revelation part 4 - the fourth kingdom and the fourth beast

Intro to Revelation Part 4The 4th Kingdom and the 4th Beast

Daniel 2 & 7

• (31) "You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome. (32) "The head of that statue was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze, (33) its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.

• (34) "You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. (35) "Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.

The head of goldDaniel 2

The head of gold

Babylon

Daniel 2

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Daniel 2

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Daniel 2

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

Daniel 2

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

331 BC

• (40) "Then there will be a fourth kingdom as strong as iron; inasmuch as iron crushes and shatters all things, so, like iron that breaks in pieces, it will crush and break all these in pieces.

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

331 BC

Legs of iron &feet of iron & clay

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

331 BC

Legs of iron &feet of iron & clay

Rome

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

331 BC

Legs of iron &feet of iron & clay

Rome

63 BC

• (41) "In that you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter's clay and partly of iron, it will be a divided kingdom; but it will have in it the toughness of iron, inasmuch as you saw the iron mixed with common clay. (42) "As the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of pottery, so some of the kingdom will be strong and part of it will be brittle.

• (43) "And in that you saw the iron mixed with common clay, they will combine with one another in the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, even as iron does not combine with pottery.

• (44) "In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever.

• (45) "Inasmuch as you saw that a stone was cut out of the mountain without hands and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place in the future; so the dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy."

• Jeremiah 51:25 "Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, Who destroys the whole earth," declares the LORD, "And I will stretch out My hand against you, And roll you down from the crags, And I will make you a burnt out mountain.

• Rev 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever."

• Rev 11:15 Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He will reign forever and ever."

• 1Peter 2:6 For this is contained in Scripture: "BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER stone, AND HE WHO BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED."

• “Conservative scholars…have hailed chapter 7 as one of the great prophecies of the Bible and the key to the entire program of God from Babylon to the Second Coming of Christ.” John Walvoord

• “Conservative scholars…have hailed chapter 7 as one of the great prophecies of the Bible and the key to the entire program of God from Babylon to the Second Coming of Christ.” John Walvoord

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

331 BC

Legs of iron &feet of iron & clay

Rome

63 BC

Daniel 7 Winged lion

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

331 BC

Legs of iron &feet of iron & clay

Rome

63 BC

Daniel 7 Winged lion Devouring bear

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

331 BC

Legs of iron &feet of iron & clay

Rome

63 BC

Daniel 7 Winged lion Devouring bear Winged leopard

• (7) "After this I kept looking in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful and terrifying and extremely strong; and it had large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed and trampled down the remainder with its feet; and it was different from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns. (8) "While I was contemplating the horns, behold, another horn, a little one, came up among them, and three of the first horns were pulled out by the roots before it; and behold, this horn possessed eyes like the eyes of a man and a mouth uttering great boasts.

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

331 BC

Legs of iron &feet of iron & clay

Rome

63 BC

Daniel 7 Winged lion Devouring bear Winged leopard Indescribable beast

• (11) "Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and given to the burning fire.

• (11) "Then I kept looking because of the sound of the boastful words which the horn was speaking; I kept looking until the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and given to the burning fire.

• Rev 19:20 And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet…these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.

• (12) "As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but an extension of life was granted to them for an appointed period of time.

• (15) "As for me, Daniel, my spirit was distressed within me, and the visions in my mind kept alarming me. (16) "I approached one of those who were standing by and began asking him the exact meaning of all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of these things: (17) 'These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kings who will arise from the earth.

Similarities  A four-part statue Four beastsStatue represents kingdoms Beasts represent kingdomsStatue destroyed Beasts destroyedEternal kingdom established Eternal kingdom established

Similarities  A four-part statue Four beastsStatue represents kingdoms Beasts represent kingdomsStatue destroyed Beasts destroyedEternal kingdom established Eternal kingdom established

Contrasts  Nebuchednezzar's vision Daniel's visionDaniel's interpretation Angel's interpretationGlorious statue Horrible beastsMan’s view God’s view

• (18) 'But the saints of the Highest One will receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, for all ages to come.'

• (19) "Then I desired to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others

• (19) "Then I desired to know the exact meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others

• (21) "I kept looking, and that horn was waging war with the saints and overpowering them (22) until the Ancient of Days came and judgment was passed in favor of the saints of the Highest One, and the time arrived when the saints took possession of the kingdom.

• Rev 13:7 It was also given to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them, and authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation was given to him.

• Revelation 19:19-20 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. (20) And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone.

• (23) "Thus he said: 'The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms and will devour the whole earth and tread it down and crush it.

• (24) 'As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings.

• (24) 'As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings will arise; and another will arise after them, and he will be different from the previous ones and will subdue three kings.

• (25) 'He will speak out against the Most High and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will intend to make alterations in times and in law; and they will be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time.

• (26) 'But the court will sit for judgment, and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated and destroyed forever.

• (26) 'But the court will sit for judgment, and his dominion will be taken away, annihilated and destroyed forever.

• 2 Thessalonians 2:8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming;

The head of gold

Babylon

605 BC

Breasts & arms of silver

Medo-Persia

539 BC

Daniel 2 Belly & thighsof bronze

Greece

331 BC

Legs of iron &feet of iron & clay

Rome

63 BC

Daniel 7 Winged lion Devouring bear Winged leopard Indescribable beast

The Times of the Gentiles Luke 21:24