Daniel's 4th Kingdom (Part 3)

** Please read parts 1 and 2 first **

In order to identify this kingdom/ empire, we will use the conclusions we have drawn from our previous studies of Daniel. I will give you the identification of the empire, and then explain how it fits our prior conclusions.

Most people have been taught that this kingdom and the antichrist kingdom are Roman. I believe this is wrong, and will show you how Rome does not fit the criteria laid out in Daniel. I believe that the Bible saw Rome as an extension of the Grecian Empire. It really was not different at all (hence the term “Greco-Roman). Also, the language used in the New Testament referred to the world outside of Israel as “greek”. That would be a strange thing to do if Rome was not seen as an extension of Greece.

I also know that some people will become angry after they learn the identification of this empire, but we are all called to speak the truth- not to be politically correct.

It’s time to start naming names…

The identification of Daniel’s 4th beast empire is ……….

The Islamic (Ottoman) Empire

EVIDENCE
We will now go over the evidence to support this conclusion, by reviewing our prior conclusions and explaining how the Islamic Empire fits these conclusions. To save space, I will not review how we came to these conclusions. If you have questions on that, please review our prior studies on Daniel.

1. 4th Kingdom is represented by the legs of iron on Nebuchadnezzar’s statue
We must remember here that the dream of the statue was given to Nebuchadnezzar (king of Babylon), WHILE HE WAS PONDERING THE FUTURE OF HIS KINGDOM. The reference point is therefore the lands of the Babylonian empire. The Medo-Persia, Greece, and Ottoman empires ruled from Babylon (modern day Iraq). Rome did not.

2. Antichrist (AC) kingdom is represented by the feet of iron and clay, and is the 4th kingdom as it exists at the second coming. It is not seen as a completely different fifth kingdom.
I will detail how Islam relates to the antichrist in another study. Trust me, it’s VERY CONVINCING. (Am I going overboard with the CAPITAL LETTERS??)

I will tell you that Islam is waiting for the appearance of the Islamic version of Jesus, who will force the world to worship their awaited messiah, the Mahdi (12th Imam). The Islamic descriptions of the Mahdi match the Bible’s description of the antichrist. The Islamic descriptions of Isa (muslim Jesus), match the Bible’s description of the false prophet.


3. The 4th kingdom as it exists under the AC, must encompass the lands of the previous kingdoms (Babylon, Persia, Greece)
The Islamic (Ottoman) empire encompassed all of the lands of Babylon, Medo-Persia, and Greece. Rome did not, and certainly does not today.

Babylonian Empire

Persian Empire

Grecian Empire

Ottoman Empire

Islamic Nations (recently)

4. The second coming of Jesus smashes all of the empires by striking the feet (AC kingdom).
This really ties in with the answer above, and the future studies on the AC.

5. This 4th beast prior to the time of the antichrist, is the same as the legs of iron shown in the statue.
Legs of statue = Islamic (Ottoman) Empire


6. The 4th kingdom as it exists under the antichrist, is the same as the feet shown in the statue.
Feet = Islamic Empire under antichrist control

7. The 4th kingdom as it exists under the antichrist, will have 10 kings aligned with it. (10 toes = 10 horns)
10 Toes/ 10 Horns = 10 Kings under antichrist control.

Psalm 83
1 Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:
6 The tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, and the Hagarenes;
7 Gebal, and Ammon, and Amalek; the Philistines with the inhabitants of Tyre;
8 Assur also is joined with them: they have holpen the children of Lot. Selah.
** GUESS WHAT RELIGION THESE 10 AREAS IN PSALM 83 SERVE **
(hint- it’s not Roman Catholic)


8. This 4th kingdom is different than the other three kingdoms.
The previous 3 kingdoms were known for their worship of many gods, but the Islamic empire was completely dedicated to one god, Allah. They were a monotheistic empire, and very different from the previous three empires. Even today, you can easily see how different there culture is.

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SO… if you are putting it all together, you can see that the antichrist empire will be ISLAMIC. You can also see why the prophecies were “sealed until the time of the end” (Daniel 12). Islam has not regained strength until recently, and with it’s re-emergence, the prophecies are now becoming understandable.

Knowing this, we should be praying for muslims around the world! They have been fooled into an antichrist religion. Even now, muslims are being visited in dreams and visions of Jesus (the REAL Jesus) and are waking up!! We should all pray for this to continue and pray for their safety (apostasy from Islam is a crime punishable by death).