I have to admit that the book of Revelation has me beaten. But could it all come down to who controls the money of all these nations?
I think I might have explained this to you previously, but didn't get anywhere, so here's another "round":
Dan. 2 says FIVE (
2:45) World Empires for which
Dan. 7 says the FIFTH is Divided into THREE Superpowers and the United Nations:
CHAPTER 2
1. Gold, Babylon
2. Silver, Medo/Persia
3. Bronze, Greece
4. Iron, Rome
5. Clay, "Divided Kingdom"
CHAPTER 2 with 7
1. Gold, Babylon
2. Silver, Medo/Persia
3. Bronze, Greece
4. Iron, Rome
-- Clay, "Divided Kingdom"
-- 5. Lion/Eagle, U.K./U.S.
-- 6. Bear, Russia
-- 7. Leopard (actually a TIGER), China
-- 8. "Dreadful BEAST", United Nations -- "EIGHTH that was and is not" because it has NO Geography, NO Populous, NO Army, etc.
In
Rev. 12 the U.N. isn't present yet, so the SEVEN Diadems (for SEVEN Heads) are over the SEVEN World Empire powers
In
Rev. 13 the U.N. is the BEAST ("Eighth") and thus has TEN Diadems (for TEN Horns) over the TEN Nation Permanent Members of the Security Council:
CURRENT PERMANENT MEMBERSHIP
1. U.S.
2. U.K.
3. France
4. Russia
5. China
NOMINATED TO PERMANENT MEMBERSHIP*
6. Germany - Economic Power
7. Japan - Economic Power
8. Brazil - Representative for S. America
9. Nigeria - Representative for Africa
10. India - Representative for the Near East
* “The Road To Reform: Towards A New Clarity,” U.N. Chronicle, MI, Vol. 30, Issue 4, December 1993, pp. 45-46
And of course the BEAST is described where the Lion is the
MOUTH because the U.K./U.S. has proficiency in Science, Technology, Trade, and Finance. The Leopard is the
BODY because China has the largest population. And the Bear is the
FEET because Russia has the most land mass, -- 8M vs. 3M each for the U.S., Canada, and China.
It's so obvious a child could understand, but it's HIDDEN from those that profess expertise.
Bobby Jo