imself, wittingly or unwittingly used Scriptural language in his monumental History of the Decline and Fall of theRoman Empire when he wrote: “The images of gold, or silver, or brass, that might serve torepresent the nations and their kings, were successively broken by the IRON monarchy of Rome.” History has followed this prophecy like a blue-print and will continue to do so. The political workings of this planet are not random. God has been guiding, controlling, and overruling all along. History has played itself out. Only one kingdom is left to be established. Soon Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Rock of Ages, the One who paid such a remarkable visit to this planet 2000 years ago, is going to pay us another visit. And He’s going to make quite an entrance the second time. The heavens will rumble with a great shout as trumpets blast and angels sing. Then Christ and the angelic host will swoop down in a cloud of glory to gather His faithful ones!……………………God through the prophet Daniel foretold thebreakup of the Roman Empire into ten toes ofthe Image, representing the ten kingdoms intowhich Rome was divided when barbarian tribescarved up the empire. They are:Anglo-Saxons: EnglandAlamanni: GermanyBurgundians: SwitzerlandFranks: FranceLombards: ItalySuevi: PortugalVisigoths: SpainHeruliVandalsOstrogothsThe last three have no modern names, for theyoriginally took over parts of the Empire but wereeventually destroyed—“plucked up by the roots”as Daniel 7:8, 20, & 24 foretold.………………………Daniel 2:41-43—Ten toes, ten kingdoms,and just as IRON and CLAY won’t mix together,so the ten kingdoms will not be joined. No mat-terhow many battles are fought, no matter howmany Hitlers or Napoleons or Charlemagnes seekto conquer, the world will never be united underone ruler again.Quick QuizOur heavenly Father has s...
