and rose again from the dead to give you new and eteral life if you trust in Him.

These ten regions will be ruled by ten kings (ten horns) who will rule with the beast out of the sea or the Anti-Christ for a short time in the Great Tribulation or 70th week (of 7 years) of Daniel over all the Earth. Revelation 12:3, 13:1, Revelation 17:3, 7, 12, 16. The reference to the two legs of iron and the ten toes is in Daniel 2.

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