These would be the four notable horns mentioned by Daniel. 7 and they were Babylon, Mede-Persian, Greece, and Rome. Egypt and parts of the Middle East came under the rule of Ptolemy, Seleucus controlled Syria and the remnants of the Persian Empire, while Macedonia, Thrace, and parts of northern Asia Minor came under the hegemony of Antigonus and his son Demetrius. The kingdoms (basileis) of mythic Greece only partially coincide with their historical counterparts.What follows is an outline of the Greek kingdoms as they existed in the time of the Trojan War. This beast is the antichrist in modern terms. After 395 the Roman Empire splits in two. (Daniel 7:23) After a series of wars, Rome destroyed Corinth in 146 BC and Greece became part of “their expanding empire“. Consider a couple more excerpts from Hall’s book, “The Secret Destiny of America”: “Bacon’s secret society was set up in America before the middle of the 17th Century. Early Greek accounts of the Celts were somewhat neutral and curious, and little attention was given to the strange peoples living on the northern extremity of the Greek world. Certainly, these objectives can be accomplished at least through military, political, and economic power. It was in the late 1800s that America’s Biblical world view drastically began to change. In the book of Revelation, the word “antichrist” is not used. The United States of America has had a greater impact on the world than any other nation in history. The first three kingdoms and the first phase of the fourth kingdom are all past. While the Godly influence is still present, the impact of secret societies is increasingly evident. Nebuchadnezzar's Babylonian kingdom is identified as the "head of gold," to be followed by an "inferior kingdom," represented by the chest and arms of silver. It was the civilization of Greece, from the archaic period of the 8th/6th centuries BC to 146 BC. I know of more than four: Seleucid (Turkey, Iraq, Iran), Ptolemeic (Egypt & Palestine), Antiginoid (Greece), Bactria (Afghanistan), Maurya (India/Pakistan), Parthians also appeared in northern … While there are differences in the ten divisions, all three agree upon the peoples who are in the countries of Great Britain (Saxons and Britons), Spain (Suevians, Vandals, and Alans), and France (Visigoths). Jay Morningstar comments: “‘The New Atlantis’ was Bacons’ vision for a new ‘Golden Age’, and it became the inspiration for many influential American colonists, including several of Bacons’ decendants, who settled in Virginia after it’s publication. These three countries have had a significant influence on world affairs throughout the centuries. These are the same characteristics of the first beast mentioned in Revelation 13. (. Greek Mythology >> Kingdoms KINGDOMS. As mentioned earlier, Daniel 8:8 states that the Greek empire was divided into four kingdoms, but historians conclude anywhere from three to five. Ancient Greek civilization, the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended about 1200 BCE, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BCE. Perhaps the best way to refer to the fourth kingdom, or beast, at that point in time is the “Gentile powers”. When we look at the four kingdoms of Daniel 7 (with a total of 7 Heads- count them! Representatives of the cities of Greece also came, garlanded as befitted Alexander's divine status. Consider the following brief summary. Thus Israel is caught in the middle. Cassander ruled over Macedonia and Greece itself. Kingdom of Greece AD 1830 - 1974. The angel, Gabriel, revealed to Daniel that the second kingdom (Daniel 7:5) is Medo-Persia (Daniel 8:20). The Roman Empire flourished and came to the height of its power around 150 AD. A third kingdom of "bronze" is represented by the waist and thighs. Several years later, in 323 BC, Alexander the Great suddenly died from a fever at the age of 33. Daniel 7:17 “ Those great beasts, which are four, are four kings which arise out of the earth.” This tells us that a ‘beast‘ in prophecy is a great kingdom, which is the same message of Daniel 2, about four pagan kingdoms. The most important were the following. century B.C. History records that the kingdom of Greece, under the leadership of Alexander the Great, sought to conquer the Persian empire. The old ways of the gods must be restored, he was convinced, if human beings are to be preserved from the corruptions which they have brought upon themselves.” He summarizes by stating that “For more than three thousand years, secret societies have labored to create the background of knowledge necessary to the establishment of an enlightened democracy among the nations of the world.”. This is the same period of time when Antichrist will be given power “over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations”. As a result, American Christian missionaries went to “India, Burma, and Hawaii, then eventually by 1900 to the Middle East, Africa, and to China, Japan, and Korea in the Far East”. There was much conflict between these four generals, especially between Seleucus in Asia (includes modern day Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan) and Ptolemy in Egypt. The eleventh horn kingdom will have great influence to shape what is in today’s terminology the New World Order in which Antichrist will have a key role. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, imperialism is defined as “a policy or practice by which a country increases its power by gaining control over other areas of the world”. Revelation 16:10 speaks of the beast and his kingdom. It is dreadful, exc… In the East, Greeks are the predominant national group and their language is the lingua franca of the region. This is the task of helping to shape a new world order in all its dimensions – spiritual, economic, political, social. Bacon’s vision of a “New Order of the Ages” is being fulfilled in the “New World Order” that President George H. W. Bush and many other world leaders have talked about. Bacon himself had given up all hope of bringing his dream to fruition in his own country, and he concentrated his attention upon rooting it in the new world. The Scriptures go on the tell us that three of those ten kingdoms will be subdued in order to form the eleventh horn kingdom. But finally In 1204, after a civil struggle as to succession of throne among the members of ruling Angelid(Angeloi), the Fourth Crusade conquered the capital, Constantinople, and fell the Empire to partitions and crises from which it never recovered. The western empire ended in 476 AD when the Germanic mercenary Odoacer seized power. This brought in the time of the prophesy to be ready for the birth of Christ, and His crucifixion (cutting off) in that 490 year time given to Daniel. The map below is based on the Greek troop catalogue in book 2 of Homer's Iliad, using the towns and geographical landmarks listed to define the various territories. . Political rule was therefore divided until the Roman Empire arose to provide a new unifying political factor. Feet of Iron and Clay with 10 toes – 10 nations arising out of the Rome. The Greek Middle Ages are coterminous with the duration of the Byzantine Empire (330–1453). While there are differences in the ten divisions, all three agree upon the peoples who are in the countries of Great Britain (Saxons and Britons), Spain (Suevians, Vandals, and Alans), and France (Visigoths). Daniel 11:21-35 then detail the reign of Antiochus and his desecration of the Jewish Temple with the Abomination of Desolation in Daniel 11:31. No army from without was able to conquer Rome until it had been weakened from within. This was first brought to my attention in the article “The Hidden Treasures” by Doug Krieger which no longer appears to be available on the internet. John Gill offers three views of how the western Roman empire was divided into ten kingdoms as shown in this diagram. In light of the work of the plan of the secret societies over the centuries to re-establish a new “Golden Age”, it is interesting to note that in the 1700s England, Spain, and France all simultaneously controlled portions of the land that would become the United States of America. So, in order for the US to become a nation, it had to subdue and uproot three of the ten kings that came out of the Roman empire. (Daniel 7:24). It should be noted that Israel is under Ptolemy’s jurisdiction in the south. Crete and Mycenae – The First European CivilizationsThe Rise of Classical GreeceThe Classical Age of GreeceA Time of TroublesFurther studyThis article covers Ancient Greek history, from rise of the Minoan civilization in the second millennium BCE to the fall of the Greek and Hellenistic states to Rome in the second and first centuries BCE. Depending on the context of the passage, the word “beast” can either refer to a kingdom, or its king, which in this case, would be “antichrist”. The single horn of the goat is said by the angel to be the first king of Greece. Daniel states that the ten horns are ten kings. The secret societies that Hall and Morningstar refer to have had a significant influence on the United States, prior to its being established, and since then. It is diverse from the three previous beasts which were the kingdoms of Babylon, Medo Persia, and Greece. It will continue this trend and intensify until Antichrist potentially rules over the entire world. It will continue this trend and intensify until Antichrist potentially rules over the entire world. 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"The metals of declining value represent four kingdoms, easily identified as Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar), Media (Darius the Mede), Persia (Cyrus of Persia), and Greece (the 'prince of Greece' in 10:20)." The four Hellenistic kingdoms became the successors to Alexander the Great's empire and cultural centers. The kingdom of Lysimachus (circa 361–281 BC), included Lydia, Ionia, Phrygia, and other parts of present-day Turkey. Greece becomes the central segment of the Eastern Roman empire. Daniel explained to the king that the four metals represented four successive kingdoms that would rule on the earth. To be consistent in our interpretation of Scripture, the ten kings would each have a kingdom. Eventually Macedonia and Thrace were joined, resulting in the emergence of three strong kingdoms, Macedonia, Syria, and Egypt. Daniel 7 speaks of the rise of a ten-horned phase of the fourth kingdom, which represents the Antichrist’s kingdom during the Tribulation (7:20-28). Many of the American colleges were founded by Christians. In the book of Daniel we are given many characteristics of the fourth beast. England, Spain, and France were three of the kingdoms that formed as the Roman Empire broke up. Based on the road systems of the day, Israel is geographically just south of the northern kingdom, and occupies the top most portion of the southern kingdom. The Spanish Empire spanned the 1500s through the 1800s. This tells us that the first kingdom was replaced by 4 kingdoms, so this indicates that when horns come up after other horns, the second set of horns represents kingdoms that occur after the kingdom represented by the first set of horns. Thus, out of the Roman empire will come ten kings and kingdoms, and out of them will come the eleventh king (Antichrist) and his kingdom. The first was given to Seleucus (Asia), the second to Ptolemy (Egypt), the third to Lysimachus (Thrace), and the fourth to Antipater’s son Cassander (Macedonia, including Greece). ), Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. Amongst its achievements is the spread of Christianity to Eastern Europe and the Slavs, halting the Persian, Slavic and Arab expansions towards Europe and preserving a vast amount of the cultural heritage of Greek-Roman Antiquity. The Greeks were eager colonizers, and Greek communities had sprung up in Asia Minor, North Africa, and Western Europe by the 7th century BCE. The prophet Daniel records several visions describing four beasts or kingdoms that would rise to power. At that time about a quarter of the world’s population lived under Roman law. And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings. (Daniel 7:20). Many factors contributed to the fall of the Roman empire over a long period of time. 11 covers the four kingdoms of the dream of chap. This map shows the extent of the Persian Empire at its peak around 500 BC. ], but not in his power [the 4 (four) kingdoms would fall short of attaining the same level of strength and power 9:24-27) Similarly, colonialism is defined as “control by one country over another area and its people”. E. J. The British Empire also began in the 1500s and reached it peak in the early 20th century. Again, to be consistent, the eleventh horn would also have a kingdom. A map of the Greek Empire in 301 BC shows how it was divided after Alexander the Great’s death. He had no time to name a successor, so his vast kingdom was divided among his generals into four main kingdoms. The Book of Daniel originated from a collection of legends circulating in the Jewish community in Babylon and Mesopotamia in the Persian and early Hellenistic periods (5th to 3rd centuries BCE), and was later expanded by the visions of chapters 7-12 in the Maccabean era (mid-2nd century). 22 The four horns that replaced the broken one represent four kingdoms that will rise from that nation, but will not have the same power. (Dan. At its peak in the 1700s, it became the largest empire in the world. Beginning the early parts of the 4th century, the emperors at Rome were already aware of the increasing weakness of the Western Roman Empire. Christianity is the official religion of this new Empire, spread to the region by the Greek language, the language in which the first gospels were written. In the book of Daniel we are given many characteristics of the fourth beast. That horn speaks great things and makes war against the saints. Gabriel Interprets Daniel's Vision … 21 The shaggy goat represents the king of Greece, and the large horn between his eyes is the first king. The French Colonial Empire started in the 1500s and lasted until around 1960. God revealed to Daniel that the first kingdom (Daniel 7:4) is Babylon which starts under King Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 2:38). Some believe that those with an ungodly purpose can be traced back to the stories that the Greek philosopher Plato told from the Egyptians about Atlantis. With that as precedent, history tells us that the kingdom that immediately followed and conquered Greece was Rome. The progression lays out the lineage of kings of Greece. After a series of wars, Rome destroyed Corinth in 146 BC and Greece became part of “their expanding empire“. The Ottoman Empire fell in the early 20th century. The Attalid dynasty (/ˈætəlᵻd/; Greek: Δυναστεία των Ατταλιδών) was a Hellenistic dynasty that ruled the city of Pergamon after the death of Lysimachus, a general of Alexander the Great. In 1627 Sir Francis Bacon picks up with the theme of Atlantis when he published “The New Atlantis”. As the beast matures, it will continue in this vein until it controls, or at least influences, the whole world. Only in the twentieth century does an independent Greek kingdom rise out of two millennia of Turkic occupation or Romanised empire. This map shows the Roman Empire at its greatest extent. Bacon, who many historians consider to be the true father of modern democracy and founder of America, was an avid student of Ancient Wisdom, joining many secret societies during his life. Based on maps, it is interesting to note that at one time or another, almost all the countries of the world have come under the control of France, Spain, and England. (“the Mid-Century Challenge to US Foreign Policy”, Rockefeller Brothers’ Fund. 2, and the vision of chap. 4 The first was as a lioness, and her wings as an eagle's; I beheld until her wings were plucked, ands she was lifted off from the earth, and she stood on human feet, and a man's heart was given to her. Daniel tells us that ten kings, or kingdoms, shall come “out of this kingdom”. It remains so until the Byzantine empire's final conquest in 1453 by the Ottoman empire. Chapters two and seven make up the first set which describes the complete history from Babylon to the close of time and consists of four human kingdoms, Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome; an intermediary period before the final, everlasting kingdom. Their dominion was taken away, but they were independent of Rome. Hope of the Wicked, p 10. People like the Puritans and the Pilgrims came to America to escape religious persecution in Europe. This is a list of Greek countries and regions throughout history. Historians don’t agree on the number of kingdoms the Roman empire was divided into, and which nations. Alexander the Great, quickly and powerfully conquered the Persians in a brilliant series of battles, and Greece became the masters of the Oriental World. The plan was working out, the New Atlantis was coming into being, in accordance with the program laid down by Francis Bacon a hundred and fifty years earlier.”. Alexander died in 321 BC, and after his death his empire was divided into four Kingdoms, the most important were Seleucus in Asia, and Ptolemy in Africa. Ancient Greece was conquered piecemeal by the Roman republic in the last two centuries BC, with Macedonia arguably being the last major power to be defeated. Daniel records several of these conflicts that would occur over a long period of time. 3And there came up four great beasts out of the sea, differing from one another. This is consistent with the breakup of the Greek empire. THE 4 KINGDOMS FLOWING OUT OF BABYLON MAP OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ANCIENT EMPIRES. During the Bronze Age a number of entities were formed in Mycenean Greece (1600-1100 BC), each of them was ruled by a Wanax, the most important were: Nestled on the n… I am beginning a 'rethink' of my prior, traditional view of Daniel and the 4 kingdoms. Thus, the Roman empire would be divided into ten kingdoms with a king over each kingdom. These three countries have had a significant influence on world affairs throughout the centuries. [2] There is no needto duplicate that work, but making use of his data and adding to it wherenecessary yields the following summary. The countries that came out of the Roman empire, especially Spain, France, England have a history of colonization and imperialism. So, the history provided in Dan. They, and others like them, have had a profound influence that continues through today. The Roman Empire exhibited at least some of the characteristics that Daniel described. Rather the word “beast” is used. ), we find that Babylon is viewed as a Mountain-Kingdom, Greece has split into 4 Head-Kingdoms, Rome has ten kings coming out of a Head-Kingdom, and the whole lineup is followed by … This helped to make the 19th century “the greatest century for missions”. It has the distinction of being the largest empire in history which is why it is stated that “the sun never set on the English empire”. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific achievements that formed a legacy with unparalleled influence on Western civilization. So brilliant was the plan and so well was it administrated that it has survived to our time, and it will continue to function until the great work is accomplished.” He continues: “Plato’s political vision was for the restoration of the Empire of the Golden Age. Mostly only Russia, China, and Brazil have not. It includes empires, countries, states, regions and territories that have or had in the past one of the following characteristics: During the Bronze Age a number of entities were formed in Mycenean Greece (1600-1100 BC), each of them was ruled by a Wanax, the most important were: During the history of Ancient Greece a total of 1,500 to 2,000[1] city-states were established. From then until the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Greece was part of the Roman empire, through to its division as the Eastern Roman empire (or Byzantium). The US “cannot escape, and indeed should welcome the task which history has imposed on us. Several smaller kingdoms were established at various times, in Hellenistic Greece. Scripture states that the fourth kingdom was divided into ten kingdoms, and so it must have been, despite what historians say. The formation of this kingdom would pave the way for Antichrist and give Satan a beach-head from which to operate. Thus, in the Bible, at any given time, the king of Asia is typically referred to as the king of north and the king of Egypt is typically referred to as the king of the south. Jesus said that Jerusalem would be “trodden down of the Gentiles” during the second half of the 70th week of years. (Daniel 7:8), And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows. The angel, Gabriel revealed to Daniel that the third kingdom (Daniel 2:39, 7:6) is Greece (Daniel 8:21). In Daniel 11:21, it gets interesting, as the character Antiochus Epiphanes is discussed. The four kingdoms, Macedonia, Egypt, Syria and Pergamum survived enough to have been part of a new large empire, the Roman. Autonomous, secessionist or unrecognised entities, The Foreign Policy of Mithridates VI Eupator, King of Pontus, by B. C. McGing, page 11, Children of Achilles: The Greeks in Asia Minor Since the Days of Troy, by John Freely, page 69-70, Strabo of Amasia: A Greek Man of Letters in Augustan Rome, by Daniela Dueck, page 3. They came to establish a “city on the hill” where they could freely worship God and raise up offspring to boldly proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the world. Armies from Asia would enter Israel from the north and armies from Egypt would enter Israel from the south. Furthermore, according to Daniel 7, an eleventh horn will come out of these ten. Others, with a different motive, have had a more subtle influence in the beginning, but are having a more profound influence as time goes on. When the eastern empire was defeated, it was not divided, but taken over by the Ottoman Turks. In his book, “The Secret Destiny of America”, Manly P. Hall wrote: “One of the most ancient of man’s constructive ideals is the dream of a universal democracy and a cooperation of all nations in a commonwealth of States. I do not know of any other nation that has done this. Radical authors always identify the four kingdoms as Babylon, Media, Persia and Greece, while conservative authors usually identify them as Babylon, Medo-Persia, Greece and Rome. Young has condensed the argument for the Roman view[3] to two basic points: The real reason why the Roman view came to the ascendancy in NewTestament times is due to 2 facts: 1) Our Lord identified Himself as the Son of Man, the heavenlyfigure of Daniel 7, and connected the "abo… In his youth, he became a member of ‘The Order of the Helmet’, a group that worshipped the Goddess as Pallas Athene, the Greek Goddess of Truth and Wisdom. H. H. Rowley has done a very thorough study of the history ofinterpretation of this passage. The countries that came out of the Roman empire, especially Spain, France, England have a history of colonization and imperialism. This is one of the general characteristics of the fourth beast that Daniel mentions in Daniel 7:23. Thus, four kingdoms came out of the nation of Greece (Daniel 8:22). The East Roman Empire retained its status as the power at least in the Mediterranean world until the 12th century. FOUR KINGDOMS SHALL STAND UP OUT OF THE NATION [the 4 (four) kingdoms of Ptolemy, Seleucus, Cassander, and Lysimachus, specifically fulfilled through the Battle of Ipsus, in 301 B.C., the final year of the 4. th. Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. Through carefully appointed representatives, the machinery of democracy was set up at least a hundred years before the period of the Revolutionary War.”, “Any account of secret societies in America would have to include tribute to the man who has been called the ‘First American Gentleman’–Benjamin Franklin.” “Franklin spoke for the Order of the Quest, and most of the men who worked with him in the early days of the American Revolution were also members. The kingdoms of the East Alexander created a new type of kingship, the personal, which continued his successors to perform in the East. It is dreadful, exceedingly strong, with brass nails, and iron teeth. The mechanism for the accomplishment of this ideal was set in motion in the ancient temples of Greece, Egypt, and India. Much like the parable of the wheat and tares that Jesus spoke of in Matthew 13, there are those who sowed Godly seeds and others who sowed ungodly seeds into the establishment of the United States. What were the philosophical ideas that came out of ancient Greece? Daniel 7:3 “And four great beasts came up from the sea, each different from the other.” Whether the story of Atlantis is true or not, there are those who seriously desire to build a New Atlantis in America. This is one of the general characteristics of the fourth beast that Daniel mentions in Daniel 7:23. . Massalia (which eventually became the cityof Marseilles) was just such a colony, founded around 600 BCE. Ancient Greece was a large area in the northeast of the Mediterranean Sea, where people spoke the Greek language.It was much bigger than the nation of Greece we know today. By this point in time, Antichrist will become very powerful. (Daniel 7:23). The Heart of God in the Midst of Judgment, The Gospel Proclaimed to All People Groups, Destroy the Beast’s or Antichrist’s Kingdom, The Four Beasts or Kingdoms from the Book of Daniel, divided among his generals into four main kingdoms, a quarter of the world’s population lived under Roman law, “India, Burma, and Hawaii, then eventually by 1900 to the Middle East, Africa, and to China, Japan, and Korea in the Far East”. four world kingdoms 1. four kingdoms presented by joy joseph mundukottackal konkani christian (brethren) assembly 2. four kingdoms (assyrian- empire existed earlier) The Roman empire divided and history reveals that some of those kingdoms continued to exhibit some of the characteristics that Daniel described. The strong influence that the church used to have on every aspect of society is waning and being replaced by a different value system and worship of other gods. Daniel was told that this fourth kingdom would “devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces”. The kingdom of Cassander (circa 358–297 BC), consisted of Macedonia, most of Greece, and parts of Thrace. The language of the aristocracy however remains Latin, until gradually replaced by Greek by 7th century. Consistent with Daniel’s vision of the statue’s two legs in Daniel 2, at one point the Roman Empire split into two sections – the east whose capital was Constantinople, and the West whose capital was Rome. But the Roman Empire was only the start in the life of the fourth beast. It is diverse from the three previous beasts which were the kingdoms of Babylon, Medo Persia, and Greece. (Follow these links for a brief surveys of Minoan and Greek civilizations.) Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 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