WND: The evil we see all around us has an expiration date; COGwriter: Yes, but with the Kingdom of God

1917 Depiction of Daniel Interpreting
Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream (Wikipedia)

Daniel was a well known prophet of God who lived during the reigns of Kings Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius, and Cyrus.

World Net Daily posted the following:

The evil we see all around us has an expiration date

Sorry to disappoint the Left Behinders yet again, but the next item on the end times calendar belongs to the church. Evil has had its chance to show everyone how great it would be if the globalists ran the entire world, …

Many of Daniel’s prophecies were sealed, because they were not for the time in which Daniel lived, but far in the future.

I think we are in that future time, now. The Revelation prophecy given to John hasn’t happened yet. Daniel has been in process for quite some time.

After Daniel explained both the dream King Nebuchadnezzar had (but couldn’t remember after he awakened), as well as interpreting that prophecy, Scripture tell us: “The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy (Daniel 2:45 NIV).”

After Daniel was told by God both what Nebuchadnezzar had dreamed and what it meant, he was told to seal up the prophecy until the time of the end. We’re almost there. Daniel works in conjunction with John and his Revelation.

The church age did not exist in Daniel’s time, so Daniel’s prophecy of the stone falling to earth would not have been correctly understood at that time. However, this is where we are now. It will grow to fill the entire earth. Not as far fetched as some might think, given our present internet age.

Even today the church has not understood the power we as the Bride have to remake the world into something pleasing to God, honoring to Jesus and pleasant to dwell in with other people during our time on earth. …

This is a small sliver of time before the tribulation begins. The church will demonstrate what a world governed by God’s people looks like and how it will operate.

Evil will try to stop the church’s efforts. They are trying now, especially to stop the worldwide revival God has planned. Some refer to it as a billion soul harvest. The one-worlders are trying to prevent this revival and the church’s rule that will accompany (or even precede) the harvest. …

I think we are about to enter the angel army phase. 06/16/23 https://www.wnd.com/2023/06/evil-see-around-us-expiration-date/

While there is an expiration date for evil, it is not yet. A totalitarian government will come first.

No, the stone prophecy does not mean that the church will harvest a billion souls before Jesus returns.

No, we are not “about to enter the angel army phase” as the WND author speculates.

Some of the prophecies in Revelation have already come to pass, so the author’s blanket statement against that view is in error.

As far as Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and the stone goes, let’s look at what the scriptures actually state:

1 Now in the second year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; and his spirit was so troubled that his sleep left him. 2 Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king. 3 And the king said to them, “I have had a dream, and my spirit is anxious to know the dream.”

4 Then the Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic, “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”

5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “My decision is firm: if you do not make known the dream to me, and its interpretation, you shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made an ash heap. 6 However, if you tell the dream and its interpretation, you shall receive from me gifts, rewards, and great honor. Therefore tell me the dream and its interpretation.” (Daniel 2:1-6)

16 So Daniel went in and asked the king to give him time, that he might tell the king the interpretation. (Daniel 2:16)

36 “This is the dream. Now we will tell the interpretation of it before the king. 37 You, O king, are a king of kings. For the God of heaven has given you a kingdom, power, strength, and glory; 38 and wherever the children of men dwell, or the beasts of the field and the birds of the heaven, He has given them into your hand, and has made you ruler over them all — you are this head of gold. 39 But after you shall arise another kingdom inferior to yours; then another, a third kingdom of bronze, which shall rule over all the earth. 40 And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others. 41 Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay. 42 And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile. 43 As you saw iron mixed with ceramic clay, they will mingle with the seed of men; but they will not adhere to one another, just as iron does not mix with clay. 44 And in the days of these kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom 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, and it shall stand forever. 45 Inasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke in pieces the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold — the great God has made known to the king what will come to pass after this. The dream is certain, and its interpretation is sure.” (Daniel 2:36-45)

Note: Certain Christian COG groups have misinterpreted part of this dream and believe that the toes in verses 41-43 must refer to ten currently existing 21st century nations. This mistake will mean that when the final beast power forms, if it has more than 10 (PCG) or 11 (in LCG’s case) currently existing nations that those who rely on the misinterpretation will not realize that the Great Tribulation will begin until it is too late (see also Must the Ten Kings of Revelation 17:12 Rule over Ten Currently Existing Nations?).

That said, what about the stone?

Here is some of what the late Pastor General of the old Worldwide Church of God taught related to that dream and that stone:

“And Daniel had understanding in visions and dreams.” And that of course came from God. Now then, as you read in through the second chapter of Daniel, the king Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon and the first world ruler in the history of mankind, was given a very important dream, very extraordinary dream. And he called all of the soothsayers, the astrologers, and so on, and demanded that they tell him what he had dreamed. And he demanded that they tell him what had dreamed, beside what it meant.

Well of course, they couldn’t do that. Then Daniel was called before him. In the second chapter of Daniel, beginning in verse 27 (Daniel 2:27), I’ll pick up a little of it. “Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king has demanded cannot the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians and the soothsayers show unto the king, but there is a God in heaven that reveals secrets and makes known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days,” not in his time, but in our time now, more than 2500 years later.

“Thy dream, and the visions upon thy bed, were these.” And in verse 31 (Daniel 2:31): “Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee, and the form thereof was terrible. The image’s head was of fine gold, the breast and arms of silver, the belly and thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay, and thou sawest till…” Now there was a time element here. The head represented something that was, as he explained later, Nebuchadnezzar himself, and then after him something was going to happen, and it comes down to our time.

Now he saw up to the time where we are now living today. We are past the middle of the twentieth century. “Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands,” that is the supernatural power of God, “which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and broke them to pieces. Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, and silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floor. The wind carried them away, no place was found for them. And the stone that smote the image became a great mountain.”

God’s Kingdom Will Be Set Up

Now I can show you where “mountain” in many cases is a symbol for nation, a great kingdom or a great nation. “…and filled the whole Earth. This is the dream, and we will tell the interpretation thereof…” Now he interprets what that mountain was, and it comes down to verse 44 (Daniel 2:44). And here is the final interpretation of the stone smiting those toes, that is what is to happen yet in our time. It hasn’t even happened yet, now today. “And in the days of these kings” that are represented by the ten toes there, “shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom.” That is the kingdom of God.

The God of heaven will set up a kingdom, and that’s a government that is replaced, and he showed him that the kingdoms that were there, were the Chaldean Empire of Nebuchadnezzar, to be followed by the Persian Empire, and then in turn by the Greco-Macedonian Empire, and that in turn by the Roman Empire. And out of that would come finally, after its original demise, came the so-called Holy Roman Empire, and that is yet going to be resurrected once more, and that will become the ten toes when it does. And the stone that smote the image is the second coming of Christ. Now this is the gospel of Jesus Christ. (Armstrong HW. Visions of the End Time. Bible Study, November 6, 1978)

Yes, the stone cut without hands shows that God will destroy the governments of this world. That is also consistent with the following from Revelation:

19 And I saw the beast, the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. 20 Then the beast was captured, and with him the false prophet who worked signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image. These two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone. 21 And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh. (Revelation 19:18-21)

While it can be said that evil has an expiration date–it is not yet.

Furthermore, it will be at least 7 years before the prophecy about the stone destroying the kingdoms of this world will come to pass.

The final Beast power will arise between now and the return of Jesus.

Do not let anyone deceive you to believe otherwise.

Some items of possibly related interest may include:

When Will the Great Tribulation Begin? 2023, 2024, or 2025? Can the Great Tribulation begin today? What happens before the Great Tribulation in the “beginning of sorrows”? What happens in the Great Tribulation and the Day of the Lord? Is this the time of the Gentiles? When is the earliest that the Great Tribulation can begin? What is the Day of the Lord? Who are the 144,000? Here is a version of the article in the Spanish language: ¿Puede la Gran Tribulación comenzar en el 2020 o 2021? ¿Es el Tiempo de los Gentiles? A related video is: Great Tribulation: 2026 or 2027? A shorter video is: Can the Great Tribulation start in 2022 or 2023? Notice also: Can Jesus return in 2023 or 2024? Here is a video in the Spanish language: Es El 2021 el año de La Gran Tribulación o el Grande Reseteo Financiero.
Must the Ten Kings of Revelation 17:12 Rule over Ten Currently Existing Nations? Some claim that these passages refer to a gathering of 10 currently existing nations together, while one group teaches that this is referring to 11 nations getting together. Is that what Revelation 17:12-13 refers to? The ramifications of misunderstanding this are enormous. A related sermon is titled Ten Kings of Revelation and the Great Tribulation.
The ‘Peace Deal’ of Daniel 9:27 This prophecy could give up to 3 1/2 years advance notice of the coming Great Tribulation. Will most ignore or misunderstand its fulfillment? Here is a link to a related sermon video Daniel 9:27 and the Start of the Great Tribulation.
Who is the King of the North? Is there one? Do biblical and Roman Catholic prophecies for the Great Monarch point to the same leader? Should he be followed? Who will be the King of the North discussed in Daniel 11? Is a nuclear attack prophesied to happen to the English-speaking peoples of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand? When do the 1335 days, 1290 days, and 1260 days (the time, times, and half a time) of Daniel 12 begin? When does the Bible show that economic collapse will affect the United States? In the Spanish language check out ¿Quién es el Rey del Norte? Here are links to two related videos: The King of the North is Alive: What to Look Out For and The Future King of the North.
Is the Future King of the South Rising Up? Some no longer believe there needs to be a future King of the South. Might Egypt, Islam, Iran, Arabs, or Ethiopia be involved? Might this King be called the Mahdi or Caliph? What does the Bible say? A YouTube video of related interest may be: The Future King of the South is Rising.
Do You Hold to Any of These Laodicean Prophetic Errors? Most real Christians in the last days are Laodicean and hold to prophetic errors which, unless they repent, will prevent them from being protected from the coming Great Tribulation. Here is a link to a related video: 50+ Laodicean Prophetic Errors.
The Gospel of the Kingdom of God This free online pdf booklet has answers many questions people have about the Gospel of the Kingdom of God and explains why it is the solution to the issues the world is facing. It is available in hundreds of languages at ccog.org. Here are links to four kingdom-related sermons: The Fantastic Gospel of the Kingdom of God!, The World’s False Gospel, The Gospel of the Kingdom: From the New and Old Testaments, and The Kingdom of God is the Solution.