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World Geopolitics by the Bible – The
Adrenochrome Crisis – Impeachment Papers Filed Against Biden - Michigan Ballot
Recount Shows Massive Irregularities - Tucker Carlson for Jan. 31 - Woke
Ideology is Doomed to Fail - FIRES AT FOOD FACILITIES ARE NOT ACCIDENTS - Jordan
Peterson Exposes WEF - The Abolition of Man - Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s & 3K
Deaths & 11K Shootings and more.
Researched & Comments by Pastor
Gary Boyd
Feb. 1st 2023
US MILITARY NEWS: The Adrenochrome
Crisis - By Michael Baxter -January 21, 2023 - Western governments want their
citizens to believe that Volodymyr Zelensky needs foreign funding—cash and
weapons—to defeat or demoralize Russian forces or to enervate them to the point
they disobey Vladimir Putin’s orders and forever flee Ukrainian soil. For
nearly a year, Zelensky has begged incessantly for arms and cash; he’s pleaded
his case to the criminal Biden regime, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and
any NATO country with resources to finance his war against what he has called
Russian oppression. https://realrawnews.com/2023/01/the-adrenochrome-crisis/
US MILITARY NEWS: Restored Republic
via a GCR Update - By Divina Ellisson - 1 February, 2023 - https://theusmilitarynews.com/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-update-as-of-february-1-2023/
This Speech Will NEVER Be Forgotten |
Jordan Peterson's Delivery Is On FIRE! - Wednesday, February 1, 2023 14:16 - https://beforeitsnews.com/international/2023/02/this-speech-will-never-be-forgotten-jordan-petersons-delivery-is-on-fire-2510792.html
New Judy Byington Report as of 2/1/23
January 2023 - Wednesday, February 1, 2023 14:21 - With a compelling drive to
educate the public on the unimaginable horrors faced by children born into
families practicing ritual abuse, Byington continues to pen books about
survivors like Jenny Hill who suffer repressed childhood memories of forced
participation in rape, torture and murder. Byington’s upcoming book, “Saints,
Sinners and Satan” encompasses a first-person account of her own experiences
with multiple personality survivors and satanic crime. https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/02/new-judy-byington-report-as-of-2123-january-2023-2537977.html
X22 Report - People Now See The
Difference Between Trump’s Economy & Biden’s! - Must Video - Wednesday,
February 1, 2023 14:27 - Europe narrowly avoids a recession because of Ireland,
which means the recession is coming, the rest of Europe are not pulling their
weight. The GND is failing big, every move they make is working against them.
The economy is about to turn, the tax breaks have ended the people will see a
difference and the economy will decline. People are now seeing the difference
between an economy that is growing and an economy that is declining. https://beforeitsnews.com/economy/2023/02/x22-report-people-now-see-the-difference-between-trumps-economy-bidens-must-video-3077756.html
ATLAS SHRUGS: Zelensky Ordered
Destruction of All State Docs Associated with Hunter Biden’s METABIOTA Labs - Wednesday,
February 1, 2023 14:09 - News broke today that Hunter Biden’s Metabiota Labs
received tens of millions of dollars in DOD contracts and experimented with bat
viruses. Is that what’s behind this classified document purge at the Biden
homes. A cover-up, clean-up op? https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/02/zelensky-ordered-destruction-of-all-state-docs-associated-with-hunter-bidens-metabiota-labs-3653793.html
MAIL ONLINE: Ex-ABC News reporter is
charged with transporting child pornography - nine months after he went into
hiding when FBI raided his home - James Meek, 53, a celebrated investigative
reporter, resigned in April - Agents seized several of his devices containing
explicit images and chats - Award-winning reporter faces up to 20 years in
prison if found guilty - By STEPHEN M. LEPORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM - PUBLISHED:
12:18 EST, 1 February 2023 - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11702063/Ex-ABC-News-reporter-charged-transporting-child-porn-nine-months-went-hiding.html
THE HORN NEWS: Articles of
Impeachment filed by Republican congressman - FEBRUARY 1, 2023 - Rep. Andy
Biggs, R-Ariz., followed through with months of threats by filing articles of
impeachment against the White House administration’s Homeland Security
Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday. “I have a congressional
responsibility” to “remove a public official from office … who is causing
public harm,” Biggs said on Fox News on Tuesday. https://thehornnews.com/articles-of-impeachment-filed-by-republican-congressman/?bsft_aaid=aea3e268-9699-44e1-966a-66f6731f61a8&bsft_eid=dbda4f23-38f2-b48a-d2fa-4e631b2e87e2&bsft_clkid=9faa6fbc-84ec-4dfc-bc45-2037665efdd7&bsft_uid=2bb9b966-a290-4f17-b069-13fd7401f703&bsft_mid=6d73d9ce-f38f-4308-bef3-28b1c8935b46&bsft_utid=2bb9b966-a290-4f17-b069-13fd7401f703-HORNNEWS&bsft_mime_type=html&bsft_ek=2023-02-01T20%3A40%3A30Z&bsft_lx=12&bsft_tv=3
Michigan Ballot Recount Shows Massive
Irregularities, Systemic Election Law Violations by Secretary of State Jocelyn
Benson - By Shane Trejo - Jan 31, 2023 - The results from a Michigan recount of
the 2022 midterm vote, pertaining to two ballot measures, has shown massive
irregularities, with an alarming percentage of ballot bags and precincts being
unable to be recounted or not matching.The recount was spearheaded by the
Election Integrity Force and the America Project after virtually no reforms
were enacted following the 2020 presidential election marred with credible allegations
of fraud. Forensic expert Erich Speckin testified in an affidavit about what he
observed when analyzing ballots. https://bigleaguepolitics.com/michigan-ballot-recount-shows-massive-irregularities-systemic-election-law-violations-by-secretary-of-state-jocelyn-benson/
Tucker Carlson for Jan. 31, 2023 - Wednesday,
February 1, 2023 8:41 - https://beforeitsnews.com/eu/2023/02/tucker-carlson-for-jan-31-2023-2700018.html
In God’s Medicine Chest, Manuka Honey
And Cinnamon Are Two Amazing Things That Will Supercharge Your Immune System
Against Respiratory Illnesses - Wednesday, February 1, 2023 8:01 - Manuka honey
has strong antiseptic, antimicrobial, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
properties. These are all valuable when it comes to treating a range of
diseases. Thanks to high levels of hydrogen peroxide, all raw honey has
antiseptic properties. That means they are great at killing germs. Research
shows that Manuka honey can destroy a wide range of bacteria, including those
resistant to antibiotics. https://beforeitsnews.com/global-unrest/2023/02/in-gods-medicine-chest-manuka-honey-and-cinnamon-are-two-amazing-things-that-will-supercharge-your-immune-system-against-respiratory-illnesses-2537309.html
The Abolition of Man Amid the
Consequences of Reality - Wednesday, February 1, 2023 7:49 - by Doug “Uncola”
Lynn: Woke ideology is doomed to fail because its foundational premises are not
grounded in reality. Or, more specifically, “wokeness” is rooted in human
emotionalism as opposed to truth. Such
applied moral irrationality has also been identified as relativism or
subjectivism. In truth, the Woke Religion is merely one leg of the three-legged
stool upon which the central planners behind The Great Reset are currently
enthroning themselves…. https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/02/the-abolition-of-man-amid-the-consequences-of-reality-3653748.html
New SGAnon / Juan O Savin Situation
Update Stream February 1 - Wednesday, February 1, 2023 7:17 - https://beforeitsnews.com/prophecy/2023/02/new-sganon-juan-o-savin-situation-update-stream-february-1-2537970.html
ZERO HEDGE: 'We Found No Misuse Of US
Funds In Ukraine', US Treasury Says (With Straight Face) - BY TYLER DURDEN - TUESDAY,
JAN 31, 2023 - 07:00 PM - And now for some Tuesday humor, brought to you by the
US Treasury Department, which sees no indication whatsoever that US funds have
been misused in Ukraine, following last week's massive political shake-up
wherein some dozen top Ukrainian officials were booted from their posts amid
persistent corruption, embezzlement and fraud allegations so glaring it even
shocked the Ukrainians. (Comment: Fiat US dollars are now obsolete &
useless. The whole world is transitioning to the new world currency. Old
dollars must be sent to the US Treasury for shredding & disposal. So the
sacks of money going to the Ukraine will not work in the long run.) https://www.zerohedge.com/political/we-found-no-misuse-us-funds-ukraine-us-treasury-says-straight-face
ZERO HEDGE: Russia's
"Sanction-Proof" Trade Corridor To India Frustrates The Neocons - BY
TYLER DURDEN - TUESDAY, JAN 31, 2023 - 08:40 PM - Authored by Conor Gallagher
via NakedCapitalism.com - Russia, Iran, and India are speeding up efforts to
complete a new transport corridor that would largely cut Europe, its sanctions,
and any other threats out of the picture. The International North-South
Transport Corridor (NSTC) is a land-and sea-based 7,200-km long network
comprising rail, road and water routes that are aimed at reducing costs and
travel time for freight transport in a bid to boost trade between Russia, Iran,
Central Asia, India. Russia, Iran, and India are speeding up efforts to
complete a new transport corridor that would largely cut Europe, its sanctions,
and any other threats out of the picture. The International North-South
Transport Corridor (NSTC) is a land-and sea-based 7,200-km long network comprising
rail, road and water routes that are aimed at reducing costs and travel time
for freight transport in a bid to boost trade between Russia, Iran, Central
Asia, India. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russias-sanction-proof-trade-corridor-india-frustrates-neocons
Dozens of billion-dollar weather
disasters hit Earth in 2022 - The year was the second-costliest on record for
drought. It also had three mega-disasters costing at least $20 billion, plus a
heat wave that killed over 40,000 people in Europe. - by JEFF MASTERS - JANUARY
30, 2023 - he planet was besieged by 42 billion-dollar weather disasters in
2022, and the total damage wrought by weather disasters was $360 billion, with
39% of that total being insured damages, said insurance broker Gallagher Re in
its annual report issued Jan. 30. A separate accounting by insurance broker
Aon, released Jan. 25, cataloged 37 billion-dollar weather disasters in 2022,
with a total economic loss of $313 billion. This was 4% above the 21st-century
annual average. https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/01/dozens-of-billion-dollar-weather-disasters-hit-earth-in-2022/
Gigantic 'alien' comet spotted
heading straight for the sun - By Ben Turner published Jan. 31st
2023 - Scientists think it may have come from another solar system - Scientists
have spotted an enormous, 'alien' comet streaking straight towards the sun. The
3.7 mile-wide (6 kilometers) space iceball, called 96P/Machholz 1, is thought
to have come from somewhere outside our solar system, and is being monitored by
the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
spacecraft as it zips toward our star inside the orbit of Mercury, leaving an
icy trail in its wake. https://www.livescience.com/machholz1-approaches-sun-sixth-time
AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS: Hunter Biden
may ask public for money for legal bills to fight investigations, lawsuits - Allies
of Hunter Biden think the president’s son may need a legal defense fund to raise
money for his attorneys as he faces new Republican investigations on top of
existing legal troubles. The need for fundraising comes as Hunter Biden seeks a
more aggressive legal strategy but has limited resources to pursue it,
anonymous sources familiar with the matter told the Washington Post. https://americanmilitarynews.com/2023/01/hunter-biden-may-ask-public-for-money-for-legal-bills-to-fight-investigations-lawsuits/
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS: Foreign
Minister slams EU Amb: Behaving in a 1-sided, biased manner - Foreign Minister
Eli Cohen tells EU Amb, to Israel government demands EU stop transferring funds
to orgs that 'only add fuel to the fire.' - By Israel National News - Jan 31,
2023, 9:59 PM - Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met last week with the EU ambassador
to Israel in a tense and difficult meeting, Channel 14 News reported. According
to the report, during the conversation, Foreign Minister Cohen said the
following to the EU ambassador in Israel: "Israel strongly demands that
the EU stop transferring European funds to Palestinian political entities,
which are only fueling the fire. You are behaving in a biased and one-sided
manner with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/366758
13 Catholics voted for Protect
Reproductive Options Act - The bill will place into Minnesota law a
“fundamental right” to abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, via any
method and for any reason, with no age restrictions. - By Anthony Gockowski
-January 30, 2023 - Thirteen Catholics, all Democrats, voted for the “Protect
Reproductive Options” Act in the Minnesota Legislature. The bill will place
into Minnesota law a “fundamental right” to abortion through all nine months of
pregnancy, via any method and for any reason, with no age restrictions. The
bill doesn’t just apply to abortion. It protects the right of “every
individual,” including minors, to access “reproductive health care” services
such as contraception and sterilization. https://alphanews.org/13-catholics-voted-for-protect-reproductive-options-act/
THE FIRES AT FOOD FACILITIES ARE NOT
ACCIDENTS THE LIBERAL “FACT CHECKERS” ARE LYING - By Milt Harris ——Bio and
Archives--February 1, 2023 - Some things are worth repeating, and this is one
of those things. Last week I wrote a column about the troubling issue of fires
at our food processing facilities. I learned about a document titled Food and
Agriculture Systems Criticality Assessment Tool (FASCAT). The document
identified food and agricultural systems that were deemed critical to the U.S.
Unfortunately, the document disappeared in 2019 and appears to be being used
nefariously against us. On Saturday there was yet another fire. This time at
the Hillandale Farm located in Bozrah, Connecticut. According to Hendrix
Genetics, the farm is the third largest egg producer in the country. https://canadafreepress.com/article/the-fires-at-food-facilities-are-not-accidents-the-liberal-fact-checkers-are-lying
NTEB: The Biggest Buzz In The Tech
World Right Now Is Something Called ChatGPT And It Will Bring Our Global
Society A Giant Step Closer To The End - Published 21 hours ago on January 31,
2023 - By Geoffrey Grider - NOW THE END BEGINS SHARE: Microsoft confirmed on
Monday that it’s making a ‘multiyear, multibillion-dollar’ investment in OpenAI
and ChatGPT, reportedly a $10 billion deal. - We’ve all done it, had an
appliance that was malfunctioning, a trick we were trying to figure out in
Photoshop, a supplement we needed to know the benefits and interactions of, or
just had any type of question about anything, and found the answer online in
very short order. Such is the power of the internet, and it has changed all our
lives in ways great and small. Now the internet has a new superpower, ChatGPT,
created by a company called OpenAI, and it’s not here to help us, it has
arrived to take over. The prophet Daniel saw this coming over 2,500 years ago,
don’t you love it when the world catches up to your King James Bible? “But
thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the
end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.” Daniel 12:4
(KJB) https://www.nowtheendbegins.com/openai-chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-is-taking-over-end-times/
RAIR FOUNDATION - Islamic Supremacy:
'Call To Prayer' Illegally Blasted Throughout Swedish Suburb, 'Allahu Akbar'
(Videos) By Amy Mek - January 31, 2023 - “Imagine you escape an oppressive
regime and find freedom in the West where you suddenly hear the anthems of the
oppressive regime you fled from.” - https://rairfoundation.com/islamic-supremacy-call-to-prayer-illegally-blasted-throughout-swedish-suburb-allahu-akbar-videos/
THE WASHINGTON TIMES: Antifa link
casts Jane’s Revenge attacks on pro-life centers in radical new light - Dozens
of pro-life pregnancy centers have been terrorized for months by a radical
pro-choice outfit calling itself Jane’s Revenge, but now it looks as if the
previously unknown group is entwined with a more significant threat: Antifa. Antifa
trackers and conservative media outlets linked two Miami residents charged with
conspiracy in attacks on crisis pregnancy centers in Florida to the shadowy
anarchist movement after the Justice Department unsealed the federal indictment
last week. https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/31/antifa-link-casts-janes-revenge-attacks-pro-life-c/?bt_ee=pF2UScWTlLDvpJ92xY5aIel4iwuH95IzWBHPHidXVh5moc1RR1Bb2Dwoy61yRPNJ&bt_ts=1675258546701
ATLAS SHRUGS: Chicago Mayor Lori
Lightfoot’s Death Tracker As She Dances In The Streets - By Pamela Geller - on
January 31, 2023 - Murder and crimes spikes in Chicago while Lori Lightfoot
dances in the street…. quite literally. Chicago has almost 3,000 homicides and
over 11,000 shootings since Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s term began. She makes Nero
look like a rookie. Chicago is a literal hellscape… https://gellerreport.com/2023/01/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-death-tracker-as-she-dances-in-the-streets.html/?lctg=87791646
Jordan Peterson Exposes the World
Economic Forum With Joe Rogan - Wednesday, February 1, 2023 3:55 - Joe Rogan
and Jordan Peterson discuss the future impacts of the WEF – (Comment: Of course
there will be NO future impact because the Freemason Satan worshiping sickos
have all been arrested except for the ones that committed suicide. Only half
the seats were filled at the last Davos meeting. The end of these human
trafficking, child molesting pedos, drug smuggling, Adrenochrome guzzling
perverts has been forever altered.) https://beforeitsnews.com/international/2023/02/jordan-peterson-exposes-the-world-economic-forum-with-joe-rogan-2510791.html
CIA/Seal Michael Jaco Live Stream: MAGA
vs Deep State! - Must Video - Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:24 - https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/02/ciaseal-michael-jaco-live-stream-maga-vs-deep-state-must-video-3653775.html
Hunter Biden Withheld Money from
Employee Until She Performed Sexual Acts, Biden Filmed Their Sex Sessions,
Saved On His Infamous Laptop - Wednesday, February 1, 2023 11:09 - This is the
laptop the entire Democrat media complex and social media giants lied about and
kept from the American people. The depravity of the first family has no limit.
It is exceeded only by the media and the left wing cabal of NGOs, feminists
groups, Hollywood elite etc etc. https://beforeitsnews.com/opinion-conservative/2023/02/hunter-biden-withheld-money-from-employee-until-she-performed-sexual-acts-biden-filmed-their-sex-sessions-saved-on-his-infamous-laptop-3653774.html
By Wilfred Hahn
Researched by Pastor Gary Boyd
Feb. 1st 2023
We continue our quest for the
identities of the 7 Ruler Kings, which represent the geopolitical history of
the world in that they circumnavigate the fate of the Hebrews. Why are we
pursuing this study? For one, it allows us to determine the seasons and the
times. There can be no doubt: We are living in an interesting time, as some
major prophetic events are at the very door. These will have an enormous impact
upon the world … expressly so also upon America.
In that vein, we must be sure of our
interpretations of Scripture. Correct foundations and facts are key, as we
pointed out in the previous part of this series. Errant interpretations down
through history have been disastrous for the reputation of Bible prophecy. We
continue our quest for the identities of the 7 heads of the beasts shown in
Revelation 12, 13 and 17.
Importance of Correct Interpretation
But why should the true identity of
the 7 heads even matter? Aren’t the visions of the prophets too imprecise and
vague to allow for any specific meaning? If we were to argue over their
identity, would it not be, as Apostle Paul says, “to devote [oneself] to myths
and endless genealogies”? Is it not true that things like these “[…] promote
controversial speculations rather than advancing God’s work” (1 Timothy 1:4)?
Of course, we should not “promote
controversial speculations.” However, we should be advancing God’s work by
rightly dividing the Word. This we want to do, and there is great profit in
doing so. Everything in the Bible has been written for a reason. As Paul says,
all of it “is useful for teaching [and] correcting” (2 Timothy 3:16) or “as
examples […] written down as warnings for us” (1 Corinthians 10:11).
Also, an incorrect interpretation of
the Bible is never without consequence. Most certainly, an incorrect
eschatology has lured much of Christendom onto the slippery slopes of
Reconstructionism, Social Gospel, Amillennialism, Anti-Semitism and
Anti-Zionism, Relativism, etc. (to name a few distortions).
We offer at least three reasons why
it is beneficial to study the meaning behind the “beast images” and the various
heads and horns found throughout Scripture. For one, this study definitely
speaks to end-time geopolitical trends. These images give Bible-studying
Christians—even more so the Jews—an ability to accurately determine the
“season” of the world.
For example, were Jews to study
Daniel and accept Revelation also as inspired Scripture, they would not be so
susceptible to being deceived by the False Messiah when he comes. An
understanding of this topic better prepares the Christian to identify the
prophetic “season.”
Secondly, a proper understanding of
the beasts provides a bulwark against deception. Our enemy is the father of
lies and deception (John 8:44). The Last Days are repeatedly characterized as
deceptive and a trap … all instigated by the Dragon (Satan). This time is truly
treacherous.
“The coming of the lawless one will
be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of
power through signs and wonders that serve the lie” (2 Thessalonians 2:9). We
are persuaded that those deceptive times are already upon us today.
And thirdly, the visions of the
world’s 7 Ruler Kings extend to today. How so? All the ones that Daniel sees
will be in existence and on the world scene during the Last Days. The prophet
Daniel says that it will be “in the time of those kings [that] the God of
heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed” (Daniel 2:44).
Common Characteristics of World
Geopolitical Rulers
Are there any commonalities among the
7 Ruler Kings (RKs)? We note at least seven common characteristics shared by
all.
First, all the Ruler nations are only
of primary significance as they have a role in relation to the history of
Israel. All of them suppressed Israel and/or Judah.
Said Isaiah: “Lord, you establish
peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us. Lord our God,
other lords besides you have ruled over us” (26:12-13). Israel was often under
the thumb of neighboring countries. However, these were small, and their
occupations were relatively short.
Regarding Assyria and Egypt’s role,
the Bible says this: “O my people who live in Zion, do not be afraid of the
Assyrians, who beat you with a rod and lift up a club against you, as Egypt did
[…]” (see Isaiah 10:24-27).
Further, also referring to Babylon,
the Bible states: “Israel is a scattered flock that lions have chased away. The
first to devour them was the king of Assyria; the last to crush their bones was
Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon” (Jeremiah 50:17).
In conclusion, all the original 7
Kings (depicted as heads, plus also the 8th who is the Antichrist) have or yet
will intersect with the descendants of Hebrews. All of them will find at least
part of their kingdoms geographically and politically extending into the Middle
East at one time or another.
All seven societies of these Ruler
Kings were/are essentially pagan. They are part of an “unreasoning” beast that
will perish. Many scholars have produced reliably documented works that connect
the pagan religions that underlay all seven kingdoms (including that of our
day!). This provides evidence that the same “scarlet whore” (signifying
spiritual harlotry and paganism) was common to all kingdoms.
The collective times of the 7 RK rule
show a Man/Satan conspiratorial insurrection against God. Satan and his “princes”
(aka demons or fallen angels) conspire to mislead mankind.
All these 7 kingdoms are noted in the
Bible for their pride and over-confidence…even rising up to heaven. They are
all symbolized as mountains and tall, lofty trees on one or more occasions in
the Old Testament.
Each successive RK kingdom supersedes
the prior RK—each time expanding the realm and influence of the previous
kingdom (except, of course, Egypt, which was the first).
All seven of the world kingdoms show
a merging of religion with prosperity and fertility worship (materialism). All
these kingdoms, therefore, merged materialism with religion. Mammon was
enjoined by religion as it is today. God and Mammon are worshipped
simultaneously, though Christ clearly said this was not possible as they
represent two opposite masters.
All seven kingdoms have left legacies
and influences that are still visible in our time today. Readers will be
interested to explore this last point further. Just what legacies have the
Ruler Kings left to posterity?
We will explore this answer next.
Prophetic Modernity
The Bible indicates that the ruling
world regime of the Last Days bears the characteristics of at least four world
empires. Revelation 13 presents a beast that is a composite of the four
previous world kingdoms —Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece, and Rome.
These are the same four world
kingdoms that Daniel saw represented in animal/beast form—the lion, bear,
leopard, and the terrible creature. Here in the New Testament, they are shown
together in one beastly body (see Daniel 7).
Why are all four shown together as
one animal in Revelation 13? There are at least two reasons. First, the prophet
Daniel says that it will be “in the time of those kings, the God of heaven will
set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed” (Daniel 2:44). These are the
very same Ruler Kings that Daniel saw both as beasts and parts of the statue
headed by Nebuchadnezzar. It is these four RKs only that are shown as part of
the beast of Revelation 13.
It only follows that if these
historical Ruler Kings are still in existence today, then it would not be
surprising that they will have left their influence upon the world. Indeed,
this is the case, as we will show.
The Modern-Day Legacies of Past
Kingdoms
Our pagan ancestors remain with us
under many guises. Accomplished historians, no doubt, will see many more
connections than this writer can present. We will review at least one aligning
Scripture verse.
Starting with the earliest kingdom
that Daniel saw, here are some possible connections. Just what things or
conventions do we encounter in our lives today that are of Babylonian origin?
These are so embedded into our daily lives, no doubt we no longer notice them
anymore.
Research shows that Babylon was the
mother of modern-day commercialism and its preoccupation with wealth. Babylon
represented the first “gilded age.” After all, it was shown as the head of gold
in Daniel’s vision of the tall statue (Daniel 2). Nearly all the documents
recovered from that early Babylonian era refer to commerce.
The concepts of banking, compound
interest, promissory notes, and even mutual funds derive from that time. Its
numerical system is based on the number 60 (the sexagesimal system, which
extends back to earlier Sumerian cultures) and is still deeply embedded in our
society.
We still count 360 degrees in a
circle and in trigonometry. Until not too long ago, a 360-day cycle was still
considered the financial year for purposes of calculating interest. The word
“dozen” is the Babylonian word for “a fifth,” meaning one-fifth of sixty.
Twelve is a prominent number,
probably because it was based upon the 12 moon cycles per year. We still count
60 minutes to the hour, 60 seconds to the minute. From these and other
connections, we see that the lion remains the head of gold today. The same
“commercial culture” will be (and is) the hallmark of the last-day global
society (Zechariah 5:5-11; Revelation 18).
In the next part, we will continue
our quest to prove the identities of the 7 Ruler Kings shown in Revelation 12,
13, and 17. As already mentioned, the reign of these heads strikes right into
our times.
Just what attributes of ancient
Medo-Persia are evident in our modern societies today? Maranatha……..
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