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Daniel #5

            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. (Daniel 2:44-45 KJV)

We’ll be focusing on these verses today. The Bible says after the destruction of all kingdoms of earth, just one kingdom will stand forever. This kingdom is not established by man, but by the God of heaven. This is the Kingdom of God and at the same time it is also the kingdom of heaven. What this means is that since it is still before the Lord’s Second coming to earth, the kingdom of God exists only in those who believe and have received the Holy Spirit. That is why the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. Because the kingdom of God is formed within those who are born again by the Holy Spirit, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit reside within them as the King, as God, and as the Father. However there is no kingdom of God anywhere in this world, including the unregenerate people. That’s why Daniel sees the kingdom of God being established on earth, at the same time becoming the Kingdom of heaven. There is a distinction between kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of God. Only the King James Bible categorizes Kingdom of God and Kingdom of heaven separately, and if you don’t know this, you’ll get confused. Daniel is seeing the kingdom of God and kingdom of heaven at the same time since he does not know the Age of Grace.

            We must pay attention to the fact that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven will come simultaneously in the earthly millennial kingdom after Jesus Christ returns to earth and judges every Gentile nations of this world. When Jesus Christ returns, from that moment on, all Jews have full authority to expect that the Lord will destroy all nations of the Gentile world and establish His kingdom. The Jews should know that only then, they will receive God’s promised kingdom. That’s why many preach the book of Daniel to the Jews. Israeli missionaries preach this in Hebrew language, conveying these words of Daniel chapter 2. The Lord came to earth as the King back in His First Coming. In order to introduce this king, John the Baptist was born to introduce the Jewish King Jesus Christ unto the Jews. That was John’s sole purpose to be birthed into this world. He preached out in the wilderness of Judea, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. (Matthew 3:1-2 KJV) Here comes the king. That very kingdom of heaven prophesied by Daniel is at hand.’ However the Jews didn’t know what that meant. There was no way to explain it. The Jews were expecting the Lord to sit on the throne of the King after God had destroyed the world government and established His kingdom. That is what Daniel is prophesying, but in fact, had the Jews accepted Jesus Christ as the Messiah 2000 years ago at His First Coming, the kingdom would have already come to Israel back then.

            However, God postponed it because the Lord had to die in order to save everyone. But they crucified and killed Jesus Christ. That’s why the Kingdom was delayed. In Christ before the foundation of the world, it was predestined that we too would be adopted as God’s children. the bride of Christ. Provided the 2000 year age of grace, and soon the bride of Christ will be lifted up, and during the 7 year Tribulation the Jews will realize: ‘Now I, Jesus am the king. The kingdom is coming.’ That is why,  the kingdom gospel is preached during the 7 years of tribulation, not the gospel of grace. ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is coming to this earth. the King is on His way! Repent!’ In other words, that very gospel John the Baptist preached, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. will once again be repeated. Unto the nation of sheep in Matthew 25, “for I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” Matthew 25:35-40 KJV Just as from the book of Ezekiel, the Jews will have nothing to eat, imprisoned, get sick throughout the Great Tribulation. My brethren here are the Jews. These are all things concerning the events at the Lord’s Second coming. The Lord made it possible for us to know the Jews would go through the Tribulation through the prophecies. When the Jews eventually repent and believe in the Lord during the tribulation, when they believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the people, the nation who helped them will also enter the Millennium Kingdom. If the people of Republic of Korea help Israel during the Tribulation, they too can enter the Millennial Kingdom, otherwise they will go into the lake of fire counted as a nation of goat. Blessed are the nations that take good care of the people of Israel even today. America was blessed just before the twentieth century. When the Jews were looking for a new home out in the sea, while all other nations of the world refused to take them in, America received them with open arms.

Many people starved to death on board. But America accepted them. That is why 7.6 million Jews currently live in the United States. That’s why the United States received much blessings for a long time since it’s independence in 1776. America was once called a paradise on earth. But how has it turned out? America sided with the Vatican, and continued to press Israel for peace in the Middle East, especially during the H.W.Bush era. Then in Clinton and W. Bush administration. Even today, Israel is still under pressure. Because of this, various disasters have occurred in America, and as the Lord said to Abraham, Genesis 12:3 (KJV) And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed is still being fulfilled. The Great Tribulation is incomparable to what Hitler did unto the Jews during World War II. That is why, just as the Lord blessed America for helping all the Jews when they were expelled, wandering around, poor and sick, At the Lord’s Second coming, He will finally bless the people who helped them during the Tribulation. Allowing their entrance into the kingdom, inherit the kingdom and receive eternal life That’s why, even during the Great Tribulation, God gives us opportunities individually and nationally as well. John 3:16 (KJV) For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life, as long as they believe until right before the Lord returns to earth at the end of tribulation. When we pray for our unbelieving family members or non-believing friends, we have to look ahead and pray even that far advanced into timeline. Even if they cannot be raptured by the time of Lord’s Second coming, we must still pray that they can be saved even there. God always answers such prayers.

During that time, in heaven we will see the prayers being answered of all who we have prayed. There’s a story about a person who prayed for the salvation of about hundred different people. The story goes on to tell that some were saved while that person was still alive, some were saved by coming to that person’s funeral, and some received salvation long after that person’s death. When the Lord comes at the end of the tribulation, the kingdom of heaven is established on earth, and because the Lord is physically present on earth, the entire world becomes the kingdom of God. Remember, the Lord First conveyed the word Matthew 6:33 (KJV) But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. You must first seek the coming millennial kingdom. And seek the righteousness of God. It’s about believing in Jesus. Then God will add everything unto you concerning the things you eat and drink. In same manner, we too must first seek the oncoming kingdom of God, and seek God’s righteousness. Not my righteousness. God’s purpose is for his kingdom to come. That’s why He saves us. That’s why, for the sake of the kingdom of God, we ask those who will enter it to somehow reap the fruits that lead to eternal life. This is the food that Jesus Christ ate. We must eat a lot of the Lord’s food. More than we eat the perishable foods. Then we will be strong both physically and spiritually. You will get spiritually weaker if you only eat and drink the perishable foods of the world. However, if we eat more spiritual food than we eat the foods of the world, we will become strong both physically and spiritually being able to overcome the tings of this world. This sort of person is untouchable. It’s so easy to share the gospel these days over our smartphones and tablets. Can we not lead those who will hear the word into the kingdom of God in these last days? I pray that you will do so.

Daniel 2:45 (KJV) 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. It’s a 100% sure prophecy. There is no book in the world that clearly prophesies the political power that will emerge in the future. Even fortune tellers can’t figure that out. Shamans and Fortune-tellers sometimes guess correctly who will be the next president, because it’s around the 50/50, but there’s no book that prophesies about future establishment of an earthly eternal kingdom. Not even in the Koran. The Bible even prophesies through Daniel the name of the succeeding kingdom that will rise after Babylon. Let’s turn to Daniel chapter 8. This is going beyond Daniel’s time about a kingdom that hasn’t appeared yet. We know about it because it’s already been shown historically. The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia. (Daniel 8:20 KJV)  That was before the appearance of Media and Persia. First, the head is gold, Babylon. The second, two arms and chest were said to be silver. The two arms represent two kingdoms, Media and Persia. Darius was the king of Medes, and Cyrus was king of Persia. Daniel doesn’t know who they were at the time. However, the Holy Spirit made Daniel speak even the names of the kingdoms that would appear in the future.

And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king. (Daniel 8:21 KJV) The belly and thighs were made of brass. This is Greece. It wasn’t even present back then. The great horn between his eyes is the first king. Greece dispersed and next came Rome. Alexander’s kingdom divided into four. No such book gives definitive prophecy, including the kingdom name that has not yet appeared in the world. The words of the Bible are prophetic. Daniel prophesies every single political power that will rise in the future. He is a man of wisdom and understanding. We prophesy by learning the words of the Bible. Daniel also learned through the angel. We can also prophesy when we learn the scripture. Due to such precision, there are people who say the book of Daniel was written after the appearance of Grecian empire. Such are the claims of non believers. These people don’t realize that the Bible is a book that records future history. People in this world only think of history as past events. Future history is something that will happen in the future, but it is history because it will happen 100%. Why are past events history? It happened 100%  Every word of the Bible are future history. And when you prophesy this future history unto the world, its sweet in your mouth, because they are words of hope, but bitter in the stomach because people despise your preaching as you will be persecuted. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33 KJV) This should be our way of life. In Chapter 2, the name of the kingdom has not been revealed yet. However, the names Medes, Persia and Greece appear in chapter 8. However, the name Rome does not appear, but two legs appear because it was divided into East and West Rome as we all know. And we see the unified kingdoms through the ten toes, such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the United Nations and the European Union to name a few. Some mistaken the president of EU to be the antichrist because he belongs to one of the ten toes. The European Union consists of strong iron-like nations like France, Germany and Italy. On the other hand, there are weaker nations like Greece and the Netherlands.

A mixture of iron and clay. The US is the same. Whites, blacks, Hispanics, Asians. We Asians are weak. The Minority. Iron Majority, Clay minority. The word has been fulfilled like this. It’s becoming an alliance. The United States. Europe has also become a union. Central and South America are also becoming united. Soon all of Asia will be united as well. The world may attempt to unite, integrate, but it is impossible for iron and clay to solidify. We have arrived at the iron and clay toe generation. We can all know from this Biblical truth that the time has come for the antichrist to appear and establish ten kingdoms after the rapture of the Church. Once he does so, after the 7 year Tribulation, The Lord will come back as the stone that smote the image, destroying the world kingdoms, turning them to dust in the wind. People who still cannot see the Lord’s Second coming from these scriptures, is it because they have not learned these words, and also because they have not understood these words even after they have heard them. How could Daniel know about present-day Europe, Asia and America 2000 years ago? It was all through the Holy Spirit.

Like Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, Daniel was also a great prophet who spoke for the word of God. However, the Jews do not want to acknowledge Daniel. Only by reading this in the book of Daniel can they see the Millennium Kingdom, but their ancestors, the rabbis and the Pharisees do not like the words of Daniel because he talked about their shame. He is not considered a prophet because he prophesied during their Babylonian captivity. The devil has cunningly done such thing to keep these words out of the Jews eyes and ears. Had the Jews really approved of the book of Daniel, they’ll be amazed once they hear words found in the scriptures. They would’ve been curious to find out who the stone cut without hands was. The prophets could hear the word of God directly. They all preached what God spoke. They were very special men called to convey the words on to the people. Ezekiel Chapter 38 shows Gog and Magog. Although Ezekiel didn’t know the final group of people defying one last time against God after the Millennium shown in the Book of Revelation, he prophesied about Gog and Magog, allowing us people living in the end times now connect the Gog and Magog between the books of Ezekiel and the Book of Revelation. It is not just the Russian Federation when that battle happens. It is the deceived nations which are in the four quarters of the earth gathered together to battle a number of whom is as the sand of the sea. (Revelation 20:8 KJV) It will not be a nation like Russia at the end of the millennium. Russia was once a very weak nation. They lost to Japan a long time ago. During the Russo-Japanese War. Then once it became part of the Soviet Union. Among the Commonwealth, Russia was not a big deal. But now Russia has become one of the greatest powers. Just by seeing these things, you should be able to see God’s prophetic words being fulfilled. Also remaining prophecies are sure to be fulfilled, but if you turn a blind eye to the scriptures, you will never know what’s coming. You don’t know because all you ever look for is grace. God first said unto the Jews to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Then He told us Christians to seek the kingdom of God. For the Jews, the kingdom of God is for them to become a nation of priests and rule over the earth. To us, the Church, the kingdom of God is where we get to rule together with the Lord. When we act according to God’s word, the Lord helps us overcome all trials and gives us food for our bellies and clothes for our backs, but many just don’t do that. Many modern day Christians are just baby Christians. Not wanting to eat the spiritual balanced diet in order to grow, but always wanting worldly-ear-tickling-baby milk level sermons. Therefore, the Apostle Paul said to grow out of just drinking milk like babies and eat and digest hard-meaty scriptures in 1 Corinthians 3. What is meat? The words of the prophets. The book of Revelation and Daniel are all hard-chewy meaty words.

Land of Gog and Magog refers to the northern European powers led by Russia. The word also appears in Zechariah, Matthew 24, Revelation 14 and Revelation 19. Gog refers to a king, and Magog the nation ruled by that king as we learn from Ezekiel Study. Meshech and Tubal. Moscow / Tubolski.  Russia and it’s northern federation powers will be led by Russia in the future, along with Islam, Turkey, Ethiopia, and Iran. They will come down to decimate all the remnants of Israel, but we have already learned through the Bible that they will all be destroyed at the Battle of Armageddon on the Day of the Lord. And just like this, we already know what God’s going to accomplish in the future. We know how it was done, and all that’s left to be fulfilled before us is the age of ten toes. So, after we, the Church is raptured, the Lord will come down, the stone that will strike the image of Nebuchadnezzar, along with the lively stones, the church becoming a great mountain filling the whole earth. Filling the entire earth with lively stones consisting of Old and New testament saints after destroying the unbelieving nations of the world. That should be the hope we all should have in our hearts. Without learning these words, there is no hope. We as Christians are to suffer now as we live and breath on earth today. The Lord did say: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Matthew 6:34 KJV) Do not try to live comfortably. We are to suffer now and be rewarded later. We are pilgrims of this current world. 3 square meals a day, roof over our head and clothing on our back is sufficient. We are to preach the kingdom of God until the Lord comes as we sojourn on this world. God’s will must be preached. Preaching the people they must believe in Jesus. We have been ordered  to convey this, not to eat and drink. Once you realize this word, you will live such life. Otherwise, you will never understand But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33 KJV)  You will only know when you hear and study to know what the kingdom of God is. The subject of the Bible is the kingdom of God. Please pray and ask the Lord for understanding. It’s all about His kingdom. It’s not God’s will to just save me. God’s plan is to defeat the devil. That’s why God is establishing His Kingdom. By God striking down the devil, we are saved. When the Holy Spirit reproved, Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. (John 16:11 KJV) the Devil is already judged because Jesus Christ overcame death at the cross.

Let us pray. Thank you Father God for teaching us through your word today what will surely be fulfilled in the future, and letting us know once again that everything prophesied through Daniel has been fulfilled and is a sure prophecy. All your words are future history. Father God, wherever these words are proclaimed, let many realize your will. Help them understand the meaning of the Disciple’s prayer that you taught in Matthew 6. As we live by seeking the kingdom of God and the righteousness, help each and everyone to be content by eating and wearing what you have provided, and not dwelling upon them. Father God, I fervently pray that you will help many people to appear harvesting fruits that leads to eternal life, sending gold, silver, and precious stones up to heaven, preparing excellent housing materials in New Jerusalem. Father God I ask you to grant grace, wisdom, and understanding to realize these things for all members of our WGM church. Give us the spirit of revelation. Please open our eyes and understanding to know and prepare for the glorious future inheritance. Help each and everyone of us to Praise the Lord whenever we prepare for that inheritance. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. Leading us to become sons and daughters who glorify God with thanksgiving in everything. We thank you and pray in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.