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MissKate13 wrote in post 1234 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 02, 2022 7:25 am What exactly in this passage speaks of an idyllic earth with no suffering (a return to the paradise garden conditions Adam and Eve originally enjoyed on this planet earth in the flesh)?
DANIEL 2: 44
And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom [1] which shall never be destroyed; and the kingdom shall not be left to other people ; it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms [2] , and it shall stand forever [3]
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[1 ] IT WILL CRUSH AND PUT TO AN END ALL THESE KINGDOMS
Daniel then goes on to speak of the destruction of says all "
these kingdoms". Which kingdoms is this referring to? Previous to verse 44, Daniel had listed various human (fleshly) governments/ kingdoms; the babylonian empire, the Greek and Roman empire... even reaching npdown to our day. So the "these kingdoms" would logically be referring
human rulerships (governments, kingships, parliaments...) that exist at the time of God's intervention. Notice Gods kingdom does not SHARE dominion, nor does it at this time act through the expression of human rulers but rather it "break in pieces and consumes" (destoys) all rival rulerships and rules in exclusivity.
Can this kingdom be "the church" ? No, because not only does the Christian church exist while human rulerships also continue to exit, Christians have NOT been given authority to "crush and put to an end" governments. [/u].
Objection: How do we know any of this is happening on EARTH? Because "the rock" (the kingdom) comes from heaven and makes impact in the former territories of Babylon, Greece, Rome, and succeeding world powers , namely on earth.
HOW THIS LINKS WITH AN IDYLLIC EARTH Continue below ....