Composite of Daniel 2, 5, 7, and 8.
Starting with Daniel interpreting the dream of Nebuchadnezzar of the metal statue.
-- Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, was the head of Gold.
-- Medo-Persia was the breast and arms of silver.
-- Greece was the belly and thighs of brass.
-- Rome was the terrible beast of iron.
-- The legs represent east and west Rome.
-- The toes represent the ten Germanic tribes.
-- The little horn represents the Catholic church.
-- The Catholic church will be over the whole world when Jesus returns.
Points:
FOUR BEASTS OUT OF THE EARTH
-- these four great beasts are four kings that arise out of the earth --- Daniel 7:17
Babylon
-- image's head of gold --- Daniel 2:32
-- Babylon was the head of gold --- Daniel 2:38
-- The first was like a lion --- Daniel 7:4
Medo-Persia
-- breast and arms of silver --- Daniel 2:32
-- an inferior kingdom --- Daniel 2:39
-- your kingdom is given to the Medes and Persians --- Daniel 5:28
-- that night Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans was slain --- Daniel 5:30
-- Darius the Median took the kingdom --- Daniel 5:31
-- a second, like to a bear --- Daniel 7:5
-- A ram which had two horns, one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last --- Daniel 8:3
-- The ram pushed so that no beasts might stand before him, he did according to his will --- Daniel 8:4
-- He came to the ram that had two horns, and ran into him in the fury of his power --- Daniel 8:6
-- The ram which you saw having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia --- Daniel 8:20
Greece
-- belly and thighs of brass --- Daniel 2:32
-- another third kingdom of brass --- Daniel 2:39
-- shall rule over all the earth --- Daniel 2:39
-- another, like a leopard --- Daniel 7:6
-- A male goat covered the whole earth, and had a notable horn between his eyes --- Daniel 8:5
-- The male goat with the notable horn devoured the ram with his two horns --- Daniel 8:7
-- When the male goat became very great, the great horn was broken, four others came up --- Daniel 8:8
-- The rough goat is the king of Greece and the great horn is the first king --- Daniel 8:21
-- Then four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power --- Daniel 8:22
ROME, THE FOURTH BEAST
-- the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron --- Daniel 2:40
-- a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible --- Daniel 7:7
-- the fourth beast was diverse from the others, exceeding dreadful --- Daniel 7:19
-- the fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom on the earth --- Daniel 7:23
-- which shall be diverse from all kingdoms and shall devour the whole earth --- Daniel 7:23
-- shall tread it down and break it into pieces --- Daniel 7:23
LEGS OF IRON, East and West Rome
-- legs of iron --- Daniel 2:33
TEN HORNS, Ten Germanic tribes
-- feet part iron and part clay --- Daniel 2:33
-- feet and toes, part clay and iron --- Daniel 2:41
-- the kingdom shall be divided --- Daniel 2:41
-- the toes were part iron and clay, partly strong and partly broken --- Daniel 2:42
-- they shall not cleave one to another --- Daniel 2:43
-- it had ten horns --- Daniel 7:7
-- the ten horns in his head --- Daniel 7:20
-- the ten horns out of this kindom are ten kings that shall arise --- Daniel 7:24
-- The ten Germanic tribes
-- -- Alamanni ----- Germany
-- -- Franks ----- France
-- -- Burgundain ----- Switzerland
-- -- Suevi ----- Portugal
-- -- Lombards ----- Italy
-- -- Visigoths ----- Spain
-- -- Anglo-Saxons ----- England
-- -- Vandals ----- Destroyed
-- -- Heruli ----- Destroyed
-- -- Ostrogoths ----- Destroyed
LITTLE HORN
-- there came up among the ten horns another little horn --- Daniel 7:8
-- three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots --- Daniel 7:8
-- another which came up --- Daniel 7:20
-- another shall arise after them and he shall be diverse from the first --- Daniel 7:24
-- before whom three fell --- Daniel 7:20
-- he shall subdue three kings --- Daniel 7:24
The three Germanic tribes destroyed by the Little Horn.
-- -- Vandals ----- Destroyed
-- -- Heruli ----- Destroyed
-- -- Ostrogoths ----- Destroyed
-- this other horn made war with the saints and prevailed against them --- Daniel 7:21
-- he shall wear out the saints of the most High --- Daniel 7:25
-- they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and dividing of time --- Daniel 7:25
-- he shall speak great words against the most High --- Daniel 7:25
-- he shall think to change times and laws --- Daniel 7:25
-- the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and destroy it unto the end --- Daniel 7:26
-- the kingdom and dominion and the greatness of the kingdom shall be given to the saints --- Daniel 7:27
-- Out of one of them came up a little horn, which grew exceedingly great --- Daniel 8:9
-- It grew great, even to heaven, and it cast down some host and stars to the ground --- Daniel 8:10
-- By him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down --- Daniel 8:11
-- A host was given him against the daily sacrifice, it cast truth to the ground, and prospered --- Daniel 8:12
-- Then a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, will stand up --- Daniel 8:23
-- Not by his own power, he will destroy, will prosper, practise, and destroy the holy people --- Daniel 8:24
-- He will cause craft to prosper, by peace destroy many, but he will be broken without hand --- Daniel 8:25
GOD'S KINGDOM, ANCIENT OF DAYS
-- a stone was cut out without hands smote the image on his feet --- Daniel 2:34
-- the wind carried the pieces away --- Daniel 2:35
-- the thrones were cast down and the Ancient of days did sit --- Daniel 7:9
-- the Son of man came to the Ancient of days --- Daniel 7:13
-- the stone became a great mountain and filled the earth --- Daniel 2:35
-- the Ancient of days came and judgment was given to the saints --- Daniel 7:22
-- God of heaven shall set up a kingdom never to be destroyed --- Daniel 2:44
-- the kingdom shall not be left to other people --- Daniel 2:44
-- this kingdom shall break into pieces and consume all other kingdoms --- Daniel 2:44
-- this kingdom shall stand for ever --- Daniel 2:44
-- the stone cut out of the mountain without hands broke into pieces the iron, brass, clay, silver and gold --- Daniel 2:45
-- all people, nations and languages should serve him --- Daniel 7:14
-- the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom --- Daniel 7:22
-- his dominion is an everlasting dominion which shall not pass away --- Daniel 7:14
-- his kingdom shall not be destroyed --- Daniel 7:14
-- the saints shall take the kingdom and possess it for ever --- Daniel 7:18
-- the kingdom of the most high is an everlasting kingdom --- Daniel 7:27
-- all dominions shall serve and obey him --- Daniel 7:27
-- up to this time is the end of the matter --- Daniel 7:28
Scriptures:
Daniel 2:31-35 KJV
[31] Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. [32] This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, [33] His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. [34] Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. [35] Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.
Daniel 2:36-45 KJV
[36] This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. [37] Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. [38] 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. [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. [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. [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. [42] 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. [43] 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. [44] And 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. [45] Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Daniel 5:25-29 KJV
[25] And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN. [26] This is the interpretation of the thing: Mene; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. [27] Tekel; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting. [28] Peres; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians. [29] Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
Daniel 5:30-31 KJV
[30] In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain. [31] And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
Daniel 7:1-8 KJV
[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. [2] Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea. [3] And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another. [4] 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. [5] 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. [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. [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. [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.
Daniel 7:9-14 KJV
[9] I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. [10] A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened. [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. [12] As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time. [13] I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. [14] And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
Daniel 7:15-28 KJV
[15] I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. [16] I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. [17] These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth. [18] But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. [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; [20] And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. [21] I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them; [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. [23] Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. [24] And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. [25] And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time. [26] But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end. [27] And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. [28] Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.
Daniel 8:1-12 KJV
[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. [2] And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. [3] Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last. [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. [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. [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. [7] And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. [8] Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven. [9] And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land. [10] And it waxed great, even to the host of heaven; and it cast down some of the host and of the stars to the ground, and stamped upon them. [11] Yea, he magnified himself even to the prince of the host, and by him the daily sacrifice was taken away, and the place of his sanctuary was cast down. [12] And an host was given him against the daily sacrifice by reason of transgression, and it cast down the truth to the ground; and it practised, and prospered.
Daniel 8:13-14 KJV
[13] Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? [14] And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Daniel 8:15-27 KJV
[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. [16] And I heard a man's voice between the banks of Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision. [17] So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man: for at the time of the end shall be the vision. [18] Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me upright. [19] And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed the end shall be. [20] The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. [21] And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. [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. [23] And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. [24] And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. [25] And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand. [26] And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it shall be for many days. [27] And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was astonished at the vision, but none understood it.
Commentary
THE HOLY BIBLE HAS SPOKEN.
The prophecy of Daniel, made about five hundred years before Jesus came, has proved itself accurate.
Continue to watch current events, the current history, and decide where it fits into the time that is left.
Revelation 11:18 KJV
[18] And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
AMEN