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Four Beasts Of Daniel And Revelation
THE DISCERNMENT OF
REVELATION THIRTEEN
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The entity known as the "beast" was first mentioned by Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Micah, and various other Old Testament prophets, as well as in the Book of Psalms, and other such Books. But, unlike these books, the "beast" is the primary subject of the Book of Daniel.
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And although its mentioned here and there in other verses of the New Testament, this same "beast" is obviously the primary subject of chapters thirteen, fourteen, sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen, et al, in the Book of Revelation.
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So that you will have an advance overview of this text: In the past, I've prophesied about various aspects of the last days, based on Visions that The Lord had Given to me and told me to Prophecy about. But I kept getting questions and comments from people who wanted to know exactly "who" the entity is that's commonly referred to in all of the above mentioned prophecies, as the "beast".
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And although I've identified this entity in many of my previous prophecies, apparently, either these persons failed to make the connection, or they didn't believe what I told them, simply because it was coming from me, a common man. At any rate, after receiving a number of inquiries, I eventually asked The Lord to Cite for me whatever Scriptures would be necessary, to allow the people to whom I have been Charged to Prophesy, to know for themselves the identity of the beast; And, to provide me with a set of "common sense" threads of Scripture that tie all information together, in such a way that there can be no conceivable question, as to the beast's true identity.
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And the following is what The Lord Of Hosts provided to me, based on my asking Him to do so.
THE LORD OF HOSTS BEGAN BY SAYING THESE THINGS TO ME:
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"In previous Visions I have made certain that you would personally see Me from a distance, because I knew this subject would eventually come up. Now, I ask you. Do I have wheels?"
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No Lord, You do not have wheels. I replied.
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"Get your Bible, The Lord instructed, and read for me the last two sentences of the ninth verse of chapter seven, from the Book of Daniel.""Before you begin, which Bible are you reading from? asked The Lord.
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I'm reading from the 1934 edition of the King James Bible, which was printed by the Thompson Bible Publishing Company. And those verses say: "His Throne was like the fiery flame, and His wheels as burning fire.
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"So, according to that Bible, I DO have wheels. The Lord said with a smile.
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Get another Bible, and tell me how these same verses read in it." Said The Lord.
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I'm now reading from the 1979 version of a Bible, which they now refer to as "The New American Standard" edition. And this version, which was printed by the same publisher, reads: "His Throne was ablaze with flames, Its wheels were a burning fire."
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"From that latest Bible, read to me the first part, of the first verse, of the sixth chapter, in the Book of Revelation. The Lord instructed.
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It starts out, "The Book opened, the First Seal -- False Christ! And I saw whe...
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At which point, in the middle of the word "when", The Lord interrupted me, saying: "Throw that Bible in the trash and burn it. How does anyone dare refer to My Only Begotten Son as a "false" Christ!! The Lord Demanded.
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"Get the first Bible, the one that says I have wheels! Does it refer to My Son as a false Christ? The Lord Demanded.
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No Lord, the original version of the same Bible doesn't have any such headline. That headline was obviously added by man within the subsequent forty years after this Bible was first printed.
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From that Bible, read for me the thirteenth Chapter of the Book of Revelation." Said The Lord.
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And, I read it.
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"That chapter doesn't make any sense, does it? It sounds as mysterious as the previous verse that tells people I have wheels. Its no wonder that no one understands it." Said The Lord.
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"Copy that same chapter on paper, except every place where it uses the word "he", "his", or "him", to refer to the beast; Appropriately change those words to either IT, or to ITS, in the same manner that the translators interchanged the translated word HIS for the word ITS,to make it appear to their readers that I have wheels! Said The Lord. Since they mistakenly used the word "HIS" in place of the word "ITS" to describe the wheels on My Throne; It only stands to reason that they would also mistakenly use the word "HIS" in place of the word "ITS", to describe the "beast" that's mentioned in chapter 13, in the Book of Revelation, and throughout My Word." Said The Lord.Author's note:"Now, after making those changes, I want you to provide a written copy of chapter thirteen in the Discernment that I'm about to Give to you; And make it available to anyone who will take the time to read it. For those who read it, I will invoke the Decree mentioned by Jeremiah in 50:2, and demand that they themselves publish the Report that I'm about to have you write. And after they have carried out my therein stated Demand, I will extend to them a Blessing. And for those who are made aware of your report and refuse to read it, and/or do not obey my Decree, I will issue a Plague of confusion to the land upon which their residence has been constructed; And it will confuse everything they attempt to do, until such time as theydo read it; And as well, publish it, in whatever manner that you might then instruct them to do so. Whereas, in Jeremiah 50:2, I have decreed that EVERYONE shall publish this Report. And in Jeremiah 51:46, I even warned everyone that this Report would be forth coming !
Subsequent research by using the Ancient Greek Lexicons at http://kypros.org/cgi-bin/lexicon revealed - why - these errors probably occurred in the first place. Whereas in Ancient Greek, the words "he, she, and it" are all interchangeable. Whereas, depending on its use, the transliterated Ancient Greek word for "he, she, and/or it" is either "afti, afto, or aftos" depending on how its used (proper noun, noun etc).
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And as part of that Vision, and/or as part of previous Visions, The Lord Of Hosts gave me these synonyms for the following words, terms, and phrases, used in the subject Prophetic Scriptures.
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The term "beast" is synonymous with an empire style of government.
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The term "kingdom" is used to signify a type of jurisdiction. But it does NOT signify land mass.
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The term "city" is used to signify what modern man would refer to as a nation. (land mass)
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The term "horn" or "horns" is synonymous with the modern term corporate authority(s) and/or entity(s).
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The term "king" or "kings" is synonymous with authority that is controlled by a human being(s).
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A "horn" that is also a "king" refers to a private corporate entity that is controlled by one human being.
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The term "woman" is synonymous with a nation's population.
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The term "head" is synonymous with the word continent. ...As is the term mountain.
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The term "sits" is synonymous with the modern term controls, or otherwise rules over.
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The term"dominion" is synonymous with the Divine Assignment of authority and/or jurisdiction.
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The term "mountain" is synonymous with the modern word continent.
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The term "scarlet" is used as a synonym for the modern word wicked.
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The term "waters" is synonymous with the modern phrase nations, and their populations.
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The term "dragon" is synonymous with the modern term military.
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The term "sea" is synonymous with the "pool" of available nations on the earth.
.................................................................................. And, after providing the above synonyms, The Lord Of Hosts told me to start out by providing the following overview, so that the identity of the "beast" that is mentioned in the Books of Daniel and Revelation could no longer be the subject of questions. And on this subject, The Lord began:
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Except for the Book of Daniel, all other Books of The Old Testament refer to Babylon for the sole purpose of establishing in advance, certain conducts, by nations, which will not be tolerated by Me (The Lord); And to establish the Judgments that will be Decreed on any nation that carries out any of these forbidden conducts. Whereas, while My Only Begotten Son, Jesus is, on a personal basis with every man, woman, and child, the Savior for all mankind: Every nation is the host to its people; And whereas, since I am The Lord Of Hosts, I am likewise The Judge of all Nations. Therefore, I am not a respecter of individual persons. Therefore, no one comes to Me, except that he comes through My Only Begotten Son, Jesus, The Risen Christ. And it is from these Books, that people who care enough to inquire, have been taught the reasons for which I, The Lord Of Hosts, will Destroy entire nations.
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The Lord then told me to first establish that the 4th beast mentioned in chapters 2 and 7 in the Book of Daniel is the same beast that's mentioned throughout the Book of Revelation 13:1-10.
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And to serve that purpose, The Lord gave me these words:
"In contrast with other Books of the Old Testament: Chapters 2 and 7 in the Book of Daniel are used to establish the fact that, throughout history, there will be a total of four jurisdictions/kingdoms that will be referred to by Me as Babylon. These two chapters in the Book of Daniel are also used to provide a link to Revelation 13:1-10, and to the entire 17th chapter of the Book of Revelation, by telling you that the beast mentioned in all these Scriptures came up from the SEA. Meaning that it came up from the "pool" of nations that existed on earth at the time this particular kingdom was Granted its Authority by Me (The Lord Of Hosts) to govern.As stated in the Book of Daniel:
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"And four great beasts came up from the SEA (of available nations), each one different from the previous..." (Daniel 7:3)Author's note:"And the fourth beast was different from the first three, and it had ten horns." (ten corporate leaders) (Daniel 7:7)
Also notice from Daniel 7:17 "These four great beasts are four kingdoms, which shall arise out of the earth.
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Also notice from 7:23 "And thus he said: The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be greater (more powerful) than all the kingdoms, and it shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
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(For those who would argue that Daniel 7:17 uses the word "king" instead of kingdom: Allow me to refer you to the Douay Rheims Bible, which was first published in English in the year 1609 A.D. so as to document that the proper wording is "kingdoms" not king.)
Also notice from verses 39 and 40 of chapter 2 in the Book of Daniel, that each of these four "beasts" come up out of the sea of available nations at (progressively) different times in the course of history.Here's how the Book of Revelation describes this SAME beast:
"And I saw a beast coming up out of the SEA, having ten horns and seven heads..." (Rev 13:1)Naturally, since the first three beasts mentioned in the Book of Daniel had long since come and gone prior to the time of the 4th beast mentioned in chapters 13 and 17 in the Book of Revelation; And, since the first three beasts have nothing to do with the subject matter of Revelation:This same "beast" is then further described in the Book of Revelation:
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At the time of - his - writing, John, the writer of the Book of Revelation, would only see one beast coming up out of the sea. That being, the fourth beast. Whereas the first three had already come, and gone.
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"And I saw a woman (population) on a scarlet beast (wicked government)... ...having seven heads and ten horns." (Revelation 17:3)
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"Ruling over (sitting upon) seven continents, with ten corporate leaders (America's top ten corporations) "I shall tell you the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns." (Revelation 17:7)
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"And the ten horns which you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the beast, ...for o n e hour." (Revelation 17:12)
(Obviously the subject ten corporate leaders (horns) have no jurisdiction/kingdom of their own. They are corporations !! )"The seven heads are seven continents over which the woman (populous) rules." (Revelation 17:9)
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(And obviously, up until present times they have always given their (economic) authority to America's government)
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"The population (woman) you saw is the great nation (city) which rules over the corporate entities (kings) of the earth." (Revelation 17:18)
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DANIEL was given the beasts' identity; And, he in turn identified the beast for you.
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"These great beasts, which are four in number, are four kingdoms who will arise from the earth. Arising from the earth meaning, that, they will arise out of earthly values; Namely, out of materialism." (Daniel 7:17)
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Thus, the angel said: "The fourth beast will be a fourth kingdom on the earth, which will be different from all the other kingdoms..." (Daniel 7:23)
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THE BOOK OF REVELATION even further describes this same beast:
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And one of the seven angels who had the Seven Vials came and spoke with me, saying, "Come here, I shall show you the Judgment of the great whore who sits on many waters, with whom the kings of the earth committed acts of immorality, and those who dwell on the earth were made drunk with the wine of her immorality." (Revelation 17:1-2)I have included this Scripture to demonstrate the additional link between the fourth kingdom (beast), and the Seven Seals, Seven Trumpets, and Seven Vials that are mentioned in the Book of Revelation. Whereas in a previous prophecy, I documented for you that the Seven Seals, Seven Trumpets, and Seven Vials were primarily directed at America, the fourth kingdom in the Book of Daniel. This Scripture even further documents that such is so."And he carried me away in the spirit, into a wilderness: And I saw a woman (population) sitting on a scarlet beast (wicked government), full of blasphemous names, having seven heads and ten horns." (Revelation 17:3)
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"And the angel said to me, "Why do you wonder? I shall tell you the mystery of the woman and of the beast (government) that CARRIES her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns." (Revelation 17:7)
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"The seven heads are seven continents (mountains) over which the woman rules (sits)." (Revelation 17:9)
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"And the ten horns which you saw are ten corporations (kings) who have not yet received a kingdom, but they receive authority as kings with the government (beast), (but only) for one hour." (Revelation 17:12)Using the synonyms that The Lord provided: Here is the Discernment HE provided for the above Scriptures:
And four great governments (beasts) came up from the pool of nations on earth (the sea), Each one different than the previous one. And the fourth of these governments (beasts) had ten corporate authorities (horns). And I saw a population (woman) being carried by a wicked government (beast)which ruled (sits) over all seven continents (mountains), that had ten corporations (horns) that were ruled over by ten human beings (kings) who have no jurisdiction (kingdom) of their own; But receive authority with the government (beast) of the fourth kingdom; ...But, only for one hour. Because, at the end of just one hour, the entire 4th kingdom, and both its neighbors, are utterly destroyed. (In other words, at a near future point in time the American government will share its authority over its people with its top ten corporations) (This is already being done since the original issuance of this prophecy in the year 1972.)
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Here's the same Discernment, without the translated terms and phrases:
And four great governments came up from the pool of nations on earth, Each one different than the previous one. And the fourth of these governments had ten corporate authorities And I saw a population of peoples that was being carried by the fourth government, which ruled over all seven continents; And, which (government) had the ten corporate authorities. And later on, these ten corporate authorities, who have no land mass of their own, received authority within the government; But, only for one hour. Because, at the end of just one hour, the entire fourth kingdom and both of its neighbors were utterly destroyed. And the population of peoples you saw is America, the great nation which rules over all of the corporate entities on the earth.
America's top ten corporations are further described byDaniel:Moreover, allow me to give you The Lord's definition of "Ruling with an iron rod".
"And while I was considering these first ten corporations (horns); Behold, another corporation (horn), a little one, came up among them, and 3 of the original top ten corporations (horns) were dethroned (pulled out by the roots) in its presence (before it):
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And behold, this little corporation (horn) was controlled by a human being (possessed eyes like the eyes of a man), And he was exceedingly arrogant (with a mouth uttering great boasts)." (Daniel 7:8)Notice, the Scripture states that only the little corporation is controlled by a human being; And that the original top ten corporations are not described as having eyes and a mouth of a man. That's because the original top ten corporations are "public" corporations, controlled by large groups of stockholders, who almost never express a singular view about anything.While the "little" corporation is somewhat "private" and controlled primarily by just one singular human being.This same corporate entity is further described in the 20th verse of chapter seven: (Daniel 7:20)
"And I desired to know the meaning of the ten horns (ten corporations) that were on its head (located on the same continent as America, the fourth kingdom), and the other (little) horn which came up, and before which three of them fell. Namely, the private corporation (little horn) which had eyes and a mouth uttering great boasts; And which leader, was larger in financial worth (appearance) than its associates."
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After which, this same entity is even further described in verse 24, 25, and 26, of Daniel, chapter seven.
"As for the ten corporate entities (horns), out of this (the fourth) kingdom ten corporations (horns) will arise; And after them, another will arise, and it will be different from the previous ten corporations (it will be a privately held corporation), and will undermine (subdue) the leaders of three of the previous top ten corporations. (24) And he (its leader) will speak out against the Most High (Almighty God) and wear down the saints of the Highest One, and he will think to change times and laws; And authority will be given to him to act to do so, for a time, times, and for a divided time. (25) But The Lord's Court will sit for Judgment and its dominion (the fourth kingdom's authority to rule) will be taken away, annihilated, and destroyed forever. (26)"
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This same corporate entity is even further described in the Book of Revelation:
"And there was given to him a mouth speaking arrogant words and blasphemies; And authority to act for 42 months." (Revelation 13:5)
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However, verse 11 of chapter 7 in the Book of Daniel provides the most thorough description:
"Then, I kept looking, because of the sound of the boastful words which this corporate entity (little horn) was speaking; I kept looking, until the beast (the fourth nation) was slain; And its land mass was Destroyed and Given to the burning fire."
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And, regarding the above ten corporations, The Lord gave me this Discernment:
The ten horns are the top ten corporations in America during the 1930's and part way through the 1980's. These included IBM, AT&T, various Banks, American auto manufacturers, et al. All of whom were owned and controlled by way of public stock. And as stated in Revelation 17:13, all of these corporations had one purpose (to make money); And, because of The Lord, these ten corporations all gave their economic power and authority to the United States government; When in fact, and by law, they had a lawful right, and legal authority to move their operations to any nation on earth; Any time they wanted! And, to take all of their jobs and assets with them.
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And in essence, these corporations will wage war against The Risen Christ by enticing His people to worship the false god of gold, silver, bronze, iron, clay and wood (materialism), and He will overcome them because He is Lord of lords, and King of kings; And those who stand with Him are Called, and Chosen, and faithful. And the leaders of these top ten American corporations which you saw, and the American government which you saw, these will hate the peoples of America; And because of her people's greed, and because of their demand for excessive wages, the leaders of these corporations will take their facilities to foreign lands; And in doing so, they will seek to take the jobs that they normally provided, and to thereby make America desolate and naked; And, they will thereby consume that which has always sustained the American people (her flesh); Which will thereby burn America up with uncontrollable rage. Wherefore, God has caused these corporations to remain in America to serve His Own Purpose; Until it becomes clear that America has turned her back on Him. At which time, almost all of these corporations will relocate to foreign soil; Leaving America with almost no economic base at all. (see Revelation 17: 14-18)Author's note:Out of this corporate environment will come the leader of a different type of large corporation; This one almost privately owned; and controlled by an arrogant human being, who is very boastful. This corporate leader will undermine and destroy three of the previously mentioned (top ten) corporations.
Please keep in mind that the Prophecy/Vision you are reading was first issued by me on July 9, in the year 1972. Since that time, much that's described concerning these top ten corporations has already begun to take place. Moreover, MicroSoft, the "little" corporation, has also come into existence; and has already "rooted" IBM and two others.
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The Discernment of Revelation 17:10-11:"... there are seven kings (presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton);(See http://www.TheAmericanNightmare.org//162_OUR_IRAQ_WARS_A-D.htmlfor the discernment of Daniel, Chapter 11, located in the Scriptural Support section at the end of this article.)Five have fallen, (presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford , Carter, and Reagan were no longer in office);
One is, (president George Bush Sr. was in office at the time when America first attacked Iraq),
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The other has not yet come (president Bill Clinton had not yet become President),
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And when he comes, he must remain a little while (eight years),
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And, the government (beast) which was, and is not, is himself also an eighth, and is one of the seven (This refers to the fact that Daniel saw two George Bush(s) as president of the United States - the fourth empire/kingdom) (George Bush Jr. is of his father, George Bush Sr.)"
"As for the other governments that remain on earth after America has been Destroyed: Their land mass will be Granted an extension of time to exist; But these government's authority to rule their people will be taken away." (Daniel 7:12)As prophesied by Vince Diehl in the year 1990:"And he (Bush Jr.) goes to Perdition. (Rules until The Lord's Utter Destruction)"
"Then shall stand up in his (George Bush Sr.'s) estate a raiser of taxes (Bill Clinton) in the glory of the kingdom (USA): but within few days (in a short while) he shall be destroyed (out of office), neither in anger, nor in battle (his term in office will simply expire in disgrace) (The concept of elected offices was unheard of in Daniel's day, so it was difficult for him to describe)." (Also see Daniel 11:20)History will document that while governor of Arkansas, Bill Clinton raised more taxes, more times, than had all the previous governor's of Arkansas combined. Making Clinton a raiser of taxes.And in his (Bill Clinton's) estate shall stand up a vile person (George W. Bush Jr.), to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom (Bush Jr. will not be voted into office): But he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries (by posing as a Christian)." (Also see Daniel 11:21)Thereby Scripturally supporting the prophecy that while George W. Bush Jr. is still president, The Lord Of Hosts will utterly Destroy America, and both its neighbors with an all consuming Fire that can never be quenched. And which Fire, throughout a period of a thousand years, will literally burn the DIRT the earth is made of, and totally consume it:
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Thereby Creating The Lord's infamous Lake of Fire, and as well thereby creating the necessity for God to Create all new things, to include a new heaven and earth."And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea." (Revelation 21:1)
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And, I solemnly tell you that the extension of time that is mentioned in Daniel 7:12 will be for just over one thousand years (a season and some time); During which period, Jesus, The Only Begotten Son of JEHOVAH The Only Living God, will Rule the earth with the proverbial iron rod. (See Revelation 19:15)
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As for the extra small bit of time: Believe it or not, materialism will once again be turned loose on earth, and will rule it !
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In order to get rid of the human carnage that results from the Destruction of America, The Lord will have an angel summon all of the birds in the skies to come and feast on the dead bodies that once comprised the population of the North American Continent. (See Revelation 19:18-21)However, those who truly feared and worshipped The Lord; Accepting His Only Begotten Son Jesus as their personal Savior; And confessing their sins to ALMIGHTY GOD in the Precious and Most Holy Name of Jesus, will not be here to see it. Wherefore, as promised by both Jesus AND His Heavenly Father, they will be Delivered out of same. To wit:
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"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: And at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and those who practiced the "once saved - always saved" doctrine, who refused to confess their sins, will awake to shame and everlasting contempt." (Daniel 12:1-2)Awake, My Word against my priests, preachers, and pastors, through the man that is my associate, saith The Lord Of Hosts: Smite the church leaders and their congregations shall be scattered: And I will turn My Hand upon new believers. And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith THE LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die (literally); but one third shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, And will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: They shall call on MY Name, and I will hear them: ...I will say, these are MY people: And they shall say, THE LORD is my God. (also see Zechariah 13:7-9)
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"And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire: and them that had gotten the victory over the beast (materialism), and over his image, and over his mark, and over the abbreviation (number) of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God." (Revelation 15:2)
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This means that during His thousand year Reign, there will BE no forgiveness for sin through The Shed Blood of Jesus, The Risen Christ!!
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Perhaps this will allow you to consider more closely, the fact that when Jesus leaves the earth after His thousand year Reign: Of the people who still reside on present day earth, there will only be 12,000 from each of the Tribes of Israel who will be Selected to go with Him to His Father's New Earth (where ever He goes).
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Therefore, those who TRULY love The Lord will still have a GOOD chance of going.
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The problem being, that, by the end of Jesus' thousand year Reign, and considering that there will BE no more Forgiveness by way of His Shed Blood: There will be VERY FEW people who will love Him enough to obey His Father's Laws; And therefore, very few of these folks who exist during said Reign, who will make it to spend Eternity in The Lord's Kingdom.
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NOTICE NOTICENOTICE
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Before you read the remainder of this text, I want you to take particular notice of something.
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First, I want you to know that I am aware that some churches have made public comments that Daniel may not even be a Prophet; Or, that he may be a "false" prophet. I also want you to know that the reason some churches make such asinine statements are: NOT because the teachings of Daniel are untrue, But, because these churches simply don't like what Daniel has said; Primarily, because what he has said, is a direct condemnation of what many of them are now teaching !!
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Furthermore, I want you to pay particular attention to the fact that BOTH The Lord Of Hosts, and His Only Begotten Son, Jesus, The Risen Christ, were painfully aware that these end time churches would make such false claims as to whether or not Daniel was a Duly Appointed Prophet. So, in order that you might know for certain that Daniel was INDEED The Lord's Prophet, Both The Lord, and His Only Begotten Son, Jesus, have made it a point to confirm for you in other Scriptures, that Daniel was and is The Lord's Prophet. To wit:In Ezekiel 14, verses 12 through 20, The Lord Of Hosts makes it quite clear that Daniel was and is His Prophet.Therefore, it is unquestionable that Daniel was speaking words that The Lord Of Hosts had Commissioned him to speak; Which is the exact manner in which The Lord Of Hosts has always operated through His Prophets.
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In Matthew 24:15, Jesus, The Risen Christ, also makes it clear that Daniel was His Father's Prophet.
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Now, having said the above so as to make it easier to grasp: Allow me to provide THE LORD'S Discernment of Revelation 13:1 through 18; by inserting the definitions that HE has given to me.
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"And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a nation (beast) rise up out of the sea of available nations, ruling over all seven continents (having seven heads) and having ten corporations (ten horns), and upon his horns ten executives (crowns), and upon its resident continent (head) the name of blasphemy (in God we trust)." (Revelation 13:1)
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"And the nation (beast) which I saw was like unto a leopard (not capable of changing its ways), and its feet (that which allows it to keep its balance by constantly lying) were as the feet of a wicked ruler (bear), and its mouth as the mouth of a lion (invoking fear): And its military (the dragon) gave it its power, and its throne (seat), and great authority." (Revelation 13:2)
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"And I saw one of its heads (resident continent) as it were wounded to death (Third Seal / the great economic depression); and its deadly financial wound was healed: (the third Seal) And all the world wondered after this nation (beast)." (Revelation 13:3)
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"And they worshipped its military (the dragon) which gave power unto the fourth kingdom (beast): and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? Who is able to make war with it?" (Revelation 13:4)
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"And there was given unto it a mouth speaking great lies and blasphemies; And power was given unto it to continue forty and two months (The Fourth Seal / World War Two)." (Revelation 13:5)
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"And it opened its mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, and His tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven." (Revelation 13:6)
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"And it was given unto it to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: And power was given it (the fourth kingdom) over all kindred, and tongues, and nations by way of its materialism." (Revelation 13:7)
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"And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship it (materialism), whose names are not written in the Book Of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Jesus, the Sacrificial Lamb)" (Revelation 13:8)"If any man have an ear, let him hear." (Revelation 13:9)
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"He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: He that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints." (Revelation 13:10)S E C T I O N T W O ( Revelation 13:11 through 18 )
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And I beheld another beast (a different type of government) coming up out of materialism (out of the earth); and it had two political entities (two horns like a lamb), and it spake as a military force (as a dragon). (Revelation 13:11)
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"And it exerciseth all the power of the first government (beast) prior to it (that existed before it came into power), and causes the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the original government (beast), whose deadly economic wound was healed by the second world war (The Fourth Seal)." (Revelation 13:12)In other words, prior to the second world war America had one type of government; then after www II it adopted an entirely different type of government (materialism). But continued to keep its people worshipping its - original - style of government (the proud to be an American syndrome)."And it doeth great wonders, so that it maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men (the only way John could describe huge bombs)," (Revelation 13:13)"And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which it had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to this government (the beast), which had the wound by a sword (the great depression), and did live." (Revelation 13:14)
"And it had power to give life unto the reputation (image) of its government (the beast), that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be economically destroyed (killed)." (Revelation 13:15)
"And it causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:" (Revelation 13:16)
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"And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the symbol (number/abbreviation) of its name." (Revelation 13:17)
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"Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is a symbol given by men - verses given by Almighty God (it is the abbreviation given of men); and its symbol (abbreviation) is Six hundred threescore and six." (Revelation 13:18)
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Just try buying or selling on any major scale anywhere in the world without taking the mark of the "bbb", the abbreviation of its name, and see how long it takes for the U.S. government to utterly destroy you and put you out of business.
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Try finding enough merchants to buy enough goods from, just to be considered "socially acceptable", without buying from merchants who are not card carrying members of the "bbb", you can't do it. ...It cannot be done.Thereby does every man make his own decision as to Whom he will serve, The Most High God, or the false god of materialism, the god of gold, silver, brass, iron, clay, or wood. The abomination of desolation mentioned by the prophet Daniel, and referred to by Jesus Himself. For which reason The Lord did away with the original Babylonian empire, and for which reason He will utterly destroy America, which is the fourth empire on earth to be founded on the principles of materialism. Thus, said The Lord Of Hosts to me, bands.Thereby have the merchants of the world taken its mark on their foreheads. Thereby do the consumers of the world take its mark on their hands. Each, by supporting this abomination to control the realm of mankind, which The Lord has made clear belongs solely to HIM. To wit:
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Yes, you can survive without doing so, but it is by no means easy.
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"But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified" (Daniel 5:23)
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"This is the interpretation of the thing:
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MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
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TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
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PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
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That night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain." (Daniel 5:29 - 30)"This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living (all mankind) may know that the most High GOD rules in the kingdom of men, and that HE ALONE gives it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men." (Daniel 4:17)These things The Lord Of Hosts has said to me, his lowly bondservant.
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Thereby has the American government covertly conspired to usurp The Lord God's Authority over the realm of mankind. For which reason His Judgment against it shall prevail, and by which it shall be utterly Destroyed by fire.BANDS