Daniel 7:2Daniel said: “In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. 3Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea.
4“The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I watched until its wings were torn off and it was lifted from the ground so that it stood on two feet like a human being, and the mind of a human was given to it.
5“And there before me was a second beast, which looked like a bear. It was raised up on one of its sides, and it had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth. It was told, ‘Get up and eat your fill of flesh!’
6“After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
7“After that, in my vision at night I looked, and there before me was a fourth beast—terrifying and frightening and very powerful. It had large iron teeth; it crushed and devoured its victims and trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the former beasts, and it had ten horns.
Revelation 13:
The Beast out of the Sea
1The dragona stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. It had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on its horns, and on each head a blasphemous name. 2The beast I saw resembled a leopard, but had feet like those of a bear and a mouth like that of a lion. The dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. 3One of the heads of the beast seemed to have had a fatal wound, but the fatal wound had been healed. The whole world was filled with wonder and followed the beast. 4People worshiped the dragon because he had given authority to the beast, and they also worshiped the beast and asked, “Who is like the beast? Who can wage war against it?”
The components of the final beast:
The Lion-Great Britain
The Leopard-Germany
The wings on the Leopards Back-France
The Bear-Russia
They say a picture is worth a thousands words, so please read and re-read Daniel 7 and Revelation 13 and then look at these pictures:
Who is at the center of the Islamic invasion of Europe? Germany. Why is Germany leading it?
Because the Lord God said:
6“After that, I looked, and there before me was another beast, one that looked like a leopard. And on its back it had four wings like those of a bird. This beast had four heads, and it was given authority to rule.
The Leopard (Germany) was given authority to rule....Who is sending troops and military hardware into the the Middle East? Russia (the bear) France (the bird wings), and Germany (the leopard).
Look at those pictures. You are looking at the fourth beast, the final blasphemous kingdom taking shape. This beast has 10 horns and 7 heads, and out of this beast the little horn (anti-Christ) will arise.
Daniel 7:8“While I was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully.
What is the beauty in all this? There is zero need to 'force fit' the puzzle pieces together. We do not have to get creative to match the pieces exactly as our Lord described them to us. This is how we can be sure we are looking at the truth take place all around us. We have to answer two and only two questions here: 1. What did the Lord God tell us would happen? and 2. What is happening? When you get a bulls-eye target hit, the truth speaks for itself.
How long ago did our Lord tell us what would happen? A couple thousand years ago? Absolutely amazing. Our God is amazing.
This beast is taking place before our eyes right now, this is not some future far off event for our children to deal with (as some wishfully believed), no its here now. So what happens next? Well, we do not have to guess, our Lord told us what would happen:
Daniel 9:27 He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.' In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him."
Its all right here ^^:
1. He will confirm a covenant with many for one 'seven.'
2, In the middle of the 'seven' he will put an end to sacrifice and offering. And at the temple he will set up an abomination that causes desolation, until the end that is decreed is poured out on him."
What is happening in the middle east right now? The setup for this ^^. What else has the Lord told us?
Luke 21:20 "When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near.
Last time I checked the news, the middle east is filling up with armies....For now they are centered on Iraq and Syria. But how far pray tell are Iraq and Syria from Israel and Jerusalem? You can toss a rock from the golan heights (Syria) and hit Israel.
Bottom line? The Lord God Almighty, our God told us what would happen and it is happening. Not tomorrow, not in our children's lifetimes, not in some fairy tale land far far away. Right here, right now in our world, in our day and age.
Glory and honor and power be to our God who told us these things would happen. Our God warned us to prepare us for the days we live in. What will become of us? Our days and times are in our Lord's hands therefore we should seek our God, His face, His presence, His power to determine our steps while we walk on this earth.
Glory to God our Father through our Lord and Savior who saves us from the wrath to come.
1 Thess:4For we know, brothers and sistersb loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. 6You became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you welcomed the message in the midst of severe suffering with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 7And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, 9for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
