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Daniel 2: The Foundational Prophecy of
Earthly Powers and God’s Final Judgment
Created 02/13/2020
Draft: 08/01/2020
File: Daniel 2 16.9
Copyright © Mark E. LaRose 2020
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Bible texts taken from the King James Version
References in {} from https://egwwritings.org/
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Daniel: 1-Appetite
2-Stone destroys feet of the image
3-Bow down
4-Tree of Babylon
5-Cyrus dries up the Euphrates
6-Stone sealed the lion’s den 7-Jesus as High Priest
8-Counterfeit Sanctuary
9-Close of Probation
10-12-Michael stands to deliver
Jesus: Appetite
Throw down yourself (foot dashed)
Bow down
Kingdom of heaven like a tree
Jesus descended into the deep/dying
Stone sealed Jesus’ tomb Jesus is our High Priest
Anti-typical Day of Atonement 1844
…soon …soon
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Dan 2:1 “And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams,
wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep
brake from him.” 603BC
God uses dreams to arrest attention: Pharaoh (Gen 41:8); Nebuchadnezzar
(Dan 4:5).
Joe 2:28 “And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men
shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions.”
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Dan 2:2 “Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers,
and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams.
So they came and stood before the king.” Gen 41:8 “…in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told
them his dream; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.”
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Dan 2:3-4 “3And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to
know the dream. 4Then spake the Chaldeans to the
king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy
servants the dream, and we will shew the
interpretation.” Daniel 2:4b to 7:28 is written in Aramaic. The rest of Daniel is written in
Hebrew.
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Dan 2:5-7 “5The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 6But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. 7They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it.”
{FE 412.1} “The historic events related in the king’s dream were of consequence to him; but the dream was taken from him, that the wise men by their claimed
understanding of mysteries, should not place upon it a false interpretation. The
lessons taught in it were given by God for those who live in our day. The
inability of the wise men to tell the dream, is a representation of the wise men
of the present day, who have not discernment and learning and knowledge
from the Most High, and therefore are unable to understand the prophecies.”
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Dan 2:8-9 “8The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see
the thing is gone from me. 9But if ye will not make
known unto me the dream, there is but one decree
for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt
words to speak before me, till the time be changed:
therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye
can shew me the interpretation thereof.”
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Dan 2:10 “The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can
shew the king's matter: therefore there is no king,
lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any
magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.” Isa 47:13 “Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save
thee from these things that shall come upon thee.”
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Dan 2:11 “And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the
king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with
flesh.” Dan 2:28 “But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets…” Dan 5:11 “There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like
the wisdom of the gods, was found in him…”
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Dan 2:12-14 “12For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise
men of Babylon. 13And the decree went forth that the
wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and
his fellows to be slain. 14Then Daniel answered with
counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the
king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise
men of Babylon:”
{6T 227.2} “Through Joseph the life of that whole people was preserved. Through Daniel God saved the life of all the wise men of Babylon. And
these deliverances were as object lessons; they illustrated to the people the
spiritual blessings offered them through connection with the God whom Joseph
and Daniel worshiped. So through His people today God desires to bring
blessings to the world.”
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Dan 2:15-17 “15He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the
king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 16Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that
he would give him time, and that he would shew the
king the interpretation. 17Then Daniel went to his
house, and made the thing known to Hananiah,
Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:”
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Dan 2:18-20 “18That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel
and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the
wise men of Babylon. 19Then was the secret revealed
unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the
God of heaven. 20Daniel answered and said, Blessed
be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom
and might are his:”
{Ms82-1900.2} “Those who live in close fellowship with Christ will be promoted by Him to positions of trust. The servant who does the best he can
for his master, is admitted to familiar intercourse with the one whose
commands he loves to obey. In the faithful discharge of duty we may
become one with Christ; The one who talks most familiarly with his
divine Leader has the most exalted conception of His greatness, and is the
most obedient to His commands.”
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{Ms58-1903.12} “Nehemiah humbled himself before God, giving Him the glory due unto His name. Thus also did Daniel in Babylon. Let us study the prayers
of these men. They teach us that we are to humble ourselves, but that we are
never to obliterate the line of demarcation between God’s commandment-keeping people and those who have no respect for His law.”
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{8T 153.2} “Today the remnant people of God are to glorify His name by proclaiming the last message of warning, the last invitation to the marriage
supper of the Lamb. The only way in which they can fulfill God’s expectations is by being representatives of the truth for this time.”
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{YI August 25, 1886, par. 6} “He rose superior to ridicule; and so will every one who is an overcomer. Daniel acquired a serene and cheerful state of mind,
because he believed God was his friend and helper. The taxing duties he had
to perform were made light because he brought the light and love of God into
his work. ‘All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth to such as walk in them.’”
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Dan 2:21-22 “21And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he
giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them
that know understanding: 22He revealeth the deep
and secret things: he knoweth what is in the
darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.” Jer 32:19 “Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and
according to the fruit of his doings”
{PP 694.1} “All earthly powers are under the control of the Infinite One. To the mightiest ruler, to the most cruel oppressor, He says, “Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further.” Job 38:11. God’s power is constantly exercised to counteract the agencies of evil; He is ever at work among men, not for their
destruction, but for their correction and preservation.”
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Changes times and seasons* Removes and sets up kings Gives wisdom to the wise Gives knowledge to those who understand Reveals deep and secret things Knows what is concealed Is the source of light
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Removes and sets up kings
Dan 4:17 “This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most
High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will,
and setteth up over it the basest of men.”
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Gives wisdom to the wise Gives knowledge to those who understand Reveals deep and secret things Knows what is concealed Is the source of light
Rev 13:18 “Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man;
and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.”
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Changes times and seasons*
Dan 7:25 “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.”
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Dan 2:23 “I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might,
and hast made known unto me now what we desired
of thee: for thou hast now made known unto us the
king's matter.”
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Dan 2:24-25 “24Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men
of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy
not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the
king, and I will shew unto the king the
interpretation. 25Then Arioch brought in Daniel
before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I
have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will
make known unto the king the interpretation.”
{AA 13.2} “From the beginning God has wrought through His people to bring blessing to the world. To the ancient Egyptian nation God made Joseph a
fountain of life. Through the integrity of Joseph the life of that whole people
was preserved. Through Daniel God saved the life of all the wise men of
Babylon. And these deliverances are as object lessons; they illustrate the
spiritual blessings offered to the world through connection with the God whom
Joseph and Daniel worshiped. Everyone in whose heart Christ abides,
everyone who will show forth His love to the world, is a worker together with
God for the blessing of humanity. As he receives from the Saviour grace to
impart to others, from his whole being flows forth the tide of spiritual life.”
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Dan 2:26-27 “26The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make
known unto me the dream which I have seen, and
the interpretation thereof? 27Daniel answered in the
presence of the king, and said, The secret which the
king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the
astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew
unto the king;”
{CW 101.2} “The very first exhibition of God’s power to the Hebrew captives was in showing the defective wisdom of the great ones of the earth. The
wisdom of men is foolishness with God. The magicians revealed their
ignorance of the light before the Lord revealed His wisdom as supreme. The
wisdom of human agents who had misappropriated their God-given talents,
God showed to be foolishness.”
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Dan 2:28 “But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king
Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy
dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are
these;” Dan 2:22 “He revealeth the deep and secret things…” Psa 25:14 “The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.” “Latter days” is a reference to the “time of the end.” Dan 10:14 “Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.”
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Hos 3:5 “Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD
and his goodness in the latter days.”
(also Deut 31:29; 4:30-31)
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Eze 38:16 “And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will
bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I
shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.”
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Dan 2:29-30 “29As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to
pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh
known to thee what shall come to pass. 30But as for
me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom
that I have more than any living, but for their sakes
that shall make known the interpretation to the king,
and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy
heart.”
{7T 151.3} “Consider the experience of Daniel. When called to stand before King Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel did not hesitate to acknowledge the source of his
wisdom. Did that faithful recognition of God detract from Daniel’s influence in the king’s court? By no means; it was the secret of his power; it secured for him favor in the eyes of the ruler of Babylon. In God’s name Daniel made known to the king the heaven-sent messages of instruction, warning, and
rebuke, and he was not repulsed. Let God’s workers of today read the firm, bold testimony of Daniel and follow his example.”
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Dan 2:31-33 “31Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose
brightness was excellent, stood before thee;
and the form thereof was terrible. 32This
image's head was of fine gold, his breast and
his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of
brass, 33His legs of iron, his feet part of iron
and part of clay.”
{Ms63-1899 (April 22, 1899) par. 31}{1MR 51.1} “The mingling of churchcraft and statecraft is represented by the iron and the clay. This union
is weakening all the power of the churches. This investing the
church with the power of the State will bring evil results. Men
have almost passed the point of God’s forbearance. They have invested their strength in politics, and have united with the
papacy. But the time will come when God will punish those who
have made void His law, and their evil work will recoil upon
themselves.”
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{RH February 6, 1900, Art. A, par. 4} “The image shown to Nebuchadnezzar in the visions of the night represents the kingdoms of the world.
The metals in the image, symbolizing the different kingdoms,
became less and less pure and valuable, from the head down.
The head of the image was of gold, the breast and arms of silver,
the sides of brass, and the feet and toes iron mingled With clay.
So the kingdoms represented by them deteriorated in value.”
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Gold: Babylon (626-539BC)
Silver: Medo-Persia (539-331BC)
Brass: Greece (331-168BC)
Iron: Imperial/Pagan Rome (168BC-AD476)
Iron: Diverse nations (476-202x)
Clay: Diverse religious systems
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Daniel 2:31-45
Kingdoms Affecting God’s People from 603BC to the Return of Jesus
Babylon
-539BC
Papal Rome Pope Taken Captive
476 - 02/20/1798
Medo-Persia
539-331BC
Greece
331-
168BC
Pagan Rome
168BC-AD476
1,000 Years
God’s Mountain
Kingdom
6,000 Years of Sin
Nations (iron) and
Religions (clay)
1798 – 202x
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Dan 2:34 “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.” “Thou sawest till” implies a delay for the process of “cut” to begin (Investigative Judgment – 1844 Dan 7:9-10) “Stone” (Strong's #H69, Ezra 5:8; 6:4) “Cut out” from what? The Mountain - Daniel 2:45 Why “without hands” or “which was not in hands”? No human involvement – Dan 8:25 “… he shall be broken without hand.”
1Pet 2:4-8 “4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a
spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to
God by Jesus Christ. 6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I
lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on
him shall not be confounded. 7Unto you therefore which believe he is
precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders
disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner, 8And a stone of
stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word,
being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.”
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Zech 3:9a “For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone shall be seven eyes…”
Rev 5:6 “And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as it
had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are
the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.”
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Matt 4:5-6 “Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If
thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down…” Luke 4:10-11 “For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: And in their hands they shall bear thee
up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.”* *Psalms 91:11-12
Deu 6:16 “Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.”
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Dan 2:35 “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.”
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Ps 1:4 “The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.” Ps 35:5 “Let them be as chaff before the wind: and let the angel of the LORD chase them.” Hos 13:3 “Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the
whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.”
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Isa 2:2-3 “And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top
of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all
nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say,
Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the
house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and
we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law,
and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.”
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{EW 18.2} “Mount Zion was just before us, and on the mount was a glorious temple, and about it were seven other mountains, on which grew roses and
lilies.” Zech 8:3 “Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the
mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.”
COUNTERFEIT:
Rev 17:9-11 “9And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth. 10And there are seven kings:
five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet come; and when he cometh,
he must continue a short space. 11And the beast that was, and is not, even he
is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.”
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Eze 28:14-16 “14You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You
walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. 15You were
perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity
was found in you. 16“By the abundance of your trading You became filled with violence within, And you sinned; Therefore I
cast you as a profane thing Out of the mountain of God; And I
destroyed you, O covering cherub, From the midst of the fiery
stones.”
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Jer 51:24-25 “24And I will repay Babylon And all the inhabitants of Chaldea For all the evil they have done In Zion in your
sight,” says the Lord. “Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, Who destroys all the earth,” says the Lord. “And I will stretch out My hand against you, Roll you down from the
rocks, And make you a burnt mountain.”
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Dan 2:36-37 “36This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 37Thou, O
king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath
given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and
glory.” Rev 1:5 “And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the
earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his
own blood”
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Rev 4:11 “Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure
they are and were created.”
Rev 5:12 “Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength,
and honour, and glory, and blessing.”
Mat 6:13 “…For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.”
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{PK 514.2} “‘The terrible of the nations’ (Ezekiel 28:7), it was given Nebuchadnezzar, after years of patient and wearing labor, to
conquer Tyre; Egypt also fell a prey to his victorious armies; and
as he added nation after nation to the Babylonian realm, he added
more and more to his fame as the greatest ruler of the age.”
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Dan 2:38 “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.”
Jer 27:6-7a “6And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant; and the beasts of the
field have I given him also to serve him. 7And all nations shall serve him...” Jer 28:14b “…they shall serve him: and I have given him the beasts of the field also.”
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Dan 2:38b “Thou art this head of gold.”
Dan 7:17 “These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.”
Nebuchadnezzar II 605-562BC
Amel-Marduk 562-560BC
Neriglissar 560-556BC
Labashi-Marduk 556BC
Nabonidus 556-539BC
Son: Belshazzar
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{Lt132-1901.7-8} “Those who work in the large cities are to reach if possible to the high ones of the world, even to ruling powers. Where is our faith? God has
presented to me the case of Nebuchadnezzar. The Lord worked with power to
bring the mightiest king on the earth to acknowledge Him as King over all
kings. He moved upon the mind of the proud king until Nebuchadnezzar
acknowledged Him as “the most high God,” “whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation.” [Daniel 3:26; 4:34.] Is not God to be honored and glorified in the world today?”
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Gen 1:28 “And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over
every living thing that moveth upon the earth.”
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Dan 4:21-22 “21Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose
branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: 22It is thou, O king,
that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and
reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.”
Luke 13:18-19 “Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man
took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the
fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.”
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Dan 8:25 “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.” Rev 18:22 “And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of
whatsoever craft he be, shall be found any more in thee; and the sound of a
millstone shall be heard no more at all in thee;”
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Rev 18:5 “For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.”
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Dan 2:39-40 “39And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom
of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth 40And 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.”
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{PK 535.1} “Every nation that has come upon the stage of action has been permitted to occupy its place on the earth, that the fact might
be determined whether it would fulfill the purposes of the
Watcher and the Holy One. Prophecy has traced the rise and
progress of the world’s great empires—Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome. With each of these, as with the nations of less
power, history has repeated itself. Each has had its period of
test; each has failed, its glory faded, its power departed.”
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{PK 536.2} “The history of nations speaks to us today. To every nation and to every individual God has assigned a place in His
great plan. Today men and nations are being tested by the
plummet in the hand of Him who makes no mistake. All are by
their own choice deciding their destiny, and God is overruling all
for the accomplishment of His purposes.”
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{YI September 22, 1903, par. 2-6} {1MR 50.1-5} “The image revealed to Nebuchadnezzar, while representing the deterioration of the kingdoms of the earth in power and glory, also fitly represents the deterioration of religion and morality among the people of these kingdoms. As nations forget God, in like proportion they become weak morally. Babylon passed away because in her prosperity she forgot God, and ascribed the glory of her prosperity to human achievement. The Medo-Persian kingdom was visited by the wrath of heaven because in this kingdom God’s law was trampled under foot. The fear of the Lord found no place in the hearts of the people. The prevailing influences in Medo-Persia were wickedness, blasphemy, and corruption.” Cont…
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Cont…“The kingdoms that followed were even more base and corrupt. They deteriorated because they cast off their
allegiance to God. As they forgot Him, they sank lower and
still lower in the scale of moral value. The vast empire of
Rome crumbled to pieces, and from its ruins rose that mighty
power, the Roman Catholic Church. This church boasts of her
infallibility and her hereditary religion. But this religion is a
horror to all who are acquainted with the secrets of the mystery
of iniquity. The priests of this church maintain their ascendency
by keeping the people in ignorance of God’s will, as revealed in the Scriptures.”
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{PK 501.3} “In the history of nations the student of God’s word may behold the literal fulfillment of divine prophecy. Babylon,
shattered and broken at last, passed away because in prosperity its
rulers had regarded themselves as independent of God, and had
ascribed the glory of their kingdom to human achievement. The
Medo-Persian realm was visited by the wrath of Heaven because
in it God’s law had been trampled underfoot. The fear of the Lord had found no place in the hearts of the vast majority of the
people. Wickedness, blasphemy, and corruption prevailed. The
kingdoms that followed were even more base and corrupt; and
these sank lower and still lower in the scale of moral worth.”
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Dan 2:41-42 “41And 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. 42And as the toes of
the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the
kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.”
Feet – Miry clay: Strong’s H2917, tiyn (Aramaic), Sticky clay Toes – Potter’s clay: Strong’s H6353, pechar (Aramaic), Brittle clay
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{1T 360.3} “Our kingdom is not of this world. We are waiting for our Lord from heaven to come to earth to put down all authority and
power, and set up His everlasting kingdom. Earthly powers are
shaken. We need not, and cannot, expect union among the nations
of the earth. Our position in the image of Nebuchadnezzar is
represented by the toes, in a divided state, and of a crumbling
material, that will not hold together. Prophecy shows us that
the great day of God is right upon us. It hasteth greatly.”
“Toes” represent the United States (iron) and Apostate Protestantism (brittle clay)
“Feet” represent Europe (iron) and the papal church (miry clay)
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Dan 2:43 “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.” Gen 2:7 “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.” Isa 64:8 “But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.” Jer 18:6 “O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith the LORD. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O
house of Israel.”
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Lam 4:2 “The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!” Rom 9:21 “Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?” Rev 2:27 “And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.”
Clay represents people in their relationship to the Creator expressed through
religions, both true and false. Religions exert power parallel to the political
power of nations.
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{EGWE 297.4} “The Danish king at this time was called the “Father-in-law of Europe.” [Daniel’s latter-day prophecy had declared concerning the nations of Western Europe, “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” (Daniel 2:43).] Crown Prince Frederick was married to a Swedish princess; the oldest
daughter, Alexandra, married the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII of
England; the next son, William, became King George I of Greece; Valdemar,
the other prince Ellen White saw, was married into the French nobility.
Dagmar, the next oldest child, was married to Czar Alexander III of Russia;
and finally, the youngest girl, Thyra, was married to the British Duke of
Cumberland.”
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Dan 2:44 “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.”
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Dan 2:45 “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.”
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Dan 2:46-47 “46Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worshipped Daniel, and commanded
that they should offer an oblation and sweet odours
unto him. 47The king answered unto Daniel, and
said, Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods,
and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing
thou couldest reveal this secret.”
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{Lt32-1899.7} “Great light shone forth from Daniel and his companions. Glorious things were spoken of Zion, the city of the
Lord. Thus the Lord designs that spiritual light shall shine
from His faithful watchmen in these last days. If the saints in
the Old Testament bore such a decided testimony of loyalty, how
should God’s people today, having the accumulated light of centuries, shine forth, when the prophecies of the Old Testament
shed their veiled glory into the future.”
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{6T 220.1-2} “While faithful to his duties in the king’s court, Daniel so faithfully maintained his loyalty to God that God could honor him as His messenger to
the Babylonian monarch. Through him the mysteries of the future were
unfolded, and Nebuchadnezzar himself was constrained to acknowledge the
God of Daniel “as a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets.” Daniel 2:47. So the institutions established by God’s people today are to glorify His name. The only way in which we can fulfill His expectation is by being
representatives of the truth for this time. God is to be recognized in the
institutions established by Seventh-day Adventists. By them the truth for
this time is to be represented before the world with convincing power.”
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Dan 2:48-49 “48Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him many great gifts, and made him ruler
over the whole province of Babylon, and chief of the
governors over all the wise men of Babylon. 49Then
Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach,
Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the
province of Babylon: but Daniel sat in the gate of the
king.”
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{RH January 16, 1894, par. 9} “You want to keep in an atmosphere of purity and faith, and bring into your characters, principles that
will be as solid timbers. Christians will not choose and cultivate
the society of non-Christians. If the Lord gives you a special
position in the world, as he did Joseph and Daniel, then he will
sustain and keep you in the midst of temptation. But you will
never be where you will find too much light, in our world. Then
how perilous it is to choose the association of those who love
darkness rather than light, and will not come to the light, lest
their deeds should be reproved.”
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{4T 569.1} “The case of Daniel was presented before me. Although he was a man of like passions with ourselves, the pen of inspiration presents him as a
faultless character. His life is given us as a bright example of what man may
become, even in this life, if he will make God his strength and wisely improve
the opportunities and privileges within his reach. Daniel was an intellectual
giant; yet he was continually seeking for greater knowledge, for higher
attainments. Other young men had the same advantages; but they did not, like
him, bend all their energies to seek wisdom—the knowledge of God as revealed in His word and in His works. Although Daniel was one of the
world’s great men, he was not proud nor self-sufficient. He felt the need of refreshing his soul with prayer, and each day found him in earnest
supplication before God. He would not be deprived of this privilege even
when a den of lions was opened to receive him if he continued to pray.”
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