Prophecy 1 –
Nebuchadnezzar's Golden Image
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The Metal Man –
Daniel 2:29-35
Beginning Point in
Time: About 605 B.C.
Ending Point in Time: Second
Coming of Jesus
Summary:
The essence of this prophecy can be
summed up in three sentences. Six
kingdoms will follow the kingdom of
Babylon. When Jesus establishes His
kingdom on the new Earth (the seventh
kingdom) it will not coexist with the
kingdoms of man. He will create a new
Heaven and a new Earth and His
kingdom will endure forever.
Introduction:
This prophecy forms the foundation
upon which all other apocalyptic
prophecies have been built. The
chronology of seven world empires is
laid out in very simple terms. The
number seven indicates this is a
complete story. Even though the
vision says nothing about the amount
of time required for fulfillment,
approximately twenty-six centuries
have passed since this prophecy
began. A short discussion on the
rules of interpretation is provided
at the end of this prophecy.
The Sequence:
DANIEL 2:29
As 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.
{29} “As you
were lying in your bed, O king, you
were troubled about the future of
your kingdom. The Most High God, the
Reveal-er of Mysteries, saw your
concerns and He has blessed you with
as weeping panorama of things to
come.
DANIEL 2:30
But 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.
{30} This mystery
was revealed to me, not because I
have greater wisdom than your wise
men, for I am but a young man. The
God of Heaven has revealed your dream
to me so that you, O king, might know
the meaning of your vision.
DANIEL 2:31-33
Thou, O king, sawest,
and behold a great image. This great
image, whose brightness was
excellent, stood before thee; and the
form thereof was terrible. This
image’s head was of fine gold,
his breast and his arms of silver,
his belly and his thighs of brass,
His legs of iron, his feet part of
iron and part of clay.
{31} As you
looked, there before you stood a
large statue – an enormous
statue of a metal man, awesome in
size and gleaming in appearance.
{32} The head of the statue was
made of gold, its chest and arms of
silver, its belly and thighs of
bronze,
{33} its legs of iron, its feet
partly of iron and partly of brittle
clay.
DANIEL 2:34-35
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.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
threshing floors; 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.
{34} You saw a
rock cut out of a mountain,[1] but not by human
hands.[2] The rock struck
the statue at its feet of iron and
clay and
{35} the metal man was
destroyed. The metal man was ground
to powder[3] and the wind
swept the powder away without leaving
a trace, but the rock became a huge
mountain that filled the Earth.”[4]
Discussion
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DANIEL 2:36
This is
the dream;
and we will tell the
interpretation thereof
before the king.
{36} “That
was your dream, and the God of Heaven
has revealed the meaning to me.
DANIEL 2:37-38
Thou, O king, art a
king of kings: for the
God of heaven hath
given thee a kingdom,
power, and strength,
and glory. 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.
{37} “You, O
king, are the king of kings. The God
of Heaven has given you a kingdom and
a throne. You have not achieved this
preeminence according to personal
prowess or talents. The God of Heaven
has given you dominion, power, might
and glory.
{38} He has placed mankind, the
beasts of the field and the birds of
the air under your control. Wherever
they live, He has made you ruler over
them all. Your kingdom is represented
by the head of gold.
DANIEL 2:39
And after thee shall
arise another kingdom
inferior to thee, and
another third kingdom
of brass, which shall
bear rule over all the
earth
{39} “Your
kingdom will pass away and another
kingdom, represented by the chest of
silver will swallow up your kingdom
as it rises to power, but the
Medo-Persian Empire[5]will be inferior to
your kingdom as silver is inferior to
gold. Then, a third kingdom will
arise and swallow up the
Medo-Persians. This kingdom will be
known as Grecia.[6] This kingdom,
represented by the thighs of bronze,
will rule over an even larger portion
of Earth.
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