tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post8071139447409653818..comments2023-08-27T06:33:12.637-05:00Comments on The Bible in a Year - and Beyond!: Tuesday - March 4 - TiffanyTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094248114996261058.post-47426907776391487992014-03-08T14:56:08.596-06:002014-03-08T14:56:08.596-06:00I love how God just outright tells the king what&#...I love how God just outright tells the king what's going to happen in the future. I liked Pritchard's summation....<br /><i>The historical outline looks like this:<br /><br />Head Gold Babylon (612-539 BC)<br /><br />Chest Silver Medo-Persia (539-331 BC)<br /><br />Belly/Thighs Bronze Greece (331-63 BC)<br /><br />Legs Iron Rome (63 BC-476 AD)<br /><br />Verses 41-43 explain the feet and toes made partly of iron and partly of clay. I believe this refers to the breakup of the Roman Empire into the countries that now make up Europe and the Mediterranean basin—some strong and some weak.<br /><br />It is highly significant that no world empire ever arose after the Roman Empire broke up. It is out of the old Roman Empire that what we call “Western Civilization” arose. In a sense though the Roman Empire no longer exists, its influence is still felt through all the nations that came out of the territory it once ruled. And “Western Civilization” itself (which includes the United States in a broad sense) traces its history in large part back to ancient Rome and Greece.<br /><br />Again, note that when the stone hits the statue, it doesn’t hit the head, the chest, the thighs, or the legs, but strikes the feet and toes of iron mixed with clay. I believe this means that the stone (which represents Christ coming back to the earth to establish his kingdom) will smash the governments of mankind as they are allied together in the Last Days under the leadership of the person the Bible calls the Antichrist.</i>Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045517118866436340noreply@blogger.com