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.