The 7th seal: The four kingdoms

Hosea 13  
Daniel 2   
Daniel 7   
Revelation  
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Hosea 13

Comments on Hosea 13
  • This is God's prophecy against Israel (all Israel)
  • They exalted (G5312) their hearts (G2588) causing them to forgot (G1950 neglected) Him
  • Therefore, He will be like​
    1. Lion - devour them
    2. Leopard - lurks by the path
    3. Bear - attack and rip them open
    4. Wild Beast - tear them apart

Hoses 13:4-8 NIV
​4 “But I have been the Lord your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me. 5 I cared for you in the wilderness, in the land of burning heat. 6 When I fed them, they were satisfied; when they were satisfied, they became proud; then they forgot me. 7 So I will be like a lion to them, like a leopard I will lurk by the path. 8 Like a bear robbed of her cubs, I will attack them and rip them open; like a lion I will devour them— a wild animal will tear them apart.
Comments on Jeremiah 50
Before they were captured
  1. Lion - devours = Assyria - drove Israel out, scattered the flock
  2. Bear - gnawed their bones = Babylon 
  3. Leopard = ?
  4. Beast = ?
  5. Return = Israel to Bashon (Carmel) and Gilead (Mt. Ephraim)

Jeremiah 50 ISV
17 “Israel is a scattered flock, driven out by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria, and then afterward[j] King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon gnawed[k] his bones. 18 Therefore this is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, the God of Israel, says: ‘Look, I’m about to judge the king of Babylon and his land, just as I’ve judged the king of Assyria. 19 I’ll bring Israel back to his pasture. He will graze on Carmel, on Bashan, on Mt. Ephraim, and on Gilead—his hunger will be satisfied. 20 In those days and at that time,’ declares the Lord, ‘the iniquity of Israel will be searched for, but there will be none; and the sin of Judah, but none will be found, because I’ll pardon those I leave as a remnant.’”

Daniel 2

Comments on Daniel 2
  1. Gold - head
  2. Silver - chest & abdomin
  3. Bronze - legs
  4. Iron - feet
    1. Iron & Clay - 10 toes (kingdoms).
    2. As G1510 eimi 'I AM, I exist' mixes with G4690 sperma 'seed' of G444 anthropos 'man'
    3. They will be strong and brittle; they won't G4347 proskollao 'cleave, unite, adhere, fig'
    4. (Daniel 2:43) As the iron comes (G362 anameno 'await') together with the clay and then it says they can not because they don't mix together; which is why it's weak
      1. This word only used one other place in (1 Thessalonians 1:10) as we turned from our idols and 'await' the Lord's 2nd coming 
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Daniel 2:26-45 ISV
26 King Nebuchadnezzar[ac] replied by saying to Daniel (whose Babylonian[ad] name is Belteshazzar), “Are you able to tell me about the dream[ae] and its meaning?” 27 By way of answer, Daniel addressed the king:[af]
“None of the advisors,[ag] enchanters,[ah] diviners, or astrologers[ai] can explain the secret that the king has requested to be made known.[aj] 28 But there is a God in heaven who reveals secrets, and he is making known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in the latter days. “While you were in bed, the dream and the visions that came to your head were as follows: 29 Your majesty,[ak] when you were in bed, thoughts came to your mind[al] about what would happen in the future, and the Revealer of Secrets has made known to you what will take place. 30 As for me, this secret was made known to me, not because my own wisdom is greater than anyone else alive, but in order that the meaning may be made known to the king, and that you might understand the thoughts of your heart. 31 “Your majesty, while you were watching, you observed an enormous statue. This magnificent statue stood before you with extraordinary brilliance. Its appearance was terrifying. 
  1. 32 That statue had a head made[am] of pure gold,
  2. with its chest and arms made[an] of silver,
  3. its abdomen and thighs made[ao] of bronze, 
  4. 33 its legs made[ap] of iron, and its feet made[aq] partly of iron and partly of clay. 
34 “As you were watching, a rock was quarried—but not with human hands—and it struck the iron and clay feet of the statue, breaking them to pieces. 35 Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were broken in pieces together and became like chaff from a summer threshing floor that the breeze carries away without leaving a trace.[ar] Then the rock that struck the statue grew into[as] a huge mountain and filled the entire earth. 36 “This was the dream, and we’ll now relate its meaning to the king. 
  1. 37 You, your majesty, king of kings—to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory, 38 so that wherever people,[at] wild animals, or birds of the sky live, he has placed them under your control, giving you dominion over them all—you’re that head of gold. 
  2. 39 “After you, another (second) kingdom will arise that is inferior to[au] yours,
  3. and then a third kingdom of bronze will arise to rule all the earth. 
  4. 40 Then there will be a fourth kingdom, as strong as iron. Just as all things are broken to pieces and shattered by iron, so it will shatter and crush everything. 
    1. 41 “The feet and toes that you saw, made partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, represent[av] a divided kingdom. It will still have the strength of iron, in that you saw iron mixed with clay. 
    2. 42 Just as their toes and feet are part iron and part clay, so will the kingdom be both strong and brittle. 43 Just as you saw iron mixed with clay, so they (G1510 eimi) will mix themselves with human offspring.[aw] Furthermore,[ax] they won’t remain together, just as iron doesn’t mix with clay. 
44 “During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor its sovereignty[ay] left in the hands of another people. It will shatter and crush all of these kingdoms, and it will stand forever. 45 Now, just as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without human hands—and that it crushed the iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold to pieces—so also the great God has revealed to the king what will take place after this. Your dream will come true, and its meaning will prove trustworthy.”

Daniel 7

Comments on Daniel 7
4 winds = 4 beasts = 4 nations
  1. Lion nation = eagles wings, which were plucked out, lifted away from earth,  to stand upon the feet of man,  was given the heart (G2588) of man
  2. Bear nation = raised on one side, 3 ribs between teeth, devoured flesh
  3. Leopard nation = with 4 birds wings and 4 heads, given (G1849 exousia) power, authority
  4. Beast nation = terrifying, utterly astonishing, and exceedingly strong; iron teeth, it devoured and broke to pieces, it has teeth iron and bronze (Greek) hands
    1. it had 10 horns (kingdoms/kings), 
      1. another horn, plucked out 3 horns (kings humbled),
      2. given eyes and mouth of man speaking great
      3. speaks against God,
      4. granted him to mislead the holy ones, and change times (G2540) and law (G3551) for 2 1/2 yrs
      5. this horn prevailed in war against the saints, until
  5. The LORD is seated upon throne and books are opened
    1. The little horn says great things, then the beast was destroyed and thrown into the LOF
  6. ​Then the clouds opened and the Son of Man came on the clouds, He was given dominion, glory and an everlasting kingdom
    1. ​He sits on judgement seat, and rules change over and remove it from view and destroy it until the end
    2. And the kingdom, authority and greatness of the kings underneath all heaven is given to the holy ones of the highest. And His kingdom, eternal kingdom, and all the sovereignties shall serve and obey Him. 

Daniel 7 ISV
​Daniel's Vision of the Four Beasts
1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel saw a dream and visions of his head as he lay in his bed. Then he wrote down the dream and told the sum of the matter. 2 Daniel declared,[a] “I saw in my vision by night, and behold, the four winds of heaven were stirring up the great sea. 3 And four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. 
  1. 4 The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it. 
  2. 5 And behold, another beast, a second one, like a bear. It was raised up on one side. It had three ribs in its mouth between its teeth; and it was told, ‘Arise, devour much flesh.’ 
  3. 6 After this I looked, and behold, another, like a leopard, with four wings of a bird on its back. And the beast had four heads, and dominion was given to it. 
  4. 7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, terrifying and dreadful and exceedingly strong. It had great iron teeth; it devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that were before it,
    1. and it had ten horns. 8 I considered the horns, and behold, 
    2. there came up among them another horn, a little one, before which three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots. And behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of a man, and a mouth speaking great things.

The Ancient of Days Reigns
9 “As I looked, thrones were placed, and the Ancient of Days took his seat; his clothing was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames; its wheels were burning fire. 10 A stream of fire issued and came out from before him; a thousand thousands served him, and ten thousand times ten  thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment, and the books were opened. 

11 “I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. 12 As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

The Son of Man Is Given Dominion - 100 year reign
13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. 14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

Daniel's Vision Interpreted​
15 “As for me, Daniel, my spirit within me[b] was anxious, and the visions of my head alarmed me. 16 I approached one of those who stood there and asked him the truth concerning all this. So he told me and made known to me the interpretation of the things. 17 ‘These four great beasts are four kings who shall arise out of the earth. 18 But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever, forever and ever.’ 
  1. 19 “Then I desired to know the truth about the fourth beast, which was different from all the rest, exceedingly terrifying, with its teeth of iron and claws of bronze, and which devoured and broke in pieces and stamped what was left with its feet, 
    1. 20 and about the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn that came up and before which three of them fell, the horn that had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things, and that seemed greater than its companions. 
    2. 21 As I looked, this horn made war with the saints and prevailed over them, 
    3. 22 until the Ancient of Days came, and judgment was given for the saints of the Most High, and the time came when the saints possessed the kingdom.
  2. ​23 “Thus he said: ‘As for the fourth beast, there shall be a fourth kingdom on earth, which shall be different from all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and trample it down, and break it to pieces. 
    1. ​24 As for the ten horns, out of this kingdom ten kings shall arise, and another shall arise after them; he shall be different from the former ones, and shall put down three kings. 
    2. 25 He shall speak words against the Most High, and shall wear out the saints of the Most High, and shall think to change the times and the law; and they shall be given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time. 
  3. 26 But the court shall sit in judgment, and his dominion shall be taken away, to be consumed and destroyed to the end. 27 And the kingdom and the dominion and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole heaven shall be given to the people of the saints of the Most High; his kingdom shall be an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.’[c] 
​28 “Here is the end of the matter. As for me, Daniel, my thoughts greatly alarmed me, and my color changed, but I kept the matter in my heart.”