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In Daniel Chapter 2 we are told of an important event that will show how accurate Bible prophecy is. One night king Nebuchadnezzar had a dream that really upset him but he could not remember it. He called all his wise men and asked them to tell him the dream and what it meant, but they could not. Word got around the palace that the king was furious and had decreed that all the wise men should be killed. When Daniel heard this he went to the king and asked for time to learn what the dream was and what it meant. The king granted his request and Daniel got with his friends for an urgent prayer meeting.
You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome. The head of that statue was made of fine gold, its breast and its arms of silver, its belly and its thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. You continued looking until a stone was cut out without hands, and it struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay and crushed them. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were crushed all at the same time and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away so that not a trace of them was found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth. Daniel 2:31-35
The king had dreamed of a statue made of different kinds of materials. The head was gold, the breast and arms were silver, the belly and thighs were bronze, the legs were iron, and the feet were a mixture of iron and clay. But in the dream a stone came flying at the statue’s feet and pulverized the entire statue. Then the stone itself grew to be a huge mountain, so big that it filled the entire earth.
Now we must ask ourselves how history has played out and if Daniel’s interpretation of the dream was correct. He told king Nebuchadnezzar that he was the head of gold, but Daniel did not name the other kingdoms by name. Looking back, we know what the kingdoms were.
The Image:
Head - made of Gold - represents Babylon
Breast & Arms - made of Silver - represents Persia
Belly & Thighs - made of Bronze - represents Greece
Legs - made of Iron - represents Rome
Feet - made of Iron and Clay - represents weak and strong nations
And the stone that pulverized the statue represents
Jesus setting up his kingdom and ruling for eternity.