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Tablet Two
"And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and
another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the
earth." (Daniel 2:39)
<1>Then after this "head of gold" (the symbol of the king
himself), other kingdoms would arise, but they would lose their
fineness as true rulers with the special characteristics of a king.
That is why the second one would be of silver, and the third of
brass. They would have fewer and fewer good qualities of a Ksattriya.
<2>As the spiritual qualities are strengthened more in
simplicities, and because the following kingdoms became more and
more complicated, therefore, their spiritual parts were weakened and
they relied more on their own
intelligence and
their ministers, rather than on the true values for themselves and
others.
"And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as
iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that
breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise." (Daniel
2:40)
<3>However, the true dryness and false strength
(inflexibility) would come at the time of the fourth kingdom, which
would completely rely on intellectual strength and try to
intellectualize all things. <4>But as iron is strong but
inflexible, it also "breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things,
...shall it break in pieces and bruise." Through this fourth
kingdom the strength of the
intellect would be
imposed on humanity. Also through the same kingdom, all things would
be subdued and destroyed. <5>That is, the limit of its
strength would eventually destroy itself.
"And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of
potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but
there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou
sawest the iron mixed with miry clay."
"And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay,
so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken." (Daniel
2:41-42)
<6>From this completely intellectualized kingdom there would
arise another kingdom later on of ten kings (as the ten toes proceed
from the legs and feet). But they are half iron and half clay. That
is, not all of the people in this kingdom would believe in the
intellectual strength any longer. They would become as clay
(humbled). So this kingdom is half intellectually strong and half
spiritually awakened.
<7>As it was described in the previous pages, there are five
types of humans. The characteristics of
Shudras,
Ksattriyas, and
Vipras were explained,
and it was also seen how
Vipras became the
dominating class in society. Now to understand these verses, we will
continue in describing the characteristics of the
Vaeshyas
(businessmen) and how they became the dominating class in this last
era we are in now.
<8>As it was said, businessmen are also intellectuals, but
they direct their mental
energy toward economic development, seeking to gather and hoard
physical wealth. <9>These business-oriented people became the
dominating class in human society because of the lack of interest of
the other types (classes) in controlling the physical resources and
services, as the other classes were merely interested in using them.
That is why all the wealth that was gathered by the intellectuals
and warrior types was spent for things they desired.
<10>As the influence and power of the intellectuals
increased, they longed for more pleasure and resources. Ultimately
it put the
Vipras in a position of
economic dependency on the
Vaeshyas, for the
Vaeshyas controlled
the wealth the
Vipras spent. This
resulted in the domination of the
Vaeshyas over the society and their control was completed with
the Industrial Revolution. <11>Businessmen could not become
the dominant class in the era of the
Ksattriyas because
these warriors simply would take over the wealth of the rich class (Vaeshyas)
by force. But because intellectuals believe in democracy, they
could not and did not do that. So the
Vaeshyas became the dominating class.
<12>Therefore, these verses prophesy that close to the end of
the intellectual domination (Vipras
and
Vaeshyan), a great
kingdom of ten kings would arise, which is symbolized as the ten
toes of the image. <13>It would put its strength on the
previous intellectual discoveries and beliefs, but many people
already have been humbled and have realized the limits of those
things. So this kingdom would not be as strong as the previous ones.
They still would have some strength, but half of it would be of
clay.
"And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall
mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave
one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay." (Daniel 2:43)
<14>Because many would have already realized the limits of
intellectualized ideals ("seed of men"), therefore they would not
support these kings, as iron will not mix with clay, so these people
also would not mix together, and the kingdom would not be strong.
"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."
"Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the
mountain without hands, and that it brake 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." (Daniel 2:44-45)
<15>It is in the climax of these last ten kings when the
truth will be revealed, those who have made themselves ready through
many lifetimes (Saints) will be chosen (Paravipras), <16>
the true spiritual people will be unified, and the Kingdom
of Heaven will be established on earth as it is in
heaven.
<17>This last part of the dream also completely agrees with
the things that are revealed in chapter 10 of
The Revelation
about "a small book." This small book is the symbol of intellectual
knowledge which is very small in comparison to the knowledge of
God. <18>It is also in the time of the intellectual
heights that "...there should be time no longer" (Revelation 10:6),
and the next verse is when the seventh
Angel comes and "the
mystery of
God should be finished,..."
(Revelation 10:7). Also after this seventh
Angel comes, the Kingdom of
God will be established on
earth (for more detail, read Revelation of The Revelation).
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