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THX. I should have said that I didn't have any NEW revelations about the verses posted!

good morning to you & all - hope youre feeling better.

THX MUCH. Yes. PTL and thanks for your concern and prayers toward that end. Dentist substitute is full up but maybe in a day or 3!

neb's dream revealed the kingdoms which would arise after him, symbolised by various materials;1. gold....2. silver.....3. brass....4. iron......5. iron mixed with clay. then the stone (v.34) smote the image - WHERE? - and then the stone became - WHAT?(v.35)

though the focus is the stone, and we can see WHO it symbolizes by WHAT it becomes, the characteristics of each material - symbolizing kingdoms, is wonderful to see! these kingdoms are described again in another symbolic vision, later in daniel, and i think its very "faith-building" to see and understand these. god has given us his word to show us that he KNOWS whats going on, and what he plans to do about it!

FINE WITH ME! EAGER FOR ALL THE LIGHT ON SUCH AVAILABLE!

(v33)ask; what is it about the feet that is different from the other descriptions? the other substances making up the image were "one", and the feet are a MIXTURE! now....does that mixture "mix"? this is important because god wants us to know that there will be no "oneness" until the end (the stone).

later, the symbolism concerning the dragon, the beast, & the false prophet (unholy/false "trinity") will change the picture somewhat - and thats ok! - it just may be a good idea to begin with beginnings.....because it DOES RELATE....and (just my opinion) it may be best to seek thru the confusion (faux pearls) systematically.....hence; understanding DANIEL. ok? (i hope) god bless you all!

I personally PREFER when we are all 'seeing through a glass darkly' to state MOST prophetic things tentatively. I suppose if a God provided a burning bush that wasn't consumed, with a 'word,' that I'd be more emphatic. Short of that, I prefer to state things tentatively as impressions or possibilities etc.

Anyway--going to get my MESSAGE version.

Hmmmm. No brilliant new insights so far.

Did have one flash of a new thought. Don't know if it amounts to anything. The Message version says in 2:31-36 . . . "smashing its iron-ceramic feet. Then the whole thing fell to pieces--iron, tile, bronze, silver, and gold, smashed to bits. It was like scraps of old newspapers in a vacant lot in a hot dry summer, blown every which way by the wind, scattered to oblivion. But the stone that hit the statue became a huge mountain, dominating the horizon."

Missles involve steel and ceramics. For whatever that's worth.

Anyway--1John 2 3and4 . . . it sounds like you have a load of insights to share so I think I'll sit back and soak them up as you share them.

Then will respond with whatever comes to me.

Blessings,

neb's dream revealed the kingdoms which would arise after him, symbolised by various materials;1. gold....2. silver.....3. brass....4. iron......5. iron mixed with clay. then the stone (v.34) smote the image - WHERE? - and then the stone became - WHAT?(v.35)

see chapter http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?language=english&passage=daniel+2&version=NASB

To get this in my mind I had to draw a picture of a man and write on it. My summary is this...

1st=Head=Gold=Babylon=neb from 626BC-539BC

2st=Breast=Silver=MedoPerisa=4Persian Kings from 539BC-331BC
ref.Daniel 11:2

3rd=Belly&Thighs=Bronze=Greece=Alexander the Great (ref.Daniel 11:3), 4 Kings of North and South (ref.Daniel 11:5-20)and Small Horn (Antiochus Epiphanes)from 331BC-63BC

4th=Legs=Iron=Roman=63BC-476AD

We have a gap of time...........this is where tribulation starts the 7 seven years. This is where WE are TODAY (gap of time) in the timeline.

5th=Iron&Clay=The Opposing King(ref.Daniel 11:36-45)=unknow date start of tribulation 3 1/2 years into tribulation=10 Horns Little Horns=1290 days

V.34 Stone cut with hands falling on the feet of the image singinfies The Coming Of Christ at a time when the Roman Empire is restored.
V.35(ref.V.44) God crushed all and and it blew away. The stone that struck the statue became a mountain or the new Kingdom of GOD. STAND UP AND SHOUT PRAISES!!!!!!!

47 The king answered Daniel and said, "Surely your God is a God of gods and a Lord of kings and a revealer of mysteries, since you have been able to reveal this mystery."