It doesn't say lake of fire. In the kjv it say burning flame. It means that the ends times version of the Roman Empire (the EU), the feet of clay and iron of the feet in Daniel 2, with the ten toes representing the ten kings, will be destroyed as a union entity, end of the EU, and not continue into the 1000 year millennium reign of Jesus.
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Dan 7:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake:
I beheld even till the [Fourth] beast was slain, and his body destroyed,
and given to the burning flame.
Dan 7:12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their dominion taken away:
yet their lives were prolonged for a season and time.
Rev 19:20 And the [Revelation] Beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him,
with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image.
These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
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If you cannot understand that the verses above are talking about the
SAME EVENT... I cannot help you.
Secondly.... the
PEOPLE living in Daniel's Fourth Beast are called "
ten horns" and "
ten kings".
And the
PEOPLE living in the Revelations Beast are called "
ten horns" and "
ten kings".
In both cases these are the
PEOPLE living on earth when the Lord Returns.
If you cannot understand they are the
SAME PEOPLE... I cannot help you.
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The Bible
NAMES the (2nd) Jewish "
Kingdom of Heaven" in Matthew 22....
do you think the Bible is wrong?
The Bible
NAMES the (3rd) Christian "
Kingdom of Heaven" in Matthew 13...
do you think the Bible is wrong?
The Bible
NAMES the (4th) Great Tribulation "
Kingdom of Heaven" in Matthew 25....
do you think the Bible is wrong?
The Bible
NAMES the (5th) Eternal "
Kingdom of Heaven" in Matthew 5, 7, 8 and 19....
do you think the Bible is wrong?
The Bible says there are four (4) "
Kingdoms" on earth before the Lord Returns to establish
the (5th) Eternal "Kingdom of Heaven"....
do you think the Bible is wrong?
Do you also think the following verse is wrong:
Mat 21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The
KINGDOM OF GOD shall be taken from you,
[taken from the (2nd) Jewish Kingdom of Heaven] and given to a nation bringing forth
the fruits thereof
[given to the (3rd) Christian Kingdom of Heaven]
Have you ever heard of the theological concept of "harmony of Scripture"?
Do you realize your theories must harmonize with ALL RELATED SCRIPTURE
before we can even pretend to have an informed opinion?
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1.1 Harmony of Scripture
This is an important part of the Gospel that most Biblical "scholars/teachers" either overlook or don’t understand:
The only measure of Biblical Truth is "Harmony of Scripture". The only way to find Biblical Truth is when our doctrine
harmonizes with all related Scripture. If we can find even ONE VERSE in the Bible that contradicts our doctrine, then we know
that we have not found Biblical Truth... at best we have found some partial-truth. Since the Bible is the “
Word of God” and contains
(in the original) no errors or contradictions, this is the
First Principle in all Bible study, and the only presupposition of this prophecy.
For example: I could provide several verses that seem to teach that salvation is the result of water baptism.
In fact, that belief is an essential doctrine for some individuals and churches. However, I could also provide Scriptures
teaching there’s NO ACTION a person can perform to attain salvation – that it’s a gift of Sovereign Grace and not of works.
The Biblical Truth about the process of salvation can only be found when we harmonize all Scriptures related to this subject…
anything less would be (at best) some partial-truth. You cannot have error (or heresy) when you have “Harmony of Scripture”.
Throughout history, false Christians (unsaved "
tares/goats") normally decide to
intentionally ignore all the Scriptures
contradicting (and invalidating) their doctrines. That is the reason there are so many false doctrines in the churches today.
However, one of the "
fruits" of real Christians (saved "
wheat/sheep") is to gladly modify our doctrines until they harmonize
with
ALL related Scriptures. Real Saints SUBMIT to what the Bible says – they do not intentionally ignore what they dislike.
If we can find even
ONE VERSE that contradicts our doctrine/gospel then we have proven we have not found Biblical Truth
(we have not found “Harmony of Scripture”) and, at best, we have only found some partial-truth which must be revised
until it harmonizes with
ALL Scripture. The only
measure of Biblical Truth is harmony of all related Scripture.
And the only
confirmation of Biblical Truth is FULFILLMENT of that prophecy in history (aka. “reality”).
It does not matter what our church or preacher teaches… if only
ONE VERSE of Scripture contradicts that teaching
then it has already been PROVEN to be un-Biblical (and, therefore, incorrect) because it does not have “Harmony of Scripture”.
The same standard applies now while discussing “
unsealed” Biblical mysteries (as the Gospel of early Christians clearly did also).
Throughout history, the Saints have always understood that the only measure of Biblical Truth is complete “Harmony of Scripture”.
It's un-Biblical to teach that all interpretations are equally valid. But it's also incorrect to teach that we cannot find Biblical Truth.
The fact is: Scripture was written so that real Saints (the saved "
wheat/sheep") would be able to discern the "
Word of God",
within God's timeline for revealing His mysteries… by comparing (and then by harmonizing) Scripture-with-Scripture.
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