In The Days of These Kings. Part [12] 04/03/2026 (Morning thought)

Daniel 5:3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.

There’ll be some Babylonian elements, some Medo Persia elements, some components of the Grecian kingdom, and last but not least, some ingredients of the iron kingdom of Rome. We will have to look for some features of each of the kingdoms, converging at the same time when the stone is cut out without hands. However, because of the constraints of time, we are going to focus on two prominent features of the 1st kingdom of Babylon, because there are disturbing similarities that must be observed.

Babylon was known for its architectural and building achievements, including the hanging gardens which were a sight to behold. Also, for some reason, king Nebuchadnezzar was obsessed with gold, for when he invaded Jerusalem, he took all the vessels of gold from the holy sanctuary, and he brought them to his kingdom…. 2nd Chronicles 36:18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king, and of his princes; all these he brought to Babylon.

Again, it must have taken an immense amount of gold to build an image 60 cubits high, and 9 cubits wide. Therefore, when God, through Daniel gave the interpretation: “Thou art this head of gold”, it had both figurative, and literal connotations. Belshazzar who came after him gave Daniel a chain of gold, and the Bible specifically states that on the final night of the Babylonian kingdom, the princes, the king and his concubines were drinking wine in cups and vessels of gold which were raided from the temple at Jerusalem.

Daniel 5:2 Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

In The Days of These Kings. Part [11] 04/03/2026 (Evening thought)

Daniel 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.

The mountains shake like a reed in the wind, and ragged rocks are scattered on every side. There is a roar as of a coming tempest. The sea is lashed into fury. There is heard the shriek of the hurricane, like the voice of demons upon a mission of destruction. The whole earth heaves and swells like the waves of the sea. Its very foundations seem to be giving way. Mountain chains are sinking. Inhabited islands disappear. Great hailstones, every-one “about the weight of a talent,” are doing their work of destruction.

[The Great Controversy pp 491] The righteous and the wicked will still be living upon the earth in their mortal state. Men will be planting and building, eating and drinking, all unconscious that the final, irrevocable decision has been pronounced in the sanctuary above. Silently, unnoticed as the midnight thief, will come the decisive hour which marks the fixing of every man’s destiny, the final withdrawal of mercy’s offer to guilty men.

Therefore, as we go into the study there is a single major question we need to answer: When the Bible says, “In the days of these kings, shall The God of heaven set up His kingdom” which kings are being referred to? In other words, who are “These Kings”? Since God’s kingdom is scheduled to consume all of these kingdoms, then it means that there is going to be elements of each kingdom, present at that time when the God of heaven will set up His kingdom.

Daniel 2:45 Forasmuch as you saw that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it broke 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.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!