I thought that my challenge was clear enough. Use the historical-grammatical method of interpretation to persuade me that Daniel was directed to understand something about some kind of abeyance and then a resurgence for the 4th world kingdom.
You can read it for yourself, it is in Daniels interpretation of King Nebuchadnezzar's dream:
Daniel 2:12-49 (HCSB)
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12 [/SUP] Because of this, the king became violently angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon.
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13 [/SUP] The decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and they searched for Daniel and his friends, to execute them.
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14 [/SUP] Then Daniel responded with tact and discretion to Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, who had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon.
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15 [/SUP] He asked Arioch, the king’s officer, “Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” Then Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.
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16 [/SUP] So Daniel went and asked the king to give him some time, so that he could give the king the interpretation.
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17 [/SUP] Then Daniel went to his house and told his friends Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah about the matter,
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18 [/SUP] ⌊urging⌋ them to ask the God of heaven for mercy concerning this mystery, so Daniel and his friends would not be killed with the rest of Babylon’s wise men.
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The mystery was then revealed to Daniel in a vision at night, and Daniel praised the God of heaven
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20 [/SUP] and declared: May the name of God be praised forever and ever, for wisdom and power belong to Him.
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21 [/SUP] He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.
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22 [/SUP] He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with Him.
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23 [/SUP] I offer thanks and praise to You, God of my fathers, because You have given me wisdom and power. And now You have let me know what we asked of You, for You have let us know the king’s mystery.
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24 [/SUP] Therefore Daniel went to Arioch, whom the king had assigned to destroy the wise men of Babylon. He came and said to him, “Don’t kill the wise men of Babylon! Bring me before the king, and I will give him the interpretation.”
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25 [/SUP] Then Arioch quickly brought Daniel before the king and said to him, “I have found a man among the Judean exiles who can let the king know the interpretation.”
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26 [/SUP] The king said in reply to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, “Are you able to tell me the dream I had and its interpretation?”
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27 [/SUP] Daniel answered the king: “No wise man, medium, diviner-priest, or astrologer is able to make known to the king the mystery he asked about.
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28 [/SUP] But
there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and He has let King Nebuchadnezzar know what will happen in the last days. Your dream and the visions ⌊that came into⌋ your mind ⌊as you lay⌋ in bed were these:
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29 [/SUP] Your Majesty, while you were in your bed, thoughts came ⌊to your mind⌋ about what will happen in the future. The revealer of mysteries has let you know what will happen.
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30 [/SUP] As for me,
this mystery has been revealed to me, not because I have more wisdom than anyone living, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
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31 [/SUP] “My king, as you were watching, a colossal statue appeared. That statue, tall and dazzling, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was terrifying.
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The head of the statue was pure gold, its chest and arms were silver, its stomach and thighs were bronze,
[SUP]33 [/SUP] its legs were iron, and its feet were partly iron and partly fired clay.
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34 [/SUP] As you were watching, a stone broke off without a hand touching it, struck the statue on its feet of iron and fired clay, and crushed them.
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35 [/SUP] Then the iron, the fired clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold were shattered and became like chaff from the summer threshing floors. The wind carried them away, and not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the statue became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
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36 [/SUP] “This was the dream; now we will tell the king its interpretation.
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37 [/SUP] Your Majesty, you are king of kings. The God of heaven has given you sovereignty, power, strength, and glory.
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38 [/SUP] Wherever people live—or wild animals, or birds of the air—He has handed them over to you and made you ruler over them all.
You are the head of gold.
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After you, there will arise another kingdom, inferior to yours, and then another, a third kingdom, of bronze, which will rule the whole earth.
[SUP]40 [/SUP] A fourth kingdom will be as strong as iron; for iron crushes and shatters everything, and like iron that smashes, it will crush and smash all the others.
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You saw the feet and toes, partly of a potter’s fired clay and partly of iron—it will be a divided kingdom, though some of the strength of iron will be in it. You saw the iron mixed with clay,
[SUP]42 [/SUP] and that the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly fired clay—part of the kingdom will be strong, and part will be brittle.
[SUP]43 [/SUP] You saw the iron mixed with clay—the peoples will mix with one another but will not hold together, just as iron does not mix with fired clay.
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In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, and this kingdom will not be left to another people. It will crush all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself endure forever.
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45 [/SUP] You saw a
stone break off from the mountain without a hand touching it, and it crushed the iron, bronze, fired clay, silver, and gold. The great God has told the king what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its interpretation certain.”
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46 [/SUP] Then King Nebuchadnezzar fell down, paid homage to Daniel, and gave orders to present an offering and incense to him.
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47 [/SUP] The king said to Daniel, “Your God is indeed God of gods, Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, since you were able to reveal this mystery.”
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48 [/SUP] Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief governor over all the wise men of Babylon.
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49 [/SUP] At Daniel’s request, the king appointed Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego to manage the province of Babylon. But Daniel remained at the king’s court.
NOTICE: The Statue represent Four Major World EMPIRES and an extension (or revival) of Fourth that is like the Fourth but weaker because it is still divided and the divisions bicker among themselves.
GOLD Head = THE BABYLONIAN EMPIRE - Who were FAMOUS for the Gold Smiths.
SILVER Upper Torso = The MEDO-PERSIAN EMPIRE- Who were FAMOUS for the Silver Smiths.
BRONZE Lower Torso and Waist = The EMPIRE of ALEXANDER THE GREAT - Was famous for their Bronze Shields and Swords.
IRON Legs = The ROMAN EMPIRE - Who were famous for being the first EMPIRE to exploit the Iron Age, thus their shields and swords were much stronger.
FEET Mixed with IRON and CLAY = A revival of the IRON EMPIRE
that is NOT called a FIFTH KINGDOM, which is like the Roman Empire but weaker because it is a divided Kingdom that refuses to erase it's borders, thus the divisions bicker weakening the Empire. The European Union fits this picture prophecy perfectly.
STONE that smashes the final worldly Empire = none other than the Chief Corner Stone Himself, The Thousand Year Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Why did you miss all that, because you were blinded by formulas, and hunting for hidden meanings taught by William Miller that do not exist. The TRUTH is as plain as the print on the page.
