BIBLE, Book of Daniel 7..19-26 (Theoretical explanation)

[John1978]

19 I wanted to be sure about the fourth beast, which was different from all the others and was exceedingly terrible: it had iron teeth, bronze claws, it devoured and crushed and trampled the rest with its feet,
23 He said this: “The fourth beast - there will be a fourth kingdom on earth, it will be different from all kingdoms; he will devour the whole earth, tread it down, and crush it.
(New world order)
24 And ten horns - ten kings will arise from that kingdom.
(Ten equally powerful countries will want to form a one world government)
After them another will arise, he will be different from the previous ones and he will depose the three kings.
(Globalists/antichrist, will destroy three kings out of ten .. weakening and destroying USA, Russia and China)
25 He will speak against the Most High and destroy the saints of the Most High.
(Denying the Bible and Jesus Christ, banning Christianity)
He will seek to change the times and the law. The saints shall be delivered into his hand until time and times and half a time,
(Creation of one new super tolerant religion....persecuting Christians and those who will not want the "mark of the beast", duration of NWO for "42 months")
26 but the judgment will sit and the rulership will be taken away from him, and he will be completely destroyed and destroyed.
(The destruction of the NWO, a global storm after which the small remnant of humanity will start over)

 

[Magenta]

Welcome!

 

[Chaps]

I think your view is common in a lot of eschatology today. However, my take is that this beast follows chronologically from the other three. The first, historically, is Babylon, then, the Medes/Persians and then Greece. Thus, the 4th beast would be the Roman Empire. Also, I think Daniel’s vision has to do with a time when righteousness would come and sin removed…which I think lines us perfectly with the 3.5 year ministry of Jesus which culminmates at the cross. So the ”time, times and half a time” would be referring to what is left in the final “week” of Daniel’s timeline.

I believe the “time, times and half a time” refers to the period of the Church. I think Revelation also backs this view as it often points to the period of suffering that Christians endure as 3 and a half years. Unfortunately, I think some Christians misunderstand this symbolism in Revelation and attempt to add these periods as a “seven year tribulation” when John does not intend for these times to be added…but uses them to point us back to Daniel’s prediction of a period of suffering, trial and testing for Christians.

 

[p_rehbein]

I'm just glad you said "theoretical explanation" in your OP Title. Because there is no Biblical evidence that Daniel was speaking of NWO. As for the persecution of Christians, that has been going on since Jesus rose from the grave and claimed His Throne in heaven.

If you are looking for the tribulations, take a second, get up from your computer and look out your window, WALLA! The Tribulations!