Posted on 04/01/2021 4:19:00 PM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Intriguing article on the 10 Kings who come onto the scene before the A/C of Revelation.
Also, if you have time I highly suggest you watch Gary Stearman’s video about this very subject on the link below:
Gary Stearman: Who Are the Ten Kings?
The 10 kings is a prophecy we didn’t see coming 20 years ago. How can one be a king and not have a kingdom? But today we see these powerful Oligarchs taking their positions … Big Tech, social media, powerful politicians and men with hundreds of billions of dollars control much of our world and the information superhighway. Cancel culture, censorship of Christians … then there’s the long-rumored digital currency and 30,000 satellites that will soon be monitoring our every move … how can people not see the handwriting on the wall?
I’m as guilty as the next guy of trying to hammer current events into the Biblical framework. But I’d say this is a stretch.
It’s definitely different and I’m not 100% sold, but it’s a good conversation to have considering the massive power these creeps have.
No. I doubt it.
Every reference to kings refers to political rulers, in positions of political power. God is not in the business of calling rulers kings everywhere else, and then changing what He means in only one very important place. He is not the author of confusion.
Agree. Laughable.
An oligarch is one of the select few people who rule or influence leaders in an oligarchy.
The word certainly was not around when John wrote, but certainly he could have written “ten rich men”.
Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!! Speeeeider!
The technology angle is very interesting. However, at least one of the ten is likely to be a George Soros type person who exerts his control by influencing elections.
Ancient Sparta was a military oligarchy.
Big time.
Not enough info to conclude that.
One of the rules of interpretation is to not go beyond the text.
“Every reference to kings refers to political rulers, in positions of political power. “
I disagree, who were the three kings that gave gifts to Joseph and Mary?
Noah, Moses, Abraham could be considered Kings
I doubt very much that anyone in democratic politics could be considered a king in any way. Puppet is the word that comes to mind
Very interesting perspective.
It’s always fascinating how Bible prophecy can be such a mystery, until it is actually being fulfilled, and then you have that Aha! moment when you realize what’s going on.
It’s another view.
I’m not suggesting it’s correct.
At least it gets the conversation going about this very relevant topic of our time.
Bible Prophecy can certainly be cryptic, but when it finally comes to pass - voila! As you say!
The more I study it, I must say I’m more open to differing views.
The devil and his minions got clobbered with it. Even they got duped and it sealed their final fate at the cross - almost 2,000 years ago.
Article says Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google parent Alphabet, Microsoft and Tesla have surged higher as their businesses continue to boom.
wooo - so all the 10 oligarchs are American exclusively?
well, Bezos does hold far more power than the Prime Minister of Australia or the King of Spain or the King of Jordan.
What's the difference between Bezos or Musk or Buffett or Gates and with the kings around the time of Daniel?
Daniel wrote in 540 BC and had the Neo-Babylonian God-king-emperors and then the King-of-kings (Shahenshahs) of the Achaemenid empire. But the more common "kings" of that time were far less powerful than Bezos or Musk are today.
Sparta wasn’t an oligarchy - the Spartans were more or less on par (though they were the “elite” sitting on helot slaves) - it’s classified more as a gerontocracy.
The Bible calls them "the wise men" and doesn't give their number
They weren't "Kings" - but Magi - either Zoroastrian priests (who are termed Magi) or the Hebraic scholars who were remnants of those who were carted off to Babylonia and Assyria by Babylonian and Assyrian invasions.
They were not 3 in number - according to Ethiopian tradition they were 40
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