Daniel 2:31-49 Dreams
and Interpretations, Part 2
Have
you found yourself lately asking the question what is God doing? Good question to ask!
A) God is always at work in
the affairs of men never silent never inactive never sitting on hands
B)
He is always at work History is His Story
1) Seeking always to get our
attention always to shake things up Awaken mens hearts
C) The History of the world
plays out like actors on a stage But behind the scenes is God wrote the script
D) Always in relation to
The
Book of Daniel allows us to go behind the curtain behind the scenes
A) Daniel Ch. 2 is about 4
great world empires that would come on the scene a 5th/ 6th
yet to come.
B) The book continues on
we are given more and more details about these Kingdoms
1) Especially the two that
are still yet to come.
C)
Last week V.1-30
1) His counselors tell me
the dream & interpretation
2) Couldnt affair Kill
them- Daniel wait
RD V.26-30
Daniel
gives credit where credit is Due
A)
Not Man but God God in Heaven
B)
Not because I am something special or extra
wise
God
in his grace I am a vessel Daniels humble
heart
C)
That is always the case God chooses to use any one of us. It is HIM
not us
V.28 Latter
days is
used 14 times in the OT and is always used in conjunction with the coming of
Christ.
Now
V.29 probably really got
A) Daniel takes it one step
further by telling the King what he was THINKING before his dream
B) This what started the
whole thing off you were thinking about what would happen after this
..
C) V.31 Daniel begins to
reveal the
The
Dream focused around this Incredible looking Statue.
A) V.31 Great image
.=
immense or massive.
B) Splendor was excellent
unusual in its brilliance- radiance
to it!
C)
form was awesome=
terrifying.
It
is no wonder that
A) Fearless king cringes
in its presence.
B) Head of fine gold, chest
and arms of Silver belly and thighs of Brass, legs of Iron, feet of clay/
Iron.
C) Image represents 4 great
empires that ruled the world from the time of
Then
there was this stone cut but not by human hands
A) In others words in the
dream
B)
Something Divine something supernatural.
1) It was a cut stone but
he could somehow tell that the cut stone was not cut by man
C) This stone hits this giant statue and completely brings
it down - - becomes like Chaff / dust
D) So crushed the wind blew
it away no traces were found,
And
the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole
earth.
A) What is interesting about
this last line is
B) Marduk was actually known
as the great MT
C)
So in
1) Other words - Revelation of the one true God
The
Interpretation: Briefly
. RD
V.36b-38
A) You are the head of gold
because God has given you this power! God called him
king of kings
B) This is an amazing
thought God had raised up
1) He was used by God to
take
C) Set the Stage for these
prophecies
Reminder
God uses Pagans
A) Interesting in light
of We have a President in
Iranian President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Friday to keep supporting the Palestinian militant
group Hamas until the "collapse of
B)
Ahmadinejad, known for anti-Israeli rhetoric, said in 2005 that
1) Wasnt talking about Erasing off his globe at
home
C) He later called the Holocaust a
"myth."
So here is this crazy guy
who hates
Why is that so interesting?
Ezekiel
the Prophet prophesying at the same time as Daniel described a scenario last
days Ezk 38-39
A) Nations of
B)
1) Are going to join with a
nation to the uttermost north of
C) Go to the uttermost north
end up in
1) Does that mean
D)
Kirgizstan Etc that is still to be determined
But
A) Ezekiel 38 says that God
is going to put hooks in
B) God is going to Supernaturally wipe them out
C) Russia invading
D)
Is God orchestrating things for that right now for that scenario
1) Is Ahmadinejad in power in
Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no
authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by
God.
And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the
face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the
boundaries of their dwellings.
Now that doesnt mean that we shouldnt vote
or pray or that God doesnt pay attention to those things
A) On
the Contrary there are numerous examples with the pp of
B) Pray
for Mercy from God Show repentance in voting
Protect marriage Protect the unborn
C) Show
repentance by standing for righteousness !
D) But note this if the Prop 8 doesnt pass and if those who support
abortion are elected
1) God
still has a plan Those pp will merely be Gods instruments for Judgment {Sped up mercy thus far
Great
nation / not a godly one
E) Like
Note V.38 You
Commentator
Leon Wood said, "Nebuchadnezzar was uniquely responsible for [
A) His
Kingdom spread to most of the civilized world of his day.
B) Gold
was prominent in his empire. Historian Herodotus visited
22 tons
of gold.
C)
39 But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then
another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And
the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in
pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will
break in pieces and crush all the others.
They were overthrown by the Medo Persian Empire
A)
Which represents the Chest and arms of Silver.
Silver
is weaker than gold.
B)
Inferior how?
C) Medo Persian kings didnt possess the kind
of control that
1)
D) The
Medo Persian kings didnt have that type of control Darius with Daniel
Also The Medo Persian reign was longer 539BC
330BC they werent as powerful as
A)
Never had the Grandeur that the Babylonian empire possessed
B) The
Medo Persian empire was followed by the Grecian empire Belly and thighs of
bronze or brass
1)
Notice what the end of v.39 says
A) The
Kingdom of bronze would rule over the earth
None world at the time
B)
C) So
into war and battle Passion to conquer Kingdoms
Why
2 thighs (32)? Alexander left his kingdom to his 4 generals.
Only 2 of which became powerful.
[1] Empire
of Syria That was the Seleucid Dynasty.
Much
bigger than
[2] Empire
of
Controlled
all of
Why Bronze? History lets us know
Grecian
army vs Persian Turban & linens vs bronze armor and Helmets
C) No
speculation needed RD 5:28 / 8:20-22
After
A)
Romans Crushed pp mean
B) In
Daniels day iron was the strongest known metal.
B) As Leopold states it,
The Roman legions were noted for their ability to crush all resistance with an
iron heel.
C)
But the Iron was mixed with clay tile brittle there was a weakness! -
1) Its
Demise was from within
D)
1) AIG executives - $440,000
retreat
E)
That was
Now the last part of the Image is future still
RDV.41-43
A) The feet with the 10 toes
Iron and Clay Revival of the
B) 10 nations
1) Coming world leader Antichrist
C) Revival of the
1)27 countries 500 million
pp that is 200 million more than the
2) Combined Gross domestic
product $14 trillion
D) Come together Economic
Strength Common currency Rise of the
Euro collapse of the dollar
1) Common Security and
Defense alliance
Here
is what you might not know? Our economic problems have affected the rest of the
World
A)
B) Prompted French president
Nicolas Sarkozy to declare
He called for a
global summit 'as soon as possible'' to implement `a real and complete
reform of the international financial system.' He said `all actors' must be
supervised, including credit-rating firms and hedge funds. Executive-pay
systems must also be reviewed, he said. `We want a new world to come out of
this,' Sarkozy said. `We want to set up the basis for a capitalism of
entrepreneurs, not speculators.'
Defenders of the European
Union are quick to point out that its system lacks a central finance ministry
comparable to the Treasury department of the USA
Their system
is not equipped to deal with this type of crises So
some like Sarkozy are calling for a revamping of the System.
But not everyone is
convinced
Watch
this closely-
A) There could come out of
this a whole new group of nations United Economically Militarily
B) You could say today
that we are LIVING IN TOE TIME {Good t-shirt conversation piece
Does
Scriptures are silent about
this Super Power why?
A) 3 Scenarios:
#1
Rapture: Crippled and have to focus
on our own problems. No longer a player
in the global scene.
#2
Talking
today to Mark Hitchcock via email
book coming out on inauguration day (Jan 20,
2009) titled The Late Great
Its
clear to me that
Times are going to get worse
convinced
#3
NY
But I want you to note
V.44-45 God wins
Our
response:
A) Some of you are Scared
{God is Sovereign
B) We need to be United
Community
1) Ray Bentley home groups
fires couldnt get to the Church
C) We need to be ready
Purity
D) We need to be active:
Evangelism
1) Loving and Sharing
Blood moons -
1492 ,1948, 1967
2014, 2015
Ready?
Scared ?