Expert: LEBoyd - 5/7/2007

Question
Hello,

 Have you heard about the change of government stated at Daniel 2:44?

                              Thanks

Answer
Glen,

Absolutely.  Daniel is really not that difficult to understand, if you consider the whole book.  The four kingdoms are Babylonian (the current kingdom in Daniel's time), the Medo-Persian, the Greek and the Roman Empire.

These four kingdoms are followed by a fifth kingdom that God will establish and that will never perish. This is referenced by Jesus in what is commonly referred to as "The Lord's Prayer":
Matt 6:10
  10'Thy kingdom come.
     Thy will be done,

Jesus later says that he is the King of that kingdom:
John 18:37
37 Pilate therefore said to Him, "So You are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say correctly that I am a king. For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."

Then there are many verses that correlate the kingdom with the church, which is also the Body of Christ and the everlasting nature of that kingdom, such as following:

2 Tim 4:18
18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed, and will bring me safely to His heavenly kingdom; to Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

The kingdom was established on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, after the ascension of Christ in Acts 1.  This kingdom continues to exist (remember that it is Spiritual, as Jesus says in John) and will continue to exist forever.

Many people attempt to complicate the Scripture in an effort to attract attention for one reason or another.  However, while the Scriptures have some parts that are no doubt difficult, if one remembers that the purpose of the Scripture is for God to tell us how to reconcile our relationship with Him, which will lead to an everlasting life in heaven, then we can understand it as not being as complicated as some want to make it.

Hope this helps,
LE