SusanB
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The subheading “But Not By His Own Power” is the topic of the 8th King and the UN, which has been discussed on other threads and so I think it a good time to quote this subheading (partially):
”The defunct League of Nations notwithstanding, and acknowledging that the EU is merely a regional government only, the United Nations is the only organization that is capable of becoming a world government. But unlike national governments, the United Nations has no nation of people or national group as its power base. The UN derives its power and authority solely from the consent of all its member nations.
While primarily a creation of the Anglo-American dyad, to the extent that each nation relinquishes a portion of its own sovereignty and to the degree that each nation contributes funds, military equipment and personnel, to that extent the United Nations is empowered. Ultimately, though, the power behind the UN is the financier oligarchy— the very same monopolies that have been behind the British Empire.
However, it is apparent that the UN does not presently possess the power or authority to destroy organized religion—as Jehovah’s Witnesses anticipate. Yet, the Word of God assures us that at some point the eighth king will receive a full grant of authority from all the kings of the earth (symbolized by “ten”), even as the scripture says: “The ten horns that you saw mean ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they do receive authority as kings for one hour with the wild beast. These have one thought, so they give their power and authority to the wild beast”
In other words, the eighth king will become mighty, “not by his own power,” but due to kings who “give their power and authority to the wild beast.” The “ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom” may symbolize all the nations that will fully empower the beast. The Bible, thus, interprets itself, indicating that the fierce-looking king and the eighth king are identical.
It should not be supposed, though, that the nations might give up their sovereignty without coercion. When organized religion is eventually annihilated by the eighth king, the prophecy says that even the kings of the earth who originally gave their power to the eighth king will “stand at a distance because of their fear of her torment and say, ‘too bad, too bad, you great city.’”
And also
”Considering that Daniel 11:36 also says the king of the north “will prove successful until the denunciation comes to a finish,” it may rightly be concluded that the final manifestation of the king of the north and the king of fierce countenance are the same entity and that the last king will succeed in sinking the American-led, nation-state system.”
”The defunct League of Nations notwithstanding, and acknowledging that the EU is merely a regional government only, the United Nations is the only organization that is capable of becoming a world government. But unlike national governments, the United Nations has no nation of people or national group as its power base. The UN derives its power and authority solely from the consent of all its member nations.
While primarily a creation of the Anglo-American dyad, to the extent that each nation relinquishes a portion of its own sovereignty and to the degree that each nation contributes funds, military equipment and personnel, to that extent the United Nations is empowered. Ultimately, though, the power behind the UN is the financier oligarchy— the very same monopolies that have been behind the British Empire.
However, it is apparent that the UN does not presently possess the power or authority to destroy organized religion—as Jehovah’s Witnesses anticipate. Yet, the Word of God assures us that at some point the eighth king will receive a full grant of authority from all the kings of the earth (symbolized by “ten”), even as the scripture says: “The ten horns that you saw mean ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but they do receive authority as kings for one hour with the wild beast. These have one thought, so they give their power and authority to the wild beast”
In other words, the eighth king will become mighty, “not by his own power,” but due to kings who “give their power and authority to the wild beast.” The “ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom” may symbolize all the nations that will fully empower the beast. The Bible, thus, interprets itself, indicating that the fierce-looking king and the eighth king are identical.
It should not be supposed, though, that the nations might give up their sovereignty without coercion. When organized religion is eventually annihilated by the eighth king, the prophecy says that even the kings of the earth who originally gave their power to the eighth king will “stand at a distance because of their fear of her torment and say, ‘too bad, too bad, you great city.’”
And also
”Considering that Daniel 11:36 also says the king of the north “will prove successful until the denunciation comes to a finish,” it may rightly be concluded that the final manifestation of the king of the north and the king of fierce countenance are the same entity and that the last king will succeed in sinking the American-led, nation-state system.”