Here is some more on the one world government which is to come. Overkill?
No it just goes to show you there is quite a bit of prophecy concerning a one world government.
Daniel had another dream after Nebuchadnezzar had finished his kingship and Belshazzar had taken over. Daniel had the dream during Belshazzar’s first year as king. He saw four great beasts.
Daniel 7:3 – 3 Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea.
Interesting how both Daniel and John speak of the nations. John speaks of the beast that comes from the sea.
Remember that in Daniel chapter 2 there were 4 kingdoms represented in the statue we read on earlier. The 4th kingdom had a change from straight iron to iron mixed with clay when they got to the feet.
Daniel’s dream in chapter 7 is going to reemphasize Nebuchadnezzar’s dream he interpreted in chapter 2.
It talks about 4 animals which are going to represent the 4 world governments.
Daniel 7:4 – 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 man, and the heart of a man was given to it.
The Lion represented the Babylonian Empire. It’s possible that the wings signify the graceful swoop in which Nebuchadnezzar did when conquering the land. When the wings were torn off it could be explaining when Nebuchadnezzar was humbled by God in Daniel chapter 4 when he got too proud.
Daniel 7:5 – 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!’
The second beast is a bear. Bears are very powerful. It is believed that since it was raised up on one side that it had one half of its kingdom stronger than the other. History tells us that the Persians were stronger than the Medes and maybe this was what it was saying. The three ribs could be referring to its three major conquering which included Lydia, Babylon, and Egypt. The Medes reigned over the area of where Daniel was as we read at the end of chapter 5. Darius the Mede took over the night Belshazzar of Babylon was slain.
Next week we will go over the other two kingdoms that were considered one world governments.