The Book of Daniel

For thousands of years, the Scriptures have existed for numerous functions. Some individuals use them for
spiritual purposes. Some human beings value them as an integral part of Bronze Age, eloquent literature. To
this very day, researchers, genealogists, and archaeologists investigate its words. In other words, we know
that Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nineveh, Ur, Tyre, Damascus, Rome, Corinth, Antioch, and Elam are real places
as mentioned in the Bible too. People quote from the Bible constantly, even in our generation. The book of
Daniel was named after the Jewish prophet and scholar Daniel. Its words are very similar to the Book of
Revelation (which was written by the apostle John) with its symbolism and predictions of the future. Many
years ago, I understood a lot of its messages. Today, I have discovered more facts about the book of Daniel.
Daniel saw Jewish people oppressed by the Babylonian Empire. The First Temple of Hebrew people was
destroyed by Babylonian forces. Later, many Jewish people were kidnapped and sent to Babylonia unjustly.
These human beings still followed their belief in the Most High God. The Jewish Diaspora spread globally as
predicted in the Bible. Many Jewish people have lived in the four corners of the Earth. Nebuchadnezzar was
involved in the destruction of Jerusalem by ca. 586 B.C. Jerusalem was conquered. The 12 tribes of Israel
would be split up. Later, Nebuchadnezzar (or the King of Babylon) had a vision. The astrologers, scholars,
etc. couldn't decipher his dream. Only Daniel, the scholar, did. Daniel said that he or Nebuchadnezzar was
the head of gold (in describing the vision of the armored man). The vision had the head of gold, the breast
of silver, the thighs of brass, the legs of iron, and the feet of iron mixed with clay. The vision was about the
future empires ruling Jerusalem until the coming of the Messiah. After thousands of years after Daniel's birth,
isn't it obvious that we are in this generation of the fig tree. In our time of late 2020, we witness increased
earthquakes, wars, fires (in parts of California), false prophets, an acceleration of advances in technologies,
climate change, political including social tensions (that is why we witness an increased political polarization in
America including the rest of the world), and the growth of new teachings spreading. Therefore, researchers
have documented the prophecies of Daniel as a historical document of great importance. In our time,
mysteries are being revealed all the time.

This shows the ruins of ancient Babylon in the 21st

century. This is part of a U.S. Navy photo done by
Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson.
 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and THE WORD WAS
GOD. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without
him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
And THE WORD WAS MADE FLESH, AND DWELT AMONG US, (and we beheld his
glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."

-John 1:1-4, 14

THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY

One of the most important parts of religious history involve the Babylonian Captivity. In the beginning, the
Bible says that Noah's son was Shem. One of Shem's descendants was Abraham (who left Ur to live in Israel).
Abraham had a child named Isaac, and then Issac had a child or the patriarch Jacob. From Jacob, there were
the 12 tribes of Israel: Asher, Benjamin, Dan, Gad, Issachar, Joseph, Judah, Levi, Naphatali, Reuben, Simeon,
and Zebulun. The Babylonian Captivity has a long history, and it relates to the Old Testament and the New
Testament even. The Assyrian Captivity (done by Tiglath-Pileser III, Shalmaneser V including later by Sargon
II) was in ca. 740 B.C. where many of the Northern Israeli tribes were sent into Assyria from Israel. The
Northern tribes have been called the Lost Tribes of Israel. The Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles cite
information about the Assyrian Captivity. 1 Chronicles 5:26 and 2 Kings 15:29 described the Assyrian Captivity
involving Northern Israeli tribes. The Babylonian Captivity (involving the Southern tribes of Levi, Judah,
Benjamin, and possibly Simeon) was a very tragic time of Jewish history. It involved a lot of people from the
ancient Kingdom of Judah made captives in ancient Babylon, which was the city that was the capital of the
Neo-Babylonian Empire. Before the Neo-Babylonian Empire grew into mighty heights, the Kingdom of Judah
was a client state of the Assyrian Empire. Many Jewish religious leaders condemned some Jewish people
worshiping pagan gods like the Assyrian gods (Jeremiah 7:29-30 showed Jeremiah angry at this situation).
Then, the Assyrians were overthrown by Babylon (which was once an Assyrian province). Egypt feared this
new Babylonian Empire. So, they seized lands of Assyrian territory up to the Euphrates river in Syria. Babylon
counterattacked. During this time period, Josiah or the King of Judah was killed in a battle with the Egyptians
at the Battle of Megiddo (609 B.C.). Egyptian Pharaoh Necho's army was defeated the Babylonians at
Carchemish. There was first the Battle of Carchemish in ca. 605. B.C. This was when King Nebuchadnezzar of
Babylon used his forces to invade Jerusalem and the rest of Israel.

Later, King Jehoiakim paid tribute to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar took some of the young nobility of Judah to
Babylon. The court of Jerusalem was divided in 2 parties. One group supported Egypt, and another group
supported Babylon. Egypt defeated Nebuchadnezzar in a battle on 601 B.C., and Judah revolted against
Babylon. This caused a three-month siege of Jerusalem starting in late 598 B.C. Jehoiakim refused to pay
tribute during Nebuchadnezzar's fourth year. This resulted into another siege in Nebuchadnezzar's 7th year.
King Jehoiakim was killed, and King Jeconiah and his court plus many others were exiled to Babylonia. Jeconiah
was Jehoiakim's son. Jerusalem fell on 2 Adar (March 16) 597 B.C. The Holy Temple of Solomon was looted.
Even the prophet Ezekiel was sent to Babylon. Jeconiah's successor Zedekiah (who was Jehoiakim's uncle. He
once ruled Judah for a time too) and others were exiled during Nebuchadnezzar's 18th year. During his 23rd
year, more deportations happened.

The deportations are dated to ca. 597 B.C. for the first one and the others are found at ca. 587/586 B.C.
including 582/581 B.C. Jeremiah and others of the pro-Babylonian party issued warning, but Zedekiah revolted
against Babylon. He had an alliance with Pharaoh Hophra. Nebuchadnezzar later returned defeated the
Egyptians, and against besieged Jerusalem. The city of Jerusalem was destroyed in 587 B.C. The city wall,
Solomon's Temple, and the houses of the most important citizens were destroyed. Zedekiah and his sons
were captured, and his sons were executed in front of Zedekiah. Zedekiah was blinded and taken to Babylon
along with other people as cited in Jeremiah 52:10-11. Judah became a Babylonian province called Yehud.
Babylon appointed the Juhadite Gedaliah as governor of Israel. Many Jewish people fled. Surviving member
of the royal family assassinated Gedaliah and his Babylonian advisors. Many refugees came into Egypt. Jewish
communities grew in Egypt and Babylon. The exile ended with the return of Zerubbabel the Prince (who is of
the royal line of David) and Joshua the Priest (a descendant of the line of the former High Priests of the
Temple). The construction of the Second Temple in Zion existed in the period of 521-516 B.C. We know that
Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem, the capture of King Jeconiah, the appointment of Zedekiah in his palace,
and the plundering of Jerusalem in 597 B.C. is corroborated by a passage in the Babylonian Chronicles.
Jehoiachin's Rations Tables described King Jeconiah and ration orders for a captive King of Judah. Cuneiform
tablets show fruits, taxes, and one exiled Judah family over four generation, all with Hebrew names. This time
period saw a high level of biblical prophecy. Modern day Judaism as we know it developed greatly during this
era of world history.
After the fall of Babylon to the Persian King Cyrus the Great in 539 B.C., exiled Judeans were allowed to go
back to Judah. According to the book of Ezra, the construction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem started in
ca. 537 B.C. These events helped to shape the Jewish people and Judaism in general. Jerusalem was once
destroyed, but it was rebuilt. The return of exile people back to Israel was gradual. The Iraqi Jewish people
are descendants of the Jewish people who stayed in Babylonia. Ezra was the known scribe. The prophet Daniel
lived during the Babylonian Captivity. His words described this time period very accurate. The prophet Daniel
was a contemporary of Jeremiah (whose father was of the priesthood) and Ezekiel. The Talmud in Sanhedrin
93b even claims that Daniel was the direct descendant of King David. Daniel's name means God is my Judge.
The dream of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2) was interpreted by Daniel. The prophet Daniel said that the leader
Nebuchadnezzar was the head of fine gold as mentioned in Daniel 2:32. Later, it is represented by the bear
like a lion with eagle with wings representing Babylon. Lion images are found in Babylon. Lions are symbols
of the god Isthar and lions with wings plus dragons are the symbols of the god Marduk. The wings outline
speed.
 THE BREAST OF SILVER

The breast and 2 arms are referred to as made up of silver as cited in Daniel 2:32. Daniel 5:28 said that this
Kingdom was of the Medes and Persians. The Medo-Persian Empire lasted from 539 to 330 B.C. The bear is
at times slow, but it has great strength. The Talmud refers to Persia as the bear. The King Darius defeated
the Babylonian Empire. Many Hebrew people loved Cyrus, because he allowed Jewish people a lot of religious
freedom, and he gave them the opportunity to rebuild the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Josephus said that
Astyages was the father of Darius the Mede in his book Antiquities of the Jews, Book 10, 11:4. By 547 B.C.,
Cyrus the Great conquered Lydia in Turkey. He later conquered Persia and Media, Babylonia, and other places
to form the Achamemind Persian Empire. Cyrus is mentioned in Isaiah 44:28, 45:1-4. By 536 B.C., Cyrus
issued a royal decree to allow Jewish people to return to Jerusalem to begin rebuilding the Temple. Cambyses
was king was Cyrus died (on 530 B.C.) and he ruled for 7 years. The book of Ezra cited other decrees as it
related to Jewish people. Daniel 10:14-21 mentioned the end of the Persian Empire and the start of the Greco-
Macedonian empire. After the Babylonian Exile, Judaism had a transformation of the followers of the Law and
the scribes plus the Sanhedrin who wanted to follow tradition (or interpretations of the Law).
 THE THIGHS OF BRASS

Daniel 2:32 mentioned the belly and thighs of brass. Daniel 7:6 mentioned this image as a leopard with 4
wings, 4 heads, and 4 horns. Alexander the Great's soldiers used bronze on their shieds with a piece of goat
skin attached to it. Daniel 8:4-5, 21, 6-7 mentioned the rise of Greece. Alexander the Great was the son of
King Philip II of Macedon, which is a city state of Greece. Alexander the Great's empire was from Greece to
parts of India. He came into Babylon where he died of an illness. His empire would be divided by his 4
generals. The descendants of these 4 generals would rule Israel until the coming of the Roman Empire. The
four generals ruled the regions of Greece, Turkey, Syria, and Egypt. Cassander ruled Macedonia and Greece
in the West. Lysimachus ruled Thrace, Turkey, Bithynia, etc. in the North. In the East, Antiogonus ruled
Babylonia, northern Syria, Persia, etc. In the South, Ptolemy ruled Egypt, Arabia Petrea, Israel, Phoenicia, and
southern Syria. After Antigonus died, Seleucus I Nicator (or Ptolemy's chief general ruled Babylonia, Syria,
and parts of India. Seleucus lived from 358 to 281 B.C. His son was Antiochus I (324-261 B.C.). His son was
Antiochus II (261-246 B.C.).

His descendant was the great persecutor of Jewish people named Antiochus IV Epiphanes. He was the
Hellenistic King of the Selecuid Empire. He wanted to force Orthodox Jewish people to reject Jewish culture
and embrace Greek culture. The massive persecutions against Jewish people caused the Maccabean Revolt.
This revolt is celebrated in the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The Maccabean revolt was about Jewish freedom
fighters trying to make self-determination against Seleucid imperialists. The revolt is cited in the Book of the
Maccabees. There was a rumor that Antiochus was killed. So, High Priest Jason gathered about 1000 soldiers
to free Jerusalem. Menelaus or the then High Priest was forced to flee Jerusalem. Antiochus came back from
Egypt in 168 B.C. to kill many Jewish people and restore Menelaus. Many Jewish people were sold into slavery.
Men, women, and children Jewish people were slaughtered. Antiochus supported the Hellenized Jewish people
to grow his empire. He wanted Zeus to be worshiped and outlawed Jewish religious rites and traditions. He
put a pig in the Temple and other evil actions.
The Jewish Hasmonean family were leading Maccabees. Judas ben Mattathias was from the Hasmonean
priestly line. His son was Judas had the surname of Maccabee (or the Hammer). By December 14, 164 B.C.,
they or the Maccabees won. They rededicated Jerusalem and the Temple. Judas was killed later in a battle in
Syria. His brother Jonathan was in the other regions. Jonathan made treaty with Spartans and Romans. He
was betrayed and killed by a Syrian general in 143 B.C. High Priest Simon had power. He died and his son
John Hyrancus was the High Priest form 134-101 B.C. The Hasmoneans and other people had a civil war.
Roman general Pompey controlled Israel. The Edomite Herod the Great (who was ethnically of Arabic descent)
ruled Israel after the Hasmonean ruler John Hyrancus came about. He came after the last Hasmonean King
of Judea named Antigonus II Mattahias (Herod handed him over to the Romans for execution in 37 B.C.).
From Herod's time (he executed Hyrcanus II), we see the rise of the Roman Empire in Israel. Herod was a
puppet of the Roman Empire as the Roman Senate gave him the power to rule Judea. Herod ruled until the
birth of Jesus Christ.
 THE LEGS OF IRON
The prophet Daniel mentioned the legs of iron. Bible scholars are in consensus that this means the Roman
Empire. The Roman Empire used iron on their shields to protect themselves from attacks. The 2 legs refer to
the 2 section of the Roman Empire being the Eastern Roman Empire and the Western Roman Empire. From
the time of Malachi to the Birth of Jesus Christ, the Middle East was in flux. In Christianity, Christians believed
that the OT verses of Numbers 24:17-19, Isaiah 7:14, Isaiah 9:6-7, etc. refer to the Messiah as God and as
Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was born during the time of the Roman Empire's domination of Israel. The Romans
were sophisticated in their tyranny. They regulated religious services of the followers of Judaism. They used
soldiers to occupy lands.

The ancestors of the ancient Romans came from the Indo-European peoples. The Indo-European peoples
came from the Central Asia/Black Sea region called the Yamna Culture (or the Kurgan culture) from 4500 B.C.
to 2500 B.C. Later, people from that area migrated to the Danube Valley from 3100 to 2800 BC. From that
valley, there was a split. Some became the Celts, and another branch became the Italic peoples (like the
Romans, etc.). The Latin tribes came into Italy with the late Bronze Age Proto-Villanovan culture (12th-10th
century B.C.). They were part of the central European Urnfield culture system. Then, these Italic tribes came
into central Italy like Latium. The Villanovan culture grew in Italy from ca. 900 B.C. after the Proto-Villanovan
culture. This was at the end of the Cooper Age. Many Celts lived in Northern Italy. By the Iron Age, there
was the Celtic Halstatt culture of Alpine Austria. They used iron working and cremation. The Italic speakers
in the area of Italy included Latins (in the west), Sabines (in the upper valley of the Tiber), Umbrians (in the
north-east), Samnites (in the South), Oscans, and others. In the 8th century BC, they shared the peninsula
with two other major ethnic groups: the Etruscans in the North and the Greeks in the south. The non-Indo-
European speaking people called the Etruscans ran Italy during the early 1st millennium B.C. too. They had
many inventions, art, and culture. They flourished at after 800 B.C. Some speculate that the Etruscans came
from the Middle East (i.e. The Sea Peoples), Italy, or other locations. They didn’t speak an Indo-European
language, and they were not Romans. They contributed heavily to the development of ancient Roman
civilization. The Etruscans (Etrusci or Tusci in Latin) were settled north of Rome in Etruria (modern northern
Lazio, Tuscany and part of Umbria). They founded cities such as Tarquinia, Veii, and Volterra and deeply
influenced Roman culture, as clearly shown by the Etruscan origin of some of the mythical Roman kings.
Later, the Latins and other tribes united to fight the Etruscans. After 650 BC, the Etruscans became dominant
in Italy and expanded into north-central Italy. The Etruscans left a lasting influence on Rome. The Romans
learned to build temples from them, and the Etruscans may have introduced the worship of a triad of gods —
Juno, Minerva, and Jupiter — from the Etruscan gods: Uni, Menrva, and Tinia. Some Latins fought their tribal
cousins like the Samnites too. Ancient Greek people had colonies in southern Italy. By 474 B.C. after the
Etruscans were defeated at the Battle of Cumae by Syracuse’s tyrant Hiero, Etruscans became ore assimilated
by Rome. The Latins and Samnites united to make this happen. Ancient Rome existed by the 700’s B.C. as a
city. Rome was ruled by kings until it became a Republican in ca. 509 B.C. according to the writer Livy. The
last of the seven kings of Rome, Tarquin the Proud, was deposed by Lucius Junius Brutus, and a system based
on annually elected magistrates and various representative assemblies was established. A constitution set a
series of checks and balances, and a separation of powers. The most important magistrates were the two
consuls, who together exercised executive authority as imperium, or military command. The consuls had to
work with the senate, which was initially an advisory council of the ranking nobility, or patricians, but grew in
size and power. The Romans led by Camillus drove the Gauls back from their invasions. The Gauls were the
Celts. The Roman Republic traditionally dates from 509 BC to 27 BC.

Rome fought Carthage in three Punic Wars. Then, Rome control parts of Spain, Sicily, and North Africa. By
the 2nd century B.C., the Romans dominated the Mediterranean Sea. By the first century, B.C. the Roman
Republic was in crisis. The First Triumvirate dominated Rome who were Julius Caesar, Marcus Licinius Crassus,
and Pompey. Crassus died. Julius Caesar invaded France via the Gallic Wars, and he defeated Pompey to
make Julius Caesar as the sole ruler. Caesar gradually accumulated many offices, eventually being granted a
dictatorship for perpetuity. He was murdered in 44 BCE, in the Ides of March by the Liberatores. Later, this
caused more social turmoil. There was the Second Triumvirate with Mark Antony, Octavian (Augustus), and
Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (Ceasar’s best friend). Lepidus retired. Mark Anthony had an affair with Cleopatra.
Augustus used battles to be the sole ruler of the Republic after Mark Anthony including Cleopatra committed
suicide in their rivalry against Augustus. In 27 B.C. Augustus (Octavian) would be the sole Roman leader of
the Roman Empire. Augustus was the Emperor who lived during the life of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The ancient Romans invaded areas as far as areas next to the Atlantic Ocean. They were defeated in Nubia.
They tried to conquer all of Germania, but they failed too. They permitted slavery. People of many races from
black people to white people lived in the Roman Empire's borders. Vicious persecutions of Christians existed
during the early days of the Roman Empire. Rome was the capital of the Roman Empire. Later, the Eastern
Roman Empire or Byzantine would have its capital on Constantinople. Daniel 2:33, 40 outlined this information
about iron. The Roman Empire surpassed the power of the Babylonian and Greek Empires combined.
 Prophecies about the Messiah (Jesus Christ)
Old Testament Prophecies The Fulfillment (or Future Prediction) in the New
Testament
1. Jesus Christ was born in Jerusalem (Micah 5:2) 1. Matthew 2:4-6
2. Jesus Christ would speak in parables (Psalm 78:1- 2. Matthew 13:34-35
2)
3. Jesus Christ would be the stone that causes people 3. Matthew 21:42 and 1 Peter 2:7-8.
to stumble. He is the cornerstone. (Isaiah 8:14)
4. The Messiah would start his ministry in Galilee. 4. Matthew 4:12-17
(Isaiah 9:1-2)
5. The Messiah would come to stand as a banner for 5. John 12:18-21
the nations. (Isaiah 11:10)
6. The Messiah would do healing miracles for the 6. Matthew 11:2-6
deaf, the blind, and the suffering. (Isaiah 35:5-6)
7. The Messiah would be preceded by a forerunner. 7. John 1:23
(Isaiah 40:3-4)
8. Jesus would be rejected and despised by people. 8. Luke 4:28-29
(Isaiah 53:3)
9. Jesus will set the captives free. (Isaiah 61:1) 9. Luke 4:16-21
10. The Messiah will set up a future everlasting 10. Luke 1:31-33
kingdom. (Daniel 7:13-14)
11. The Messiah will be celebrated riding on a 11. Matthew 21:8-10
donkey. (Zechariah 9:9)
12. The Messiah will be betrayed for 30 pieces of 12. Matthew 27:6-10
silver. (Zechariah 11:12-13)
13. Christ’s forerunner would come in the spirit of 13. Matthew 11:10-15
Elijah. (Malachi 4:5-6)
14. The Messiah’s bones will not be broken. (Psalm 14. John 19:31-36
34:20).
15. The Messiahs blood was shed for our atonement. 15. Matthew 26:28
(Leviticus 17:11).
16. The Messiah would speak words about being 16. Matthew 27:26
forsaken while on the cross. (Psalm 22:1)
17. The Messiah will suffer thirst. (Psalm 22:15) 17. John 19:28
18. The Messiah will be pierced of his hands and feet. 18. John 19:36-37
(Psalm 22:16)
19. The Clothing of the Messiah would be cast for lots. 19. John 19:23-24
(Psalm 22:18)
20. The Messiah will say, “Into Your hands I commit 20. Luke 23:46
my Spirit.” (Psalm 31:5).
21. The Messiah will have his resurrection (Psalm 21. Luke 24:5-7 and Matthew 26:28
118:17-18) and the new covenant will exist.
22. The Messiah will ascend to the right hand of God. 22. Luke 22:59, Col. 3:1, Hebrews 12:2, 1 Peter 3:22,
(Psalm 68:18 and Psalm 110:1) Mark 16:19, and Acts 7:55
23. The Messiah is the Heir to the throne of David and 23. Matthew 1:23, Hebrews 1:10, John 1:14, Titus
is Called the Mighty God (Isaiah 9:6-7) 2:13-14, John 1:1, John 4:25-26, and 1 Timothy 3:16
The Roman Empire had weapons made of iron with bronze claws, they had an eagle as a symbol, and they
conquered lands from Britain to Iran at its peak. Jewish people, during the Roman Empire, fought for their
freedom. The First Jewish Revolt lasted from 66-70 A.D. After the revolt, the Second Temple was destroyed
by the Roman Empire as predicted by Jesus Christ in the book of Matthew. Jesus Christ said that before the
end times, the 2nd Temple would not have a stone on top of another one. The destruction of Jerusalem by
Nero and Vespasian was in 2 phrases. The first phrase was on Passover on Nisan 14 and the second one was
on the 9th of Av (July/August). On the day of the 9th of Av, over 1 million Jewish people were killed, and
thousands were captured. 97,000 people were made prisoners. The Western Wall or the Wailing Wall only
remained of the Temple to this day. Jewish people made their final rebellion in the Bar Kokhba revolt in 132-
136 A.D. 586,000 Jewish people were killed. Hadrian remained the city of Jerusalem Aelia Capitolina, and
many Jewish people fled to Babylon plus other places. Babylon was the land of refuge. Jerusalem remained
under Gentile rule until 1948. Jesus was so hard on the Pharisees, because they embraced Oral Tradition. On
many times, Oral Tradition contradicted the words of the Torah. After the end of the Western Roman Empire
by 476 A.D., things massively changed in the world. Nothing would be the same again.

These images show the ancient Etruscans and the structures that they have made.
 THE FEET OF IRON AND CLAY
The book of Daniel mentioned information of the 2 feet and 10 toes of iron and clay as found in Daniel 2:33,
40-4. It mentioned that there would be 10 kings. Daniel saw the dream as the statue declining in value from
the top to the bottom (while its political power increased from top to bottom), and a stone destroying it.
Biblical scholars believe that the stone is the Messiah Yeshua ben Yeshua (Jesus Christ). The mixture of clay
and iron has many meanings. After the Roman Empire ended, governments were mixed among more
democratic nations and more authoritarian nations. Also, this mixture describes the mixture of righteous
people and evil people in future existence. The Roman Empire in the West ended by 476 A.D by Germanic
invasions of Rome. The Byzantine Empire, based in Constantinople, ended by 1453 by Turkish Muslim
invasions. Many scholars from the city of Constantinople fled Turkey to go into Italy and Greece. Their
scholarship inspired the development of the Renaissance humanism of Europe. Some scholars believe that
the 10 toes where the 10 Germanic tribes that conquered the Western Roman Empire being the Alemmani,
the Anglo-Saxons, the Burgundians, the Franks, the Herulians, the Lombards, the Ostrogoths, the Suebi, the
Visigoths, and the Vandals (who are descendants of the ancient Indo-European peoples of Central Asia). The
10 toes refer mainly to an early fulfillment of prophecy while the 10 kings appear to be a future event.
Ephesians 2:20 admitted that Jesus Christ is the chief corner stone. Daniel 2:44-45 predicted that the God of
heaven will setup a kingdom that will never be destroyed and a stone will end the statue.
 SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE (THE
MEANINGS OF THE BEASTS FOUND
IN DANIEL 7)
In the Bible, it is filled with idioms or symbolism. Daniel 7 is a chapter of the Book of Daniel that outlined
some of the greatest symbolism of the Bible. These images are beasts to represent the world kingdoms that
would exist ruling Israeli lands under the Kingdom of God comes about on Earth. Daniel 7 described four
beasts coming out of the sea. The first beast is a lion with the wings of an eagle, the second one is a bear,
the third one is a winged leopard with four heads, and the fourth beast has ten horns (and a further one
appeared which uprooted three of the ten). Daniel said that the Ancient of Days (what Christians called the
Messiah Jesus Christ) takes his seat on the throne of heaven and sits in judgement in the midst of heavenly
court. Later, the fourth and worst beast is put to death and the Kingdom of God rules forever and ever. The
lion is in reference to Babylon. This kingdom was headed by Nebuchadnezzar. The plucked wings reflect the
loss of power and the transformation to a human state. The bear is the Medo-Persian Empire. The Medo-
Persians defeated the Babylonians to form their empire spreading from India to Central Asia. The leopard is
in reference to Greek empire with the 4 heads representing the 4 generals ruling the empire after Alexander
the Great died. The iron toothed beast is in reference to the Roman Empire (and a future Empire with 10
horns and the one horn is in reference to the Antichrist according to Christian prophetic researchers). In our
generation, we in the time of what Daniel described as a world filled with iron and clay. That means that this
generation has a mixture of democracies and authoritarian regimes ruling the world politically including
economically.
There is always that link between the book of Daniel and the book of
Revelation. Revelation 17:10-12 mentioned that 5 kings have fallen, one is,
and other is year to come. The first five kings or world power in the Middle
East are Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Medo-Persia, and ancient Rome (which is
the 5th as the Book of Revelation was created during the Roman Empire). The
7th kingdom is the future world empire with the 8th being the Antichrist. In
our time, when you see compromising, people losing their faith, and these
events coming about, there is nothing new about this. The New Age
movement (which is funded by the corporate establishment for the corporate
establishment) has been promoted by many elitists for decades. The New Age
and occult movements want to promote what the pagans did in public view in
order to diminish the influence of believers in the Most-High God. Alice Bailey
(a spokesperson of the Theosophical Society and member of Co-Masonry. Her
husband is a Mason named Foster Bailey) said the following words: "...The
Masonic Movement is the custodian of the Law, the holder of the Mysteries,
and the seat of initiation...a far more occult organization than can be This statue is found in the
House of Temple in
realized...intended to be the training school for coming advanced occultists."
Washington, D.C. Albert
Minimizing moral absolutes while deifying experiences is not the way to go. Pike was a lawyer, a
You must use logic, reason, and moral principles in developing your life. Isn't Confederate General, and a
it common to witness certain extremists bash every woman, bash every man, 33rd Degree Scottish Rite
bash believers in God, and harbor a hatred of free speech that doesn't confirm Freemasonry. His Morals
to what the establishment wants us to believe? That is why we should be and Dogma book promoted
courageous in our convictions to stand up for our rights and our free speech deception among lower
rights. In the final analysis, we show respect to women, men, and children. degrees and other false
We honor the Golden Rule. Part of our free speech rights is to reject baptizing doctrines.
infants and not believing in venerating statues. The Gospel is clear in John
3:16: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

Benjamin Crème was one of

the leaders of the modern-
day New Age Movement. He
promoted the New Age
Messiah called Maitreya. He
passed away in 2016.
"For unto us A CHILD IS BORN, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon
his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, THE MIGHTY GOD,
THE EVERLASTING FATHER, The Prince of Peace."

--Isaiah 9:6

OTHER BIBLICAL PROPHECIES

Biblical prophecies have been studied and researched for years and centuries. During our time, many biblical
prophecies are coming into focus. One of the greatest prophecies from the Bible are from the words of the
Lord Jesus Christ. When the apostles and the followers of Jesus asked Jesus Christ what was the signs of the
end or the sign of his 2nd coming, Jesus answered the question. He said the following words on Matthew
24:11-14: “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity
shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same
shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness
unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” In Matthew 24:6, Jesus said that there would be wars
and rumors of wars. Ever since the start of the 20th century, there has been an escalation of wars and global
conflicts worldwide. World War II was the bloodiest war in human history, and it was so brutal that what we
have today is a direct result of World War II. Matthew 24 was when Jesus said that nation will rise against
nation and famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in divers places. As we know, we saw the growth of many
diseases from HIV/AIDS to the coronavirus pandemic that has caused millions of people to suffer brutally. We
have massive STDs, biological warfare, anthrax, etc. worldwide. Many earthquakes have grown in many places
of the world.

One of the greatest prophecies of Jesus was in Matthew 24:24 when he said that false Christs and false
prophets will exist. From the false prophet Charles Taze Russell to the cult leader Jim Jones, we have witnessed
an increase of cults, false Christs, and other false leaders in the world. The prophet Daniel wrote that during
the end times, knowledge will increase rapidly. The Internet, TV, Netflix, I-Pads, Disney+, Playstation 5,
cellphones, etc. have shown that knowledge has rapidly grown. Nahum 2:4 predicted fast travel. The growth
of selfishness, disobedience to parents, blasphemers, and boasters was predicted by the apostle Paul in 2
Timothy 3:2. We can look at reality TV, some disturbing music, constant scandalous stories, and other
situations to witness that. Jesus Christ talked about the parable of the fig tree in Matthew 24:32-34: “Now
learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know
that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even
at the doors. Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.”
Those, who know theology, know that the fig tree is symbol for Israel. Jesus said that when the fig tree
blossoms, then that is the sign of the end times. Back then, Israel was not a nation as the Roman Empire
conquered Israel during the days of the Apostles. Israel was reborn on the date of May 14, 1948. The time of
the Gentiles was fulfilled by this time as cited in Luke 21:24. The Mark of the Beast and Christians being
beheaded for refusal to take the mark is found in Revelations 13:16-18 and Revelations 20:4. The massive
persecution of Christians worldwide is another sign of the end times too. In many places of the world,
Christians have their rights violated and some have been murdered for expressing their faith in Egypt, in India,
in China, and in other countries. Even in Russia, Christian evangelism is restricted in some fashion.
 Major Prophecies of the Later
Days (the End Times)
1 2

3 4

1. The rise of knowledge and technology will be more

advanced. There will be a rapid increase of science,
communication and travel throughout the world (Daniel
12:4).

2. There are rise of false Christs (Matthew 24:24).

3. There is an increase of the power of Russia and the

nations allied with it (Ezekiel 38).

4. It will be like the days of Noah. Many people will lack self-
control (i.e. Trump), and some are disobedient to parents.
Many people would be slanderers, unloving, unforgiving,
and accepting a form of godliness but denying its power (2
Timothy 3:1-5, and Matt 24:37-38).
"...CHRIST JESUS...being in the FORM OF GOD, thought it not robbery to be EQUAL
WITH GOD: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant,
and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled
himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross."

--Philippians 2:5-8

Conclusion
During these days, it is certainly important to study prophecy. The prophet Daniel was a Jewish man who
figured out the meaning of a dream from Nebuchadnezzar. He saw his people suffer oppression by a brutal
empire, but he maintained his faith in God. Daniel didn't just outline the statue, but the beasts corresponding
to the statue. The theme in Daniel's words is that many empires would control the land of Israel from the
time of the Babylonian Captivity to the coming of the Messiah. For centuries, religious scholars have tried to
find the meanings of the many passages of the book of Daniel. Also, knowledge is ever increasing worldwide.
We certainly must be careful to respect the action of research while not believing in false doctrines. One major
false doctrine is the belief that a mere human is divine or can become God (which is the essence of the New
Age movement). The link among the book of Daniel and the book of Revelation is that both describes kings
during the end times and the ultimate eternal Kingdom of God in prophetic terms. As thousands of years of
human history, we see the diverse cultures of the world. Yet, we have commonalities in having emotions,
desiring love of family, and wanting our communities to prosper in the right fashion. The Old Testament and
the New Testament always gives people the opportunities to make amends, to change, and to advance
goodness: “If my people who are called by Me name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and
turn form their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their lands.” (2
Chronicles 7:14). Believing in humility is important. Far too often in our time, some want to lust for
materialism. These people see no other purpose but to accumulate money with a love for it. As we know, the
love of money is the root of all evil. That is why folks should put money into context. Money should be used
as a resource to build up society responsibly not as an idol to worship.

I want to make the following part of music, because music is a universal language that deals with much of
cultures of the world. You can't love music without criticizing music that glorifies evil. Too many artists want
to follow the colonizer tactic of degrading your own people in order to get money. That is why C. Delores
Tucker (who wasn’t perfect, but she was right that calling a woman out of her name is not right) was right to
say that negative music is just a means that the prison industrial complex can ruin so many lives under
corporate control. Music that promotes destruction, violence against people unjustly, degradation of women,
the worship of materialism, and total wickedness should not be propped up as holy. Defenders of anti-black,
anti-women music claim that we desire to have total censorship, and we want to ban hip hop or other forms
of music. That is not true. We don’t believe in authoritarian censorship, but we do believe in our free speech
rights to disagree with some who want to call people every name other than a child of God, especially anti-
black slurs. Mainstream music is dominated by conglomerates found in America and Europe. Some (not all)
music glamorizes behavior that leads into jail plainly speaking. You can’t claim to be a pro-black revolutionary
and show music that disrespect black people in the most disrespectful way possible. The common lie among
those who defend music that is anti-black is that we want to ban hip hop or we don’t talk about other genres.
The truth is that we don’t blame hip hop for poverty, police brutality, or other forms of oppression. We don’t
want to ban hip hop completely. We do critique artists from other genres like Ted Nugent, Kid Rock (who
defends the Confederate flag), and others who have debased lyrics or embraced reactionary politics.

That is why we must control our own artforms. You noticed that back in the day, tons of music were about
uplifting communities overtly. From the Supremes, the Temptations, The Four Tops, and the Staples Singers,
people wanted a wholesome vibe. Controversial music back then was either in the underground or never
promoted in the forefront as a representation of every aspect of black cultural life. This is not about demonizing
all music. We know that tons of music have positive messages and are inspirational today. Black music is
always a blessing. That is why we have to call out those who claim to love us, but they use lyrics to glamorize
being in a violent gang, refuse to promote liberation, or harbor music that promotes anti-black slurs in their
music. We can’t support those (like 50 Cent, Chris Brown, Donald Trump, Tommy Sotomayor, DL Hughley,
Bernard McGuirk, Alex Jones, Lil Wayne, Kodak Black, Yung Berg, Howard Stern, etc.) who make money
disrespecting the hair, phenotypes, the intellects, and skin tones of black women or black people in general.
No one should be like them. Be like yourself and be righteous in honoring women, men, and children. Real
power relates to an economic base, political organization, treating your neighbor with dignity (plus respect),
and the embrace of true ethics in your own life. You must believe in something and do something about it if
change is to come. As Trump and his allies try to violate democratic rights (and is a terrible President), we
will stand up for voting rights including justice for all. In life, tons of people rightfully realize that materialism,
imperialism, sexism, racism, colorism, lookism (or featurism), xenophobia, and economic exploitation are
wrong period. Soldarism and altruism make sense, because when the suffering prospers then we all will
prosper. A lot of people minimize the contributions to world history that spiritual human beings have made.
To this very day, we believe in the principle that advancing goodness will certainly make the world better.

By Timothy
 Like Always,
Black Lives Matter