DANIEL AND REVELATION
Tony Clayton
DANIEL AND REVELATION - 7 May 2005
INTRODUCTION
The
Book of Daniel in the Old Testament has 12 chapters. The first six chapters
describe the life of Daniel the prophet, and the last six contain the visions
he had about the future of Jerusalem and Judah. His visions starts from about
550 BC and into the future. Daniel has these visions over a long period of his
life, and each new chapter reveals more and more detail about the future and
the coming of the Son of Man and Messiah the Prince as he is described, and the
Judgment at the end of the days.
Daniel
chapter 7 shows four beasts which will arise, which represent the four major
civilisations to come, including the present one Daniel is in, BABYLON. This
chapter also shows when the Son of man, who is Jesus Christ, will come to the earth.
Daniel
chapter 8 shows MEDIA-PERSIA in more detail, and how it will be conquered by
ANCIENT GREECE. This chapter also shows how one of the kingdoms coming out of
Ancient Greece dispersed, will stop the proper function of the temple of God in
Jerusalem and thereby ‘cleanse’ it.
Daniel
chapter 9 shows the prayer Daniel makes to deliver his people. This chapter
also shows the response of God to Daniel in exact years of how long it will
take before Messiah the Prince, who is Jesus Christ, will come. It also
predicts the death of the Messiah. When we talk of Jesus as the “Messiah” or
the Christ, we are actually referring to what Daniel predicted.
Daniel
chapter 10 is preparation for Daniel chapter 11. Daniel chapter 11 shows the
fourth major civilisation in great detail, how it will arise out of the four dominions of ANCIENT GREECE dispersed after
the fall of Alexander the Great (the first Ancient Greece ruler). It shows the
fourth civilisation ruled by Julius Caesar and his role and dominion which takes over
the world. But it also shows his demise, which leads to the judgment of God in
Daniel Chapter 12.
Daniel
chapter 12 shows the end of days. It shows the result of the coming of Jesus
Christ. This is the everlasting judgment of God, that everyone will be
resurrected from the dead and face judgment by GOD, to place them either in
everlasting happiness or in everlasting misery, whether they are good or bad.
Revelation
is written at the time of the end. Revelation explains the Dragon, the Beast and Babylon,
who are the three ancient and everlasting spiritual enemies of the Kingdom of Christ, and their final destruction.
Revelation also shows the punishment of the Judgment of God in more detail, revealing the lake of
fire. Revelation chapters 21 and 22 reveal eternal life, the last two chapters in the Holy Bible.
I give several additional insights into Revelation - the Dragon, the Beast and Babylon -
from the book of Ezekiel. However, let us begin with Daniel.
Daniel chapter 7
Daniel chapter 7
describes the four kingdoms of the world to come.
At
around 550 BC, Daniel sees a vision of beasts that come up from the sea, which
represent the four kingdoms of the world to come in the next five hundred
years.
Daniel 7:4 The first was
like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were
plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a
man, and a man's heart was given to it. 5 And behold another beast, a second,
like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in
the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise,
devour much flesh. 6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which
had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads;
and dominion was given to it.
The
first kingdom is Babylon the lion, with eagle's wings, which then stands up on
its hind two feet.
The
second kingdom is Media-Persia the bear, which is the largest empire, which is
why it is told, Arise, devour much flesh. The three ribs in its mouth are the
three kings of Persia which follow, according to Daniel 11:2 And now will I
show thee the truth. Behold, there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia;
and the fourth shall be far richer than they all: and by his strength through
his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. The three ribs also represent the three
dominions Media-Persia devoured to be established: Babylon, Egypt and Lydia
(Asia Minor).
The
third kingdom is Greece the leopard, which has four heads, representing the
four generals which took over from Alexander the Great. They divided the Greek
Empire as follows: the north Turkey (Asia Minor), the east Syria, the south
Egypt and the west, the remnant of Greece.
Finally,
Daniel sees a fourth beast.
Daniel 7:7 After this I
saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and
strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in
pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from
all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
The
fourth beast is dreadful and terrible and has ten horns plus a little one which
comes up after. It is lead by Julius Caesar’s empire. The ten horns on this
beast represent all kingdoms collectively that exist at the time of Julius
Caesar. They are the six already mentioned Babylon and Persia. Greece, Turkey,
Syria, Egypt. and four more: Germany, France, Spain and Britain.
Daniel 7:8 I considered
the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before
whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold,
in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
In
60 BC a coalition is formed between Julius Caesar, Pompey and Crassus called
the Triumvirate or Three-headed monster. After Julius Caesar takes over from
this coalition, and is assassinated in 44 BC, Octavian his adopted son becomes
the little horn the 11th horn. Julius Caesar is his great Uncle, and writes
Octavian in his will as chief heir and adopted son. This little horn Octavian
comes up after the provinces Syria, Turkey and France are uprooted, that is,
after the leadership of Crassus, Pompey and Julius Caesar respectively.
Octavian is given the name Caesar Augustus in 27 BC. The Roman republic now
becomes the Roman Empire with Caesar Augustus ("the revered one") the
first Emperor. Although Julius Caesar had also seen himself as god, Augustus
his adopted son thus takes up the position of god, and taxes all his subjects
as Luke 2:1 records. During the reign of Augustus the revered one, Jesus Christ
who is God himself, the Ancient of Days, comes to the earth to establish his
kingdom over the beast. Jesus Christ dies, is resurrected and now sits at the
right hand of the Father, and is the Judge and Ruler over all.
Daniel 7:9 I beheld till
the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was
white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like
the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and
came forth from before him: thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten
thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the
books were opened.
This
fourth beast, representing the spirit behind the Empire of Rome is destroyed utterly in Daniel
7:11, which is the power of Jesus Christ during the Roman reign. It is when Jesus Christ
establishes his throne. Also the last enemy is destroyed, which is death.
Daniel 7:11 I beheld then
because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even
till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning
flame.
Another
point to note is that this Julius Caesar will think to change times and laws as
in Daniel 7:25 below. We know Julius Caesar changed God's 360 day lunar year
with an extra lunar month every six years, to the Egyptian 365 day solar
calendar with an extra day every four years, which we use today. He did not
have time to complete many of his other plans to reform the law of the Roman
republic.
Daniel 7:25 And he shall
speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the
most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his
hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Daniel
7:25 also explains how the Roman Empire gives way to Jesus Christ after a time, times and the
dividing of a time. This will be explained in Daniel chapter 9.
Daniel chapter 8
Daniel chapter 8
describes the purpose of the kingdoms to cleanse the sanctuary of God.
Daniel
first sees a ram before the river with two horns, which are the kings of Media
and Persia which are to come after Babylon. Persia comes up last which is the
more powerful of the two kingdoms.
Daniel 8:3 Then I lifted
up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which
had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other,
and the higher came up last. 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward,
and southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither was there any
that could deliver out of his hand; but he did according to his will, and
became great.
Media
and Persia is the largest of all the Empires which is why he pushed outwards
and became great. Then, a he goat flies in from the west to defeat this ram,
covering the face of the whole earth. This again speaks of the Greek empire,
which had been revealed in Daniel 7 as the winged leopard.
Daniel 8:5 And as I was considering,
behold, an he goat came from the west on the face of the whole earth, and
touched not the ground: and the goat had a notable horn between his eyes. 6 And
he came to the ram that had two horns, which I had seen standing before the
river, and ran unto him in the fury of his power. 7 And I saw him come close
unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and
brake his two horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him, but
he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and there was none that
could deliver the ram out of his hand. 8 Therefore the he goat waxed very
great: and when he was strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up
four notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.
This
he goat has one great horn which is Alexander the Great. After him four kings
come up, towards the four winds of heaven which, as we mentioned earlier are:
the north Turkey (Asia Minor), the east Syria, the south Egypt and the west the
remnant of Greece.
Daniel 8:9 And out of one
of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the
south, and toward the east, and toward the pleasant land.
In
Daniel 8:9 out of one of the horns (Turkey), came forth a little horn who is
Pompey, Julius Caesar’s ally, who later becomes his rival. Pompey is the one
who conquers Palestine called the pleasant land in 63 BC.
Between
the years 63 BC and 40 BC, Pompey and then Julius Caesar puts Jerusalem and
Judea under the control of the High Priest Hyrcanus who is a Pharisee. This man
Hyrcanus is a wicked high priest as we will see. Pompey is the first to defile
the Temple in Jerusalem in 63 BC when he first sets up the leadership of
Hyrcanus. Then Julius Caesar confirms Hyrcanus leadership in 47 BC which lasts until
40 BC. This work of Julius Caesar is recorded in Daniel 11:31 And arms shall
stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall
take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that maketh
desolate.
The
rule of Hyrcanus which began under Julius Caesar, a period lasting 2300 days (6
½ years, from 47 BC to 40 BC), is described as follows
Daniel 8:13 Then I heard
one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake,
How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the
transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be
trodden under foot? 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred
days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Certain
years after the 2300 days, we know Jesus Christ comes to the earth and cleanses
the sanctuary as Daniel shows in detail in the next chapter, Daniel chapter 9.
Daniel chapter 9
In
536 BC Daniel is still in captivity in Babylon with all of the people of God.
He understands from the writings of Jeremiah that the captivity will only last
70 years, and that this time is about to be completed.
Jeremiah 25:11 And this
whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall
serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 12 And it shall come to pass, when
seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and
that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans,
and will make it perpetual desolations.
Jeremiah 29:10 For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be
accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you,
in causing you to return to this place.
When
Daniel sees that Babylon has now been taken over by Darius the Mede (Daniel
9:1) and that the 70 years are accomplished, Daniel prays that God will set his
people free from Babylon. While he is praying, an angel comes to him and gives
him the message of Daniel 9:24:
Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks
are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the
transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for
iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision
and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
25 Know therefore and
understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to
build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks, and
threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even
in troublous times.
The
Seventy Weeks are correctly understood to mean 490 years (70 x 7). They begin
in 456 BC when Persian king Artaxerxes gave a commandment to Nehemiah to
rebuild Jerusalem. Now this going forth
of the commandment to Nehemiah to rebuild Jerusalem comes 65 years after
Daniel prayed at the end of the seventy years Babylonish captivity:
Nehemiah 2:1 And it came
to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that
wine was before him: and I took up the wine, and gave it unto the king. Now I
had not been beforetime sad in his presence.
Nehemiah 2:5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy
servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah,
unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres, that I may build it. 6 And the king
said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journey
be? and when wilt thou return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him
a time.
NOTE: The Temple foundation had
already been laid by decree of Cyrus in Ezra chapter 1 many years earlier, also
see Isaiah 44:28.
The
message of Daniel 9:25 divides the Seventy weeks into three periods:
Firstly
into a period of SEVEN WEEKS (7 x 7 = 49 years) from 456 BC to 407 BC. This is
the time that Nehemiah spends building the street and the wall of Jerusalem in troublous times.
Secondly
of SIXTY-TWO WEEKS (62 x 7 = 434 years) from 407 BC to 27 AD. This is the time after Jerusalem
is rebuilt, up to the time John the Baptist comes into the wilderness, announcing
the coming of Jesus Christ. At the age of 30, Jesus Christ (Messiah the Prince)
comes that same year (Jesus is actually born in the year 3 BC).
Thirdly
the Scripture describes the last WEEK (7 years):
Daniel 9:26 And after
threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the
people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;
and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war
desolations are determined.
Daniel
9:26 explains that during this last WEEK (7 years) Messiah (Jesus Christ) will
be killed, but not for his own sins, as it says, "but not for
himself". Then the verse then describes what happens in the same
generation, in 70 AD, the Romans invade and destroy this city of Jerusalem
which had been rebuilt together with the temple.
Daniel 9:27 And he shall
confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he
shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading
of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and
that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
The
misunderstanding spread today is that Daniel 9:27 is talking about the Antichrist
in “The Tribulation” instead of Jesus Christ. This verse
clearly explains that Jesus Christ
confirms the covenant with Israel for seven years. Half way through the 7 years
(in the midst of the week) Jesus Christ
shall cause the sacrifice and oblation to cease. Julius Caesar had already
removed the DAILY sacrifice as we saw in Daniel chapter 8. Now halfway through
the 7-year covenant after 3 ½ years of his earthly ministry from 27 AD to 31
AD, Jesus Christ is nailed to a tree, and when he dies, the curtain in the temple is
torn in two. At that point, no more sacrifices and oblations are ever done
again in the rebuilt temple of Jerusalem, which is why it says "he shall
make it desolate". Daniel Chapter 12 also describes this period of Jesus
Christ's earthly ministry counting the exact days:
Daniel 12:11 And from the
time that the daily sacrifice shall be taken away (by Julius Caesar), and the
abomination that maketh desolate set up, there shall be a thousand two
hundred and ninety days. 12 Blessed is he that waiteth, and
cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
1290
days is the 3 ½ years of Jesus' earthly ministry. 1335 days is up to the day of
Pentecost as described in Acts Chapter 2.
THE LAST HALF OF THE SEVEN-YEAR COVENANT COMPLETE
There is a period given
to the Gentiles, represented by the last half of the seven years. This is not a
physical time period for the temple in earthly Jerusalem. RATHER, it is a
spiritual time period of our fleshly bodies on earth, which is our spiritual temple. It is the time of God’s forbearance before we are each resurrected to face judgment by God for
our sins, whether we have done good, or whether we have done evil in the body.
We see this spiritual
temple of our body in Revelation chapter 11, where this period of 1260 days is
clearly mentioned for our salvation, for our mercy, which is the last half of
the seven years. While those certainly doomed will mock at our witness and our
salvation.
Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses,
and they shall prophesy a thousand
two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
This time is also shown
in Revelation chapter 12, a time when Israel is ‘hid’ from sight in the
wilderness, that is, when salvation is hidden from her and given to the
Gentiles for a time.
Revelation 12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was
to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God,
and to his throne. 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a
place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Also, in Revelation
chapter 13, a time when the Beast rules, who represents the rule of the fleshy
body, which is also the rule the Gentiles. It is particularly those who mock at
our salvation and mercy of God, and is also known as BABYLON and the
Antichrist:
Revelation 13:5 And there was given
unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given
unto him to continue forty and two months.
This
1260 days of the woman fleeing into the wilderness and the 42 months of
blasphemy is the same period of completing the last half of the seven-year
covenant.
In
Revelation chapter 14, the three announcements of the angels show these three
things which happen during this spiritual period of our spiritual temple of the
body, the last half of the seven years:
THE
THREE THINGS ARE
1. Our testimony to fear God and to give glory to him
2. The hiding and blindness of Israel and
the rise of mockers who are Babylon and the Antichrist
3. The resurrection final Judgment which
will be on those who follow the mockers and worship the beast.
Another Representation of
the Seventy Weeks: Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks
are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the
transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for
iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision
and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy. The
seventy weeks are divided into three periods in the verses which follow, SEVEN
weeks, SIXTY-TWO weeks and, ONE week divided. Daniel chapter 7, Daniel chapter
12 and Revelation chapter 12 all represent these same three periods in another
way. TIME and then TIMES and then the THE DIVIDING OF TIME (or HALF A TIME). Daniel 7:25 And he shall speak great words against the most
High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times
and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
Daniel 12:6 And one said to the man
clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be
to the end of these wonders? 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was
upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand
unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when
he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these
things shall be finished. Revelation 12:14 And to the woman
were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness,
into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the
serpent. Again,
this time measures the time from when Jerusalem is rebuilt in 456 BC up to the
time of the Resurrection of the Final Judgement. Daniel chapter 11 DANIEL
CHAPTER 11 is a detailed description of what will happen in the future across
Europe and Asia and Africa which affect Jerusalem and Judah, leading up to the
coming of Jesus Christ. This chapter reveals two particular powers, first Egypt
and then Rome. The angel Gabriel explains to Daniel what is to happen hundreds
of years before the events happen. CAUTION: alternative interpretations of Daniel
11:15 have been circulated which identify the kingdom of the north as Syria
instead of Rome. Syria, however, does not fit into the rest of Daniel chapter 11.
Moreover, Daniel
11:21 identifies the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, which is crucial to
understand the Antichrist, his identity today, and his pagan Astrology which the whole world now follows. (The solar calendar from Egypt) Daniel
11:3-4 describes the rise and fall of Alexander the Great from Greece: Daniel 11:3 And a mighty
king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to
his will.
Alexander
the Great captured Egypt in about 332 BC. He ordered the building of a great
city in his name on the Egyptian Mediterranean coast, called Alexandria. He
died in 323 BC. Alexander's four generals, known as the Diadochi (followers),
divided up the conquered territories for themselves. Daniel 11:4 And when he
shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken, and shall be divided toward the
four winds of heaven; and not to his posterity, nor according to his dominion
which he ruled: for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside
those.
One
of these Diadochi in the south called Ptolemy began the dynasty in Egypt called
the Ptolemies. Daniel 11:5-12 describes this dynasty referring to it as the
king of the South. Ptolemy III is worth mentioning as Daniel mentions him in
Daniel 11:5. Daniel 11:5 And the king
of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes; and he shall be strong
above him, and have dominion; his dominion shall be a great dominion.
While
Ptolemy III is ruling in the south, his sister (who is the daughter of Ptolemy
II) marries the king of the north (Antioch) to make a sort of peaceful
alliance. The king of the north however had another wife. When the king of the
north dies, these two wives of his enter into a struggle for power which
results in Ptolemy III's sister getting killed. Daniel 11:6 And in the
end of years they shall join themselves together; for the king's daughter of
the south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement: but she
shall not retain the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but
she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that begat her, and he
that strengthened her in these times.
As
a result, Ptolemy III her brother (a branch of her roots) wages war on Antioch
in revenge (the Third Syrian War) and continues his campaign northwards after a
victory even as far as Ephesus. This is between 246 and 241 BC. He then returns
back to Egypt. Daniel 11:7 But out of a
branch of her roots shall one stand up in his estate, which shall come with an
army, and shall enter into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall
deal against them, and shall prevail: 8 And shall also carry captives into
Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver
and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north. 9 So
the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall return into his
own land.
When
Ptolemy IV succeeds the throne of the south, the sons of Antioch in the north
(Antioch III) decide to move against Egypt in the Fourth Syrian war according
to Daniel 11:10. Daniel 11:10 But his sons
shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces: and one
shall certainly come, and overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and
be stirred up, even to his fortress.
Before
Antioch III reaches Egypt, they are stalled with political negotiantions which
allow Egypt to muster or rather hire an army. Ptolemy IV of Egypt then defeated
Antiochus III in 217 BC with 55000 men against 68000 men as Daniel sees in
Daniel 11:11-12. Daniel 11:11 And the king
of the south shall be moved with choler, and shall come forth and fight with
him, even with the king of the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude;
but the multitude shall be given into his hand. 12 And when he hath taken away
the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten
thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
Daniel
11:13-14 describes the next 100 years gap in time. Daniel 11:13 promises that
the defeated king of the north will be back after certain years, coming with a
lot of power. This is the next type of leadership which we will see rise up
from Rome. The wars will now wage on a much larger scale with the king of the
north now being the Roman republic. Daniel 11:13 For the king
of the north shall return, and shall set forth a multitude greater than the
former, and shall certainly come after certain years with a great army and with
much riches.
Daniel
11:14 describes the years of unrest in the south during this period before the
Roman power sweeps in. A nationalist movement arises among the well-trained and
paid army of Egypt. This causes several insurrections against the dynasty of
the south which weakens the king of the south. In addition, Daniel 11:14
desribes the Maccebean revolt where Judas Maccabaeus rededicates the Temple in
Jerusalem in 165 BC, but he is killed four years later. Daniel 11:14 And in those
times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the robbers
of thy people shall exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall
fall.
Daniel
11:15 begins in the years 111-105 BC with Gaius Marius, Julius Caesar's uncle,
as the king of the north (Rome), where Marius conquers Jugartha of the
Numidians in the south. Daniel 11:15 So the king
of the north shall come, and cast up a mount, and take the most fenced cities:
and the arms of the south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people,
neither shall there be any strength to withstand.
In
Daniel 11:18 after Marius defeated the Teutones and the Cimbri at Aix and
Vercelli respectively, Sulla became his rival to command the Roman armies
against Mithradates VI of Pontus. When Sulla thus took Marius' command away
from him, civil war occurred which eventually turns against Marius. Daniel 11:18 After this
shall he turn his face unto the isles, and shall take many: but a prince for
his own behalf shall cause the reproach offered by him to cease; without his
own reproach he shall cause it to turn upon him.
As
an old man, Marius finally tries to gain support from Roman politics but in 88
BC Sulla drives him from Rome, and Marius is no longer found. Daniel 11:19 Then he
shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble and
fall, and not be found.
Sulla
establishes the conservative rule of the aristocrats and then abdicates his
dictatorship and retires quietly after three short years of rule. Daniel 11:20
describes this short rule. Daniel 11:20 Then shall
stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes in the glory of the kingdom: but
within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.
Julius
Caesar then comes to power in Daniel 11:21. He is professionally an orator and
uses this talent to gain popularity. Daniel 11:21 And in his
estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of
the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by
flatteries.
He
forms a coalition with Pompey and Crassus in 60 BC called the Triumvirate or
Three-headed monster in Daniel 11:23 also referred to as a conspiracy against
the state by its three leading citizens. (Elsewhere Daniel sees this
three-headed monster as being three horns see Daniel chapter 7 verses 8, 20 and
24) Daniel 11:23 And after
the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and
shall become strong with a small people.
Daniel
11:24 describes the period between 58 and 49 BC when Julius Caesar conquers
most of central Europe, ending with the successful conquest of Gaul (France). Daniel 11:24 He shall
enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do
that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall
scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast
his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.
After the death of
Crassus, the Triumvirate coalition is fragmented and after increasing tension,
in 48 BC Julius Ceasar comes against the armies of Pompey described in Daniel
11:25 stationed in the south (Greece) with
21 000 men against Pompey’s 46 000 men. Daniel 11:25 And he shall
stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great
army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great
and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices
against him.
Julius
Caesar is victorious after many are slain on both sides. Pompey fled to Egypt
where he was killed by the Egyptians who he used to rule over. Daniel 11:26 Yea, they
that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall
overflow: and many shall fall down slain.
Daniel
11:27 then explains an agreement between Caesar and Ptolemy XII of Egypt.
Julius Caesar had previously provided military support for Ptolemy XII of Egypt
but Egypt had still owed Caesar money for providing this military support. Daniel 11:27 And both
these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one
table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time
appointed.
As
Julius Caesar returns, he believes he has Egypt on his side. Pompey had invaded
the land of Judah but now after Pompey's defeat and death, Julius Caesar begins
to take interest in Judah in Daniel 11:28. Daniel 11:28 Then shall
he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the
holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.
When Julius Caesar comes
back again towards the south for Judah, he is opposed in the sea by Egypt
occupying Cyprus (Chittim). This makes him upset and he decides to control
Jerusalem this time by having an agreement with the Jewish political party of
the Pharisees. Daniel 11:29 At the time
appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as
the former, or as the latter. 30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against
him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against
the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence
with them that forsake the holy covenant.
In
Daniel 11:30 Caesar confirms the political leader of the Pharisees, Hyrcanus,
as high priest and Ethnarch - national leader - in Jerusalem instead of a
legitimate high priest. This Pharisee leader has the support of those in the
region in his position as fake high priest. Daniel 11:31 And arms
shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and
shall take away the daily sacrifice, and they shall place the abomination that
maketh desolate.
This
Pharisee leader Hyrcanus is a fake high priest. The following verses show the
attitude of Julius Caesar when he takes away the daily sacrifice Daniel 11:37 Neither
shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any
god: for he shall magnify himself above all. 38 But in his estate shall he
honour the God of forces: and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour
with gold, and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.
It
is the time of the end once Julius Caesar, the king of the north, removes the
daily sacrifice from the temple in Jerusalem. And Satan enters Julius Caesar to
become the Antichrist. Egypt then wages war against him. Daniel 11:40 And at the
time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the
north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with
horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall
overflow and pass over.
In
47 BC Caesar defeats the Egyptian army at Alexandria as described in Daniel
11:42, and in Daniel 11:43 establishes Cleopatra as ruler in alliance with
Rome. Daniel 11:42 He shall
stretch forth his hand also upon the countries: and the land of Egypt shall not
escape. 43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and of silver,
and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the Libyans and the Ethiopians
shall be at his steps.
Then
in that same year, Julius Caesar hears of disturbances in Asia Minor seen in
Daniel 11:44, and he sweeps through the region to settle these distubances with
the slogan veni, vidi, vici (“I came, I saw, I overcame”). Daniel 11:44 But tidings
out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go
forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
In
45 BC Julius Caesar changes times in the Roman Republic to follow the Egyptian
system of a 365 day year, with months named from pagan origins. In 44 BC Julius
Caesar is assassinated by sixty conspirators and none helped him, according to
Daniel 11:45. Daniel 11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace between
the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none
shall help him.
The Roman palace is built in the glorious location
between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea, inside the glorious city of
Jerusalem. THE
BEASTS OF REVELATION THE FOUR POWERS OF THE EARTH- Revelation chapter 6 I earlier explained the seventy weeks of Daniel
Chapter 9. I spent a lot of time explaining the last seven years, and what the
last half of the last seven years mean (the 1260 days). The 1260 days is not a
physical time period for the temple in earthly Jerusalem. RATHER, it is a spiritual
time period of our fleshly bodies on earth, which is our spiritual temple before the Resurrection. Therefore
when we read the book of Revelation, we have to bear this in mind especially
when we see the four horses in Revelation chapter 6. These four horses are like
the four beasts of Daniel Chapter 7, except instead of physical kingdoms
against the physical temple of Jerusalem, these are now spiritual kingdoms against the spiritual
temple of our body. The horses are 1. Our ability to conquer 2. Our ability to wage war 3. Our ability to trade and covet 4. Our doom to die, and go into a place
called Hades, the place for the dead. Revelation Chapter 12 - Egypt Persecutes the Woman The dragon which appears in Revelation 12 is Egypt. Revelation Chapter 11 mentions the spiritual
Egypt for the first time:
Revelation 11:8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
However, it becomes clear that the dragon is Egypt when we remember that Israel went into bondage in
Egypt for 400 years. Pharoah at one stage killed all the male babies of Israel, but
it was at the time Moses was saved alive. In Ezekiel, the dragon, Egypt is revealed:
Ezekiel 29:3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
Revelation describes the scene as well:
Revelation 12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
God deals with the dragon in Ezekiel:
Ezekiel 29:4 But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy rivers shall stick unto thy scales.
5 And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the fowls of the heaven.
Revelation shows that the dragon, although cast into the wilderness is not finished with his persecution:
Revelation 12:12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.
13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
Revelation Chapter 13 - The King of Tyrus Persecutes the World The next stage of the dragon's persecution is through the king of Tyrus. Ezekiel chapters 26, 27 and 28 are
dedicated completely to the king of Tyrus, who gave Solomon 666 talents of gold.
1 Kings 10:11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones. VERSE 14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
After this encounter with the king of Tyrus, Solomon fell:
1 Kings 11:5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians...
Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, is a notable deity even today! She is the goddess EASTER, who everyone celebrates... but more of that below when I explain Revelation chapter 17. The Zidonians are linked to the King of Tyrus.
Therefore, the Zidonians are next in line to be judged after the King of Tyrus, as you will read in Ezekiel 28.
Let
us read through Revelation 13. The first beast in Revelation chapter 13 comes
out of the sea. This beast is a combination of all the beasts we saw in Daniel
chapter 7. It represents the spirit behind the Roman Empire. It has
all the seven heads of previous empires, but one of them is wounded to death
but was healed. This seventh killed head that was healed is a sign that it
still lives spiritually after being destroyed at the coming of Jesus Christ. Revelation 13:1 And I
stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having
seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads
the name of blasphemy. 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and
his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and
the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority. 3 And I saw
one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed:
and all the world wondered after the beast. This beast is the spirit
behind the Roman Empire. The 10 crowns show
that it is the collective spiritual power of the 10 kingdoms existing at the
time of Julius Caesar. This beast comes out of the Roman Empire and has a
combination of the features of all the beasts we have seen before, grafted in
together. Beast like a leopard, feet like a bear, mouth of a lion and power of
a dragon. Its first head grafted in belongs to the first beast, Babylon the
lion. Its second head to the second beast, Persia the bear. The next four heads
belong to the third beast Ancient Greece the leopard which has four heads, Turkey,
Syria, Egypt and Greece. This makes six heads, or six powers. And its last head
which was wounded to death is Rome the terrible beast. This beast also has ten
horns, which are the same ten countries at the time of Julius Caesar, Babylon
(Iraq), Persia (Iran), Turkey, Assyria (Syria), Egypt, Greece, and in the
west:- Germany, France, Spain and Britain. All these powers so far are in
Europe and the Asia and Africa. But
now in Revelation 13:11 another beast rises out of the earth which is the
spirit of the King of Tyrus. It has manifested in many ways, and for a long time
he abode in the religious power of the Roman Catholic Church.
It was the Pope organisation, which ruled silently during the Dark Ages with two horns
at the height of its power: the two “keys of Life
and Death”. Also the Pope holds out two fingers: Revelation 13:11 And I
beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a
lamb, and he spake as a dragon. Revelation chapter 13
depicts what happens in the times of the end. The power of the Beast is
established again in the strength of these ten nations. Historically,
GERMANY and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA are linked to the second beast of
Revelation 13 which is the spirit of the King of Tyrus. Germany was the power that
tried to take over from the seat of world government at the time of the collapse
of the Roman Empire. Germany has ruled as
a superpower for centuries while the Roman Church ruled spiritually. In the
Dark Ages, Germany was called the Holy Roman Empire (Reich). Before 1508,
German Kings were not considered Emperors of the Reich until the Pope had
formally crowned them as such. In
modern times, Germany is the heart of the modern bible movement which created
the new bible (all modern versions of the Bible). Research shows that this
bible movement actually came out of Nazi Germany. Germany in
modern times promoted ancient pagan festivals such as the Christmas tree and
the birthday celebrations, and brought them back into society only recently.
These festivities only came in use over the last 150 years. We get all our
modern festivities from GERMANY. The
history of Germany is rooted in this ancient power of the second beast of
Revelation 13, the king of Tyrus. It is interesting to note that Skull and Bones '322' Club which
American Presidents become members of, has its counterpart club in Germany
'321'. The numbers mean they were established in 1832. The first in Germany
(18)32-1 the second at Yale University in America (18)32-2. Shortly after these
1832 clubs, the new "Holy Roman" empire was known as the SECOND Reich
after the unification of Germany as a nation state in 1871 until the end of World
War I. With the creation of the Weimar Republic after Germany’s defeat in World
War I, and Nazi Germany's rise, the Nazis referred to Germany as the THIRD
Reich. Revelation Chapter 14 - Egypt in the Nether Parts of the Earth Ezekiel then speaks of the desolation and the end of Egypt at the grave.
It shows that the grave is not the end, because hell awaits Egypt.
Ezekiel 32:18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, even her, and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.
The multitude of Egypt represents the famous nations of the earth who
die and go into the Land of the dead, as also described in Revelation 14:
Revelation 14:18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress of the wrath of God.
20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Revelation Chapter 17 - The Mystery of Babylon
Both Egypt and the King of Tyrus are made desolate by the King of Babylon.
Ezekiel 29:18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head was made bald, and every shoulder was peeled: yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it:
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.
In Revelation 17, the woman riding the beast represents Babylon exercising
power over the red dragon of Egypt and the King of Tyrus. Babylon is the
"Great Whore":
Revelation 17:1 And there
came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me,
saying unto me, Come hither; I will show unto thee the judgment of the great
whore that sitteth upon many waters: 2 With whom the kings of the earth have
committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk
with the wine of her fornication. 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into
the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of
names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. This beast is the same
spiritual system which exists today in the same 10 countries we already
discussed. It has seven heads and ten horns again, but now it is scarlet in
colour, which means it is the Revelation 13 beast of the King of Tyrus merged with the
Revelation 12 red dragon of Egypt. Revelation 17:5 And upon
her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF
HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. She
makes the people of Jesus Christ to worship the queen of heaven from Egypt
worshipped in Jeremiah 7:18 "The children gather wood, and the fathers
kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of
heaven, and to pour out drink offerings
unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger." These same cakes
are made by the Roman Catholic Church for mass celebrations for members to
worship Mary and child (she is not of course the real mother of Jesus, but an
idol, sometimes called the Madonna, Easter or Ishtar who is Ashtoreth - the goddess of
the Zidonians who made King Solomon fall after he dealt with the King of Tyrus!). After
this chapter in Revelation exposes the spiritual Babylon (which is partly the Roman Catholic Church) it
goes on to describe when Egypt the dragon, the King of Tyrus, and Babylon are destroyed.
These are the three unclean spirits of Armageddon:
Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
The angel reveals the mystery to John: Revelation 17:7 And the
angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou marvel? I will tell thee the mystery
of the woman, and of the beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads
and ten horns. 8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall ascend
out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and they that dwell on the
earth shall wonder, whose names were not written in the book of life from the
foundation of the world, when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and
yet is. 9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven
mountains, on which the woman sitteth. Many people have realised
that the city of Rome geographically sits on seven mountains. But there is more
to this Scripture: Revelation 17:10 And
there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is, and the other is not yet
come; and when he cometh, he must continue a short space. Revelation 17:10 talks of
the seven heads again, "five are fallen", they are in order of
sequence Egypt, Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Greece. We know Egypt was the first
great empire, which the Israelites left with Moses. Then after Israel backslid
Assyria took them away into exile. Then, Babylon came to take Judah
away, where God reveals the beast to Daniel while he is in Babylon. Daniel
survives into the beginnings of the Media-Persian Empire. After Persia, came
Greece and the conquests of Alexander the Great. Revelation
17:10 goes on to say "One is". This is the king of Turkey,
Pompey, who is the sixth. Also note that the dominant churches at the time John
received the Revelation were in TURKEY - Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamos, Thyatira,
Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea. Revelation
17:10 then says "the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must
continue a short space." The other had not yet come at the time John
received the Revelation. This other king has now come, and is the resurrected
beast of the Roman Empire which is the seventh, the spiritual system of the
world. It is spiritual BABYLON. Revelation 17:11 And the
beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and
goeth into perdition The eighth king is the
devil or Satan, represented by the dragon - at one time residing in Egypt. King Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream King
Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon, has a dream of a statue which concerns the
future of the world in Daniel Chapter 2. The statue has legs of iron and feet mixed part clay and
part iron. The legs represent the Roman Empire, and the feet represent Europe
and the Middle East that remain after the Roman Empire. Daniel 2:40 And the
fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces
and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in
pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of
potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall
be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed
with miry clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of
clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. 43 And whereas
thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the
seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not
mixed with clay. The
iron and clay cannot mix. After the Roman Empire, the powers divided cleanly in
the West to form the five iron toes of the Pope nations (Germany, France,
Britain, Spain and Greece) and in the East to form what became the five clay
toes of the Muslim nations (Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran). While this was
all taking place, the Resurrection of the Dead became a reality, because Jesus
Christ rose from the dead, and all who believed in him were also raised from
the dead, as Jesus gave his believers power to raise the dead, which is why the
following Scripture teaches: Daniel 2:44 And in the
days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never
be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall
break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. John 5:25 Verily, verily,
I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the
voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. John 5:28 Marvel not at
this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall
hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the
resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of
damnation. Daniel
right at the end of his book almost repeats the exact same scripture to talk of
the end - the time of Jesus Christ in the gospels. Daniel 12:2 And many of
them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life,
and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Ezekiel and Revelation, Gog and Magog - The Final Judgment The battle of Armageddon is well known as the final battle before judgment day.
But what exactly does the battle of Armageddon consist in? Precisely this.
The three ancient and everlasting spiritual enemies come against the Kingdom of Christ
Revelation 16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
These three enemies are destoyed one by one:
Gog and Magog is the spirit behind the dragon, the spiritual Egypt, who resurrects himself, and then goes into perdition.
Revelation 17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.
Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39 show what Gog and Magog are all about.
Basically, Ezekiel sets the scene in context. After Israel had sinned beyond measure and were being punished in exile,
God promised to bring them back to their own land again and put his spirit inside them and be their God, and they would
be his people. Ezekiel chapter 37 shows the people come together as dry bones coming together, and then God raises them
up and creates a great people, and puts his spirit in them. The bones are resurrected. This is after Babylon and the Beast (the
King of Tyrus in Ezekiel) are made desolate.
Now it is only after God has raised up his people that Gog and Magog or the resurrected dragon of Egypt comes back to the
scene. This last enemy is the devil himself, who has a last thought to attack this people of God:
Ezekiel 38:10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Ezekiel shows the defeat of Gog and Magog, which involves shaking the heavens and the earth, which we see throughout Revelation:
Ezekiel 38:19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
And fire and brimstone:
Ezekiel 38:22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
And finally the burying of all the dead of Gog and Magog.
Revelation chapter 20 shows the final Judgment of God which happens after Gog and Magog are defeated, and the dead, which
Gog and Magog represent, are resurrected and judged, and many are cast into the lake of fire.
Spiritually Gog and Magog come after the first resurrection, when God's people are raised and established. It is after
this point that Gog and Magog come onto the scene, who is the resurrected spiritual Egypt, the devil or Satan, who tries once more to
bring the people of God into bondage. Finally he is cast into the lake of fire.
Then God finally will never hide his face from his people as we see in the last chapters of Revelation, Revelation chapters 21 and 22:
Ezekiel 39:29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.
The End
Revelation 14:6 And I saw another
angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto
them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and
people, 7 Saying with a loud voice,
Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and
worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of
waters.
Revelation 14:8 And there followed another
angel, saying, Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made
all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.
Revelation 14:9 And the third angel followed them,
saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and
receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which
is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be
tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in
the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the
smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest
day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the
mark of his name.
Revelation 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Revelation 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.