This post is aimed at eliminating religious fears associated with ancient doctrines and creed through knowledge.

The key fact that will help us to understand Daniels prophecies is that, Every Civilisations, culture and traditions comes with their religion.

The Babylonian empire and traditions of that era had their idols and gods they worshipped and that was religion.
One key ordinances they practiced in accordance to their idolatry beliefs was eating the left over food of the sacrifices which the King Nebucadnezar served the people.

Daniel 1:15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat.

So, Shadrach, Mishach and Abednego refused to eat the portion of the kings meat or food, because they belong to a separate religion(which was Judaism) that was different from the idolatry religion of the Babylonian Empire, and because the king's meat was served in accordance to idolatry religious ordinances of the Babylonian empire, not in accordance to the Jewish God(The almighty God)

Please mark the difference in religion, and also mark that there was no Christianity at that time.


Having known why Shadrach, Mishach and Abednego had refused the king's meat that it was strictly because of religious concerns, it follows that the only problem God had against Nebucadnezar was for him to change his religion, Hence, Daniel prophesied doom against his reign.

Now, let's look at the word REIGN.

I have just said that every civilisations comes with their religion. This also implies that if a civilization reigns over the world just like the Babylonian empire did in the time of Daniel, then before God, it is the religion of the empire or the religion that comes with such civilisation that is actually what is reigning over the world.

what God is looking at is religion. Hebrews 11:6

So, when God put an end to the reign of Nebucadnezar and the Babylonian empire he was actually putting an end to the reign of the Babylonian religion at that time that was reigning and dominating over other religions of the the world.

So, how does this apply?
let's look at other Daniel's prophecies.

Daniel 7:3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.

These four great beasts in this Daniels vision represents four great religions that will rule the world before the coming of Christ(the coming of Christianity)

Remember, I said there was no Christianity at that time.

Now, let's go to the book of Revelation to see how this apply.

Revelation 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

the beast here represent a dominant religion that all the world worshipped.
Some call it mark of the beast, it's still the same thing, it's simply religion or a means of worship to another god and not the god of Christianity.

A lot of doctrines and concepts have put people into fear that, this mark of the beast is one imaginary Antichrist that will come and terrorize people at end time.
please, this is a lie

Hear the truth about what Daniel referred to as end time

Acts 2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days(end time), saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

So, end time according to Daniel was actually the time of crucifixion and resurrection of Christ after which believers were given the power to prophesy and see visions and dreams.

In order words, there is no last day or end time.

But having said the beast represent religions, today religions are everywhere. Therefore there are no points to be afraid of any literal beast or mark 666 or end of world which will never happen.

Just live your life and be free.

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MrPresident1:
Luke 19:27
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

still the same thing I'm explaining.

Jesus Christ died and resurrected, by so doing he established Christianity which never existed in the time of Daniel(I have been saying there was no Christianity at the time Daniel lived and prophesied).

The Christianity Jesus Christ established is religion right?
That means Jesus is reigning..

And those his enemies were the Jews who crucified him and who refused to change their religion from Judaism(old covenant) to Christianity(new covenant) by believing in Christ(Just like the way God wanted Nebucadnezar to change from his idolatry religion to worshipping him). By so doing, these Jews had refused that Jesus should Reign over them, therefore had Jesus slain them.

What it means to slay them is that, these people had died and had not resurrected.Therefore,they never had eternal life simply because they rejected Jesus and refused to believe. John 3:16

This is the literal meaning of the parable

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