Modern Nations in the Bible
From a study by Irvin Baxter
The time of the end Dan. 12:9. "I will hide the meaning until the time of the end of all things.
United States, Great Britain, Russia, and Europe mentioned in the Bible
Dan. 7:1-7 Daniel was given the prophecy in symbols much in the same way that Jesus taught in parables. Jesus said that Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Only those who sincerely seek will know. Since this meaning is hidden till the end, God also used symbols. Usually when symbols are given the meaning will be somewhere else in the bible.
Dan. 7:17 These four beasts are four kings that shall arise. Not only do they represent kings but also the kingdoms over which they rule Dan. 7:23. Whenever you see beast in the bible it will represent a king or a kingdom.
When will these nations exist? Dan. 7:9 This is speaking of the time when the Lord will arise and overthrow these kingdoms and set up His thousand year rule.
Now just before this will happen we see a one world government with a world leader set in place which is the antichrist. Dan. 7:11-12 speaks of the destruction of the antichrist after his three and one half year reign. The antichrist is described with many names in scripture, beast, horn, man of sin, son of perdition, etc. He will be destroyed when Jesus returns and the other kingdoms will have their power taken away but they themselves will stay and continue to populate the earth during the one thousand years. When Jesus sets up His reign then all the teachings of the bible will be enforced which means there will be peace during this time. These nations will be on the earth at the second coming of Christ. Are they on the earth now?
The first beast had the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle. Now God didn't indiscriminately pick these symbols, He made sure that the symbol would represent a nation at the end time. Which nation has its national symbol a lion? According to Webster's Dictionary it is Great Britain! This is also found in Wikipedia athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_emblem.
Now this Lion had Eagle's wings that were plucked out. The eagle is the national symbol of the United States and the plucking of the wings from the Lion happened in 1776 we declared ourselves a nation separate from Great Britain. Dan. 7:4 The wings were given a man's heart and made to stand on his feet. Our two symbols are the eagle and Uncle Sam. On Sept. 9, 1988 Uncle Sam and the Russian Bear were face to face on the cover of Time Magazine.
The second beast had the body of a bear. Even Time Magazine calls Russia the bear. God wrote this two thousand six hundred years ago! This symbol can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_emblem.
The third was a leopard which had four wings and four heads. Dominion was given to it. This country is Germany. But you say, "We have dominion in the U.S.". The last three major wars were started by Germany. The Franco/American war, World War One, and World War Two. Newsweek Magazine Apr. 9, 1984 said, "In the past 120 years, Germany has dominated Europe Intellectually, Industrially, and Militarily". Germany has been the dominating force in Europe for the last thousand years.
Why did the Leopard have four heads? In bible prophecy a beast represents a nation but a beast with more than one head represents how many times that nation has risen and fallen. Germany has arisen and fallen three times already: the first Reich, Reich means kingdom, the second Reich, and Hitler's third Reich. Edwin Hartrich has written a book showing how Germany is now doing economically what she could not do militarily. The book is called "The Forth and Richest Reich, how the Germans conquered the postwar world".
In an article, from the "Tomorrow's World" written by Douglas S. Winnail, entitled "Resurgent Germany; A Fourth Reich?" "German soldiers have marched out of Germany and across Europe as "a relentless unstoppable war machine" numerous times in history. Why did Germany descend into tyranny? Where do these tendencies come form? Could this happen again?
History provides remarkable insights into the origin and national cvharacter traits of the Germans. Coupled with Bible prophecy, these insights give us a divinely revealed window on Germany's future. Roman historian Tacitus (98AD) wrote that German men had "no taste for peace" and spent their time in warlike pursuits. From the earliest accounts, Germanic society was geared to waging war --and posed a serious threat to the Roman army. Histroy clearly reveals that the german tribes absorbed Roman ways (imperialism, totalitarianism and the religion of a "Christianized" empire) and became the "Heirs of Rome" with the rise of the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne and the German kings (Germany; 2000 years, Reinhardt, pp.xxiii, 43). To find Germany leading the effort to unite Europe today is not suprising. This idea has been part of the German cultural heritage for more than a thousand years!
The last beast was described as a terribly strong beast which had iron teeth and ten horns. This beast is diverse from the others. The horns are ten kings which form an alliance to form a common kingdom Dan. 7:24. There will be a ten nation union which gives their allegiance to the antichrist Rev. 17:12-14 which will come from this union. These are all overcome by the lamb (Christ).
Who are the ten horn nations? There are three possibilities. 1. The European Union which now has twenty seven nations. If they should mold into ten then this could be the answer. 2. The USSR broke up into states in the early 1990's they formed a union called The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The CIS has ten member nations. This could be it since the bible shows that it is Russia who will lead the nations against Israel at Armageddon. 3. Another least possible is the ten Palestine leaders who withheld their support for Yassir Arafat being the one claiming ownership to the temple mount.
The forth kingdom in Dan. 7:23 says that it will unite with all the others forming a one world government projected as "The New World Order". Even though the ten horn kingdom devours the whole world look four verses down at Dan. 7:27. We saints of the Most High God will rule and reign for a thousand years.
Summation: If the Lord knew 2600 years ago the nations that would be on earth when He comes again don't you think He will know in the coming weeks and months what will transpire? Jesus is coming soon Maranatha!
From a study by Irvin Baxter
The time of the end Dan. 12:9. "I will hide the meaning until the time of the end of all things.
United States, Great Britain, Russia, and Europe mentioned in the Bible
Dan. 7:1-7 Daniel was given the prophecy in symbols much in the same way that Jesus taught in parables. Jesus said that Mat 13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. Only those who sincerely seek will know. Since this meaning is hidden till the end, God also used symbols. Usually when symbols are given the meaning will be somewhere else in the bible.
Dan. 7:17 These four beasts are four kings that shall arise. Not only do they represent kings but also the kingdoms over which they rule Dan. 7:23. Whenever you see beast in the bible it will represent a king or a kingdom.
When will these nations exist? Dan. 7:9 This is speaking of the time when the Lord will arise and overthrow these kingdoms and set up His thousand year rule.
Now just before this will happen we see a one world government with a world leader set in place which is the antichrist. Dan. 7:11-12 speaks of the destruction of the antichrist after his three and one half year reign. The antichrist is described with many names in scripture, beast, horn, man of sin, son of perdition, etc. He will be destroyed when Jesus returns and the other kingdoms will have their power taken away but they themselves will stay and continue to populate the earth during the one thousand years. When Jesus sets up His reign then all the teachings of the bible will be enforced which means there will be peace during this time. These nations will be on the earth at the second coming of Christ. Are they on the earth now?
The first beast had the body of a lion and the wings of an eagle. Now God didn't indiscriminately pick these symbols, He made sure that the symbol would represent a nation at the end time. Which nation has its national symbol a lion? According to Webster's Dictionary it is Great Britain! This is also found in Wikipedia athttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_emblem.
Now this Lion had Eagle's wings that were plucked out. The eagle is the national symbol of the United States and the plucking of the wings from the Lion happened in 1776 we declared ourselves a nation separate from Great Britain. Dan. 7:4 The wings were given a man's heart and made to stand on his feet. Our two symbols are the eagle and Uncle Sam. On Sept. 9, 1988 Uncle Sam and the Russian Bear were face to face on the cover of Time Magazine.
The second beast had the body of a bear. Even Time Magazine calls Russia the bear. God wrote this two thousand six hundred years ago! This symbol can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_emblem.
The third was a leopard which had four wings and four heads. Dominion was given to it. This country is Germany. But you say, "We have dominion in the U.S.". The last three major wars were started by Germany. The Franco/American war, World War One, and World War Two. Newsweek Magazine Apr. 9, 1984 said, "In the past 120 years, Germany has dominated Europe Intellectually, Industrially, and Militarily". Germany has been the dominating force in Europe for the last thousand years.
Why did the Leopard have four heads? In bible prophecy a beast represents a nation but a beast with more than one head represents how many times that nation has risen and fallen. Germany has arisen and fallen three times already: the first Reich, Reich means kingdom, the second Reich, and Hitler's third Reich. Edwin Hartrich has written a book showing how Germany is now doing economically what she could not do militarily. The book is called "The Forth and Richest Reich, how the Germans conquered the postwar world".
In an article, from the "Tomorrow's World" written by Douglas S. Winnail, entitled "Resurgent Germany; A Fourth Reich?" "German soldiers have marched out of Germany and across Europe as "a relentless unstoppable war machine" numerous times in history. Why did Germany descend into tyranny? Where do these tendencies come form? Could this happen again?
History provides remarkable insights into the origin and national cvharacter traits of the Germans. Coupled with Bible prophecy, these insights give us a divinely revealed window on Germany's future. Roman historian Tacitus (98AD) wrote that German men had "no taste for peace" and spent their time in warlike pursuits. From the earliest accounts, Germanic society was geared to waging war --and posed a serious threat to the Roman army. Histroy clearly reveals that the german tribes absorbed Roman ways (imperialism, totalitarianism and the religion of a "Christianized" empire) and became the "Heirs of Rome" with the rise of the Holy Roman Empire under Charlemagne and the German kings (Germany; 2000 years, Reinhardt, pp.xxiii, 43). To find Germany leading the effort to unite Europe today is not suprising. This idea has been part of the German cultural heritage for more than a thousand years!
The last beast was described as a terribly strong beast which had iron teeth and ten horns. This beast is diverse from the others. The horns are ten kings which form an alliance to form a common kingdom Dan. 7:24. There will be a ten nation union which gives their allegiance to the antichrist Rev. 17:12-14 which will come from this union. These are all overcome by the lamb (Christ).
Who are the ten horn nations? There are three possibilities. 1. The European Union which now has twenty seven nations. If they should mold into ten then this could be the answer. 2. The USSR broke up into states in the early 1990's they formed a union called The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The CIS has ten member nations. This could be it since the bible shows that it is Russia who will lead the nations against Israel at Armageddon. 3. Another least possible is the ten Palestine leaders who withheld their support for Yassir Arafat being the one claiming ownership to the temple mount.
The forth kingdom in Dan. 7:23 says that it will unite with all the others forming a one world government projected as "The New World Order". Even though the ten horn kingdom devours the whole world look four verses down at Dan. 7:27. We saints of the Most High God will rule and reign for a thousand years.
Summation: If the Lord knew 2600 years ago the nations that would be on earth when He comes again don't you think He will know in the coming weeks and months what will transpire? Jesus is coming soon Maranatha!