The Daniel 7 Connection - Part Five

            In the last blog we learned that God’s intentions rule the Day, much to the dismay of the Antichrist who seeks to change the times and the seasons. Mr. Big Mouth is not the one who removes kings and raises up kings—no matter how powerful he thinks he is. We already know his fate, and it’s not a pretty picture. First, a quick recap of what we’ve learned from Daniel 7.
 

1. The little horn (aka: the Antichrist) is making war against the saints—the Jewish remnant who have accepted Jesus as the Messiah after witnessing His second coming and the rapture.
2. The Jewish saints on the earth are given into his hand for a time, times, and half a time (or 3½ years).
3. A judgment is made in favor of the Jewish saints on the earth by the heavenly immortal government—the raptured saints with Christ in Heaven. Revelation records that judgment as the 7 trumpet/bowl judgments that consume gradually and suddenly destroy the Antichrist and his armies.

 
            Here we want to focus on how that happens and what results. It’s recorded in the last half of Revelation 19. In a nutshell: “Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God” (Rev. 19:15). In case you haven’t guessed, John is referring to the Faithful and True One, who judges and makes war.
            Remember, only God has the authority to set the times and the seasons. The judgment has already been made—it’s time to bring down Mr. Big Mouth who dares to speak pompous words against the Most High. And all it takes is the Word spoken from Christ and His Bride as the seated court and it's a done deal.
            “And the rest were killed with the sword which proceeded from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse. And all the birds were filled with their flesh” (Rev. 19:21). Verse 17 of the same chapter calls this the “supper of the great God.” Suddenly, the Antichrist’s prophetic career and his notorious armies are destroyed.
            So what happens next? The Daniel 7 connection tells us. “I was watching; and the same horn was making war against the saints, and prevailing against them, until the Ancient of Days came, and a judgment was made in favor of the saints of the Most High, and the time came for the saints to possess the kingdom” (Daniel 7:21-22).
            Remember the context; we have to be consistent. The saints here are the Jewish remnant still on the earth that has accepted Jesus as the Messiah, who are at war with the Antichrist. God has already determined when it is time for the counterfeit king to be removed. It can only happen when the heavenly court has been seated. It can only happen after the completed Church has been raptured and is in Heaven with Christ in God’s throne room.
            We execute the 7 trumpet/bowl judgments. The Antichrist’s armies are cut down by the power of the two-edged sword of our declarations. The birds of prey have a field day at the supper of the great God. Then one more declaration goes forth concerning the Jewish saints because it’s finally time.
 
            4. The kingdom under the whole heaven is given to the saints. That is, God’s earthly kingdom.
 
            This is when the kingdom is finally restored to Israel. This is when the promise made to King David is fulfilled—his kingdom shall be an everlasting Kingdom through Jesus Christ. God alone has the authority over the times and the seasons, to dethrone and raise up the kings of the earth.  As the heavenly court, we rule with Christ over the earth from above. Israel rules on the earth only by that authority. To God be the glory!