In Daniel Chapter 2, there is a
description of an immense image of many different metals or elements. There is
gold, silver, copper, iron, and a clay and iron mix. There are many books and
scholars to confirm what these metals represent. Babylon ,
Medo-Persia , Greece Rome . At this point the only
element revealed by Daniel is the head of gold which would be Babylon .
The other elements are described as being kingdoms of lesser value or worth
with the last clay and iron mix being of least value.
Notice that Daniel goes on to
describe, in Chapter 2, a little more about the feet of this statue which is of
clay and iron. He mentions the 2nd or 3rd kingdoms in
verse 40. He then mentions the 4th kingdom as one that will crush
the prior ones. Next Daniel really stops and focuses on the “feet and the toes”
of this image for the next several verses.
Daniel
2:41-43 says, “Just as you saw that the feet and toes were partly of baked clay
and partly of iron, so this will be a divided kingdom; yet it will have some of
the strength of iron in it, even as you saw iron mixed with clay. As the toes
were partly iron and partly clay, so this kingdom will be partly strong and
partly brittle. And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the
people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes
with clay.”
Many scholars liken the feet of the
image to Rome ’s further break up. I
agree to a point. You can’t help but come from somewhere, so obviously, you
will have a kingdom rise up after Rome .
The feet are something all together different though. This is not only in the
elements they are made of but also the fact that Daniel spends more time on
it’s description. It is almost like he wants us to get the sense of what he is
trying to describe to us.
Baked iron and clay make brick. The
feet of this immense image is made of brick. The knowledge of this can give us
some insight on how this period of rulership will be run and more importantly
by who. Now keep in mind that we are in the time of the feet. No longer in Rome
and also not at the end of time, so we must be within the molded brick feet of
this statue.
One of the biggest differences between
the metal rulerships and this brick age is that we seem to be more-so ruled by
systems than a human ruler. Like with Babylon
we had king Nebuchadnezzar. The Medo-Persians we had Cyrus or the King. Greece
was Alexander the Great, Rome of
course we had the Caesars. In the Brick age we seem to be led by a system of
rulership. It was only in this time that humans began to be concerned with the
social ability to rule over man. These considerations are what led to the
enlightenment periods. Discussions of Capitalism, Socialism, Fascism, and Humanism
were all ideas on how mankind should be ruled over or what system would allow
the best results. This still continues today. When in America ,
you are ruled by Capitalism. If in Russia ,
it is Communism. Man is thus ruled under man-made systems in this age.
Another difference between the brick
and the other metals is the purity. The other metals are a pure leadership by a
ruling party. The brick is a mixture of mankind. Instead of being ruled from a
central ruling party, we are being directed or ruled from amongst ourselves.
Our rulers are among us.
This “Brick Age” is the age of
social determination. How can humans successfully rule themselves? Ever since Rome
ended this has been the question. Just the mere fact that Rome
was not overtaken by another strong arm but instead melted into society, should
be proof enough we are in an age of proving how humans will rule themselves. We
have moved from the age of World Rulers to World Orders.
As you know, no one country is
determining this mode of leadership for the whole world. Each nation has its
little way of ruling over their constituents. Is there a group that has
contemplated these things and is working toward some sort of One World
Leadership? Is there a person or group that has in mind what they think is the
best way to approach leadership over man and feels like they would be best to
lead? This brings to mind the statement of “New World Order”. We have heard
this in some places but does it mean anything? Is this something that will just
naturally occur or is there something pushing us into this one world system of
leadership to eventually benefit all of mankind?
Who coined the phrase? The western
nation of America .
They used this to describe the state of the world after the cold War. Another
usage of similar terminology was used by Hitler. One version of this is in
Latin on the One Dollar bill. Novus Ordum Seclorum (New Order of the ages)
which was put in place in 1782 on the back of the Great Seal of the United
States . This was initially designed by Charles
Thompson who is buried under an obelisk in Pennsylvania .
America is also
the country that works ever diligently for the spread of Capitalism and
democracy for the whole world. By their insistence on this, it calls into the
question how other countries rule their people. So the question of rulership
system continues and stays in front. If America
were to fail badly in their endeavor, it would also call into question the
validity of Capitalism and its influence.
The founders of America
were Freemasons. Freemasonry is
a fraternal organization that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to
early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world,
with a membership estimated at around 5 million (including around 480,000 in
England, Scotland and Ireland alone, and just under two million in the United
States).The various forms all share moral and metaphysical ideals, which
include, in most cases, a constitutional declaration of belief in a Supreme
Being.
-en.wikipedia.com
The group that exists now has a
couple of notable historical facts. One being, the acceptance of a constitution
in 1723 which, among other things, allowed any man of any religion to possibly
join because they no longer held to a Trinitarian Christian view of God. This
was updated to reflect the following: “A Mason is obliged by his Tenure, to
obey the moral law; and if he rightly understands the Art, he will never be a
stupid Atheist nor an irreligious Libertine. But though in ancient times Masons
were charged in every country to be of the religion of that country or nation,
whatever it was, yet it is now thought more expedient only to oblige them to
that religion in which all men agree, leaving their particular Opinions to
themselves: that is, to be Good men and True, or Men of Honor and Honesty, by
whatever Denomination or Persuasion they may be distinguished; whereby Masonry
becomes the Centre of Union and the Means of conciliating true Friendship among
persons that must have remained at a perpetual distance.” This places
Freemasons in a position to assimilate within any code, any religion, any
country, or any life while maintaining a relationship that may well be unknown
to people that are close to them. They keep oaths to keep many of the things
they do a secret. This is what lies within the “Opinions”. Why do you think it
is capitalized? In essence you may never know you have even dealt with a Freemason.
Another notable fact is in regards
to their origins. Now keep in mind that Freemasonry is ultimately formed from
the time honored tradition of masonry. Due to their structure and brotherhood,
there was found a home for the most unlikeliest of partners. “A union that no
one could have expected. In the 1300s, during the time that the
cabalist--humanist associations were beginning to find their bearings, there
already existed--particularly in England, Scotland and France-medieval guilds
of men who worked with ax, chisel and mallet in freestone. Freemasons by trade,
and God-fearing in their religion, these were men who fitted perfectly into the
hierarchic order of things on which their world rested.”… “No one alive in the
1300s could have predicted a merger of minds between freemason guilds and the
Italian humanists. The traditional faith of the one, and the ideological
hostility to both tradition and faith of the other, should have made the two
groups about as likely to mix as oil and water.” Malachi Martin-Keys of this
Blood.
A
cabal is a group of people united in some design, often secretively. The
term is derived from Kabbalah, the mystical Jewish teaching. The
cabalist/humanists were likely free thinkers and reasoners that lived inside
and outside Roman Catholic Church at the time and found a home with the humble
freemasons who melted into society so easily. Later, this put them in a prime
position during the intellectual movement that spread throughout Europe
called Rationalism, whereby human reason was exalted above God's Revelation. “This
resulted in a religious subjectivism in which man could now decide what was
true and what wasn't true on matters of faith and morals. The Christian truths
of the fall, original sin, and the necessity of redemption were abandoned.
Ecclesiastical authority was also forsaken. God became a deistic "Grand
Architect of the Universe" that was sought and worshiped in all religions.
These elements have been preserved in modern Freemasonry.
Ironically,
although almost every Protestant church has condemned Freemasonry, the movement
of Rationalism actually brought about the Protestant Reformation. Luther and
other Protestant “reformers" substituted private judgment for the teaching
authority of the Catholic Church, and this has led to thousands of divisions
within Christianity. But while Protestants have removed the teaching authority
of the Church from their religion, Masons have removed Christ Himself. “
www.scripturecatholic.com/freemasonfaq.html
With the people divided over
religious questions, Rationalism in the form of Humanism and Atheism took hold.
Religion would slowly get pushed into a side dish position instead of the main
course within many people’s lives. So who would step up with a good idea on how
to rule outside of religion? Freemasonry.
While other people and organizations
were going through turmoil and trying to find their bearings, Freemasons were
already organized and had been for a couple of centuries prior to the 1700s.
Freemasons were already sure of their “Grand Architect of the Universe”. With
the New World of America about to become a nation, this was the best time to
utilize their power created by the lodges and associations of the Freemasons.
Thus the most powerful nation of the time was born. America .
Of course there is way more history
than just that of the Freemasons between Rome
and the establishment of America
but there has to be something said for having a hand in creating one of the
most powerful and influential nations known. This may seem like something that
just happened but when you really look at it, there was definitely planning
within the activities and ultimately the constitution of the United
States .
I
bring this up because I think the brick feet of the image at Daniel chapter 2
have strong Freemason overtones. I believe that they or what they develop into
will ultimately be destroyed by the stone at Dan 2:45. This will not be before
they have established what they consider to be their New World Order. We are
currently only in the infancy of what they can do. Since brick is the element till
the end of time and no other metal is left, I am assuming that with the world
under the subtle direction of Freemasonry that its structure and world
government will start to mimic the Freemasonry structure slowly but surely. I
know it sounds crazy but looking at their structure, the patience they display,
and the results observed in the origins of the USA ,
you can’t disregard them in the coming final days.