We are going to talk about the 4th Kingdom of Daniel 7.
Daniel was given a prophetic vision about the “End Times”.
In this vision God shows Daniel a timeline of events of the 4 kingdoms that will have power on the earth.
These kingdoms in varying degrees are completely Godless and bring about an increased level of evil that is more evil than the kingdom that came before it.
The evil grows in greater strength and intensity with each passing kingdom until we reach the 4th Kingdom.
Daniel notes that there is something exceedingly dreadful about this last kingdom.
Now we are gonna see here that God does something unique with Daniel’s vision. He incorporates what the evil is doing but then God also tells us what the Saints will be doing.
So, you are going to have good things going on with bad things at the same time.
This 4th kingdom comes on the scene before Jesus returns to the earth.
Daniel 7: 15 – 22 {NKJV}
15 “I, Daniel, was grieved in my spirit within my body, and the visions of my head troubled me. 16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever, even forever and ever.’
19 “Then I wished to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others, exceedingly dreadful, with its teeth of iron and its nails of bronze, which devoured, broke in pieces, and trampled the residue with its feet; 20 and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.
21 “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom.
So, as we read this, we see God is telling Daniel both the bad and the good.
Did you notice that Daniel is having a conversation with an angel who is explaining to him what his going on in this vision?
16 I came near to one of those who stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things:
In the midst of this God tells Daniel that the saints shall receive the kingdom and possess it forever and ever.
We are going to see a lot of dark things, evil things that will be taking place but we must remember that God told us when all is said and done, we are going to possess the kingdom.
Verse 21 of Daniel 7 parallels another verse that God showed us in Revelation 12.
Daniel 7: 12 {NKJV} 21 “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them,
Revelation 12: 7 – 12 {NKJV} Satan Thrown Out of Heaven
7 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. 9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the devil and satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”
We have been a in a war with the devil and his angels, and God for a season is allowing this.
We are never outside of the watchful eye of God. There is a reason for this season that God is allowing.
We must hold our ground until God turns the tide in our favor.
It is written that these things must come to pass.
I believe all of the things that we are seeing right now is beginning of this 4th kingdom being built around the world.
Daniel 7: 23 – 27 {NKJV}
23 “Thus he said:
‘The fourth beast shall be A fourth kingdom on earth, Which shall be different from all other kingdoms, And shall devour the whole earth, Trample it and break it in pieces. 24 The ten horns are ten kings Who shall arise from this kingdom. And another shall rise after them; He shall be different from the first ones, And shall subdue three kings. 25 He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.
26 ‘But the court shall be seated, And they shall take away his dominion, To consume and destroy it forever. 27 Then the kingdom and dominion, And the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven, Shall be given to the people, the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And all dominions shall serve and obey Him.’
The antichrist spirit is at work in the earth today.
If you look at some of the things that the leaders in the Islamic religion want to do, they want to change the calendar and have us honor the sabbath on Friday.
They want to change the laws that we have around the world into sharia law. The islamic law.
This 4th kingdom that Daniel saw was said to be the worst of the 4.
When you look at this vision that Daniel has seen the language that is used is descriptive of the amount of destruction that is going to take place because of this 4th kingdom. Shall devour the whole earth
Shall trample it and break it in pieces
These acts for satan line up with 6 of the 7 seals in Revelation.
I believe that some of the seals have started and are in motion right now, as we speak.
Revelation 6 {NKJV}
First Seal: The Conqueror
6 Now I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals; and I heard one of the four living creatures saying with a voice like thunder, “Come and see.” 2 And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.
What is happening around the world?
The Islamic religion has “End Time Prophecy” as well.
They believe that their “messiah” is going to return to the earth riding a white horse.
Background: The Muslim Messiah -- Al-Mahdi. The Guided One. Shia Muslims refer to him as Al-Mahdi alMuntadhar. The Awaited One.
Al-Mahdi -- the Muslim Messiah -- will restore the Caliphate and the purity of the Islamic faith so that Islam becomes the standard for all nations, making a just world without oppression. He will be a descendant of Muhammad and of the descendants of Fatimah. When he returns he will become the final Caliph acting as vice-regent for Allah on earth and will lead a revolution to establish a new Islamic world order. This will include multiple military campaigns (jihad) including the invasion of many nonMuslim countries.
The white flag -- Al-Liwaa -- is the flag of the Islamic state and of the leader of the Muslim army. The black flag -- Ar-Raya -- is the flag of jihad and is carried into battle.
When an army bearing black flags comes from the East from the area of Khorasan (in Iran) or from central Asia, then the appearance of the Mahdi is imminent. When he appears riding on a white horse (literally or symbolically Muslims see the Mahdi as fulfilling the description of the rider on the white horse in Revelation 6) he will lead the army to re-conquer Israel. Jerusalem will then be the location of the Caliphate and the center of Islamic rule. i
Every Islamic leader has a white horse. They believe that they are going to be the Islamic messiah.
There are other world leaders who have white horses… trying to fulfill this conqueror role.
Second Seal: Conflict on Earth
3 When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” 4 Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword.
Is there any question about this one? If we just deal with Covid-19, that has created conflict between the nations.
The Afghanistan crisis has created conflict between the nations. Everyone is affected by the conflict between the Palestinians and the Jews.
Third Seal: Scarcity on Earth
5 When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. 6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.”
All around the world the food prices have sky-rocketed.
FAO’s food price index, which follows international prices of globally traded food commodities, averaged 127.4 points in August, up 3.9 points (3.1%) from July and 31.5 points (32.9%) from the same period last year.
Grocery prices have been on an upward trend for most of the year, and some experts say that this will continue for at least the next several years.
“We’re going to continue to see price increases, probably for the next two years or so,” says Phil Lempert, an analyst and food trends expert perhaps best known as the Supermarket Guru.
A combination of global droughts, volatile weather, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions persisting from COVID, among others, have contributed to the rapid rise in food prices over the last year.
Heading into fall, soaring food inflation shows no signs of abating and may worsen. This may cause socio-economic turmoil in emerging market economies, mainly because people in those countries allocate more of their daily budgets to food.iv
This isn’t just tied to food but all types of resources are out.
The ability to get things to the market has decreased.
Tens of thousands of shipping containers are stuck off the coast of Southern California as the ports operate below capacity, combatting a crushing shortages of workers, equipment, and time…v
Fourth Seal: Widespread Death on Earth
7 When He opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature saying, “Come and see.” 8 So I looked, and behold, a pale horse. And the name of him who sat on it was Death, and Hades followed with him. And power was given to them over a fourth of the earth, to kill with sword, with hunger, with death, and by the beasts of the earth.
Fifth Seal: The Cry of the Martyrs
9 When He opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. 10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.
Sixth Seal: Cosmic Disturbances
12 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. 13 And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. 14 Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. 15 And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, 16 and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! 17 For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?”
On September 19, 2021 the la Palma Volcano went up, it had multiple fissures with spouts.
They believe they can cause Tsunamis that will affect the East Coast of the United States.
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Matthew 24: 3 – 29; The Signs of the Times and the End of the Age
3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?”
4 And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. 6 And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for [a]all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, [b]pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9 “Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. 10 And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11 Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13 But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14 And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
The Great Tribulation
15 “Therefore when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), 16 “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. 18 And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. 19 But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! 20 And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. 21 For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. 22 And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the [c]elect’s sake those days will be shortened.
23 “Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There!’ do not believe it. 24 For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you beforehand.
26 “Therefore if they say to you, ‘Look, He is in the desert!’ do not go out; or ‘Look, He is in the inner rooms!’ do not believe it. 27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 28 For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
The Coming of the Son of Man
29 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His [d]elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
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