DANIEL 2:40

And the fourth kingdom shall be as strong as iron, inasmuch as iron breaks in pieces and shatters everything; and like iron that crushes, that kingdom will break in pieces and crush all the others.
[Daniel 2:40 NKJV]

The fourth kingdom will be strong as iron and in the same way that iron crushes and smashes everything—it will crush and smash all others.
[Daniel 2:40 FBV]


THE IRON KINGDOM

According to the Bible verse above, a fourth Kingdom was to come, not just to overcome or overthrow the others, but to crush other Kingdoms that existed before it. Five features describe it:

*1* It's Divers or very Different from the others.

*2* It's Stronger than all the preceding or other Kingdoms, just as iron: For it is "Iron-Kingdom."

*3* It does not just rule with the rod of Iron, but it is actually Iron that breaks or crushes other substances.

*4* It is the longest and the last kingdom or empire before the Kingdom of God takeover. The Fourth/Last.

*5* It will be the kingdom by which Antichrist emerges.

In the Bible verse below, the same kingdom was represented as a beast with Iron-Teeth, that crushes or breaks things others pieces.

[Daniel 7:7‭, ‬23‭-‬25 BSB] — After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns. This is what he said: ‘The fourth beast is a fourth kingdom that will appear on the earth, different from all the other kingdoms, and it will devour the whole earth, trample it down, and crush it. And the ten horns are ten kings who will rise from this kingdom. After them another king, different from the earlier ones, will rise and subdue three kings. He will speak out against the Most High and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws; and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.