Chapter 24 - Daniel

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.”
 
Chapter 24 talks about the little horn that throws “truth” to the earth and brings the holy ones to ruin but exactly how it will do that is yet to be seen. This explanation helps us to understand just how dark events will get. It does seem like a huge deception is currently in play with the COVID vaccine but with the proclamation of the “strange, unusual and illogical” future instructions that they are ramping up for, I think it will get even worse. Chapter 24 ends with this quote:

”The stern-faced king will not only succeed in deceiving and ruining the mighty ones of the world, but he will also have success in conquering the holy ones. Daniel 8:11-12 foretells: “It exalted itself even against the Prince of the army, and from him the constant feature was taken away, and the established place of his sanctuary was thrown down. And an army was given over, together with the constant feature, because of transgression; and it kept throwing truth to the earth, and it acted and had success.”

It is vital to note that Christ has an established place on earth that serves as a temple for the worship of his Father. What is “the established place of his sanctuary” that will be thrown down during the time of the end? Did not Jesus also foretell that the holy place would be desolated by a disgusting abomination? According to the writings of the apostles the sanctuary, or temple of God, is composed of the body of anointed Christians themselves. It is simply the congregation of Christ.

How might the master of intrigue find success in throwing truth to the earth? That remains to be seen. But already the Empire has laid the groundwork for a massive deceptive operation.

Along with Wahhabi Islam, the British Empire also invented Zionism (PDF) as a geo-political and religious scheme. Since then, Zionists have promoted the notion that the creation of an Israeli state is a prerequisite for the return of Christ. Millions of evangelicals earnestly believe that Israel must be protected at all costs. It is quite likely that nuclear war will erupt in the Middle East during the conclusion— further deceiving the deluded masses into believing that Christ is somehow fighting for Israel.

But the authentic “Israel of God” and the holy place are connected to the people who bear the name of Jehovah. Since the last king brings the mighty ones to ruin along with the people of God at the same time Jesus Christ makes his stealthy inspection of the spiritual temple, the last king will have the ignominious distinction of being the only earthly government to rule in direct opposition to the then-ruling Kingdom of God. That will make it a disgusting thing in God’s sight.

Because the holy ones are the earthly representatives of the invisible Kingdom of heaven, Satan will inevitably maneuver his earthly kingdom to suppress the voice of Christ’s representatives too.

Hence, the disgusting thing will begin standing in a holy place when the last empire moves to suppress Jehovah’s Witnesses and destroy the Watchtower Society; hence, he will throw truth to the earth and bring the holy ones to ruin.

Ultimately, though, the fierce-looking king will find himself in the middle of the battlefield of Armageddon, where he will prove to be no match for Jesus Christ and his legions of angels.

That is when the curtain rises for the finale. Daniel 8:25b writes the final sentence to the last chapter of the history of the empire of man. It reads: “He will even stand up against the Prince of princes, but he will be broken without human hand.”
 
I was considering this scripture, Daniel 8:11-12: “It exalted itself even against the Prince of the army, and from him the constant feature was taken away, and the established place of his sanctuary was thrown down. And an army was given over, together with the constant feature, because of transgression; and it kept throwing truth to the earth, and it acted and had success.”

I am wondering if I am understanding this correctly. I am assuming the army that is given over, is Jehovah’s people and it is their “transgression” as the reason they are given over to the little horn. Also, am I remembering correctly that the little horn is actually the 8th King of Revelation?
 
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I was considering this scripture, Daniel 8:11-12: “It exalted itself even against the Prince of the army, and from him the constant feature was taken away, and the established place of his sanctuary was thrown down. And an army was given over, together with the constant feature, because of transgression; and it kept throwing truth to the earth, and it acted and had success.”

I am wondering if I am understanding this correctly. I am assuming the army that is given over, is Jehovah’s people and it is their “transgression” as the reason they are given over to the little horn. Also, am I remembering correctly that the little horn is actually the 8th King of Revelation?
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Yes. The army is Jehovah's earthly organization. ("The women telling the good news are a large army") The Watchtower naturally claims that the transgression is on the part of the fierce king. But that doesn't make any sense. Why would God expect Satan's earthly beast to be in subjection to him? That's nonsense. And why would God surrender his army because of transgression on the part of the opposing king? Nutty. God used other empires such as Assyria, Babylon, and Rome to punish his people for their transgressions. And, yes, the little horn that takes on Christ is the eighth king.
 
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I'm almost done with the audio book. All I have left is less than half of Daniel and Rev and the epilogue. I was thinking about this today as I was listening though, (one of the reasons I need a good rewind button), anyway, I keep thinking, "yeah that makes sense", "of course", "I never thought of it like that, yeah", "I've been saying that"...etc...it really drives home the adage about the truth having "the ring of truth" to it, and then I contrasted that with WT's overlapping generation doctrine. There were no light bulbs going off in my head, no, "wow, now it all makes sense", "why did we never think of that before"...etc...no it was more like "meh, yeah OK, I guess that makes sense." Of course in the back of my mind all i was really doing was blocking any thoughts that might challenge what my WT masters were telling me!
 
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