Daniel-7

DANIEL Chapter Seven - The Four Beasts of Daniel

1-2: In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel had a dream and visions in his head upon his bed: then he wrote the dream, and told the sum of the matters. Daniel spoke and said, I saw in my vision by night, and, behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.
[Daniel was a young man from the tribe of Judah who had been taken captive to Babylon. Daniel is known for dream interpretations, of his own dreams as well as those of others. King Belshazzar's first year as king was 555 BCE, so this chapter was written and/or occurred during this year - approximately 2,564 years ago.]

3: And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
[Daniel saw 4 beasts arise up from the sea - which indicates the Great Age of Pisces, which is a water sign. The 4 beasts were 'diverse' one from another. The Aramaic word for 'diverse' indicates altered, changed, or even different. So, the beasts could be 'related' to each other but altered in appearance, or changed in character one from the other or both.]

4: The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.
[To this verse also consider verse #17 (see below), which says the beasts represent earthly kings, so there is a man who represents each beast. The LION beast rises up [from a reclining position] at the beginning of the Age of Pisces. The king representing the Lion is Julius Caesar. Caesar was called the "Lion in the Capitol" by Cassius; moreover Caesar referred to himself as a Lion. The wings of an Eagle are represented by Constantine. The Lion beast received its first breathe of life with Caesar's First Triumvirate from the year 60 BCE. (A triumvirate is a political regime dominated by three men - in this case, Julius Caesar, Marcus Crassus, and Pompeius Magnus). The Lion beast ruled for 360 years and then something spectacular occurred. The triumvirate of men was replaced by a trinity of 'gods'. The Lion [Rome] rose up in great exaltation by the [wings] of Constantine the Great. Constantine converted to Christianity around 306 CE, and made Christianity the mandatory religion. With eagle’s wings the beast was then lifted up from the Earth, meaning it took on an appearance of holy divinity. The ability to rise up from the earth is made possible by the adopted religion - Christianity, which gave the beast much exalted power and glory. Now the Lion stood up on its feet as a man and a man’s heart was given to it (Jesus). The two wings became the two divisions or 'legs' of the Roman Empire, the Eastern and the Western wings that rose to greater glory than any dominion or power had done before. The Lion beast lost its power in 476 CE, but the Wings kept on going as the Byzantine Empire, which was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered at Constantinople and was ruled by Emperors in direct succession to the ancient Roman Emperors 1. Daniel watched until the wings were plucked - this occurred in 1453 CE. At this time, Constantinople fell at the hand of Muslim Ottoman Turks - the wings of the eagle [Constantine] had been plucked.]

5: And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
[The BEAR beast begins with Charlemagne (742-814 CE) aka Charles the Great, King of the Franks and the Lombards, from the Carolingians, who were Germanic tribal peoples. Not only was Charlemagne built like a Bear in size and stature,he rose up on one side because he had a brother, Carloman I, with whom he shared dominion until 771 CE, at the death of his brother. The 3 ribs in the Bear's mouth were the Lombards, Avar, and the Saxons. Charlemagne forced the Saxons into Christianity and then integrated them into his Empire, as he did the Lombards. Charlemagne was coronated as Emperor of Rome on December 25, 800 CE, by Pope Leo III. Charlemagne became the Imperator Augustus of Western Rome and the rival of the Eastern Byzantine Empire. Thusly, the Bear is shown raised up (to power) on one side (Western). Charlemagne's Frankish Empire lasted until 843 CE followed by a vacancy as emperor until Otto I was crowned in 962 CE. Otto I took over as the Bear beast, which became the Holy Roman Empire made up of German Emperors. Otto I was from the House of Saxony. The unHoly Roman Empire of Germanic terrorists continued their deadly reign until the year 1806 CE, at which time Napoleon put an end to the Empire. The unHoly Roman Empire was a brutal, fierce, murderous Empire that showed no mercy to the Saints.]

6: After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
[The LEOPARD beast represents the Protestant Reformation breaking away from the mother Catholic Church at Rome and Germany. The 4 heads would by John Calvin, Martin Luther, John Wycliffe, and Jan Hus. The Leopard was given 4 wings of a bird, which helped to carry their message of Reformation far and wide across the globe. Notice that this beast seems almost benign compared to the other 3 beasts. And just as a Leopard has many spots, so to does the Protestant religion. The British Empire is included with this Leopard Beast. The Britons had dominions, colonies, protectorates, and territories, and at one time one in every fourth person living was under the British Empire.]

7 - 8: After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns. I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
[Ah ha - the most DREADED and terribly powerful beast - what could be worse than the unHoly Roman Empire (Bear beast) you ask? This 4th beast. The Lion, the Bear, and Leopard beasts remain in existence right up until the coming of the 'Ancient of Days', but with limited power. The 4th beast is in existence and exercising great power when the Son of Man arrives in the clouds. The little horn comes up among the other horns and becomes a great power force just before the end of days. Regarding the ten horns, the 'Club of Rome', a powerful organization that co-exists along with other such societies in the world that work behind the scenes on a global scale, has said, "We will divide the whole world into ten divisions for a ten-division global empire." Here you see the 10 horns divided into world sections:
   1. NAFTA (America, Canada and Mexico)
   2. The E.U. European Union, Western Europe
   3. Japan
   4. Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
   5. Eastern Europe, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia and the former countries of the Soviet Union
   6. Central and South America, Cuba, and Caribbean Islands
   7. The Middle East and North Africa
   8. The rest of Africa, except South Africa
   9. South and Southeast Asia, including India
10. China

Three of the above horns will be plucked up by their roots compliments of the Little Horn who is exercising power when the Ancient of Days arrives from the Heavens (verse #13), and it is at that time the entire fourth Beast is destroyed; horns, heads, wings, eyes, and all. The destruction pertains to the 'kingly' powers over the Saints - not the lives of the Saints themselves. The Saints are innocent citizens and not responsible for what the horns and heads do to the nations. The Saints must keep the faith even though they will go through a final testing that could be devastating. This Little Horn stays in power for 3 and a half years. Verses #20-#21 says 'and of the other (11th horn) which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them, and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time' (three and a half years). This Little Horn is Barack Hussein Obama, who speaks great things and exercises more clout than any of the other horns. He has been hand-chosen for the position by the other horns and power societies behind these horns. We now can guess which 3 horns he subdues [takes total control of that is: the USA, Canada, and Mexico). I know these nations are listed under one region, but this prophecy contains a trick meaning. The little horn takes complete control over these three nations while exercising his power from an evil source that is working behind the scenes, but alas, his days are numbered. We can count the days, but whether they begin on Election day, November 2008, or January 20th, 2009, I don't know. There you have it - the 4 Beasts of Daniel. Up until just the past couple of years, there is no one that could have determined this 4th beast.]

9: I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
10: A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.
11: I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.
12: As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
13: I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
14: And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
15: I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of my body, and the visions of my head troubled me.
16: I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things.
17: These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
18: But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
19: Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20: And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21: I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22: Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23: Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24: And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25: And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
26: But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
27: And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
28: Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

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1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byzantine_Empire