The Coming Kingdom of Messiah

^{Daniel 2:31} Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
³² This image's head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
³³ His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
³⁴ Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
³⁵ Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

As I sit here reading various news articles alongside of the Word of God, I am in awe that God would reveal to a man living 600 years before Christ, what would be taking place on the planet he called home 2600 years later. He was gifted to interpret a dream that God gave to the ruling Monarch of the first Major Gentile World Empire, in which God showed him the major world empires that would rule on earth until they are eventually destroyed and replaced by the good Kingdom of Messiah that will last forever. 

King Nebuchadnezzar dreamed of a statue with a head of gold, arms and chest of silver, thighs of brass, legs of iron and feet of part iron and clay. The head of gold was Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonian Empire, and history as well as Scripture would reveal that the chest and arms were the Medo-Persians, the stomach and thighs of brass were the Greeks and the legs of iron were the Romans. But what about the feet of iron and clay? 
  
Iron and clay do not naturally mix, which have led many Bible Commentaries to assert that this is showing that the last Empire will be a melding of many diverse people and nations. Furthermore, the 10 toes show us that it will be an Empire with 10 Kings or Kingdoms. Daniel 7 gives us further insight into this next to last Kingdom.

^{Daniel 7:7} After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
⁸ I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.
⁹ I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.

Out of the 4th Beast, or Roman Empire, will arise of Kingdom of 10 nations or kings, and out of these will arise a leader who will speak great things and rule on earth prior to the return of the Ancient of Days. If we read on in Daniel 7, we find this.

^{Daniel 7:23} 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.
²⁶ But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away his dominion, to consume and to destroy it unto the end.
²⁷ And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
²⁸ Hitherto is the end of the matter. As for me Daniel, my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

Daniel is given the meaning of these 10 horns. They are 10 kings, and 1 will rise after them speaking things against the Most High and making war with the Saints. He shall reign for 3 and 1/2 years [times] and then the Ancient of Days will destroy his kingdom taking it from him and giving it to the Saints. 

While I could go in depth into what is said about this leader who we know in other places as Antichrist, for sake of time, I want to focus on the fact of his kingdom and the fate of his kingdom.

First, it is a fact that his kingdom is coming. It will be part of a revived Roman Empire that will have 10 nations. Check out some of these links and headlines to see that this could very well be what Macron of France and Merkel of Germany are working toward right now.

According to: Emanuel Macron's Coalition of the Willing May 12, 2018 from Politico, the French President has united 10 nations to form a European Army to respond to emergencies and disasters.

And then in November of 2018, German Chancellor Angela Merkel Joins Macron in Calling for EU Army to Compliment NATO. 

Are these the 10 nations mentioned in Daniel 2 and Daniel 7? And is Macron the Anitchrist? Time will tell. But we do know that eventually, someone will be successful according to Bible Prophecy. According to Daniel, this Kingdom and its leader is against God and His Saints. And according to Revelation 13, it is inspired and empowered by Satan. Mankind has been attempting a Global Government without God since shortly after the flood in Genesis 10 at the original tower of Babel. Is it merely coincidence that the EU has adopted the tower of Babel and its rebuilding as its symbol? This Kingdom will be Antichrist seeking to usurp and replace the truth of Christ with a blasphemous leader who claims to be the savior of mankind. It will promise peace but take peace from the Earth. And it will never accept the true prophets and people of God who will dare stand on the truth of God's Word.

But take heart my friends! This Kingdom is next to last, but WILL NOT LAST! For there is a Stone hewn out of the mountain without hands. There is the Ancient of Days who will rule in favor of the Saints of God and take away the Kingdom from Antichrist! Jesus the Messiah will return and tear down this kingdom and then mankind really will flourish under a Kingdom of Peace and Righteousness.  Listen to the words of Micah in Micah 4.

Micah 4:1 But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it.
² And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
³ And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
⁴ But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree; and none shall make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken it.
⁵ For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.

There is coming a day when WAR WILL BE NO MORE! Christ will rule and reign and the earth will flourish under a Kingdom of Peace! No wonder John cried out, "Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus!" I believe we are in the last of the Last Days! Jesus could come to catch us away at any moment! May we live in light of that Blessed Hope and seek to win as many to faith in Him as we can until He returns!