Post by boraddict on Oct 14, 2018 11:04:03 GMT -6
I would like to add that after watching schooldads's work, I began to consider that there might be two last-days scenarios. The traditional version that is the world coming under the influence of the false prophet, and on a regional level, the Middle-east comes under the influence of a false prophet. Thus, as Europe and the world are concerned, Francis makes his mark for 3.5 years. Then, as far as the Middle east is concerned, the Iranian dog makes his mark on that region for 3.5 years. That is, after Francis and his beast are put down as referenced in Rev. 19:19-21, then the Iranian dog and his Turkish beast are put down and this is also referenced in Rev. 19:19-21.
Thus, there are two 3.5 year periods each having a false prophet and a beast. Although schooldad does not arrive at this conclusion, he does provide ample evidence that Iran and Turkey are the two legs of Iron in Dan 2 and they are the two sects of the Islamic belief. Yet, the two legs of iron also represent a different line of chronological descent arriving at Rome and in my opinion Russia. These being the split of the Catholics into two major divisions (my hypothesis) that are traditional Catholicism and Orthodoxy as given in Rome and Russia/Greece. Thus, the iron mixed with clay as it came chronologically down through time is the mix of not only secular governments, but also religious governments. Then, in the end, what burst upon the scene in Dan. 2 is not only the secular but religious. The freedom to choose secular and religious governments. Thus, the United States was born and we are free to choose our Representative government and our belief in God.
The chronology continues in Dan. 7 with Great Britain and what, at verse 4? That is, GB stood upon its feet and had the heart of a man when it gave the homeland back to the Jews in 1948. Yes it was a long struggle for BG to finely come to this realization, but it did get there. Thus GB is the secular govt. in that verse and the govt. of the Jews is the religious government in that verse.
Next is the cold war in Verse 5 in which Russia is the secular govt. and who is the religious? Orthodoxy?
Third is Germany at verse 6 that had 4 governments: king, republic, dictator, and representative republic, and Lutheran is the religious!
Last of all is the fourth beast of Dan. 2 and it is like the other three in that it dominates the world like GB of the 1800's with its loud roar (Rev. 13:2), it takes ribs in its mouth like Russia did in the cold war to devour much flesh, and it has the blasphemy of God like Germany did under Hitler's Govt.
Secondly, for the religious govt of the fourth beast. It once dominated the earth with a loud roar like GB, it has had many ribs in its teeth like Russia, and it had dominated Europe like Hitler.
So who is the beast and his false prophet on the world stage? Russia and the Pope. For the regional level I think schooldad has nailed it down quite nicely. Thus, the first 3.5 years is world war and the second 3.5 years is regional war.
In the end, the two legs of iron represent secular and religious in addition to the division of the secular and religious into many groups; some being stronger than others like the mix of iron and clay. Yet, the end is the secular of the United States as representative government and the freedom to choose our belief in God.
The first 3.5 years is secular war between Russia and the US for world domination, and the second 3.5 years is war between Islam and Judaism for religious freedom. Within each of these two wars is a beast and a false prophet. At least that conclusion is where my studies have taken me.
Thus, there are two 3.5 year periods each having a false prophet and a beast. Although schooldad does not arrive at this conclusion, he does provide ample evidence that Iran and Turkey are the two legs of Iron in Dan 2 and they are the two sects of the Islamic belief. Yet, the two legs of iron also represent a different line of chronological descent arriving at Rome and in my opinion Russia. These being the split of the Catholics into two major divisions (my hypothesis) that are traditional Catholicism and Orthodoxy as given in Rome and Russia/Greece. Thus, the iron mixed with clay as it came chronologically down through time is the mix of not only secular governments, but also religious governments. Then, in the end, what burst upon the scene in Dan. 2 is not only the secular but religious. The freedom to choose secular and religious governments. Thus, the United States was born and we are free to choose our Representative government and our belief in God.
The chronology continues in Dan. 7 with Great Britain and what, at verse 4? That is, GB stood upon its feet and had the heart of a man when it gave the homeland back to the Jews in 1948. Yes it was a long struggle for BG to finely come to this realization, but it did get there. Thus GB is the secular govt. in that verse and the govt. of the Jews is the religious government in that verse.
Next is the cold war in Verse 5 in which Russia is the secular govt. and who is the religious? Orthodoxy?
Third is Germany at verse 6 that had 4 governments: king, republic, dictator, and representative republic, and Lutheran is the religious!
Last of all is the fourth beast of Dan. 2 and it is like the other three in that it dominates the world like GB of the 1800's with its loud roar (Rev. 13:2), it takes ribs in its mouth like Russia did in the cold war to devour much flesh, and it has the blasphemy of God like Germany did under Hitler's Govt.
Secondly, for the religious govt of the fourth beast. It once dominated the earth with a loud roar like GB, it has had many ribs in its teeth like Russia, and it had dominated Europe like Hitler.
So who is the beast and his false prophet on the world stage? Russia and the Pope. For the regional level I think schooldad has nailed it down quite nicely. Thus, the first 3.5 years is world war and the second 3.5 years is regional war.
In the end, the two legs of iron represent secular and religious in addition to the division of the secular and religious into many groups; some being stronger than others like the mix of iron and clay. Yet, the end is the secular of the United States as representative government and the freedom to choose our belief in God.
The first 3.5 years is secular war between Russia and the US for world domination, and the second 3.5 years is war between Islam and Judaism for religious freedom. Within each of these two wars is a beast and a false prophet. At least that conclusion is where my studies have taken me.