Yes, the last beast rises out of the Rome system even though Rome itself has diminished. I think this is the main reason why Satan wants this to be hidden from Christians, especially in the US. The beast rises out of Europe (the statues feet mixed with iron and clay) and they don't want the US to resist being drawn into this conglomerate of countries.
China I think will be leading the kings of the East and Russia will lead the kings of the North to fight against the antichrist in the last days. Unfortunately, when the Lord Jesus appears as a might warrior king, they'll not recognize that He's the Savior of the world, be so afraid and side with the antichrist instead against Him.
Right now, globalists are trying to maintain the narrative that Russia and China are the real enemies of the US (and hope that the US will affiliate with the EU), so there's been a lot of claims that Russia and China are going to attack the US. And they might do that but not because it really is Babylon
Some do believe that US is Babylon. I don't think that's true though because the prophecies are so vague that they can apply to a lot of entities. And the globalists have been taking advantage of this to dishearten the US' will to fight. But who is Babylon the great really?
Mystery Babylon is a one-world religion which encompasses all the religions of the world. And this has already been formed in 2022 in Abu Dhabi (which tells me all this could possibly happen in our lifetimes). Those who don't belong to God are going to join it or at the very least find it acceptable. The antichrist and beast system will affiliate with it for a while to draw the whole world in (whose names are not in the Book of Life) but then destroy it. That's when the ac will rise up and claim to be a god and try to force everyone to worship him.
But anyway, I would really like more input on the topic, please.
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l think the fourth beast in daniel will be a one world gov. because the angel reveals that this beast will differ from the others by trampling the whole earth etc.
It is the same beast of revelation (7 heads, 10 horns)
An image (Greek translation is icon) of a global government (beast), that is given the breath of life and the ability to speak, what could it be?
Mankinds greatest effort to give life to anything is artificial intellegence, in my opinion.
It seems like it would be virtually impossible to create one image that encompasses a global entity.
All the images on the www of a global kingdom combined with a superintellegence that has been given conciousness and the ability to speak great things seems like a good candidate.
More likely than a talking statue, or painting etc., which has crossed my mind in the past.
Whatever it will be was either dead or in an inanimate state, and it couldn't speak before being transformed.
John described it as having eyes like a human.
So not a human, but having eyes that appear humanlike.
The implication is that John perceives something that has a humanlike form but he beleives that its not really human, even though they did a good job on the eyes.
That's a good description of the latest robot designs.
This living image will claim to be God.
I don't think that the entire world has ever worshipped any one thing at the same time.
A couple of things that come to mind are money and the www, or rather the imagery and entertainment it gives access to.
Something else of interest to me is that one heads of the beast is dealt a mortal wound and then somehow miraculously healed.
This causes the population of the world to be in awe and compelled to follow this beast.
This healing must be very remarkable indeed.
What deception could be so well designed as to fool the elect of God, (if it were possible)?
What if this healing is actually a ressurrection?
What if AI figures out a method that can translate a human intellect into an eletronic algorithim?
God said "it is appointed once for man to die"
What if satan asks " did god really say you have to die"?
"You can continue to exist for millenia in my paradise".
"You will be as god"!
How many would be able to resist such a temptation?
To see friends and family members living in a metaverse, a cyberworld long after they would have been dead, and then choose to die when the time comes instead of joining the crowd.
That's a lie capable of fooling almost anyone.
I believe there's a scripture that says something like "there will come a time when a man will seek death and won't be able to find it"
Practically speaking, how could that happen?
Like a zombie on the walking dead?
Or maybe someone who's consciousness is under complete control of a demonic superintellegence, that has real time access to all the data containing everything that they have ever searched, scrolled, liked, followed, and deleted, everything that their's and any other phone's tablet's etc. camera and mic has recorded since they have been on the earth.
The choice to commit suicide could even be denied.
A man could seek death and not be able to find it.
God included information in his word about the past and the future.
From the beginning through the end of this world and the beginning of the next.
It's included because its integral and transformative.
I hope this is helpful for someone.
Just my thoughts, not my conclusions on the subject
The most interesting subject existing.