The
U.S. in Bible Prophecy!!
Last
updated Jan 14, 2001
| 1....Babylon |
Spain |
| 2....Persia
|
France |
| 3....Greece |
Great Britain |
| 4....Rome |
United States
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Around
517 B.C., Daniel the Prophet was given a preview of the last quarter
of Jewish and world history right up to the First and Second Comings
of the Messiah....He saw four great Empires that would rise and rule
the world.
The
first vision of the four empires was presented under the type of a huge
statue of a man with four different metals corresponding to the four
empires (Daniel chapter 2).
| (1)
|
Babylon
was the head of gold |
| (2) |
Medo-Persia
was the breast and arms of silver |
| (3) |
Greece
was the belly and thighs of brass |
| (4) |
Rome
was the legs and toes of iron and clay |
These four empires
were again presented to him in a vision but this time as wild beasts
(Daniel chapter 7):
| (1) |
Babylon
as a lion with eagle’s wings |
| (2) |
Medo-Persia
as a bear with 3 ribs in its mouth |
| (3) |
Greece
as a leopard with four heads and four wings |
| (4) |
Rome
as a nondescript wild beast: dreadful, terrible, strong exceeding,
iron teeth, nails of brass, crushing, devouring and breaking
everything in its path. |
The
First Empire was the Babylonian Empire
The
hanging gardens of Babylon was one of the 7 wonders of the ancient
world. |
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The
first Empire, Babylon, was founded by King Nebuchadnezzar, best
known for his hanging gardens - one of the 7 wonders of the world. |
The
Second Empire was the Persian Empire
Cyrus
the Great, King of Persia. |
|
Cyrus
the Great, founder of the Medo-Persian Empire. He issued the famous
decree allowing the Jews to return and re-build the Temple in 457
B.C. The first great clash between the ram and he-goat (Persia
and Greece) occurred about 410 B.C., at the Battle of Marathon.
This is where the marathon race originated. |
The
Third Empire was the Greek or Macedonian Empire
| 
Alexander
the Great. |
|
Alexander
the Great, founder of the Greek Empire was symbolized as a leopard
with 4 wings. Upon his death his empire was divided up among his
four generals: Cassander ruled Greece, Lysimachus ruled Asia Minor,
Seleucus, ruled Syria and Babylon, and Ptolemy ruled Egypt. Cleopatra,
Queen of Egypt, was descended from this dynasty.
This
Empire gave the world a universal language. Christ is derived
from the Greek word Christos meaning anointed. |
The
Fourth Empire was the Roman Empire
Julius
Caesar |
|
Julius
Caesar was the founder of the fourth beast: Imperial Rome....Rome
was a Republic like the United States and the very idea of a
king was repugnant to the Roman Senate who finally got rid of
him by assassination....Shakespeare wrote a famous play about
his life.
Caesar
was assassinated on the IDES of March (full moon) as the Roman
Senate considered it a very lucky time to get rid of
a dictator.
Imperial
Rome was indeed a killer unparalleled in human history. War
was their business and passion. Julius Caesar was reported to
have killed over 1 million Celts in his conquest of Gaul alone. |
Imperial Rome
was a military State
| 
Imperial
Roman soldiers |
|
Imperial
Rome did not have an army . . . it was an army. Everything
was subservient to the military who controlled all aspects of
life. The army even appointed the Emperor.... The famous Roman
roads, the aqueducts, the baths, the infamous Coliseum, etc.,
etc. were all built by them. From the cradle to the grave
Rome was a military state that lived by the sword.
Rome
was infamous as a TAX collector They used the revenue of conquered
countries to hire more mercenaries in order to invade more countries.
The Messiah was born in Bethlehem during the world-wide taxing
of Augustus Caesar:
"And
it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree
from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed"
(Luke 2: 1).
This was most
probably held in the Springtime as most of the money would go to
support the military and armies always began their campaigns of
conquest in the Spring. |
Approximate
Dates of the 4 Empires
Empire
|
Date
|
| Babylonian |
525 B.C.—
457 B.C. |
| Medo-Persian |
457 B.C.—
332 B.C. |
| Greece |
332 B.C.
— 30 B.C. |
| Imperial
Rome |
30 B.C. —
476 A.D. |
Around
30 B.C., Julius Caesar conquered Egypt (or rather Egypt conquered Julius
Caesar) and this was the official beginning of the reign of the fourth
wild beast empire. This was about 70 years before the Messiah began
His ministry in the 15th year of Tiberius Caesar, around 27 A.D.
The
last 500 years are an exact duplicate of the last quarter of
Jewish history!!
The last four
empires of prophecy
| (1)
|
Spain |
| (2) |
France
|
| (3) |
Great
Britain — England, Ireland,
Scotland |
| (4) |
United
States |
When
the last quarter began at the glorious Reformation,
the Spanish Empire ruled the world. This was the largest empire in history.
It comprised all the New World: North and South America, the Philippines,
the Netherlands, the holy Roman Empire, parts of Italy etc., etc. This
was a golden empire indeed considering all the gold that the Conquistadors
stole from the Indians of South America.
The
first Empire was the Spanish Empire
Philip
II of Spain. |
|
Philip II of
Spain typified the Spanish Empire. Like Nebuchadnezzar,
he was an absolute autocrat and persecutor of God's people. Like
Neb, he made the furnace 7 times hotter in his mad rage against
the Reformed Christians. He was behind the ill-fated "invincible
Armada" of 1588.
However,
the scepter slipped from Spain’s hands because she bitterly
opposed the Reformation. Hundreds of thousands of Protestants
perished by fire and sword of the Inquisition led by Ignatius
LIEola....As in ancient Babylon the furnace was heated 7 times
hotter for the believers (Dan ch. 3).
Spain
received a deadly blow at the time of the Spanish Armada (1588)
from which she never recovered. |
The
Second Empire was the French Empire
After
the 30 Years' War in Europe, (1618—1648) France emerged as the next great power.
Reformed Christians were given a measure of relief from persecution
by the Peace of Westphalia. French influence in the world reached its
height during this time. France acquired vast possessions in Canada,
a large part of the present day United States, colonies in North Africa,
the Far East and especially Vietnam.
| 
Cardinal
Richelieu |
Napoleon
Bonaparte |
Louis
XIV |
Cardinal
Richelieu, Napoleon Bonaparte, Louis XIV., were some of the
outstanding rulers of the French Empire.
France
was the most influential country in the world right up to the time
of Napoleon and Waterloo. After Waterloo, French hegemony began to
decline.
The
Third Empire was the British Empire
France
was replaced on the world stage by Great Britain. The British Empire
was the largest in the world since the Spanish. The sun never set
on this Empire.....Hibernia was a vital part of Great Britain from
about 1801 to 1945.
Just
as the third empire Greece gave the world a universal language, so
Great Britain gave the world the incomparable English language and
above all the universal dissemination of the English authorized King
James Bible.
| 
Queen
Victoria (reigned
from 1837-1901). |
|
Her
Royal Highness Queen Victoria was Queen of Great Britain and
Empress of India. She was descended from the dynasty founded
by St. Columba and was crowned
on the "Stone of Destiny" or Lia Fail which
he brought from Hibernia. Her reign of 63 years and 7 months
was the longest of any British monarch.
Australia
and New Zealand were colonized by subjects of her gracious majesty
Queen Victoria. Africa was explored and opened up to the outside
world by great Scots such as David Livingstone.
The
Victorian era was the greatest era of exploration and discovery
in history. The greatest advances in human knowledge took place
during this brief span of 130 years. The Grecian empire was
symbolized by a leopard with wings - a very swift animal. The
invention of the steam engine by James Watt (another great Scot)
gave wings to the British Empire and speeded the civilization
of the entire world.
During
the reign of her Majesty Queen Victoria there occurred one of
the greatest fulfillment of Bible prophecy in history, namely
the Fall of the Papal States in
1870. |
Great
Britain ruled 1/4 of the globe in 1914
In
1914, the British Empire encompassed almost a quarter of the
globe!! |
|
Rome,
Rockefeller and Roosevelt plotted World War I to destroy the British
Empire. |
The
Fourth Empire is the U.S. Pax Romana
World
War II brought about the decline of Great Britain from the world stage
and the rise of the fourth and last world empire: the United States.
The
founders of the U.S., like the ancient Romans, were Republicans and
hated kings and dictators. Our founding fathers wanted no
foreign entanglements with any nation. They envisioned a benevolent
empire bringing the blessings of peace to the world . . . not a malevolent
destructive empire!!
They
were a brave, practical, industrious, inventive, and above all great
builders. Most of the original founders of the U.S. and most of the
soldiers that fought for liberty during the Civil War
were
Protestants by religion.
After
the Fall of the Papal States in 1870 the Roman Empire in Europe was
reduced to nothing. At that time, Emperor Pius IX ordered his minions
to move to America and take over that great country.
Taking
advantage of the chaos caused by the Great Depression and WW II, the
U.S. government was hijacked by an alien force. The country became like Imperial Rome,
a brutal military dictatorship....
Atomic
bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. |
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The
fourth wild beast made her dreadful debut upon the world stage
in 1945 with the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki,
Japan. During the Korean War, General MacArthur wanted to
nuke China.
In 1954, the U.S. was about to nuke the Vietnamese fighting
for their independence from the French. Many times during
the Cold War, the Soviet Union was threatened with annihilation
by nuclear weapons.
Remember
Daniel said that the fourth empire would be
"Dreadful
and terrible . . . strong exceeding . . . iron teeth . . .
crushing, devouring, breaking everything in its path......"(Dan.
7:7).
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Ever
since World War II, the country has been in a state of cold war with
the former Soviet Union and hot wars with Korea, Vietnam, Panama,
Somalia, Iraq and now the naked aggression against Yugoslavia. God
only knows how many were murdered by the U.S. since the end of WW
II.
In
Vietnam alone, 2 millions Buddhists were murdered by the U.S. military.
Millions have perished in Iraq since that war began almost a decade
ago.
Just
like Imperial Rome, the military has virtual control of all aspects
of life - the President, Senate, Congress, Supreme Court, Judiciary,
TV, newspapers, radio, Hollywood, schools, universities, etc., etc.
Over half of all taxes collected (300 billion dollars) goes to the
Pentagon and its budget is GROWING!!
American
imperialism is not just confined to the military. The most important
is dollar imperialism, followed by economics, big business, all branches
of the media — Hollywood, TV, newspapers,
radio etc., etc. Even the most basic necessities of life like food
and drink are included (McDonalds and Coca-Cola) and the millions
killed by the deadly weed called cigarettes.
Approximate
Dates of the last 4 Empires.
Just
like the 4 ancient empires, the movement of these empires was always
westward ho! - like the journey of the sun through the sky....Hitler
tried to upset God's map but he ended up a miserable failure!!
The
good news is that Daniel saw a stone cut out without hands that smote
the image on the feet and ground it to powder. This is the Second
Coming of Christ and we can confidently expect that the U.S. will
be last brutal world empire before time ends and eternity begins.
"Forasmuch
as thou sawest that the stone was cut out without hands, and it brake
in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold;
the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass
hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof
sure" (Daniel 2:45).
The
Last Judgment:
"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. 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" (Daniel 7:9-10).
Even
so come quickly Lord Jesus (Rev. 22.19).
Download
Daniel the Prophet and check out this pre-written history for yourself
Imperial
Rome was described by Daniel as dreadful, terrible, iron teeth, crushing,
breaking everything in its path....Its counterpart is no different....This
is nothing new under the sun.
The
fourth wild beast in action against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The fourth
wild beast in action against Vietnamese Buddhists.
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