Well have you confirmed your gift with the church? A pastor you sit under? that is how it is done to day!
Ummmmmmm, been a preacher for 30 plus years sir. Let me ask you a question, where do you guys come up with "Church authority" anyway? Just wondering. God called Peter, Paul, and many other men, most who come out of the "great churches" never did very much for the gospel, they are all too wrapped up in church politics, like the RCC and the Church of England. I guess the holy spirit needs to ask permission now to call men to God from some church authority? You realize how odd that sounds right?
Here is what I find very concerning with some guys. When they can't answer a question posed or lose a debate, they always seem to find a way to obfuscate. The point I made to your rather absurd reply was I understand prophecy and how it works because that has been my calling of 37 years. And I do not need your permission for that calling, I hope.
But those ten kings rule the world as Scripture says and not mans opinion.
Dan. 7:
19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;
20 And of the ten horns that were in his head, and of the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even of that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great things, whose look was more stout than his fellows.
21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
This is my point, you do not understand how bible prophecy actually works, you think you do, but you are in way over your head here. Because the "English Translation" made by the Church of England says the WHOLE EARTH we should not dig down deep into the original texts to see what this actually means because, we of the English language know it all.
Now I am going to prove 1000 percent you are WRONG on this assumption in vivid detail, and you ought to be man enough to admit your error. After all it is a good thing/God thing when we are wrong, that means God taught us a TRUTH !! God telling me I am wrong is how I got all my correct answers.
Daniyel 7:23 Thus 3652 he said, 560 z8754 The fourth 7244 beast 2423 shall be 1934 z8748 the fourth 7244 kingdom 4437 upon earth, 772 which x1768 shall be diverse 8133 z8748 from 4481 all 3606 kingdoms, 4437 and shall devour 399 z8748 the
whole 3606 earth, 772 and shall tread it down, 1759 z8748 and break it in pieces. 1855 z8681
And the ten 6236 horns 7162 out of 4481 this kingdom 4437 [are] ten 6236 kings 4430 [that] shall arise: 6966 z8748 and another 321 shall rise 6966 z8748 after 311 them; and he x1932 shall be diverse 8133 z8748 from 4481 the first, 6933 and he shall subdue 8214 z8681 three 8532 kings. 4430
#3606 כֹּל kol (Aramaic) {kole}
corresponding to H3605; TWOT - 2789; n m
—Hebrew Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1) all, whole, the whole
1a) the whole of, all
1b) every, any, none
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Brown-Driver-Briggs (Old Testament Hebrew-English Lexicon)
(Chaldee); corresponding to H3605:—all, any, + (forasmuch) as, + be- (for this) cause, every, + no (manner, -ne), + there (where) -fore, + though, what (where, who) -soever, (the) whole.
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Strong's (Hebrew & Chaldee Dictionary of the Old Testament)
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#0772 אֲרַע 'ara` (Aramaic) {ar-ah'}
corresponding to H0776; TWOT - 2610; n m
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Hebrew Word Study (Transliteration-Pronunciation Etymology & Grammar)
1)
earth, world, ground
—Brown-Driver-Briggs (Old Testament Hebrew-English Lexicon)
(Chaldee); corresponding to H0776; the earth; by implication (figuratively) low:—
earth, inferior.
—Strong's (Hebrew & Chaldee Dictionary of the Old Testament)
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So, we need to understand whether this is the WHOLE WORLD as you so wrongly assume, or the whole EARTH/Ground being spoken about via the area of this SPECIFIC 7 Heads and 10 Horns, which comes out of (BIG CLUE) the [Mediterranean] Sea. So, only the Mediterranean Sea Beasts are being spoken about here, not any other beasts, and thus ONLY the lands/earth in and around this ONE SEA, is this hard to understand? It shouldn't be. We know it is only this land and this sea by reading Dan. 2 which gives that same indication.
WATCH: Daniel explains why the WHOLE WORLD can only mean the LAND/Earth being SPOKEN ABOUT, the 7 Heads and 10 Horned area.
Dan. 2:37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory. 38
And wheresoever the children of men dwell,(can this be about India or China during Nebuchadnezzars reign? No of course not) the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and
another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
(So, did Alexander the Great ever rule over the WHOLE EARTH? No, he never conquered India, China nor the Scythians meaning modern day Russia).
Of course I answered this a while back, and you couldn't answer the point, so wait along time to make come back. I guess hoping I wouldn't see it and prove you in error. Now when you can give me an answer these points below I will be satisfied.
Did Nebuchadnezzar rule of the whole earth where ever man lay his head? Or only over the Mediterranean Sea Region?
Did Alexander the Great and Greece rule of the WHOLE WORLD or the whole land and earth being spoken about via the 7 Heads and 10 Horns ? Europe and the Mediterranean Sea Region?
We all know the answer to the two questions above, neither one ruled over the whole earth, but both ruled over the WHOLE LAND/Earth being spoken of in the 7 Headed 10 Horned area. The coming end time Anti-Christ/Beast will also rule in like manner, over Europe (10) and the 7 (Mediterranean Sea Region) not the WHOLE WORLD. Of course you can't see the obvious because you already know it all as per what the WHOLE EARTH actually means, but you don't, you just think you do.
The 1/3 that gets destroyed by fire in Rev. 8 is the New World, why would Jesus/God torch the Old World he will rule from? North and South America will be burned to a crisp. Its exactly 1/3 of the worlds landmass. I just understand prophecy, its my calling.
These four kings rule throughout the times of the gentiles as Jesus spoke of!
WRONG, the Beast suffers a Mortal Wound. The Church delivered that blow, the gates of hell shall not prevail against my church Jesus told Peter. We turned Rome from a Beast into a conveyor belt for the Gospel of Jesus Christ where the Gospel got put forth for over a 1000 years from the Latin Vulgate before the English translations ever came into being. Apollyon got placed in the bottomless pit, thus Apollyon was..........IS NOT........yet is. Israel never RULED over the Gentiles at anytime period, tbh. So, this is only about the 7 Headed Beast and their rule over the Mediterranean Sea Region whilst Israel is in the land, the bible is about Israel. Israel was not in the land for nigh 2000 years. So, you take all of these illogical conclusions, and put them out there without thinking them through, this sir is NOT how prophecy works, you need to be 1000 percent sure before you speak unless you are guessing and say so. Its OK to say I am guessing, but we need to be correct when we say its of God.
Three are past and the fourth beast is still ruling. Remember these beasts coincide with the statue of Daniel 2. There will come a time when the fourth beast will rule the entire world as it says in verse 23. Many call that the one world govt. And from that one world govt. ten kings or rulers will arise that shall rule the world. Remember antichrist is the 11th horn and conquers three of th ekings and the other 7 submit to him which gives him world rule!
Anyone who I have ever seen say this always tries to go the RCC/Pope route with the 10 groups of people on the end times, it is not even a sensical argument tbh. It comes from Herbert W. Armstrong, a cultist.
The 10 = Europe Reunited, the Little Horn arises AMONGST THEM, or simply is born in Europe (Greece).