{"id":"2","user_id":1,"uid":"1bf1c74a-9d22-487d-a69b-0bab47cab218","name":"Daniel 2: Christ the King","description":"","sections":[{"uid":"bdf4f93a-3475-464a-b638-e7e9f6a567df","title":"First section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"2353eb89-b5a0-4482-b247-b407abf71b18","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 1<br>CHRIST FOCUSES ON NEBUCHADNEZZAR","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 1"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"CHRIST FOCUSES ON NEBUCHADNEZZAR"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"b2b8d3be-d141-4d84-8099-9036ed198018","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"In Daniel 1, what seemed like a setback and lost battle on Christ\u2019s part actually revealed a divine tactic. Christ sent representatives of His kingdom into Satan\u2019s dark kingdom of Babylon to bring God\u2019s light of truth to save lost souls.<br><br>Daniel 2:1<br>\u201cAnd in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"In Daniel 1, what seemed like a setback and lost battle on Christ\u2019s part actually revealed a divine tactic. Christ sent representatives of His kingdom into Satan\u2019s dark kingdom of Babylon to bring God\u2019s light of truth to save lost souls."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:1"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"b77b3164-9689-4c6f-a42f-43426bea9b06","title":"1. How does Christ reach out to Nebuchadnezzar?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"b77b3164-9689-4c6f-a42f-43426bea9b06","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"1. How does Christ reach out to Nebuchadnezzar?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"971e908e-4fae-46c7-a16e-2f60bf3fe9bb","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"As ordinary everyday people, we are sometimes quick to condemn leaders of organizations and countries, assuming that they are lost like the institutions they are part of. But Christ shows us that He cares deeply about the salvation of everyone, even those we think are beyond salvation. Christ focuses on the ruler of the then-known world, Nebuchadnezzar, to save him at all costs. King Jesus steps into King Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s palace, into his bedchamber, into his mind, and into his dream. Why would the King of the Universe do this?<br><br>2 Peter 3:9<br>\u201cThe Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"As ordinary everyday people, we are sometimes quick to condemn leaders of organizations and countries, assuming that they are lost like the institutions they are part of. But Christ shows us that He cares deeply about the salvation of everyone, even those we think are beyond salvation. Christ focuses on the ruler of the then-known world, Nebuchadnezzar, to save him at all costs. King Jesus steps into King Nebuchadnezzar\u2019s palace, into his bedchamber, into his mind, and into his dream. Why would the King of the Universe do this?"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"2 Peter 3:9"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cThe Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"8c778cc8-df26-47be-8c62-3a2cb0758699","title":"2. What is the focus of God\u2019s heart?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"8c778cc8-df26-47be-8c62-3a2cb0758699","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"2. What is the focus of God\u2019s heart?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"1c817216-1e88-4d0a-be28-e91f1bf71af6","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"The very heart of God, reflected in Jesus Christ, is a heart that cares deeply for people. Christ does not want to see one person lost, and He is therefore patiently reaching out to every person day after day, hour after hour, and moment by moment. We see this demonstrated in Christ\u2019s sacrifice on the cross.<br><br>John 3:16<br>\u201cFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The very heart of God, reflected in Jesus Christ, is a heart that cares deeply for people. Christ does not want to see one person lost, and He is therefore patiently reaching out to every person day after day, hour after hour, and moment by moment. We see this demonstrated in Christ\u2019s sacrifice on the cross."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"John 3:16"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":0},{"uid":"7c73da3c-8b8b-4106-8064-ebd15cc8b41f","title":"Second section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"b5ec05f7-7e1f-4a65-8c6b-4378dbe76541","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 2<br>NEBUCHADNEZZAR FOCUSES ON<br>BABYLON\u2019S RELIGION","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 2"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"NEBUCHADNEZZAR FOCUSES ON"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"BABYLON\u2019S RELIGION"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"9bd37f53-4f5d-43c2-9f20-5d9a5b64b34b","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"The heathen king knew that he was given a divine dream and naturally turned to his religion and its leaders for answers.<br><br>Daniel 2:2-3<br>\u201cThen the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.\u201d<br><br>Christ once again employs a divine tactic to reach this global ruler. He temporarily wipes the king\u2019s memory after giving him a prophetic dream, only leaving the impression of its importance, with the result that the king is desperate to know what he has dreamed.<br><br>Daniel 2:4-12<br>\u201cThen spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof. The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king\u2019s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean. And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.\u201d<br><br>The religion he had trusted and its leaders, whose advice he had adhered to over the years, failed him in his hour of need. King Nebuchadnezzar was beside himself, because if they could not help him, who could? And was everything and everyone he trusted one big lie?","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The heathen king knew that he was given a divine dream and naturally turned to his religion and its leaders for answers."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:2-3"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cThen the king commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Christ once again employs a divine tactic to reach this global ruler. He temporarily wipes the king\u2019s memory after giving him a prophetic dream, only leaving the impression of its importance, with the result that the king is desperate to know what he has dreamed."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:4-12"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cThen spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour: therefore shew me the dream, and the interpretation thereof. They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation of it. The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me. But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, there is but one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed: therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation thereof. The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the king\u2019s matter: therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean. And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and there is none other that can shew it before the king, except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh. For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The religion he had trusted and its leaders, whose advice he had adhered to over the years, failed him in his hour of need. King Nebuchadnezzar was beside himself, because if they could not help him, who could? And was everything and everyone he trusted one big lie?"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"73b4f7be-3391-4a61-8f06-f5becfde394d","title":"3. How does Christ target Babylon\u2019s religion?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"73b4f7be-3391-4a61-8f06-f5becfde394d","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"3. How does Christ target Babylon\u2019s religion?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"24d76e66-cbc6-4fcf-9690-1e9de63f1ed3","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Unless this powerful world leader with money, power, and fame could see the divinity and sovereignty of King Jesus in contrast to his powerless gods, he would never bow the knee to Christ. This is why Christ gave him a prophetic dream and thereby paved the way to reveal His divine power of foreknowing the future.<br><br>Is 46:9-10<br>\u201cRemember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Unless this powerful world leader with money, power, and fame could see the divinity and sovereignty of King Jesus in contrast to his powerless gods, he would never bow the knee to Christ. This is why Christ gave him a prophetic dream and thereby paved the way to reveal His divine power of foreknowing the future."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Is 46:9-10"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cRemember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"5312b8e5-4993-4162-8e1c-483b4a19ab57","title":"4. Who alone knows the future, secrets, and invisible things?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"5312b8e5-4993-4162-8e1c-483b4a19ab57","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"4. Who alone knows the future, secrets, and invisible things?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"f4759c55-e28d-4aaa-9a3d-398bf4be3bcc","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"The God of the Bible, who reveals Himself to us and does everything to save us (1 Tim 2:3\u20136), is King Jesus. He knows the future and can predict it. He can see forward through time and declare what will take place, proving He is God and all other gods false.<br><br>John 14:29<br>\u201cAnd now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The God of the Bible, who reveals Himself to us and does everything to save us (1 Tim 2:3\u20136), is King Jesus. He knows the future and can predict it. He can see forward through time and declare what will take place, proving He is God and all other gods false."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"John 14:29"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"bb4b6fd9-8fbd-470e-815f-1312a9bdbfd8","title":"5. What is Prophecy?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"bb4b6fd9-8fbd-470e-815f-1312a9bdbfd8","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"5. What is Prophecy?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"d694bf48-a86b-4036-b2c5-e2a0ba0bb0b7","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"The purpose of prophecy is to strengthen our faith in Christ and His Word. Throughout Scripture, prophecy is employed as Christ foretold the future through His prophets to His people. Some of these prophecies are classical prophecies given to His people with a specific outcome that happened as foretold on a local scale. Other prophecies were conditional, depending on the people\u2019s repentance, meaning that the outcome was contingent on their response to the prophecy. However, the book of Daniel (like the book of Revelation) deals with apocalyptic prophecy. This involves Christ not only foretelling the future to His people but to everyone, employing symbolism and casting the prophecy on a cosmic scale, showing its global impact throughout time. Apocalyptic prophecy tells of events and spiritual battles that will surely take place. Such prophecy is fixed, and its outcome cannot and will not change.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The purpose of prophecy is to strengthen our faith in Christ and His Word. Throughout Scripture, prophecy is employed as Christ foretold the future through His prophets to His people. Some of these prophecies are classical prophecies given to His people with a specific outcome that happened as foretold on a local scale. Other prophecies were conditional, depending on the people\u2019s repentance, meaning that the outcome was contingent on their response to the prophecy. However, the book of Daniel (like the book of Revelation) deals with apocalyptic prophecy. This involves Christ not only foretelling the future to His people but to everyone, employing symbolism and casting the prophecy on a cosmic scale, showing its global impact throughout time. Apocalyptic prophecy tells of events and spiritual battles that will surely take place. Such prophecy is fixed, and its outcome cannot and will not change."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":1},{"uid":"25026d66-650d-43e9-81a7-c7dc77b873ca","title":"Third section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"4af708c0-a979-4042-bea6-1ecef10a2cd1","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 3<br>DANIEL FOCUSES ON CHRIST - THE TRUE GOD","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 3"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"DANIEL FOCUSES ON CHRIST - THE TRUE GOD"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"6b22d653-9a4d-4c03-b7f7-e8047374466d","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"King Nebuchadnezzar was furious that his religious leaders and wise men, whom he had put his trust in, were, in actual fact, deceivers, dealing in lies on behalf of Babylon\u2019s gods - gods he had revered all his life. He therefore ordered the execution of every wise man of the palace, which included Daniel and his friends. Daniel, who had determined to stand for God and on principle years ago, now instead of cowering in fear, courageously stepped forward and requested to see the king personally.<br><br>Daniel 2:13\u201316<br>\u201cAnd the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king\u2019s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: He answered and said to Arioch the king\u2019s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.\u201d<br><br>Daniel\u2019s trust in Christ was so firm that he confidently told the king that if he gave him time, he would come back with the dream and its interpretation. What a deep relationship with Christ he had!<br><br>Daniel 2:17-19<br>\u201cThen Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"King Nebuchadnezzar was furious that his religious leaders and wise men, whom he had put his trust in, were, in actual fact, deceivers, dealing in lies on behalf of Babylon\u2019s gods - gods he had revered all his life. He therefore ordered the execution of every wise man of the palace, which included Daniel and his friends. Daniel, who had determined to stand for God and on principle years ago, now instead of cowering in fear, courageously stepped forward and requested to see the king personally."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:13\u201316"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king\u2019s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon: He answered and said to Arioch the king\u2019s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and that he would shew the king the interpretation.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel\u2019s trust in Christ was so firm that he confidently told the king that if he gave him time, he would come back with the dream and its interpretation. What a deep relationship with Christ he had!"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:17-19"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cThen Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions: That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"fa9f73da-ff19-4642-bfcd-576033ae0dd3","title":"6. How does Christ acknowledge Daniel\u2019s faith?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"fa9f73da-ff19-4642-bfcd-576033ae0dd3","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"6. How does Christ acknowledge Daniel\u2019s faith?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"8bd08b90-d032-485d-b0fb-2cf1a454aed9","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Daniel rejoiced as Christ revealed the dream and its meaning to him. He therefore praised and worshipped King Jesus with his three friends for His sovereignty, wisdom, and might.<br><br>Daniel 2:20-23<br>\u201cDaniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: For wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in the darkness, And the light dwelleth with him. I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: For thou hast now made known unto us the king\u2019s matter.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel rejoiced as Christ revealed the dream and its meaning to him. He therefore praised and worshipped King Jesus with his three friends for His sovereignty, wisdom, and might."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:20-23"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cDaniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: For wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and the seasons: He removeth kings, and setteth up kings: He giveth wisdom unto the wise, And knowledge to them that know understanding: He revealeth the deep and secret things: He knoweth what is in the darkness, And the light dwelleth with him. I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers, Who hast given me wisdom and might, And hast made known unto me now what we desired of thee: For thou hast now made known unto us the king\u2019s matter.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"ab6e292d-3af4-44a6-8b54-7c7b26ef2a4e","title":"7. What does the dream reveal?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"ab6e292d-3af4-44a6-8b54-7c7b26ef2a4e","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"7. What does the dream reveal?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"f7b007c9-6682-40f3-a917-142bcc484e81","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"In section 5, it will become clear how this prophecy about the future lays the foundation for all other apocalyptic prophecies, as well as establishing the principle of how to interpret and understand apocalyptic prophecy.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"In section 5, it will become clear how this prophecy about the future lays the foundation for all other apocalyptic prophecies, as well as establishing the principle of how to interpret and understand apocalyptic prophecy."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":2},{"uid":"3d96035e-9154-47ca-99c0-608535315fea","title":"Fourth section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"9c6e5a12-c0ed-4b8b-9b04-f13c3d44e667","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 4<br>DANIEL SHIFTS NEBUCHADNEZZAR\u2019S FOCUS TO CHRIST","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 4"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"DANIEL SHIFTS NEBUCHADNEZZAR\u2019S FOCUS TO CHRIST"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"37f6e5a1-1d24-4f39-a64d-fecfc1236ec2","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Daniel hastens himself to the king to share the dream and its meaning. But more important than the prophecy itself to Daniel is the king\u2019s salvation, and he utilizes the opportunity to introduce the king to the King of Heaven, Jesus Christ.<br><br>Daniel 2:24-30<br>\u201cTherefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel hastens himself to the king to share the dream and its meaning. But more important than the prophecy itself to Daniel is the king\u2019s salvation, and he utilizes the opportunity to introduce the king to the King of Heaven, Jesus Christ."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:24-30"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cTherefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise men of Babylon: bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste, and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof? Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these; As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass. But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"7633d5f8-0368-4d36-8d0c-0740a7183670","title":"8. What makes Daniel a true soul winner?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"7633d5f8-0368-4d36-8d0c-0740a7183670","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"8. What makes Daniel a true soul winner?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"0fcc16af-6ce6-4335-93d3-311092ade252","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"King Jesus is the King of Daniel\u2019s heart, as Daniel shares the heartbeat of Christ: a passion for lost souls.<br><br>Daniel 2:31-35<br>\u201cThou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image\u2019s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"King Jesus is the King of Daniel\u2019s heart, as Daniel shares the heartbeat of Christ: a passion for lost souls."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:31-35"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cThou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible. This image\u2019s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"760237fc-04e8-41ec-9711-d7842c623e16","title":"9. Why would Christ give this prophetic dream to the heathen king in the form of an idol?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"760237fc-04e8-41ec-9711-d7842c623e16","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"9. Why would Christ give this prophetic dream to the heathen king in the form of an idol?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"634c3753-a022-4809-bf43-650170d99945","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"No matter where you are, Christ will stoop down there to save you.<br><br>Matthew 18:11\u201313<br>\u201cFor the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"No matter where you are, Christ will stoop down there to save you."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Matthew 18:11\u201313"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cFor the Son of man is come to save that which was lost. How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"000fcdf1-f8d8-47b5-a9c0-a7b481023522","title":"10. Can you be too far from Christ\u2019s reach?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"000fcdf1-f8d8-47b5-a9c0-a7b481023522","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"10. Can you be too far from Christ\u2019s reach?"}]}],"translations":[]}],"action":"next","next_section_uid":null,"conditions":[],"translations":[],"index":3},{"uid":"1fa5643c-cc04-4281-bd0b-2b75e95d023d","title":"Fifth section","description":"","blocks":[{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"ec0277ef-06e5-4d88-8f0c-baec5371605f","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Section 5<br>NEBUCHADNEZZAR FOCUSES ON PROPHECY AND THE FUTURE","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"center"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Section 5"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"NEBUCHADNEZZAR FOCUSES ON PROPHECY AND THE FUTURE"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"a0f849a5-682f-476c-bda2-73da2a4b4eb3","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"Daniel is standing in front of the Monarch of the World full of faith and fearlessness, with his focus on Christ the true King, as he is about to give God\u2019s prophetic interpretation of the divine dream the king received. This is a hard message for King Nebuchadnezzar, as it will be shown to him that he is not the supreme King, but is ruling under Christ, and that there will come an end to his reign.<br><br>Daniel 2:36-45<br>\u201cThis is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters\u2019 clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that 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.\u201d<br><br>This prophecy uses the imagery of a Babylonian god as an idol to depict the timeline and future of kingdoms to come, with each different part of this image symbolizing a different kingdom in time. As one studies this prophecy carefully, following the interpretation that Daniel gave to the king and comparing it to history, one finds that history confirms this prophecy to be true.<br><br>Daniel 2:38<br>\u201c...Thou art this head of gold.\u201d<br><br>Daniel is speaking to King Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and interpreting the golden head to represent his kingdom.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel is standing in front of the Monarch of the World full of faith and fearlessness, with his focus on Christ the true King, as he is about to give God\u2019s prophetic interpretation of the divine dream the king received. This is a hard message for King Nebuchadnezzar, as it will be shown to him that he is not the supreme King, but is ruling under Christ, and that there will come an end to his reign."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:36-45"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cThis is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters\u2019 clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay. And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken. And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that 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.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"This prophecy uses the imagery of a Babylonian god as an idol to depict the timeline and future of kingdoms to come, with each different part of this image symbolizing a different kingdom in time. As one studies this prophecy carefully, following the interpretation that Daniel gave to the king and comparing it to history, one finds that history confirms this prophecy to be true."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:38"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201c...Thou art this head of gold.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel is speaking to King Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, and interpreting the golden head to represent his kingdom."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"14627faf-d41b-4ef1-a8f9-f16087853f34","title":"11. What kingdom does the head of gold represent?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"14627faf-d41b-4ef1-a8f9-f16087853f34","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"11. What kingdom does the head of gold represent?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"a49ffcab-4f53-468a-a2fd-6e4b0f696438","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"History teaches us, \u201cUnder the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar (605- 562 BC), Babylon became one of the most incredible cities of the ancient world.\u201d http:\/\/www.wordiq.com\/definition\/Babylon<br><br>Daniel 2:39<br>\u201cAnd after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee...\u201d<br><br>King Nebuchadnezzar is shocked by this prophetic explanation given by this young Hebrew prophet because he assumed his kingdom would last forever as a world empire. Daniel is explaining that the chest and arms of silver represent the kingdom that will supplant the kingdom of Babylon.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"History teaches us, \u201cUnder the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar (605- 562 BC), Babylon became one of the most incredible cities of the ancient world.\u201d http:\/\/www.wordiq.com\/definition\/Babylon"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:39"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee...\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"King Nebuchadnezzar is shocked by this prophetic explanation given by this young Hebrew prophet because he assumed his kingdom would last forever as a world empire. Daniel is explaining that the chest and arms of silver represent the kingdom that will supplant the kingdom of Babylon."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"1c40121c-897c-4268-b89e-f15770282cb2","title":"12. What kingdom does the chest and arms of silver represent?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"1c40121c-897c-4268-b89e-f15770282cb2","options":{},"validations":[]},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"12. What kingdom does the chest and arms of silver represent?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"a16fc846-447d-4439-ac2b-92fadbf197c8","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"History confirms that, \u201cCyrus led the united Medes and Persians to greater heights. He won Lidia in Asia Minor and had prosperity in Middle Asia. And finally in 539 BC, Cyrus invaded the ancient city of Babylon.\u201d http:\/\/www.wordiq.com\/definition\/Persia<br><br>Daniel 2:39<br>\u201c...and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.\u201d<br><br>Daniel continues to explain this prophecy and relates to the king that there would be a third kingdom represented by the belly and thighs of brass.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"History confirms that, \u201cCyrus led the united Medes and Persians to greater heights. He won Lidia in Asia Minor and had prosperity in Middle Asia. And finally in 539 BC, Cyrus invaded the ancient city of Babylon.\u201d http:\/\/www.wordiq.com\/definition\/Persia"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:39"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201c...and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel continues to explain this prophecy and relates to the king that there would be a third kingdom represented by the belly and thighs of brass."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"c420d739-8bd0-466d-95fe-415c46b108d9","title":"13. What kingdom does the belly and thighs of brass represent?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"c420d739-8bd0-466d-95fe-415c46b108d9","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"13. What kingdom does the belly and thighs of brass represent?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"980d8944-9955-4606-a230-d06845056806","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"History reveals that, \u201cIn 331 BC the Persian king Darius III was conquered by the army of Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great at the Battle of Gaugamela, in October, Babylon was taken (by Greece).\u201d http:\/\/www.wordiq.com\/definition\/Greece<br><br>Daniel 2:40<br>\u201cAnd the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron...\u201d<br><br>The king, by now, is stunned as Daniel is taking him far into the future, showing him a global empire of iron that is even stronger and more cruel than Babylon.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"History reveals that, \u201cIn 331 BC the Persian king Darius III was conquered by the army of Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great at the Battle of Gaugamela, in October, Babylon was taken (by Greece).\u201d http:\/\/www.wordiq.com\/definition\/Greece"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:40"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron...\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"The king, by now, is stunned as Daniel is taking him far into the future, showing him a global empire of iron that is even stronger and more cruel than Babylon."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"67110a35-3a72-4310-af88-d62d8b19d249","title":"14. What kingdom does the legs of iron represent?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"67110a35-3a72-4310-af88-d62d8b19d249","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"14. What kingdom does the legs of iron represent?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"46abb405-6896-47a0-bdde-85523d2ba13a","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"History validates that at the, \u201cBattle of Pydna, (168 BC), (the) decisive military engagement in the Roman victory over Macedonia in the Third Macedonian War\u201d took place. britannica.com\/event\/Battle-of-Pydna<br><br>Daniel 2:41<br>\u201cAnd whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters\u2019 clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided...\u201d<br><br>Daniel can see the bewilderment on the king\u2019s face as it slowly dawns on his mind that there will be a time in the future with no global empire. Daniel has just interpreted the prophecy that from the kingdom of Babylon forward, there will only be four world empires, since the feet and toes of clay and iron symbolize division.","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"History validates that at the, \u201cBattle of Pydna, (168 BC), (the) decisive military engagement in the Roman victory over Macedonia in the Third Macedonian War\u201d took place. britannica.com\/event\/Battle-of-Pydna"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:41"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters\u2019 clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided...\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel can see the bewilderment on the king\u2019s face as it slowly dawns on his mind that there will be a time in the future with no global empire. Daniel has just interpreted the prophecy that from the kingdom of Babylon forward, there will only be four world empires, since the feet and toes of clay and iron symbolize division."}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"e433b78e-3452-4782-ab56-a60f0e60bdc7","title":"15. What does the feet and toes of clay and iron represent?","description":"","category":"question","field":{"type":"textarea","uid":"e433b78e-3452-4782-ab56-a60f0e60bdc7","options":{},"validations":{"required":{"enabled":false,"options":{},"messages":[]},"minLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]},"maxLength":{"enabled":false,"options":{"value":0},"messages":[]}}},"title_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"15. What does the feet and toes of clay and iron represent?"}]}],"translations":[]},{"typeId":"content:paragraph","uid":"b0d20fe0-43ae-43c5-a85b-d973cf5ec2d7","title":"","description":"","category":"content","content":{"value":"History states, \u201cIn popular history, the year 476 is generally accepted as the end of the Western Roman Empire.\u201d http:\/\/www.wordiq.com\/definition\/Roman_Empire<br><br>Daniel 2:43<br>\u201cAnd whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.\u201d<br><br>For centuries, leaders of countries in divided western Europe have tried to form a global empire but have failed miserably. God\u2019s prophetic Word has declared \u201cthey shall not cleave one to another,\u201d and not even the strongest leader can undo these words. There will not be another world empire. Many have tried. Napoleon was one of them.<br><br>History quotes him saying, \u201cI wanted to establish a European system, a European Code of Conduct, a European Court of Appeal: there would have been only one people in Europe ... Europe would soon become one nation.\u201d The Watchman, 1941<br><br>History shows us that all of these would-be global empire leaders failed. As Daniel was laying out this prophecy, the king was amazed that there would be such a God as Daniel\u2019s God who could foretell the future with such precise detail. Daniel reminded the king that the best is yet to come.<br><br>Daniel 2:44-45<br>\u201cAnd in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that 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.\u201d","type":"paragraph","options":{"alignment":"start"},"value_raw":[{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"History states, \u201cIn popular history, the year 476 is generally accepted as the end of the Western Roman Empire.\u201d http:\/\/www.wordiq.com\/definition\/Roman_Empire"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:43"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.\u201d"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"For centuries, leaders of countries in divided western Europe have tried to form a global empire but have failed miserably. God\u2019s prophetic Word has declared \u201cthey shall not cleave one to another,\u201d and not even the strongest leader can undo these words. There will not be another world empire. Many have tried. Napoleon was one of them."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"History quotes him saying, \u201cI wanted to establish a European system, a European Code of Conduct, a European Court of Appeal: there would have been only one people in Europe ... Europe would soon become one nation.\u201d The Watchman, 1941"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"History shows us that all of these would-be global empire leaders failed. As Daniel was laying out this prophecy, the king was amazed that there would be such a God as Daniel\u2019s God who could foretell the future with such precise detail. Daniel reminded the king that the best is yet to come."}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":""}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"Daniel 2:44-45"}]},{"type":"paragraph","children":[{"text":"\u201cAnd in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that 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.\u201d"}]}]},"title_raw":"","translations":[]},{"typeId":"question:textarea","uid":"69cc663c-0f34-403b-9956-b05a39342a1c","title":"16. 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King Nebuchadnezzar starts to see that life was never about any earthly kingdom, but about Christ\u2019s coming Kingdom, which will take place when Christ comes to the earth with the second coming.<br><br>Matthew 24:30<br>\u201c...they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.\u201d<br><br>There are a few very important prophetic principles we observe in this prophecy, which are foundational to all other apocalyptic prophecies:<br>1. There is a definite starting point in history that bears and moves forward through history to the coming of Christ.<br>2. The symbols have literal historical specific fulfillments.<br>3. The interpretation reveals Christ\u2019s sovereignty over history.<br>4. 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This method is termed historicism.<br><br>Historicism is a safeguard against the two unbiblical interpreting methods we find so popular today within Christianity, namely preterism and futurism.<br><br>Preterism teaches that the prophecies were fulfilled around the author\u2019s day, way back in the past.<br><br>Futurism, on the other hand, teaches that the prophecies will be fulfilled in the distant future during the end times, far from the author\u2019s day.<br><br>These two methodologies are in stark contrast to the biblical method of historicism. There are basic principles that historicism employs that help us to biblically interpret apocalyptic prophecy.<br>1. Apocalyptic Prophecy is fulfilled through history.<br>Historicism maintains that the prophecies are fulfilled over the course of history, from the author\u2019s day to the end of time.<br><br>2. 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