{"id":7703,"date":"2019-11-30T11:11:34","date_gmt":"2019-11-30T16:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/?post_type=oyb&p=7703"},"modified":"2019-11-30T11:15:02","modified_gmt":"2019-11-30T16:15:02","slug":"in-my-vision-that-night-i-daniel-saw-a-great-storm-churning-the-surface-of-a-great-sea-with-strong-winds-blowing-from-every-direction-then-four-huge-beasts-came-up-out-of-the-water-each-differ","status":"publish","type":"oyb","link":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/oyb\/in-my-vision-that-night-i-daniel-saw-a-great-storm-churning-the-surface-of-a-great-sea-with-strong-winds-blowing-from-every-direction-then-four-huge-beasts-came-up-out-of-the-water-each-differ","title":{"rendered":"“In my vision that night, I, Daniel, saw a great storm churning the surface of a great sea, with strong winds blowing from every direction. Then four huge beasts came up out of the water, each different from the others” (Daniel 7:2-3 NLT)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE FOUR BEASTS?<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Moving from Daniel 6 to Daniel 7, is like turning the TV from the History Channel to the SYFY Network\u2013\u2013 one has to adjust to understanding images and concepts that are out of this world! Because in this chapter, God pulled back the veil on the world\u2019s kingdoms and the activities in heaven that culminate in God\u2019s everlasting kingdom. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Daniel had a vision of six kingdoms, five worldly and one eternal. His vision was both a reaffirmation and a clarifying restatement of the dream that God gave to King Nebuchadnezzer of the huge statue of a man (See Dan. 2). However, Daniel’s vision had much greater detail, especially concerning the final eternal kingdom. The six kingdoms described were:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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LION – A lion with eagle\u2019s wings was a prominent symbol on Babylonian coins and on walls. The lion\u2014the king of beasts\u2014and an eagle\u2014the chief of birds\u2014aptly describes the powerful rule of Babylon from 605 to 539 B.C. In Nebuchadnezzer’s dream this was the head of gold.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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BEAR – The fierceness of the Medo-Persian soldiers is depicted in the bear. When they overthrew Babylon, they also conquered Lydia and Egypt. The three ribs in the bear\u2019s mouth represent these three nations\u2014Babylon, Lydia, and Egypt. Medo-Persia ruled the Middle East from 539 to 331 B.C. In Neb’s dream this was the breast and arms of silver.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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LEOPARD – The leopard is Alexander the Great\u2019s empire, Greece. He conquered with the swiftness of a leopard. Why four heads? When Alexander died in a drunken stupor at age 32 in Babylon, his four generals\u2014Cassander, Lysimachus, Seleucus, and Ptolemy\u2014divided up the empire. The Greeks ruled from 331 to 168 B.C. In Neb’s dream this was the belly & thighs of bronze.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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IRON BEAST – The Roman empire, \u201cas strong as iron,\u201d conquered the world in 168 B.C. by defeating the Greeks. Under the Caesars, the mighty Roman Empire ruled from 168 B.C. to 351 A.D. In Neb’s dream this was the legs of iron.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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TEN HORNS – This is the future and final worldly kingdom. The Roman Empire was never really replaced by a fifth kingdom, but was divided into many smaller ones. The ten horns represent a future alliance similar to Rome. The little horn with the big mouth represents the antichrist of the end times. In Neb’s dream this was the ten toes mixed with clay.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ETERNAL KINGDOM – The little horn is killed and the one called the “Son of Man” is given authority, honor, and sovereignty over all the nations of the world. His rule is eternal. In Neb’s dream this was the stone that destroyed the statue and became a mountain that filled the earth. This prophecy speaks of Christ’s return and eternal reign.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Remember how Jesus taught his disciples to pray? He taught them to pray, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done” prayers. The time of worldly nations will soon end. So don’t be afraid of the “four beasts” of this time. The kingdom of God is at hand.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PRAYER: Dear Heavenly Father, we pray for Your Kingdom to come and for Your will to be done. Not our kingdom, nor our will, but Yours. Help us to be strong and courageous in this age when the kingdom of the beasts still rule, knowing that You are sovereign over all things. In the meantime, empower us to be about Your business. In Jesus’ name, amen.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE FOUR BEASTS? Moving from Daniel 6 to Daniel 7, is like turning the TV from the History Channel to the SYFY Network\u2013\u2013 one has to adjust to understanding images and concepts that are out of this world! Because in this chapter, God pulled back the veil on the world\u2019s kingdoms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"scripture-book":[1294],"scripture-chapter":[1340],"oyb_day":[1861],"location":[],"class_list":["post-7703","oyb","type-oyb","status-publish","hentry","scripture-book-daniel","scripture-chapter-1340","oyb_day-november-30"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb\/7703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oyb"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7703"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-book","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-book?post=7703"},{"taxonomy":"scripture-chapter","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/scripture-chapter?post=7703"},{"taxonomy":"oyb_day","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oyb_day?post=7703"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.garycombs.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=7703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}