Is There a Kingdom to Come as Daniel Says?
If the kingdoms mentioned in Daniel were real kingdoms, is there to be another as it says in Daniel?
G____
Dear G____,
The ten toes of Daniel 2 are symbolic of the flesh of mankind at the time of the kingdoms of this world becoming the kingdom of our Lord and His Christ:
The number ten always symbolizes the flesh, and this is what we are told of those ten toes:
Dan 2:42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
Dan 2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Dan 2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Dan 2:45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Here is this same “kingdom… of heaven” as it is referenced in Revelation 11:
Rev 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
So, yes, there is yet another kingdom to come. It is called “the kingdom of heaven… the kingdom of God” in the various gospel parables. It is prophesied to last a symbolic thousand years to be followed by a “short season” of rebellion, which will eventuate in the annihilation of the armies in the four quarters of the earth:
Rev 20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
Rev 20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle: the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Rev 20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.
Rev 20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
The very next verse informs us of “a great white throne” judgment.
Rev 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
Rev 20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
Rev 20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Rev 20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
Rev 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
It is not a black throne, it is a white throne judgment, and:
Isa 26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
The “great white throne judgment” is the “lake of fire”, and “when [God’s] judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness”. So contrary to what we have been taught by the churches of this world, judgment is chastening to beget repentance and salvation:
1Co 11:32 But when we are judged [in this age], we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world [to a later white throne judgment].
I hope this helps to answer your question. There will be a physical kingdom of God on this earth.
Your brother in Christ,
Mike
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