SRR 132 The Danielic Imperative (28) The Daniel 7 Chronology

In this episode, we review the Daniel 7 Chronology in order to show that the consistent theme of Christian eschatology from Daniel through Revelation is a Two Judgment paradigm. (This is not a reference to the Final Great White Throne Judgment of Revelation 20), but rather to the strikes of the Stone against the Statue in Nebuchadnezzar’s dream.

In the Two Judgment paradigm, a First Judgment is administered from Heaven against the Fourth Empire (Rome), destabilizing and fragmenting it to create the circumstances necessary for the rise of the Fifth Earthly Empire (the Little Horn of Daniel 7, the Sea Beast of Revelation 13), after which a second judgment is administered against that Fifth Empire (Roman Catholicism). These two judgments are consistently prophesied in scripture as

  • a First Strike of the Stone fragmenting the Iron & Clay Feet (Daniel 2:34) and a Second Strike of the Stone grinding all the empires to dust (Daniel 2:35,45), and

  • the Ancient of Days presiding over judgment from Heaven against the Fourth Beast (Daniel 7:9-11) and the Ancient of Days (Jesus) administering judgment on Earth against the Little Horn, and

  • the Lamb of God opening the Seals of the Scroll of Revelation 5 (which are targeted against the Roman Empire, as we will show next), and Jesus returning to destroy the Sea Beast and the False Prophet, casting them into the Lake of Fire (Revelation 19:11-21)

Under this Two Judgment construct, Christ and His saints receive a Heavenly Kingdom during the Fourth Empire, during which Christ opens the Seals of Revelation administering the initial Judgment from Heaven against the Roman Empire, creating the circumstances necessary for the rise of Roman Catholicism, the Fifth Empire. Then Christ and His Saints come to earth to execute the second Judgment on Earth against that Fifth Empire, Roman Catholicism, at which time the saints receive their earthly kingdom.

The profound simplicity of the Two Judgment paradigm is that in the Fourth Emipire, Christ and His saints receive a Heavenly Kingdom, and after the Fifth Empire, Christ and His saints receive an Earthly Kingdom. Roman Catholicism is that Fifth Empire, thus distinguishing clearly between Christ’s Heavenly and Earthly Kingdoms, and between Christ’s kingdom and Antichrist’s kingdom.

We have included a graphic depicting the Chronology of Revelation 12 (as an example of John’s use of recapitulation), and a graphic depicting Daniels use of recapitulation in Chapter 7, and finally a detailed graphic showing the Kingdom Chronology of Daniel and John.

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RLL 49 The Pope's Migrant Invasion
SRR 131 The Danielic Imperative (27) Heaven and Earth in Eschatology

In this episode, we revisit the propensity of Roman Catholic, Reformation and Protestant scholarship to see only one strike of the Stone of Daniel 2 and one Judgment scene in Daniel 7—a very dangerous oversight of Daniel’s clear description of two actual judicial movements in each chapter, one against Rome (the feet of Iron and Clay) and one against the Little Horn (the Iron, the Brass, the Clay, the Silver and the Gold together). We then review several passages of Scripture that show Jesus’ earthly kingdom is subsequent to, and not concurrent with, the Heavenly Kingdom He came announcing under the 4th empire (Rome). Rather, it is a satanic earthly empire that enjoys dominion on earth as Christ and His saints reign in Heaven. Christ and His saints do not take on an earthly dominion until that Heavenly Kingdom administers the second strike of the Stone against the dominion of the Little Horn. Finally, to contextualize our study of the Seven Seals of Revelation, we visit the first five throne room scenes of Revelation and show that in those scenes, Jesus is aggregating to Himself in Heaven over time the community of His saints as the Jews, the Romans, the Devil, the Beast and the False Prophet sequentially persecute and attempt to mislead generations of God’s people. The first Throne Room scene in Heaven precedes the first strike of the Stone—the breaking of the Seals—and the fifth Throne Room scene precedes the second strike of the Stone—the destruction of the Little Horn, the Beast of Revelation 13.

SRR 130 WLC: Why was our Mediator called Jesus Christ?

WARNING: We lament that we can no longer recommend the Old Paths Christian Church in El Paso, TX due to the spirit of Diotrephes, a reviling church tyrant (3 John 9-11), that has taken over the entirety of the church’s leadership and is manipulating the church with false accusations against us. See Our Departure from Old Paths Christian Church and contact us for more information:

I wrote something to the church, but Diotrephes, who loves to be first among them, does not acknowledge us. Therefore, if I come, I will call attention to the deeds he is doing—the bringing of unjustified charges against us with evil words! And not being content with that, he not only refuses to welcome the brothers himself, but hinders the people who want to do so and throws them out of the church! Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God. (3 John 9-11)

This is a Reformed Baptist study on the Westminster Larger Catechism, Questions 41-42, held at the Old Paths Christian Church on 13 January 2020. Topics include Christology and the Trinity; ancient creeds and councils; Nestorianism and other ancient heresies; Old Testament saints; differences between the Old and New covenants; Greek philosophy, essentialism, realism, metaphysics and existence; sacred namers and cults; biblical apologetics and argumentation; and more!

Q. 41. Why was our Mediator called Jesus?

A. Our Mediator was called Jesus, because he saveth his people from their sins.w (w) Matt 1:21

Q. 42. Why was our Mediator called Christ?

A. Our Mediator was called Christ, because he was anointed with the Holy Ghost above measure;x and so set apart, and fully furnished with all authority and ability,y to execute the offices of prophet,z priest,a and king of his church,b in the estate both of his humiliation and exaltation. (x) Matt 3:16; Acts 10:37-38; John 3:34; Ps 45:7 (y) John 6:27; Matt 28:18-20; Rom 1:3-4 (z) Acts 3:21-22; Luke 4:18,21; Heb 1:1-2; Deut 18:18 (a) Heb 5:5-7; Heb 4:14-15 (b) Ps 2:6; Luke 1:32-34; John 18:37; Matt 21:5; Isa 9:6-7; Phil 2:8-11

Resources

+https://www.chapellibrary.org/book/lbcw/the-london-baptist-confession-of-faith-of-1689-with-preface-baptist-catechism-and-appendix-on-baptism

+https://reformedbrotherhood.com/trb-113-nestorianism/

“Human nature, therefore, although endowed with intelligence and will, may be, and in fact is, in the person of Christ impersonal. That it is so is the plain doctrine of Scripture, for the Son of God, a divine person, assumed a perfect human nature, and, nevertheless, remains one person.” (Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology, https://www.ccel.org/ccel/hodge/theology2.html)

+Bruce Shelley, Church History in Plain Language, Fourth Edition Zondervan Academic, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GCG55EM/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_awdb_t1_x_V8cfEbQNFNPY7

+J.N.D. Kelly, Early Christian Doctrines: Revised Edition, https://www.amazon.com/dp/006064334X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YBnNEbZ1WRQ8W

Roger Olson, The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform, https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/372001517

+The Distinctiveness of Baptist Covenant Theology: A Comparison Between Seventeenth-Century Particular Baptist and Paedobaptist Federalism [Revised Edition] by Pascal Denault, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23827777

+Gordon H. Clark, “Atheism,” http://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=50

+Gordon H. Clark, The Trinity, http://www.trinitylectures.org/trinity-the-p-78.html; and The Incarnation, http://www.trinitylectures.org/incarnation-the-p-92.html

RLL 43 Conservatism: An Autopsy

Ron Paul Liberty Report from 1/7/2021, “What’s Really Behind The Capitol Hill Chaos?” https://youtu.be/NG5zycsZxyk

Stephen Lendman, “Evidence Mounts of a Capitol Hill False Flag,” https://stephenlendman.org/2021/01/evidence-mounts-of-a-capitol-hill-false-flag/

“Conservatism: An Autopsy” by John W. Robbins https://www.trinityfoundation.org/journal.php?id=115