Part 1 of 6 – Holy Roman Empire Reborn

Equipping God's Saints (Followers of Christ) through the Prophecies of the End Times …

The prophecy we are going to study here is one of the most critical prophecies in the entire Bible. Without the right understanding about this prophecy, it's impossible to really grasp the entire scope of the prophecies that God has given to us.

This prophecy is entitled Holy Roman Empire Reborn. It actually came to pass on November 3, 2009. This was one of the five most important prophetic fulfillments in the last 2000 years, ever since the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

One reason this prophecy is so absolutely important is because the Antichrist and the False Prophet will both come out of this reborn Holy Roman Empire. If we acquire an understanding of the Holy Roman Empire, we can know what's really happening in our world today.

The prophecy about the Holy Roman Empire Reborn is given to us two different times in the scripture. One of the times it's depicted as a woman riding on the back of a beast. It's interesting that the emblem outside the capitol of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, outside the parliament building, is a bull with a woman, Europa, riding on the back. In the scripture given to us to describe this very entity (this scripture was given to us 2500 years ago) it uses the same type of symbolism, the woman on the back of the beast. It's nothing short of remarkable.

The prophecy is found in Daniel 2:31-45. In order for us to really appreciate this prophecy, we need to take a moment to give the setting.

This was the time of Israel's captivity to the Babylonians. This was happening because Israel had sinned and God's judgment was, “I am going to drive you into exile for 70 years.”

Among the first to go into exile was Daniel and the three Hebrew children. Very quickly Daniel was found among the spiritual advisors to Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon. We need to understand that Babylon ruled the entire world of it's day. Immediately, Daniel was thrust into a very important position.

King Nebuchadnezzar went to bed one evening and had a dream. Upon awakening the next morning, he remembered that he had dreamed a dream. It really bothered him. He felt like it was an important dream, but he couldn't remember what he dreamt.

King Nebuchadnezzar was used to getting his way and he thought since he's been paying those astrologers, those wise men, it's time for them to earn their money. He sent for the chief among the wise men and said, “I had a dream last evening.”

The wise man said, “No problem at all. You just tell us the dream, Oh King, and we'll tell you the interpretation thereof.”

Nebuchadnezzar said, “That's where the problem is. I don't remember what I dreamt. I want you to tell me the dream and what it means.”

Now the chief wise man was very alarmed. He said, “Oh King, no one has ever required this of his spiritual advisors before.

Nebuchadnezzar said, “Just what I thought. You're all a bunch of fakes. You're all a bunch of charlatans. I'm not feeding you another meal.” He issued the order on the spot to kill all the wise men in his realm.

They came to Daniel's home, knocked on his door and said, “We're here to put you to death.”

Daniel said, “Wait a minute. I don't mind dying. I'm ready to die. But please tell me what all of this is about.”

They quickly related the story and Daniel said, “Stop your extermination program because I can't tell the King his dream, but I serve a God who reveals secrets of men's hearts, and He can. I'm going to seek Him and He's going to tell me the dream. I will then tell it to King Nebuchadnezzar.”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief hoping that Daniel could, in fact, do this. Daniel sent for his three friends, Mechach, Shadrach and Abednego, the three Hebrew children. They fasted and prayed. That evening, Daniel went to bed and he dreamt a dream. When he awakened the next morning, he knew God had allowed him to dream Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Furthermore, God had given him the understanding of what it meant.

Daniel is quickly ushered into the presence of King Nebuchadnezzar to tell him the dream and the interpretation.

I imagine there was a lot of aprehension in the palace that day. Everyone was hoping that this young Jewish man that had come from Jerusalem into captivity could really give the dream and the interpretation.

Daniel began to relate the dream. He said, “What you really saw, King Nebuchadnezzar, you saw an image. The image had a head of gold, arms and breast of silver, belly and thighs of brass, legs of iron, and feet of iron mingled with clay. As you watched, a stone came rolling down out of the mountain, smote the image on the feet and the whole image came crumbling down. It disintegrated, became like the chaff on the summer threshing floor and was carried away by the wind.”

King Nebuchadnezzar was astounded because Daniel had jogged his memory. As soon as Daniel began to tell him the dream, he began to remember the dream. He said, “Daniel, this is incredible. The God you serve truly is able to reveal the secrets of men's hearts.

Nebuchadnezzar, the King of the entire world, realizes there really is a true God and there really are people who are in touch with that true God.

This set the stage for many of the things that would happen later on in Daniel's life in the Kingdom of Babylon.

Resources: The anointing of the Holy Spirit and God Almighty, who I am accountable to. I have prayed diligently and am led to follow and support the teachings of Pastor Irvin Baxter from Endtime Ministries and his teachings of Understanding the End Times. I encourage you to visit his website at endtime.com.