21 And he changeth the times 27 Daniel answered in the presand the seasons: he removethence of the king, and said, The sekings, and setteth up kings: he cret which the king hath demanded giveth wisdom unto the wise, and cannot the wise men, the astroloknowledge to them that know un-ger, the magicians, the soothsayers, derstanding: shew unto the king; 22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. 23 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's matter. 28 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; 29 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. 24¶ Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy the wise men 30 But as for me, this secret is of Babylon: he went and said thus unto him; Destroy not the wise not revealed to me for any wismen of Babylon: bring me in be- dom that I have more than any fore the king, and I will shew un-shall make known the interpretaliving, but for their sakes that to the king the interpretation. tion to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. * 25 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, 31 Thou, O king, sawest, and that will make known unto the behold a great image. This great king the interpretation. image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the 26 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? form thereof was terrible. 32 This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, *Dan. 2:31-33-Babylonian Empire, Gold; Media, Persian Empire, Silver; Grecian Empire, Brass; Roman Empire, Iron and Clay. 33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay. 34 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. 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. 39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth. 35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and be- 40 And the fourth kingdom shall came like the chaff of the summer be strong as iron: forasmuch as threshing floors; and the wind iron breaketh in pieces and sub 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. 36 This is the dream; and we will tell the interpretation thereof before the king. 37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. 38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the dueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters' 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. 42 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. Luke 20:17-18-17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner? 18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. Dan. 2:35-Iron and Clay, Roman Empire; Brass, Grecian Empire; Silver, Media, Persian Empire; Gold, Babylonian Empire. Set in reversal. The Roman Empire included nearly all the other empires. Dan. 2:41-"The Kingdom shall be divided." The Roman Empire was divided into "The Eastern Empire" with Constaninople as the seat of government, and also into "The Western Empire" with Rome as the seat of government. A. D. 364 is the ime this division was consummated. § 43 And whereas thou sawest consume all these kingdoms, and iron mixed with miry clay, they it shall stand for ever. shall mingle themselves with the || 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay. that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the 44 And in the days of these brass, the clay, the silver, and the kings shall the God of heaven set gold; the great God hath made up a kingdom, which shall never known to the king what shall come be destroyed: and the kingdom to pass hereafter: and the dream shall not be left to other people, is certain, and the interpretation but it shall break in pieces and thereof sure. §Gen. 16:1-14-As a result of the spirit of Hagar, "Her mistress was despised in her eyes." Ishmael failed to receive a right HEART-CHARACTER for Wisdom, "And he will be a wild man; and his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him, and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren." Prov. 11:12 "He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor, but a man of understanding holdeth his peace." Study the birth and character of Ishmael also his private and public work including his conquests. Is. 54:16 "Behold I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work, and I have created the waster to destroy." By the emigra. tion, conquests and changes of the people of the Babylonian Empire, the Media-Persian Empire, the Grecian Empire and the Roman Empire, "they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men" thereby eliminating their leaders and destroying their people, culminating in the Dark Ages. Dan. 2:43 "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. Dan. 2:45-And that it break in pieces "The Iron," "The Brass," "The Clay," "The Silver" and "The Gold," "The Clay" is changed in its relation to "The Iron," and comes after "The Brass," or is connected with "The Grecian Empire." "The Roman Empire" did not contain all "The Grecian Empire." "The Iron" of "The Roman Empire" not mingled with the seed of mes is all that is left pure. ZEPH. II:12-15-B. C. 630 12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. 13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, and dry like a wilderness. 14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant MATT. XXI:17-22-A. D. 33 17 ¶ And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there. 18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. 19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit and the bittern shall lodge in the grow on thee henceforward for upper lintels of it; their voice shall ever. And presently the fig tree withered away. ing in the windows; desolation hall be in the thresholds: for he hall uncover the cedar work. 15 This is the rejoicing city that welt carelessly, that said in her eart, I am, and there is none beides me: how is she become a deslation, a place for beasts to lie own in! every one that passeth by er shall hiss, and wag his hand. 20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou re er. 23:19-20-19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth ■ fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon e head of the wicked. 20 The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have xecuted, and till he have performed the thoughts of his heart: the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. The House of Israel," "The House of Esau," "The House of pab" and "The Houses of the sons of Japheth" must be reoved to other lands or be lost as "The House of Ammon" is lost. e writer is informed that the Ishmael household of the ount Sinai Peninsula holds blood revenge for five generations. moved, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. 22 And all things, whatsover ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. ST. MARK XI:12-14—A. D. 33 12¶ And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: 24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. 25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 13 And seeing a fig tree afar off 26 But if ye do not forgive, having leaves, he came, if haply neither will your Father which is he might find any thing thereon: in heaven forgive your trespasses. and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of ST. LUKE XIII:6-10-A. D. 33 figs was not yet. 14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. ST. MARK XI:20-26-A. D. 33 6¶ He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7 Then said he unto the dresser 20 And in the morning, as of his vineyard, Behold, these they passed by, they saw the fig three years I come seeking fruit tree dried up from the roots. on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? 21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. 8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this yea also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 9 And if it bear fruit, well: an if not, then after that thou shal cut it down. 10 And he was teaching in on of the synagogues on the sabbath |