In Daniel 2:38, Daniel says that Nebuchadnezzar (N) is ruling over the beasts of the Earth as the “head of gold”. This is in fulfillment of the prophecy of Jeremiah (J) in Jeremiah 28, where the false prophet Hananiah broke off the wooden yoke from J’s neck. J came back, and said that God was replacing the wooden yoke with an iron yoke (cf Deut 28:48, where God said disobedience would result in Him putting an “iron yoke” on them until He had destroyed them). The result of this “iron yoke” is that even the wild beasts would be ruled by N (see Jeremiah 28:14), which is in view now in the passage in Daniel 2. This is the context of Daniel 2’s statue, that Nebuchadnezzar is already fulfilling the Jer 28 prophecy, that Nebuchadnezzar is now this “iron yoke” on Israel, instead of simply a wooden one, as indicated by his rulership over even the animals.
Tag: Eschatology
Editors Note:
The following is, of course, not the view of IHOP-KC, or much of the IHOP community. They are merely the current musings of the editors of this blog (which is an independent service), and are not intended to cause confusion or controversy, but merely express our own findings.
Beyond Revelation: An Eschatology of the Kingdom
NOT an IHOP-KC compliant book. This study of Revelation looks at the End Times from a Partial Preterist, that is, a mostly fulfilled perspective. Using the same “at-face-value” approach as IHOP-KC, a case is presented for a fully fulfilled Daniel and a mostly fulfilled book of Revelation. Citing events in the historical account, all the major passages of the End Times, are addressed. Again, while we do no find the same conclusions as IHOP-KC, we find being aware of opposing views that also take the Bible at an “it means what it says and says what it means” approach.
Available on Amazon.com.
