The Lord’s promise to take down evil empires of the world is a source of hope for those who currently live under such a regime. When I lived in China, I often prayed that the Lord would replace the evil rulers of China with rulers that were more like Jesus. I often the preached from the Bible books of Daniel and Revelation when I did ministry in Guangzhou City, China.
In Daniel’s days, Babylon was the superpower nation of the world. Nebuchadnezzar was Babylon ‘s king. God gave to Nebuchadnezzar a dream. No man could interpret his dream, that is, until God gave Daniel the interpretation. [1]
The dream was of a splendid and awesome image. The image had a head of gold, a chest and arms of silver, belly and thighs of bronze, legs of iron, and feet partly of iron and partly of clay.
A stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay and broke them in pieces. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were crushed together, and became like chaff which the wind drives away until no trace of them is found. And the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
The interpretation of the dream was that Nebuchadnezzar was the head of gold, and that after him would arise three other world-ruling kingdoms. God told Nebuchadnezzar that in the days of these kings, He (God) would set up a kingdom which would never be destroyed; never be taken over by other people. His kingdom would destroy all previous kingdoms and stand forever. Daniel said to Nebuchadnezzar, “The great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.” [2]
I was ministering God’s Word in a Communist country that arrested and tortured Christians. Mao Zedong said that he would cut out the tongue of God. God gave me faith that Mao’s kingdom would eventually bow to Jesus. Eventually, all anti-Christian kingdoms will bow to the rule of Christ.
[1] Daniel 2:1-30
[2] Daniel 2:31-45
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